Very Happy Christmas
The English Department in Barranco las Lajas Secondary School wishes you all a
bright and funny time this season, and perhaps a much better “light” in the coming New Year.
DEPARTAMENTO DE INGLÉS IES LAS LAJAS. Este blog es para practicar nuestro nivel de inglés. Bienvenid@s to our experience. http://www.blogingleslaslajas.blogspot.com.es/ proyectoingleslaslajas@gmail.com
miércoles, 14 de diciembre de 2011
martes, 22 de noviembre de 2011
The most famous Carols
For more information about carols:
Silent Night!
The origin of the Christmas carol we know as Silent Night was a poem that was written in 1816 by an Austrian priest called Joseph Mohr. On Christmas Eve in 1818 in the small alpine village called Oberndorf it is reputed that the organ at St. Nicholas Church had broken. Joseph Mohr gave the poem of Silent Night (Stille Nacht) to his friend Franz Xavier Gruber and the melody for Silent Night was composed with this in mind. The music to Silent Night was therefore intended for a guitar and the simple score was finished in time for Midnight Mass. Silent Night is the most famous Christmas carol of all time!
The origin of the Christmas carol we know as Silent Night was a poem that was written in 1816 by an Austrian priest called Joseph Mohr. On Christmas Eve in 1818 in the small alpine village called Oberndorf it is reputed that the organ at St. Nicholas Church had broken. Joseph Mohr gave the poem of Silent Night (Stille Nacht) to his friend Franz Xavier Gruber and the melody for Silent Night was composed with this in mind. The music to Silent Night was therefore intended for a guitar and the simple score was finished in time for Midnight Mass. Silent Night is the most famous Christmas carol of all time!
Silent night, holy night
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon Virgin Mother and Child
Holy Infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace
Silent night, holy night!
Shepherds quake at the sight
Glories stream from heaven afar
Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia!
Christ, the Saviour is born
Christ, the Saviour is born
Silent night, holy night
Son of God, love's pure light
Radiant beams from Thy holy face
With the dawn of redeeming grace
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth "
Christmas is coming
Links de los que se extrae la information, try and find more:
England - Christmas traditions & customs
The English enjoy beautiful Christmas music. They love to decorate Christmas Trees and hang up evergreen branches.
One of England's customs is mumming. In the Middle Ages, people called mummers put on masks and acted out Christmas plays. These plays are still performed in towns and villages.
The English gift giver is called Father Christmas. He wears a long red or green robe, and leaves presents in stockings on Christmas Eve. However, the gifts are not usually opened until the following afternoon.
Christmas in England began in AD 596, when St Augustine landed on her shores with monks who wanted to bring Christianity to the Anglo Saxons.
Father Christmas delivers them during the night before Christmas. The Children leave an empty stocking or pillowcase hanging at the end of the bed. In the morning they hope it will be full of presents.
In England the day after Christmas is called Boxing Day because boys used to go round collecting money in clay boxes. When the boxes were full, they broke them open.
In England Christmas dinner was usually eaten at Midday on December 25, during daylight.
In England, the only thing that people ate on the day before the feast was Frumenty, which is, was a kind of porridge made from corn. Over the years the recipe changed. Eggs, fruit, spice, lumps of meat and dried plums were added. The whole mixture was wrapped in a cloth and boiled. This is how plum pudding began.
In England the traditional Christmas dinner is roast turkey with vegetables and sauces. For dessert it is rich, fruity Christmas pudding with brandy sauce. Mince pies, pastry cases filled with a mixture of chopped dried fruit.
History of Christmas
Christmas is both a sacred religious holiday and a worldwide cultural and commercial phenomenon. For two millennia, people around the world have been observing it with traditions and practices that are both religious and secular in nature. Christians celebrate Christmas Day as the anniversary of the birth of Jesus of Nazareth, a spiritual leader whose teachings form the basis of their religion. Popular customs include exchanging gifts, decorating Christmas trees, attending church, sharing meals with family and friends and, of course, waiting for Santa Claus to arrive. December 25–Christmas Day–has been a federal holiday in the United States since 1870.
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From Wikipedia. Anbetung der Hirten (Adoration of the Shepherds) (c. 1500–10), by Italian painter Giorgio da Castelfranco |
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| British Parliament at Christmas |
The English enjoy beautiful Christmas music. They love to decorate Christmas Trees and hang up evergreen branches.
