Thursday, June 9, 2011

7 MONTHS AND 1 WEEK... THE END!

Hundreds of activities, games, exercises /
Thousands of visitors from all over the world /
52 students working as incredible warriors /
Competitions, races, points, videos, listenings /
This is the story of my students 
and THEIR BLOG! 


ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAYS!


CONGRATULATIONS AND 
MY BEST WISHES FOR THE FUTURE!

I want to finish this blog with four beautiful songs that will bring you good memories from this year 2010-2011. Enjoy and sing as much as I have done. GOOD BYE! See you in September (by Mr. Carlos).









Wednesday, June 8, 2011

QUIZ: PLAY AGAINST A FRIEND!

In this game you are going to be asked about different characteristics of the Solar System. You can play with a friend. Which one is the winner? You can send a comment with your final mark.

START HERE         QUIZ 2            QUIZ 3

EXTREME SPORTS

A difficult game to play against the machine. They are going to ask you some questions about "Extreme Sports". You must answer correctly if you want to win the race. Good luck!

CLICK HERE TO START

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Sunday, June 5, 2011

A QUIZ ABOUT ANIMALS

Here you can play a game that will check your knowledge about animals. We can use this game to learn a bit of vocabulary and, of course, Science.

Which student has the same face as the penguin in the picture?

START HERE.

Saturday, June 4, 2011

YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES

A competition for all the students. How many words can you make in 3 minutes? Spell words from the 16 letters in the grid. The more letters you use, more points. 


Send a comment with your final result. My best mark: 43 points. Can you beat me? 


TO PLAY THE WORDSHAKE CLICK ON HERE.

Thursday, June 2, 2011

CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

TANGLED! COMPLETE THE EXERCISE

WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD

Watch and listen. Choose the best answer in each case. The song is very famous. It was recorded by the well known Lous Amstrong and released as a single in 1968. Enjoy it!!!


Saturday, May 28, 2011

MERLIN'S DAY IN LONDON

Here you can practice the part 4 of the Flyers exam. It's a bit difficult but you are already prepared to do it properly. There are three exercises:

1. START HERE     
2. SHAKESPEARE  
3. SHORT STORIES

Quiz: Do you know who is the dog of the picture?
There is a student in our class similar to this funny dog. Which student are we talking about? Clue: it's in 4th of Primary, he is very fond of Pilgrims to Santiago or other places and he likes a lot riding bicycle.
DEADLINE: Monday, the 30th of May

Thursday, May 26, 2011

THE DRAGON OF KOMODO

Paul ViƱeta is the author of this writing. As you know, he likes all kind of things related to Science. In this case, he has written about "The dragon of Komodo". As always, read it and try to help him by sending a comment with the "possible mistakes".



"The komodo dragon is the largest varanus in the world. It is robust, strong, with a broad and powerful head. The adult’s colour is a very off brown but young dragon’s colours are variable. Has a bifida language and in it is a saliba that paralysed you. It eats pigs, deer, horses and buffalo and deborado human beings". 

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

NEW RECORD: OVER 16,000!


It's strange but last week we published that we were over 15,000 visitors since the day we started the blog. But in this week, we have received more than 1,000 visitors from many different countries, such as Trinidad y Tobago, Australia or Germany, amongst others (entre otros).

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

ENJOY OUR FINAL SCHOOL PARTY

Tomorrow we have the final school party: inflatables, sweets, races, competitions... and too many other activities to enjoy with your friends. Remember: it's our party and we must enjoy it!

Sunday, May 22, 2011

QUIZ: PLAY AGAINST A FRIEND!

How much do you know about Vocabulary, Science, Culture, Grammar and Verbs? In this game you have to answer properly if you want to win.

CLICK HERE TO START

Saturday, May 21, 2011

5) THE BEATLES AND EIGHT DAYS A WEEK

Last Friday, three students from 4th of Primary came to my office and begged me to upload another song from the amazing group, The Beatles. I promised I will do it, so here we are, with the fifth post. The following song is "Eight days a week", another hit from these popular guys. 

