Our Bloggish

A short story to listen to and read

2012-01-20T03:34:00.000-08:00

THE GOLDEN FISH

This story is a classic tale you probably know. Here you can listen to and read it.
Make a comment telling us if you liked it or not, if it was easy or difficult to understand...
Would you like to listen to and read more stories like this?

CLICK HERE

NEW GAMES FOR THE NEW YEAR

2012-01-13T01:34:00.000-08:00

Hello again and Happy New Year 2012!!!

Did you enjoy your holidays?

Winter is with us, and we have fog, ice... and 0 degrees!

Here you can find some games to play at home when it is too cold outside.

CLICK HERE

2011-12-21T03:05:00.000-08:00

If you want to know a different story about Santa, watch this video:

MERRY CHRISTMAS FOR EVERYONE !!!

2011-12-13T03:19:00.000-08:00

Click HERE to listen to a very easy Christmas song.

GAMES

If you want to wear Santa, click HERE

If you want to decorate your Christmas Tree, click HERE

GERONIMO STILTON

2011-11-25T02:54:00.000-08:00

Do you know this mouse?

He lives in New Mouse City on Mouse Island.
He works as a journalist and editor for the newspaper The Rodent's Gazette.

He has got a younger sister named Thea Stilton, a cousin named Trap Stilton and a favourite little nephew, nine-year-old Benjamin Stilton.
Geronimo is a nervous mouse and he likes to live a quiet life , but he gets involved in a lot of adventures with Thea, Trap and Benjamin.

The series started in Italy and has become the most popular children's book series in that country. The books have been translated into 35 languages: English, Spanish, Basque, French...

Have you read any of Geronimo Stilton's books? Write a comment on this blog and tell us which ones you have read and your opinion about them.

ENGLISH FOR THE LITTLE ONES

2011-11-24T07:46:00.000-08:00

SPOT'S BIRTHDAY PARTY

Enjoy the video!

PARTS OF THE BODY

2011-11-02T03:49:00.000-07:00

Here, you will find different exercises to learn the parts of the body:

Parts of the body, by Stefania
Find this and other body exercises in English Exercises .org

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

2011-10-28T07:16:00.000-07:00

Enjoy Halloween with this song.

English for 5A and 5B

2011-09-12T10:22:00.000-07:00

There is and there are: do you know the difference?

Exercises:

1.- Click here

2.- Click here

3.- Click here

4.- Click here

English for 4A and 4B

2011-09-12T10:12:00.000-07:00

Let's practise!

There is / there are (1)

There is / there are (2)

There is / there are (3)

English for 3A and 3B

2011-09-12T09:58:00.000-07:00

COLOURS

Let's play with colours!

Here you can find five different games:

.-Hangman

.-Matching Game

.-Wordsearch

.-Picture test

.-Vocabulary quiz

LUNAR ECLIPSE ON JUNE 15

2011-06-16T00:43:00.000-07:00

A total lunar eclipse took place yesterday, June 15. It was the first of two eclipses in 2011. The second will occur on December 10, 2011.

The eclipse was difficult to see in the Basque Country because the sky was covered by clouds, but here we can see some photos taken in other parts of the world.

This type of eclipse occurs when the Moon is equally
aligned with the Sun and the Earth. It doesn't become totally invisible, as can happen with solar eclipses; instead, it becomes darker and takes on a dusty shade of reddish orange. This happens because the Sun's rays are refracted in the Earth's atmosphere before reaching the Moon. The colour taken on by the Moon during the eclipse will depend on the state of the Earth's atmosphere at that time.

The next central total lunar eclipse will be on July 27, 2018.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT BLUE WHALES?

2011-06-08T00:42:00.000-07:00

The blue whale is the biggest animal in the world.
What do you know about it?

Test yourself:

.- Is it a fish?
.- Can it breathe under the water?
.- What kind of food does it eat?
.- How many teeth has it got?

To check your answers watch this video: click here. (It's American English).

KATY PERRY " FIREWORK "

2011-05-18T05:10:00.000-07:00

Katy Perry is an American singer. One of her most famous songs is FIREWORK. It's is considered as the most important song for her.

The song was commercially successful, reaching the top spot on twenty charts around the world.

The song tells you about being yourself and not being afraid to express who you really are.

