Alvaro's musical hint

Sit comfortably and enjoy listening to Mr Rodriguez Rivas' musical recommendation.

Chinese New Year: The Year of the Dragon.

Read these articles and make a comment about this celebration. What does it represent for Chinese people?

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IS INTERNET ADDICTION REALLY A PROBLEM????

Here you have got several articles about this problem, disease, disorder... and write your comment.

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Here you've got some questions to ask yourself and decide if you are an internet addict.

Have you emailed or messaged people in another country?
Have you created a blog or a personal webpage?
Have you ever chatted with a stranger on the internet?
Have you played games with people online?

You are not deep
You are not an intellectual
You are not an artist
You are not a critic
You are not a poet
You just have internet access, but use it properly!!!

ROYAL WEDDING: Were you invited?

Here are some articles to read and some news to watch about the Royal Wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton.    1    2    3    
You can also write down vocabulary and expressions that are interesting for you.

HEALTH: World's First Full Face Transplant Patient

Many of you have written about this incredible case. Read the article and write down your opinion.

Learning English by means of a TV sitcom

Here is a video my colleague Victoria has got in her blog, REALLY FUNNY!! Don't you think? Hw
Why don´t you watch the following video from Mind Your Language, a TV sitcom from the 70s. I´m sure you´ll get a good laugh. 

NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS

What are New Year's resolutions? 

Make a guess and then look up what they are about.

NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS

Have you made any yet? Could you tell us some of them?



...and how many of them did you make last year and how many of them did you really keep?

Christmas is coming!!

Maria Navas has just reminded me that Christmas is coming. Tell us what Christmas means for you. Remember that our main goal is to write in English, so write whatever you feel like about this holiday.

 Listen, as well, to our new soundtrack song and check the lyrics in my site (it was one of the first songs I uploaded at the very beginning of the year).

ATTENTION, ATTENTION, RED ALERT!!!

LATEST NEWS ABOUT CHRISTMAS FROM SCOTLAND.

And here are some gifts for the students who made 10 comments:   1   2   3

Spain Defeats Argentina to Win Its 5th Davis Cup

Read this New York Times newspaper article about Nadal's final victory over Del Potro and apart from making any comments on this wonderful piece of news, give me examples of interesting word formation cases.

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?