2ND YEAR ESO:UNIT 2 : FAMOUS PEOPLE THAT CHANGED THE WORLD

You can practise the vocabulary for jobs  with this matching game:

November, 22nd: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

On this important day, we would like to draw your attention to the inspirational campaign "He for She", whose aim is to fight gender inequality promoting not only the idea that it is an issue which affects both men and women, but also the strong belief  that  reaching an equal society would be a win-win scheme for everybody.

If you want to know more about this campaign, click on the image below and listen to Emma Watson's speech at the United Nations (yes...  the popular Hermione Granger in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series!!!) 

2º ESO: PRACTICE OF IRREGULAR VERBS

HERE YOU CAN FIND SOME PRACTISE OF  YOUR BLOCKS OF IRREGULAR VERBS 

IRREGULAR VERBS 1

IRREGULAR VERBS 2

IRREGULAR VERBS 3

IRREGULAR VERBS 4

IRREGULAR VERBS 5

2º ESO : UNIT 2: LITERARY GENRES

2º ESO : UNIT 2: LITERARY GENRES

Click on the picture to practise this vocabulary from unit 2.

AND THE WINNERS ARE...

Congratulations to the winners of the Halloween Memes/Gifs Competition:

ANA SHUYE AND RAQUEL GUTIÉRREZ (1st BACH)

MATEO CANO (2nd ESO)

ALEJANDRO GARRIDO (2nd BACH)

PAULA GONZALEZ  AND ADRIANA PENA (2nd ESO)

2018 HALLOWEEN MEMES/GIFS COMPETITION

We must say that this year's competition has been a complete success, thanks to you: we received lots of memes and some gifs and all of them were awesome!!! It was really difficult to choose the best! 

We have already published them on our Instagram account, but some were too big to be seen properly. You can see them much better here 😊!

Remember that the prize giving ceremony will take place on 30th, during the break, in the multipurpose room, as always. All participants will be given something (yummy!!)  and we will announce the  4 winners!!!!

Now, have fun!!!

YAIZA MARQUÉS (2nd BACH)

MARIA RODRÍGUEZ (4th ESO)

ANA SHUYE and RAQUEL GUTIÉRREZ (1st BACH)

IRENE FERNÁNDEZ nad JULIÁN DEL RÍO

ALEJANDRO GARRIDO (2nd BACH)

ENOL MARQUÉS (2nd BACH)

PATRICIA FERNANDEZ (4th eso)

PAULA GONZALEZ and ADRIANA PENA (2nd ESO)

TELVA MARIÑO, SILIVA MARQUÉS, ALBA PELÁEZ, ALBA MADERA, SOFIA GONZALEZ, DIEGO MARQUÉS (2nd BACH)

LUCAS MARTINEZ (2nd ESO)

LOURDES PRADA (4th ESO)

MATEO CANO (2nd ESO)

 ENIA GANCEDO (3rd ESO)

 JAIME DOMÍNGUEZ (2nd BACH)

LAURA BUSTO (2nd BACH)

MIGUEL ALVAREZ and MANUEL ANGEL MARTINEZ (2nd BACH)

GABRIEL SANCHEZ (2nd BACH)

 IVÁN FERNÁNDEZ (2nd ESO)

MARIA ALVAREZ (4th ESO)

Congrats everybody!!!!!

2018 HALLOWEEN COMPETITION INSTRUCTIONS

HALLOWEEN 2018

CUESTIONARIOS CURSO 2018/19 (PROFESORA ROSA)

Estos son los cuestionarios que debéis cumplimentar:

2º ESO BILINGÜE

2º ESO NO BILINGÜE

3º BILINGÜE

CUESTIONARIOS CURSO 2018-19 - PROFESORA MERCHE HERNÁNDEZ

Como os comenté en clase, necesito que cumplimentéis y me enviéis estos cuestionarios. Fijaos bien en el curso correspondiente.

2º BACH A (HUMANIDADES y CCSS)

2º BACH B (CCNN)

4º ESO BILINGÜE

4º ESO NO BILINGÜE

3rd year ESO: A presentation of relative pronouns

Have a look at this presentation and check that you  understand the use of relative pronouns

1ST BACHILLER UNIT 7: ADVERTISING

I know that advertising may be a bit annoying, especially in the middle of a gripping film, but it is also true that lots of ads display wonderful creativity and are small pieces of art. The thing is that we are surrounded by advertisements: on the radio, on TV, on the Internet, on billboards or in newspapers and magazines... Advertising is everywhere, even in our book, in unit 7. 

