MERRY CHRISTMAS!

It's time for Christmas! And Santa is coming!

Christmas is the commemorationn of the birth of Jesus Christ. It is cellebrated on December 25. It is a Christian cellebration, but nowadays it is a mix of Christian and secular tradition.
In many countries people have customs that include gift giving, Christmas decorations, music, carols, cards, lights, trees..., not forgetting the figure of Santa Claus (also known as Father Christmas or Saint Nicholas) who brings presents to children.

Have you written a letter for Santa? I wish he would bring what you asked him. But don't forget to ask for gifts for kids that do not have.

Here you are a super simple Christmas Carol to sing at school with your youngest students.

ARE YOU A MO SISTA?

Or a Mo Bro?  














Welcome to Movember!!!
Movember is the contraction of moustache (bigote) and November in English.
It's a annual event that takes place during November involving the growing of moustaches during that month to raise awareness of men's health issues (prostate cancer and other male cancers).
Movember Foundation is one of the Top 100 NGOs (non-goverment organization) in the world. They organize events around the world to raise funds for research men's health issues.
It has spread from Australia to South Africa, Europe and North America. 

The origins of  Movember are in Adelaide, South Australia, in 1999, where a group of young men coined the term and the idea of growing moustaches for charity throughout the month of November. The group started 80 men and soon became a nation wide phenomenon.
Since then, the Movember Foundation has raised $174 million worldwide. Last year, 2012, 1.1 million people signed up to participate.
Do you want to join them? Click here for more information.
http://es.movember.com/

FOOD IDIOMS

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RECIPES

BUTTER BISCUITS

Ingredients:
- 1 egg.
- 200g butter.
- 350g flour.
- 100g vanilla sugar.

Preparation method:
1. Mix the butter and the vanilla sugar.
2. Add the egg and mix.
3. Add the flour (sift) and mix.
4. Put the mixture into the fridge for 1 or 2 hours.
5. Preheat the oven to 170ºC.
6. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface work and roll out to a thickness of about 0.5cm.
7. Shape the biscuits with a pastry cutter.
8. Bake the biscuits for about 20 minutes.

READY FOR COOKING?

We are going to start learning cooking. 
Before starting we need to know some important things.

Different ingredients like fruit,

vegetables,

or a variety of products:

And you need different supplies for cooking:

And here you are some verbs you can use:

And remember, try to avoid fast food!

KITCHEN

Ready for cooking?

HALLOWEEN

Tonight is Halloween!
Halloween is also known as All Hallows' Eve (la víspera de todos los santos). It is a yearly celebration on October 31.

It is celebrated all over the world.
Children wear scary costumes and go trick or treating. They also decorate houses, streets and schools, carve pumpikns into Jack-o'-lanterns, light bonfires, visit haunted attractions, tell scary stories, and so on.

SOUNDS APP

There's a very useful app to practise spelling. It's Sounds by MacMillan. You can download it free for both iOS and Android.

As MacMillan says, it's the ultimate mobile English pronunciation aid, for students and teachers. [...] it helps you study, practise and play with pronunciation wherever you are.

APPLES...

are very healthy?

It's very important to have a healthy life. And fruits and vegetables are necessary if we want to be healthy.

Today, at school, we all ate an apple in the playtime, thanks to the AMPA.

You kown, an apple a day keeps the doctor away.

BATHROOM

Do you want to have a shower?

HAMSTERS...

...remain underground during the day to avoid being caught by predators?

They are small animals. They have got tails which are shorter than their bodies length. They also have got small ears, short legs and wide feet. We can find different fur colours in them: black, grey, white, brown, yellow, red, or a mix, depending on the species.
They can measure from 5 cm to 34 cm.
Hamsters are omnivores and they usually eat seeds, fruits, vegetation and insects.
They tend to sleep during the day and awake at night.
They like playing and running at the wheel-running.

UK vs US SPELLING

We can sometimes find differences between UK and US spelling.
Here you are some examples.

WORLD FOOD DAY

Next 16th October is World Food Day. 

The theme for World Food Day 2013 is Sustainable Food Systems for Food Security and Nutrition.         

Hunger is a major issue in the world, with many people who can not eat enough to live a healthy life. So, it is important to raise awareness.

For this reason, in this day, join the global movement to end hunger. 

What can we do? You can be a part of the solution taking action in your community and around the world. A little bit of each one is much at the end.

Here you are some ideas to do:

• Host a World Food Day meal.
• Organize a food packaging event.
• Walk to end hunger.
• Grow a garden.
• Volunteer your time.

