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type='text'>Close your books</title><subtitle type='html'>I wish I could take my students around the world, 

we could speak in English all the time; 

since I can't, 

I write this blog,

and I hope it helps them to learn

 and love the English language as much as I do.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2415576400961846908/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2415576400961846908/posts/default?start-index=26&max-results=25'/><author><name>Ana García</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15649350013602393018</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZyfgYh5Ddt8/TvTrnTBEJyI/AAAAAAAAAAs/ho_anZLn2eU/s220/RSCN9805%2B%25281%2529.JPG'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>202</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415576400961846908.post-7674395961020127331</id><published>2018-12-11T10:14:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2018-12-11T10:14:37.875+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Christmas carol project</title><summary type="text">
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxKE308POP8
Introduction to the project:
Watch the video about Christmas Carol. Make them write a summary in groups with "folio giratorio"
Make them think about why Christmas is important and by which means this happens (now: commercials, videos on youtube, the shops' glasses...) but what was done 200 years ago.
This is a famous novel by one of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/feeds/7674395961020127331/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/2018/12/christmas-carol-project.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2415576400961846908/posts/default/7674395961020127331'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2415576400961846908/posts/default/7674395961020127331'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/2018/12/christmas-carol-project.html' title='Christmas carol project'/><author><name>Ana García</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15649350013602393018</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZyfgYh5Ddt8/TvTrnTBEJyI/AAAAAAAAAAs/ho_anZLn2eU/s220/RSCN9805%2B%25281%2529.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415576400961846908.post-1551920235916778477</id><published>2018-02-01T17:41:00.001+01:00</published><updated>2018-02-01T17:41:41.029+01:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#bachillerato"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#grammar #presentperfect #esl #efl #exercises"/><title type='text'>Ever Never Just For Since Still Already Yet</title><summary type="text">
Helpdesk2den
My first of bachillerato students have asked me for a chart to have a clear view of the time expressions used with the present perfect tense. Here it goes:
CONTEXT
SIGN
POSITION
IN THE SENTENCE
MEANING
IN SPANISH
Examples:
ALREADY
Affirmative sentences.
&nbsp;&nbsp; +
Before the past participle.
</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/feeds/1551920235916778477/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/2018/02/ever-never-just-for-since-still-already.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2415576400961846908/posts/default/1551920235916778477'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2415576400961846908/posts/default/1551920235916778477'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/2018/02/ever-never-just-for-since-still-already.html' title='Ever Never Just For Since Still Already Yet'/><author><name>Ana García</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15649350013602393018</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZyfgYh5Ddt8/TvTrnTBEJyI/AAAAAAAAAAs/ho_anZLn2eU/s220/RSCN9805%2B%25281%2529.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415576400961846908.post-3116516055954853769</id><published>2015-10-14T22:09:00.000+02:00</published><updated>2015-10-14T22:11:37.120+02:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="2nd cycle ESO"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="literature"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="mystery"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="reading"/><title type='text'>The Ghost of the Green Lady</title><summary type="text">
The Ghost of the Green Lady tells the &nbsp;mysterious story of a teenager who goes to live and study at a boarding school and there is this legend about a Lady with a green glow that appears in the lake nearby. It is well written and keeps the attention up till the end.
This reader will help my students of 3rd of ESO develop their reading comprehension and improve their vocabulary. As a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/feeds/3116516055954853769/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/2015/10/the-ghost-of-green-lady.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2415576400961846908/posts/default/3116516055954853769'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2415576400961846908/posts/default/3116516055954853769'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/2015/10/the-ghost-of-green-lady.html' title='The Ghost of the Green Lady'/><author><name>Ana García</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15649350013602393018</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZyfgYh5Ddt8/TvTrnTBEJyI/AAAAAAAAAAs/ho_anZLn2eU/s220/RSCN9805%2B%25281%2529.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415576400961846908.post-7150969736554893548</id><published>2015-10-08T19:43:00.004+02:00</published><updated>2015-10-08T19:43:36.786+02:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#fpb"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="grammar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="to be"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="to have got"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="video"/><title type='text'>Reviewing the verbs "to be" and "have got"</title><summary type="text">
My FPB students have learnt a lot from last year, more than they and me expected, especially in what refers to listening skills. But summer is very long, so they have forgotten quite most of the important forms of verbs and their use.