I was trying to find a catchy slogan to persuade you to use this webmix, but I'm afraid I haven't found. We'll have to make do with this simple 1st conditional sentence: 

"If you want to improve your English, just click on the image below!"

 Just as simple as that! Just do it! :) 

3RD YEAR ESO BILINGUAL : MY SHORT STORY

Students have been reading some short stories from two famous authors, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (British) and Edgar Allan Poe (American). The first one is the creator of the famous detective Sherlock Holmes and the second is well-known for his terrifying, intriguing stories. Click on the picture to have a look at their reviews.

JOBS AND CHORES + MONEY AND SHOPPING VERBS (UNIT 6 - 2nd ESO)

In this unit you are going to learn about different jobs and chores, including some we all have to do, the household ones. Just click on the picture to go to the activity in which you will be able to practise this vocabulary.

You can also practise the verbs related to money and shopping we learnt in class, playing this special version of the classic Hangman game. Have fun and learn a lot!!!

UNIT 6 , 3RD ESO: PERSONAL QUALITIES

Do you remember all the personality adjectives we learnt and revised in unit 6? And their opposites? Click here for some fun practice.

IES SELGAS GUIDED VISITS - HERITAGE DAY, APRIL 2018

As you all know by now, students at IES Selgas have been very busy for some time, preparing their contribution to the Heritage Day the school suggested celebrating at the beginning of the school year.

The English Department tried to find an activity that joined both the spirit of the day and learning English. There was something else to bear in mind: most students should be involved in preparing it. After some thought, an idea came to our minds: our school has a past, a heritage: historical, pedagogical and architectural. That could be our starting point. Then, we often see pilgrims, on their way to Santiago de Compostela, go past our school, look at it and wonder what this impressive building might be. What about combining both things? That's it: we would offer guided visits in English! 

First, we needed the information in English, so students from 2nd Bach B and 2nd ESO B prepared the translation. With those texts, a web page was created, in which the future guides would find the information to tell the tourists. Within the webpage, there is an interesting video in which 1st ESO students explain the change into today's secondary school. This is the webpage:

       

           From the Selgas Schools to IES Selgas

And this is the video they prepared:

The next step was to ask for volunteers to become guides in all groups, only to find out that many students wanted to take the challenge: thanks a lot for helping! 

It was necessary to advertise the visits, so posters were created, as the one you can see at the top.  We also used the school web, our blog and our Instagram account.

What about designing a brochure that we could hand out and also leave in places such as hostels, tourist information offices, or just the café opposite the school? Students in 4th ESO were in charge of that, and the brochure designed by Carlos and Raquel was the chosen one. Students in 3rd ESO summarized the information that should be included. Everybody had a task! 

BROCHURE I       BROCHURE B

Meanwhile, the guides had to prepare the visit, so they rehearsed it in class, for their classmates.

Finally, the time to put everything into practice came: from 16th to 20th April, during the breaks.  We kept our fingers crossed: would there be pilgrims or tourists for the visits? There were!! Not every day, but three out of five, which was a complete success. People from Brazil, Switzerland, Belgium, England... Fortunately, some teachers, parents,  and friends also joined the visits. Most guides were a nervous wreck, but they needn't have, since they did just great. Congrats everybody!!! 

Here you can see some pictures taken during the visits. If you want to see the videos, you have got the link to our Instagram account above. There you will also find more details about every visit. 

The activity was a great success, mostly because it could be carried out thanks to the joint effort of everybody, teachers and students. 

THIRD TERM SPEAKING 2ND YEAR NON-BILINGUAL

This term your speaking test will be a presentation about a book, film or TV series that you liked.

To make the presentation, you have to use the app FLIPGRID (remember that some of you already used it in the first term). But in case you have any doubts, here you can find a TUTORIAL, prepared by a former colleague, Cristina Cabal. Thanks Cristina! It is very easy to use. With this app, you can record yourself talking and the rest of your classmates will be able to listen to your reviews and get to know about many different and fascinating stories and characters. Just remember that you can only talk for one minute and 30 seconds. 

You have to upload their presentation HERE. (Remember that you will need the password that I gave you in class.)

I will use the following RUBRIC to assess your presentations, so make sure that you cover all the sections in it. 

The deadline is Friday 25th May. 

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask me. 

THIRD TERM SPEAKING - 2nd ESO (Bilingual Group)

Don't you think so? That's why this term we have decided that the speaking test will be a presentation about a book you have to read.

