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Saturday 23 November 2013

LONDON SIGHTSEEING BUS LEVITATION



How does he do it?
Magician Dynamo surprises people passing by as he levitates next to a London double-decker red bus. All the information in this newspaper article HERE and below the video of his illusion.

Video:

Friday 22 November 2013

PHOTO QUIZ PROJECTS (1ºESO-D)

Here are the Photo Quiz projects made by students of 1ºESO-D in alphabetical order.
- Which one is your favourite?
- Which one is the easiest?
- Which one is the most difficult?
- Which one do you like the most?

ANTÓN & JORDAN:

ARON & MIGUEL:

ARIANA & SANDRA:
IRIA & JENNIFER:

ISABEL & LUCÍA:
NICO & YAGO:

Wednesday 20 November 2013

STATIONERY FOR SCHOOL & OFFICE



Here's another vocabulary chart with a complete collection of stationery objects for school & office.





Tuesday 19 November 2013

PUNCTUATION MARKS




These are the different English names of the punctuation marks. Below their uses:





Monday 18 November 2013

SNAPPY-WORDS: FREE ONLINE VISUAL DICTIONARY


What is Snappy Words visual English dictionary?

It’s an online interactive English dictionary and thesaurus that helps you find the meanings of words and draw connections to associated words. You can easily see the meaning of each by simply placing the mouse cursor over it.

Why use Snappy Words visual dictionary?

  • Easy to use dictionary and thesaurus.
  • Learn how words associate in a visually interactive display.
  • Get ideas to help write content for your blog, article, thesis or simply play with words!
  • No registration required.
  • No limit on number of searches. Look up as many words as you need anytime.
  • No software installation needed. All you need is an internet connection and a browser (Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer and others).
  • It’s free and fun!

How do I use it?

Type words in the search box and click Go or simply hit Enter. Once the words branch off the main query, you can double click a node to find other related words. To explore the features:
  1. Place the mouse cursor over a word to view the meaning.
  2. Double click a node from the branch to view other related words.
  3. Scroll the mouse wheel over words to zoom in or out. This helps you see more
    associations or view words and meanings more clearly.
  4. Click and drag a word or branch to move it around and explore other branches.

USE IT: LINK HERE or at link at the right hand-side bar under  ENGLISH DICTIONARIES & VOCABULARY HELP 

Tuesday 5 November 2013

PHOTO QUIZ PROJECTS (1ºESO-C)

Here are the Photo Quiz projects made by students of 1ºESO-C in alphabetical order.
- Which one is your favourite?
- Which one is the easiest?
- Which one is the most difficult?
- Which one do you like the most?

- ANDREA & MARTA
- ARLINN & SANTIAGO.
- CARMEN & NURIA
- FANNY & TANIA

- GUZMÁN
- IVÁN

- JUAN
- LAURA

- MAR

GUY FAWKES' MASK (November, 5th)


Do you recognize this mask? What does it have to do with November, 5th? 
It's GUY FAWKES' MASK
It has appeared in the film "V FOR VENDETTA"
Since then it has become the symbol of anti-government and anti-establishment movements around the world. But, why is it called Guy Fawkes' mask? Why do they celebrate Guy Fawkes day or Bonfire Night on November 5th? All the information in these links:


Video GUY FAWKES & BONFIRE NIGHT:
 

Galician/Spanish version of this post @ ArquivosDoTrasno

Monday 4 November 2013

WEATHER VOCABULARY






Now play spelling the weather vocabulary with this game: HERE

Saturday 2 November 2013

WORLDWIDE DOG WOOFS


Here's a funny chart to show you how to sound like a dog in fourteen different languages...
in Spanish they GUAU, while in English they WOOF... curious, isn't it?
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