Does it ring a bell?

Tonight we won't have bonfires around but I have already collected and prepared  my "St John's plants" so that I can wash my face in the morning. According to tradition it helps to keep the evil away. Not sure about that extent but it is really refreshing to wash your face with the perfume of the aromatic plants as soon as you get up. My mother-in-law says they used to even wash their hair with it. I am sure you have heard of it. Have you got yours ready and waiting for the morning dew?

Read about the tradition of the day in Ireland. Does it ring a bell?

June 23rd, is St. John’s Eve, or as it is known in many parts of Ireland, Bonfire Night.

Crime

With the following game, the teacher Bautista Ramos, will help you revise the vocabulary we are studying a the moment. Remember you can practise with the exercises Aulas Galegas upload every week.

 Give it a go!

The Breadwinner. 3 ESO. Reading club.

 Reading is a passion most of the students in the bilingual section share and I take advantage of it challenging them to read more complex books than the common abridged copies normally used in class. This year we have read The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis. 

In February students started getting familiar with the background of the story, sharing their discoveries with the rest of the students in the group. Later they started reading and in April they answered questions about the plot, the characters, etc. first from chapter 1-5, then from 6-10. We left the last 5 chapters for a meeting that took place at the beginning of May. That day the students gave their opinions about different aspects of the book, what had impressed them the most and answered some questions while enjoying a cup of tea.

All the steps of the activity are in the video you can watch clicking on the photo.

I would like to thank again all the students who wanted to participate in the making of the video. I think you are GREAT!!!

Conditionals

Rephrasing conditionals

ABAU TOMORROW. Everything's Gonna Be Alright

You have worked hard, and there is nothing to worry about once we got here.

Listen to my advice and Bob Marley's: Everything is gonna be alright. But in your essay...remember ( is going to, never the informal "gonna").

 GOOD LUCK!!!  Thinking of you!!!

PRONOUNCING "OUGH" IS TOUGH! 2 BAC. ABAU

A couple of months ago Aulas Galegas uploaded  to their blog a presentation I had prepared for my 2nd Bac students. As you need to practise pronunciation before the ABAU exam, I am including it here for you to revise. Do the  quizzes at the end of the presentation! Good luck! 

 

Passive Voice in the Present and Past Simple. 3 ESO

 

Revising ABAU

EBAU rephrasing review 81-100, una ficha interactiva de Martadb
liveworksheets.com

ABAU 2021

My Octopus Teacher. Underwater friendship.

This documentary should hopefully raise sensitivity and awareness towards these beautiful and intelligent creatures and why they should be protected in the same way we care for dolphins. Also, while locking away at home, this is a nice escapism watch. It's an easy watch and appealing enough for all types of viewers that if you're normally not really into documentaries, I think this might be one that twists your mind to become more interested in this kind of film.

Whole article

Damon and Pythias. Listening. 3rd ESO. Friendship

“Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness.”
– Euripides

“Life is partly what we make it, and partly what it is made by the friends we choose.”
– Tennessee Williams

“Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.”
— Oprah Winfrey

“There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate. “
– Linda Grayson

“It is the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter.”
– Marlene Dietrich

“Truly great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave, and impossible to forget.”
– Unknown

“A true friend is someone who is there for you when he’d rather be anywhere else.”
– Len Wein

“I would rather walk with a friend in the dark, than alone in the light.”
– Helen Keller

“Friends should be like books, few, but hand-selected.”
– C.J. Langenhoven

“A good friend is like a four-leaf clover; hard to find and lucky to have.”
– Irish Proverb

“Where there are friends, there is wealth.”
– Titus Maccius Plautus

Outdoor parties erupt across Spain as state of alarm ends. Don't spoil it now!

Go on reading the article from Elpaisinenglish
 

We have survived!!! 2 BAC

 It is May 10th so the last official compulsory day to come to school for 2nd Bach. I will see you around for exams and revision after the 24th but surely you are not all coming. Let me tell you that despite this weird, tough academical year we have survived and can sing it.

I wish you the best of luck for all of you!

Please, do not spoil it now!. Go to the article above and let me know what you think.

Nomaland 2 BACH Film review

 I do miss  having time to watch films, TV series, to go to the cinema. I guess the same happens to you. In a month things should be different and hopefully we  will all be able to catch up. Lots of films are waiting to be watched and enjoyed. Maybe this is one of them. 

 

A possible essay in the ABAU  exam could be a review of a book or a film. 

Rewiew one

Rewiew two from THE GUARDIAN