The song was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and released on the second album in1964, Beatles For Sale. Now you can follow the lyric and sing (not too loud, because the weather is fine in Pamplona...). The song, along with two others from the album "Baby's in Black" and "No Reply", was planned as a single release. In the end, it was released as a single only in the United States on 15 February 1965 becoming a number-one hit (their seventh).

Ooh I need your love babe,
Guess you know it's true.
Hope you need my love babe,
Just like I need you,Ooo.

Hold me, love me, hold me, love me.
I ain't got nothin' but love babe,
Eight days a week.

Love you ev'ry day girl,
Always on my mind.
One thing I can say girl,
Love you all the time,ooh


Hold me, love me, hold me, love me.
I ain't got nothin' but love girl,
Eight days a week.

Eight days a week
I love you.
Eight days a week
Is not enough to show I care.

Ooh I need your love babe,
Guess you know it's true.
Hope you need my love babe,
Just like I need you.

Hold me, love me, hold me, love me.
I ain't got nothin' but love babe,
Eight days a week.

Eight days a week
I love you.
Eight days a week
Is not enough to show I care.

Love you ev'ry day girl,
Always on my mind.
One thing I can say girl,
Love you all the time.

Hold me, love me, hold me, love me.
I ain't got nothin' but love babe,
Eight days a week,
Eight days a week,
Eight days a week.

A NEW GAME TO PLAY WITH YOUR FAMILY

As we said in class, here you have another game of "Who wants to be a millionaire?". I did it and I'm a Millionaire, and you?

CLICK HERE TO START THE GAME

Friday, May 20, 2011

AND THE WINNER IS...


Today we have received the good news that a student from our class has won the OSASUNA'S FOUNDATION PRIZE in the category of "Essays" (redacciones). The panel of judges has taken into account his original and creative writing amongst other things and, finally, he has been the winner of all Navarre.

Congratulations for this small student and, of course, for all his mates (compaƱeros). We should be proud (orgullosos) of the class where we work. On Monday, the 23rd of May, we will celebrate in class. 

Looking at both pictures, which one is the hidden student? Guess with a comment! 

Clue: he likes to play football in the playgrounds with a small ball but he is used to lose (a pity, je, je).  

Deadline: Sunday, the 22nd of May.

OVER 15,000 VISITORS

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

4) STILL HAVEN'T FOUND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR

 
It's time for the last post about U2. And I'm going to finish this incredible group of music with another famous song, Still haven't found what I'm looking for. It is the second track from their 1987 album The Joshua Tree and was released as the album's second single in May 1987. The song was a hit, becoming the band's second consecutive number-one single on the US after With or without you.

EXTRA POINT: WHAT DOES IT MEAN THE TITLE OF THIS SONG?

DEADLINE: Monday, the 23rd of May.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

COMPARATIVES

TO REVIEW: We use the comparative when we compare two things or people. We use the particle "than" to introduce the second element. Example: Pau (element 1) is taller than Trevor (element 2)      

- There are two ways of putting and adjective into the comparative form:

    a) With short adjectives (one or two syllables), we add -er to the adjective.
     For example:  clean -> cleaner    long -> longer    short -> shorter    fast -> faster 


1.Attention: with adjectives ending in -e we add only -r.
         nice -> nicer          safe -> safer 
2.Attention: with adjectives ending in -y we take away the -y and add -ier.
         happy -> happier          easy -> easier          scary -> scarier 

3.Attention: with adjectives ending in consonant + vowel + consonant we double the last consonant.         big -> bigger          fat -> fatter          thin -> thinner 
4.Attention: some adjectives have irregular forms. For example:
         good -> better          bad -> worse          far -> farther / further 


    b) With long adjectives, we add "more" in front of the adjective.
    Long adjectives have got two or more syllables. For example:
         beautiful -> more beautiful   important -> more important    boring -> more boring          famous -> most famous 

  
EXERCISE 1                    EXERCISE 2

Sunday, May 15, 2011

3) BEAUTIFUL DAY: GREATEST HITS!

