GRAMMAR

ADJECTIVES ENDING IN -ED and -ING

• Adjectives that end in "-ed" describe emotions.They tell us how people feel about something.
• Adjectives that end in "ing" describe the thing that causes the emotion.

              example: A boring lesson makes you feel bored.

REVISING NUMBERS

          

25th. NOVEMBER

UNITE for International Day to end violence against women.

                                                                          

"SLAP HER": children's reaction. 

Watch this video, we'll comment it in class.

   

CULTURE

THANKSGIVING

In the United States "Thanksgiving Day" is a holiday on the fourth Thursday of November. It precedes Black Friday.It is traditionally a day for families and friends to get together for a special meal. The meal often includes turkey, stuffing, potatoes, cranberry sauce, gravy, pumpkin pie, and vegetables. Thanksgiving Day is a time for many people to give thanks for what they have.

BLACK FRIDAY
Black Friday is an informal name for the day following "Thanksgiving Day" in the USA which has been regarded as the beginning of the country's Christmas shopping season since 1952.

CULTURE

               IRELAND                               

It is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean to the west of Great Britain. It has two parts: Ireland, also known as the Republic of Ireland, and Northen Ireland, which is part of the U.K. It is often called "The Emerald Isle" because it has a temperate climate which produces very green countryside.

• Capital cities: Dublin (Ireland) and Belfast (Northern Ireland).
• Population: 6.4 million, of which 4.6 million live in Ireland and 1.8 million live in Northern Ireland.
• Ireland has many world-famous sites, including The Giant's Causeway and the Titanic shipyard, the cliffs of Moher and Trinity College library in Dublin.
• Some famous Irish people are: Oscar Wilde, James Joice and Samuel Beckett (writers), Pierce Brosnan and Collin Farrell (actors), Sinead O'Connor and Bono (singers)....

CULTURE

ROAL DAHL

Roald Dahl was a British novelist, writer of short stories, screen writer and fighter pilot. He was born in Wales on 13th September, 1916. Before writing he also served in the Air Force and fought in the World War II. He was a flying ace and also an intelligence agent. Known as one of the greatest storytellers for children, he was in the list of ‘The 50 greatest British writers since 1945’.

Dahl’s books involve imagination and fantasy and they were humorous too. His first book for children was ‘The Gremlins’. His book most loved by children is ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’. This was made into two films; one was Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory’ in 1971 and ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ in 2005. Another famous work is ‘Matilda’ published in 1988 which was made into a movie in 1988. Some other books of Dahl are "Fantastic Mr. Fox" (1970) and the movie in 2009, ‘The Minpins’ (1991), ‘The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me’ (1985). Some short story collections are ‘Roald Book of Ghost Stories’ (1983), ‘Two Fables’ (1986), ‘The Roald Dahl Treasury’ (1997).

Roald Dahl died on 23rd November, 1990 due to a blood disease in Oxford, England. There is a Roald Dahl Children’s Gallery opened in his honor

PROJECT: Storytelling

In our English lesson we have talked about the importance of intonation when we speak a foreign language. Reading aloud short stories may help you a lot to improve your oral skills.

These are the steps you have to follow for this project:

• CLICK HERE and choose a story.
• Listen to the story as many times as you want.
• Try to repeat and record your voice with the sound recorder in your computer.
• Compare your pronunciation and intonation with the story you have chosen and make all the changes you consider in order to improve and get confidence.
• Send your recordings to your teacher's email.
• Write a new entry in your blog with the title of "Storytelling", then write the name of the story you have chosen and upload an image related to the story.
• Finally, write a comment about this project in your teacher's blog.

DEADLINE: 22nd. November.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BEST RECORDINGS :
- Montse Cruz Izquierdo.(3º A)
- Marina Román  Hernández.(3º A)
- Jesús Gómez Blanco.(3º B)
- Beatriz Sánchez García. (3º B)
- Esther García Calderón. (3º C)
- Pablo Moreno Barrios. (3º C)