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ABBA'S CHRISTMAS SONG 2021 "LITTLE THINGS"

The fourth single taken from ABBA's latest album "VOYAGE" has been released and it's their first ever Christmas song "LITTLE THINGS".  All the profits from this songs and its streamings will be donated to UNICEF, just like with "CHIQUITITA", a nice Christmas gift from ABBA and it also comes with a new video.Video "LITTLE THINGS", Abba: Audio "LITTLE THINGS", Abba:

ELTON JOHN & ED SHEERAN'S CHRISTMAS SONG 2021: "MERRY CHRISTMAS"

 Elton John and Ed Sheeran have sung together in this new Christmas song: "MERRY CHRISTMAS"

Video "MERRY CHRISTMAS", Elton John & Ed Sheeran:

Audio lyric video:

CHRISTMAS ADS 2021

Collection of this year's Christmas ads.

FAKE OR REAL? CHRISTMAS TREE CARBON FOOTPRINT

 This video comments on the topic of which kind of Christmas decoration is more or less eco-friendly: a fake (artificial) or real (natural) Christmas tree? Which one has a bigger impact on our carbon footprint. Watch it to know.

Video FAKE OR REAL? CHRISTMAS TREE CARBON FOOTPRINT

TRINITY COLLEGE FREE ISE (B1/2 & C1) EXAMS FOR STUDENTS FROM PLURILINGUAL SCHOOLS

As students of a plurilingual school, our 4th ESO & BAC pupils have been given the opportunity to enter for an ISE (=Integrated Skills in English) exam of the Trinity College. The ISE I is the equivalent to B1, the ISE II to the B2  and the ISE III to the C1.

The Trinity ISE exams are a 4 skill integrated test in a two exam module. READING-WRITING and SPEAKING-LISTENING. You can pass each of the modules indipendently but to get an ISE qualification certificate you need to pass both. You can take both modules together or separately.

Above there's the front page of a Trinity ISE exam with the general instructions and the time distribution for the READING & WRITING module.

General previous information to know:

- You can use a BLACK or BLUE pen and a marker. No pencils, erasers, eraser-pens, Typex can be used.

- No mobile phones, smartphones or smartwatches can be used. 

- Watches must be worn on the wrist to control the time.

There are Guides for Students for each of the levels with specific information about what the exams are like, how to prepare them, what happens on the exam day and what is being assessed by the examiner on the following links.

All the general information and sample exam papers on the Trinity exams can be found on these links to their webpages:

- GENERAL INFORMATION ON ISE EXAMS

- SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON ISE I (B1)

- SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON ISE II (B2)

- SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON ISE III (C1)

- WHAT TO EXPECT ON THE ONLINE SPEAKING-LISTENING EXAM.

 

- TRINITY ONLINE SPEAKING-LISTENING EXAMS: SAME EXAMS, DIFFERENT DELIVERY.

 

- INTEGRATED SKILL EXAMS

- ISE LEVELS & RESOURCES

- STUDENT INFORMATION

LINKS TO STUDENT GUIDES FOR TRINITY ISE I, II & III EXAMS

Here are links to student guides for each level of Trinity exams with specific information about what the exams are like, how to prepare them, what happens on the exam day and what is being assessed by the examiner on the following links:

- STUDENT GUIDE FOR ISE I

- STUDENT GUIDE FOR ISE II

- STUDENT GUIDE FOR ISE III

INFORMATION TO CANDIDATES ABOUT LISTENING & SPEAKING EXAMS

DOWNLOAD READING-WRITING INFO VIDEO

DOWNLOAD SPEAKING-LISTENING INFO VIDEO

"LAST CHRISTMAS" EMILIA CLARKE'S VERSION

This version of the famous hit "LAST CHRISTMAS" is by Emilia Clarke and taken from the film with the same name.

 

THE ORIGINS OF BLACK FRIDAY

 Today it's Black Friday 2021, here's a video which explains the origins of the term "BLACK FRIDAY"

Video "THE ORIGINS OF BLACK FRIDAY":

IDIOMS TO EMPHASIZE ADJECTIVES

 

IRREGULAR COMPARATIVES & SUPERLATIVES

 

CONFUSING PRESENT TENSES (Simple / Continuous-Progressive / Perfect / Perfect Continouous-Progressive)

 

CONFUSING: 'OLDER' vs 'ELDER'

 

CONFUSING PHRASAL VERBS: "TAKE UP" vs "TAKE TO"

 

2021-22 SCHOOL YEARS STARTS TODAY

 Today we're back to school. Classes begin again, with more students in them and the rest of COVID19 rules still in use: masks, open windows, set entries, classrooms for each group...

This year I'll personally be teaching 2ºESO, 4ºESO and 1ºBAC and each of my groups will have their own virtual online classroom with links to posts on this blog.

Welcome back and good luck for everybody.

12 YEARS OF ClickOnEnglish

 

Two days before we kick off another school year, ClickOnEnglish is 12 years old. Twelve course compiling information to learn and practice English and collecting interesting news and curiosities. We keep going...

ABBA ARE BACK!

Swedish superstars ABBA are back 40 years later. They stopped recording after their last 1981 album "The Visitors", but their music has never stopped being listened throughout all these years by compilation rereleases, musicals and films. But now, what their fans had never expected, has come true, they've recorded a new album "Voyage" with ten new songs and have announced a virtual concert in London from May 2022 with the holograms of their younger selves performing with a live band in an arena specifically built for this purpose.

Two new songs have been released today to get things started, videos included here.

"I STILL HAVE FAITH IN YOU", Abba:

Lyric-video "DON'T SHUT ME DOWN", Abba:

Abba "Voyage" presentation video:

GRADUATION 2021

UPDATED WITH VIDEOS

 

Finally, this year we could celebrate once again the student's 2nd BAC graduation event, although with some restrictions. Only students and teachers could meet at the event held at the assembly hall of A Coruña Official Language School (EOI), neighbours to our school.

Congratulations and our best wishes to all the students of "Rafael Dieste" Class Year 2021!

Videos:

2020-21 SCHOOL YEAR ENDS, ENJOY THE SUMMER!

 The classes of another school year come to an end. 2020-21 course ends with all its specific rules due to the COVID pandemic, but in the end everything has turned out well and we've been able to complete it without many big difficulties. So now it's time to relax and enjoy the summer holidays...

So put on your summer clothes!

Let it be so, take care and enjoy! 

CONFUSING 'TAKE' vs 'BRING'

 

ALL ENGLISH TENSES CHART

 

WAYS OF READING

 

QUESTION WORDS+EVER

 

GYM PHRASAL VERBS

 

SOME COMMON MISTAKES

VOCABULARY: WHAT'S A PORTMANTEAU?

 

CONFUSING 'TRY'

 TRY is one of the verbs that can be followed either by TO+infinitive or gerund -ING with a change of meaning. Here BBC Learning English flashcards show the difference:

CRIME PHRASAL VERBS WITH "BREAK"

 

(INFORMAL) CONTRACTIONS TO SPEAK FASTER

 

HOW TO WRITE A CURRICULUM VITAE (CV)

 

- MORE INFO ON CVs & COVERING LETTERS HERE.

CONFUSING VOCABULARY: 'COUNTRYSIDE', 'ENVIRONMENT' & 'NATURE'

 

COMPARATIVE STRUCTURES

 All these above are possible comparative structures in English.

More on comparing in English:

- DEGREES OF COMPARISON. 

- COMPARATIVES & SUPERLATIVES.

IDIOMS WITH 'JOKE'