A little bit of London I "Harrods"

Harrods is a department store located in Brompton Road in Knightsbridge,

in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, in London.

The Harrods motto is Omnia Omnibus Ubique—All Things for All People, Everywhere. 

Several of its departments, including the seasonal Christmas department and

the Food Hall, are world famous.

Throughout its history, the store 

has had a total of five owners.

The store's 330 departments offer a wide 

range of products and services. 

Products on offer include clothing for every sort of customer (women, men, children, and infants), electronics, jewellery, sporting gear, brides, pets and pet accessories, toys, food and drink, health and beauty items, packaged 

gifts, stationery, housewares, home

appliances, furniture, and much more.

 

A representative sample of store services includes 32 restaurants, 

serving everything from high tea to tapas to pub food or ice-creams to haute cuisine.

  If you go to London, don't forget to buy a souvenir in Harrods (a teddy bear 

or a bag are world-wide known)

 Every Christmas, they have a new and special decoration and green is the"official" colour of this department store. Did you know about it?

A Royal Wedding in London!

As you all know, on Friday 29th April 2011 we bore witness to a ROYAL WEEDING in United Kingdom. It was a beautiful ceremony in a perfect environment.

I would have loved to be in Buckingham Palace waving a Union Jack flag or

inside the Abbey with a new hat! 

Here it is the invitation for the wedding with our names on it:

The wedding of Prince William of Wales and Catherine “Kate” Middleton took place at Westminster Abbey. William, who is second in the line of succession to Queen Elizabeth II, first met Middleton in 2001, while he and Catherine were studying at the University of St Andrews, in Scotland. Don't you think they look very happy?

Catherine in her wedding dress and wearing the

traditional veil after having hidden it from the world.

And now it's your turn, What do you think?

In a break with royal tradition, the groom is to have a best man -his brother, Prince Harry- rather than a supporter, while the bride has chosen her sister, Pippa, as maid of honour. The couple had four bridesmaids and two page boys. After the religious ceremony, William and Catherine left Westminster Abbey as a married couple and travelled along the wedding procession route to Buckingham Palace as shown in the map.  

Now, Prince William and Catherine are Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

This is the famous family photo in the balcony at Buckingham Palace. How odd! ;)

And they lived happily ever after... TO BE CONTINUED!



Agatha Christie "visits" IES Villa de Vícar

In Our Cultural Week: 

  What do you know about Agatha?

She is the Queen (but of crime and mistery!) This week we are going to learn a lot of things about this curious and intelligent woman, who wrote more than 80 novels being the best-selling author of all times.  Can you believe it?

You must look for more information about her and her literary career in order to prepare your personal project.

 

Here you have some web pages which may help you ;)

Her official web.  

She also has a blog in Spanish!
Another blog in English (all her novels are included)!

And don't forget to visit the exhibition about Agatha that the English Department has prepared for you all in our hall...

PS. Remember there are prizes for the best projects!!!! and post a comment voting for your favourite one, you are also part of the committee!

Vote here for the best project of your level  (only one)  and don´t forget to express your 

opinion with these expressions:

      

 1.  In my opinion the best Project is……..   (Number  and Name of the person) 

2. I think that the best Project is ……………(Number  and Name of the person) 

      3. My vote is for Project………………………...(Number  and Name of the person) 

4. As far as I´m concerned, my winner is…(Number  and Name of the person) 

1º ESO PROJECTS: 

1- SOUHAILA AL-BAITAR & DAMARIS MARIA  (1ºA)

2- MARIA DEL MAR MONTORO (1ºC)

3- SILVIA FERNÁNDEZ

4- SANDRA PEÑA  (1º C)

5- MIRIAM & ALINA GALDINA

6- NEREA  (1ºD)

7- ROBERTO RIVAS  (1º D)

8- ELISA MONTORO

8- ROCIO QUIRÓS  (1ºC)
9- GRUPO OHANA (1º E)
10- FERNANDO (1º E)
11. MIREYA (1º E)
12. YOLANDA (1º E)

2º ESO PROJECTS:

1- ISAN & NURIA & JIHAN (2ºA)

2- ANGELA  (2ºC)

3- CRISTINA Y EMILY  (2ºE)

4- BELINDA   (2ºC)

5- ALVARO LÓPEZ HERNÁNDEZ

3º ESO PROJECTS:

1- HRISTIYANA NAYDENOVA 3ºE

2- VIRIDIANA LÓPEZ  3º B

3- CELIA GARCÍA  3ºC

4- LAURA RODRÍGUEZ  3ºE

5- Mª RUIZ DOMENE  3º B

6- NADIA KRIHOUIT

7. NOEMÍ VÁZQUEZ 3º D

8. ANGÉLICA TRUYTS 3º A

9. HOUYAM DALIL 3º B

4º ESO PROJECTS:

1- EVA MIREYA  4ºB

2- CRISTINA MATARÍN  4ºB

3- SUSANA URRUTIA 4ºC

4- ROBERTO ESCUDERO 4ºA

5- PAULA GARCIA 4ºA

What is a FLASHMOB?

Would you like to participate in a flashmob?

Definition: a flashmob is a group of people who suddenly join together in a public place, perform an unusual and sometimes funny dance for a brief time and then disperse, often for the purposes of entertainment or advertisement. 

This is an example which took place in Liverpool 

St. Underground Station in London.

Can you find some more examples? Do you like them? Why or Why not?

Don't be shy and post a comment!

Easter is coming!

 Do you know what Easter is?

 

How do you celebrate Easter in your country? 

Britain has its own traditions:  Chocolate bunnies,  Easter eggs,  baskets, cakes, chicks, egg hunts, egg decorating...

Let's revise that Easter vocabulary. Have a look at the Internet to learn more about it!

Let's do some fun Easter Games.

Irregular verbs are VERY important in English

In English, it is important to learn all the irregular verbs. Here you have some links to funny activities in order to revise them at home, ok?

 

This is the typical list you should know by heart. The LIST...

A quiz could be a good way to revise what you have learnt.

A game to bet your partners, because two players are needed.

It's your turn to look for more activities in the web. Post a comment with the interesting online resources you may find!

Happy San Patrick's Day!!

St. Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17, his religious feast day and the anniversary of his death in the fifth century. The Irish have observed this day as a religious holiday for over a thousand years. On St. Patrick's Day, which falls during the Christian season of Lent, Irish families would traditionally attend church in the morning and celebrate in the afternoon. Lenten prohibitions against the consumption of meat were waived and people would dance, drink and feast—on the traditional meal of Irish bacon and cabbage.

More info:   Click here.

Click here too.  

 

Pancake Day!

In the United Kingdom and Ireland,

Shrove Tuesday is more commonly known as

Pancake Tuesday or Pancake Day.

Pancakes are associated with the day preceding Lent because they were a way to use up rich foodstuffs such as eggs, milk, and sugar, before the fasting season of the 40 days of Lent. In many cultures, this means no meat, dairy, or eggs.

These pancakes look yummy! Would you like to celebrate Pancake Day?

A BIG Welcome to my blog!

Hello everybody!

Welcome to this English blog, which aims to help my students
(and no students as well) to develop

practical skills for understanding and learning English in a funny and useful way.

Although you all know who am I, here you have some pictures of my

lovely husband and me in our last première in Hollywood!

 I hope you like them!

And now, a picture with the rest of the cast. We had such a great time all together! Don't you think I am a very good actress?