We go together

Ham-bur-guers...

2010-03-27T13:04:00.000-07:00

Do you understand English teachers now? Ha, ha

The anti-Oscars

2010-03-09T08:56:00.000-08:00

Sandra Bullock got the Oscar to the best actress and also to the worst one!!!
Have you heard of the Razzies?? They are the awards to the worst movies, actors and actresses

What do you think is the worst movie and the worst actor/actress?

Birth of Anaconda

2010-02-23T11:27:00.001-08:00

Amazing, isn't it?
Does this video give you the creeps?

2010-02-23T03:30:00.000-08:00

A Midsummer's Night Dream - Batxillerat 1

2010-01-24T12:08:00.001-08:00

For those of you who are reading "A Midsummer's Night Dream", here you have a wonderful animated version:

What do you think about it? Does it help with the reading?

Skating

2010-01-21T11:03:00.000-08:00

I am not a big fan of skating but certainly, I think this is a wonderful routine:

(Sorry for posting the Italian version but the English one has been supressed)
What is your opinion? Too daring?

Welcome 2010

2010-01-07T11:25:00.001-08:00

New Year's Resolutions 2010

2010-01-07T11:19:00.000-08:00

Avatar

2009-12-12T14:13:00.000-08:00

Will you see it this Christmas?

Looks quite impressive and expensive but will it be worth it? What do you think?

Oral Presentations and tests Batxillerat 2

2009-11-13T12:25:00.001-08:00

Oral Presentations Term 1 Batxillerat 2

Oral Presentations and tests Batxillerat 1

2009-11-13T12:23:00.000-08:00

Oral Presentations Term 1

Bullying

2009-11-05T04:26:00.000-08:00

Have you ever experience bullying?

Origins of Halloween - Batxillerat 2

2009-10-26T14:45:00.000-07:00

Green stickers for you if your answer these questions:

1. When did the Celts celebrate the end of year harvest?
2. What happened in the 7th century?
3. When did the Catholic church celebrate "All Saints Day"?
4. Can you give another name for "All Saints day"?
5. Who brought some of their costumes to America?
6. Why did the pranksters wear masks?
7. What does "trick" mean in Halloween?

Do you speak English?

2009-10-12T12:26:00.000-07:00

Very, very funny:

2016 Rio de Janeiro

2009-10-02T11:15:00.000-07:00

Sadly, Madrid did not make it. But I am sure Rio de Janeiro will be an excellent host. What do you think?

2009-09-22T05:14:00.000-07:00

The most influential leaders of the century:

Do you think these people are the most influential leaders in your world? Post your opinion.

Where are you gonna sleep tonight?

2009-09-22T04:25:00.000-07:00

Where are you going to sleep tonigh??

One green sticker for you if you tell us about the strangest place you have ever slept in.

Welcome to the new course!

2009-09-14T08:44:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the IES Gabriela English blog once more!
I know, holidays are over and a new course is starting. Do you feel a bit depressed maybe? Do you have the summer blues? Forget about that. Here is a video to make you dance a bit:

What is the singer's confession? Post your answers here, there is a green point waiting for you.

Graduation Day

2009-05-27T02:11:00.001-07:00

It was such a beautiful day! Congratulations to all of you. Well done!

The Wand - 1st

2009-05-13T12:30:00.001-07:00

What would happen if you found a magical wand? What would you wish for?
Two extra stickers if you tell me what this story is about.

Funny Videos | Funny Cartoons | More Video Clips

If I was a sailboat...... - 1st

2009-05-13T12:19:00.000-07:00

Any of you wanting some green stickers? Listen to Katie Melua and post a message writing down some of the If I were......... sentences.
No tricks though!! Try not to check the lyrics anywhere!

Graduation day - 2nd

2009-05-09T15:04:00.000-07:00

I hope we get our gowns and tassels in time!!

Radio GM 2

2009-04-05T11:44:00.001-07:00

This is the second programme recorded by students in Batxillerat 1, hope you enjoy it:

Edgar Allan Poe's The Cask of Amontillado - 2nd

2009-04-04T08:28:00.001-07:00

Can any of you tell me what this story is about? Here you have quite a good animation with Allan Parson's music:

If you want your green point, send a comment summarizing Poe's story.

Graduation party is getting close.... need to ask somebody to it? - 2nd

2009-03-21T16:20:00.000-07:00

Our graduation party is getting nearer, I am so excited about it!! Here are some tips from Donna about how to ask somebody for the prom:

Ways to Ask Somebody to Prom

Dating... how to ask that special somebody out -2nd

2009-03-21T13:54:00.000-07:00

Let's talk about love, romance and flirting. Watch this scene from friends and see what you think about Chandler and Ross' way to impress the girls:

We are going to London! -2nd

2009-02-25T11:57:00.001-08:00

London June 2009

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Congratulations Pe!

