BASQUES IN NORTH AMERICA

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

P.s and p.c

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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

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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...