SOME STUDENTS' FAVOURITE SONGS

What do you reckon about this hit parade?

• Laura Leliugaite     1   2   3  
• Enrique García 1 
• Fermín García  2   
• Laura de la O    1  
• María Rodríguez    1   2  3      
• Marina  1 
• Ignacio Castilla   1   
• Ana Béjar & Aurora  1      
• Aurora  1  
• Julie  1    
• Javier Pulido   1    and the one dedicated to Albert's swimmin style 2  
• Ray Look   1   2    
• Mª Gloria Lozano    1   
• And here comes María Navas with her favourite songs:  
  
  
  
  1 ~Welcome to my life of Simple Plan, it's a bit sad song but I like rock and pop, and the voice of the singer, this is why I like it very much, also in my personal opinion the videoclip is amazing.
  2 ~This is one of my favourite groups so I don't know if this song is my favourite because there are more that I like, but I've chosen this one because it is a love song full of energy.
  3 ~And this is my contribution for Christmas!!... 

Which one do you like the best? And send me the link for your favourite song.

How bizarre!

Listen to the song, watch the video clip and give me your opinion. You can also have a look at the lyrics in my website.

Brand new song for our blog

Try to guess what I mean by uploading this song writing your comments.

Later click here to see what I really meant. Did you get it?

THANKSGIVING DAY

Tomorrow it is the last Thursday of November and Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in North America, that is to say, Canada and the United States. Read a bit about it and make any comments you wish.

Have we got something similar here in Spain?


Click HERE and read about this festivity.

British humour

Some jokes about computers. Can you tell me any joke in English?

Would you buy a Mac or a PC?

Here are some ads J.J. Rovira (1º Bach A) has just sent me. Watch them and tell me if you can get something clear out of it?

Christopher introducing us to classical music

Yes, we have just hired an expert on classical music for our blog and this person will be Mr Christopher Tarifa from 1º Bach A. 

 

Stand up and let's give him a big round of applause.

 

OK, and now our first lesson: Listen and watch this till the end!

 

 

 

Lesson number 2 by Mr Tarifa and many more:  1  

 

And Ana Megías has just recommended this masterpiece by Vivaldi.

 

Write your comment about your feelings and mood you are after listening to the whole piece.

And what about our ÑBA players?

 

Yes, what about our Spanish basketball players playing in the NBA? Read about them (Pau Gasol, Rudy Fernández, Calderón...)

 

Fly like an eagle or just...the magic?

 

 

Which of these two incredible basketball players do you prefer? Or perhaps both?  Who are they? Write a comment about them and your opinion after watching the videos.

 

Fly like an eagle with Michael Jordan   >>>>

 

 

10 reasons why Magic Johnson is the greatest basketball player ever  >>>

 

 

10 reasons why Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player ever  >>>

 

 

 

Electric cars

An article sent by Carmen Presenta about electric cars. Here's the link.
Can they be a solution for the future? Give me your opinion.

London riots: Dozens injured after Tottenham violence last August

Here you've got  a newspaper report about the riots in London last summer. Please, watch the TV reports as well.
And some other reports:   1  2  3     

Is it really true? Is Albert really going to organize a study trip to the UK?

 We all know that our English teacher is always boasting about his trips around the world, but is it really true???

Last year some students challenged him to take them to the UK. He is getting old and he is a bit slow, so he didn't answer straight away but the German machine he has got in his brain began to work.

Time passed, the school year finished, the new school year began... and he didn't say a word. But guess what? He has just worked it out!!!! You have got some of his discoveries in his site. 

ARE YOU READY TO FIGHT, MEN OF SCOTLAND??? (as William Wallace said)

 Just have a look at the different possibilities and let me know your opinions.

Get down on it!

How would you translate the name of our new blong soundtrack song? Make a guess, come on!

The girl who silenced the UN for five minutes.

Julia Romero (2º Bach A) sent me this video about a girl talking in the United Nations. 

 

 

 

Can you understand it? 
What do you think about what she tells them?

How much vocabulary do you know?

You can make a summary of the vocabulary and expressions used as part of your comment. Thanks!

STEVE JOBS, an example to follow.

Let's begin with an Apple commercial.

Have you ever heard of Steve Jobs? He has just died. Let's begin by reading something about him.

And now two news reports about his death:

CNN     The Guardian

Here are some of his quotations. You can make a comment about any of them.

And finally listen to his amazing speech (part 1 and part 2) at Stanford University (Spanish subtitled version).

Another good opportunity to listen to Steve Jobs and Bill Gates: part 1 and  part 2.

To end, let's listen to Steve Jobs' funniest joke.