2009-02-23T12:01:00.000-08:00

Have you seen the film Vicky, Cristina, Barcelona? What do you think about it? What about Penélope's dress, girls? Did you like it? Who was the best dressed and the worst dressed?? Green points waiting for your comments......

St. Valentine

2009-02-07T14:31:00.001-08:00

Tristan and Isolde, a legendary couple:

Could you tell me what is the legend about? One green sticker for you!

Death Penalty: Oral presentation -2nd

2009-02-07T14:29:00.001-08:00

Death Penalty Role Play

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Is it cool to know nothing?

2009-02-02T14:36:00.000-08:00

I wouldn't mind wearing one of these masks in class, would you?

So... is it cool to know nothing? Mail me your opinion about the video's lyrics. Two green stickers!!

Enjoy the ride:

2009-01-11T11:51:00.000-08:00

Watch this spooky video:

Enjoy The Ride Video

Two green points for every one of you posting a comment about the video. Tell us what you think the story means. An extra point if you tell me who sings this song and if you post the link to the song lyrics.

Happy 2009!

2009-01-04T02:53:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year and welcome back!

Your first green sticker this year if you answer this question. How many languages wish you Happy New Year in the video?

Happy Hippo

2008-11-28T09:23:00.001-08:00

A bit stressed with so many exams? take a break with this video

Do you know who sings the original song and when it was first released? A green point for you if you send me the answer.

Yes We Can Song

2008-11-23T05:19:00.000-08:00

If you want to see the lyrics, click here:
Lyrics

Yes, We Can

2008-11-05T10:19:00.000-08:00

Upcoming movies

2008-10-18T13:13:00.000-07:00

Do any of the following appeal to you?

New James Bond, Quantum of Solace

Max Payne:

The Forbidden Kingdom:

A green sticker for you if you transcribe a couple of sentences from any of the trailers and send them to my mail...

Our fantastic Planet

2008-10-08T12:41:00.000-07:00

Life at 7,700 under water. Incredible!!! Just check this link :

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/video/2008/oct/07/snailfish.filming

You can also have a quick look here:

7,700 metres under water and so very happy!!! Incredible, isnt' it?

Second Life

2008-09-17T07:34:00.001-07:00

Ever heard of Second Life?

You can now join the site and create your second life at the time that you learn English. Watch the promotional video and talk to your teacher if you are interested:

Welcome

2008-09-09T08:46:00.001-07:00

WELCOME!!!!!! Here we are again and I bet some of you are already feeling a bit depressed. Bye, bye summer, hello boring school..... No worries, as the kiwis say. I suggest watching the video I've posted and I also dare you to imitate the people in it. I've tried it and it sure feels great! Enjoy!!!!

Bye bye summer love.........

2008-08-26T02:48:00.001-07:00

August is almost over, summer will be over soon. What about summer love? Is this story familiar to you? You can try the quiz afterwards

Summer nights

Who is that girl?

2008-05-21T14:19:00.000-07:00

Haven't we seen the girl in red somewhere before????

If I was a ................... 1st

2008-05-18T14:06:00.000-07:00

What would the Fiddler on the Roof do if he was a rich man? Watch and listen and get 1 green point by telling me 3 things he would do with his money:

What about Gwen Stefan, what would she do?

And to finish your listening session, what does Joan Osbourne ask?

Desperate Housewives

2008-04-19T15:32:00.000-07:00

Don't you love Gabrielle?

Two green points if you answer these questions correctly:

1. What time is mass?
2. Why was the priest waiting for Gabrielle to talk to him?
3. Why does Gabrielle go to church? What does she want from the priest?
4. When did Gabrielle get married and with whom?
5. What happened to Gabrielle’s husband and when?
6. What did she do while still married to him?
7. What does the priest ask Gabrielle to promise?

Preparation for the oral presentations..

2008-04-13T13:24:00.001-07:00

Maybe you can learn something from this??

Doesn't this look delicious??!

2008-03-27T13:49:00.001-07:00

Yummie!!!!!!!

You'll get green points if you tell me the 5 ingredients and quantities in Nigella's recipe!

Translator

2008-03-05T12:18:00.000-08:00

Sounds familiar??

My favourite bit is the translation into Chinese...

Congratulations, Javier!!

2008-02-25T14:42:00.000-08:00

Don't you just love him? Oh yeahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!

Happy Valentine's!

2008-02-12T09:11:00.001-08:00

A Geography Lesson

2008-01-30T12:28:00.000-08:00

What do you think about this?