In order to review them, I have searched for videos I can use to revise these forms which are simple but are not on my own voice so that they get different </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/feeds/7150969736554893548/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/2015/10/reviewing-verbs-to-be-and-have-got.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2415576400961846908/posts/default/7150969736554893548'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2415576400961846908/posts/default/7150969736554893548'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/2015/10/reviewing-verbs-to-be-and-have-got.html' title='Reviewing the verbs "to be" and "have got"'/><author><name>Ana García</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15649350013602393018</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZyfgYh5Ddt8/TvTrnTBEJyI/AAAAAAAAAAs/ho_anZLn2eU/s220/RSCN9805%2B%25281%2529.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/StUejVDtCSE/default.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415576400961846908.post-4394922213375762246</id><published>2015-10-02T19:24:00.000+02:00</published><updated>2015-10-02T19:24:18.169+02:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#PAU"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Bachillerato"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Nobel Prize"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="video"/><title type='text'>Malala</title><summary type="text">
This is the speech Malala Yousafzai gave at the United Nations Youth Assembly in 2013. She was shot by the Taliban just because she wanted to study and is reknowned for being an education activist.
This is the topic used in one of the PAU English tests that we are going to start working in class, not only because my students will take a similar one at the end of the course, but also because</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/feeds/4394922213375762246/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/2015/10/malala.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2415576400961846908/posts/default/4394922213375762246'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2415576400961846908/posts/default/4394922213375762246'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/2015/10/malala.html' title='Malala'/><author><name>Ana García</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15649350013602393018</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZyfgYh5Ddt8/TvTrnTBEJyI/AAAAAAAAAAs/ho_anZLn2eU/s220/RSCN9805%2B%25281%2529.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/QRh_30C8l6Y/default.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415576400961846908.post-1297079822533907128</id><published>2014-10-29T16:54:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2014-10-29T16:54:14.903+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Halloween'14</title><summary type="text">
I know it has been a very very very long time and I want to say thank you to the over four thousand people who still come back to this place even though there is nothing new in it. It has been a time of really hard work, but I am glad that it is work that is well done and starts to be seen.
This week we are going to celebrate Halloween and this year my courses need lower levels, so I am going</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/feeds/1297079822533907128/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/2014/10/halloween14.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2415576400961846908/posts/default/1297079822533907128'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2415576400961846908/posts/default/1297079822533907128'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/2014/10/halloween14.html' title='Halloween'14'/><author><name>Ana García</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15649350013602393018</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZyfgYh5Ddt8/TvTrnTBEJyI/AAAAAAAAAAs/ho_anZLn2eU/s220/RSCN9805%2B%25281%2529.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi9h9depqwVPsnn6DrKNJKlQTaV6yB3lSn2TVLN3ytwCA6QHrntLkCQGkXOXBTt3buQuX2IVLH5mpEWhpaC7KwI52mQcc7RrCSoKTFEu5NdfMl4vNbM9rm-TD6ffkGAVuEGvpDyG2EaRY/s72-c/halloween14.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415576400961846908.post-2561578312250119564</id><published>2014-04-23T17:25:00.000+02:00</published><updated>2014-04-28T15:53:29.129+02:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="April"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="celebrations"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="challenge"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="literature"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Shakespeare"/><title type='text'>Book Day 2014</title><summary type="text">
Today we are celebrating the International Book Day. My students know that it is so because we also commemorate the death date of two of the greatest writers of all times: William Shakespeare and Miguel de Cervantes. We are also about to celebrate the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth date and I came across this blog that shows how Shakespeare's Twitter would be today.
