3rd ESO Reviews

The Book Thief

by Iria Fernández González, 3rd ESO B

The name of the book is "The Books Thief" and the author is Markus Zusak.

The book is a drama during the Second World War. The main character is a German girl, whose name is Liesel. Liesel checks the passion for reading and she shows us the life of German people. She's 9 years old. 

The things I liked most are that the originality of this book is that the narrator of the story is the death, and also Liesel's passion for reading. 

All in all, I really liked the novel and I'd recommend this book to everyone who likes to read because this novel is very entertaining and different from other books. 

Guárdate de los Idus

by Iago Villaverde Rodríguez, 3rd ESO B

I'd like to recommend a book which I read recently called "Guárdate de los Idus". The author of the book is Lola Gándara and the book has got a hundred and sixty-six pages.

The book is a historic novel about Rome in the last days of the Republic. Druso and Porcia are the main characters and they feel important changes in their lives because their uncle Mario was involved in the death of Julius Caesar. 

The things I liked most about the book are the reality with which the author describes us the situation. The characters are very sensitive and the stories are good and interesting. 

I think that the end was very good and I would like if the author publishes a sequel of the book. 

Hindenbury, the Last Flight

by Enrique Osorio Feijoo, 3rd ESO A

I'd like to recommend a film which I saw last Saturday called "Hindenbury, the Last Flight".  The director of the film is Philip Kadelbach.

This film is a historic drama about the disaster of Hindenburg in 1937. The main character is the designer of the Zeppelin, called Merten Gruger. He finds a bomb in the Zeppelin and he defuses it but the fire of San Telmo burns the hydrogen cells and it explodes.

The thing I liked most about the film was the explosion. The producers have used a lot of gas!!

All in all, I really liked the film and though it hasn't got a happy ending, I wouldn't change it. 

The books of Harry Potter

by Iago López Lamas, 3rd ESO A

I'd like to recommend some books which I read three months abo. They are the six books about the life of Harry Potter. The author of the books is called J. K. Rowling. 

The book is a fantasy and mystery and the setting is London in the first years of the 21st century. Harry is the main character and he lives with his aunt and uncle because his parents died when he was a baby. One day, his life changes when he receives a letter from Howarts, the school of magic.

The things I liked most about the books were the fantasy things and the mystery in all the books. The plot was very interesting and the characters like Ron are sometimes funny.

I really liked the books, because ther is a lot of love, mystery action and fantasy and though it has a really happy ending, I love that. 

 

Good bye Nithin

Last Friday, we had to say good bye to our first language assistant in Santo Ángel. 

Nithin Ravi arrived last October to help us, teachers and students, learn and love English language. 

As a colleague, I can only say good things about him. He was open and eager to talk to everybody, he was full of great ideas to put into practise in class, he always solved my questions, he was funny and I really believed he has left an impression in our school. 

As regards to children, he has been a breath of fresh air for them. They enjoyed his classes so much that they were really disappointed whenever he couldn't attend to school. He made them talk in English, he made them laugh and he made them enjoy the language a little bit. 

On our last class, he had the wonderful idea of asking the students to create something similar to a Year Book, and students just loved it!! Some of them wrote very special and deep messages to him (even to me!!). I must say here that they never stop surprising me. 

I think it's been a special year for all of us and this is in part thanks to you, Nithin. You have set such high standards that our next year's assistant will have to fight it hard!!! 

Thank you, good luck in everything you do in life and come to visit us again!!

How to write a review

Tips to write a good review of a book or film

- Some of you may find it useful to make notes as you read but this only in case you're writing the review immediately after you've read the book or watched the film. 

In our case, you will have to test your memory since you'll have to tell me about a book or a film you read who knows how long ago. 

However, I always recommend you to make notes before starting to write to give the text cohesion and coherence. You can follow the writing guide from your student book.

- Don't give away too much of the story. Write only a brief summary and make sure that it makes sense to a reader who does not know the book/film. Do not refer to specifics and do not try to explain everything. 

- Try not to write a review of a book or film that you haven't liked at all. It's always good to give positive and negative aspects about the story, not only bad. 

- The most important is that you give your opinion about the book or film. 

- Don't forget to mention the title, author and year. If you are talking about a film remember to mention the main actors. 


And remember that writing is the best way to improve your reading skills!!!!


You can read the full article here.


Extra task:

what's the meaning of the following words and expressions?

dog-eared page

pet hate

spoiler

Write your answers in the comments box below. 

Feeling happy

I know some of you are sick and tired of this song but the thing is that I just love it and I get such good vibes whenever I listen to it that I think it's just a great way to start this week. 

And if you want to listen and sing at the same time, here you have a funny version...

Prizes' hand over

This morning, students who took part in the English Blog Contest received their gifts. I'd like to thank the five of them and I hope that they are all happy with their small tokens.

Special thanks to Simón from Sindicato del Comic who helped me decide with the books. 

Here are some photos of the participants. Alejandro, Sergio, Raquel, Sabela and Miguel, you look really good, guys!!!

Learning about symbols and logos

Yesterday, 3rd and 4th ESO students attended a cultural activity at school where they learnt about symbols and logos with Jordan, a Scottish speaker who made students work and have fun at the same time.

Here are some photos taken during the activity:

Actividades de formación en linguas estranxeiras

O pasado xoves 27 de marzo saiu publicada na páxina da Consellería de Educación da Xunta de Galicia a convocatoria das actividades de formación en linguas estranxeiras para o ano 2014.

O prazo de solicitude é ata o 28 de abril e están destinadas a alumnos de ESO e Bacharelato. Os requisitos son os seguintes:

- non ter concedida outra axuda para o mesmo fin neste curso
- nota mínima na área de lingua inglesa de Ben ou  no curso 2012-2013
- ter superadas todas as áreeas ou materias no curso 2012-2013
- ter DNI (excepto menores de 14 anos) ou NIE en vigor

Se queredes máis información, podedes acceder directamente a páxina da Xunta na seguinte ligazón:

https://www.edu.xunta.es/axudasle/

Gustaríame animarvos a todos a que participedes nestas actividades. Podedes preguntar a alumnos que xa o fixeron en anos anteriores e mesmo neste blog atoparedes algunhas experiencias de alumnos en pasados anos. 

Por suposto, contade comigo se necesitades calquera cousa.