Here you can listen to it and sing the song following the lyrics.

READ, LISTEN AND PLAY

2011-05-05T01:56:00.000-07:00

Click HERE and you will find an interesting place to play new games, read some stories, listen to them and learn a lot of new things.

Enjoy it!

ENGLISH FOR LITTLE CHILDREN

2011-05-05T01:35:00.000-07:00

Games to review vocabulary, listening and writing.

Click here to play: GAMES

THE LONDON EYE

2011-05-03T06:22:00.001-07:00

The London Eye or Millenium Wheel is a giant 135-metre tall Ferris Wheel situated near the River Thames in London.

It's the tallest Ferris Wheel in Europe and the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom, visited by over 3.5 million people anually.

The wheel carries 32 passenger capsules.
Each capsule holds 25 people who are free to walk around inside the capsule

It rotates at 26 cm per second and it doesn´t usually stop to take on passengers because it´s slow enough for them to walk on and off the moving capsules.

A FANTASTIC VIDEO

2011-03-14T08:47:00.000-07:00

Do you want to see a funny video?
I hope you like it

MORE GAMES

2011-03-11T03:42:00.000-08:00

As you say in the blog, you want more games.

Click here to play more games:

STARSHIP ENGLISH

ANCIENT CARNIVAL IN EUROPE

2011-03-04T01:31:00.001-08:00

Carnival in Evoléne (Switzerland)

Evoléne is located in Southern Switzerland, in the Alps.

It's one of the last regions where Franco-Provençal language is spoken and the only region in Switzerland where all generations speak it. People of all ages speak this language spontaneusly, which means that the language is still alive and well.

In Carnival, young people wear costumes made of sacks filled with straw and they walk through the streets during the traditional carnival procession.

Other people wear masks representing cats, foxes or wolves. These masks are real works of art and are made by regional artists. Their bodies are covered in sheep, fox or marmot hide, and they carry cow bells, to be rung when they aproach a victim!

ENGLISH WEEK IN ORIO

2011-03-01T03:48:00.001-08:00

On March 14, children of Primary 6 will go to Orio and they will spend an interesting week with lots of activities in English.

Do you want to know something about the place? the activities?

Write your comments know and we will try to answer your questions.

AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS

2011-02-15T01:42:00.001-08:00

On Monday 14th we saw the play 'Around the World in 80 Days'.
We want to know if you liked the story or not, if it was easy or difficult to understand, if you'd like to see a similar play next year...
Please send us your comments!
Some children joined the actors and took part in the story: Martin and Imanol travelled by ship; Ania was an elephant; Lander, Enzo, Oihana and Goizane danced in India; and Iker... he disappeared in China!!!

HANSEL AND GRETEL

2011-02-15T01:31:00.001-08:00

On Monday 14th we saw the play 'Hansel and Gretel'.
The story was nice and we enjoyed it.
Some children helped the actors and took part in the play: Iker was a chicken, Irati, Julen and Iker danced, Yerai and his friend made an oven...
Here you can see some photos:
Please, send us your comments: did you like the story?

ENGLISH THEATRE

2011-02-08T01:38:00.000-08:00

English Theatre at school on Monday 14th

Children from Infant to Primary 2nd will see the play

'HANSEL AND GRETEL'.

Children from Primary 3rd to 6th will see the play

'AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS'.

We hope you like them.

Write your comments and tell us if you enjoyed the play or not, if it was easy or difficult to understand...

Do you know what a Lipdub is?

2011-01-24T01:54:00.000-08:00

A Lipdub is a type of video in which a group of people sing (but only moving their lips) and dance while listening to a song with its original audio. It has become very popular in You Tube.

Here you can see one of these, made by some preschoolers in England. They perform one of the best known songs of the british band Madness: "Our House".
I hope you like it and, if you want to sing it with them, look at the lyrics below.

' OUR HOUSE'

--------------------

Father wears his Sunday best

Mother's tired she needs a rest

The kids are playing up downstairs

Sister's sighing in her sleep

Brother's got a date to keep

He can't hang around

Our house, in the middle of our street

Our house in the middle of our

Our house is our castle and our keep

Our house in the middle of..

.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.

