Colour Idioms

More interesting infographics at www.grammar.net

interesting comparisons in English

as black as pitch
as blind as a bat

picture by Jorge Martínez - Banco Imágenes INTEF

as brave as a lion
as brown as a berry
as busy as a bee
as cool as a cucumber
as cold as ice
as cunning/sly as a fox
as drunk as a lord
as easy as a pie
as fast as a hare
as fit as a fiddle
as free as a bird
as good as gold
as green as grass
as happy as a lark
as heavy as lead
as high as a mountain
as hungry as a lion
as light as a feather
as long as a month of Sundays
as old as the hills/as Methusalem
as pale as a ghost
as poor as a church mouse
as proud as a peacock
as red as a tomato
as tight as rain
as silent as the grave
as slippery as an eel
as smooth as silk
as sober as a judge
as thin as a rake
as ugly as sin
as wet as a fish
as white as a lily
as wise as an owl

Independence of Malawi

50 years ago, on 6 July 1964, Malawi, under Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Hastings Kamuzu Banda, was proclaimed independent of Great Britain in ceremonies in Blantyre.

Song: "All of me" by John Legend

If you like John Legend's song, All of Me, you might try this activity, designed for low-intermediate learners of English as a Foreign Language:

If you want to try some other songs, why not go to our song page in this blog?

The Second World War

This is the presentation for our ESO-4 CLIL history classes:

Unit 13 - The Second World War from Ana Arias Castro

You'll find more CLIL resources for history classes in this page in our blog.

50 years of Civil Rights Act (USA)

50 years ago, on 2 July 1964, US President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, ending racial discrimination in all places affected by interstate commerce.  It guaranteed voting rights and granted aid to desegregate schools.

The American Revolution

This is the presentation that we have made for our ESO-4 CLIL history classes:

Unit 2 - The American Revolution from Ana Arias Castro

You'll find more CLIL resources for history classes in this page in our blog.

Proxecto Ríos at CPI Tino Grandío

This is the blog that was created to contain all the information about Proxecto Ríos in our school. You'll be able to follow all the activities carried out at school this year.