Task for 4th year ESO

Hello Brais, Santi, Benito and the rest of the class! Here you have the post where you can add a comment on the topic we spoke about today. In case you have any problem with it, just write here and I'll help you, right?

I am waiting for you!!!

Welcome Palas people!

Hello! This is my first post since I have come to Palas de Rei. I would like you all from 1st year ESO to 2nd Bachillerato to have a look at this blog and to tell me what you think of it!

Please join me and give me ideas to go on learning and having fun!
Hope to see you soon over here,
Nacho.

AUSTRALIA

Kylie is Aussie

Australia

Here you have a link to a page on the Aussie world. I hope we can learn a lot!

AUSSIE INFO

Do you remember the meaning of the word "Aussie"? Check it out. Well, this is the post for you to tell me about Australia. Remember you must not repeat the information, so check what your classmates have written and add something new.
Welcome to...DISCOVERING AUSTRALIA!

And since the teacher must be an example of hardworking person, I will add a video on the topic.

See you on Monday. Happy miniholidays!

Take me out by Franz Ferdinand

So if you're lonely,
You know i'm here waiting for you,
I'm just a crosshair,
I'm just a shot away from you
And if you leave here
You leave me broken shattered alive
I'm just a crosshair
I'm just a shot..then we can die

Ooohahhhhh

I know I wont be leaving here with you

I say don't you know
You say you don't know
I say... take me out
I say you don't show
Don't move time is slow
I say... take me out

I say you don't know
You say you don't go
I say... take me out

I know I wont be leaving here (with you)
I know I wont be leaving here
I know I wont be leaving here (with you)
I know I wont be leaving here with you

I say don't you know
You say you don't know
I say... take me out
If I move this could die
Eyes move this can die
C'mon...take me out

I know I wont be leaving here (with you)
I know I wont be leaving here
I know I wont be leaving here (with you)
I know I wont be leaving here with you

