ESO 1 - Oral Presentation Assignment

Dear ESO 1 students,

After our Easter holiday break, we are back… online! Although these were atypical holidays for all of us, I hope you were able to get some fun out of it.

I will now proceed to explain the details for your next assignment:

The next task involves an oral presentation. You will have to give a speech for at least 5 minutes on a topic of your choice. You must use some visual aids, such as Power Point, Prezi, Google Docs, Adobe, or any other presentation software you feel comfortable with. Once you are done with your Power Point (or such) and you have gained enough practice on your speech, you must record yourself (you may use a mobile phone, a camera...) and send the clip to labor.teacher@gmail.com. Recordings must be sent to the aforementioned address by Sunday 26^th April. Hence, you will be working on this project during two weeks, those lessons that will be missed on the 15^th, 16^th,17^th, 22^nd, 23^rd and 24^th April. Note that it is vital that both you and your visual aids appear on screen, as I will be assessing the following items:

- Presence: the speaker maintains good eye contact with the audience and is appropriately animated (gestures, moving around etc.).

- Language skills: correct usage of the language, appropriate vocabulary and grammar, fluency and clear, audible voice.

- Organization: clear logical structure.

- Mastery of the subject:  the student is familiar with the contents, the presentation contains accurate information and it is spoken, not read!

- Visual aids: the presentation software contains enough slides to support the oral speech; the slides are not loaded with boring amounts of illegible text but amusing images and short pertinent headlines and brief information written in a proper font size and colour to support the speaker.

- Deadline: the submission deadline is met.

Since you have already performed several presentations in Galician classes during the 1^st and 2^nd term, you should have an idea on how to give a quality oral speech. In any case, should you have any queries, doubts, suggestions, difficulties or comments of the sort, please, email me at labor.teacher@gmail.com.

Best regards,

Raquel

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ESO 1: Easter Reading

Dear ESO 1 students,

So this unusual second term has officially come to an end and Easter “holidays” are approaching… Certainly not the type of holidays we would dream of, since all of us must remain home for some extra time. In any case, as reading is always a delightful pastime, why not spending your Easter lockdown enjoying a book?

I suggest you have a look at Helbling’s adaptation of Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist for kids, and read it if you’re in the mood. Note that this reading is voluntary and won’t be marked nor checked.

You can read the online version clicking on the link below. Although it includes some “before reading” and “after reading” activities, the text goes from page 17 to page 66.

https://static.helbling.com/sites/default/files/media/flipbook/399045807_1/index.html

Warm hugs,

Raquel

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Assignment Deadline Extension

ESO 2, 3 & 4 Students,

Your assignment ("Just keep missing" comic) deadline has been extended from Sunday 12th April to Sunday 19th April.

Enjoy your Easter holidays, stay safe and take care.

Before You Catch the Virus

If you're in quarantine right now, this message is for you. — Be alert, not fearful.

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What's Up in the Night Sky for April?

What's Up: April 2020 Skywatching Tips from NASA.

What are some astronomy highlights in the sky in April 2020? This month, Venus visits the Pleiades; Mars, Jupiter and Saturn begin their breakup; and we ask, "What is the Moon illusion?"

Read the video transcription here:

What's Up for April? The Seven Sisters meet the evening star, Mars continues its getaway, and unpacking the Moon illusion.

At the beginning of April, look to the west each evening in the couple of hours after sunset as Venus visits the Pleiades.

Watch each night from the 1st through the 5th, as Venus climbs higher in the sky each evening, crossing through the Pleiades star cluster. The real highlight is on April 3rd, when Venus will appear inside the Pleiades — meaning it'll be in the same field of view through binoculars or a telescope with a wide field of view. This should be spectacular if the weather's clear where you are, so here's wishing you clear skies.

The planetary quartet of Jupiter, Saturn, Mars and the Moon once again make a showing in mid-April. Since giving Jupiter and Saturn the slip last month, the Red Planet continues its getaway from the gas giants in this month's morning skies. Mars begins the month just beneath Saturn, but by the middle of April, it's moved a decent distance away. The Moon swings by on the 14th, 15th and 16th. The three planets won't appear close together in the sky again for a couple of years, so catch them now if you can!

Estudiantes: ¿qué van a hacer con lo que les tocó?

We stay home... but School is open.

