V FOR VENDETTA

Talking about a speech... not only kings, politicians or actors are the ones who can deliver a moving speech.
In this case it's an anarchist revolutionary, dressed in black and wearing a Guy Fawkes mask, trying to convice people to rule themselves and bring down the government.

You should listen carefully to what he says, maybe there are some similarities with the world wide revolution we're witnessing these days.

There are certain things, though, that you should know about. Read these questions and answer them before you watch the videoclip.

1- Who was Guy Fawkes?
2- "Remember, remember, the fifth of November..." What happened on 5th November 1605 ?
3- How do people celebrate that day in the UK?
4- Who says "a penny for the guy"?

Now, click here

JUST THE WAY YOU ARE, by BRUNO MARS

Another nice song by Bruno Mars. The activities will be handed by the teacher

THE KING'S SPEECH

On Friday 28th, We are going to watch a nice film, The King's Speech, with one of my favourite actors, Colin Firth. If you go to the nice and brand new site for Cinema per a estudiants, you can do several interactive activites and learn more about the King, his therapist and how he influenced his people with his first war speech.

MY BLACKBERRY IS NOT WORKING!

Blackberry has been failing and life's stopped for you, my dearest students. This would mean peace and no chats in the classroom. Have a look at this video, from a comedy programme in BBC. We'll work with it in class, but meanwhile, let's relax with all these silent blackberries.



Click here if you want to read in another blog what a nice person, Eduardo Mosqueira, has written in order to understand better the jokes in English.

ACT NOW!

We have listened to our students several times about their parents. An inspirational picture I found surfing the net -sorry I didn't write down where-. I'm sure they will think about how good life is inside the nest.

FORGES, A GENIUS

I know it's in Spanish, but I think it's worthy. Sad, but in some cases, the truth. We dedicate some minutes to steal chairs from the class next door. Nice students, but a bit crowded.

THE LAZY SONG by Bruno Mars

We're starting a new year, but we still think about our holidays. Bruno Mars as well. Listen to the song and try to answer the questions on the video. What activities do you do in a lazy day?

Jamie's a fantastic cook!

I'm not sure if you know, but the English department loves cooking and food. One of the most famous cooks in the English-speaking world is Jamie Oliver. He's made different programmes for TV and he alone raised awareness about healthy food. You can learn a lot of new recipes by looking at his videos.

CLEAR ENOUGH?

Pic taken from http://loonyface.deviantart.com

HACHIKO

On Monday, we are going to watch the story of Hachiko, a faithful dog. The story is based on real facts, as anyone can check in your blogs. If you want to learn more about the film, click here and do the activities on the dossier prepared for you. Remember to submit your answers to your teacher...and enjoy the film!