Our house it has a crowd

Ther's always something happening

And it's usually quite loud

Our mum she's so house-proud

Nothing ever slows her down

And a mess is not allowed

Our house, in the middle of our street

Our house, in the middle of our

Our house, in the middle of our street

(something tells you)

(that you've got to get away from it)

Our house, in the middle of our

----MUSIC----

Our house, in the middle of our street

Our house, in the middle of our

Father wears his Sunday best

Mother's tired she needs a rest

The kids are playing up downstairs

Sister's sighing in her sleep

Brother's got a date to keep

He can't hang around

Our house, in the middle of our street

Our house...

INTERESTING BOOKS

2011-01-21T03:44:00.000-08:00

GOODNIGHT MOON

In a great green room, there's a little bunny in bed.

'Goodnight room, goodnight moon'. And to all the familiar things in the room: to the picture of the three little bears sitting in chairs, to the clocks and his socks, to the mittens and the kittens, to everything one by one, he says goodnight.

For 5-6 year old children.

2011-01-19T03:11:00.000-08:00

CHECK YOUR VOCABULARY II

Here you can find new games and exercises to work on vocabulary.

Choose your favourite activity and have a good time!!!

Ckick HERE to start.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

2010-12-17T01:21:00.000-08:00

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR

Christmas are here!

Would you like to play some games during the holidays?

Here you can find some Christmas games.

Enjoy your holidays and have a good time!

Click HERE and you will find a lot of games.

STORY: THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR

2010-12-13T08:49:00.000-08:00

On this page you will find some videos.

You can watch and listen to some stories as
The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Five Little Monkeys...

On the right side of this page you will find more videos and mores stories.

Tell us:

Which one is your favourite?

CLICK HERE

BASQUES IN NORTH AMERICA

2010-11-30T07:06:00.000-08:00

Basque fishermen went to North America a long time ago. They went to Ternua (Newfoundland), where they used to catch whales.

There are some places that remember this fact through their names.

One of this places is 'Port aux Basques'.

This is a little town in Ternua, where Basque whalers stayed during the early XVIth century.

Another place is the so called 'Isle of Basques' (Île aux Basques).

This island lies in Canada's Saint Lawrence River and Basque whalers worked there from 1580 to 1640. They harpooned the whales and took them to this island to cut them into pieces and take their oil.

There are remains of three ovens where whale fat was melted down. Nowadays this island is a Natural Park for birds and it can be visited by tourists.

Remains of two ovens built by Basque fishermen.

Present Simple vs Present Continuous

2010-11-15T08:19:00.000-08:00

P.s and p.c

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2010-10-25T07:51:00.000-07:00

Halloween is celebrated on 31st October. It is not a public holiday and children celebrate after school if it falls on a school day.

The children dress up in fancy dress and visit their neighbours' houses in a group. They knock on the door and shout Trick or treat! This means that the adults in the house have to give them sweets or the children will play a trick on them.

Many houses have a pumpkin lantern in the window. This is made by cutting the top off a pumpkin and removing the seeds and flesh from the inside. A face (mouth, nose and eyes) is then cut into the skin. A candle is lit and placed in the centre so the face shines.

GAMES ON LINE

1.-To play The Eyeball Bounce, CLICK HERE

2.-To play The Pumpkin Game, CLICK HERE

3.- To play Transilmania , CLICK HERE

4.- If you like puzzles, CLICK HERE

5.- If you want to play The Halloween Game, CLICK HERE

6.- If you like easy games, CLICK HERE

7.- If you want a lot of games, CLICK HERE

MORE GAMES TO CHECK YOUR VOCABULARY

2010-10-15T02:53:00.000-07:00

If you want to learn more vocabulary or,

if you want to remember the words you

learnt a long time ago,

choose your level and click HERE

THE FLINTSTONES ARE 50 YEARS OLD

2010-09-30T01:50:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Flintstones!!! But... do you know who they are? Ask your parents if they know them and if they used to watch these cartoons on TV.

Some of you will know them too because they are very famous on TV, but if you want to know more about them, read this:

The Flintstones" is an animated American sitcom ran from September 1960 to April 1966 on the ABC channel, but it continues on television nowadays and it has become a favourite of children around the world.

It tells us about a Stone Age man's life with his family and his next door neighbour and best friend: Barney Rubble. They live in the fictional town of Bedrock.

