Today the Spanish tennis player, Rafa Nadal will play against  Andy Murray, from Scotland in the Men’s semi finals of the Wimbledon Tennis Tournament, in England.

It will be a very interesting match between these two young men. The winner will play in the Final match on Sunday, to become the 2010 Wimbledon Champion.

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Another star player at Wimbledon is this hawk (halcón) which is used to scare away the pigeons from the tennis courts. Have you ever seen pigeons at Wimbledon? No? Well, this is the reason. Wimbledon has to be perfect!!!

Students at a school in England have been given an iPod to help them in their lessons. Students are able to use the iPods as calculators, dictionaries and to look up information. They can also send  their homework to their teachers via email.

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Comics are very good for learning English because the pictures help us to understand the dialogue and they are fun to read. Now you don’t have to be a great artist to make a comic, as on the internet there are websites that allow you to create your own comics. Click on the links below to make yours.

Captain Underpants Comic Creator

Garfield Comic Creator

Los comics son muy buenos para aprender inglés porque las imagenes nos ayudan a comprender el diálogo y leerlos es divertido. Ahora no tienes que ser un gran artista para hacer un comic, ya que hay páginas web en internet que te permiten crear tus propios comics. Haz clic en estes enlaces para hacer el tuyo.

What is an SOS? It is an international signal for help that was first used in 1906 as Morse code ( … _ _ _ … ) Today these letters are still recognised around the world.

Check The Blog Video list to see a video that I made for all the Jonas Brothers fans, but everyone can learn a little English from. Click, listen and learn!

Que é un SOS? É unha señal internacional de socorro que usouse por primeira vez no 1906 como codigo Morse ( … _ _ _ … ) Hoxe estas letras son recoñecidas polo mundo.

No “Blog Video List” tedes un video que fíxen para os/as fans dos Jonas Brothers, pero todos poden aprender un pouco mais inglés con este video. Clica, escoita e aprender!

At the last workshop sessions of THE BLOG, at the Castrillón and Monte Alto Libraries, we explored the solar system. It was very interesting and fun! You can see what we did on the WORKSHOP page of THE BLOG.

THE WINNING ALIENS ARE “GROSSNAILS” by  ALBA LÓPEZ and “JENILILION” by DANIEL SEIJO

CONGRATULATIONS!!

Today is ShroveTuesday (Martes de Carnaval) and in the UK (Reino Unido) it is traditional to eat pancakes (filloas), because of this it is also called Pancake Day. 

 On this day it is also popular to take part in Pancake Races. This tradition began in an English town called Olney in 1445. A woman was making pancakes in her home when she heard the church bells, she ran to the church with the fyring pan in her hand. From then on, the race is held  every year in Olney and in many UK towns. The contestants have to toss the pancake three time as they run. The winner is the first to reach the finish line with the pancake intact. It’s great fun!

En este día é popular participar nas “carreiras de filloas“. Esta tradición comenzou nun pobo inglés chamado Olney, no ano 1445. Unha señora estaba facendo filloas na sua casa cando escoitou as campás da iglesia, e saíu correndo para a iglesia ca sartén na man. Dende entón a carreira faise  todolos anos en Olney e tamén en moitos pobos do Reino Unido. Os concursantes teñen que darlle a volta á filloa no aire  tres veces mentras que corren. O ganador é o que chega primeiro á meta ca filloa enteira. É moi divertido!

Many schools were closed in England today because of heavy snow. Roads, public transport and airports were severely affected by the weather.

Do you like the snow?

Muchos colegios estaban cerrados en Inglaterra hoy a causa de la nieve intensa. Carreteras, transporte público y aeropuertos se vieron muy afectados por el tiempo.

¿Te gusta la nieve?