KALEIDOSCOPE

Proyecto de blog de aula para alumn@s y profesor@s

Sunday 17 December 2017

Merry Christmas, I don't want to fight tonight



What Christmas traditional concepts are mentioned in the song?

Thursday 23 November 2017

Thanksgiving

Beyond the Table
Thanksgiving is a big day for television, games and other entertainment.
One tradition is the television broadcast of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. It takes place each year in New York City. Workers of the Macy’s store on Herald Square organized the first parade in 1924. Many of the workers were immigrants and wanted to hold a big parade like the ones in Europe. So, they dressed in costumes and borrowed some animals from the zoo. They also carried small balloons that floated just overhead.
Performers and balloons pass through 59th Street during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, in New York. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP)
Performers and balloons pass through 59th Street during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, in New York. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP)
Many professional American football games are also played on Thanksgiving. Fans of the sport enjoy relaxing and watching a game or two after eating a big Thanksgiving meal.
Some start Thanksgiving Day early - and in a healthy way. So-called “Turkey Trot” races take place in many towns and cities. These events involve runners dressing up in a Thanksgiving-related costume and running a short distance -- usually five kilometers.
A runner with a hat shaped into a piece of pumpkin pie takes part in the 40th annual Turkey Trot to raise money for the Denver chapter of the United Way in south Denver on Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013.
A runner with a hat shaped into a piece of pumpkin pie takes part in the 40th annual Turkey Trot to raise money for the Denver chapter of the United Way in south Denver on Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013.
Many Turkey Trots urge runners to bring canned food to donate to local food banks -- non-profit organizations that give food to poor people in a community.
Serving those less fortunate
Certainly, not everyone in America has an easy Thanksgiving. The United States is home to many poor and homeless people. Some cannot afford a Thanksgiving dinner. Others are without friends or families. Many religious and service organizations around the country try to fill these needs. Some provide community dinners at churches and other centers. Some groups also deliver Thanksgiving meals to people too sick or old to leave their homes.
Then-President Barack Obama participates in a Thanksgiving service project by handing out food at the Capital Area Food Bank on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013 in Washington. The Capital Area Food Bank distributes 30 million pounds of food annually. (AP Photo)
Then-President Barack Obama participates in a Thanksgiving service project by handing out food at the Capital Area Food Bank on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013 in Washington. The Capital Area Food Bank distributes 30 million pounds of food annually. (AP Photo)
The writer O. Henry called Thanksgiving the one holiday that is purely American. It is not linked to a religion or a certain group. Anyone in the United States on the fourth Thursday of November is welcome to celebrate Thanksgiving.

Wednesday 8 November 2017

What if...?

1.How would your life have been different if you had been born a girl/boy?

2. What would you do if you knew the world was going to be hit by an asteroid and destroyed in a week?

3. If you could change three things about the world today, what would you change?

4. If your house was on fire and you could only take one object, which one would it be?

5.  If you could have any super power – for example, the ability to fly, or to be very strong, or to become invisible – which super power would you choose? Why? What would you do with this power?

6. If you had a time machine and could travel to three times in history, which times would you want to visit, and why?

Monday 16 October 2017

using mindmaps

Hi there!
What about using mindmaps to organize all the vocab items you are going to learn this year?
I think they can be a great tool in order to prepare your monologues.
Give it a try!
https://www.mindmeister.com/es


Monday 9 October 2017

The World's English Mania


OUR PROJECT :) Liking what you see: A Documentary

Hello everybody,
Let's get started with our project based on the short story Liking what you see: A Documentary.

Well, first of all make sure you get the story itself! It's included in Ted Chiang's book Stories of Your Life and Others. You might be familiar with this author if you have seen the film The Arrival.
If you love paper books, there's a really low-priced paperback edition. You can also get the kindle version  if you are more of an ebook lover ;)
https://www.amazon.es/Stories-Your-Life-Others-Chiang/dp/1447289234/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&ref_=tmm_pap_title_0&sr=


Saturday 7 October 2017

Student's book webpages

Hi there!
I'm going to include the following links to the links compilation.
Make sure you bookmark them ;)

http://www.eltoutcomes.com/student-resources
http://www.ngllife.com/student-zone 

Tuesday 14 February 2017

Thursday 2 February 2017

Here comes the rain again

On a rainy day like this, I would like to share with you this version by Joss Stone. Enjoy Here comes the rain again, falling on my head like a memory, falling on my head like a new emotion. I want to walk in the open wind, I want to talk like lovers do, I want to dive into your ocean. Is it raining with you? So baby talk to me like lovers do. Walk with me like lovers do. Talk to me like lovers do. Here comes the rain again, raining in my head like a tragedy, tearing me apart like a new emotion. I want to breathe in the open wind, I want to kiss like lovers do, I want to dive into your ocean. Is it raining with you? So baby talk to me like lovers do...