Here you can see the main characters:

THE FLINTSTONES

FRED FLINTSTONE --------------------------------WILMA FLINTSTONE

DAUGHTER: PEBBLES FLINTSTONE----------------------- PET: DINO

THE RUBBLES

FRED RUBBLE ----------------------------------------BETTY RUBBLE

SON: BAMM-BAMM RUBBLE -----------------------------PET: HOPPY

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THEM?

.- Did you know them? With this name or a different one? Which?

.- What does "Pebbles" mean?

.- Why do you think The Rubble's son is called Bamm-Bamm?

.- And why is their pet called Hoppy?

QUIZ

1.- What do you think their favourite sport is?

a) swimming----- b) bowling -----c) football----- d) tennis

2.- And their favourite food?

a) vegetables -----b) fruit----- c) pasta----- d) brontosaurus steak

3.- What about their favourite pets?

a) dogs----- b) kangaroos----- c) cats -----d) dinosaurs

DO YOU REMEMBER THE SONG?

AN ENGLISH WEEK IN ORIO

2010-09-23T04:37:00.000-07:00

As you probably know, Primary 6 (sixth-grade) pupils will spend a week in Orio.

This will be a very special week because all the activities will be in English.

There will be sports, games, songs... and a lot of surprises.

We will stay in a sort of camp: Txurruka hostel. It's near the beach, but as we will go in March, we won't have the opportunity to bathe because the water will be really cold!

Probably, some of you know about this place, many children come to summer camps here. But if you don't know anything about it, here you can see some pictures of the place.

If you have any questions about this week, please,write them as comments, and we will try to answer them.

WELCOME TO THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR 2010-2011

2010-09-15T03:35:00.000-07:00

Hi kids!

Did you enjoy your holidays?

Now it's time to come to school again...

but don't worry, we will have a lot of fun.

Would you like to start with some games'

Click on your level and have a good time!!!

Click HERE

HAVE A NICE SUMMER!

2010-06-25T02:01:00.000-07:00

Hi kids!
It's time to say goodbye to school and enjoy your holidays.
If you want to do some work in English, here you can find some exercises.
They are easy and will help you to refresh your English during the summer.
But don't do too much work. Go to the swimming pool, to the beach , play with friends and... be happy!!!
See you next September. BYE!

ENGLISH EXERCISES

MORE EXERCISES

MILEY CYRUS IN ROCK IN RIO

2010-06-09T04:46:00.000-07:00

Miley Cyrus was at the Rock in Rio festival in Madrid on Sunday 6 June.
The singer, who recently presented a new single called "Can't Be Tamed",
showed her great style on the stage in front of 36,000 persons.

The surprise came when she sang "When I look at you"
and David Bisbal joined the show.

People didn't know that David was going to be there and the astonished spectators witnessed the first ocassion on which they both sang this song in concert.

WHEN I LOOK AT YOU (LYRICS)

Everybody needs inspiration

Everybody needs a song

A beautiful melody when the night's so long

'Cause there is no guarantee that life is easy

Yeah, when my world is falling apart

When there is no light to break up the dark

That's when I, I, I look at you

When the waves are flooding the shore

And I can't find my way home anymore

That's when I, I, I look at you

When I look at you, I see forgiveness, I see the truth

You love me for who I am like the stars hold the moon

Right there where they belong

And I know I'm not alone

Yeah, when my world is falling apart

When there's no light to break up the dark

That's when I, I, I look at you

When the waves are flooding the shore

And I can't find my way home anymore

That's when I, I, I look at you

You appear just like a dream to me

Just like a kaleidoscope colors that prove to me

All I need, every breath that I breath

Don't ya know, you're beautiful

Yeah, yeah

When the waves are flooding the shore

And I can't find my way home anymore

That's when I, I, I look at you

I look at you

Yeah, yeah, oh, oh

You appear just like a dream to me.

HARRY POTTER

2010-05-28T00:56:00.000-07:00

Harry Potter is a series of fantasy novels written by the British author J.K. Rowling.

The books tell us the adventures of the young wizard Harry Potter and his best friends Ron and Hermione. They are students at Hogwarts School.

Harry's worst enemy is Lord Voldemort, who killed his parents to conquer the wizarding world and control the non-magical people.

These are the seven novels:

.- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
.- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
.- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
.- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
.- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
.- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
.- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

.- Have you read any of these books? which one? did you like it?

