A TRIBUTE TO TEACHERS

Keepers of the flame is an animated poem created by Peter and Paul Reynolds and their teams at FableVision Studios and the Reynolds Center for Teaching, Learning & Creativity as a tribute to teachers who play a vital role in nurturing and protecting the spirit and love of learning in every child.
The following video shows the poem :

DYLAN THOMAS

National Museum Wales

This day in history Dylan Thomas was born in 1914 at the start of World War I. His first home was in Swansea, in South Wales. Later he lived in England, and visited America, but Wales was his real home. He died in 1953.
 Dylan Thomas is the most famous Welsh poet, and his most famous work is "Under Milk Wood". It was first broadcast on radio by the BBC in 1954. It is about the people of a small town in Wales.
 In his poems, he used words in fresh and exciting ways. He loved the sounds of words, so his poems are great for reading aloud. He wrote about his life, his friends, and about Wales. Some poems are serious, some are funny.
For further information, I recommend visiting the following links:
bbc.co.uk Dylan Thomas
bbc one Dylan Thomas
Under Milk Wood
Do not go gentle into that good night

I will include a prezi presentation about Dylan Thomas, his life and the analysis of one of his poems: "being but men".

PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS ( ENGLISH )

I am devoting this post to comparing the past simple and past continuous.
I will include two videos. The first one explains how to use both tenses together in the same sentence.
The second one provides some exercises to practise the use of both tenses.

PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS ( ESPAÑOL)

Dedicamos la entrada de hoy a estudiar el contraste y comparación de los tiempos verbales pasado simple y pasado continuo. Con este fin muestro el siguiente vídeo:

PRINCESS OF ASTURIAS AWARDS

 Oviedo glittered for the 2015 Princess of Asturias Awards Ceremony yesterday 23rd October in Spain.
For further information  you can visit the following link: Euronews
I will include the following informative video:

MINDFUL TEACHING

I am including in this post an example of some questions which foster positive thinking in Mindful teaching:

Mindfulschools.org

MINDFUL SCHOOLS

I am devoting this post today to talking about Mindful Schools. There are already quite a few schools around the world which have decided to apply mindfulness to their curriculum. Teachers and educators are also being trained to use mindfulness in their classrooms.
Mindfulness is a way of focussing life, being conscious of the present situation, of breathing, of helping to give a more healthy and intelligent response to problems,  frustrations,  pain...
It also creates space, changing impulsive reactions to thoughtful responses.
The application of mindfulness by students and educators has the potential to improve academic achievement, mental health, and inter- and intra-personal relationships.
For further information, you can visit the following links: Mindful schools,  Escuelas conscientes:

 

I will include the following video that shows the mindful schools in- class instruction programme in action:

PAST CONTINUOUS ( ENGLISH)

PAST CONTINUOUS ( ESPAÑOL)

IDIOMS

The idiom I have chosen for this post is called: " don't look a gift horse in the mouth "which is translated into Spanish as : " a burro regalado no le mires el diente ".
I will include a video that explains its meaning in English:

POSSESSIVES

Dedico la entrada de hoy a describir las diferentes maneras que se utilizan en inglés para explicar la posesión: Apostrophe´s  and  Possessive adjectives and pronouns. Para ello incluyo dos vídeos informativos.

VOICED CONSONANTS: V

I am devoting this post to describing how to pronounce the voiced consonant V. The video you are about to watch also shows the differences between the consonants F and V and the differences between B and V.

THINKING QUOTES

Mansión del Inglés