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Poetry Translation Quiz

ESO 2, 3 & 4 Students,

1 point up for grabs in the next test for the student to send to our e-mail the first correct answer to this quiz:

Andrew Marvell (1621-1678) wrote the poem To His Coy Mistress (which you can listen here). The first two verses of its third stanza read like this:

Now therefore, while the youthful hue

Sits on thy skin like morning dew...

If you had to translate these two lines into Spanish using the first two verses in a very famous sonnet by a 16th century Spanish poet and soldier... What would your translation be?

Carpe Diem!

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April Fools' Day 2020

April Fools' Day or All Fools' Day is a day celebrated in many countries on April 1st. The day is named for the custom of playing practical jokes and hoaxes of varying sophistication on friends, family members, enemies, and neighbours, or sending them on a fool's errand, the aim of which is to embarrass the gullible. Traditionally, in some countries, such as the UK, Australia and South Africa the jokes only last until noon, and someone who plays a trick after noon is called an "April Fool". Elsewhere, such as in Canada, France, Ireland, Italy, Russia, The Netherlands, and the U.S., the jokes last all day.

ESO 1 Assignments: 1st, 2nd, 3rd April

Dear ESO 1 students,

As this lockdown situation is extended, we will be missing three more English lessons, the ones on the 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd of April.

Below, you will find the activities proposed for this week: the first two worksheets are related to Youtube videos that you must watch in order to complete the activities. The last worksheet has to do with grammar points already discussed in class. Either you can print the copies to write your answers on them or do it on a separate sheet on your notebook.

As usual, if you wish, you may send me your answers to labor.teacher@gmail.com. In case you need any help or have any questions, please contact me at the aforementioned email address.

Best regards,

Raquel

ESO 2, 3 & 4 Assignment: 30th March - 19th April

Dear ESO Students,

During this extension of the lockdown situation, you will be missing 3 sessions (remember Easter Holidays extend from Saturday 4th to Monday 13th April). This is your assignment for that period. This is a group task. Just like for a PBL, you will have to do it along with your Olympic colour classmates.

It would be wise to distribute the workload evenly among each and every member of the group; some of you are good at translating, some are good at using image edition software, some are good at writing, some are good at organising teamwork... Now it's the time to use and take advantage of Skype, WhatsApp or whatever Internet communication tools you feel most comfortable with and get this job done!

Your task is to download, translate and adapt this inspirational poster (Just Keep Missing) by artist Gavin Aung Than into the language of your choice: Galician or Spanish.

You should translate EVERY SINGLE WORD IN ENGLISH YOU SEE IN THE COMIC STRIP, create a new jpg or png file and once it is polished and finished, the captain of each Olympic group will have to forward it to my mail... As it is a group task, only one e-mail per Olympic group is allowed (that means 4 e-mails per class or a total of 24 e-mails for ESO 2, 3 & 4). 

Keep the poster as it is: do not change any of the images. Just keep the same layout, fonts and colours as in the original, and substitute the English words (and only the English words, not the words in other languages, e.g., French) with your Galician or Spanish version.

Gavin Aung Than's favourite fonts are Creative Block and Red State Blue State.

Your file identification must be as follows: GROUPCOLOUR_CLASS.JPG or GROUPCOLOUR_CLASS.PNG. Example: RED_3A.PNG.

You must fill in the "subject" section of your mail messages with YOUR GROUP IDENTIFICATION. In your email messages you must also include the full names of each and every member .

No automatic translations are allowed (forget about Babel, Google or any other of those useless translation gadgets) and you bet we will easily find out if you use one: CRIME NEVER PAYS. You will have to use your talent. Make it sound natural.

The deadline is Sunday 12th April at precisely 23:59:59. ATTENTION! NEW DEADLINE! SUNDAY 19TH APRIL at precisely 23:59:59. No messages will be accepted beyond that point.

Remember that in our 'Online Dictionaries' section and our 'Resources' section (which you can find on the right-hand column of this blog) you will find all the tools you need to solve this PBL. We definitely recommend Wikipedia, Wordreference, The Free Dictionary, Linguee and Questions and Answers.

As usual, feel free to contact me at labor.teacher@gmail.com if you have any queries or doubts. I will try to reply as soon as possible.

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Daylight Saving Time 2020

Daylight saving time (DST)—also summer time in several countries, in British English, and European official terminology—is the practice of advancing clocks so that evenings have more daylight and mornings have less. Typically clocks are adjusted forward one hour near the start of spring and are adjusted backward in autumn.