CLOTHES - British English VS American English

Some words have different spelling depending on the language spoken.
Here you are some examples.

CLOTHES

Here you are some clothes to remember.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

The Present Continuous is formed by the Present Simple of the verb to be followed by a verb ending in -ing.

El Presente Continuo se forma con el presente del verbo to be seguido de un verbo terminado en –ing. 

        I am reading a book.         Yo estoy leyendo un libro.

        She is eating a banana.      Ella está comiendo un plátano.   

It is used to express actions that are happening right now.

Se usa para expresar acciones que están ocuriendo justo en este momento.

        What are you doing?          ¿Qué estás haciendo?

        I’m drawing.                     Estoy dibujando.

It is used to express actions that are happening now or in a period of time.

Se usa para expresar acciones que están sucediendo ahora o en un periodo de tiempo.

        What are you reading?               ¿Qué lees?

        I’m reading a funny story.          Estoy leyendo una historia divertida.

And it is used to express future plans.

Y se usa para expresar planes futuros.

        I’m playing tennis this afternoon.            Esta tarde voy a jugar al tenis.

DINING ROOM

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TO BE 2

TO BE 1

STAR WARS ALPHABET

For Star Wars fans!

¡Para los seguidores de Star Wars!

THE ALPHABET

Here you are the alphabet in English.

Aquí tenéis el alfabeto en Inglés.

Let’s sing them!

¡Vamos a cantarlas!

CLASSROOM

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Welcome back to School!

Hi children!

How are you? Are you ready for the new year? I wish you are.

This year I have some surprises for you.

If you want to know them you will have to check this blog.

See you soon...

Patricia

¡Hola chic@s!

¿Cómo estáis? ¿Estáis preparados para el nuevo curso?  Espero que sí.

Este año tengo algunas sorpresas para vosotros.

Si queréis saber cuáles son tendréis que consultar este blog.

Nos vemos pronto.

Patricia.

THERE IS / THERE ARE

THERE IS / THERE ARE

The meaning of there is and there are in Spanish is hay. We use there is to express something in singular, and we use there are to express things in plural.

El significado de there is y there are es hay. Usamos there is para expresar algo en singular, y usamos there are para expresar cosas en plural. 

        There is an elephant.          Hay un elefante.

        There are some elephants.  Hay algunos elefantes.       

Affirmative
Long form	Short form
There is	There’s	singular
There are	---	plural

Negative
Long form	Short form
There is not	There isn’t	singular
There are not	There aren’t	plural

Questions	Short answers
Is there a lion?	Yes, there is No, there isn’t.	singular
Are there any snakes?	Yes, there are No, there aren’t	plural

We usually use there is and there are to answer the question How many?

Solemos usar there is y there are para responder a la pregunta ¿cuántos?

How many books are there?      ¿Cuántos libros hay?

There are six.                        Hay seis.

                                 

                                 

VERB TO HAVE GOT - PRESENT SIMPLE

Verb to HAVE GOT – Present Simple

The verb to have got means tener in Spanish.

El verbo to have got significa tener en español. 

        She has got a pencil.          Ella tiene un lápiz.

        They have got a red car.    Ellos tienen un coche rojo.  

Affirmative
Long form	Short form
I have got a hat.	I’ve got a hat.
You have got a hat.	You’ve got a hat.
He has got a hat.	He’s got a hat.
She has got a hat.	She’s got a hat.
It has got a hat.	It’s got a hat.
We have got a hat.	We’ve got a hat.
You have got a hat.	You’ve got a hat.
They have got a hat.	They’ve got a hat.

Negative
Long form	Short form
I have not got a hat.	I haven’t got a hat.
You have not got a hat.	You haven’t got a hat.
He has not got a hat.	He hasn’t got a hat.
She has not got a hat.	She hasn’t got a hat.
It has not got a hat.	It hasn’t got a hat.
We have not got a hat.	We haven’t got a hat.
You have not got a hat.	You haven’t got a hat.
They have not got a hat.	They haven’t got a hat.

Questions	Short answers
Have I got a hat?	Yes, I have. No, I haven’t.
Have you got a hat?	Yes, I have. No, I haven’t.
Has he got a hat?	Yes, he has. No, he hasn’t.
Has she got a hat?	Yes, she has. No, she hasn’t.
Has it got a hat?	Yes, it has. No, it hasn’t.
Have we got a hat?	Yes, we have. No, we haven’t.
Have you got a hat?	Yes, we have. No, we haven’t.
Have they got a hat?	Yes, they have. No, they haven’t.