US elections explained

Differences in spelling between British and American English

British and American vehicules vocabulary

British and American vocabulary

British and American English

This presentation summarizes some of the main differences between British and American English:

British and American English from lilianamonserrat







Then if you want to try this exercise, you'll have to match the most common vocabulary which changes from one variety of English to the other.

For a more thorough explanation of these differences, read the article in Wikipedia.

New video activities for history classes

ESL video

These are the latest ESL video activities for our CLIL history classes in 4º ESO:

• UNIT 2: Schoolhouse Rock: No More Kings
• UNIT 2: The Yellow Rose of Texas
• UNIT 3: The French Revolution in a Nutshell
• UNIT 4: Napoleon: the Spanish Ulcer
• UNIT 5: The Industrial Revolution
• UNIT 6: Scramble for Africa
• UNIT 7: The Unification of Italy

Martin Luther King Day

Every third Monday of January  Americans celebrate Martin Luther King Junior Day. It is an important holiday there and Sarah told us about him last year, who he was and why he was such an important personality in the history of her country.

If you want to have a look at the presentation once again here it is.

If you want to watch the "I have a dream" video here it is and here is the whole text you'll hear.

Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving is celebrated this week in the USA. If you want to learn a bit more about this celebration, you may have a look at this presentation Taylor has made for our classes:

Thanksgiving from Ana Arias Castro