The Present Perfect_ Time expressions

Third Conditionals

Third conditional

Second Conditionals

Second conditional

First Conditionals

First conditional

Will vs Going to

Will & be going to

LISTENING PRACTICE 3º ESO I

LISTENING PRACTICE 3º ESO I

Present Perfect vs Simple Past

Simple Past and Present perfect

PAST SIMPLE or PRESENT PERFECT?

Tales of The Alhambra

The Arabian Astrologer 6

The Arabian Astrologer 5

And the answer is...

The country I was looking for today is, of course, Canada, a country where English and French are the two official languages.

Photo by Sebastiaan Stam on Unsplash

Did you know? Canada is so big that it has got 6 different time zones! Can you believe it?
Congratulations to Marta, Silvia and Javier, who were the first ones to come up with the right answer.

The Arabian Astrologer 4

This week's challenge

Hello everyone, this week I'm looking for an English-speaking country. Which one? Read the clues below and you'll know!

CLUES:
1. One-tenth of the world's forests are in this country.
2. Its capital city is the second coldest one in the world after Moscow.
3. It has the longest highway in the world, which is over 7,604 kms long.
4. The second largest French-speaking city after Paris is here.
5. It has the longest coastline of any country in the world.

Past Simple vs Past Continuous

The Arabian Astrologer 3

The correct answer

And the person I was thinking about was, of course, Florence Nightingale.

As Silvia very well explains in her answer, "she was the forerunner of modern professional nursing. She put into practice her revolutionary ideas about nursing during the Crimean War, where she used to make nightly rounds with a lamp to attend to her patients in hospital". That is why she was called The Lady of the Lamp  and The Angel of Crimea. Her method was so good that she reduced the hospital's death-rate by two-thirds!!!

Congratulations to Javier, Jaime and Silvia, who were the first three students to give me the correct answer.

This week's challenge

Picture by Anemone123 on Pixabay

This week we are looking for someone whose birthday is celebrated globally as International Nurses Day. We have just celebrated it, haven't you heard about it on TV?

I'm going to give just one more CLUE: She was called The Lady of the Lamp or The Angel of Crimea.

To win the extra points, you'll need to tell me why she is famous and why she was given those "names".

The Arabian Astrologer 2

The Arabian Astrologer 1

A bus tour of London

A bus your of London

The Enchanted Soldier 6

The answer is...

And, as you know very well, the correct answer was...

Imagen de Larry White en Pixabay

...the American flag. By the way, the 50 stars represent each of the 50 states in the US, and the 13 stripes represent the original 13 colonies that became the first states in the Union.

Congratulations to Javier, Jaime and Silvia, who were the first three people to give me the right answer.

This week's challenge

Imagen de Gerd Altmann en Pixabay

This week we are looking for, let's call it, an object, which you have seen hundreds of times. Read the clues below and let's see if you can tell me what I'm talking about.

CLUES:

1. There are five of them standing on the Moon.

2. It must be burned if it is damaged.

3. Its National Day is celebrated on 14th June.

4. Betty Ross was the first person to make one.

5. There are 50 stars and 13 stripes on it.

The Enchanted Soldier 5

Comparisons in English

The Enchanted Soldier 4

The right answer

I must say I am very proud of all my students! You got the correct answer in almost no time and, yes, the place I was looking for was... STONEHENGE

Imagen de Walkerssk en Pixabay

Congratulations to Jaime, Silvia and Marta, who were the first three students to tell me the name of this mysterious, fascinating place.

This week's challenge

This week we are looking for a famous place in the UK. Read the clues below. Can you give me the name of this place?

CLUES
1. It is really, really old (1930 - 1600 BC).
2. Some people believe it could be a burial ground.
3. Some of the stones were brought from nearly 200 miles (almost 322 kms)  away.
4. They are known as "ringing rocks".
5. It attracts more than a million visitors a year.
6. It stands on Salisbury Plain, in Wiltshire.

The Enchanted Soldier 3

The correct answer

And, of course, the correct answer was: A paper clip.

Congratulations to the first three students who gave the correct answer: Jaime, Silvia and Javier!

The Enchanted Soldier, chapters 1 & 2

The Enchanted Soldier, chapters 1 &2

This week's challenge

This week's challenge is a bit different. Look at the close-up photo below. Can you guess what it is?

CLUE: It is an object that we use at school every day.

The Enchanted Soldier 2

The Enchanted Soldier 1

Present Simple vs Present Continuous

Present Simple- Present continuous

Present Simple vs. Present Continuous

Present Simple vs Present Continuous

Let's revise the Present Simple and the Present Continuous. Have a look at the presentation below.