Amazing, isnt't it?

The amazing world around us

2008-01-21T09:08:00.000-08:00

Watch this amazing video and tell me what sounds you can hear and what you think about it

This is a kookaburra and this is a chainsaw

Happy New Year!

2008-01-07T12:36:00.000-08:00

I hope all of you had the best Christmas holidays!! Mine were fine, thank-you. These are my resolutions for this New Year:
1. I will spend more time in the Internet.
2. I will cry every time one of my students fails English.
3. I will interview each of my student's parents once a week. I will also invite them over for dinner at my house to discuss their dear son/daughter's behaviour.
5. I will give extra English classes to my students for free after work.
6. I will be really attentive in all teacher's meetings and take notes of all that is being said.
7. I will let my students do whatever they like in my classes.
8. I will bring my Ipod to class, read the newspaper and play my favourite Itunes while my students sleep.
9. I will cut on Spanish ham, cheese, foie-gras and brownies.
10. I will stop acting silly, laughing and taking life easily.

Yeah, right!!!!!
Anyway, I would like to hear about yours if you feel like sharing them.

I don't speak English

2007-11-17T11:33:00.000-08:00

Don't you wish the weekend was a bit longer? Wouldn't everybody be much happier if we had three day weekends? The first day you basically do nothing, watch some silly TV programme, chat on messenger, text some friends.... The second day is for fun, anything which makes you really happy and includes lots of activity. On the third day you spend a couple of hours sorting things out for next school day and the rest of the time you do nothing once more...
Oh well... While we wait for the three day weekend, why don't we try some of the new activities I have included in the blog? Check the new listenings, the new section Watch and Listen, the Edheads animations or the Share Talk to meet some interesting people around the world. Take some time to answer the questionaire and a bit more to practice your weak points in English.
Enjoy!

Study weekend

2007-10-20T04:05:00.000-07:00

Such a nice day today. What a shame you all have to study for the exam on Monday.
I suggest going to bed very early today, study for a couple of hours tomorrow morning, go for a walk or a drink with your friends, have a nice lunch, a free hour to do as you please and hit the books again. Please, please, please, don't go to bed to late on Sunday. I would like you to be fresh as a rose next day.
Good luck with your English exam!

Learning English

2007-10-07T05:40:00.000-07:00

The weekend is nearly over. Gorgeous day today, after a bit of rain the atmosphere is always cleaner. Did any of you go away for the weekend, to the beach, hiking or any other interesting activities? I hope you did not spend the whole weekend in front of the computer!!!!!!
What is new this week? Well, Tangler has four interesting topics for you to discuss about. Some of you have already contributed with interesting ideas. You can suggest any other topics (Britney Spears or the fall of the American Dream, biofuel and the destruction of the tropical forest...)
Oh, and I have found a very instructive video with which you will learn English in no time at all!!

La Merçé

2007-09-23T12:19:00.000-07:00

Hello there!

Sunday night. A very special one in Barcelona, by the way. How come the Pink Lady is writing on her blog at a time like this instead of being out having fun with her friends? Well, something to do with Sant Vicenç. Couldn't you guys talk to the major in Sant Vicenç and ask her for a "fiesta" day on the 24th of September? That would be cool. I would be soooo grateful. Do you have any idea how much I hate it every year on the 24th when I have to wake up at 6.30 in the morning knowing everybody else in the city will be sleeping for at least four more hours???

Well, it's no good crying over spilt milk. Since I won't be going to any concerts tonight, I am posting one of Travis videos here since he is playing near my place tonight. A bit corny maybe, but it is a catchy song

You can find the lyrics in:
http://www.seeklyrics.com/lyrics/Travis/Closer.html
So, what do you think about the video?

The Pink Lady

2007-09-11T09:52:00.000-07:00

Well, I came out quite well in the picture, didn't I?

Rise up and hear the bells

2007-09-11T09:51:00.001-07:00

Welcome to ramalamalama, the English blog where I, the Pink Lady, will regularly post messages, videos and pictures for you to comment. There are also some interesting links for you to practice your skills.
Ramalama, nice word. Here is a clue to its meaning. The video quality is terrible but you will get the idea:

I suggest a trivia question to warm things up a bit.
Who can tell me where this place is?
Clue nº 1: It is in Earth, even if it looks like paradise.
Clue nº 2: the Pink Lady has just been there this summer.
Clue nº 3: It is in a South American country which both has sea and jungle.
The person who guesses the exact spot will earn....... one of those coloured stickers in the English classroom. You have to guess the EXACT location, though. Start looking now and send me the answer as soon as possible!!