CLASSES HAVE BEEN CANCELLED DURING 14 DAYS STARTING MONDAY 16th. IT WON'T BE COMPULSORY TO GO TO SCHOOL TOMORROW FRIDAY 13th.
OUR STUDENT EXCHANGE 2020 TO KRONBERG HAS ALSO BEEN CANCELLED.
HOMEWORK DURING LOCKDOWN / Traballo durante peche escolar
As classes have been cancelled during the following 14 days and the grammar exams of all my groups haven't been done yet, this is what you should work on during the lockdown:
Check all the vocabulary, grammar & exercises of the units that will be asked about in the exam.
Agrup 2ºESO A & B: Units 1 to 4.
4ºESO B & D: Units 1 to 5.
1ºBAC B & C: Units 1 to 6.
The exams will be replaced on new dates once we're back at school. If it's in time for the assessment meetings, they'll count for this term. If not, they'll count for the third term.
Como as clases foron canceladas durante os próximos 14 días e non se fixeron os exames de gramática en todos os meus grupos, isto é no que podedes traballar durante o peche escolar:
Repasar todo o vocabulario, gramática e exercicios das unidades que entran no exame. (Unidades en vermello arriba según os cursos).
Os exames serán recolocados en novas datas unha vez que regresemos ás clases. Se é en tempo para as sesións de avaliación, contarán neste trimestre. Se non contarán para o terceiro trimestre.
Today's is Saint David, patron of Wales and their National Day, too. It's celebrated on the day St. David or Dewi Sant died on 589 AD. To mark this day, Welsh people around the world usually wear their national symbols:
Once again it's 1st April, so it's April Fool's Day, a traditional day for jokes and pranks. Do you know why? Here's a video that explains the history of this day: Video:
2016 is a leap year, because February has an extra day, which is today: the 29th of February, leap day. Leap day is an extra day inserted into the calendar to keep it synchronised with the astronomical and seasonal year and it occurs every 4 years.
For many people, October 21st 2015 might be an insignificant date. However if you've seen the film "BACK TO THE FUTURE II", you'll know the day is here. Yes, the date when Docand Marty McFly got into the DeLorean car converted into a time machine and travelled into the future.
No doubt, the film starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd has been a hit and has created a great number of fans interested in seeing which things have become true in real life and which not.
"Where are we? When are we?" Driving along a motorway in the sky and Doc shows McFly the time calendar in the DeLorean. "We're in the XXIst century, in Hill Valley, California. It's 4:29 of Wednesday 21st October 2015" "We're in the future!". That's how the second part of "BACK TO THE FURURE" (1989) starts. A film that has become an icon in pop culture and a marketing success selling related memorabilia.
The future is here: this Wednesday is the day. By chance. Because in 1985 when the first film was premiered, no sequel had been planned. But the great success of this first film became a trilogy. With the second film they travelled to the future and Zemeckis, the film-director, fantasized about how the world would be like in 2015.
Videocalls, digital binoculars, multiple TV channels, online shopping, digital fingerprints to open doors, flying cars and roller skates, total climate control, neon bars on road sides, biofuel... Many of Zemeckis inventions in fiction have become or will soon be true.
Others stay as simple crazy ideas or wild dreams...
Just in the week we're celebrating our Cultural Week devoted to handwriting, we've learnt that yesterday was Morse-Code Day, commemorating the birth of its inventor Samuel Morse in 1791. The Morse Code is a system used for sending messages in which letters and numbers are represented by short and long marks, sounds or flashes of light.
It's Saint Patrick's Day, the National Day of Ireland, once again. So we're linking to previous St. Patrick's posts HERE. And remember everything turns GREEN today.
Being February and tomorrow the 14th means it'll be Valentine's Day once again. Some say it's an invention of shopping centres to sell flowers, chocolates, jewellery, gifts... but we know there's a historic origin of this festivity (look HERE). Link to TEN FACTS ABOUT VALENTINE'S DAY.
Watch an animated video cartoon of the history of Valentine's Day:
Another video about "THE SCIENCE OF LOVE" or how American live their personal lives. Most of them live single. Watch the video, you can put subtitles.
On this blog we usually celebrate it with romantic short stories and songs, for previous Valentine posts, click here. This year we also want to add a new song to the collection.
This year, we're posting one of Ed Sheeran's latest hits "THINKING OUT LOUD".
Today is BOXING DAY or St. Stephen's Day in Great Britain. It's also an important day in Ireland, Catalonia... Here's some information about it from the Wikipedia.
Boxing Day is traditionally the day following Christmas Day, when servants and tradesmen would receive gifts from their superiors.
The exact etymology of the term "boxing" is unclear. There are several competing theories, none of which is definitive. The European tradition, which has long included giving money and other gifts to those who were needy and in service positions, has been dated to the Middle Ages, but the exact origin is unknown. It may come from a custom in the late Roman/early Christian era, wherein metal boxes placed outside churches were used to collect special offerings tied to the Feast of Saint Stephen] which in the Western Church falls on the same day as Boxing Day.
In Britain, it was a custom for tradesmen to collect "Christmas boxes" of money or presents on the first weekday after Christmas as thanks for good service throughout the year. This custom is linked to an older English tradition: Since they would have to wait on their masters on Christmas Day, the servants of the wealthy were allowed the next day to visit their families. The employers would give each servant a box to take home containing gifts and bonuses, and sometimes leftover food.
St. Stephen's Day, or the Feast of St. Stephen, is a Christiansaint's day celebrated on 26 December in the Western Church and 27 December in the Eastern Church. Many Eastern Orthodox churches adhere to the Julian calendar and mark St. Stephen's Day on 27 December according to that calendar, which places it on 9 January of the Julian calendar used in secular contexts. It commemorates St. Stephen, the first Christian martyr. It is an official public holiday in Austria, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Montenegro, Norway, Denmark, Estonia, Sweden, Finland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Poland.
Today's Saint Andrew, patron saint of Scotland. Here are some nice photos which show the beauty of this land and two videos to celebrate the day: one with the animated story of their patron saint and another a musical and visual invitation to Scotland. Enjoy.
Video animated story of Saint Andrew, patron of Scortland: A video invitation to Scotland:
Once again it's Saint Patrick's Day, the Patron Saint of Ireland and as Irish people are all over the world, this day is celebrated in many places... Here are links to more information about this day:
Video "St PATRICK'S 2014": St Patrick's Day 2014 #IrelandInspires highlighting the qualities that makes Ireland a special place will be played for audiences gathering for Irish Embassy events across the globe this St Patrick's Day. Video "GO GREEN FOR St PATRICK'S DAY":
Video "CHICAGO: Greening the river on St Patrick's Day 2014": Coruña goes green again in 2014 on St Patrick's Eve:
The Hercules Tower Lighthouse (above) & Cuatro Caminos Fountain (below)
On 10 December 1948, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed “the Universal Declaration of Human Rights”. The theme of this year is ‘Celebrate Human Rights’ against abuse and violations of human values. Human rights provide a foundation for building a just and peaceful world. Every human being on the planet has the right to dignity, respect, and freedom – whatever their race, colour, sex, sexual orientation, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, wealth or other status.
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:
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