WORD SEARCH and more...

This time I give you a website full of games to practise some spelling of different topics to improve your writing skills. I personally like the WORD SEARCH. Maybe you find it difficult at the beginning, but there's no problem because you can use the HINTS!

Have fun and play while you learn 👍    CLICK HERE!

English + Social Science + Physical Education

Last 17th March we celebrated SAINT PATRICK'S DAY at school. This day comes traditionally from Ireland, but it is celebrated in the whole United Kingdom and also in other English Speaking countries, like it has been done since centuries.

JOSH, our wonderful language assistant, has been in charge to explain our students why this day is celebrated in his country (Northern Ireland) and the reasons to celebrate it (mixing English with Social Science). The children were very intrigued during his explanations and learned a lot about Ireland:

It was an amazing idea to combine English with Physical Education, using CLIL methodology, where my students had a lot of fun during their P.E. lessons learning a traditional Irish dance for this day. Here you are the video, where the whole school is dancing for Saint Patrick's celebration! It was a great day for everyone (the teachers enjoyed a lot, too)!:

Thank you, Josh!!! ☘☘☘☘

New York, New York

🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽NEW YORK CITY🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽

Today I want you to know the most famous place in the whole world. There are a great number of songs and films dedicated to NY. This is the city of the cities. The place where most of the films are done, the place where most of the celebrities live, the place where most of the skyscrapers are built... This is the city of the MOST of everything!

New York is one of the most important cities in the United States of North America. It is quite far from Spain as you have to cross the Atlantic Ocean to get there. You must take a plane if you ever want to visit it (the flight is 8 hours long from Madrid). Look at the map to se its situation:

NYC is wonderful. When you have a walk on the streets it is impossible not to look up to the massive skyscrapers. They never end! Although it is important to notice it is a quite expensive city. You should save some money before starting your trip. People in New York use the american dollar as official coin. I kept "20 dollars in my pocket ♫♫♫" as a remembrance:

In New York you can visit hundreds of things and also enjoy performances and matches of different sports. Apart from hockey, american football and baseball, the USA has the most important BASKETBALL league in the world, the NBA, and the KNICKS are the New York team. I had a great time going to Madison Square Garden to watch the NY Knicks playing basketball live!

Going to a concert is also a great activity. If you like music, New York has concerts of any type of music, including classical. The Carnegie Hall is considered one of the best music halls in the world. Also, New York has one of the most prestigious Music Schools in the world (The Juilliard School). I told you this city has "the most of the most" in almost everything 😉 .

Here you are some incredible pictures of the streets of Manhattan, the main area and the financial district:

 The Carnegie Hall

Skyscrapers!

 The Empire State Building is the most popular and visited Skyscraper of New York

The Chrysler building is very popular, too. It cannot be visited, but you can take photos from the avenues around 😊

You should not miss the Flatiron building. Very rare and unique. Can you see how narrow it is?? 😲

If you want to know more about Skyscrapers all over the world, I suggest you this page. Here you can find information about the location of the highest skyscraper in the world, the number of skyscrapers in every city, the year when they were built, etc. It is very interesting!

NYC has looooooooooong avenues:

7th Avenue

5th Avenue

Times Square is one of the main attractions in this city. Hollywood gets crazy about filming here. In New Year's Eve, TV cameras from all over the world broadcast live its famous countdown! (I bet you have seen these screens before in your own TV 😉)

Central Park is a massive rest area for inhabitants in Manhattan. This incredible park is full of nature in the middle of the stressful city. People come here to relax, practising sports, doing exercise, having picnics, or just sunbathe:

The views to the city from inside Central Park are just breathtaking!:

As well as in the parks of London from the previous post, you can find interesting and funny animals, too! 🐦🐾

Brooklyn is, like Manhattan, a big neighbourhood in New York City. It is the second in importance and number of inhabitants, and the walking across its wonderful Bridge is a MUST:

The sunset from Brooklyn is one of the most beautiful things I've ever done in my trip adventures. I am so happy that my colleague, the great teacher Emma, from San Francisco, recommended that to me!

New York has so many amazing things and places, that posting never ends!! You must visit this city to see with your own eyes what I'm talking about. I sincerely hope you do it one day!

English + Flamenco!

In our English lessons we have a lot of projects and aims. One of them is to spread Andalusian culture through English language.

We did a FLAMENCO 🎶 project with a high school in which my wonderful students invite you to watch the videos and pics of the musical task they did at the classroom with me. I love listening to them speak in English ❤

As you can see, they had a great time during the making of:

And finally, with the great help of our amazing friend and teacher Alba, the best video editor ever, this is the final result!:

Combining English with Music rules!! The students have a lot of fun and improve their creativity and artistic skills! 🙌

London

Who wants to travel?? This is the first city we're going to learn about, and yes, as you already guessed, it is the amazing LONDON!!

This is the main city of England. It is huge, has great monuments and you can spend the whole day walking around, without sightseeing everything it has to offer! 

I am sure that after seeing this pictures, you will also get excited about visiting it! I've been there five times so far, and I never get bored of it. It's incredible, no matter the season of the year. Here you are the top attractions of the city:

1. The Big Ben and the Parliament. Here the Lords take the most important decisions for the United Kingdom: 

2. London Eye. It is a touristic wheel that gives you the opportunity to observe the most spectacular London views in 360 degrees:

3. Tower Bridge. The most popular and beautiful bridge in London!:

4. Trafalgar Square. The greatest square in London, with the high statue of Nelson admiral at the top protected by four giant lions. Also, the National Gallery is located here, with the most important painting collection of England. Everyone wants pics here!

5. Picadilly Circus. It is a popular square with a very young atmosphere. A lot of groups of friends meet at the statue every weekend and have fun in front of the huge advertisements screens. It is also surrounded with a great number of the most trendy brands shops:

6. Hyde Park. The biggest park in London, with tons of space everywhere, grass, plants, huge trees and flowers in spring and summer, and very funny animals the whole year! 🍁🌷🐾 

6. Buckingham Palace. It is located in Saint James Park. This is the place where the Queen of England, Elizabeth II, lives. She usually travels abroad, so when she is at home the UK flag is winching. When visiting London, the sightseeing of the Change of Guard at 12 pm is a must! 💂 .

7. Tower of London. This amazing stone castle from the Middle Ages is massive and so beautiful! And it is next to Tower Bridge. 

8. Museums. The greatest museums in London for me are: The Natural History Museum and the Science Museum. They are so interesting and entertaining!! You can also visit the British Museum, but it's not as fun as the other two. A very important thing: they are all FREE! 😎

Inside it looks like Howarts, Harry Potter's magic school!

There are much more interesting things to see in London, like Westminster Abbey, Saint Paul's Cathedral, Harrods, Regents Park, Covent Garden, Nottin Hill... It never ends!! It is such an amazing city that you will have to discover it by yourself.

 See you next time!