Beautiful Day is another succesful song by the rock band U2. It is the first track from their 2000 album, All that you Can't Leave Behind, and it was released as the album's lead single. It's one of U2's biggest hits to date.

In 2001, the song won Three Grammy Awards for             Song of the Year, Record of the Year and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. The group has played "Beautiful Day" at every one of their concerts since the song's 2001 live debut.

REMEMBER: listen and sing at the same time.

ADVICE: this song isn't easy to sing, because the rythm and the music is a bit fast, but once you have listened twice, I think that you can do it!

Sunday, May 8, 2011

DIFFICULT: WHAT TIME IS IT?

There are two common ways of telling the time:

1) Formal but easier way: say the hours first and then the minutes.

Example: 7:45 - seven forty-five
For minutes 01 through 09 pronounce the '0' as oh. Example: 11:06: eleven oh six.

2) More popular way
Say the minutes first and then the hours:
- you must use the word "past" if the minutes are between 1 and 30. 
- you must use the word "to" if the minutes are between 31 and 59.

Example: 7:35: twenty five to eight / 8:40: twenty to nine.

* Another possibility of saying '15 minutes past' is: a quarter past
* Another possibility of saying '15 minutes to' is: a quarter to
* Another possibility of saying '30 minutes past' is: half past

CLICK HERE TO START

Saturday, May 7, 2011

DAYS AND MONTHS

It's time to review the spelling of the days of the week and months of the year. Remember: you must write always the firt letter in Capital Letter.


Example: Wednesday / July

Be careful with you French knowledge. Some months have a similar writing, but some letters change (English: December / French: Decembre).


DAYS OF THE WEEK:   EXERCISE 1           EXERCISE 2
MONTHS OF THE YEAR: EXERCISE 1       EXERCISE 2

Thursday, May 5, 2011

WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?

Check your English level with this new game. Hope you will be able to answer correctly all the answers. There are some tricks that you must find if you want to continue playing.

You can play this game against your dad, mum, sister, brother, friend... but, remember, you must win!

CLICK HERE TO START!

2) STUCK IN A MOMENT

The name "U2" is an original name. It plays with its meaning thanks to some homophone words. If we translate into Spanish, the name means "Tu tambiƩn" (pronunciation "U" = you / 2 = two : "You too"), as a way of becoming closer to their fans.


The song that I recommend now is "Stuck in a moment you can't get out of", from the album All That You Can't Leave Behind. This album is the tenth studio album that sold (vendiĆ³) over 12 million copies.


Remember: this exercise is very useful to practice your pronunciation. You must sing at the same time that you listen.


EXTRA POINT: WHAT DOES IT MEAN IN SPANISH THE TITLE OF THIS SONG? SEND A COMMENT WITH YOUR ANSWER.


Deadline: 6th of May. 

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

STORY MAKER: CREATE YOUR OWN ONE!

A scary story or a fairy one or... too many possibilities with this incredible "Story Maker". Become a writer and create your own story with different characters and environments. Then you can read your final result and show to your friends.

CLICK HERE TO START!

VOCABULARY EXAM

You must do this vocabulary exam. It's similar to the first part of the Flyers exam so I hope you will find it easy.

Do it slowly and, before answering, you must think t carefully. I will publish the correct answers once all the students have finished.

GOOD LUCK AND CLICK HERE!

THE WHITE SHARK

Here you have a new writing. It's the time of Pablo de Uribazo, who likes sea animals and specially the white shark. As always, try to find his mistakes and send a comment to help him.

"The shark is the biggest fish of the world. The sharks have hot blood and live in hot water. They hunt fish and seals. The great White shark is the most dangerous shark, it has the snout in cone form and the black eyes. The theet in arrow head instead of is name, is body didin´t White, is blue and grey. His food favourite is seals".

