Idiomes IES Torre del Palau

MARTIN LUTHER KING'S BIOGRAPHY

2012-01-11T12:30:00.001+01:00

Open publication - Free publishing

MODAL VERBS

2012-01-11T08:38:00.000+01:00

A presentation on Modal verbs you could find on this blog time ago. Hopefully, it would be very useful for you.

Modal Verbs

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DISASTER HOLIDAYS

2011-12-13T09:51:00.000+01:00

Disaster holidays

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LES AVENTURES D'ADÈLE BLANC-SEC

2011-12-02T23:42:00.002+01:00

Open publication - Free publishing - More cinema

A VISUAL DICTIONARY

2011-11-28T11:23:00.000+01:00

Try this new and great tool when you're learning vocabulary:
http://blachan.com/shahi/
When you type a word in the searchbox, it connects to the image bank of GOOGLE, YAHOO AND FLICKR and it gives you a definition plus a collection of images related to that word.
Simply amazing.

THE CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS

2011-11-24T12:39:00.003+01:00

During the following two weeks you're going to discover a lot of things about New York. You're going to do a powerpoint presentation following the instructions given to you BY YOUR TEACHER, based in the webquest called "A Trip to New York". To start the webquest click here

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

2011-11-21T11:23:00.001+01:00

Open publication - Free publishing - More education

PAST PERFECT

2011-11-15T10:01:00.002+01:00

Pastperfect

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DESCRIPTION OF A PLACE - WRITING 1st BATXILLERAT

2011-11-10T12:09:00.000+01:00

Writing describing places

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THIS IS HALLOWEEN!

2011-10-26T18:07:00.000+02:00

Come and celebrate Halloween with the English department! You only have to follow the instructions on Thursday, 27th and get your treats!!!

On Friday, our Halloween wall appeared!

On Monday, the instructions were revealed

Come and check the riddles in our wall, learn one of them and tell it to your English teacher! Sweets are wating for you in the English department!

NOTTING HILL

2011-10-25T21:40:00.003+02:00

The first week of November, we have the exam on Notting Hill, a wonderful book about love and other issues. Make sure you read it before the exam. We are sure you will read better by listening to the soundtrack of the film with the same title starred by Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts. Enjoy the songs!

AFTER WATCHING `THE KING'S SPEECH´

2011-10-25T21:30:00.004+02:00

After watching the movie, why don't your write a moving speech and record it? Think about an interesting situation and some audience to address to:

...a Prime Minister addressing his/her country in times of crisis.

...an actor/actress making and Oscar acceptance speech.

... a civil rights leader asking people to react against injustice.

...a charity manager asking people to donate money for the Third world children.

... a doctor warning about the dangers of smoking cigarrettes.

... a best man on his friend's wedding day.

FOLLOW THE IDEAS ON THIS SPEECHWRITING PAGE

Agree on a deadline with your teacher and send it to him or to her

V for Vendetta speech

2011-10-20T13:07:00.007+02:00

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

THE KING'S SPEECH INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES

2011-10-13T12:40:00.000+02:00

Improve your English with these INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES based on the wonderful film THE KING'S SPEECH.
This collection of activitites belong to the new WEBSITE CINEMA PER A ESTUDIANTS
Have a look at it!

TOP FIVE COMPOSITION MISTAKES

2011-05-22T12:47:00.000+02:00

Top Five Composition Mistakes

TRANSLATIONS 1st BTX

2011-05-19T06:42:00.001+02:00

Translate the following sentences in your notebook.

Relative clauses

1. La gent que fa judo está interessada en la cultura xinesa.
2. Coneixes a la Paula, la germana de la qual és una ciclista d'èlit?
3. La Carla Bruni, que està casada amb el President de França, ha participat en l'última pel.lícula de Woody Allen.

False friends.

1. En la actualitat,es parla anglès a moltes ciutats del mon.
2. Les dones embarassades han de revisar-se les dents regularment.
3. Els professors van tenir una acalorada discussió sobre la mala conducta dels estudiants.
4. Quan el meu pare va morir, tothom va ser molt comprensiu.

Connectors

1. A causa de la neu, l'aeroport de Nova York va ser tancat per la policía
2. La periodista no va comprovar els fets, per tant, el seu blog era imprecís.

HACHIKO ACTIVITY PACK

2011-05-09T11:34:00.000+02:00

Open publication - Free publishing - More film

HACHIKO

2011-04-28T11:12:00.000+02:00

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!

