Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Coldplay: Every Teardrop is a Waterfall

It is a long time since our last musical post, so we thought Coldplay's concert in Madrid last week deserved a celebration. It is really hard to set one song apart from the rest in their album Mylo Xyloto, but we think that Every Teardrop is a Waterfall is special, not only because of its melody, but specially because of its lyrics and spectacular videoclip. Pure Coldplay at their best... or is Paradise even better... what do you think. Leave your comments and let us know!


Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall was released on 3 June 2011, as a digital download except in the United Kingdom where it was released on 5 June 2011. It was released as the lead single from their fifth studio album, Mylo Xyloto. The song contains elements of the 1976 song "I Go to Rio" written by Peter Allen and Adrienne Anderson.


Sunday, October 30, 2011

Halloween 2011

Labor School Students,

Halloween is approaching and to celebrate it at LaborEnglishZone we give you again a very interesting post on the origins of this holiday.

Have a nice Halloween and enjoy the post!



Photo by our Primary Physical Education teacher César Redondo

Friday, October 28, 2011

ESO 1 - 1st Term PBL


ESO 1 Students,

This is your 1st term PBL assignment. You have to write a letter to an imaginary penfriend. Include information about you, your family and free time. Your letter must be at least 100 words long.

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Excessive Texting: Top 10 Dangers


Labor ESO Students, 

We give you now the post published today, Thursday 27th October, on High School, the educational supplement at the Huffington Post about the dangers of excessive texting for teenagers' health.


About 75 percent of 12-17 year-olds in America own a cell phone. Half of them send 50 or more text messages a day, and one-third send more than 100 text messages daily. Texting's popular -- but you knew that, of course.
What you might not know are the potential dangers associated with being glued to your phone 24/7 (and we're not just talking accidentally sending "I'm busty" instead of "I'm busy" to your crush... though that counts, too).
Below are the top 10 biggest texting dangers you should be aware of before entering into your next 24-hour texting spree. Or you can click here to watch the slideshare


2nd 2011-12 Quiz


ESO 3 & ESO 4 Students,

10 points up for grabs valid for the 1st term to the first student to e-mail us the correct answer to this quiz:

What is the meaning of 'Mylo Xyloto', the title of Coldplay's latest album?

ESO English Syllabus 2011-12


ESO Students,

If you click on the following links you can download your English syllabus, terms and conditions for 2011-12:



No copyright infringement intended. For educational, non commercial purposes only.

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

ESO 2 1st Term PBL - Stop Bullying!

ESO 2 Students,

This is your 1st term PBL assignment. You have to translate this mind map into Spanish: 

(From www.michellenhenry.com)

Sunday, October 16, 2011

1st 2011-12 Quiz

ESO 1 & ESO 2 students,

10 points up for grabs valid for the 1st term to the first student to e-mail us the correct answer to this quiz:


Good luck!

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Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Programa de Becas High School para estudiantes de 4º de la ESO

PROGRAMA DE BECAS HIGH SCHOOL para estudiantes de 4º de la ESO
Fundación Barrié y Fundación Amancio Ortega

La Fundación Barrié y la Fundación Amancio Ortega convocan la tercera edición del programa de Becas High School. Un año académico en Estados Unidos, dirigido a estudiantes de 4º de ESO en un centro académico de Galicia en el momento de la solicitud. Los estudiantes seleccionados tendrán la oportunidad de cursar en EEUU estudios equivalentes a 1º de bachillerato ('Grade 11' en el sistema de Estados Unidos).

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

ESO 3 & ESO 4 1st Term PBL 2011-12

ESO 3 & ESO 4 Students,

This is your PBL assignment for the 1st term:

Monday, October 3, 2011

Blogs & Sites at Labor School


ESO Students,

As of today, your teachers at Labor School offer you up to 17 blogs and sites, 10 of them targeting ESO contents. 1 more blog (French Language) is soon to be published. Please visit them regularly and take advantage of all the hard, good work your teachers are carrying out for your benefit.