When DST starts in central Europe, clocks advance from 02:00 CET to 03:00 CEST.  

Though mentioned by Benjamin Franklin in 1784, the modern idea of daylight saving was first proposed in 1895 by and it was first implemented during the First World War. Many countries have used it at various times since then.

This Too Shall Pass

Have you struggled with really awful experiences and wished they would quickly pass? Or cursed your strings of bad luck and wondered when the bad streak will ever end? What about the other end – have you ever let a great victory get into your head and made bad decisions? Consider the following story.

There’s a famous fable of an ancient powerful king. As powerful as he was, he often struggled with emotional highs and lows, and that had caused him heavily during critical moments in battles.

The King was prone to periods of great elation where he would make very poor decisions, and periods of great despair where he would get extremely upset.

One of the kingdom’s wise men created a ring for the King, a device that would help stop him from getting lost in his high and low moments.

The King asked, “How does it work?”

ESO Lessons on TV

ESO Students,

Starting today, Monday 23rd March, you can attend virtual classes on TVE La 2 and Clan TV channels. Check the timetable in the image above.

On Let's Clan you can also enjoy some resources (cartoons, series, etc.) in English.

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In the Time of Pandemic, by Kitty O'Meara

(Reblogged from The Daily Round)

And the people stayed home. And they read books, and listened, and rested, and exercised, and made art, and played games, and learned new ways of being, and were still. And they listened more deeply. Some meditated, some prayed, some danced. Some met their shadows. And the people began to think differently.

And the people healed. And, in the absence of people living in ignorant, dangerous, mindless, and heartless ways, the earth began to heal.

And when the danger passed, and the people joined together again, they grieved their losses, and made new choices, and dreamed new images, and created new ways to live, and they healed the earth fully, as they had been healed.

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How to See Germs Spread

Please share this with anyone who doubts the science behind social distancing.Wash your hands people and stay at home, even if you're not in the at risk categories. Stay home for those people who are at risk.

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COVID-19 Quiz

ESO 2, 3 & 4 Students,

1 extra point up for grabs in the next unit test (whenever that text takes place...) to the student who sends to our e-mail the first full, complete, exact and correct answer (in English!) to the following question:

What does COVID-19 exactly stand for and why?

NB: This quiz is for our children, our students... not for their parents! 😠😠

Take care and stay safe! All the best!

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How to Protect Yourself Against the Coronavirus

Here are some tips for staying healthy and preventing the virus from spreading: 

• Don't Panic. 
• Frequently wash your hands or use a hand sanitizer containing at least 60% alcohol.
• Don't touch your eyes, mouth or nose.
• Clean and sanitize surfaces in your home regularly. The virus will live on surfaces for over 2 hours.
• Practice social distancing. Don't get too close to people, especially if they seem sick. If someone is coughing on the bus near you, move away.
• Cough or sneeze into your elbow and dispose of used tissues.
• If you are sick, stay home, wear a mask around family members, and clean things you have touched.
• If you have a fever, cough, and/or difficulty breathing, call your doctor before going in so they can tell you how to proceed.

Most people get better on their own. There is currently no vaccine or cure to the virus but symptoms can be managed.

The WHO has great information about COVID-19; check out this link:

WHO - COVID-19 Advice for Public

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How soap kills the coronavirus

Plain old soap and water absolutely annihilate coronavirus.

You've been told a thousand times: wash your hands to stop the spread of COVID-19. But why does this work so well? It has to do with the way the soap molecules are able to absolutely demolish viruses, like the coronavirus.

Read more about the coronavirus pandemic at http://vox.com/coronavirus

How does hand sanitizer compare to soap: http://bit.ly/2WqzEfo

Songs to wash your hands by: http://bit.ly/2Uj3T5g

How social distancing and “flattening the curve” works: http://bit.ly/3aOlHM8

How does the coronavirus outbreak end? Your biggest questions answered: http://bit.ly/39YzlfG

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ESO 4 Homework: 16th, 17th, 18th; 23rd, 24th and 25th March

ESO 4 Students,

According to instructions issued by the authorities, we will be missing 6 sessions: Monday 16th, Tuesday 17th, Wednesday 18th, Monday 23rd, Tuesday 24th and Wednesday 25th. I am giving you now some information and activities to cover Unit 7 ("Perspectives").

