Across the Universe

Watching DETROIT this weekend I remembered the riots also present in Across the Universe 

Across The Universe is a fictional love story set in the 1960s amid the turbulent years of anti-war protest, the struggle for free speech and civil rights, mind exploration and rock and roll. At once gritty, whimsical and highly theatrical, the story moves from high schools and universities in Massachusetts, Princeton and Ohio to the Lower East Side of Manhattan, the Detroit riots, Vietnam and the dockyards of Liverpool. A combination of live action and animation, the film is paired with many songs by The Beatles that defined the time. 

gritty:tough
whimsical:extravagant

It is not a great movie but it has great songs
I quite agrree with the review below but we are just going to enjoy some of the songs.

http://www.imdb.com/user/ur2678635/comments?ref_=tt_urv


A very short dictation for end the lesson.

Nancy Mulligan by Ed Sheeran.

Edward Christopher Sheeran, MBE (born 17 February 1991)^[ is an English singer-songwriter, guitarist and record producer. He was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, and raised in Framlingham, Suffolk.Their parents, John and Imogen, are London-born. His paternal grandparents are Irish,^[ and Sheeran has stated his father hailed from a "very large" Catholic family.

John is an art curator and lecturer, and Imogen is a culture publicist turned jewellery designerHis parents ran Sheeran Lock, an independent art consultancy, from 1990 to 2010. Their work usually took them to London, and they spent their weekends travelling with their children, while playing music. Sheeran's early childhood memories include listening to the records of Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton. According to Sheeran, the album that first introduced him to music was Van Morrison's Irish Heartbeat. During his childhood, John took him to a number of live concerts that would later inspire his musical creations. These included seeing Eric Clapton at the Royal Albert Hall, Paul McCartney in Birmingham, and Bob Dylan.

Sheeran sang in a local church choir from the age of four, learned to play the guitar at a very young age... 

What influence can you find in this song?

Most of the blanks are verbs. Can you get them all?

Lyrics

I .......... twenty-four years old
When I ............ the woman I would call my own
Twenty-two grand kids now .................... old
In that house that your brother bought ya

On the summer day when I proposed
I made that wedding ring from dentist gold
And I asked her father, but her daddy said, "No
You can't .............. my daughter"

She and I went on the run
Don't care about religion
I'm gonna marry the woman I love
Down by the Wexford ..................

She was Nancy Mulligan
And I was William Sheeran
She took my name and then we were one
Down by the Wexford border

Well, met her at Guy's in the second world war
And she .......  ..................... on a soldier's ward
Never had I seen such beauty before
The moment that I .......... her

Nancy was my yellow rose
And we got married wearing borrowed clothes
We got eight children now growing old
Five sons and three daughters

She and I went on the run
Don't care about religion
I'm gonna ................. the woman I love
Down by the Wexford border

She was Nancy Mulligan
And I was William Sheeran
She .................. my name and then we were one
Down by the Wexford border

From her snow white streak in her jet black hair
Over sixty years I've been loving her
Now we're sat by the fire in our old armchairs
You know Nancy, I adore ya

From a farm boy born near Belfast town
I never worried about the king and crown
'Cause I ................. my heart upon the southern ground
There's no difference, I assure ya

She and I went on the run
Don't care about religion
I'm gonna ............... the woman I love
Down by the Wexford border

She was Nancy Mulligan
And I was William Sheeran
She .............. my name and then we were one
Down by the Wexford border

https://youtu.be/VFlZXlfda6Y

Welcome !!!

WELCOME EVERYBODY TO YOUR FIRST DAY AT SCHOOL FOR THE ACADEMICAL YEAR 2017/18

So this is your English teacher for this year and here you will sometimes find stuff to make your English improve a bit. It all depends on you. If you really want to speak English, coming to my lessons three times a week won’t be enough, It won’t be anything really. English is everywhere and I will constantly encourage you to listen to music, to watch films and  TV series, videos in youtube, to read interesting books, to sing, to speak every time you have the chance. All in English. There are some other tips I will give you personally.

So, let’s start …singing for instance.