Monday, May 2, 2011

1) U2: AN IRISH FAMOUS GROUP!

Now it's time to publish some new entries about a second music group: U2. They are an Irish rock band from the capital of Ireland, Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono (vocals and guitar), The Edge (guitar, keyboards and vocals), Adam Clayton (bass guitar), and Larry Mullen (drums and percussion). They have released (lanzado) 12 studio albums and they have sold more than 150 million records worldwide. They have won 22 Grammy Awards (like the Oscars for films), more than any other band.

It's time to tell you: I'm really fond of this incredible group. One of their most popular song is "With or Without you", that you can play and sing it now. Enjoy it!


Sunday, May 1, 2011

FLYERS EXAM: "TIME" TO REVIEW

In three weeks we are going to do the Flyers Exam. It's time to work a bit harder to get already prepared for it. I think that if you work it as I say so, you are going to do it brilliant.

You can start with this new test about "TIME". Remember to send your score to your teacher. If you have any question, do not hesitate (no dudes) to ask me.

1. TEST 1
2. TEST 2
3. TEST 3: this one is the most difficult but I think that you can do it.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

FOR MY STUDENTS!

THERE IS / THERE ARE

As we have explained many times in class, the rule is simple: when we are talking about something in singular we use "There is". On the other hand, when we refer to something in plurar, we use "There are".

Practice with this exercise.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Monday, April 18, 2011

DIFFERENCES: HOW MUCH AND HOW MANY?

The difference between how many and how much is that the firt one we use when we have a countable noun; and the second one, how much, talks about uncountable nouns.

Example:  How many markers do you have? How much milk do you want?

We can count the markers but not the milk. Try this new exercise and check your knowledge (conocimiento) about this specific rule.

Sunday, April 17, 2011

COMPLETE THE LYRIC FROM TOY STORY

Do you know the song "You've got a friend in me"? Some months ago we sang in class, when we were close to Christmas Holidays.

Click here to complete the exercise

Saturday, April 16, 2011

A /AN, SOME, ANY

Which of these words is the best for the following sentences? Send a comment with your answers.


1. There is ... bread in the basket.
2. There aren't ... books on the table.
3. There isn't ...orange.
4. There isn't ... junk food.
5. There is ... food.
6. There isn't ...juice.
7. There aren't ...bananas.
8. There is ... apple on the books.
9. There are ... photographs on the table.
10. There is ... egg.

Thursday, April 14, 2011

3) THE BEATLES: LET IT BE

Let It Be is the 12th and final studio album released by the English rock band The Beatles. It was released on 8 May 1970 by the band's Apple Records label shortly after the group's announced break-up. Paul McCartney wrote this song for his mother. Nowadays it's one of the most popular songs of this British group.

Speedword: only for advanced students!

Are you an Advanced Student? This game is not suitable for students with weak hearts. You have to think quickly and answer before ten seconds... On the other hand (por otra parte) if you are able to do it, it's because your English is improving so fast. Good luck!

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

IRREGULAR VERBS: PAST TENSES

It is very important to study the past tenses of the irregular verbs. In this QUIZ you can practice some of the verbs that we have studied in class. Check your knowledge. 


VERB TO BE: present simple

Do you remember the verb "to be"? Check the grammar before you try the exercises.


PRESENT
      SINGULAR                      PLURAL
      I am                                   We are
      You are                             You are
      He/She/It is                        They are


PAST
      SINGULAR                  PLURAL
      I was                             We were
      You were                      You were
      He/She/It was                They were



Monday, April 11, 2011

What's the opposite of...?

A vocabulary game that will require a quickly answer if you want to win. It is The Hangman and it will ask you about the opposite of some words. Click here to start.

