Monday 12th Wednesday 14th January

Hello girls! How's it going? I hope you're enjoying a great weekend although the weather is not really nice... You can take advantage of this and relax at home in a warm room doing pleasant things. You'll tell me next day!

These days we have worked with the past simple of both regular and irregular verbs. We had a look to the pronunciation of the -ed ending. Don't worry about it, it seems difficult but it isn't. I must insist on this because, as you know, you can say things right but you really don't care sometimes. Ladies, make a little effort and you'll see this is not so bad, ok? Please, do it.

We practised listening activities related to this topic, too. I found this listening about Mandela's life very interesting. Remember this is your task for next Monday, write a short bio about someone important or interesting in your opinion who did something important. As I told you, the structure of a bio normally comes this way:

- 1st paragraph: early life, childhood
- 2nd paragraph: things done in life which made him/her become famous (the importance of this)
- 3rd paragraph: late years and last things done.

I'm sure your writing will be really interesting. Remember to use past time expressions, at least the few we saw in class last Wed., ok?

Be good, have fun, see you in class!

Bye

Wednesday 7th January

Hello girls! First of all: Happy New Year!! and welcome to the second term of our course.

Last class we introduced the past simple and we explained the differences between English and Spanish use of the past. Remember that we said that the use is mainly as in Spanish, so the more you think in English the better you will understand, right?

Anyway here you have this little chart which focuses on the three forms of the verb to be. Last class we were working with this, especially with some listening and speaking activities. We will continue with this topic, and we will paid especial attention to the pronunciation of the regular verbs, those which end in -ed.

Just to finish today remember to do your homework: you have to write a couple of paragraphs talking about your best birthday, just as we saw in class, ok?

Right. So that's all today.

Be good, have fun, see you in class!

Bye

Monday 15th Wednesday 17th December

Hello class!! We're on holiday!! I really hope you enjoy these special days with family and friends and have only the best.

I have not much to say... just I want you to know that I'm very happy with your hard work of these weeks... And of course, congratulations for your Christmas project. It has been a very nice experience and I have enjoyed a lot with all the things I've lernt from you. Thank you very much!!!

And in the end, as we couldn't listen to many Christmas songs, here you have the "number one" of this course. I hope you like:

I really wish you happy holidays, merry Christmas, and a wonderful 2015.

Monday 8th Wednesday 10th December

Hello my dear girls!!How are you? Very busy with your projects, I see. Very good job girls!! I'm really happy with your projects, even more because you're using this blog that from now on is OUR blog, it's so great!! Congratulations!

This week we've had just one session with lots of things to do. By the end of the class you were really tired and even a bit bored... I'm sure. But this first term is coming to its end and now it's time to relax a bit, because the second will be harder.

Here you have a video we can comment on next class, it's quite interesting and it illustrates different traditions in different countries that can help us to have an interesting speaking next day, ok? Here you have:

Next Monday we will continue talking about Christmas and probably we could watch another video which shows the origin of some traditions.

That's all by the moment. I hope you take some minutes to have a look to the video.

Be good, have fun, see you in class!

Video with carol Vienna

Hello girls!!
I spent a video with a carol Vienna.
I hope you like it.

A greeting.

Christmas in different cities of France

 

The Christmas celebration in France has different traditions in each region. Besides December 25 in eastern and northern France, the Christmas season begins on December 6 with the fête de Saint Nicolas, and in some provinces the fête des Rois or Epiphany on January 6th is the date most celebrated station .. In Lyon is celebrated on December 8 Fête de Lumières in which citizens pay homage to the Virgin Mary placing candles in the windows of every house to illuminate the city. Tradition has it that left the candles to illuminate the passage of Mary in her pilgrimage. In big cities like Paris, all public buildings are specially illuminated ..

Christmas Traditions in France

 Regarding Christmas traditions and childhood, children leave their shoes by the fireplace to Père Noël (Santa) fill you with gifts, small gifts and candy Christmas tree hung overnight as candy, fruit and nuts .. There is a very loving law in the country, enacted in 1962, indicating that all letters written to Santa Claus for children to be answered with a postcard, which are individually .. Another important Christmas tradition in France for many families is called Midnight Mass Messe de Minuit, which is followed by a great feast called Le Reveillon, symbolizing the symbolic awakening of Jesus at his birth. Families celebrate at home or in restaurants with great food, some being traditional dishes with chicken, goose, turkey stuffed with nuts, oysters, and boudin blanc ..

Chilean Christmas song

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