A little bit of FF

Irregular verbs list

INFINITIVO PASADO SIMPLE PARTICIPIO PASADO TRADUCCIÓN Arise Arose Arisen Surgir, Levantarse Awake Awoke Awoken Despertarse Be/ am, are, is Was / Were Been Ser / Estar Bear Bore Borne / Born Soportar, dar a luz Beat Beat Beaten Golpear Become Became Become Llegar a Ser Begin Began Begun Empezar Bend Bent Bent Doblar Bet Bet Bet Apostar Bind Bound Bound Atar, encuadernar Bid Bid Bid Pujar Bite Bit Bitten Morder Bleed Bled Bled Sangrar Blow Blew Blown Soplar Break Broke Broken Romper Breed Bred Bred Criar Bring Brought Brought Traer Llevar Broadcast Broadcast Broadcast Radiar Build Built Built Edificar Burn Burnt /Burned Burnt / Burned Quemar Burst Burst Burst Reventar Buy Bought Bought Comprar Cast Cast Cast Arrojar Catch Caught Caught Coger Come Came Come Venir Cost Cost Cost Costar Cut Cut Cut Cortar Choose Chose Chosen Elegir Cling Clung Clung Agarrarse Creep Crept Crept Arrastrarse Deal Dealt Dealt Tratar Dig Dug Dug Cavar Do (Does) Did Done Hacer Draw Drew Drawn Dibujar Dream Dreamt / Dreamed Dreamt / Dreamed Soñar Drink Drank Drunk Beber Drive Drove Driven Conducir Eat Ate Eaten Comer Fall Fell Fallen Caer Feed Fed Fed Alimentar Feel Felt Felt Sentir Fight Fought Fought Luchar Find Found Found Encontrar Flee Fled Fled Huir Fly Flew Flown Volar Forbid Forbade Forbidden Prohibir Forget Forgot Forgotten Olvidar Forgive Forgave Forgiven Perdonar Freeze Froze Frozen Helar Get Got Got / Gotten Obtener Give Gave Given Dar Go (Goes) Went Gone Ir Grow Grew Grown Crecer Grind Ground Ground Moler Hang Hung Hung Colgar Have Had Had Haber o Tener Hear Heard Heard Oir Hide Hid Hidden Ocultar Hit Hit Hit Golpear Hold Held Held Agarrar Celebrar Hurt Hurt Hurt Herir Keep Kept Kept Conservar Know Knew Known Saber Conocer Kneel Knelt Knelt Arrodillarse Knit Knit Knit Hacer punto Lay Laid Laid Poner Lead Led Led Conducir Lean Leant Leant Apoyarse Leap Leapt Leapt Brincar Learn Learnt / Learned Learnt / Learned Aprender Leave Left Left Dejar Lend Lent Lent Prestar Let Let Let Permitir Lie Lay Lain Echarse Light Lit Lit Encender Lose Lost Lost Perder Make Made Made Hacer Mean Meant Meant Significar Meet Met Met Encontrar Mistake Mistook Mistaken Equivocar Overcome Overcame Overcome Vencer Pay Paid Paid Pagar Put Put Put Poner Read Read Read Leer Ride Rode Ridden Montar Ring Rang Rung Llamar Rise Rose Risen Levantarse Run Ran Run Correr Say Said Said Decir See Saw Seen Ver Seek Sought Sought Buscar Sell Sold Sold Vender Send Sent Sent Enviar Set Set Set Poner(se) Sew Sewed Sewed / Sewn Coser Shake Shook Shaken Sacudir Shear Shore Shorn Esquilar Shine Shone Shone Brillar Shoot Shot Shot Disparar Show Showed Shown Mostrar Shrink Shrank Shrunk Encogerse Shut Shut Shut Cerrar Sing Sang Sung Cantar Sink Sank Sunk Hundir Sit Sat Sat Sentarse Sleep Slept Slept Dormir Slide Slid Slid Resbalar Smell Smelt Smelt Oler Sow Sowed Sowed / Sown Sembrar Speak Spoke Spoken Hablar Speed Sped Sped Acelerar Spell Spelt Spelt Deletrear Spend Spent Spent Gastar Spill Spilt / Spilled Spilt / Spilled Derramar Spin Spun Spun Hilar Spit Spat Spat Escupir Split Split Split Hender / partir / rajar Spoil Spoilt / Spoiled Spoilt / Spoiled Estropear Spread Spread Spread Extender Spring Sprang Sprung Saltar Stand Stood Stood Estar en pie Steal Stole Stolen Robar Stick Stuck Stuck Pegar Engomar Sting Stung Stung Picar Stink Stank/Stunk Stunk Apestar Stride Strode Stridden Dar zancadas Strike Struck Struck Golpear Swear Swore Sworn Jurar Sweat Sweat Sweat Sudar Sweep Swept Swept Barrer Swell Swelled Swollen Hinchar Swim Swam Swum Nadar Swing Swung Swung Columpiarse Take Took Taken Coger Teach Taught Taught Enseñar Tear Tore Torn Rasgar Tell Told Told Decir Think Thought Thought Pensar Throw Threw Thrown Arrojar Tirar Thrust Thrust Thrust Introducir Tread Trod Trodden Pisar, hollar Understand Understood Understood Entender Undergo Underwent Undergone Sufrir Undertake Undertook Undertaken Emprender Wake Woke Woken Despertarse Wear Wore Worn Llevar puesto Weave Wove Woven Tejer Weep Wept Wept Llorar Wet Wet Wet Mojar Win Won Won Ganar Wind Wound Wound Enrollar Withdraw Withdrew Withdrawn Retirarse Wring Wrung Wrung Torcer Write Wrote Written Escribir

So funny!

Oh may day!

Is English important? let´s see...

NEW QUESTION

Hi there my friends. The teacher is back with some more music and lyrics. I hope you like them but I want you to remember that I would be glad to receive some suggestions (my mind is about to explode...).

Well, the question for the following week is this: What do Amy McDonald, Travis and Texas have in common?

Whenever you discover the answer, DO NOT write it on the blog because other people can just do some copying and pasting. I want you to tell me (and only me) in the classroom, ok?

See you!

TEXAS `I don´t want a lover´ LYRICS

"I Don't Want A Lover"

I don't want a lover

I just need a friend

I don't want a lover

I just need a friend

You can't just leave me

To face life on my own

I know you don't love me no more

I knew this day it would come

Even when it cuts so deep

It's true I still want you

But the harder I try

The more I seem to lose

I don't want a lover

I just need a friend

I've had time to recover

Now that I know it wasn't love

It's always a different story

When it's me who's in the wrong

But you can't have it all

Cause I'm the one who's strong

I've already been burnt before

Once but never again

I know the time will come

That's when you need me then

I don't want a lover

I just need a friend

I've had time to recover

Now that I know it wasn't love

I don't want a lover

I just need a prayer

I know you never cared

Now that I know it wasn't love

You don't even care

About what I'm saying

You don't even think

What you're doing

All you see is what you want it to be

But in there there's just no room for me

I don't want a lover

I just need a friend

I've had time to recover

Now that I know it wasn't love

You don't even care

About what I'm saying

You don't even think

What you're doing

All you see is what you want it to be

But in there there's just no room for me

I don't want a lover

I just need a prayer

I know you never cared

Now that I know it wasn't love

I don't want a lover

I just need a prayer

I know you never cared

Now that I know it wasn't love

TEXAS `I don´t want a lover´

TRAVIS ´Sing`

Baby, you´ve been going so crazy

Lately nothing seems to be going right

Solo, why do you have to get so low

You´re so...You´ve been waiting in the sun too long

But if you sing, sing, sing, sing, sing

For the love you bring won`t mean a thing

Unless you sing, sing, sing

Colder, crying on your shoulder

Hold her, and tell her everything`s gonna be fine

Surely, you´ve been going too early

Hurry cos (slang for because) no-one´s gonna be stopped

Na na na

But if you sing, sing, sing, sing, sing

For the love you bring won´t mean a thing

Unless you sing, sing, sing

Baby, there´s something going on today

But I say nothing, nothing, nothing

Nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing

Travis ´Sing`

Amy McDonald video

Amy McDonald "This is the life"