Please split and distribute these tasks evenly for those 4 sessions. Do not try and do all of them at one go. A good idea would be to sit down at your usual desk at home at the same time as we would be having our class and work non-stop for 50 minutes.

If authorities decided to extend the present situation, more contents, activities and exercises would be published on this web. So don't worry if you haven't finished all of the activities I am proposing you by Wednesday 25th. Just try and do your best and as much as you can.

If you need any help or have any queries or doubts, please contact me at labor.teacher@gmail.com. I will try to reply as soon as possible.

Before we begin, I would like to give you a piece of advice: now it is the time to be responsible, to help our parents and families, to be positive, (pro)active and patient, even cheerful. It is not the time to complain or to be a burden. We all have a perfect opportunity to read, to work on our weak points, even to think and meditate, to try and become a better version of ourselves. And remember: there are things much more important than exams or school marks and qualifications.

Please take care and stay safe. All the best!

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Besides working on unit 7, please remember you must also be prepared to work on your 3rd Term PBL assignment: your graduation speech.

Unit 7 - Perspectives

In this unit you must try and learn about two basic ideas:

• Zero, first, second and third conditional
• When and unless

But first of all, you must copy and translate the vocabulary for unit 7 (Describing people, Phrasal verbs, Other Words) on page 122 of your course book.

You have all the information you need on the zero, first and second conditional on pages 80 and 81 of your Workbook, as well as in the Grammar reference section on pages 111 and 112.

ESO 3 Homework: 17th, 18th; 24th, 25th and 27th March

ESO 3 Students,

According to instructions issued by the authorities, we will be missing 5 sessions (remember that for Labor School Thursday 19th and Friday 20th were bank holiday days): Tuesday 17th, Wednesday 18th, Tuesday 24th, Wednesday 25th and Friday 27th. I am giving you now some information and activities to cover Unit 7 ("Let's celebrate").

Please split and distribute these tasks evenly for those 4 sessions. Do not try and do all of them at one go. A good idea would be to sit down at your usual desk at home at the same time as we would be having our class and work non-stop for 50 minutes.

If authorities decided to extend the present situation, more contents, activities and exercises would be published on this web. So don't worry if you haven't finished all of the activities I am proposing you by  Friday 27th. Just try and do your best and as much as you can.

If you need any help or have any queries or doubts, please contact me at labor.teacher@gmail.com. I will try to reply as soon as possible.

Before we begin, I would like to give you a piece of advice: now it is the time to be responsible, to help our parents and families, to be positive, (pro)active and patient, even cheerful. It is not the time to complain or to be a burden. We all have a perfect opportunity to read, to work on our weak points, even to think and meditate, to try and become a better version of ourselves. And remember: there are things much more important than exams or school marks and qualifications.

Please take care and stay safe. All the best!

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Unit 7 - Let's celebrate

In this unit you must try and learn about two basic ideas:

• Zero, first and second conditional
• When and unless

But first of all, you must copy and translate the vocabulary for unit 7 (Celebrations, Verbs, Special Days, Adjectives, Other Words) on page 121 of your course book.

You have all the information you need on the zero, first and second conditional on pages 80 and 81 of your Workbook as well as on the Grammar Reference Section (page 111).

ESO 2 Homework: 16th; 23rd, 26th and 27th March

ESO 2 Students,

According to instructions issued by the authorities, we will be missing 4 sessions (remember that for Labor School Thursday 19th and Friday 20th were bank holiday days): Monday 16th, Monday 23rd, Thursday 26th and Friday 27th. I am giving you now some information and activities to cover Unit 7 ("The art of collecting").

Please split and distribute these tasks evenly for those 4 sessions. Do not try and do all of them at one go. A good idea would be to sit down at your usual desk at home at the same time as we would be having our class and work non-stop for 50 minutes.

If authorities decided to extend the present situation, more contents, activities and exercises would be published on this web. So don't worry if you haven't finished all of the activities I am proposing you by Friday 27th. Just try and do your best and as much as you can.

If you need any help or have any queries or doubts, please contact me at labor.teacher@gmail.com. I will try to reply as soon as possible.

Before we begin, I would like to give you a piece of advice: now it is the time to be responsible, to help our parents and families, to be positive, (pro)active and patient, even cheerful. It is not the time to complain or to be a burden. We all have a perfect opportunity to read, to work on our weak points, even to think and meditate, to try and become a better version of ourselves. And remember: there are things much more important than exams or school marks and qualifications.