The Moor's Legacy

And the winners are...

I am very happy to announce the winners of this week's challenge. They are Silvia, Marta and Javier. All of them found out that the tree I was talking about was the elder, known in Boal as vinteiro and in Spanish as saúco. Thank you all for taking part in the challenge.

This week's challenge

This week you are going to solve a new riddle. Look at the photo below.

You have to give me the name of this tree, which is very common here in Boal, in English, Fala and Spanish.
Of course, you can ask your parents, grandparents, neighbours, etc. to help you identify it.
Clue: Albus Dumbledore's wand was made of the wood from this tree.
The first three people who complete this week's challenge will get extra points.

The Moor's Legacy

The best book of the lockdown

Here you have a list of your classmates' favourite books. Read the reviews and click 💗on the one that you like the best. The book with the most votes will be pronounced the Best Book of the Lockdown.

My favourite book

Write a paragraph about your favourite book (or one of your favourite books). Use the model below.

My favourite book is Alice in Wonderland. The author’s name is Lewis Carroll. The plot is about a young girl who has lots of adventures and meets the most extraordinary people you can imagine. My favourite part is the one in which Alice meets the Queen of Hearts. It's hilarious! I like this book because there are lots of unusual characters such as the Chesire Cat or the Mad Hatter. I think it’s a good book for someone who likes imagining other worlds.

Star rating: ✪✪✪✪✪

Before you write, think of the following ideas:

• Title of the book:
• Author:
• Plot (What is the book about): 
• Favourite part:
• I like the book because...
• Final recommendation: I thinl it's a good book for someone who...

Now write your paragraph. Follow the model and change ot according to your ideas above. Send me your paragraph in a word document. Include a picture that illustrates the book (it can be a picture of the front cover of the book, if you prefer).

Lesson plan adapted from www.teachingenglish.org.uk

World Book Day

Every year on April 23^rd April millions of people around the world celebrate books and reading on “World Book Day”. This date is important because two great writers died on this day in 1616: William Shakespeare, the English playwright and poet and Miguel de Cervantes, the Spanish writer.

Each year UNESCO (United Nations Educational and Scientific Organization) chooses one city to be the World Book Capital City. This year the city is Kuala Lumpur, in Malaysia.

So, what happens on this special day? Schools, book shops and libraries hold all kinds of fun events. People wear costumes of their favourite book characters, authors sign copies of their books, story-tellers read to children and adults…and much more. Have a look at the website to see some of the events for this year.

https://en.unesco.org/commemorations/worldbookday

Now let's do some vocabulary practice!

Choose the right words for these definitions

Matching exercise

Match the items on the right to the items on the left.

These are the "sections" of a book.	??? Leaves Read Chapters Library Plot The end. Cover Fiction Title Shakespeare
You can borrow a book at this place.	??? Leaves Read Chapters Library Plot The end. Cover Fiction Title Shakespeare
This means the "story" of a book.	??? Leaves Read Chapters Library Plot The end. Cover Fiction Title Shakespeare
This person is England's most famous writer.	??? Leaves Read Chapters Library Plot The end. Cover Fiction Title Shakespeare
This means the "name" of a book.	??? Leaves Read Chapters Library Plot The end. Cover Fiction Title Shakespeare
You "turn" these when you are reading a book.	??? Leaves Read Chapters Library Plot The end. Cover Fiction Title Shakespeare
You finish the book here.	??? Leaves Read Chapters Library Plot The end. Cover Fiction Title Shakespeare
This is the "outside" of a book.	??? Leaves Read Chapters Library Plot The end. Cover Fiction Title Shakespeare
This means "a story that isn't true".	??? Leaves Read Chapters Library Plot The end. Cover Fiction Title Shakespeare
This is what you do with a book.	??? Leaves Read Chapters Library Plot The end. Cover Fiction Title Shakespeare

Vocabulary The Moor's Legacy

Vocabulary from chapters 1 & 2

Crossword

Complete the crossword, then click on "Check" to check your answer. If you are stuck, you can click on "Hint" to get a free letter. Click on a number in the grid to see the clue or clues for that number.

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			5					6
7
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Across: 1. Something, usually money, given in exchange for good behaviour or good work. 4. Spoken words that have a magical power. Wizards and witches use them a lot. 5. The dried skin of an animal that people used in the past to write on. 7. The person who is elected to govern a town or city. 8. A deep hole in the ground from which you can get water.

Down: 2. Person whose job is to carry water. 3. The place where a judge works. 6. A person who follows the religion of Islam.