Hi there buds! This is the new hit in UK. I hope you like it. By the way, the one who discovers where she comes from (city and country) will have a "positivo".
Here you have the lyrics of her song "THIS IS THE LIFE".

Lyrics to This Is The Life :

Oh the wind whistles down

The cold dark street tonight

And the people they were dancing... to the music vibe

And the boys chase the girls, with curls in their hair

While the shocked too many sit way over there

And the songs get louder each one better than before

And you singing the song thinking this is the life

And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size

where you gonna go, where you gonna go, where you gonna sleep tonight?

And you singing the song thinking this is the life

And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size

Where you gonna go, where you gonna go, where you gonna sleep tonight?

Where you gonna sleep tonight. . . . . . .

So you're heading down the road in your taxi for four

And you're waiting outside Jimmy's front door

But nobody's in and nobody's home till four

So you're sitting there with nothing to do

Talking about Robert Ragger and his one leg crew

And where you gonna go, where you gonna sleep tonight?

And you singing the song thinking this is the life

And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size

Oh where you gonna go, where you gonna go, where you gonna sleep tonight?

And you singing the song thinking this is the life

And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size

Where you gonna go, where you gonna go, where you gonna sleep tonight?

Where you gonna sleep tonight. . . . . .And you singing the song thinking this is the life

And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size

Oh where you gonna go, where you gonna go, where you gonna sleep tonight?

And you singing the song thinking this is the life

And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size

where you gonna go, where you gonna go, where you gonna sleep tonight?

And you singing the song thinking this is the life

And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size

where you gonna go, where you gonna go, where you gonna sleep tonight?

And you singing the song thinking this is the life

And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size

where you gonna go, where you gonna go, where you gonna sleep tonight?

Where you gonna sleep tonight?

Barack Obama´s inauguration address

mass media

This is the address for the mass media webquest.

The White House

If you are interested in getting to know what is going on round the White House, don´t miss this link.