Please take care and stay safe. All the best!

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Unit 7 - The Art of Collecting

In this unit you must try and learn about two basic ideas:

• The present perfect with for, since and how long.
• The present perfect vs. the past simple

But first of all, you must copy and translate the vocabulary for unit 7 (Sports, Collector's items, Other Words) on page 122 of your course book.

You have all the information you need on the present perfect, for, since, how long, and the difference between the present perfect and the past simple on pages 84 and 85 of your Workbook, as well as on the Grammar reference section (page 114).

ESO 1 Homework: 18th; 25th, 26th and 27th March

Dear ESO 1 students,

On the images below, you will find the activities to work with during the two following weeks. We will be missing four lessons, the ones on the 18^th , 25^th , 26^th and 27^th of March. You must complete one handout per day. Either you can print the copies to write your answers on them or do it on a separate sheet on your notebook.

For the time being, we will be revising those contents previously studied on unit 4, unit 5 and unit 6, regarding vocabulary and grammar. In case the state of emergency is extended and classes are still suspended, we will be moving forward according to the curriculum, and more contents and activities will be uploaded on this page.

In case you need any help or have any questions, please contact me at labor.teacher@gmail.com.

Kind regards,

Raquel

Watch this video to revise the Past Simple of the verb Be (was/were): 

Here you can revise the uses and structure of the Past Simple:

Here you can revise the uses of there was / there were: 

Here you can revise the structure and uses of the Past Continuous: 

Here you have a video with practical uses of the Past Simple vs. the Past Continuous:

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Graduation Speech: ESO 4 2019-20 3rd Term PBL Assignment

ESO 4 Students,

This is your PBL assignment for the 3rd term. All of you have to WRITE and DELIVER your GRADUATION SPEECH.  You have to imagine you are going to stand in the school Assembly Hall before your teachers, classmates, parents and guests at your ESO graduation ceremony (to be held on June 19th) and deliver your speech, which must be at least 350 WORDS LONG.

The best student will be offered the chance to deliver his or her speech at your graduation ceremony... in English!! Of course, he or she will get extra points in the final mark for that effort.

Bolsas de inmersión lingüística 2020

Axudas para alumnado de ESO e BACH para formarse en linguas estranxeiras 2020

A Consellería de Educación publicou a Orde do ORDE do 10 de febreiro de 2020 pola que se convocan axudas para a realización de actividades de formación en linguas estranxeiras no ano 2020, destinadas ao alumnado dos centros docentes sostidos con fondos públicos.

REQUISITOS: 

• Estar cursando 1º, 2º, 3º e 4º da educación secundaria obrigatoria,1º ou 2º de bacharelato en centros sostidos con fondos públicos que impartan ensinanzas de réxime xeral, durante o curso 2019/20, na Comunidade Autónoma de Galicia.
• Ter superadas todas as áreas ou materias no curso 2018/19.
• Ter acadado no curso 2018/19 unha cualificación mínima de ben no 6º curso de educación primaria para o alumnado de 1º de educación secundaria obrigatoria, e de 6 para o de 2º, 3º e 4º de Educación Secundaria Obrigatoria e de bacharelato na materia de lingua inglesa.
• Para as actividades de integración, estar matriculado/a, no curso 2019/20, nun centro da Rede de centros plurilingües.
• Non ter concedida, no presente curso académico, outra axuda coa mesma finalidade.
• Non estar incurso nas prohibicións para obter a condición de beneficiario,  recollidas na Lei 9/2007, do 13 de xuño, de subvencións de Galicia.
• Estar en posesión do DNI, NIE ou pasaporte.

CONCEPTOS FINANCIADOS 

• No caso das actividades que se realicen no estranxeiro, os gastos da viaxe desde o punto de saída dos distintos grupos.
• Os monitores ou monitoras que acompañarán o alumnado en cada un dos grupos durante a actividade.
• Os gastos de docencia e o material escolar.
• As actividades culturais, deportivas e complementarias dos cursos.
• Os gastos de mantenza e aloxamento.
• O certificado de realización da actividade.
• O seguro de accidentes e de responsabilidade civil.
• As familias achegarán as cantidades que lles correspondan á empresa adxudicataria encargada da organización técnica da actividade (ver convocatoria no DOG).

