UK SOCIETY AND ROYALTY: THE QUEEN'S 90TH BIRTHDAY

DAILY TELEGRAPH VIDEOS: The Queen lights the first beacon to commemorate her 90th birthday.

12-15 MAY 2016 HOME PARK PRIVATE WINDSOR CASTLE.

STARS ANNOUNCED FOR THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY CELEBRATIONS

ABOUT WINDSOR CASTLE

Article: spring forward - fall back

WHAT IS DST?
SPRING FORWARD- FALL BACK
CONVERSATION QUESTIONS ' TIME'

Culture and traditions: Happy St. Andrew's Day!!

  Who is St Andrew? 
St Andrew's Day in the United Kingdom ( What do people do? Public life.
About Scotland

BBC video: Black Friday in 60 seconds

But why is it called 'Black Friday'? The BBC explains in this video.

'Growing awareness of Black Friday in UK

SCHOOL TRIP TO BRISTOL-BATH (ENGLAND): VIAJE DE ESTUDIOS A BRISTOL-BATH (ENGLAND)

BUDGET  AND ITINERARY FOR THE SCHOOL TRIP TO BRISTOL- BATH (ENGLAND)

PICTURE OF BATH

WHY BRISTOL? VISIT BRISTOL (OFFICIAL WEBSITE)
WHY BATH? VISIT BATH (OFFICIAL WEBSITE)
The top 10 must see sites in Bath

TRAVEL INFORMATION 

DATE: 30th April - 3rd May
PRICE: around €400 ( airport shuttle is paid by the EOI)
STAY: information about the IBIS BRISTOL CENTRE HOTEL. Double room and breakfast included.


INTERESTED? Then pre-pay your booking for the trip within the following10-12days ( deadline 30th January)  at the travel agency AMELIA located in Avda. Ricardo Soriano. 
HOW TO BOOK: go to the agency with your I.D and €300 cash .
For foreign(non-Spanish) residents: take your passport and your residence permit +€300 cash.

FLIGHT DETAILS:  Ryanair. 
Here's Ryanair regulations on baggage: ( One cabin bag weighing up to 10 kg with maximum dimensions of 55cm x 40cm x 20cm, plus 1 small bag up to 35 x 20 x 20 cms may be carried per passenger*.)

DOWNLOAD THE INFORMATION HERE.

B2 ( Culture and festivities): THANKSGIVING

BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW: HISTORY OF THANKSGIVING

WHAT'S BLACK FRIDAY (IN 60 SECONDS)?
BBC NEWS- THE DARK SIDE OF BLACK FRIDAY

GUY FAWKES: Remember, remember the 5th of November...

See the video and do this quizz 

The Gunpowder Plot

Remember, remember the 5th of November,

Gunpowder, treason and plot,

I see no reason,

Why gunpowder and treason,

Should ever be forgot!

Houses of History-

Explore the story of the Parliament and Democracy

B2 ( BBC Radio 4 Extra): A Guided Tour of the Castle of Otranto

BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA-

You will hear a radio programme about the origins of gothic horror.
Who was Horace Walpole?  Horace Walpole biography


When Gothic was born.

Radio programme: A Guided Tour of the Castle of Otranto

Rory McGrath explores the origins of gothic horror, manifest in the first ever novel about a haunted castle, The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole.

The book, published in 1764, became the first gothic novel and heralded the start of a new literary genre.

ENJOY BY LISTENING, LEARN BY LISTENING!

B2 ( Breaking News): Scotland votes 'NO 'to independence

BBC News

SCOTTISH REFERENDUM: SCOTLAND VOTES 'NO' TO INDEPENDENCE

B2 ( Music): Michael Jackson new single and Billboard performance

Michael Jackson hologram steals the show. The late Michael Jackson steals the show at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards with a computer-generated hologram performance ( read more here).




Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake: ' Love never felt so good'. Read the news here.

Culture :Poetry reading program

ACTO DE POESÍA  

en Casa de la Condesa de Torre Isabel

Wednesday 23rd April at 18:30

Se suspenderán las clases de la segunda banda horaria (18:30-21:00) para permitir la asistencia del mayor número de alumnos posible, en especial los alumnos de 4º, 5º y C1.

Se entregará una copia del libro de poemas según orden de llegada…así que¡ animaos antes de que se agoten!

ROBERT FROST 'The Road not Taken'
Robert Frost's biography

Read the poem and watch the video below ( poem read by actor Alan Bates)

B2 ( St. Valentine's ): Peter Gabriel

http://c1morethings.wordpress.com/2014/02/14/peter-gabriel-and-st-valentines-uncoventional-gift/

The Holiday: predict the opening scene

 The Holiday: trailer. Answer the following questions:

1.What is a trailer? 
2.What's its main aim?

Now, watch the trailer of "The Holiday" and use your imagination and the information from the trailer to predict the opening scene of the film. Use the grid below to make your notes


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Use this grid to help you write notes:

• Setting: Where and when might the opening scene take place?

• Characters: Which characters might appear in the opening scene?

• Key events: What might happen in the opening scene?

• Dialogue: What are some lines of dialogue you might hear?

• Character 1: "________________________________"

• Character 2 "________________________________"

• Other: List any other details you think might be part of the opening scene. 

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Use the storybird application to create your digital story.
Please, don't forget to submit your answers and comments on the blog!!

Have fun!!

Elena