October 31st is Halloween. Where does Halloween come from? The Celts lived in Britain, Ireland and parts of France over 2,000 years ago, and October 31st was the end of their year. The Celts believed that ghosts came back to earth on this day. Today many people around the world celebrate this old festival - but today people usually have parties, dress up, and tell spooky stories about witches, skeletons, bats and ghosts. Have some Halloween fun!

***Halloween words
What's a bat? What's a skeleton? Match Halloween pictures and words.

***Halloween costumes
You're going to a Halloween party - what would you wear? Play costume match.

***Quiz
Where does the word 'Halloween' come from? What did people do to celebrate Halloween? Try a quiz and learn about Halloween!

***The scary skeleton
Is a skeleton scary? Or is a skeleton just like you? Listen to a song.

***The dark, dark wood
What is in the dark, dark wood? Click on the cats and find out! Read and listen to a story.

***The haunted house
The children are taking Bob the dog for a walk in the forest. Suddenly Bob runs off into an old, spooky house. Will the children find Bob? Read and listen to the story.

And finaly ... can you find everything in the Haunted House? Come and visit - if you dare! Try Level 1 or Level 2.

Computer mouse

Look at the picture on this page. Do you know the words for the things in the picture? Where is the mouse? And the mouse mat? And the keyboard? And the screen? And the speaker? Use a dictionary if you need help!





CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO MY COMPUTER MOUSE

Here is the first part of the song.

I’ve got a mouse
I play with every day
He runs across the mat
And his tail is long and grey
He doesn’t like cheese
He likes playing games
He’s not afraid of cats
He hasn’t got a name

He’s my computer mouse
He’s my double click, single click
Run around the mat computer mouse
Left click, right click, double click. OK!

Song and lyrics by Andy Henley/Tym King; Animation by Cambridge English Online Ltd

Useful websites (1)

De vez en cuando os iré indicando páginas interesantes para vosotros. Aunque la mayoría serán relacionadas con el inglés, también las habrá de otro tipo.
Para empezar aquí teneis dos:

* La primera es del IES Bellaguarda, de Altea, se llama English interactive y contiene actividades tanto de ESO como de Bachillerato. La podeis ver pulsando aquí.

* La segunda pertenece a un profesor del Colegio Villa de Móstoles ( Raúl Martinez) y en ella os dan consejos muy útiles que os pueden servir para aprender a estudiar, válidos para todas las materias y todos los niveles. Hacer click aquí para ir a ella.

Todas las páginas recomendadas irán recogidas en la sección de Links que se encuentra abajo a la derecha de ésta página.

Bueno espero vuestros comentarios para que me digais si os gustan o no. Por cierto, ¿ dónde está Altea ? ¿ Y Móstoles ?.

Verbs

* Am, are or is

* Subject-Verb Agreement-Easy

* The verb "To be"

Family

Audio Concentration Memory

Vocabulary & Pictures

Animals

Food and Drinks

Things in my house

Buildings

Wonderful world

This song is specially for my students of 2º ESO. Could you name the subjects you can listen in it ?

The Sun Song

This Sun Song is a fun way to learn about how the sun works! Watch the sun images while you listen to this classic Sun Song.

Comic

A step back in time !

To be

The verb "be" is the most important verb to learn in English. It's also the most complicated. In the present tense it has three forms: am, is, are. In the past tense, it has two forms: was and were. The verb "be" is also used to make the passive voice.
Here's a short video. Click on the middle button.

Formula One: Japan Grand Prix

Fernando Alonso wins Japanese Grand Prix and Lewis Hamilton finishes outside the points.

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London

Aquí teneis un video de los principales monumentos de Londres.

Top 10 London Attractions

London is home to countless historical and modern attractions, from the London Eye to the National Gallery and Tower of London. With free admission to many top attractions, there's no better place to soak up some culture. Take your pick from the most popular London attractions. They are listed below in order of popularity based on visitor numbers in 2007 or latest available numbers in the case of the London Eye (2005) & Madame Tussuads (2000).

Si quereis saber cuales son los mas visitados podeis ir a esta página, en la que además encontrareis mucha información sobre la capital.

Tambien teneis otro video aquí

Have you ever been to London ?. Would you like to visit any of these attractions ? Which one? Why ?