First, you should go to the library and choose the book. We don't want to force you to read a particular one, so you are free to choose the type of book (adventure, romantic, thriller...) you prefer. There is only one condition: the minimum level should be an adapted version for 2nd ESO or with an A2 level. However, if you feel confident enough, you can also choose any of the original versions available in the library. Once you have chosen and borrowed it, you MUST show it to your teacher.  

To make the presentation, you have to use the app FLIPGRID. Some of you are already familiar with it. For those who are not, here you have a TUTORIAL, prepared by a former colleague, Cristina Cabal. Thanks Cristina! It is very easy to use. With this app, you can record yourself talking and the rest of your classmates will be able to listen to your reviews and get to know about many different and fascinating stories and characters. Just remember that you can only talk for one minute and 30 seconds. 

Merche's students have to upload their presentation HERE  . (Remember that you will need the password that she gave you in class). 

Rosa's  students have to upload their presentation HERE. (Remember that you will need the password that she gave you in class.)

We will use the following RUBRIC to assess your presentations, so make sure that you cover all the sections in it. 

The deadline is Friday 25th May. 

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask your teacher. 

Good luck and enjoy your reading!!

Getting into passives...

We are back form Easter break and that means we are getting in deep into passive voice. Apart from checking how chips are made we are going to work on other different issues related to this grammar point. And for that purpose you will need having a look at this two videos. Hope you like them :P

 

FIRST BACHILLER: UNIT 6

THE ENVIRONMENT

Have you ever thought about how green you are? Well, apparently we should care about the environment more than we do. In this unit, you'll learn lots of interesting things about environmental issues such as global warming, which using Al Gore's words is an inconvenient truth!

Click on the image below and start to work!

HERITAGE DAY - APRIL 2018

The students at IES Selgas have been working on the history of our school, within a school project based on celebrating the European Year of Cultural Heritage.  This has led them discover lots of interesting facts about it, and they would like to share them with the tourists that often visit the area and that frequently go past our school. 

The visits will take place during the break, from 16th to 20th April (11:15-11:45). However, we could arrange visits on request, at the same time on different days. Just contact us on: 

                                                     

                                            bloginglesselgas2@gmail.com

HERITAGE DAY, APRIL 2018

INFORMATION FOR THE TOURIST GUIDES

3RD ESO, UNIT 5: CONTAINERS VOCABULARY

Here you can revise the vocabulary for different containers we saw in unit 5. 

WEBMIX FOR UNIT 5

What if you could practise your English at your own pace? If you use this webmix, your English will get better and better! (I'm using a first type conditional sentence because there is a real possibility that this condition will happen. Or at least I hope so!!!)
Just click on the link below, a "conditional universe" is waiting for you! :)

MY SUMMER ENGLISH COURSE 2018

Would you like to study English abroad? The students in 1st Bachiller have chosen amazing destinations to improve their English. First, they surfed the web to find nice places, language schools and English courses which could meet their needs. Then they contacted the schools and asked for information. Finally, using the app VoiceThread, they have told us why they have chosen those cities to study English, what type of course they would like to do and many other things...
I know, it's not real, but who knows? They might do it in the near future!
Click on the image below and listen to them talking about it!

4th ESO: Conditional sentences!

As I told you last day, you'll need to check out these videos about conditionals to start working on grammar next class. Try to pay attention to all details, as you will need them to get extra grammar points in class! Besides, at the end of each video there are several links to other videos where you can get in depth into each type of conditional sentence separate. 

 

PAST CONTINUOUS - PAST SIMPLE TIMELINES

Students in 2nd ESO, bilingual group,  have drawn some amazing timelines that show situations in the past that can be explained using these two tenses. The result is just great, congrats everybody!!!

Why don't you have a look at them and see if you can guess what the people were doing when something happened? 

AFFAIRS OF THE HEART (UNIT 3, 2nd BACH)

Do you think you could do with some extra practice to revise some of the vocabulary seen in this unit?

Why don't you try the activities in the link below? I have created them using the app QUIZLET, which offers you lots of possibilities: listen to the pronunciation of the words/expressions, play games, take a test, self-study, etc. 

Hope you find it useful!

UNIT 3 VOCABULARY PRACTICE

1ST BACHILLER: WEBMIX FOR UNIT 3

The beginning of a new year is a good time to make new year's resolutions and talk about decisions, intentions and plans for the future... And to do this, you might need to revise the different ways of talking about the future we have studied in this unit. 

In the webmix below you'll find plenty of resources to do this, as well as other topics such as formal emails, vocabulary, videos, etc. 

So get down to work by clicking on the image!