Have you seen any of his films at the cinema or TV?
Harry Potter character is performed by Daniel Radcliffe, a young English actor who was born on 23 July, 1989 in London. His father is a literary agent and his mother is a casting agent. He hasn't got brothers or sisters.

He is a fan of punk rock music and his favourite band is called The Hold Steady. He published several poems under the pen name Jacob Gershon.

His favourite sport is cricket and he is a fan of the Indian player Sachin Tendulkar . Cricket is a very popular sport in UK, India, Pakistan...

STORY BOOK: Are You My Mother?

2010-05-14T01:22:00.000-07:00

This is a book for 4-5 years old children.

It is the story of a little chick who doesn't know where his mother is, so he goes to look for her.

He asks a cat, a dog , a cow...

WE HAVE MORE COMMENTS: THANK YOU

2010-05-12T03:19:00.000-07:00

Hello friends from 4.A and 6.A.
Thank you for your comments. They help us to know the activities you like and the ones you don't.
Go on sending your opinion. It's very important to us.

What do you prefer? Songs, videos, games, books...?

Tell us if you want to see something in particular: information about a singer, a song, a book, a movie...

2010-05-06T01:24:00.000-07:00

THANK YOU FOR YOU COMMENTS 5.B !!!

Hello friends from 5.B:

Thank you for your comments about Black Eyed Peas' song 'I Got A Feeling'

You wrote that you had problems to watch the video, I'm sorry, but maybe it is because there were a lot of you watching it at the same time. If you watch it at home, as Olaia and Leire did , I'm sure you can do it better.

Go on making comments about this blog, we love them! and thank you again.

LENKA. THE SHOW

2010-05-05T07:11:00.000-07:00

A new song and a new video.

Do you know this song? You can listen to it in a commercial on TV.

Lenka is an Australian singer, dancer and TV actress. She is very famous in her country, and now she is well known all over the world because her song THE SHOW has become very popular.

As always, you can sing this song following the lyrics. Enjoy it!

THE SHOW by LENKA

I'm just a little bit caught in the middle

Life is a maze and love is a riddle

I don't know where to go I can't do it alone I've tried

And I don't know why

Slow it down

Make it stop

Or else my heart is going to pop

'Cause it's too much

Yeah, it's a lot

To be something I´m not

I'm a fool

Out of love

'Cause I just can't get enough

I'm just a little bit caught in the middle

Life is a maze and love is a riddle

I don't know where to go I can't do it alone I've tried

And I don't know why

I'm just a little girl lost in the moment

I'm so scared but I don't show it

I can't figure it out

It's bringing me down I know

I've got to let it go

And just enjoy the show

The sun is hot

In the sky

Just like a giant spotlight

The people follow the sign

And synchronize in time

It's a joke

Nobody knows

They've got a ticket to that show

Yeah

I'm just a little bit caught in the middle

Life is a maze and love is a riddle

I don't know where to go I can't do it alone I've tried

And I don't know why

I'm just a little girl lost in the moment

I'm so scared but I don' show it

I can't figure it out

It's bringing me down I know

I've got to let it go

And just enjoy the show

Just enjoy the show

I'm just a little bit caught in the middle

Life is a maze and love is a riddle

I don't know where to go I can't do it alone I've tried

And I don't know why

I'm just a little girl lost in the moment

I'm so scared but I don't show it

I can't figure it out

It's bringing me down I know

I've got to let it go

And just enjoy the show

dum de dum

dudum de dum

Just enjoy the show

dudum de dum

Just enjoy the show

I want my money back (3)

Just enjoy the show

I want my money back (3)

Just enjoy the show

EARTH DAY

2010-04-22T07:29:00.000-07:00

The official date for Earth Day is April 22 every year.
However, many events happen the weekend before, to allow more people to attend.

Earth Day is very important because it remembers us that we have to:

REDUSE, REUSE AND RECYCLE

Don't forget it and do as much as you can.

Here you can see some ways to represent Earth Day.

Which one do you like ?

If you want to know more about this day, click HERE

INTERESTING BOOKS

2010-04-22T01:44:00.000-07:00

On the left of the Blog you can see a list with interesting books for you.

If you want to know more, you can check the blog and read information about some of the books from the list.