&nbsp;I think </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/feeds/2561578312250119564/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/2014/04/today-we-are-celebrating-international.html#comment-form' title='16 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2415576400961846908/posts/default/2561578312250119564'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2415576400961846908/posts/default/2561578312250119564'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/2014/04/today-we-are-celebrating-international.html' title='Book Day 2014'/><author><name>Ana García</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15649350013602393018</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZyfgYh5Ddt8/TvTrnTBEJyI/AAAAAAAAAAs/ho_anZLn2eU/s220/RSCN9805%2B%25281%2529.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy84cNHwTxIIj_QZNtL87VBBv4L45a8yw2-jGH53xBKMkjzuTZ-WaFYuML8J6OPJentQqU1mHy2wSsIX8sv-_V7uQT0mppxJBtqUH-kTyZ5jFtXdH1MKmO_-006pSqA3wgnO8YaWUpFWk/s72-c/bunny+book+day.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>16</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415576400961846908.post-8861467131691960725</id><published>2014-04-10T22:03:00.001+02:00</published><updated>2014-04-10T22:03:26.723+02:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="1st cycle ESO"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="class ideas"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="culture"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Easter"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="UK"/><title type='text'>Celebrating Easter in the first cycle of ESO</title><summary type="text">
My first ESO students do not really know that Easter is not celebrated in all parts of the world in the same way. That is the reason why we are going to watch this great video to see the differences between Spain and the UK. Topics such as the Easter hunt, the Easter bunnies or the Easter eggs are unkown to our students, so we will be working on that through the use of different worksheets </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/feeds/8861467131691960725/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/2014/04/celebrating-easter-in-first-cycle-of-eso.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2415576400961846908/posts/default/8861467131691960725'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2415576400961846908/posts/default/8861467131691960725'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/2014/04/celebrating-easter-in-first-cycle-of-eso.html' title='Celebrating Easter in the first cycle of ESO'/><author><name>Ana García</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15649350013602393018</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZyfgYh5Ddt8/TvTrnTBEJyI/AAAAAAAAAAs/ho_anZLn2eU/s220/RSCN9805%2B%25281%2529.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415576400961846908.post-5819293784275681399</id><published>2014-04-08T22:38:00.002+02:00</published><updated>2014-04-08T22:38:40.254+02:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#English"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#pbl"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="2nd cycle ESO"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="literature"/><title type='text'>Learning about Jane Austen through the use of PBL</title><summary type="text">
Jane Austen by people from 3rd ESO.
I have always loved the English language and especially reading in English; one of the things that normally stay out of the curricula is learning about literature in English and Project Based Learning offers us a great opportunity to learn about literature and keep track of the curricula at the same time.
My third of ESO students (congratulations to them)&</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/feeds/5819293784275681399/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/2014/04/learning-about-jane-austen-through-use_8.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2415576400961846908/posts/default/5819293784275681399'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2415576400961846908/posts/default/5819293784275681399'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/2014/04/learning-about-jane-austen-through-use_8.html' title='Learning about Jane Austen through the use of PBL'/><author><name>Ana García</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15649350013602393018</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZyfgYh5Ddt8/TvTrnTBEJyI/AAAAAAAAAAs/ho_anZLn2eU/s220/RSCN9805%2B%25281%2529.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY1Ph9wCdKRgPOLzjtMvqtOFSvbCpsf7a0W1H4nciJAX6Dk2HP1aG73HH7UUf17bg1FZJ-D4SqaTdVDXVE2oewGEjx-iQE5y0ez4UZ7CwyL_XLN97os1zzxjpv6CTbPMkFpXCB5NwbIjc/s72-c/jane+austen+paloma.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415576400961846908.post-2811205925516552432</id><published>2014-03-16T20:01:00.001+01:00</published><updated>2014-03-16T20:01:39.608+01:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="2nd cycle ESO"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="grammar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="present perfect"/><title type='text'>Present Perfect.</title><summary type="text">
Last Wednesday, I wrote a post which contained a video, its title is &nbsp;"Have you ever really loved a woman?" and I told you I would be writing on the present perfect soon, well, here it is. You can see the form of this tense in the picture above, it is really easy.