CAUSATIVE PASSIVE

2011-04-08T15:50:00.002+02:00

A short presentation with some examples of the CAUSATIVE PASSIVE.

Causative passive

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BATXILLERAT READING PROJECT

2011-03-30T09:21:00.002+02:00

Here you can find the instructions for your reading project. Open the link to choose your option. Remember the deadlines to submit your projects.

ST PATRICK'S DAY VIDEO

2011-03-29T14:05:00.001+02:00

CELEBRATE ST.PATRICK'S DAY

2011-03-16T10:04:00.003+01:00

Come and celebrate St. Patrick's Day at the Foreign Languages Department!
Thursday March 17th is St. Patrick's Day, the saint patron of Ireland. This holiday is getting more and more popular and more people are celebrating it worldwide.
If you want to get a gold coin from the Leprechaun's treasure follow these steps:
1) Wear something green.
2) Come to the foreign languages department and ask a teacher about the treasure in English.
3) Get your gold coin!
It would be nice if you could take a picture of yourself in green with the gold coin and then send it to the department email idiomesiestorredelpalau@gmail.com
We'll make a nice collection of St.Patrick holiday goers!!!

AT THE ZOO

2011-03-10T11:14:00.001+01:00

After a break and the end of the term, we are going to work on animals. Remember we have a trip to the zoo and that in your blogs it should appear a description of your favourite animal.

If you want to get familiar with our Zoo in Barcelona, click on this link and travel thanks to the interactive map.

A classic song by Simon and Garfunkel says that everything happens at the zoo. Discover it while listening. Enjoy it!

CANCER CENTER ANNOUNCES EXPANSION

2011-02-16T19:59:00.001+01:00

After February 4, my students read a text about a Cancer Center Expansion. They had to record the text with their own voice and I also asked them to take action.
These are their recordings.
TONI LOPEZ

Tonilopezcancer.mp...

SARA MIRÓ

Tonilopezcancer.mp...

Why don't you visit the Center website?
http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/cancer/
Follow this link if you want to listen to more recordings.

MY DAILY ROUTINES

2011-02-13T20:14:00.001+01:00

This is my presentation about 'Daily Routines'. Leave a comment with the link to watch yours.

WE WANT TO CHANGE THE WORLD!

2011-01-28T09:37:00.002+01:00

WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU COULD CHANGE THE WORLD? WRITE YOUR WONDERFUL IDEAS IN THE COMMENTS SECTION BELOW!

LA SUISSE

2011-01-28T09:34:00.000+01:00

Suïssa

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LA SUISSE

2011-01-28T09:31:00.000+01:00

OUR LANGUAGE ASSISTANT

2011-01-27T21:24:00.004+01:00

As you know, since the beginning of January we are lucky to have Jahan Monast with us in our department. She's helping us to improve your English skills, and obviously, ours as well!

If you want to know a bit more about her, just check what she explains about herself in the school magazine, Què Passa!

REPORTED SPEECH

2011-01-19T08:09:00.002+01:00

If you want to improve your knowledge on Reported Speech, click here to check a presentation. The information of the ppt has been taken from Practical English Usage, by Michael Swan, published by OUP.

PRESENT SIMPLE MAIN VERBS

2011-01-17T16:50:00.000+01:00

Here you have some of the main verbs you have to know:

Present simple verbs

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PRESENT SIMPLE STRUCTURE

2011-01-17T15:55:00.000+01:00

Present simple

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FREE TIME

2010-12-28T21:07:00.001+01:00

Watch this presentation to work on the vocabulary from Unit 2: Free Time

Free time

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WHITE IS IN THE WINTER NIGHT- ENYA

2010-12-13T11:33:00.002+01:00

SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN!!

2010-12-13T00:00:00.000+01:00

picture taken by Jonathan McIntosh, 2004

12 days to Christmas! Aren't you excited?? holidays, big meals, sharing with friends and family, presents...all you can imagine may come true these days! And also we can learn more about Christmas in a funny way. Check the following links and enjoy them...and Merry Xmas!!

- My favourite day: Christmas
- Advent Calendar: craft
- Advent Calendar: questions
- Rudolph is missing!
- Light up the Christmas tree
- Christmas Jokes
- Facts about Christmas
- Crosswords
- Santa's Secret Village
- Different activities
- Xmas hangman
- Christmas dinner - crossword
- Xmas Vocabulary
- The Gingerbread Man

LONDON WEBQUEST

2010-12-10T16:00:00.002+01:00

http://www.xtec.cat/~jserarol/london/

A NEW BLOG IS HERE!

