MIGUEL DE CERVANTES

• Born: 29 September 1547
• Birthplace: Alcala de Henares, Spain
• Died: 23 April 1616
• Best Known As: Author of Don Quixote
Full name: Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

Miguel de Cervantes wrote the epic satire Don Quixote, which is regarded as the first true modern novel. Little is known of Cervantes's early life; at 23 he enlisted in the Spanish militia and then fought against the Turks in the battle of Lepanto (1571) where a gunshot wound permanently crippled his left hand. He spent four more years at sea and then another five as a slave after being captured by Barbary pirates. Ransomed by his family, he returned to Madrid but his disability hampered him; it was in debtor's prison that he began to write Don Quixote. The title character, a dreamy middle-aged nobleman, sets out through Spain on a makeshift quest to fight injustice through acts of chivalry. Cervantes wrote many other works, including poems and plays, but none had the impact or popularity of his masterpiece.

Because of his injury Cervantes was nicknamed "the cripple of Levanto"... Don Quixote is the basis for the musical Man of La Mancha... Cervantes died on the same day as author William Shakespeare.

PAST SIMPLE EXERCISE

Watch this funny video about a princess and a frog and fill in the blanks by using the past form of the verbs given.

COMMON SHOPS AND PLACES IN THE TOWN

Learn the vocabulary related the shops and common places in the city.

 

 

 

PAST SIMPLE (INTERACTIVE BOOK)

Click and do  the exercises

MATCH PRESENT AND PAST

Click on a word on the right and drag it to the word which matches it on the left.

AN ENGLISH HOUSE IN 1900

Click on the picture to see the animation, then play the game.

WRITE THE PAST FORM

Write the past form of the verbs in brackets.

THE PAST SIMPLE

Alfie took his driving test for the second time this morning. Did he pass?

The past simple is the most common way of talking about past events or states which have finished. It is often used with past time references (e.g. yesterday, two years ago).

FOOD AND DRINKS

Countable and uncountable nouns.
Click here to listen to the pronunciation:

Food I

Food II
                                                                                  
Vegetables

Fruit

After that do the activities: CLICK

COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

It’s the day of Oliver and Alfie’s cooking competition. Daisy is filming the chefs in action, and Mum is on her way home.

 

 

Some nouns in English are countable - we can use them in singular and plural forms; and some are uncountable - they only have one form.

 

We often use a/an with singular countable nouns and some with plurals. We can also use some with uncountable nouns.

 

 

ACTIVITIES

 

MUCH, MANY, A LOT OF

 

WORLD THINKING DAY - 22ND FEBRUARY

 

 

 

Each year on 22 February, Girl Guides and Girl Scouts all over the world celebrate World Thinking Day. It’s a day when Girl Guides and Girl Scouts think of each other and give thanks and appreciation for the international friendship they find in our Movement.

 

ANDALUSIA DAY - 28th FEBRUARY

During this week we are having a typical Andalusian breakfast at school: bread with olive oil, milk and fruit.

Also,on Friday 21st  we will have a special event to commemorate the Day of our Community “The Andalusian Day”. This day is celebrated in February 28th, but we celebrate it the previous week because during this time we have the white Week Holiday (Semana Blanca). Some of the activities pupils do during this week are: coloring pictures of the symbols and insignia of Andalusia, reviewing our history and customs, regional dancing and singing the regional anthem.

LEARNING ENGLISH THROUGH VIDEO CLIP

Voscreen is a new and awesome web site for English learners.

There are thousands of short video clips from famous Hollywood movies, documentaries, songs, cartoon, television shows and so on.

Just watch the video and test your understanding. You have got subtitles in your own language.

Follow the instructions below:

1. Sign up (It's free!) or start as a guest.
2. Select your native language.
3. Play the video where a sentence is said.
4. Click "I understand" or click "Show me the script".
5. There are two versions but only one is correct.
6. Click next and move to the next video clip. 

FRECUENCY ADVERBS

THEORY

Frecuency adverbs: word order  Exercise 1

Frecuency adverbs and expressions: word order  Exercise 2

I LOVE GOING TO THE MUSEUM

PRESENT SIMPLE

Daisy is chatting to her brother Oliver, and his best mate Alfie, about her new boyfriend. Daisy and Oliver’s mum is working in Thailand this week.

Listen to the conversation and after do the  exercises

Do the exercises to practise the present simple

PRESENT SIMPLE

Present Simple

RAINING IN MY HEART - BUDDY HOLLY

LISTEN THE SONG AND DO THE ACTIVITIES




 

BRITISH WEATHER

It's one of Britain's favourite topics of conversation: the weather. Watch this video and see how a weather forecast is made.

I HAVE A DREAM....

CHORES AND ADVERBS OF FRECUENCY

EXERCISE 1

EXERCISE 2

EXERCISE 3

 Now click HERE to complete a survey using the Present Simple.

And now click on the image below to practise the negative and interrogative form of the present simple tense.

DO YOU LIKE POP MUSIC?

Listen and do the activities.

MY DAILY ROUTINE

DAILY ROUTINES

REVIEW 2013