MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR

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

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

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

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

MORE GAMES!!!

TODAY WE ARE GOING TO PLAY WITH COLOURS

CLICK HERE

THANK YOU OIHANE !!!

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

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

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

DO YOU WANT TO PLAY WITH NUMBERS?

click HERE

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

Asterix is 50 years old

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

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

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!!!