Saturday, April 9, 2011

2) MUSIC: YESTERDAY

"Yesterday" is a song originally recorded by The Beatles for their 1965 album Help! According to Guinness World Records, "Yesterday" has the most cover versions of any song ever written. The song remains popular today with more than 1,600 recorded cover versions, the first hitting the United Kingdom top 10 three months after the release of Help! 

According to biographers of McCartney and the Beatles, McCartney composed the entire melody in a dream one night. 

Follow the lyric below and you can sing too, at the same time as Paul McCartney.

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away.
Now it looks as though they're here to stay.
Oh, I believe in yesterday.

Suddenly,

I'm not half the man I used to be,
There's a shadow hanging over me,
Oh, yesterday came suddenly.

Why she had to go
I don't know she wouldn't say.
I said something wrong,
Now I long for yesterday.

Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play.

Now I need a place to hide away.
Oh, I believe in yesterday.

Why she had to go

I don't know she wouldn't say.
I said something wrong,
Now I long for yesterday.

Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play.

Now I need a place to hide away.
Oh, I believe in yesterday.
Mm mm mm mm mm mm mm.

PART 1: THE BEATLES

From now on, we are going to learn something about famous British groups of music. We can't start this new entries without pointing to, probably, the most popular group of the 20th Century, THE BEATLES.  

All the articles related to this new section are going to be written in green.


The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, and one of the most commercially succesful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. From 1962, the group consisted of John Lennon (rhythm guitar, vocals), Paul McCartney (bass guitar, vocals), George Harrison (lead guitar, vocals) and Ringo Star (drums, vocals). 

Do you remember the song we played in class? While you listen you can follow the lyric and sing.


Tuesday, April 5, 2011

TWO EXAMS: PART 6

Read the text. Choose the right words. This is like the part 6 of the Flyers Exam.


From now on, each time you enter our blog and you see an exercise with a "purple" explanation will mean that is an obligatory exam, ok? 

1. Put your name.
2. Write the password. 
3. Read and answer.

Click here to do TEST 1                  

Click here to do TEST 2

COMPLETE THE LYRIC

"The last time" is a song by the famous British group "Keane". In this exercise you have to complete the lyric and enjoy their melody. Click here to listen it and be patient with the loading of the video, because sometimes it works slowly.

Monday, April 4, 2011

THE CASTAFIORE EMERALD


A new summary from another student. This is the turn of Gonzalo Robles who, recently, has finished to read this incredible comic. As Gonzalo said, "I enjoyed this book because it's funny". Can you find any mistake? If it's so send a comment. 


"One day in Moulinstar the captain Hadock saw throught the window a campament of gitans and then received a letter from the Castafiore. When the Castafoire went to Moulinstar Tintin and the profesor Calculus gave the welcome to the Castafoire and her secretaries, a pianist and her servant, but the Castafoire had an interview for the magazine Paris flash and she did in the house of the captain. During the interview, someone steal the jewels of the Castafiore. The Castafoire was very sad and the captain broken his leg. He bought a wheelchair to be able to go for a walk. But the magazine `Paris flash´ invetioned that the Castafoire will be married with the captain. But one day TintĆ­n found some footsteeps on the grass of the forest and he found a nest of a magnie (urraca), he climbed the tree and he found the jewels! What an event!".

PART 4: Flyers exam

Find the best word that fits in the text. There are three exercises to do. Once you have answered, you can click on "check" and you will know if your answer is correct. This exercise is similar to those that we work in class: Flyers - Part 4.

Advice: don't use the button "hint" (pista). Remember what we said in class: "We know much more English than we think". Good luck.

Exercise 1         Exercise 2             Exercise 3

Important: think before answering.

Saturday, April 2, 2011

HANGMAN: PRESENT SIMPLE

You should play this game remembering the rules of the Present Simple, especially those verbs that are in Third Person of Singular (generally, add an "s" at the end). The hidden word is always a verb. Do you remember the rules of the HANGMAN? Try with some letters and find the answer. You have four minutes before the time ends. Click here to start.

