CROSS-COUNTRY RACE

On Friday 20th November, a lot of students from our school participated in a cross-country race in Alpedrete.

People of different ages ran together in the same races because we were many runners and there wasn't much time.

The distance of the boys' races were longer than in the girls' races. I don't think this is correct because in many adults' races, women run the same distances as men.

A lot of people -not me- qualified to run the next race that will take place on Friday 22nd January.

Congratulations to all the people who participated in this cross-country race!

MARINA TORRES (3ºESO-A)

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Tomorrow it is Halloween! Many of you will dress up and will go trick or treating. You will also make halloween parties!!! What fun!!!


How much do you know about the history and traditions of halloween?




1. Write the name or expression under the correct picture:
Jack o'lantern, witch, trick or treat, bob for apples.

a)................................ b)................................. c)....................... d)........................




2. Halloween is celebrated every....

a) October 1st

b) October 25th

c)October 31st

3. Which terrible creature is also known as lycanthrope...

a) Count Dracula

b) The Wolf Man

c) Frankenstein Monster

4. Another name for Halloween is...

a) The Feast of the Dead

b) All Hallows Eve

c) All of the Above

5. Before they happened upon the pumpkin, the Irish carved jack o'lanterns out of what

a) Turnips

b) Potatoes

c) Both

6. A male witch is known as...

a) Witchman

b) Warlock

c) Halloweenie

7. This custom began as a way to find out who will get married first...

a) Trick or treating

b) Bobbing for apples

c) Jack o'lanterns

8. What does the old English word "hallow" mean?

a) Spirit

b) Saint

c) Sin

9. At halloween parties, guests traditionally "bob" for...

a) oranges

b) turnips

c) apples

HOMOPHONES

Do you remember what a homophone is? Two words are homophones if they are pronounced in the same way but differ in meaning or spelling or both. An example of words that are homophones in English are flour and flower. They are pronounced in the same way but they have different meanings and spellings. Do you want to play? This game consists in finding homophones for the words I give you that make sense in each sentence.

1. I *eight straberries with chocolate sauce.
2. My *ant let us stay up late last night.
3. I have *know lunch today.
4. There is a *whole in my jeans.
5. I won the game *buy two points.
6. I would like *two visit London.
7. Mark *one the competition.
8. I like to *where t-shirts.

Have a go at this game!!! I hope you have fun!!!

SUMMER HOLIDAYS IN TENERIFE

This summer I was in Tenerife. It is a really nice place!
I visited Icod de los Vinos. This city is in the North of Tenerife and the Millennial Drago tree is here.

I went to "Parque de las Cañadas" and I saw the Teide volcano, of course! It's the highest peak in Spain. You can't climb it if you don't have a special permission. But there is a cable railway there and you can go up to the mountain.

I visited some beautiful places and I went to some wonderful coves.
I think it has been a fantastic summer. Tenerife is a magical place and it isn't so far!!!

BY PRIYANKA RUIZ (3ºESO-C)

WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL!

Summer holidays are over and we have to start school again. It is time to study again now that you have reload your batteries! This year we will also continue with the school's English blog. As you already know you are also part of the blog and you can participate sending your articles. Why don't you send me articles about the places where you went on holiday this summer?

HAVE A NICE SUMMER!!!

We finished the classes a few weeks ago. Now, it is time for everybody to rest and reload your batteries!!!

Thank you to all of you who participated in this English blog.

Don't forget to take pictures of the places you visit this summer!!!

Enjoy your summer with your families and friends and I hope to see you again in September!!!

Goodbye to all of you.

TRIP TO THE BOOK FAIR AT THE RETIRO PARK

On third of June students from 1ESO- A and 1ESO-B went to the book fair at the Retiro park. There we were given sheets of paper with sites that had to take a picture of. But we had to discover where these sites were by guessing a riddle. We had to make the photos within a time-limit. Then, in groups of four or five people we ran and took pictures. The group that took pictures of all the places and spent less time in doing it won more points than the other teams. It was fun!

The winner team was formed by Lolo, Kel, Alba and Anais. Congratulations girls!!!

After that, all the teams met at the starting point and there we rested for a while.

Then, we walked to where the book stalls were. The teachers let us go on our own to visit the different stalls of the book fair and we bought some books.

The teachers who came with us were Miss Mayte, Miss Loly, Mr. Fernando, Miss Mª José, Miss Cristina and Miss Iciar.

IRENE TORREGO (1ºESO-A)