MARDI GRAS IN NEW ORLEANS - VIDEO ACTIVITY

http://www.esolcourses.com/content/topics/festivals/carnivals-and-fiestas/mardi-gras/mardi-gras-advanced-listening.html

If you click on the link above you can watch a video and do some listening comprehension questions about how people in New Orleans celebrate Mardi Gras. I´m sure you´ll be looking forward to going there and have fun! :)

GUY FAWKES NIGHT - AN INTERACTIVE GAME (INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/games/gunpowder/index_embed.shtml

QUEEN´S SPEECH 2013

Queen´s speech to feature new curbs on migrants from the EU
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/may/08/queens-speech-curb-eu-migrants?CMP=SOCNETTXT6966

MARGARET THATCHER

A short listening programme about her death
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2013/04/130408_witn_margaret_thatcher.shtml

An article about this "lady who changed the world": (advanced)
http://www.economist.com/blogs/blighty/2013/04/margaret-thatcher

And a video about her professional life:

URDANGARÍN & HIS "ENGLISH"

Hi everyone,

If you want to have a laugh and realize how important learning English well is...read this article that Benito, one of your classmates, has just sent me:

http://blogs.elpais.com/tuitologia/2013/02/estoy-sementaleando-tu-propuesta-el-ingles-en-los-correos-de-urdangar%C3%ADn.html

Hope you enjoy it!!! :)

STEVE DALMAS IN CONCERT - FEBRUARY 22

CONCERT IN ENGLISH: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22^nd AT 10:30 PM

IN EL SAVOR (NEAR GRAN VÍA)

A SINGER-SONGWRITER AND AN ENTIRE BAND

SONGS IN ENGLISH: ROCK, FOLK, BLUES.

FOR EXAMPLE: SIXTIES ROCK, OASIS, BOB DYLAN, U2, AND ORIGINAL SONGS

FROM THE RECENTLY PUBLISHED NOVELS FOR LEARNING ENGLISH

“A STORY WITH MUSIC”,

AN INNOVATIVE COMBINATION OF MUSIC AND LITERATURE FOR LEARNING ENGLISH

COME AND ENJOY AN EVENING OF MUSIC AND ENGLISH :)

FREE ENTRY – ENTRADA GRATUITA

CHRISTMAS PARTY 2012

I just wanted to say thank you to all of you who came today and shared some great moments with us. It has been so much fun!!! :)

http://ciudadrodrigoaldia.es/2012/12/14/la-seccion-de-ciudad-rodrigo-de-la-escuela-de-idiomas-festeja-la-navidad/

CINNAMON ROLLS RECIPE

If you feel like cooking, you can try these delicious cinnamon rolls!!! Watch the video or read the recipe and ... you won´t think of anything else!!! :)

http://www.joyofbaking.com/breakfast/CinnamonRollsBuns.html

OBAMA´S VICTORY SPEECH - VIDE + TRANSCRIPT

What else can we talk about this week but the Presidential Elections in the USA? By now, you already know that Barack Obama has been re-elected President of the USA so...are you interested in knowing what he said in his victory speech? If so, click on the following link where you´ll find a video and the transcript :

http://2012.democratic-candidates.org/

USA ELECTIONS

GUY FAWKES´DAY// BONFIRE NIGHT - NOVEMBER 5TH

If you´re interested, try thia interactive activity

Or do this listening exercise

You can also watch the video below:

HALLOWEEN AT THE SCHOOL

As you know, we celebrated Halloween yesterday. If you missed it, you can click on the link below and have a look at what we did. It was great fun!!!

HALLOWEEN IN CIUDAD RODRIGO