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Describing people

Here you have a site with a very interesting vocabulary about "Describing people". First, study the words and then try to complete the exercise. You must:

1. Learn the vocabulary: click here.
2. Do the exercise: click here.

What was your final mark? Send a comment to your teacher.

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

A village with history!

Everybody know that Jorge Nanclares likes History. He knows a lot about many things, because he is used to read a lot. Now, he has written an essay about his town. One clue: the meaning of "crusader" is "cruzado" (warriors from a long time ago, XI Century).

"Cizur Menor, near the city of Pamplona, is a very small but interesting village. Do you think than in the past this village was a crusader town? Incredible but true! On the other hand, I have read that Cizur Menor has a famous restaurant nowadays, called "Tremendo". I had lunch there many times and I recommend it. You should know that I live in this place. I enjoy playing with my friends and, especially, the square of a small cafĆ©, called "La Parrillada".   

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Check your knowledge

A game that can help you to review the Autonomous Communities of your country. It's not easy but I think that you can do it. You can click here and press the start button. How much time do you need to do it?

The fastest animal

It is known that Javier Royo likes animals, but especially all kind of "Birds". Here you have a writing where you can learn about the Falcon. As always, try to find his mistakes and send a comment to help him.

"The Falcon Peregrinus is the fastest animal in the world. It has the ability to capture birds in the air by kicking with its feet and then turning around to catch them. In the final phase of the descend it overtakes the velocity of 400 kilometres per hour. You can find the nest of this animal in a high rock.

We can find these animals in all the continents except Antartida. Its scientific name is "Falcon Peregrinus". Is the principal specimen in hunt. It is a migratory bird and its family is Falconidae. The lenght of this animal is between 38 and 48 centimetres". 

An Amazing Day!

This video is a summary of our English Day. Enjoy it!

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

4) VOCABULARY

More words that you should know. Important: you have to do the activity and send to your teacher in a comment. This afternoon I am going to publish the answers so you can check your final mark.


1. This little animal has eight legs and it catches flies and eats them.
2. When people cook, they often put this in the food. It is white and you can get it from the sea.
3. This comes from trees, and tables and chairs are often made from it.
4. Before it rains, you see a lot of these in the sky. They are white or grey.
5. This is usually made from fruit and you can eat it with bread.
6. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are all examples of these.
7. Windows are usually made of this. It is hard, but easy to break.
8. You can skate on this or put a piece of it in a cold drink.
9. You sometimes see these in the sky after it rains. They have seven colours in them.
10. There is a lot of this in cakes, chocolate, ice cream and sweets.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

3) VOCABULARY

Send your answers to your teacher. It is like an exam and it is going to be very helpful for your future Flyers exercises.


1. If you want to cross a road or a river you will need this.
2. You can buy medicines, brushes and combs at this place.
3. This subject teaches you about things that happened a long time ago.
4. You need this to get dry after a shower.
5. You use this if you want to clean your hands or your body.
6. This is usually of one floor and you use it on holidays.
7. If you go camping, you usually sleep in this.
8. When your hair is untidy you use this to look tidy.
9. This subject teaches you about lakes, rivers and countries.
10. When the sky is full of grey clouds, you know that a ____________ is coming.

Sunday, March 20, 2011

English Day!

On Friday, the 18th of March, the school held the First English Day for 4th year students. Along the morning, we compete in different activities, such as the "Lyric gaps", "Sing Star", "Gaelic Football" or "Orientation map", amongst others. Five hours speaking English and learning more about English culture. As some students said: "We have to repeat as soon as possible". The picture shows the different activities and final marks they got in the end of the morning.

Saturday, March 19, 2011

A Prize for my students!


Last week, we received the good news that our blog has been awarded with the Second National Prize of the "Educacion 3.0" competition. The idea was to show and explain the experience of a class with the mass media. I have to say, to be fair, that the reward is a merit of my incredible students. Congratulations for all of them!