Friday, September 30, 2011

33 Ways to Stay Creative


Javier Silveira, a former Labor School student, and presently a web and graphic designer living in Milan, Italy, has shared with us on one of our social networks the following 33 ways to stay creative:

1 - Make lists
2 - Carry a notebook everywhere


Monday, September 26, 2011

Google Effect: Google and your Memory

Sometimes remembering is not just everything. More important than that is knowing where to find the information, telling the difference between what is important and what is not, having the skills to understand and analyse it, establishing links and relationships between data... and then keeping in mind where it is stored so that we can use it time and again.

Calendar of English Tests, Exams & Deadlines

ESO Students,

Please remember that you can find this calendar of English tests, exams, tasks and deadlines at the bottom of this blog at any time of the schoolyear.

ESO 1 2011-12 Exam Schedule


ESO 1 Students,

This is your exam schedule for the 2011-12 schoolyear  (you can also find a calendar of exams, deadlines and other events at the bottom of this blog):

ESO 2 2011-12 Exam Schedule


ESO 2 Students,

This is your exam schedule for the 2011-12 schoolyear (you can also find a calendar of exams, deadlines and other events at the bottom of this blog):

ESO 3 2011-12 Exam Schedule


ESO 3 Students,

This is your exam schedule for the 2011-12 schoolyear  (you can also find a calendar of exams, deadlines and other events at the bottom of this blog):

ESO 4 2011-12 Exam Schedule

ESO 4 Students,

This is your exam schedule for the 2011-12 schoolyear  (you can also find a calendar of exams, deadlines and other events at the bottom of this blog):

Please note that all exams and dates are subject to change

Friday, September 23, 2011

An All Black in Galicia

Yesterday, Thursday 22nd September, C+ broadcast an excellent documentary ('Informe Robinson') on Vigo Rugby Club and Norm Maxwell. Maxwell, who played for the New Zealand national rugby team (the 'All Blacks') 36 times, left it all behind in his country to come to Vigo as joint manager of our university's rugby team.

Friday, September 16, 2011

ESO Classroom Rules



1.Equipment.
You must bring your Textbook, Grammar Reference, Workbook, an A-4 sized notebook, a blue ball-pen, a pencil, a rubber, and a classroom diary everyday.
You cannot use books from older students. Students taking a grade for the second time must have a new Workbook or photocopies. You cannot write on your textbooks. You must only use a pencil to write in your workbooks.

Welcome Back!


Today, Friday 16th, ESO students have had their 1st 2011-12 schoolday. But serious work starts on Monday... or not quite, as at Labor School ESO 4 students will receive their friends from our partner schools in Poland and Estonia.

And the news at ESO is not over yet: we have a new Physical Education teacher, José Ramón Muñoz Rodríguez, but you can call him "Jota".

Welcome everybody back to school! We wish you a very happy, successful 2011-2012 schoolyear!

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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

ESO English Textbooks for 2011-12

ESO Students,

These are your textbooks for 2011-12. No changes in ESO 2 and ESO 4 books: Pearson Longman 'What's Up? 2' (green book) and 'What's Up? 4' (blue book). Labor School will provide you with student's books for free, but you must purchase your workbooks.

Monday, June 20, 2011

September 2011 Examination Schedule


ESO Students,

This is your September Examination schedule:



ESO 1
ESO 2
ESO 3
ESO 4

Thursday
1st
09.00
ART
GEOGRAPHY
PHYSICS
CHEMISTRY
ENGLISH
10.15
SPANISH
FRENCH
ART
HISTORY
11.30
SCIENCE
MATHS
GEOGRAPHY
PHYSICS
CHEMISTRY
ICT
12.45
PHYSICAL
EDUCATION
PHYSICAL
EDUCATION

GALICIAN
PHYSICAL
EDUCATION


Friday
2nd
09.00
GALICIAN
SCIENCE
SPANISH
BIOLOGY
10.15
ENGLISH
TECHNOLOGY
MATHS
FRENCH
11.30
GEOGRAPHY
ENGLISH
TECHNOLOGY
C. CULTURE
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
12.45
REL/ALT
REL/ALT
MUSIC
ETHICS

Monday 
5th
09.00
MATHS
SPANISH
BIOLOGY
MATEMÁTICAS
(Javi)
10.15
FRENCH
MUSIC
ENGLISH
GALEGO
(Pablo)
11.30

GALICIAN
FRENCH
ESPAÑOL
(Pablo)
12.45

CITIZENSHIP
PHYSICAL EDUCATION REL/ALT
REL/ALT


And this is the schedule if you are taking any resit exams on pending coursework from PREVIOUS SCHOOLYEARS:


Thursday 1st September, 16.00
—      Spanish 1-2-3.
—      English 1-2-3.

