HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!

BEST WISHES TO ALL MY STUDENTS FOR A VERY HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON!

CHRISTMAS SONG NO. 8

Who does not know this, most famous Christmas song of all!

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xubmk_bing-crosby-white-christmas_music

CHRISTMAS SONG NO. 7

This song: Happy Xmas, War is Over, by John Lennon is in my opinion definitely the best Christmas song ever. However, it is very, very hard to watch as it shows appalling images of the effects of war on children, women and men. As Gandhi said, “An eye for an eye will make us all blind”.

http://youtu.be/yN4Uu0OlmTg

Grammar unit 6.3

New grammar for unit 6.3.

http://www.pearsonlongman.com/totalenglish/pdfs/resources/upper-intermediate/upp-int_unit_6_grammar_3.pdf

Grammar unit 6.1

Some grammar practice for unit 6.1

http://www.pearsonlongman.com/totalenglish/pdfs/resources/upper-intermediate/upp-int_unit_6_grammar_1.pdf

CHRISTMAS SONG NO. 6

The wonderful voice of the late Amy Winehouse singing the classic: I saw Mummy kissing Santa Claus last night.

http://youtu.be/Ta2TQkZ9PIA

CHRISTMAS SONG NO. 5

Beyonce´s version of the classic: Silent Night

http://youtu.be/KtbbC6gmSKM

True Life Adventure: 16 year old skies to South Pole

Read about the daughter of a British explorer, aged 16, who has just skied to the South Pole! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/antarctica/8945691/Amelia-Hempleman-Adams-breaks-record-to-become-youngest-to-ski-to-South-Pole.html

Two speed Europe?

Oh, Mr Cameron, what on earth are you up to? Is Britain now isolated in Europe? What are your views on Cameron´s dramatic veto?

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/clegg-rages-at-camerons-spectacular-failure-6275512.html

CHRISTMAS SONG NO. 4

An old favourite sung by Celine Dion: Oh Holy Night

http://youtu.be/8O1siM3Nm-k

Facebook´s Top 20 News Stories of 2011.

Here is a list of what Facebook considers to be the best news stories of 2011 – some are news, but others are just crazy! ENJOY!!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/dec/08/facebook-population-growth-tattoos

CHRISTMAS SONG NO. 3

Another old Christmas favourite Last Christmas, by Wham.

http://www.google.es/url?q=http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DE8gmARGvPlI&sa=U&ei=qx3hTt3pKKH24QTSkbydBw&ved=0CBsQtwIwAA&sig2=vnrIHH7vW_0x9K_eDZ7p1A&usg=AFQjCNFNvWY1gwibla7qo8FNTMyVJPHGjw

CHRISTMAS SONG NO. 2

Here´s another well known Christmas song, by Mariah Carey: All I want for Christmas is You. Enjoy singing!

http://youtu.be/RengWX0P5KA

CHRISTMAS SONG NO. 1

Yes, Christmas is coming, and up till the BIG DAY I will put some well-known Christmas POP SONGS here. This is a very famous CHARITY SONG (Money went to the famine in Ethiopia) from 1984. Do you know some of the singers (27 years ago, and some are still singing!!)

http://youtu.be/w5cX_ncZLls

Preparation UNIT 6

Hi everyone

We´ll be starting unit 6 very soon, so why not take a look at this reading about travelling and exploration to prepare for the unit?

http://www.pearsonlongman.com/totalenglish/pdfs/resources/upper-intermediate/upp-int_unit_6_warmer.pdf

Happy Teacher´s Day!

Hello, everyone!

Don´t forget that on Monday (for the Monday/Wednesday classes) there is no class as it is TEACHERS´ DAY!! Best regards from me to all my students who are teachers.

I found this little story some time ago from Nepal which I´d like to share with you. ENJOY..

Happy Teacher´s Day... from Nepal!

“Today was a different day for me because I am a teacher. I have been a teacher for more than twenty years. And every year this day adds fuel to my life as a teacher. The reason is today is Teacher´s Day in Nepal. It is celebrated by students on the full moon day of the Nepali month Ashad.

At seven in the morning, one of my former students made a surprise visit to my suburban home in Kathmandu. He came, wished me a Happy Teacher´s Day and gave me a bouquet of flowers and sweets. Though such things are not of much value in themselves, they became special on this particular day.

In the late morning and afternoon, I received so many text messages that I could not reply to them all. All the messages were best wishes from my dear students. One read: To wish you a great, prosperous, blissful, healthy, bright, energetic, terrific and extremely happy Teacher´s Day!! It brought out the love that this student had for me.

In Nepal, teachers are respected as gurus. So students either visit their teachers with flowers and sweets or organize a function at school to mark the day. They literally worship the teacher, placing him or her on a special chair, smearing red colour on the face, decorating them with garlands and offering them sweets. Some will recite poems and others will offer words of praise for their gurus”.

HAPPY TEACHER´S DAY, EVERYONE!!