This is a book for Preschoolers.

Peter tries to save a piece of winter by putting a snowball in his pocket.

He takes the snowball into his warm house only to discover a while later that the snowball is gone.

CHECK YOUR VOCABULARY!!!

2010-04-20T03:16:00.000-07:00

Here you can find a lot of games to check your vocabulary.
If you want to play click HERE.
Please, tell us if you like them or not.

You can write comments like these:
I like these games.
I think they are boring.
I find them difficult to understand.
Thank you!

2010-04-19T01:26:00.000-07:00

Hi friends!
We are celebrating Water Week in Arantzabela.
Water is very important for all of us and we have to use it properly.
In our English Blog we want to celebrate this week with you.
Here you can watch a video related to water. You know the song, don't you?
At the end of the video you will find the lyrics to sing the song.
Enjoy it! And give us your opinion, please.

WE WILL ROCK YOU "QUEEN"

Buddy you are a boy make a big noise playing in the street gonna be a big man some day
You got mud on your face
you big disgrace
kicking your can all over the place
singing
we will we will rock you (2)
Buddy you're a young man hard man shouting in the street gonna take on the world some day
you got blood on your face
you big disgrace
waving your banner all over the place
we will we will rock you
singing
we will we will rock you
Buddy you're an old man poor man pleading with your eyes gonna make you some peace some day
you got mud on your face you big disgrace somebody better put you back into your place
we will we will rock you
singing
we will we will rock you
everybody
we will we will rock you (2)
allright

EASTER

2010-03-26T07:15:00.000-07:00

Easter holidays are here!
On wednesday everybody will say goodbye to school and we will
enjoy some nice spring days.
Are you doing something special on Easter holidays?
In some countries as Germany, U.K., Ireland, U.S.A...
there´s a very popular tradition: Easter Bunnies.

It has a German origin but now it´s celebrated in a lot of places.

Have you seen chocolate bunnies and eggs somewhere in Gasteiz?

Have you eaten them?
The Easter Bunnies bring baskets filled with coloured eggs, sweets and sometimes also toys to children on the night before Easter.
The Bunnies will either put the baskets in a designated place or hide them
somewhere in the house or garden for the children to find when they wake up in the morning.

If you go to the mountain, to the beach, to the cinema... if you stay in Gasteiz or another town:

<ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAYS !!! SEE YOU SOON !!!

A NEW FILM: HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON

2010-03-23T04:33:00.000-07:00

This is the story of Hiccup, a viking boy who lives on the island of Berk, where fighting dragons is a way of life. Hiccup is trained to be a dragon fighter, but one day he knows a very special dragon and they become friends, but then...

If you want to know how the story ends, you can see it at the cinema on March 26.

ST PATRICK'S DAY

2010-03-17T04:17:00.000-07:00

Have you seen today any person wearing a green hat?

Today is Saint Patrick's Day and it's celebrated on 17 March in many places, and here, in Gasteiz, Irish and local people go to Irish Pubs to celebrate the day.

It's named after the Patron Saint of Ireland and it is a public holiday in this country.

But this day is celebrated all around the world , mainly in USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand... where we can find important Irish communities.

Many people wear green clothes and there are big parades in a lot of cities. In some places they colour the streets or dye the water in fountains, lakes and rivers, as in Chicago, where they dye the river using natural dyes.

ENGLISH FOR THE LITTLE ONES

2010-03-17T02:58:00.000-07:00

WHAT'S THE WEATHER LIKE TODAY?

Is it sunny? cloudy? hot? cold?

Help this friend with his clothes.

Click: HERE

ANCIENT CARNIVAL IN EUROPE

2010-02-17T02:46:00.000-08:00

Carnival is celebrated all around the world. Who doesn't know about Carnival in Venice, Tenerife or Rio de Janeiro...?

But there is another not so well known Carnival celebrated in small towns, some of them very close to us.

Do you know Carnival Celebrations in Zalduondo, Lantz or Altsasu? They are some of the oldest in Europe.

But probably you don't know about the Mamuthones from Mamoiada (Sardinia).

They appear on Carnival Sunday and on Shrove Tuesday. They are dressed in black sheepskin and wear around thirty kilos of cowbells on their backs. They cover their faces with a dark brown wooden mask.