Thursday 1st September, 16.00
—      French 1-2-3.
—      Maths 1-2-3.

Friday 2nd September, 16.00
—      Geography 1-2.
—      Geography 3.

Friday 2nd September, 17.00
—      Galician 1-2-3.
—      Art 1-3.
—      Music 2-3.

Monday 5th September, 16.00
—     Science 1-2.
—      Tecnoloxía 1-2-3.

Monday 5th September, 16.00
—      Physics - Chemistry 3.
—      Biology 3.
And remember you can also check our calendar:


Good luck!

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Summer 2011 ESO Remedial Task


ESO Students,

Here is your 2011 summer remedial assignment. You should copy the activities of the 9 'Test' sections that you will find on the last page of every unit:

Use an A-4 sized notebook to copy the formulation or wording of every activity and underline their key words. Then, translate that wording into Galician/Spanish and solve the activities.

This assignment is NOT COMPULSORY. You do not need to hand in your homework as it will NOT add any points at all to your September mark. However, we would like to advise you to prepare these activities if you want to be successful in your September remedial exams.

No copyright infringement intended. For educational, non-commercial purposes only.

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Best students - 2010/11 3rd Term


Our best students of English during the 3rd Term have been:

1 ESO A - Antía Junqueira Leis (8.8)
1 ESO B - Santiago Pascual (8.1)
2 ESO A - Jorge Amoedo Reyero (8.1)
2 ESO B - Candela Rguez. Bernárdez (9)
3 ESO A - Iago Borrago Rguez. (8.8)
3 ESO B - Miguel Romero Zapatero (9.5) Best ESO student of English during the 3rd Term!
4 ESO A - Lucía Oitabén Figueiras (9.2)
4 ESO B - Yale-Yalo Dong Liu (7.9)

Very often the students who get the highest grades are not the most talented ones, but those who try harder, show a positive attitude and have praiseworthy work ethics.

Congratulations!

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Tuesday, June 14, 2011

ESO 4 Best Graduation Speech

ESO 4 Students,

Here is Alberto Ponce's graduation speech. It is the best speech in ESO 4 this year, not only because of its contents, but also because he learnt it by heart, he delivered it with a fairly good pronunciation, rhythm and fluency and his stance, posture and eye-contact with the audience were remarkable. Congratulations, Alberto! And you have earned yourself 2 extra points for volunteering to deliver your speech at the ESO 4 Graduation event to be held next June 23rd.

Good afternoon, everybody, 
Thank you very much for coming to our graduation today. I am feeling really excited for our graduation and a little nervous because of this speech. 
Time flies, doesn’t it? I remember when I first came to Labor school to take 4th year of Primary. The rest of the children in that class had been together since they were 3 years old, but I was the new kid, and was quite scared for my first day at school. But only one week after that, I received my first invitation to a birthday party. Since then, I haven’t been scared again and everything has been just fine. 
I recall now all those years we have been together, all those exams, all those projects and PBL assignments… but now, all that is over… or not quite yet… We still have to study harder and harder at high school. I would have preferred to stay at Labor for another two years, though. 
I would not be here today without the support and encouragement of my classmates and friends, teachers and parents. I would like to thank my parents for their support and for being the way they are. I would like to thank my teachers for all their help and their patience with my handwriting. I could not mention only one teacher because all of them have been very helpful and I have learnt a lot from them. And I would also like to thank my friends for their help and support in bad times. 
Time flies, doesn’t it? In the future I intend to take Power Engineering at university. I hope I will do fine there, but I am sure that here, at Labor, we got started down the road to success because everybody has helped us a lot. 
Before I finish my speech, I would like to wish my classmates all the very best for their future. I hope you will achieve all your goals in life and that you will be happy, very happy. I would also like to wish you a safe, happy end-of-year school-trip to Asturias. 
Well, I don’t mean to bug you with my speech so thank you everybody again for being here. Enjoy the snacks and drinks served outside. 
So long, my friends!!