The use is said to be somewhat informal; basically, the action&nbsp;always&nbsp;starts in the past and has a strong </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/feeds/2811205925516552432/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/2014/03/present-perfect.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2415576400961846908/posts/default/2811205925516552432'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2415576400961846908/posts/default/2811205925516552432'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/2014/03/present-perfect.html' title='Present Perfect.'/><author><name>Ana García</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15649350013602393018</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZyfgYh5Ddt8/TvTrnTBEJyI/AAAAAAAAAAs/ho_anZLn2eU/s220/RSCN9805%2B%25281%2529.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv1UZlu6YLNoSjFUsBx1rg2-O2LKzmSfonV_f93h30yBU-yUE9z-0ed3VPQ1UNMz1udkePRKiIIyl76R5Ob4CAnKrEn1QhwCNwYRMMeMFTpKYK0AtsRRFTbSbpx5kgd1GFRvbKWXqigNA/s72-c/present+perfect.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415576400961846908.post-8374914193428927481</id><published>2014-03-12T17:14:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2014-03-12T17:14:38.209+01:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="2nd cycle ESO"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="music"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="present perfect"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="video"/><title type='text'>Have you ever really loved a woman? by Brian Adams</title><summary type="text">
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I know that Women's Day was just a few days ago and I wanted to post this video and song in which Brian Adams sings about how to love a woman and I agree with him on most of what he says (lyrics in English and Spanish). I also like this video because we can also see and listen to the wonderful Spanish guitar "maestro" Paco de Lucía (RIP). The video was recorded in Málaga, very near to where I</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/feeds/8374914193428927481/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/2014/03/have-you-ever-really-loved-woman-by.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2415576400961846908/posts/default/8374914193428927481'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2415576400961846908/posts/default/8374914193428927481'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/2014/03/have-you-ever-really-loved-woman-by.html' title='Have you ever really loved a woman? by Brian Adams'/><author><name>Ana García</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15649350013602393018</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZyfgYh5Ddt8/TvTrnTBEJyI/AAAAAAAAAAs/ho_anZLn2eU/s220/RSCN9805%2B%25281%2529.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415576400961846908.post-4871924653887909866</id><published>2014-01-24T14:18:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2014-03-01T09:24:00.885+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Just for fun</title><summary type="text">
</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/feeds/4871924653887909866/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/2014/01/just-for-fun.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2415576400961846908/posts/default/4871924653887909866'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2415576400961846908/posts/default/4871924653887909866'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/2014/01/just-for-fun.html' title='Just for fun'/><author><name>Ana García</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15649350013602393018</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZyfgYh5Ddt8/TvTrnTBEJyI/AAAAAAAAAAs/ho_anZLn2eU/s220/RSCN9805%2B%25281%2529.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415576400961846908.post-1168482306532945132</id><published>2014-01-22T22:48:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2014-01-22T22:48:07.557+01:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Australia"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Bachillerato"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="literature"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="reading"/><title type='text'>A FOREIGNER IN AUSTRALIA by Fiona Smith (Ed. Burlington Books)</title><summary type="text">
Burlington Books
This reader is a good way to get to know Australian major touristic highlights through the eyes of two youngsters, one of them Spanish. In the book, we learn about a new form of volunteer work called Wwoofing (this organization also exists in Spain) and, in this way, the two teenagers are able to discover different places and people.
Places so different as Ayers Rock or the</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/feeds/1168482306532945132/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/2014/01/a-foreigner-in-australia-by-fiona-smith.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2415576400961846908/posts/default/1168482306532945132'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2415576400961846908/posts/default/1168482306532945132'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/2014/01/a-foreigner-in-australia-by-fiona-smith.html' title='A FOREIGNER IN AUSTRALIA by Fiona Smith (Ed. Burlington Books)'/><author><name>Ana García</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15649350013602393018</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZyfgYh5Ddt8/TvTrnTBEJyI/AAAAAAAAAAs/ho_anZLn2eU/s220/RSCN9805%2B%25281%2529.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415576400961846908.post-6385617921022253416</id><published>2014-01-09T17:00:00.001+01:00</published><updated>2014-01-16T22:05:36.115+01:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="1st cycle ESO"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="grammar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="present simple"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="teaching tips"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="vocabulary"/><title type='text'>How to work on daily routines.</title><summary type="text">