2010-11-19T15:35:00.000+01:00

A new blog is here! ORAL ENGLISH PRIMER BATXILLERAT will be full of recordings, videos, glogs and oral production from the students of 1BAT at IES Torre del Palau in Terrassa.
Thanks to all the participants and we encourage you to leave feedback on their posts.
Thanks a lot and have fun!

2nd Batxillerat GLOGS

2010-11-17T21:56:00.003+01:00

The students from 2nd Batxillerat have done glogs related to Invictus. Check the comments to see their links. (so students, leave them!)

Québeq

2010-11-16T14:19:00.003+01:00

Cette présentation a été réalisée par les élèves Marc Bravo, Lamia Rahioui et Sara Tormo de premier de ESO

Le Québec

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ENJOY 3ESO STUDENTS' VIDEOS

2010-11-10T12:00:00.003+01:00

Follow this link http://www.oralenglishtercereso.blogspot.com/to enjoy some of the videos that your 3ESO classmates have been doing in their split lessons. Leave commnent on their job!

RECORD MANDELA'S BIOGRAPHY

2010-11-10T11:58:00.002+01:00

Watch Mandela's biography with subtitles on. Then, RECORD YOUR OWN READING OF THE BIOGRAPHY AND PRODUCE AND MP3 FILE. Send it to your teacher via EMAIL or if you want a higher mark, UPLOAD YOUR RECORDING TO WWW.ESNIPS.COM and SEND THE LINK TO YOUR TEACHER. He will embed the player in the CLASS BLOG! Give it a try!

INVICTUS FORUM: TOPICS

2010-11-10T11:57:00.001+01:00

After you've seen INVICTUS, it's time you participate in a FORUM. Read the questions and write your OWN PERSONAL ANSWERS. Feel free to express your own opinions honestly and agree or disagree with previous comments. COPYING FROM A PREVIOS POST WILL BE PENALISED!
THE TOPICS OF INVICTUS: Pick one or two topics and discuss about them.

SOUTH AFRICA AND THE APARTHEID
RACISM
LEADERSHIP BY EXAMPLE
MANDELA'S LIFE
FRANCOIS PIENAAR'S CHALLENGE
THE HARD WORK OF SPORTS PEOPLE
IS SPORT A HOBBY OR A BUSINESS
THE POEM "INVICTUS"
WHERE HAVE YOU FOUND INSPIRATION IN DIFFICULT TIMES?
FORGIVENESS AND RECONCILIATION

INVICTUS FORUM: OPINIONS

2010-11-10T11:56:00.001+01:00

What's your opinion of the film INVICTUS? Did you like it? Why? Why not?
What's your opinion about Nelson Mandela? Do you like him? What do you think about his life?
What were your favourite moments in the film?
Was there something you didn't like?

INVICTUS FORUM: CHARACTERS

2010-11-10T11:55:00.005+01:00

Which character in INVICTUS do you prefer? Give reasons for your answer!
What do you think about the women in INVICTUS? How are they important in the story?
Nelson Mandela, Francois Pienaar, Chester Williams and the rest of characters are REAL people that made a real dream come true. What lessons have you learnt from these people?

2nd Batxillerat WRITING: A DIALOGUE

2010-11-01T19:44:00.004+01:00

Here you have a presentation you can use as a guideline to write your dialogue. You can also find it on page 114, in the Writing Reference, from your Student's Book.

A dialogue

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VOCABULARY 1ST TERM 2BATX | Glogster

2010-10-26T19:58:00.004+02:00

In this glog you will find all the vocabulary you have to study for the reading comprehension and vocabulary exam.Click on glogster.Don't forget to study the vocabulary about "About a Boy".
VOCABULARY 1ST TERM 2BATX | Glogster

1st BATXILLERAT: SPOOKY STORIES!!!

2010-10-17T18:33:00.002+02:00

Write about the spookiest experience you've ever had!

EL RACÓ INTERACTIU DE CINEMA: NEW SEASON

2010-10-14T23:09:00.001+02:00

Enjoy cinema and improve your English and French at the same time with the interactive activities at EL RACÓ INTERACTIU DE CINEMA 2010.
Keep visiting the website, as more activities will be added along the school year. And remember to visit the PREVIOUS SEASONS ACTIVITIES, with more than 20 different films to choose from!
And if you want to watch trailers, videos, songs and listen to the real protagonists of the films, don't forget to visit EL BLOG DEL RACÓ INTERACTIU DE CINEMA

BLOGS IN 1st ESO

2010-10-07T22:01:00.005+02:00

Our students in 1st ESO are discovering with us the world of blogs. They are creating this week their own blog, which will be their digital portfolio. Check the first ones in these pages: 1st ESO D and 1st ESO C. I hope you enjoy them as we do!

