All English en el IES Fernando de los Ríos

Learning English with Songs

2010-04-13T17:09:00.002+02:00

As everybody knows, songs are one of the best ways to learn English at the same time as we enjoy ourselves. Here you have a website which can be very useful and I hope you learn a lot with it. And of course, have a good time. It's called Lyrics Training and it was Emilio who recommend it to me. Enjoy it.

If I were a rich man

2010-03-09T11:21:00.003+01:00

Hello, boys from 4th ESO. As we are studying the conditionals in class, here you have a nice old song which shows you this topic. It is a very well known song from a very well known film. I hope you like it and you learn from it. It is called The Fiddler on the Roof

Pygmalion

2010-01-27T09:28:00.005+01:00

Yesterday, 26th January a group of students from our school went to Granada to see a play in English. Its name was Pygmalion and it was quite a good play. It's about a flower girl who wants to learn to sing and become a star in a musical. A voice coach teaches her but first he has to teach her how to talk and to behave like a lady.

The play was very good, we had a very good time and our students behaved very well. Let's continue like this.

Next play Dickens' Stories on 23rd February. I hope to see you there.

Bye

Happy Christmas

2009-12-22T09:33:00.005+01:00

Hello, everybody. It's Christmas time. We spent a term working and studying (?) and now it's time to rest and enjoy ourselves with our family and friends. I wish you a merry christmas, a happy new year and all the best for you and the people you love.

I hope to see you in January with new energy to face the second term. Have a nice a time and don't be naughty.

Best wishes

Blas

Have you ever seen the rain?

2009-12-03T00:05:00.002+01:00

This is a very nice song for 4º ESO. It´s by one of the greatest groups ever. The are The Creedence Clearwater Revival. It's to remind you of the expression "Have you ever...? " we are studying in class. I hope you like it.

Impossible is Nothing

2009-11-13T13:18:00.002+01:00

Last Thursday we went to Granada to see a play in English. The name of the play was Impossible is Nothing and it was a funny comedy. People enoyed it and had a very good time. At the same time they learnt some English.
Now it's time for you to work on it. You should make a comment on the play. Give it a try.

Slumdog Millionaire

2009-11-13T10:47:00.000+01:00

Comment on the film

WELCOME BACK

2009-09-21T11:23:00.002+02:00

Hello, boys and girls. Here we are again after this long summer. I hope you had a very goood time and I also hope you have rested enough to work very hard this year and learn a lot of things. I expect we will do many interesting and useful things in class. I would like to welcome all of you and offer myself to everything you may need. So hello again and hands at work.
Your teacher, Blas.

The Year of Darwin

2009-06-17T08:33:00.001+02:00

This year we are celebrating the Year of Darwin. Our school is actively participating in many different sections and from all the departments. The English Department also wanted to take part in this celebration. We participated in the 14th Anniversary of Parque de las Ciencias, as we mentioned in a previous entry in this blog. Now we want to collaborate with this extract from Darwin's Autobiography together with its correspondent audio. We think it can give a slight approach to his life.
Introduction to Darwin's Autobiography (text)
Introduction to Darwin's Autobiography (audio)

Everybody needs somebody

2009-05-27T09:36:00.005+02:00

Here you have a nice song from Blues Brothers. It's a good song from a very nice film, too. On top of that, it's true: Everybody needs somebody. Sometimes we think we can do many things on our own, but you do more and better things if you do them with somebody else. I hope you enjoy the song.

Evr

2009-05-27T09:36:00.001+02:00

Darwin from the English Department

2009-05-19T12:17:00.004+02:00

Last 9th May the IES Fernando de los Ríos took part in the 14th anniversary of Parque de las Ciencias in an open-door journals. We were selected to represent Granada and we presented a stand with all the proposals of the school and everything done up to now. Every Department collaborated in one way or another. From our Department, the students made a poster with the map of Great Britain and the different cities which were somehow important for Darwin. It was accompanied with a brief comment on each city and the reason of its importance for the scientist.
Moreover, another poster was made with the animals that Darwin discovered in his journeys and they were labelled both in English and in French.
Another activity which is going to be done from this Department is the reading in English of a letter from Darwin to his sister, Susan Darwin within the activity Reading Darwin.

MAMMA MIA

2009-05-13T09:54:00.003+02:00

Hi, this is for people from 3º ESO. We have just seen the film Mamma Mia. I hope you liked it and you learnt something from it. Now it's time to write a short comment on it. People from Currículo Ordinario should try to do it in English. People from Grupo Flexible can do it in Spanish. Please have a try (intentadlo)

Las hermanas Bolena

2009-04-29T11:04:00.004+02:00

Hello, boys and girls. We have just seen the film. I hope you enjoyed it as muchas I did. Now it's time to make a comment on it. That's why I'm giving you this entry so can express yourselves. Please, make a short summary and make a comment on the film. I'm looking forward to your work. Thank you so much. Bye.

