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A teacher in EOI LUARCA has prepared a listening comprehension exercise to be done online and he very kindly has sent the link to other teachers in Asturias who, as him, are teaching 5th year. The point is that we have never met. Aren’t ICTs great?

Click here to do the exercise.

You may think how lucky his students are, and you are right. I’m doing my best to catch up with my “technological” colleagues but it’s more difficult than I thought. Just think we are also lucky because Francisco Javier doesn’t mind sharing with us what he thinks can be useful.

Thank you very much Javier.

Once upon a time there was a little girl who in a dark Autumn evening decided to go to a Halloween party. She was enjoying herself a lot, but a few hours later she had to leave because she had gone without her mother’s permission and she had to be home before she was back from work.

Not to waste time, she took a short cut through the forest. Everything was right until she realized she was lost. When she was at her wit’s end a bright well appeared in front of her. She was so desperate that she wished the well was magic so she could ask for a mobile phone to call her mum. Her wish came true and she felt overjoyed. But, everything was too perfect… Suddenly, a witch who was hidden in the bushes cast a spell on her: “As you are a really spoilt girl, you won’t move from where you are standing and you won’t see your family again.”

The girl thought: “I’m much more intelligent than this fool witch.” And she had a great idea. Using the mobile phone she called her best friend and asked him to search on the internet for a way to break the spell. In a few minutes he got the solution: she had to dance three times around the wishing well saying: “I won’t do this again”. She did it and she found the right way back home and ran so fast to avoid being punished. Fortunately, her mum was so exhausted when she arrived home that she felt asleep on the sofa without noticing her daughter wasn’t at home.

Daniel. Elena e Irene

Once not-so upon a time, there was a beautiful princess…well, in fact the princess is still alive. She lives in a high tower not too far from a housing estate. Our sweet princess, instead of wearing shiny clothes or a crown, usually wears a pair of Dolce & Gavanna jeans and a pair of fashionable sunglasses.

One day, a wicked wizard, who lives in the housing estate, envious of our princess’s stunning tower, casts a spell on her: She wouldn’t be able to leave the tower again. With this purpose the wizard cuts the telephone line and hires a furious dragon, which does not admit bribes, to control the main door of the tower.

In the face of this situation, our intelligent and witty princess (against all conventionalities) comes up wirh a nifty plan: by using the Wi-Fi connection she e-mails a friendly witch. This kind woman sends her a magic sword by urgent post. Thanks to this, she manages to defeat the dragon and gets out of the tower to breathe fresh air, as she likes doing. After that, she decides to change all the locks of her tower into safe ones with a very modern key.

Since then, she lives happy and secure in her beautiful tower and it is rumoured that she is dating a blue charming prince.

Carmen, Manuel, Javier y Sonia

Just in case you didn’t come or you want to do some revision. I hope it will help you.

When you finish your revision, go to CLASSROOM and do the exercises I have uploaded for you.

Enjoy the weekend!

Once upon a time, there was a very beautiful princess called Naomi whose father had died. She inherited a big fortune which included a “magic cash card” and a book of spells with which she would be able to make all her dreams come true with the help of some recipes.
The princess spent part of her life travelling all around the world buying exclusive clothes, fashionable shoes, accessories, etc. She was very happy for some time, but there was something she missed: LOVE.
She realized that the perfect man for him should be a fashion designer. Then, she remembered “the book of spells”. She put into practice one of the recipes in the book in order to find the perfect man for her. Suddenly, she found herself facing a very handsome young man who was a gorgeous Italian fashion designer called Gianny.
Since then, he spent the rest of his life very happily designing wonderful and exclusive clothes for his princess, and she showed his creations in the most important and glamorous parties around the world till the end of their lives.

Katia y Yolanda

Once upon a time an unsuccessful politician called Gaspar was walking through a forest and thinking of his problems at work when he bumped into a medieval tower. As he was looking for the door to go inside, he noticed a frog staring at him. Surprisingly, the frog started to talk.
o Hey, Who are you? What are you looking for in this remote place?
o I was just walking for fun… but… wait for a moment…Am I really talking to a frog or am I going crazy?
o Don’t be afraid of me. I’m a magic frog and if you want to change your life listen carefully, I can help you. On top of the tower it is said that a magic i-pod which can solve all your problems is hidden. In order to reach the closest window and reach the i-pod, you have to sing and dance “chiki-chiki’s” song chorus. While you are singing, the i-pod by itself will throw the magic headphones to you so you can climb up and get it.
o But… I’m not tall enough to reach the headphones.
o Don’t worry. You can jump on me and I’ll help you.
Unexpectedly, the frog blew up like a balloon.
o Come on. Sing, dance and jump. And you’ll clutch your target.
The ambitious politician did it so he could get the magic i-pod that could solve his problems. When he had the i-pod in his hands, he looked out of the window and the frog said:
o Now, if you want to get down quickly let the i-pod fall.
Then, the poor politician followed the instructions and when the frog had the i-pod in its hands, it started to laugh at the politician and said:
o Ha, ha, ha, don’t trust a talking frog again.

Covadonga, Chema, Rhea y Marina

Once upon a time, very far away, there was a yuppie prince. He was the most handsome prince in the kingdom. All the girls there had the same dream: become his yuppie princess.
But, a wicked witch also lived in the kingdom. She hated the prince because she knew he would never fall in love with her, so she wanted to ruin his life. And Magic was the only weapon she had.
One day, while the witch was walking through the forest, a wolf appeared suddenly and she had a nifty idea. “What about turning the wolf into the most beautiful girl on earth? Just a shot would be enough. My ray gun is the most powerful weapon in the world.”
On the prince’s birthday a mysterious woman arrived in the kingdom. She had a strange beauty and he was captivated by her smile. It was love at first sight, so a few days later they got married.
Everything seemed to be alright but the wettest time of the year arrived. It was then when the prince discovered the truth: his wife was a wolf. He has been the victim of a cruel plan to deceive him.
In the end, he put an end to his life and his body was found floating on the river.

Julia, Laura y Sofia

Chema found this video and knowing how much some of you like football, he sent the link to me. Click here and have fun.

You are already familiar with the Common European Framework and its levels. If you want to check your level of English objectively, you can download DIALANG and test yourself in LISTENING, READING, WRITING, GRAMMAR and VOCABULARY. It’s a good way to check your strengths and weaknesses in 14 different languages. Click here to go DIALANG home page.

Yes, here we are. Time flies and we are going to start the third term. Remember your BOOK REVIEW. It will be part of your mark for the 3rd term.

In fact, I just wanted to remind you to practice your English even if we are not having lessons at school. Have a look at the USEFUL LINKS page. I’m sure you’ll find something that suits your likes and needs.

Notice the new organization of our blog and do some practice on your weakest areas. And, NEVER GIVE UP!