Halloween 2012

Hi friends! Next week we will be having a great time amongst pumpkins, witches, vampires, ghosts and all the frightening creatures we can think of. Here you can see my contribution to spend the sweetest Halloween ever!!! I am participating in a Halloween cakes contest with this cake, would you like to vote it?

If you want to, you can do it by clicking on this link: http://apps.facebook.com/pasteleria-de--dhfde/participations/190884

Then, you will have to press the VOTAR (vote) button, next you have to click on ME GUSTA (I like), and finally on VOTAR (vote) again. You cannot vote if you aren't a follower of the site, that's why you have to click on ME GUSTA.

I hope you like this cake and you spend a terrific Halloween!!!

Thanks everyone!

New York, New York

I've been absent from the blog for a long time but I'm back again. I can't think of a better way of returning to blogger activity than posting about The Big Apple: New York City. But why? The reason is that I've spent my Christmas holidays in this wonderful city and it's been an unforgettable experience.

The city is full of contrasts, lights, people, buildings and any kind of thing or activity that you can imagine. I'm sure of one thing, I'll go back. I love NY!

This link contains an elementary reading comprehension activity about New York.

If you click on this link, you will find an intermediate reading comprehension activity about New York.

And finally, I want to include the two songs that have made my stay in New York even more special: New York, New York by Frank Sinatra and Empire State of Mind by Alicia Keys and Jay-Z.

World Book Day

Click on this link for different activities related to reading.

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Earth Day 2011

This is a video by Greenpeace, "Give Earth a Hand":


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Real Madrid is back!

Last night, Real Madrid won the Spanish Royal Cup against F.C. Barcelona. It was an amazing match with 30 minutes extra-time. Cristiano Ronaldo scored the only goal of the game and gave Real Madrid the 18th Spanish Cup title, a title that breaks the hegemony of Barcelona during the last years.

Now there still remain two more mouth-watering matches between the two rivals in the Champions League on April 27 and May 3. Last weekend we saw the first of the four matches that they are playing in a month. I bet the next two matches are not suitable for the fainthearted.

The anecdote of the final is the fall of the cup from the top of a double-decker bus, which in addition ran over it. The cup slipped from Sergio Ramos' hands when they were approaching the Cibeles fountain, the place where Real Madrid followers gather to celebrate their victories. An identical replica of the cup has been given to Real Madrid so that it can be shown to the fans.

Congratulations Real Madrid!!!

American pancakes recipe

Here you are another interesting recipe from videojug: American pancakes.

Happy Easter!

Click on this link to find different Easter activities: crafts, recipes, cards, quizzes, games, etc.

First Confectionery Contest in our School: Pictures.

The First Confectionery Contest in our school has been an enormous success. Students have made 127 recipes, which were all delicious. Thank you and congratulations to everyone who has participated. You did a very good job!

Saint Patrick's Day 2011

Today is Saint Patrick's Day and people all over the world celebrate it with parades, wearing green clothes and carrying Irish symbols such as the shamrock or leprechauns.

Information on Saint Patrick's Day

Saint Patrick's Day Quiz

First Bakery Contest in our School

The English and French Departments in our school have organised the First Bakery Contest which will be held on April 11, 2011. Students will have to choose one recipe among the 37 that are shown on a board in our school. They will have to translate the recipe into Spanish and bring the finished product ready for being tried by the jury.

Let's bake the perfect dessert!!!

Banoffee Pie Recipe

Once again I write a post on a typical British recipe: BANOFFEE PIE. The link is from videojug, a great website with videos on many and varied things.

Dessert Pies:
How To Make Banoffee Pie

Classroom rules II

Happy New Year 2011

Wham!: "Last Christmas"

"Last Christmas" is a song by the British pop duo Wham! (George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley) released in 1984. It was written by George Michael and it has been interpreted by many artists throughout the years. I definitely love this song!

Merry Christmas

Glitterfy.com - Christmas Glitter Graphics

Thanksgiving Day 2010: 25th November

For flowers that bloom about our feet;
For tender grass, so fresh, so sweet;
For song of bird, and hum of bee;
For all things fair we hear or see,
Father in heaven, we thank Thee!

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Thanksgiving Day Tradition

Thanksgiving Day is a communal celebration marked as a sense of gratitude people feel for all the good things in life. This is done by offering prayers, gifting your near and dear ones. The fourth Thursday in the month of November is marked for the yearly celebration. (Source and more information: Thanksgiving-day.org).

For more information on Thanksgiving Day, click on this link. You will find Thanksgiving jokes, recipes, quotes, etc.

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

Halloween 2010

Hi everybody! Halloween 2010 is almost here and we need to get ready to have a terrific night!

First, you can watch this video on Halloween History, by National Geographic:

Next, you can think of your what costume to wear. Some suggestions can be the following:

Now, you should carve your Jack O'Lantern. Look at this picture, choose a pattern and shoulders to the wheel!!! Finally, you are ready to go treat or treating!!!

Have fun!!!!

Website for learning and practising English

I have just come across with a very interesting website for learning and practising English. Its name is Learn English with english-at-home.com. It has different sections, such as Grammar and Tenses, Speaking English, Vocabulary and Idioms, etc. I encourage you to try the Speaking English section, it is really helpful to start a conversation with an English-speaking person.

You can try this link on English greetins, this should be the first step to follow when you meet an English-speaking person.
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School year 2010-2011

The new school year is about to begin. It starts next Wednesday, September 15th and I hope all the students and teachers are ready to live a new learning adventure together.