Nicholas James Vujicic

Nicholas James Vujicic, (born 4 December 1982)  characterized by the absence of all four limbs. He struggled as a child, eventually came to terms with his disability and started his own non-profit organization Life Without Limbs – at age seventeen. He is widely known as a motivational speaker, giving talks worldwide on life with a disability, hope, and finding meaning in life.


Please look at this video that shows one day in the life of this incredible man.

My opinion about Facebook

Nowadays, almost everybody has a Facebook account. It's a social network site which allows people to find old friends and keep in touch with them. In my opinion, I think that Facebook is a really good tool, but it has some disadvantages.

On the one hand, you can connect to different people from anywhere in the world. This gives you the opportunity to know more about their culture, values and tradition. Also, you can use groups to connect all your close friends together, and a lot more uses.

On the other hand, Facebook is very addictive, so it makes you waste your time. It's clear that it often brings bad effects on students' results and we are losing oral communication skills too.

Furthermore, people can easily get your personal information, so it's recommended not to share your personal information publicly.

In conclusion, I believe that using Facebook safely and not really frequently is the best way to use this social network site.

The FONIX competition for Catalan schools

Hi guys, 

I've got some good news for you. We are entering The Fonix competition!

This competition is organised by the Generalitat the Catalunya to promote the study of English in schools. Click on the link above to read all about it, the web is in English and Catalan language. 

Competition prizes

The following prizes will be awarded to the 112 candidates who classify for the final stage of the competition:

• 4 two-week stays in “English Summer Camps” in Catalonia for the four winners in the 5º pri. to 2nd ESO categories.
• 4 two-week stays in an English-speaking country for the four winners in the 3rd ESO to 2nd de Batxillerat/ Grau Superior de Cicles Formatius categories.
• 8 standard on line English courses and 8 sets of study materials for the runners-up in each of the 8 categories.
• 32 standard on line English courses for the third, fourth, fifth and sixth placed candidates in each of the 8 categories.
• Sets of study materials for the remaining finalists.

The competition will consist of a written test about a specific topic (for example, geophaphy, history or music). There will be vocabulary, reading and writing activities around the topic. Moreover, in the final stage there will be a short speaking test too. 
There are three stages: the local stage (in our school), the regional stage (in each of the 4 regional capitals of Catalonia) and the final stage (in Barcelona).

You can also check out this video which explains a bit more about it. 

Lizzie: the World's Ugliest Woman

At a time when beauty is defined by the super models and success by wealth, Lizzie asks you, how do you define yourself?

Once labeled as the "World's Ugliest Woman," so she decided to turn things around and create her own definition of beauty and happiness.
Lizzie is an example of perseverance, struggle and achievement of your dreams.

The Benefits of Failure - Commencement Speech

Hi everyone!
I want to share this video with you. It's a speech made by Joanne Rowling most known as J.K.Rowling author of  the Harry Potter saga. This commencement speech talks about the benefits of failure. The video has two parts and both have subtitles in Spanish. She has a sweet British accent that makes her speech be even more fascinating. Hope you like it, guys. Wish we could have J.K. Rowling giving a speech on our future graduation!

Welcome back

Hello everybody. Here we are again.

Welcome to the English class.

Here is a task for you to do in pairs. Put the words of the following questions in order and then ask and answer them.

1.     Xmas, good, did, holiday, a, have, you? _________________________

2.     go, did, away, you? _________________________

3.     go, lot, you, out, did, a? _________________________

4.     did, Eve, you, Xmas, what, on, do? _________________________

5.     did, what, Xmas, you, Day, on, do? _________________________

6.     to, Year’s, go, on, a, did, party, you, Eve, New? _________________________

7.     lot, you, holidays, have, these, a, eaten? _________________________

8.     done, special, have, anything, you? _________________________

9.     any, or, have, plays, you, interesting, seen, films? _________________________

10.                       the best , to, these, what, thing, you, that, holidays, was, happened? _________________________

11.                       on, see, January, did, the, 5^th, you, the, Three Wise Men parade? _________________________

12.                       any, Resolutions, Year’s, have, you, made, New?  _________________________

13.                       anybody, to, give, presents, did, you? _________________________

14.                       presents, you, any, get, did? _________________________

Describe one present in a way that your classmates can guess what it is.

A narrative text: (Strange meeting)

I was running in a Park, when I suddenly found my best friend. We started talk about our lives, because we've had met often ten years. I was so excited when I saw him. After talking, we started running again, When I realized that I'd forgotten my mobile in the park. I was shocked and a bit of nervous.

But when I went to the park again, my mobile was there and then I fell more relaxed. After that, we went to the café for breakfast. Then my friend said to me that he's working in the University as a Professor of Physics, and next year he's going to the United States, because his parents live there.

Finally we went to the Disco and after that we went to our homes. It was an amazing day, I had been with my best friend. I'll never forget that day.

Audio scripts

St's book audio scripts

Happy listening! 

Bellringer 1

Write a summary of Charters 1 and 2.

You've got exactly 10 minutes to do it.
Don't worry about mistakes, this is fluency writing practice.

Happy writing!

Documentary

This is an interesiting video about the "dollar" and his way in the world, with his best friend the"oil".
Think about it and leave your comments.

The Best News Ever

Last summer, I had a great time with my family. One day, while we were eating in a restaurant I heard a catchy tune coming form the TV. Then, I decided to run fast towards the TV but unfornutately, I couln't see the artist's name.
As soon as I got home, I started searching that song online, my mind could still sing that song. Afterwards, thanks to my cousin's help I got it. I was delighted then. The news didn't come until last week, when I got to know that the support singer for the concert where I was going to go, was Mayer Hawthorne! He is the singer of that catchy song. I couldn't belive it!
First, because I have been waiting for this Bruno Mars's concert for so long. And second, because I really liked that new singer and I was soing to see him in live!
 I was very surprised with that breaking news. Then, that day came and I enjoyed every each moment of their performances.

The first time I met Lydia

The first time I met Lydia, I was very nervous because it was the first day of summer course and I didn't know anyone. Then, she came to talk with me.

I had enroled  a course of musical theatre and I arrived at the school a little later than the other girls, so everybody was already talking.

I was very shy, but fortunately, Lydia came and asked my name. And... Yes! Then we realized we had the same name and began to talk animatedly. Thanks to her, I could integrate to the group more quiclky because she knew the other girls of other courses.

It was a time I'll never forget! In this course I met amazing people, specially Lydia who I keep in touch even though we're living far away.