1st BATXILLERAT: ADJECTIVES FOR DESCRIBING PLACES

2010-09-20T10:50:00.000+02:00

Adjectives for describing places

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1st BATXILLERAT: ADJECTIVES FOLLOWED BY PREPOSITIONS

2010-09-20T10:34:00.000+02:00

Adjectives followed by prepositions

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2010-09-20T09:29:00.001+02:00

Unit 4: Present perfect
Here is a powerpoint presentation you might need!!

Present-perfect

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NAMIBIA

2010-09-14T17:44:00.003+02:00

SOUTH AFRICA

2010-09-14T14:09:00.001+02:00

WELCOME BACK!

2010-09-09T09:42:00.004+02:00

Hi, students, welcome back!
Let me answer you a questions? Why is there an apple in all (or many) school images or welcome back sign? Is is a secret code?
Answer your questions and try to give a convincing (or funny) answer!
If you're a 3ESO student, you might find this link interesting: Welcome back!
Have a nice course!

GLOGS 2n ESO

2010-06-17T12:53:00.004+02:00

CELEBRATIONS

2010-04-29T11:24:00.001+02:00

Celebrations

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Enjoy our 2BAT videos!

2010-04-22T23:14:00.003+02:00

The students in 2BATXILLERAT have made some picture descriptions of their favourite picture in the exhibition "THE REAL SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRES"
Have a look at them and comment on their work. Feel free to post your comments and encourage your classmates. Here you have Laura Almirall's video, but you'll find more in our ORAL ENGLISH 2BATXILLERAT BLOG. Have a look!

TERM 3 VOCAB LIST 2BATXILLERAT

2010-04-14T11:40:00.002+02:00

TRY THESE AIRPORT QUIZZES

2010-03-26T19:09:00.000+01:00

http://a4esl.org/q/h/9901/nr-airport.html
http://www.eslpartyland.com/quiz-center/kkairport.htm
http://www.berlitzpublishing.com/berlitz/quiz.asp
http://iteslj.org/v/s/ab-airport.html
http://www.englishclub.com/english-for-work/airline-announcements.htm
http://www.englishclub.com/english-for-work/airline-vocabulary.htm
http://www.dailyesl.com/airport-arrival.htm

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE ACTIVITIES

2010-03-19T12:08:00.001+01:00

Slumdog Millionaire won the Best Film Oscar last year. It is an excellent film that shows the life of three orphan children in India. It is exciting, moving, well written and well interpreted by a wonderful cast. Enjoy the film and practice your English with these interactive activities hosted at EL RACÓ INTERACIU DE CINEMA.
TAKE ME TO THE ACTIVITIES!

STORYBIRD

2010-01-28T10:57:00.000+01:00

My students from Have Fun with Compositions have been working in a little story using Storybird. They have chosen different pictures from the gallery in the site and have been creating different tales, some of them based in their daily lives. Check and read their stories in the following links:

Pere Martínez: The Jungle
Juan Manuel Reyes: Carlos, the Monster Hunter
Carlos Domínguez: Juan and Sarah
Miriam Torres: Where is my Cheese?
Eloísa Jara: The Girls with the Pink Ribbon.
Yasmina Cuadrado: The Bad Luck
Rocío Rivera: A Romance Story

CREATE A GLOG ABOUT SHERLOCK HOLMES

2010-01-20T22:55:00.002+01:00

Forget blogging! Try glogging!
Glogs are a new and powerful tool that can offer you the possibility of creating amazing interactive posters. We have thought that after seeing the film SHERLOCK HOLMES you could create a GLOG with information about this important British detective. You must register at www.glogster.com and then you will be able to create your glog. Below, you have a GLOG with instructions to create your own and with all the sections you must include. Don't put limits to your creativity!
HAPPY GLOGGING!

DIALOGUES ABOUT NORTHERN IRELAND

2010-01-11T23:23:00.004+01:00

My students have been working on a webquest about Northern Ireland. They're creating interactive trivia games about this wonderful country, and they've written dialogues as well. Do you want to listen to them? Here you have some samples of their work. Enjoy!
SARA AND HELENA
MELISSA AND CAOUTAR
ISAAC AND AMOS
KEVIN AND ALBERT
DANI AND ANIBAL
JUDIT AND JOEL
SARAY AND MARTA
RICARD AND OSCAR
ADRIA AND JUAN
DAVID AND RAUL

WHERE IS THE EMERALD ISLAND?

