PLANKING, BATMANNING .....gerunds and infinitives

Gerunds usually are used as the subject of sentences and also as nouns.

take a look......

http://mind-the-blog.eklablog.com/new-fads-craze-planking-batmanning-and-others-consequence-of-the-net-a5648373

WALKIE-TALKIES

If you are eager to improve your day-to-day speaking skills, we advise you to watch this video and listen to two twin baby-brothers discuss a serious matter ... biscuits! Enjoy!

First Certificate Speaking Part 2

This video might help you while learning key phrases and strategies for the First Certificate speaking exam part 2. You are asked to describe two photos.

Key word transformations for FCE

This video  gives you some hints and activities about how to do key word transformations in Part 4 of the Use of English exam.

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CAMBRIDGE EXAMS

Would you like to take First or Advanced in December?. Go to the school office. They will give you the information you need. But remember: October 11th is the last day for registration.

RUGBY world cup 2011

The 2011 Rugby World Cup will be the seventh Rugby World Cup, an international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987.
At a meeting of the International Rugby Board (IRB) held in Dublin on 17 November 2005, New Zealand was selected as the host country in preference to Japan and South Africa...
Around 70,000 visitors from overseas are expected to travel to New Zealand for the associated games and events.
The event is scheduled to be played over seven weekends from the weekend starting 10 September and culminating the weekend starting 22 October 2011." 
(Wikipedia)

Here you can watch the opening ceremony

Want to know something more about LONDON?

"He who is tired of London is tired of Life." 
Samuel Johnson


Do you think you know everything about London? Try out this test!!!!
http://www.soundguideweb.com/pages/london/qcm.htm

Now, you could watch this video.....

THE BUTTERFLY CIRCUS

The Butterfly Circus - HD from The Butterfly Circus on Vimeo.

How about watching this short movie and doing the activities at the end to practise your thinking, writing and conversational skills?

(Spanish subtitles at http://youtu.be/ZF5M_BjLg8w).

Sinopsis: "At the heart of the Great Depression in the United States (1929-1933), the showman of a renowned circus leads his troupe through the devastated American landscape, lifting the spirits of audiences along the way. During their travels they discover Will, a man with no limbs at a carnival sideshow, but after an intriguing encounter with the showman he becomes driven to hope against everything he has ever believed" (http://www.thebutterflycircus.com/)

TASKS

1) Write your own summary of the plot (100-150 words) and add your opinion about the film (50-100 words).

2) Answer the following questions:

a. Why do so many people go to the sideshow to see people like Will?

b. Why does Will spit on Mendez's face? How does Mendez react?

c. Why isn't Will in the show just after joining the circus?

d. Why doesn't anybody give Will the help he asks for in the river?

e. Why does a boy on crutches hug Will at the end of the film?

f. What is Will's real disability?

g. Why are the members of the Butterfly Circus troupe happy people?

h. Why is the circus inspired by the butterfly?

i. Did you find anything touching in the film? If so, what is it?

3) Discuss the following sentences: "What this world needs is a little wonder", "If you could only see the beauty that can come from ashes" (Mendez).

Good luck!

A new school year!

First of all, WELCOME!

It's a pleasure to meet you all: new and well-known faces after a nice rest throughout this summer.

After a rest, it's time to get back to work. First, let's watch this video and then you'll be reflecting your thoughts and opinions about it as a writing. Nice, isn't it?

http://youtu.be/8bXRepor6Sw

LET'S START RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING

The story of how we got our alphabets.
We take them for granted, but, where do they come from?

Nice 5' slideshow.