Inaugural Address
By President Barack Hussein Obama
My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you've bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors.
I thank President Bush for his service to our nation -- (applause) -- as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition.
Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often, the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms. At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because we, the people, have remained faithful to the ideals of our forebears and true to our founding documents.
So it has been; so it must be with this generation of Americans.
That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood. Our nation is at war against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred. Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age. Homes have been lost, jobs shed, businesses shuttered. Our health care is too costly, our schools fail too many -- and each day brings further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet.
These are the indicators of crisis, subject to data and statistics. Less measurable, but no less profound, is a sapping of confidence across our land; a nagging fear that America's decline is inevitable, that the next generation must lower its sights.
Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this America: They will be met. (Applause.)
On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord. On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn-out dogmas that for far too long have strangled our politics. We remain a young nation. But in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness. (Applause.)
In reaffirming the greatness of our nation we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of short-cuts or settling for less. It has not been the path for the faint-hearted, for those that prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame. Rather, it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things -- some celebrated, but more often men and women obscure in their labor -- who have carried us up the long rugged path towards prosperity and freedom.
For us, they packed up their few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans in search of a new life. For us, they toiled in sweatshops, and settled the West, endured the lash of the whip, and plowed the hard earth. For us, they fought and died in places like Concord and Gettysburg, Normandy and Khe Sahn.
Time and again these men and women struggled and sacrificed and worked till their hands were raw so that we might live a better life. They saw America as bigger than the sum of our individual ambitions, greater than all the differences of birth or wealth or faction.
This is the journey we continue today. We remain the most prosperous, powerful nation on Earth. Our workers are no less productive than when this crisis began. Our minds are no less inventive, our goods and services no less needed than they were last week, or last month, or last year. Our capacity remains undiminished. But our time of standing pat, of protecting narrow interests and putting off unpleasant decisions -- that time has surely passed. Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America. (Applause.)
For everywhere we look, there is work to be done. The state of our economy calls for action, bold and swift. And we will act, not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation for growth. We will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together. We'll restore science to its rightful place, and wield technology's wonders to raise health care's quality and lower its cost. We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories. And we will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age. All this we can do. All this we will do.
Now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions, who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. Their memories are short, for they have forgotten what this country has already done, what free men and women can achieve when imagination is joined to common purpose, and necessity to courage. What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them, that the stale political arguments that have consumed us for so long no longer apply.
The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works -- whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified. Where the answer is yes, we intend to move forward. Where the answer is no, programs will end. And those of us who manage the public's dollars will be held to account, to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day, because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government.
Nor is the question before us whether the market is a force for good or ill. Its power to generate wealth and expand freedom is unmatched. But this crisis has reminded us that without a watchful eye, the market can spin out of control. The nation cannot prosper long when it favors only the prosperous. The success of our economy has always depended not just on the size of our gross domestic product, but on the reach of our prosperity, on the ability to extend opportunity to every willing heart -- not out of charity, but because it is the surest route to our common good. (Applause.)
As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals. Our Founding Fathers -- (applause) -- our Founding Fathers, faced with perils that we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure the rule of law and the rights of man -- a charter expanded by the blood of generations. Those ideals still light the world, and we will not give them up for expedience sake. (Applause.)
And so, to all the other peoples and governments who are watching today, from the grandest capitals to the small village where my father was born, know that America is a friend of each nation, and every man, woman and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity. And we are ready to lead once more. (Applause.)
Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with the sturdy alliances and enduring convictions. They understood that our power alone cannot protect us, nor does it entitle us to do as we please. Instead they knew that our power grows through its prudent use; our security emanates from the justness of our cause, the force of our example, the tempering qualities of humility and restraint.
We are the keepers of this legacy. Guided by these principles once more we can meet those new threats that demand even greater effort, even greater cooperation and understanding between nations. We will begin to responsibly leave Iraq to its people and forge a hard-earned peace in Afghanistan. With old friends and former foes, we'll work tirelessly to lessen the nuclear threat, and roll back the specter of a warming planet.
We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense. And for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken -- you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you. (Applause.)
For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus, and non-believers. We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this Earth; and because we have tasted the bitter swill of civil war and segregation, and emerged from that dark chapter stronger and more united, we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself; and that America must play its role in ushering in a new era of peace.
To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect. To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society's ills on the West, know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy. (Applause.)
To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history, but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist. (Applause.)
To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds. And to those nations like ours that enjoy relative plenty, we say we can no longer afford indifference to the suffering outside our borders, nor can we consume the world's resources without regard to effect. For the world has changed, and we must change with it.
As we consider the role that unfolds before us, we remember with humble gratitude those brave Americans who at this very hour patrol far-off deserts and distant mountains. They have something to tell us, just as the fallen heroes who lie in Arlington whisper through the ages.
We honor them not only because they are the guardians of our liberty, but because they embody the spirit of service -- a willingness to find meaning in something greater than themselves.
And yet at this moment, a moment that will define a generation, it is precisely this spirit that must inhabit us all. For as much as government can do, and must do, it is ultimately the faith and determination of the American people upon which this nation relies. It is the kindness to take in a stranger when the levees break, the selflessness of workers who would rather cut their hours than see a friend lose their job which sees us through our darkest hours. It is the firefighter's courage to storm a stairway filled with smoke, but also a parent's willingness to nurture a child that finally decides our fate.
Our challenges may be new. The instruments with which we meet them may be new. But those values upon which our success depends -- honesty and hard work, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism -- these things are old. These things are true. They have been the quiet force of progress throughout our history.
What is demanded, then, is a return to these truths. What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility -- a recognition on the part of every American that we have duties to ourselves, our nation and the world; duties that we do not grudgingly accept, but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character than giving our all to a difficult task.
This is the price and the promise of citizenship. This is the source of our confidence -- the knowledge that God calls on us to shape an uncertain destiny. This is the meaning of our liberty and our creed, why men and women and children of every race and every faith can join in celebration across this magnificent mall; and why a man whose father less than 60 years ago might not have been served in a local restaurant can now stand before you to take a most sacred oath. (Applause.)
So let us mark this day with remembrance of who we are and how far we have traveled. In the year of America's birth, in the coldest of months, a small band of patriots huddled by dying campfires on the shores of an icy river. The capital was abandoned. The enemy was advancing. The snow was stained with blood. At the moment when the outcome of our revolution was most in doubt, the father of our nation ordered these words to be read to the people:
"Let it be told to the future world...that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive... that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet [it]."
America: In the face of our common dangers, in this winter of our hardship, let us remember these timeless words. With hope and virtue, let us brave once more the icy currents, and endure what storms may come. Let it be said by our children's children that when we were tested we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God's grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations.
Thank you. God bless you. And God bless the United States of America. (Applause.)

Obama´s photo

This is Barack becoming the President of the USA.