DATAS: O período de realización destas actividades comprenderá desde a última semana do mes de xuño ata finais do mes de agosto de 2020, coa excepción das actividades de integración, que se desenvolverán no inicio do curso 2020/21. As datas concretas de realización das actividades daranse a coñecer coa publicación das listaxes definitivas do alumnado seleccionado.

PRAZO E SOLICITUDE: Ata o 26 de marzo de 2020, incluído. A solicitude realízase en liña ou presencial. 

MÁIS INFORMACIÓN:
Cartel informativo.
Web para a xestión da solicitude
Convocatoria no DOG

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"How to learn languages using your smartphone", by Delfín Carbonell

(Reblogged from Mr. Carbonell's Instagram account)

Those who bemoan their lack of language skills forget they have a secret ally in their struggle to master a language: their smart phone: the cell phone gives us instant information on the meaning of words and how to pronounce them. 

Dictionary apps. Download one or two. And use them.

• Audio books. These apps allow you to listen to your favourite works of literature in your target language. Check YouTube. 
• You can have "penpals" from any place in the world. Check WhatsApp.
• Biographies can be read in the original tongue. Check Wikipedia.
• And you can also speak and converse with anybody in the world without spending a penny! Make an effort and check WhatsApp.

All the above can be used anywhere, anytime!

So, don´t give me the song and dance of not having time or free resources, please!

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P.S.: Follow Mr. Carbonell's Instagram account and you will have an endless array of resources to learn English and, at the same time, have a very nice time!

What's up in the night sky for February 2020?

February 2020: Skywatching tips from NASA

Looking for astronomy highlights for February 2020? This month is the best time of the year to try to view Mercury, soon after sunset; Mars disappears behind the Moon on Feb. 18; and the bright red star on Orion’s shoulder, Betelgeuse, has been acting weird. (Or has it?) 

Additional information about topics covered in this episode of What's Up, along with still images from the video, and the video transcript, are available at https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/whats-up-skywatching-tips-from-nasa/

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Ahimsa, by U2 and A.R. Rahman

Ahimsa (in the Hindu, Buddhist, and Jainist tradition) means respect for all living things and avoidance of violence towards others.

[Intro: Khatija and Raheema]
செய்யாமற்செற்றார்க்கும்இன்னாதசெய்தபின்
உய்யாவிழுமந்தரும்
பிறர்க்கின்னா முற்பகல் செய்யின் தமக்கின்னா
பிற்பகல் தாமே வரும்

[Verse 1: Bono]
I'll meet you where the sky is torn
I'll meet you in the air
I'll meet you before the world was born
When we had not a care

The Five W's Song, by Scratch Garden

The Five W's Song teaches the 5 W's of the English Language: Who, What, Where, When, and Why.

This video is great for reading comprehension and for teaching those all important wh- question words that are used everyday when speaking or writing English!

Whether you are learning storytelling, beginning story writing or doing ESL vocabulary, ESO learners of English of any age will love to learn with The 5 W's Song by Scratch Garden!

Five W's

Five W's

You can't tell a story

Without Five W's

Who Who Who

A story needs a Who,

Like a Grandma,

or a dog, or even you!

What What What

A story needs a What,

Like a birthday party,

Or the fish you caught!

Where Where Where

A story needs a Where,

Like your bedroom, at the beach,

Or over there!

When When When

A story needs a When,

Like this morning, or on Tuesday,

Or back then!

Why Why Why

A story needs a Why,

Like 'because you missed the bus',

Or 'because they wanted to fly...!'

Five W's

Five W's

You can't tell a story

Without Five W's

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GREETINGS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

As we have learnt. there are so many ways to greet people around the world. Unfortunately, not every culture has a word for “Hello” or “Hi” or do they wave their hand to greet people.

Have a look at verbal and non-verbal greetings from different cultures or countries.

So wherever you travel, be advised to at least learn how to greet the locals, following their cultural protocol.

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DESCRIBING YOUR PERSONALITY AND APPEARANCE

In this section you will find very useful vocabulary to help you speak about your personality and appearance.

The video below gives you some useful tips on how to describe people's appearance.

And this other video below will help you have a conversation about other people's personality, appearance and the clothes they are wearing.

2019/20 Exam Schedule for ESO 2, 3 & 4

Exam schedule for the 2019/20 schoolyear

ESO 2, 3 & 4 Students,

This is your exam schedule for the 2019/20 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. PBL's and other tests dates to be confirmed.

