Packing like a PRO

Hello travelers!!

Summer is almost here and we should be ready for it! Some of you may travel abroad and others will stay in Spain but in any case I feel that most of you will need to prepare a suitcase or backpack.

If you don't want to forget anything, creating a checklist is always a great idea, here is an example:

In class, we learnt what were the differences between backpaking and travelling with a suitcase:

BACKPACK STYLE: 

SUITCASE STYLE:

      

No matter what option you choose remember the first steps: 

1. Place everything you want to take out on your bed or on the floor.

1. Once you see everything you want, be brave and eliminate about a third!

This will make the rest of the job a lot easier.

And finally...remember that in the case of our project, for the bike we have to think about packing  saddlebags (alforjas) which are different from a backpack or a suitcase. Pay attention to these ideas:

Bikepacking Checklist

Packing guide

You can tell me if you are team BACKPACK or team SUITCASE and why in the comments! :D 

(Example: Hello! I'm team backpack because as you carry it on your back you will try to pack lighter. Best, Miriam)

Telling the time

We have been working on this topic a long time so, in order to keep practicing here you have some activities and information:

Listen to the explanation: 

Online games to practice: 

EXTRA games: 

https://www.education.com/games/time/

 http://www.teachingtime.co.uk/

http://interactivesites.weebly.com/timeclocks.html

Here you have some activities you can use to practice too:

Ready to synchronize clocks!? 

Look at your watch right now and tell me what time is it in the comments below! 

(Example: Hello! My name is Miriam and right now it's five to four. Bye!)

It's FRIDAY!

Friday is almost here and we can't be more excited about it!!! When the school week is over we deserve a nice weekend to rest and also have fun!

This post opens up the "Friday Music Fever".
We love Fridays, but not only us love them, our favorite music groups love them too! If you think about it, I'm sure you can tell me a lot of songs in which you the word "FRIDAY" appears hidden in the lyrics.

I have the idea of creating a really cool Friday PlayList. So, do you want to help me? I can't wait to listen to your ideas!


In your comments you should follow this scheme:

"Hello! I'm Miriam, I want to share with you my song. The title is Waiting for love, the group or the artist is Avicii and they say "Friday left me broken" I hope you like it. Best. "

Xmas is here!

Ho ho ho!

Here we are once again! Winter break is this great moment of the year in which we have some time to be with our families and friends and share good moments. Are you excited?

Here you have some resources in case you want to feed your Christmas mood.

The perfect Christmas PlayList: 

• That's christmas to me - Pentatonix

• Mistletoe - Justin Bieber.

• All I want for christmas - Mariah Carey.

• Jingle bells rock - Glee.

• Last christmas - Ariana Grande.

• Christmas eve - Justin Bieber.

• Rockin' around the Christmas Tree - Pentatonix

• Christmas everyday - Simple plan

Christmas story:

Christmas movies: 

• The Polar Express (2004)

• Home Alone(1990)

• A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)

• Arthur Christmas (2011)

• The Rise of the Guardians (2012)

• How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)

• The Christmas Chronicles (2018)

Christmas around the world:

Do you need some ideas to decorate your house? 

Online games and activities: 

Finally, internet is full with good resources to keep learning, click on the following ones.

Santa tracker:  Explore and learn with Santa

Christmas vocabulary memory game: Is your brain ready?

Cbs for kids: All the information, quizzes and games you need to be a Christmas expert!

Christmas online games: Play and learn about this holiday

Merry Christmas and see you next year!

Made in Britain

Let's spill the beans on United Kingdom!

Hello!!

As you know we're in the British Week learning a lot of things about England and its culture. These days we're going to be perfectly British so we're going to devote part of our classes to learn everything about this interesting country.

This post will help you to keep learning about the United Kingdom. So, check these links:

Learn all about United Kingdom through this Enciclopedia Británica

Listen to this video to learn about: Common British English Expressions

English Writer: Beatrix Potter

Some tips to get the British accent

Now, what can you do? I'd like you to help me to generate a big database about England in order to become real experts on the matter.
Some ideas related to England you can share in the comments: recipes, music groups, actors, films, idioms, legends or even you can write your personal experience traveling to England in case you have it!


Are you up for the task? I'm sure you are... unless it's ...

English everywhere

Hi english lovers!!

I  come with a new challenge for you! Are you ready?

Did you notice that english is all over the place? Even in Spain, far away from english speaking countries, english is present everywhere. More and more we are starting to mix spanish with a lot of english words, check this worldcloud:

Have you ever used some of the previous words... and do you recognise these things?

Corn flakes: The name of this cereals is in english and literally it means "copos de trigo".


Burger king: This is easy, is it? "El rey de las hamburguesas"

Hot wheels: These cars are so fast, that their wheels are always on fire so they couldn't have a better name "ruedas calientes"






Spiderman: Super heroes are not very creative when choosing their names, what do you think?"hombre araña"

L.O.L: You use a lot this expression but do you know what it really means? Laughing Out Loud "Riéndome muy alto"

U.2. Music band: It's true that in spanish the name of this group doesn't have a lot of sense, but have you pronounced it in english...It will sound similar to: "you too" "tú también", interesting right?





Now it's your turn, I can't wait to see your examples!!!
Best!