The Mamuthones are usually twelve, to symbolize the number of the months of the year and they dance rhythmically in two parallel lines along the narrow streets of Mamoiada.

But they are not the only ones who wear sheepskin and cowbells. Do you know any of these?

They are celebrated in Greek Macedonia, Zubieta and Ituren (Nafarroa).

SONG: LEMON TREE

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'Lemon Tree' is a song by German pop band 'Fool´s Garden' and it became very popular in 1996.
You can sing and listen to this song following the lyrics in this video.

ENGLISH FOR THE LITTLE ONES

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Today we are going to play with animals, do you like them?

Yes?

Then you are going to have a good time playing these games.

Click HERE to play with animals

HAPPY NEW (AND SNOWY) YEAR

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HELLO KIDS:

There has been a lot of snow in Gasteiz, did you enjoy it? Snow is funny but it brings a lot of problems in the streets, roads...
There have been a lot of accidents and many people fell down in the streets because of the ice. Those people were taken to the hospital, some of them with broken bones.

Did you have problems to come to school?
How did you come? on foot? by bus? by car?

Tell us about your experiences.

In Europe, there has been a lot of snow too, here you have some examples:

The Eiffel Tower, one of Paris' main touristic attractions, was closed because of the snow and the ice.

In Milan (Italy) it was difficult to walk near the famous Cathedral.

A lot of airports were closed and many flights were cancelled or delayed.
Here you can see Manchester airport in England.

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR

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You can sing this typical Christmas song following the lyrics.

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR

ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAYS

The English Teachers

A CHRISTMAS CAROL: THE MOVIE

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A Christmas Carol is a novel written by the English writer Charles Dickens.

The book was first published on 19 December 1843 and it was very succesful.

It tells the story of Mr Scrooge, who is visited by the Ghosts of Christmas on Christmas Eve.

The Ghosts show him the misery of several families and what will happen in the future if he

doesn't change.

Mr Scrooge becomes a different man, trating the others with generosity and compassion.

THE MOVIE

On Christmas holidays you can see this film at the cinema.

If you do so, please write to tell us if you liked or not . OK?

In this video you can see some sequences of the film. A bit scaring isn't it?

CHRISTMAS

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DID YOU KNOW?

Christmas Day is celebrated on December 25th of each year.
It is the day Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.
The word Christmas means "Christ's Mass".
There are many different customs and traditions around the world.
Santa Claus has a Dutch origin. He comes from St Nicholas, who was a real person. St Nicholas was the patron saint of school boys. He brought gifts to the children.
The idea that Santa Claus comes down the chimney comes from Norway, where children hang Christmas stockings near the chimney.

Christmas trees have pagan origins. When pagans became Christian, they used evergreens for the holiday by decorating them with nuts and candles. They sang Christmas carols as they danced around the Christmas Tree.

DO YOU WANT TO PLAY CHRISTMAS GAMES ?

CLICK HERE

WE HAVE GOT A NEW FRIEND

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HELLO ESTI:

Thank you for your comment, did you really enjoy the song?

If you want to write your comments in English, look at these sentences:

.- I liked / I didn't like...

.- It was very interesting, boring, difficult to understand...

.- I enjoyed it

.- I had fun

.- I prefer...

If you don't, we'll be happy to read them in Basque, don't worry.

Thanks a lot!

Is anybody else out there? Come on!!! We want you to join us.

ENGLISH FOR THE LITTLE ONES

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MORE GAMES!!!

TODAY WE ARE GOING TO PLAY WITH COLOURS

CLICK HERE

THANK YOU OIHANE !!!

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This is a message for Oihane: Thank you for your comments!!! You have been the only one.

What about the others? COME ON!!! We want to know your opinion!!!

UNIVERSAL CHILDREN'S DAY

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November 20th is celebrated as the International Day for Children.

This day remembers:
the right of children to be free from exploitation
the right to his or her own opinion
the right to education , health care, and economic opportunity.

However, about 9.7 million children died in 2006 before their fifth birthday, mostly from malaria and pneumonia.
About 42.5 million children do not have access to clean water. More than 300,000 children around the world are forced to fight in wars.
218 milion children between five and 17 are working in poor conditions...

Do you know this little statue?

It is in Postas Street, in front of the Post Office.

Do you know who Iqbal Masih was?