DIAGNOSTIC TEST

ESO 2 – Friday 20th September

ESO 3 – Wednesday 18th September

ESO 4 – Wednesday 18th September

1st Term

UNIT 1

ESO 2 – Monday 14th October

ESO 3 – Tuesday 15th October

ESO 4 – Monday 14th October

UNIT 2

ESO 2 – Friday 8th November

ESO 3 – Friday 8th November

ESO 4 – Wednesday 6th November

UNIT 3

ESO 2 – Thursday 5th December

ESO 3 – Wednesday 4th December

ESO 4 – Wednesday 4th December

The language sounds that could exist, but don't

The International Phonetic Alphabet: one sound for each symbol, and one symbol for each sound. Except for the sounds we can't make...

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The Graveyard Book: Chapter 1 | Read by Neil Gaiman

Watch and listen to Neil Gaiman read The Graveyard Book, a clever young adult novel that tells the story of Bod. Nobody (Bod) Owens is an orphan adopted by ghosts and raised in the graveyard. The dead and undead teach Bod the lessons of the living while he grows up.

If you need to, remember to turn English captions on (bottom bar) so that you can follow the transcription text as Gaiman reads along.

We are sure this mesmerising reading by the author himself will capture you and once you are done, you will eagerly start searching for the next chapters!

Chapter 1 – How Nobody Came to the Graveyard

In the dark and scary beginning, the man Jack kills a family with a sharp, long knife. The toddler tumbles from his crib and toddles out the open door and up the hill, escaping Jack.

At the top of the hill, in the graveyard, Mr and Mrs Owens find the baby. They wonder what to do with a live child in their dead world. When someone rattles the gate they think someone has come for the child. A startling flickering ghost of the baby’s dead mother appears pleading with them to keep her child safe. Her panic draws figures from all over the graveyard.

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St James's Day 2019

From the lost Paradise to Judgement Day. Pórtico de la Gloria in the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela is the first great movie of mankind, filmed in stone.

Perhaps the chief beauty of the cathedral, however, is the 12th century Portico da Gloria, behind the western facade. This Portico da Gloria in the narthex of the west portal is a remains from the Romanesque period. It is a masterwork of Romanesque sculpture built between 1168 and 1188 by Master Mateo at the request of king Ferdinand II of Leon. The vigorous naturalism of the figures in this triple portal is an expression of an art form, varied in its details, workmanship and polychromy (of which faint traces of colour remain). The shafts, tympana and archivolts of the three doorways which open onto the nave and the two aisles are a mass of strong and nervous sculpture representing the Last Judgment.

Joab Pelling - Amazing Artist

Joab is autistic and hearing impaired, but he is still determined to pursue his passion for playing the drums.

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What's Up: July 2019 Skywatching Tips from NASA

Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech (Presenter: Preston Dyches)

Published: July 1, 2019

Historical Date: July 1, 2019

As NASA marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, here are five things to know about the Moon that you can share with others:

1. How far away is the Moon?
2. How big is the Moon?
3. What color is the Moon?
4. Why do we always see the same side of the Moon?
5. And what are the dark areas on the Moon?

What's Up for July? NASA is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission making the first human landing on the Moon, while looking forward to the future of lunar exploration. So this month, a special edition of What's Up: Here are five things about the Moon that you can share with others when you're gazing up at our natural satellite.

Summer 2019 Remedial Task

ESO Students,

Here is your 2019 summer remedial assignment:

• You should solve the activities of the vocabulary, grammar and writing pages in each unit (pages 1, 3, 4, 5 and 8 in every unit)
• You should also complete the three revision sections found at the end of every three units in your student's book: review A (units 1, 2, 3), review B (units 4, 5, 6) and review C (units 7, 8, 9).

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.

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This is your English exams schedule for September 2019:

• Monday 2nd September, 9:00 - 10:15 - ESO 4 Remedial Test.
• Monday 2nd September, 16:00 - 17:15 - ESO 1, ESO 2 and ESO 3 Previous Years Remedial Tests.
• Tuesday 3rd September, 10:15 - 11:30 - ESO 1 and ESO 2 Remedial Test.
• Wednesday 4th September, 10:15 - 11:30 - ESO 3 Remedial Test.

Have a very nice summer and... good luck!

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