COUNT ON ME by Bruno Mars

If you ever ……………..yourself stuck in the middle of the sea,

I'll …………….. the world to find you

If you ever ……………yourself l………………..in the dark and you can't see,

I'll be the light to guide you

Find out what we're made of

When we are ………………….. to help our friends in need

You can count on me like one two three

I'll be there

And I ……………..when I need it I can count on you like four three two

You'll be there

'Cause that's what friends ……….    ……………… to do, oh yeah

Whoa, whoa

Oh, oh

Yeah, yeah

If you tossin' and you're turnin' and you just can't fall …………….

I'll sing a song

……………. you

And if you ever forget how much you really …………… to me

Everyday I will

……………… you

Ooh

Find out what we're made of

When we are called to help our friends in need

You can count on me like one two three

I'll be there

And I know when I need it I can count on you like four three two

You'll be there

'Cause that's what friends  ……….    ……………… to do, oh yeah

Oh, oh

Yeah, yeah

You'll always have my ……………….. when you cry

I'll never let go

Never say goodbye

You know you can

Count on me like one two three

I'll be there

And I know when I need it I can count on you like four three two

And you'll be there

'Cause that's what friends are supposed to do, oh yeah

Oh, oh

You can count on me 'cause I can count on you

I you want to practise  you can always visit lyricstraining

https://es.lyricstraining.com/play/bruno-mars/count-on-me/HDLkEvrgqD

or watch the video of our  2 ESO bilingual students some years ago.

Festival internacional de Curtametraxes FICBUEU 2017

This week the FICBUEU is taking place.
 The Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary from 9th to 16th September. Everyday about 4 or 5 short films are shown, and there are also a lot of parallel activities: interviews with directors and actors,  masterclasses, talks and a lot more.
https://www.ficbueu.com/

Yesterday I encouraged students from Erasmus + to come to see some of the short films, nobody could make it. But I  was there. In the afternoon I was in  the audience of the recording of the programme "El septimo vicio" for Radio 3, which will be broadcast this evening at 8. The space held  interviews to two international filmmakers and  the Spanish Alberto Taibo who participate in FICBUEU and was  complemented with live music by the musician and teacher at  AS BARXAS  Seso Durán.
Fantastic experience.
I enjoyed the short films too and when we were leaving, David Henández, the photography teacher we had last year (Erasmus group) and who is collaborating with the festival, took us this nice photo.

Smart guys!

FESTIVAL DE CANS

One of the last activities the Erasmus+ group attended was the Cans Festival at the end of May. Being so busy with exams and the last academical tasks we had to leave the editing process for the summer. Believe it or not some students came at the end of June and a few days in July to have it ready and we are proud to show it to you. Thanks to Xián, Andrea, David, and the really hardworking Sabela, Susana, Nerea and Isabel. 

Thank you to María too, the French teacher who was very kind to take the students to and from Cans.

Enjoy!

Secret by Caryl Churchill. SAFTAS. ERASMUS+

I  hope you are having a nice summer. We went on working when most of your started your summer holidays and we could finish the edition of the short piece our Saftas Students prepared to perform in Nea Peramos, Greece, during the spring festival. It is  brief but intense and very well performed by Raquel Paredes and Luzmar Cordeiro. Thank you to all the students involved in the project and specially to the ones working on this one.

GROUP LEADER

Cisv Galicia busca persoal para colaborar nos campamentos de verán.
Se tes máis de 21, bo nivel de inglés e che gusta traballar con nenos/as e/ou adolescentes, ponte en contacto con eles: cisvgalicia@gmail.com

Reported speech 1 bach

The major of London and The president of the USA

From The Guardian, only a few minutes ago and about D. Trump's messages on twitter such as the one which follows:

At least 7 dead and 48 wounded in terror attack and Mayor of London says there is "no reason to be alarmed!"

He added: “We are not kids in play ground. He’s the president of the United States. I’m too busy to respond to his tweets. Isn’t he busy?”

The mayor added: “I’m not in a war with Donald Trump.”

He added: “It takes two to Tango. I’m not Tangoing with this guy. I’ve got better things to do. From Saturday till now my focus has been dealing the aftermath of the horrific attack, working with the police, the security services, the government. That’s why I’ve not responded to the tweets from Donald Trump.”

See you soon Jamaal!

Some of the students from the bilingual section wanted do say something to Jamaal before he left. As he is planning to come back next year, it is not a good bye but a see you soon. And enjoy the summer. We are sure you will.