We are going to work on daily routines through these two videos, first we will watch the first and practice the vocabulary; we will also take the opportunity to make sentences and use the present simple tense. Then, we will watch the second one which is a short video about a girl's routine and we will try to write the sentences, maybe some other day we will use the Mozilla Popcorn Maker to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/feeds/6385617921022253416/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/2014/01/how-to-work-on-daily-routines.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2415576400961846908/posts/default/6385617921022253416'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2415576400961846908/posts/default/6385617921022253416'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/2014/01/how-to-work-on-daily-routines.html' title='How to work on daily routines.'/><author><name>Ana García</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15649350013602393018</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZyfgYh5Ddt8/TvTrnTBEJyI/AAAAAAAAAAs/ho_anZLn2eU/s220/RSCN9805%2B%25281%2529.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415576400961846908.post-252539409745923328</id><published>2014-01-04T12:49:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2014-01-04T12:49:22.248+01:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="culture"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="literature"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="reading"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="UK"/><title type='text'>Victoria Connelly's "A Weekend with Mr Darcy".</title><summary type="text">
This is a great book to read during the holidays: nice, easy, comfortable and cozy if you are a fan of Jane Austen. This book is what they call "fan fiction", and this means that it is fiction based on the fiction of a very famous author, in this case Jane Austen which is one of the greatest female novelists in the United Kingdom. In this type of fiction, the novel recreates the characters or </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/feeds/252539409745923328/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/2014/01/victoria-connellys-weekend-with-mr-darcy.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2415576400961846908/posts/default/252539409745923328'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2415576400961846908/posts/default/252539409745923328'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/2014/01/victoria-connellys-weekend-with-mr-darcy.html' title='Victoria Connelly's "A Weekend with Mr Darcy".'/><author><name>Ana García</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15649350013602393018</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZyfgYh5Ddt8/TvTrnTBEJyI/AAAAAAAAAAs/ho_anZLn2eU/s220/RSCN9805%2B%25281%2529.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBKPTzOZ9LMz73uhG2g_fxphCp4uQiFbJd7vVNeCbrGMdyiegeQcRTi9E3f_QoOHBJfIYO7kKOsMtNlV1yD_1WavrCNzB6IzsuHE1cK3kKYe1o2H5hT_poikseBx7iuoK9qabF1wUrdfo/s72-c/a+weekend+with+mr+darcy.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415576400961846908.post-7069705658214637476</id><published>2013-12-24T10:27:00.001+01:00</published><updated>2013-12-24T10:29:49.478+01:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Christmas"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="general public"/><title type='text'>Merry Christmas!!!</title><summary type="text">
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With all my heart, I want to wish you all happy days no matter what you are celebrating, maybe it be Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, &nbsp;Christmas itself or any other celebration I don't know about. The new year will bring for me new challenges and I hope it does for you too. I wish especially to my students at #Iestartessos because they are my biggest fans.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/feeds/7069705658214637476/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/2013/12/merry-christmas.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2415576400961846908/posts/default/7069705658214637476'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2415576400961846908/posts/default/7069705658214637476'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/2013/12/merry-christmas.html' title='Merry Christmas!!!'/><author><name>Ana García</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15649350013602393018</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZyfgYh5Ddt8/TvTrnTBEJyI/AAAAAAAAAAs/ho_anZLn2eU/s220/RSCN9805%2B%25281%2529.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDrRNqB3OSBDATM_0KtiU3N-nVxsmeELsk3Sf25d6WtPHMrcf3KIKT3_rS1PsLgYCYQ7ZF3dC0HMbpsuMH84LMfWONeXhElY5philUeJqOWRo58fNAE-ETWLGCSXKGzOUBYkvPbk5mI8/s72-c/christmas2013.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415576400961846908.post-6763133623779300578</id><published>2013-12-17T22:03:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2013-12-17T22:03:29.425+01:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Christmas"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="general public"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="lyrics"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="song"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="video"/><title type='text'>White Christmas</title><summary type="text">
There is only a few days for Christmas and my students of 1st ESO have been working a lot, so in these two last classes, I want to enjoy Christmas time with them. We will be learning the carol White Christmas sung by the young artist Taylor Swift.
We will also try to learn what is a Christmas cracker and how to make them.&nbsp;
Do you know what it is? Tell us!
</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/feeds/6763133623779300578/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/2013/12/white-christmas.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2415576400961846908/posts/default/6763133623779300578'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2415576400961846908/posts/default/6763133623779300578'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/2013/12/white-christmas.html' title='White Christmas'/><author><name>Ana García</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15649350013602393018</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZyfgYh5Ddt8/TvTrnTBEJyI/AAAAAAAAAAs/ho_anZLn2eU/s220/RSCN9805%2B%25281%2529.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415576400961846908.post-1092443704471366978</id><published>2013-11-28T15:39:00.001+01:00</published><updated>2013-11-29T10:11:52.006+01:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#25November"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="gender violence"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="general public"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="song"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="video"/><title type='text'>Roar by Katy Perry</title><summary type="text">
"Roar" by Katy
Perry
I used to bite my tongue
and hold my breath
Scared to rock the boat
and make a mess
So I sat quietly, agreed
politely
I guess that I forgot I
had a choice
I let you push me past
the breaking point
I stood for nothing, so I
fell for everything
You held me down, but I
got up (HEY!)