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Thursday, June 9, 2011

2011 Final Examination Schedule


ESO Students,

This is your 2011 final examination schedule:


FRIDAY
17th
MONDAY
20th
TUESDAY
21st
WEDNESDAY
22nd
THURSDAY
23rd
09.00
to
10.30
1
GEOGRAPHY
GALICIAN
MATHS
STUDY
TIME
FRENCH
2
FRENCH
SPANISH
GALICIAN
SCIENCE
REL/ALT
3
PHYSICS
CHEMISTRY
BIOLOGY
SPANISH
GALICIAN
MATHS
4
SPANISH
FRENCH
BIOLOGY
PHYSICS
ITC
ENGLISH
10.30 to 10.45 -  B R E A K
10.45
to
12.15
1
SCIENCE
STUDY TIME
STUDY TIME
REL/ALT
BOOK REVISION
2
ENGLISH
PHYSICAL ED.
CITIZENSHIP
STUDY TIME
BOOK REVISION
3
GEOGRAPHY
ENGLISH
TECNOLOGY
FRENCH
BOOK REVISION
4
STUDY TIME
MATHS
GALICIAN
C. CULTURE
ENTREPRENEURS
BOOK REVISION
12.15 to 12.30  -  B R E A K
12.30
to
14.00
1
PHYSICAL ED.
ART
ENGLISH
SPANISH

2
MUSIC
GEOGRAPHY
TECHNOLOGY
MATHS
3
ART
MUSIC
REL/ALT
PHYSICAL ED.
4
HISTORY
PHYSICAL ED.
ETHICS
REL/ALT



Good luck!

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3rd Term PBL Results


ESO Students,

These are your 3rd Term PBL results:

GROUP_1A_1 - 8 points
GROUP_1A_2 - 9.5
GROUP_1A_3 - 8
GROUP_1A_4 - 4

GROUP_1B_1 - 8 points
GROUP_1B_2 - 9
GROUP_1B_3 - 5
GROUP_1B_4 - 5

GROUP_2A_1 - 3 points
GROUP_2A_2 - 6
GROUP_2A_3 - 0
GROUP_2A_4 - 5

GROUP_2B_1 - 9 points
GROUP_2B_2 - 7.5
GROUP_2B_3 - 8
GROUP_2B_4 - 6

GROUP_3A_1 - 6.5 points
GROUP_3A_2 - 8
GROUP_3A_3 - 8
GROUP_3A_4 - 7

GROUP_3B_1 - 8.5 points
GROUP_3B_2 - 7.5
GROUP_3B_3 - 8.5
GROUP_3B_4 - 5

GROUP_4A_1 - 8 points
GROUP_4A_2 - 5
GROUP_4A_3 - 0
GROUP_4A_4 - 4

GROUP_4B_1 - 4 points
GROUP_4B_2 - 9
GROUP_4B_3 - 8
GROUP_4B_4 - 7

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Monday, June 6, 2011

Let's Go Celta!!


Next Wednesday at 21.00, RC Celta are playing the 1st playoff match against Granada CF to win promotion to 1st Division. At Labor School we are proud of our club and we would like to show our support joining the #colocatubanderaceleste campaign. That is why we have placed a flag on the 1st floor of our ESO building, outside the library.



At Labor School we have always supported RC Celta and every sportspersons and teams from Vigo. No matter what the outcome of these playoff games will be, we will remain faithful supporters of RC Celta.

We would also like to invite every member of our community (teachers, students and parents) to go to Balaidos stadium next Wednesday and support our club non-stop during the whole match at the top of your voices:

Halaaaaa Celtaaaaaa!!!!

 #colocatubanderaceleste #esteañosi #todosabalaidos #subimoscocelta 
#mareaceleste #halacelta #podemos #celtadeprimera

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Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Labor Universe Tour 2011 - It's a Celebration

Labor's Living a Celebration!!

We are celebrating at Labor School. On Friday 3rd we are holding our traditional open-doors festival day and theme celebration: The Universe this year!

Everybody is welcome. Have fun!



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