One of England's customs is mumming. In the Middle Ages, people called mummers put on masks and acted out Christmas plays. These plays are still performed in towns and villages.
The English gift giver is called Father Christmas. He wears a long red or green robe, and leaves presents in stockings on Christmas Eve. However, the gifts are not usually opened until the following afternoon.
Christmas in England began in AD 596, when St Augustine landed on her shores with monks who wanted to bring Christianity to the Anglo Saxons.
Father Christmas delivers them during the night before Christmas. The Children leave an empty stocking or pillowcase hanging at the end of the bed. In the morning they hope it will be full of presents.
In England the day after Christmas is called Boxing Day because boys used to go round collecting money in clay boxes. When the boxes were full, they broke them open.
In England Christmas dinner was usually eaten at Midday on December 25, during daylight.
In England, the only thing that people ate on the day before the feast was Frumenty, which is, was a kind of porridge made from corn. Over the years the recipe changed. Eggs, fruit, spice, lumps of meat and dried plums were added. The whole mixture was wrapped in a cloth and boiled. This is how plum pudding began.
In England the traditional Christmas dinner is roast turkey with vegetables and sauces. For dessert it is rich, fruity Christmas pudding with brandy sauce. Mince pies, pastry cases filled with a mixture of chopped dried fruit.
BonfireNight = Guy Fawkes Night
Remember Remember the Fifth of November...
"Penny for the guy, mister?"
The Gunpowder Plot of 1605 - A secret plan to overthrow the king.
In November 1605, the infamous Gunpowder Plot took place in which some Catholics plotted to blow up the English Parliament and King James l, on the day set for the king to open Parliament. The men were angry because the king had treated them badly and they didn't like it.
The story is remembered each 5th November when 'Guys' are burned in a celebration known as "Bonfire Night".
On the night of November 5th, throughout Britain, we commemorate the capture of Guy Fawkes with bonfires and fireworks, and by burning an effigy of Guy, (Guido Fawkes).
The Plot was foiled in the night between the 4th and 5th of November 1605. Already on the 5th, agitated Londoners who knew that their King had been saved, joyfully lit bonfires in thanksgiving. As years progressed, however, the ritual became more elaborate.
Preparations for Bonfire Night celebrations include making a dummy of Guy Fawkes, which is called "the Guy" and which is later burnt on the bonfire.
Some children even keep up an old tradition of walking in the streets, carrying "the Guy" they have just made, and beg for money on the streets. The children usually exhibit the "guy" or dummy that will be put on the fire. "Penny for the guy, mister?" is a common refrain at this time of year. Then the kids use the money to buy fireworks for the evening festivities.
miércoles, 9 de noviembre de 2011
Our cafeteria in Barranco las Lajas
Our cafeteria at school. Small but enough for us and very good "bocadillos" we have here. Thanks Simon, for helping us to keep healthy and strong.
lunes, 31 de octubre de 2011
jueves, 27 de octubre de 2011
Two great mystery writers
Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a Scottish physician and writer, most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, generally considered a milestone in the field of crime fiction, and for the adventures of Professor Challenger. He was a prolific writer whose other works include science fiction stories, plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction, historical novels and humours ('Exploits of Brigadier E.Gerard').
Edgar Allan Poe (born Edgar Poe, January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American author, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction.
miércoles, 26 de octubre de 2011
Work sessions
jueves, 20 de octubre de 2011
Anglicismos, words we use from English
Canary words from English. (palabras del ingles que usamos): ANGLICISMOS
Papas “Chinegua”= King Edward
Papas “autodate” = Out of date
Cambuyón = “Can buy on” (cartel que se ponía en los barcos: “Puede comprar a bordo”)
Cambuyonero = Que vendía de estraperlo lo que compraba a bordo.
Fonil = embudo (del inglés funnel)
Chusos (despectivo de zapato viejo) = shoes (en inglés zapatos)
Sorchi (despectivo de soldado) = soldier (soldado en inglés)
Choni (despectivo, hacer el ridículo) = Johnny (Juan en inglés), turistas de la casa Yobart (barcos ingleses que venían con frecuencia)
Flis (líquido y aparato para matar las moscas) = Flyes (moscas en inglés)
Piche = Alquitrán (del ingles pitch)
Empichar = Asfaltar
Fotingo (coche pequeño) = “Ford -T goes!” (del slogan el Ford-T marcha)
Tinglado = zinc glade (cubierta con plancha de zinc)
Igueste de San Andrés/ de Candelaria = highest (parte alta de)
Canción infantil: “Mambrú” se fue a la guerra = Lord Malborough
Jugar a Guirgo (escondite) = ¡Girls, I go! (¡Chicas, ya voy!)