Already brushing off the
dust
You hear my voice, you
hear that sound
Like </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/feeds/1092443704471366978/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/2013/11/roar-by-katy-perry.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2415576400961846908/posts/default/1092443704471366978'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2415576400961846908/posts/default/1092443704471366978'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/2013/11/roar-by-katy-perry.html' title='Roar by Katy Perry'/><author><name>Ana García</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15649350013602393018</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZyfgYh5Ddt8/TvTrnTBEJyI/AAAAAAAAAAs/ho_anZLn2eU/s220/RSCN9805%2B%25281%2529.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415576400961846908.post-3709077220811099667</id><published>2013-11-07T23:16:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2013-11-07T23:17:16.233+01:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="1st cycle ESO"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="games"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="grammar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="to have got"/><title type='text'>Who is who?</title><summary type="text">
@AnaGarciaTeacha
We have been working with the structure "have got" and the adjectives to describe people. We have described our best friends and we are going to describe our families next week. My students have been working really hard, so we are going to play Who is who to practise and have fun at the same time.
We will be working with different pages online:
English Grammar for you </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/feeds/3709077220811099667/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/2013/11/who-is-who.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2415576400961846908/posts/default/3709077220811099667'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2415576400961846908/posts/default/3709077220811099667'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/2013/11/who-is-who.html' title='Who is who?'/><author><name>Ana García</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15649350013602393018</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZyfgYh5Ddt8/TvTrnTBEJyI/AAAAAAAAAAs/ho_anZLn2eU/s220/RSCN9805%2B%25281%2529.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsRzwXtx7BgGmeJRU8szJ19qlfGDuzbGC7X8WGTcoWKaz5JgzNjIKfCfXc15XaNitKEDcz386JMdEAB5G6xQZJs3plz_QqooC7l0OhI04LXNNoedWsDWio1qQjEJWbBG8bP9UhdASxcLc/s72-c/RSCN9805+%25281%2529.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415576400961846908.post-1220214197441490736</id><published>2013-11-04T16:32:00.001+01:00</published><updated>2013-11-04T16:33:46.814+01:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Bachillerato"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="halloween"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Ireland"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="USA"/><title type='text'>Jack-o-Lantern</title><summary type="text">
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Today, a great student from 1st Bachillerato &nbsp;explained the story of the Jack-O-Lantern, that is the pumpkin that we carve at Halloween. She told us that it has to do with the story of a man who was very miser with money and used to drink a lot. He also played tricks on the devil and got his way on not giving his soul to the devil. When he died, he could not go</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/feeds/1220214197441490736/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/2013/11/jack-o-lantern.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2415576400961846908/posts/default/1220214197441490736'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2415576400961846908/posts/default/1220214197441490736'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/2013/11/jack-o-lantern.html' title='Jack-o-Lantern'/><author><name>Ana García</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15649350013602393018</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZyfgYh5Ddt8/TvTrnTBEJyI/AAAAAAAAAAs/ho_anZLn2eU/s220/RSCN9805%2B%25281%2529.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilgXbLAm6zoW_w-8I9FkK79jSQAWU5G4lT-8D9WqKcPKj-r00zCL2DQm4dKhNT30MbFJ0e29-uh3YQBs0ivKNzYkkrL0ZCEVcJzh0nw6TvSCwEJ_Sw09_QXZy2udd0DMDzqUypTfLC5mE/s72-c/jack-o-lantern.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415576400961846908.post-5334127604281144859</id><published>2013-10-30T16:37:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2013-11-01T10:56:33.449+01:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="general public"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="halloween"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="video"/><title type='text'>Hallowe'en</title><summary type="text">
This is a very good video to watch at Halloween, first because of its beautiful images and music, besides, it has the lyrics written on. It is about "The Kingdom of Witches" and it is a large poem that you can read on the screen or if you want to use it, you have a copy of it in this blog: Lestobada Secondary English Blog.
