Wishing you a frightening Halloween night!

Be careful! Anybody could visit you on Halloween night! Even the pizza deliverer ... je je je. Try this link:


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How to pronounce "I would like to buy a hamburger"

Hi!  Do you think you have problems to speak English properly? Forget about that and don't miss this short and  hilarious video about how a person tries to pronounce a sentence in this language. It's incredibly funny! Have a look at the desperate teacher! I sometimes feel the same ( just kidding! ). 

 

HALLOWEEN IS HERE AGAIN !

Halloween is coming!!! It's a special time for both British and Americans. On the night of the 31st October, children all around the world, mainly in the UK and the USA, wear spooky costumes and knock on their neighbours' houses to ask for sweets while they shout "trick or treat". It's a very ancient custom whose origins go back to Celtic times. It's a time for listening to frightening stories about ghosts, witches, vampires and all kind of freaky monsters. There are very good films you could see at this time of the year, if you are daring enough!! The world of cinema is full of horror stories but I've found others which combine horror with tenderness and love. Don't lose films such as "Corpse Bride" (La Novia Cadáver) by Tim Burton or "Coraline" (Los Mundos de Coraline) by Henry  Selick. You'll have a nice surprise!! But, above all, I'd like to recommend you a film from 1993 which I consider a  masterpiece: "HOCUS POCUS". It's a surprising story taking place during Halloween which mixes horror, magic, friendship, love and lots of fun. And don't miss the fancy dress party scene ! You'll love the witches singing "I put a spell on you"!! (http://www.youtube.com/  is full of scenes ). Have fun and HAPPY HALLOWEEN to everybody!

 

Learning English through movies

Friday, 15th October 2010

Hi again! As I told you in our class today, one of the funniest ways of learning English is by using films (or movies) and the Harry Potter films are a good option if you want to enjoy listening to actors speaking with British English accent. So here is a trailer of the next Harry Potter film : "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows". As part of your homework, you could try and see if you understand what the actors and actresses say. Have a nice weekend!!

Have a look at this trailer of the 1996 version of the film "The Canterville Ghost". We have it as a mandatory reader this year and it will be fun to see if the version of the story which appears in the film has something to do with that of the reader.

Hi and welcome to my English blog!!

This is a project aimed to help my students of 1º Bachillerato at the IES Vecindario to enhance their skills in English. I hope we can use it to share interesting information while we have fun discovering other ways of  improving our knowledge of the English language!! Let's get started!