Cap = Combinado de bebidas blancas (Cup = taza en inglés, porque se servía en tazas de cristal)
Picú = Tocadiscos (del inglés pick up)
Guachimán = Guardián (del inglés watching man)
Orsay = fuera de juego (del inglés off side)
Bistec = trozo de carne (del inglés beefsteak)
Váter = retrete (del inglés water closed)
Boliche = canica (del inglés ball age)
Fos = asco, peste (del inglés faugh)
Winche = molinete o elevador eléctrico (del inglés winch)
Moni = dinero (del inglés money)
Queque = bizcochón (del inglés cake)
Tique = entrada, billete (del inglés ticket)
Trinque = beber / algo nuevo (de inglés drink)
Nife = cuchillo (del inglés knife)
Cachanchán = torpe, vago (del inglés Can John jump?)
Cáncamo = una chapuza, un arreglo (del inglés Can come on?)
Bisne = negocio (del inglés bussines)
A joke to start
Situation:
English class:
Canción THE WHEELS ON THE BUS pronunciado [de uils on de bas]: http://youtu.be/6kUmwI54Zu8
English class:
Canción THE WHEELS ON THE BUS pronunciado [de uils on de bas]: http://youtu.be/6kUmwI54Zu8
22 alumnos de 3 años. El profe desmelenado (yo) cantando y esforzándose al máximo para que entraran en ambiente. Todos con cara de “¿De dónde se habrá escapado este?”. A ver repetimos:
Profe THE WHEELS!!!!!!!!
Locos bajitos THE WHEELS!!!!!!!
Profe ON THE BUS!!!!
Locos bajitos ON THE BUS
Observo entonces que uno de ellos no repite esta última parte, y que se levanta un momento, como con dudas, así que me acerco y en voz baja le digo a verrrrrrrrrr ON – THE – BUS [ondevás]
Mirándome muy serio me responde "A HACER CACA"
Contest in our library at school
Have a look at the news in biblioteca de las lajas' Blog on the right side. you may be interested in it:
CONCURSO DE PORTADAS DE LIBROS DE LECTURA
http://biblioteba.blogspot.com/
miércoles, 19 de octubre de 2011
WELCOME to this new blog
Our students are learning to use a blog as a way to edit our classworks and projects.
We hope this is a motivating excercise to improve our interest in communication by using the English language.
Congratulations!!!
We´ll show the students' blog directions on the right side of this blog, as soon as we are having them started.
We hope this is a motivating excercise to improve our interest in communication by using the English language.
Congratulations!!!
English Language
English language
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
| English | |
| Pronunciation | |
| Spoken in | (see below) |
| Native speakers | First language: 309–400 million Second language: 199 million–1.4 billion Overall: 500 million–1.8 billion |
| · Germanic § Anglic § English | |
| Official status | |
| No official regulation | |
| Language codes | |
 Countries where English is an official or de facto official language, or national language, and is spoken natively by the majority of the population Countries where it is an official but not primary language | |
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria.
Following the extensive influence of Great Britain and the United Kingdom from the 18th century, via the British Empire, and of the United States since the mid-20th century, it has been widely dispersed around the world, becoming the leading language of international discourse and the lingua franca in many regions. It is widely learned as a second language and used as an official language of the European Union and many Commonwealth countries, as well as in many world organizations. It is the third most natively spoken language in the world, after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish. It is the most widely spoken language across the world.
Geographical distribution
Pie chart showing the relative numbers of native English speakers in the major English-speaking countries of the world
Approximately 375 million people speak English as their first language. English today is probably the third largest language by number of native speakers, after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish. However, when combining native and non-native speakers it is probably the most commonly spoken language in the world, though possibly second to a combination of the Chinese languages (depending on whether or not distinctions in the latter are classified as "languages" or "dialects").The countries with the highest populations of native English speakers are, in descending order: United States (215 million), United Kingdom (61 million), Canada (18.2 million), Australia (15.5 million), Nigeria (4 million), Ireland (3.8 million), South Africa (3.7 million), and New Zealand (3.6 million) 2006 Census.
Of those nations where English is spoken as a second language, India has the most such speakers ('Indian English').
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