Me and My Family!

 

M. Carmen - 2º ESO D

 

 

Claudia - 2º ESO D

 

Adrián - 2º ESO D

Ana María - 2º ESO D

Well done!

 

Halloween at IES Cristóbal Colón

Halloween

Image by Panopticum

True or False?

1. Halloween is traditionally celebrated on the night of 31st November, the night before All Saint’s Day.

2. In England Halloween was called ‘All Hallow’s Eve’.

3. On Halloween night all evil spirits stayed at home.

4. Halloween is based on an ancient Celtic holiday and the name‘Halloween’ means ‘Winter’s End’.

5. In past times people put lamps or lanterns outside their houses to keep away evil spirits.

6. People believed that witches, ghosts and goblins went around at night looking for a living body!

7. On Halloween people dressed up as ghosts and witches so that the spirits would not steal their body!

8. Nowadays people don't pumpkins with faces in their houses.

9. The pumpkin is sometimes called the ‘John-o-lantern’.

10. ‘Trick or treat’ is a game children play at Halloween to play jokes (treat) or get sweets (trick).
  

 

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Happy Halloween!

By Sainsbury

1. Beat 2 egg whites in a bowl until they stand in stiff peaks.

2. Add 110g white sugar and beat until the mixture is stiff and glossy.

3. Put large spoonfuls of the mixture on a baking tray with baking paper, and shape into ghosts.

4. Bake in a preheated oven at 110ºC for 60 minutes, then turn the oven off and leave the ghosts for another 30 minutes.

5. Attach chocolate button eyes to each meringue with a drop of melted chocolate.


And enjoy your Halloween ghosts!

Welcome!

My Best Friend

Friends are those people who will always be there when you need them.

Here are some of the conditions a good friend should fulfill.

Do you agree?

Friends are those people who will always be there when you need them.

Here are some of the conditions a good friend should fulfill.

Do you agree?

 



What about you?
Who is your best friend?
Is your best friend a boy or a girl?

Are you similar or different to each other?

 

Describe your best friend establishing comparisons between both of you.

• Divide your description in paragraphs:

1. Introduction of your friend.

2. Physical description and comparison.

3. Psychological description and comparison.

4. Conclusion.

• Use comparatives and superlatives.
• Join sentences with connectors: however, besides, but, and, because, I think, in my opinion, from my point of view...

Some examples:



Now it's your turn!



Agony Aunt

Dear Anne

One of my close friends is absolutely beautiful, one of the best looking girls I've ever seen. On top of this she's friendly, funny and very flirty. I love her to bits but because of her looks and charm she constantly gets attention from men when we're out and this means no one is ever interested in me. If I meet someone I like I'm afraid of when they meet her because I know that without exception they'll want her instead. I'm scared it's affecting our friendship because I don't want to socialize with her or meet men, because every time a person I like prefers her it really hurts. I don't know what to do. Jen

Dear Anne

I really need help. I've been in a two year relationship with a wonderful girl. We have a deep bond and she's almost perfect. Her main problem is that she gives me a hard time for going out with friends because even though I've never cheated or thought about cheating, she doesn't trust me. Also in 5 months she may be moving home to Europe, meaning either I go with her or I stay here and lose her. In the meantime I've met a girl at work. She's great too, not who I thought was my type, but she's a great person. At first I thought my feelings for her were platonic but I found out she will be leaving work in a few weeks and suddenly I got a rush of anxiety. I think I have a crush on her. Everything my brain tells me is that I should disregard this and focus on my relationship with the first girl, but I can't stop thinking about the second. I've not intimated my feelings to the second girl. Help me please! James

Dear Anne
Please can you help me? I'm at the end of my tether. I've been in a relationship for 6 years. I love my boyfriend very much but very often he will wet the bed. He was badly treated by his step father as a child. He was very close with his eldest brother, who was killed falling off scaffolding at work. He always talks of these awful things very openly but I'm sure there is so much locked inside. Sometimes he will be talking to me and urine will leak out of him like a stream, yet he has no idea. Yes I know it can be down to alcohol but it has happened otherwise. Are there other problems we should investigate? Vikki

What should they do?

Give them some advice.

Natural Landscapes

1. Climbing Mount Everest: write the text on page 62 and answer the questions from activity 2.

2. Now click on the following link to know more about  Australia.