Interesting videos

2009-04-24T10:02:00.002+02:00

I can't remember if I put an entry of this page in the blog. If not, here it is. You may remember it's an interesting page with a lot videos you can see in real English, first just listening, then with the transcript and then with the translation, so you can decide on the type of video, difficulty and way of practising. I hope you like it, use it and enjoy it.

Penpals

2009-03-27T12:17:00.002+01:00

It's been a long time since I've been thinking about connecting you with people from other countries to practise your English and make new friends. Here is a link from which you can get in touch with students from abroad. Try it if you can and see if it is worthy. If not, just leave. Be careful who you talk to.

Penpals

Songs and videos in English

2009-03-13T09:29:00.017+01:00

Here you have lots of videos to see and enjoy. You can watch them at the same time as you have the words, both in English and Spanish. It's a very good opportunity for you to learn a lot of English and have a good time. You can choose the beginning letter of your favourite artist and choose the song among a long list. It's easy and funny.

As an example I give a song by Take That (Back for Good).

If I were a rich man

2009-03-10T09:40:00.006+01:00

Here is a nice song to practise the second conditional. Besides, it is something everybody has sometimes think of. I hope you like it. It is from an old film called "The fiddler on the roof".

New interesting links

2009-03-06T13:51:00.018+01:00

Recently I have showed you a couple of interesting links to practise your English. Obviously, we can't do all the activities in class. That's why I'm giving the links so you can practise on your own whenever you can and you want. I hope you enjoy them and you learn a lot of English with them.

Speak with Alice or with Joseph.

Broadway Station

2009-01-27T13:36:00.006+01:00

Last Friday 23 of January we went to Granada to see a play in English. Its name was Broadway Station and in my opinion it was very funny and nice. I talked to some students and they told me that they liked it very much. I hope that you enjoyed it as much as I did.I think it would be a good idea if you gave your personal opinion about it. So you should write an entry in this blog commenting on the play. Do it as soon as possibble. It will be part of the final mark. Ah, I must say you behaved very well before, during and after the play.

Christmas Holidays

2008-12-18T12:41:00.004+01:00

Hello, boys and girls. We have come to the end of the term. I would like to wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year. I hope you spend a nice holiday. If you can, don't forget to revise some subjects and read anything, no matter if it is in Spanish, English, Swahili... Have a nice time, enjoy yourselves and don't be naughty. See you after Christmas.
Love,
Blas

PowerPoints

2008-12-09T08:54:00.003+01:00

Hello, boys and girls. I thought it was a good idea to show your powerpoints in the blog. So here you 've got this entgry so you can put them here as a comment to it. I expect you do a nice job and that you enjoy it. Hands at work (and don't forget to write the corrected comments on Priscilla's blog and Obama's speech.

Karaoke of Titanic

2008-12-05T09:49:00.002+01:00

Here you have a nice song from a nice film that you probably have already seen. I hope you enjoy it and you learn a lot from it. It goes especially to Emi, Julia, Yolanda and Sandra. They have asked for it for a long time and it is about time. Have a nice day.

Obama Acceptance Speech

2008-11-19T11:22:00.008+01:00

Last Monday 17 November we went to Granada to see a play in English called Daily News. We had already worked with it in class, so students knew what it was about. It was quite funny and people enjoyed it very much. At the end one of our students volunteered to come on stage with the actors. We had a very good time and we learned a lot too.
Here there is Obama's acceptance speeech. I think it can be interesting to have a look and an eye at it.

Welcome to Britain

2008-11-12T16:37:00.002+01:00

Hello, people from 3º ESO. Here is an entry so you can write the e-mail you have for homework. Please, do it as a comment to this entry.

Priscilla's blog

2008-11-10T12:02:00.004+01:00

Helllo, boys and girls from 4º ESO. It was my fault you couldn't write comments on Priscilla's blog since you didn't have where to write them. Now you can. Sorry about that and hands at work.

Eric Clapton 2

2008-10-24T12:51:00.003+02:00

Here is Eric Clapton again,but in different style. It's one of his most famous and well-known songs. It's called Layla.

Tina Turner

2008-10-24T12:49:00.001+02:00

Here you have a nice song by Tina Turner. She's one of the best and most powerful singers. The song was originally created by a group called Creedence Clearwater Revival.

Dancing queen with ABBA

2008-10-17T10:01:00.004+02:00

As you know, one of my favourite sites is the one by Isabel Pérez. One of the things she does, and very well I must say, is to work with songs. Recently I went to see the film Mamma Mia, with songs by the famous group ABBA. So I decided to have a look at one of their most famous songs. Here you are. Try and do the activities. I hope you enjoy it.

Eric Clapton

2008-10-16T13:13:00.002+02:00

Here is a nice song by one of my favourite artists, Eric Clapton. I feel very identified with him, both as an artist and as a person. i hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

2008-09-19T10:02:00.002+02:00

Hello, boys and girls, welcome back to school. Here we are again for a new school year. I hope you spent a very nice summer and that you had time to practise a little English in your free time, although I know that you had other priorities. Anyway, there is a whole year in front of us and I'd like to do a lot of things. I've got lots of ideas in my mind and I'd like to share them with you. So welcome again and be ready to work and enjoy yourselves.