Iqbal Masih was born in Muridke, a small rural village in Pakistan.
His father abandoned the family when Iqbal was a little baby an his mother worked as a housecleaner, but she didn't have enough money to feed all her children.
Iqbal was sold as a child slave and forced to work twelve hours per day in a carpet factory.
When he was 10, he escaped.
He helped over 3,000 Pakistani children to escape and spoke about chlidren labour all around the world.
He was murdered in 1995 in Muridke in the middle of a busy road. Most people think that he was assassinated by members of the "Carpet Mafia" because of his famous fight against the child labour industry.
In 1994, Iqbal was awarded the Reebok Human Rights Award.
In 2000, he was awarded The World's Children Prize for the Rights of the Children

Jonas Brothers in Barakaldo

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Jonas Brothers,the American pop rock boy band, performed in Barakaldo on Tuesday, November 10, evening. The band consists of three brothers: Kevin, Joe and Nick Jones, from Wyckoff, New Jersey, USA. This band gained its popularity from the Disney Channel children's television network.

As part of their World Tour 2009, the Jonas Brothers presented their fourth studio album: Lines, Vines and Trying Times at the BEC in the town of Barakaldo from 8.30 pm onwards.
13.000 people were present.

The trio performed not only the songs of their last disc, but they also made a review of their most successful songs of albums such as "It's about time", "Jonas Brothers" and "A little Bit Longer".

The members of the band said that they were very excited by the idea of visiting Barakaldo.

Do you know this song? Watch the video.

You can sing the song following the lyrics:

S.O.S.

Told you I made dinner plans

For you and me and no one else

That don't include your crazy friends

Well I'm done

With awkward situations empty conversations

Ooh ! This is an S.O.S.

Don't want a second guess,

This is the bottom line

It's true!

I gave my all for you,

now my heart's in two

And I can't find the other half

It's like I'm walking on broken glass,

better believe I bled

It's a call I'll never get

So this is where the story ends

A conversation on IM

Well I'm done

with Texting,

Sorry for the miscommunication

Ooh ! This is an S.O.S....

Next time I see you

I'm giving you a high five

cause hugs are over rated, just FYI

Ooh ! This is an S.O.S...

ENGLISH FOR THE LITTLE ONES

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DO YOU WANT TO PLAY WITH NUMBERS?

click HERE

Did you like the games? YES , SO SO , NO

Asterix is 50 years old

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ASTERIX'S BIRTHDAY

Last week Asterix was 50 years old. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

The Adventures of Asterix is a series of French comic books written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo.

The protagonist, Asterix, is a Gaul, a member of a Celtic Tribe that lived in France many years ago. Asterix lives in a small village in northwest Gaul during the times of Julius Caesar in 50 BC.

Unlike the rest of Gaul, this village has not been taken over by the Romans, because the people in the village drink a magic potion brewed by their druid, which gives them superhuman strength.

Asterix has many adventures with his friend Obelix and in many cases, this leads them to travel to various countries around the world.

The stories have been adapted into movies and video games.

If you want to know more about Asterix, play games etc, click HERE

Have you got any Asterix's comic books or videos in Basque or Spanish? Would you like to know their titles in English and then tell us?

For example: I've got this one: Asterix Galiarra, and its title in English is "Asterix the Gaul".

If you click HERE, you will find help to know the tittles in English, but sometimes you will need the dictionary.

HELP US!!! We want to make a very long list with the names of Asterix's adventures you have at home (but the list must be in English, of course).

1.- Asterix the Gaul

2.-

HALLOWEEN

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As you know, Halloween is a holiday in many English speaking countries that is celebrated on the night of October 31st.

Children wear costumes and they go to people's homes saying "Trick or treat!" to ask for candy and then the people give it to them. This comes from a threat. It means, "Give me a treat or I will play a trick on you.

People sometimes dress up as ghosts, witches, goblins, and other scary things for Halloween.

If you want to see more about Halloween click HERE

OUR BLOGGISH

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Welcome to our bloggish.

In this blog you will find a lot of activities to practise your English.

You will find information about books, music, famous people... you can also play games in English, watch videos and so on.

If there is any activity in English that you did at school, we will put it here with photographs, your comments...

Please, we would like to know your opinion about this blog and the activities you find in it, so...
don´t be afraid and JOIN US!!!