I wish you a spooky Halloween...HAHAHAHAHHAHA</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/feeds/5334127604281144859/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/2013/10/halloween.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2415576400961846908/posts/default/5334127604281144859'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2415576400961846908/posts/default/5334127604281144859'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/2013/10/halloween.html' title='Hallowe'en'/><author><name>Ana García</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15649350013602393018</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZyfgYh5Ddt8/TvTrnTBEJyI/AAAAAAAAAAs/ho_anZLn2eU/s220/RSCN9805%2B%25281%2529.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415576400961846908.post-6374947247019634960</id><published>2013-10-27T22:09:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2013-10-27T22:09:57.410+01:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="general public"/><title type='text'>I need a break!</title><summary type="text">
Wikimedia
Girl suffering form anxiety
I am really sorry, but I need a break. I am doing so many things at the same time that I am really at the end of my limit. I am taking two online courses, giving private lessons to an old student, trying to keep up with all the work a teacher who cares has to do... Besides, I also have a family and friends. I am &nbsp;sorry but I am taking a break from </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/feeds/6374947247019634960/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/2013/10/i-need-break.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2415576400961846908/posts/default/6374947247019634960'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2415576400961846908/posts/default/6374947247019634960'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/2013/10/i-need-break.html' title='I need a break!'/><author><name>Ana García</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15649350013602393018</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZyfgYh5Ddt8/TvTrnTBEJyI/AAAAAAAAAAs/ho_anZLn2eU/s220/RSCN9805%2B%25281%2529.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415576400961846908.post-9031620437234843966</id><published>2013-10-20T16:28:00.002+02:00</published><updated>2013-10-20T16:38:37.144+02:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="culture"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="general public"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Glasgow"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="UK"/><title type='text'>Xscape in Glasgow</title><summary type="text">
This summer I went to Scotland, as many of you already know. It is a very special city, one of those in which you may think: "I would like to live here". It was a highly industrialized city and now it is changing its path. The town centre is really like a big shopping centre where you may find all of the main shops.
Glasgow has also got one of the oldest cathedrals in Scotland because </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/feeds/9031620437234843966/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/2013/10/xscape-in-glasgow.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2415576400961846908/posts/default/9031620437234843966'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2415576400961846908/posts/default/9031620437234843966'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/2013/10/xscape-in-glasgow.html' title='Xscape in Glasgow'/><author><name>Ana García</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15649350013602393018</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZyfgYh5Ddt8/TvTrnTBEJyI/AAAAAAAAAAs/ho_anZLn2eU/s220/RSCN9805%2B%25281%2529.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigNiweT0FxW8y6Vfw4VWbdxU9SfqFCxK00udfI8C-dM2e4CC43sivYoyhBkZI8kzztgsHFoTtvcT4K_V0Xsq7XUYHCVqz8FrQrJNPN68heQ_Q1fZK289p6s4SQFaUIgvMHKE-mD3QkBUM/s72-c/DSCN6620.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415576400961846908.post-2841182662179383140</id><published>2013-10-15T22:16:00.003+02:00</published><updated>2013-10-15T22:16:26.198+02:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="1st cycle ESO"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="adverb"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="grammar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="learning to learn"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="present continuous"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="present simple"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="subject"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="to be"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="to have got"/><title type='text'>Subject and verb agreement.</title><summary type="text">
It is sometimes difficult for younger students to understand what is that thing called Subject and verb agreement, especially because at schools, we do not have enough time to practice on this. The ideal way would be to practise orally many times until they internalize it. Fortunately, we still have internet to practise on their own at home.
First, a brief explanation:
The person who </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/feeds/2841182662179383140/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/2013/10/subject-and-verb-agreement.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2415576400961846908/posts/default/2841182662179383140'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2415576400961846908/posts/default/2841182662179383140'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/2013/10/subject-and-verb-agreement.html' title='Subject and verb agreement.'/><author><name>Ana García</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15649350013602393018</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZyfgYh5Ddt8/TvTrnTBEJyI/AAAAAAAAAAs/ho_anZLn2eU/s220/RSCN9805%2B%25281%2529.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPW5ZKloyWdU3xCp4lei8YMMXMg-ixb0-b1FxINAgzO1aKxN7bDl3AzjxJuMVzp7nQMV0ttUjQ0_iriTA4_z4rh_iJPKDuLj2hW2JytDmLdIgFBevtF3U-pV0iy0Cji7FrPwM3-1C9euI/s72-c/s-v.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415576400961846908.post-2053215381769065797</id><published>2013-10-10T18:20:00.003+02:00</published><updated>2013-10-10T18:20:48.722+02:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#efl"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#esl"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#teachingtime"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="1st cycle ESO"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="the time"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="time"/><title type='text'>What time is it?</title><summary type="text">
It looks easy but it is not so much for students who do not know how to say the time in their own language. I hope this helps me and other teachers explain how to do it in an easy way. I made this infographic with a picture editor which you can find online and is free (except for some features) called PicMonkey, very easy to use.
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