Really?: 2012

lunes, 17 de diciembre de 2012

And a song... to cheer you up!!

For Spaniards, Having a Job No Longer Guarantees a Paycheck

Today, on the New York Times front page... Spain again!!

Clisk on the image to learn more...

miércoles, 12 de diciembre de 2012

Indefensión Aprendida - Learned helplessness

lunes, 10 de diciembre de 2012

What a Wonderful World

lunes, 3 de diciembre de 2012

I WISH!!

Here are some songs. They all wishes something

A Good Woman - trailer

Price Tag - Jessie J.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-TSaH7T7_k

miércoles, 28 de noviembre de 2012

lunes, 26 de noviembre de 2012

Reading Blog

http://www.readbreatherelax.com/types-of-books-i-need-a-break-from-reading/

25th November - International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

Hiya!!
You have an entry full with information at www.caljerez.blogspot.com

Have a look

sábado, 24 de noviembre de 2012

Hiya all,

As requested, this is what we have been doing this week and the homework for the next class on Monday

Breaking the silence: pg. 36 and pg. 161
Listening and speaking pg 37
Grammar pg 38 and 142
Listening and vocabulary pg 39
Speaking exercise on speculation (copies)
Song: U2 "In the name of love" blog
Speaking: Lost in translation pg. 40
Vocabulary: Describing books pg. 41
Tiny texts (blog and copy)

Homework: Think of a book to recommend your partners
5CALD Writing: Advantages and disadvantages of New Technologies in education
Reading (copy and email)
listenings (copy and emails)

5CALE Reading (copy and email)
listenings (copy and emails)
Grammar pg. 142

See ya!!

miércoles, 21 de noviembre de 2012

TED - Julian Treasure: The 4 ways sound affects us

Calvin and Hobbes

lunes, 19 de noviembre de 2012

Rattle and Hum - U2

Rattle and Hum is the sixth studio album by rock band U2 and its companion rockumentary directed by Phil Joanou, both released in 1988. The film and the album feature live recordings, covers, and new songs. To a greater extent than on their previous album, The Joshua Tree, the band explores American roots music and incorporates elements of blues rock, folk rock, and gospel music in their sound. The motion picture was filmed primarily in the United States in late 1987 during The Joshua Tree Tour and it features their experiences with American music. Although Rattle and Hum was intended to represent the band paying tribute to rock legends, some critics accused U2 of trying to place themselves amongst the ranks of these artists. While critical reception was mixed, the album was a commercial success, reaching the number one spot in several countries and selling 14 million copies.^[2] The album has also sold over one million copies in the US, and is certified quadruple platinum by the RIAA (each unit of Rattle and Hum is counted as two copies, because it is a double album)

miércoles, 14 de noviembre de 2012

Computers

Computers and the Internet

lunes, 12 de noviembre de 2012

Tiny Texts, New Technologies

http://tinytexts.wordpress.com/2012/11/11/smart-shopping-read-listen-and-learn-a-little-english/

domingo, 11 de noviembre de 2012

Malala

From VOA Learning English, this is IN THE NEWS in Special English. Pakistani police have arrested suspects in the shooting of a fourteen year old school girl. Officials say the arrests took place in northwest Pakistan’s Swat Valley. The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack. Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head and neck Tuesday as she left school. The following day, doctors successfully removed a bullet from her neck. She is being treated at the country’s top military hospital. Doctors say she has a seventy percent chance of surviving. Malala Yousafzai became famous for speaking out against the Taliban. Witnesses say gunmen who came to her school asked for her by name. The gunmen open fired as she was entering a school bus. Two other students also were wounded. The Taliban says Malala Yousafzai was targeted for what it called her “pro-West” ideology. It says she denounced the Taliban and called President Obama her hero. On Friday a spokesman for the group said Taliban leaders decided a few months ago to kill the school girl, and told gunmen to carry out the attack. The girl’s uncle, Ahmed Shah Yousafzai, is head of the Swat Valley Peace Council. He told VOA that no one expected that such a fierce attack would be carried out against her. "People once again are terrified; they are scared that the situation is getting worse. Until now, people were hopeful that peace has been restored. Yes, in Swat we witnessed targeted killing time after time, but no one was expecting a ninth-grade student would be targeted this brutally."
The Taliban led a violent campaign for control of the Swat area in two thousand eight and two thousand nine. The campaign included attacks on schools. The Taliban had banned girls from attending school. It was in this period that then eleven year old Malala Yousafzai began to document the abuses by the Taliban. Using the name Gul Makai, she wrote about them in a blog published by the BBC. Her blog told about her experiences in areas controlled by the Taliban. She and her friends had disobeyed the ban by attending school. In twenty eleven, the Pakistani government recognized Malala Yousafzai with the National Peace Award. But attacks on girls’ schools continued in the country’s northwest. Last October, a Pakistani official told VOA that about one thousand two hundred schools had been destroyed over the past few years. Pakistani political and religious leaders have condemned the attack. So have Afghan President Hamid Karzai and President Obama. American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton praised the work of the young activist and said Islamic militants feel threatened by powerful women. On Friday, Pakistanis at Islamic centers across the nation prayed for the girl’s recovery. And in Switzerland, United Nations experts urged Pakistan’s government to make sure that school children, especially girls, are protected. And that's IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. http://learningenglish.voanews.com/audio/audio/221007.html