2009-12-10T15:42:00.001+01:00

This webquest is a collaborative project for my 4ES0 students. Follow this link and discover the secret of the Emerald Island!
http://www.xtec.cat/~jserarol/WQ/ireland/index.htm

AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS

2009-12-10T15:10:00.013+01:00

After watching the film "Around the World in 80 Days" you are going to do some exercises about the film. You're going to learn some new vocabulary and, at the same time, revise a few old things, too.

Click and do the following interactive exercise (countries, cities...).
Exercise 1,
Exercise 2,
Exercise 3.

After finishing the exercises you have to do a powerpoint presentation including pictures and information about the following things:

1- Who wrote the novel? When?

2-Which countries did Phileas Fogg visit during his trip? Copy a map and draw the route on it. Then paste it in your slide.

3- Which vehicles did he use to travel around the world?

4- Choose one of the following topics and go to Wikipedia to find information for your next slide.

.
a- “Everything has already been invented.”
Lord William Thomson Kelvin (1824-1907)
Do you believe Lord Kelvin’s statement? Find out about
famous inventors and inventions at the end of the 19th century.

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b-In a Paris art gallery, Phileas Fogg looks at a painting
and says, “Trees are not violet.”
Which artists were known as the Impressionists? What is Impressionism?
.

c- Our fearless trio travel on the Orient Express, only to be
stopped in Ankara by Prince Hapi.The Orient Express began service
from Paris to Constantinople in 1883. It crossed six countries.
Learn more about the luxurious Orient Express.
.

Have Fun!!

PICTURES FROM NEW YORK

2009-12-10T10:32:00.007+01:00

A TRIP TO NEW YORK

2009-12-03T11:33:00.004+01:00

During the following two weeks you're going to discover a lot of things about New York. You're going to do a powerpoint presentation following the instructions given to you in the webquest called "A Trip to New York". To start the webquest click here

"SWING VOTE" FORUM - OPINION

2009-11-18T14:57:00.002+01:00

Read the following questions and post your ideas and opinions. There are three different forums, so feel free to check them all.

Did you like the film?
What were your favourite moments?
Is there a part you didn't enjoy?
What about the ending? Did you like it?

"SWING VOTE" FORUM - TOPICS

2009-11-18T14:52:00.002+01:00

Read the following questions and post your ideas and opinions. There are three different forums, so feel free to check them all.

Here you have to discuss about the topics that were mentioned in the film.
Here you have some hints you start you thinking:

CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY
DEMOCRACY
HONESTY
SINGLE PARENTHOOD
LEADERS: CAN WE TRUST THEM?
THE PRICE OF FAME
GROWING UP: MATURING THROUGH OUR LIVES EXPERIENCES
THE IMPACT OF THE MEDIA
RESPONSIBILITY

"SWING VOTE" FORUM - CHARACTERS

2009-11-18T14:46:00.003+01:00

Read the following questions and post your ideas and opinions. There are three different forums, so feel free to check them all.

Here you must comment on the characteristics and the relationship between the characters. For example:
Do you think Bud Johnson is a good father?

Was Bud Johnson a trustworthy person?
What do you think about Molly?
President Boone and Donald Greenleaf
The role of Kate Madison:was she an honest person?

"NOTTING HILL" FORUM - CHARACTERS

2009-11-15T18:15:00.003+01:00

Read the following questions and post your ideas and opinions. There are three different forums, so feel free to check them all.

Who is your favourite character in the book?

Which character do you like best and why?

Which character do you like least and why?

"NOTTING HILL" FORUM - TOPICS

2009-11-15T18:10:00.002+01:00

Read the following questions and post your ideas and opinions. There are three different forums, so feel free to check them all.

Write about one of the following topics: fame, friendship, money, love, the tabloids...

How is this topic expressed in the book?

"NOTTING HILL" FORUM - OPINIONS

2009-11-15T17:40:00.006+01:00

Read the following questions and post your ideas and opinions. There are three different forums, so feel free to check them all.

Did you like the book?

Would you recommend it?

In your opinion, what is the best/worst part of the book?

WELCOME! BIENVENUE!

2009-11-15T11:31:00.003+01:00

Welcome to the Foreign Languages Department's blog from IES Torre del Palau!