Christmas songs

These are some of the songs which our students are going to sing next Friday.

Lost in the jungle

Watch and listen to Ray giving advice about camping in the jungle. Complete the missing information in the sentences below.

1. Ray says he has walked ______km today.
2. Ray is setting up camp at _____ before it goes dark.
3. A hammock keeps Ray off the ground and away from ________ and _________.
4. The most important piece of equipment is a ____________so that you don’t get malaria.
5. Ray has had malaria ____________.
6. Wood in the rainforest is often _________.
7. Ray enjoys the sound of the Howler ____________.
8. The lady twisted her _____________.
9. It took _____ weeks to find her.

"My Girl", song by Madness

Listen to this song by Madness called ‘My Girl’. Is it about a good relationship a problematic relationship?

Halloween Stories (shorts by Tim Burton)

Vincent is a 1982 stop-motion short horror film written, designed and directed by Tim Burton. It is the second Disney's horror film, the first being The Watcher in the Woods.  
The film is narrated by Vincent Price, a lifelong idol and inspiration for Burton. Vincent Price was an American actor, well known for his distinctive voice as well as his serio-comic performances in a series of horror films made in the latter part of his career.






The Nightmare Before Christmas is a 1993 American stop-motion musican fantasy film directed by Henry Selick and produced/co-written by Tim Burton. It tells the story of Jack Skellington, a being from "Halloween Town" who opens a portal to "Christmas Town" and decides to celebrate the holiday with some dastardly and comical consequences. 

It originated in a poem written by Tim Burton in 1982, while he was working as an animator at Walt Disney Animation Studios after the success of Vincent in the same year. 

Getting ready for Halloween!!!

Bobby "Boris" Picket wrote "Monster Mash" in 1962. It reached number one in the US hit charts on October 20th of that year, just in time for Halloween. 

Let's start the weekend previous to Halloween listening to it and, why not, singing it!!

Emma Watson's speech at U.N.

I bet everyone between 12 and 16 knows Emma Watson. She is a young British actress who became famous some years ago after starring the "Harry Potter" series as Hermione Granger and, since then, she has been considered as one of the best actresses of her generation. Apart from acting and occasional modelling,  Emma Watson has recently graduated from Brown University with a bachelor's degree in English literature and, six months ago, she was appointed as Goodwill Ambassador for UN Women. 

Last weekend, she gave one of the most powerful, inspiring and emotional speeches I've ever heard. If you haven't had the opportunity of watching it, I'd strongly recommend you to do it. She talks about the topic of gender inequality in such a stirring and steady way that you can't stop listening. She is talking to a big and varied audience but she makes sure that everybody understands her. She speaks clearly and without hesitation, she looks at people in the eye and she emphasizes her main ideas. If you listen carefully, not only will you be able to understand everything she says, but also you will be fascinated by her words and message. 

For those of you who have had difficulties in following her speech, here's the version with Spanish subtitles: 

Emma Watson "HeForShe" Speech at the U.N. (Spanish subtitles) 

Ready, steady, GO!!!!

Welcome back to you all!!!!

Yesterday, everyone attended the official opening of the current 2014-2015 academic year  but the real thing starts today. 

We are still a bit asleep and even stiff but I'm sure we are all kind of happy of seeing old friends again, meeting new students and, why not, even dealing with teachers!

In different degrees, everyone is ready to start so let's do it properly!!