Thank you very much for being there.

Love

Blas

2008-07-01T18:43:00.002+02:00

Hello, everybody: It has been a long time since I last wrote something, but I've been so busy. I'm terribly sorry for it and I promise I will never be so late again.

I didn't want to finish the year without saying good bye. I know that probably nobody will see this entry, but I wanted it to be a farewell and a welcome for next year.

I would like all of you to know that although it has been a hard year in many senses, it has also been a pleasure to teach you. I've had a great time teaching you and I have also learned a lot from you.

I hope to see you next year and share lots of things together. Thank you very much for everything and have a very nice summer.

P.S. Don't forget to have a look at English.

Love

Blas

Inglis Pitinglis

2008-04-24T12:42:00.002+02:00

Hello, again. I've been looking over there and I found a nice and poosibly funny site by our well-known friend Isabel Pérez. It's called Inglis Pitinglis and it reminded me a bit of the English you sometimes use. Of course, it is not a ctotally correct English but it is interesting. I've got one of the books mentioned (Speaking in Silver), just in case you want it. I hope you like it. Please, search Isabel's page. It's full of really interesting things. Bye.

If I were a rich man

2008-04-08T16:37:00.002+02:00

Yes, guys, I found it. Here is the song from The Fidler on the Roof. I hope you enjoy it. We'll listen to it in class, but I would like you to work a bit on it. So, you should give me a piece of writing on your personal opinion on it, as well as a short composition about what you would do if you were a rich man or woman. If you have a password you can do it as a comment to the entry. If not, just do it on a piece of paper and give it to me. Thank you very much and I look forward to your work.

Lyrics of You're Beautiful

2008-04-04T08:56:00.002+02:00

If you want the lyrics of You're beautiful, here they are

James Blunt once again

2008-04-04T08:46:00.001+02:00

And if if you liked the song here there is another one by the same artist. I hope you like it too.

James Blunt

2008-04-04T08:36:00.002+02:00

Here is a nice song by James Blunt. Listen and enjoy it.

3 ESO exercises on Past Continuous

2008-03-04T12:21:00.002+01:00

Here is a nice page on the Past Continuous. Try it. It's fun.

Past Continuous

4 ESO exercises on Passive

2008-03-04T11:56:00.004+01:00

Here are some exercises on Passive for you to do:

Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Exercise 4
Exercise 5

St Valentine's Day

2008-02-14T13:09:00.002+01:00

Hello, boys and girls, congratulations to all those who are in love in this special day. Every day is a special day, but today it is even more special. I hope you spend a nice day with the person you are in love with. And if you are not in love at he moment, don't worry, be happy, love will knock on your door soon. The thing is to try to be as happy as you can and make the people around you happpy too. Here you have a page about St Valentine with lots of information, quotes, videos, etc. I hope you enjoy it.

OK, you did it. Let's try another one

2008-01-31T23:15:00.000+01:00

It was easy, wasn't it? Here is one on yet, still, already.

Let's pratise a liitle, boys and girls from 4th year

2008-01-31T23:02:00.000+01:00

Here you have an exercise on for and since. Try it, it's easy.

Dr. Jekill and mr. Hyde

2008-01-29T10:50:00.000+01:00

Last Thursday we went to Granada to see a play in English called "Dr. Jekill and Mr. Hyde". Here are a couple of photos of the event. I hope you enjoyed the play and you learnt something from it.

2007-12-19T10:44:00.000+01:00

Christmas time

2007-12-19T09:46:00.000+01:00

Let's enjoy Christmas, boys and girls.I hope you have a good time these holidays and be happy.

Meanwhile, let's sing together.

I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsAtRKrbB8w#

past continuous

2007-11-30T09:01:00.000+01:00

Let's see how you manage with past continuous. Good luck

http://skyblues67.chez-alice.fr/WasWereVing/pastconqa.htm

Don't worry, be happy

2007-11-23T13:17:00.001+01:00

This is a song to cheer you up when you are sad. I hope you like it

Hotel California

2007-11-14T21:15:00.000+01:00

Do you remember this song?

lemon tree

2007-11-14T21:12:00.000+01:00

This is a nice song for you to hear.

Saludo

2007-11-13T20:55:00.000+01:00

Este blog nace con la idea de facilitar la comunicación entre los alumnos y el profesor, de manera que ayude a que los alumnos se motiven en el aprendizaje del Inglés y sea una forma de animar a aquellos que quieran profundizar en la materia. Ojalá que sea el comienzo de una bonita y útil relación.

This blog is born to make communication easy between the students and the teacher so that it helps to motivate the students in the learning of English and it is a way of encouraging those who want to get deeper into the subject. I wish it was the beginning of a nice and useful relationship.