U R THE BEST!!!

A Escola Secundária de Barcelos está muito orgulhosa.

Oito alunos do 9º E são finalistas, a nível MUNDIAL, no Concurso "We are Writers" da Competição Scholastic (Mary Glasgow).

Parabéns aos vencedores.

Concorreram com histórias originais que podes ler AQUI.

Football Fever

 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Countdown 

Toda a informação sobre o campeonato do mundo!

"We have been handed a very complicated group. It's going to be difficult but I'm happy to be able to face my team-mates and friends. Football is always complicated. You cannot have regrets. We have to play well to win. We are motivated to face the best teams."

Cristiano Ronaldo

 
Premier Skills dá-te a oportunidade de comunicar em duas línguas universais - o Inglês e o Futebol.

Vê as entrevistas com os jogadores e lê artigos sobre a Primeira Liga Inglesa, os jogadores, os clubes, as polémicas. Neste site tu podes até ser o árbitro! Experimenta!

ESL Forums • View forum - Talking Point Discussion

ESL Forums • View forum - Talking Point Discussion

E7 APOCALYPTIC BATTLE

This videoclip was produced by Ana Faria (9ºE).
It's a trailer of an imaginary film "E7 Apocalyptic Battle" that she and Rui Oliveira wrote for Scholastic competition. She chose the images and the soundtrack.
Isn't it amazing? Congratulations!!

HORROR, ADVENTURE, SCIENCE FICTION, ROMANCE, DETECTIVE...

Qual é o teu género favorito? Queres escolher o teu livro de leitura? Eis a tua oportunidade.

A FEIRA DO LIVRO EM INGLÊS - NA BIBLIOTECA DA TUA ESCOLA

 9-10 December

Não percas! Pede aos teus pais que te ofereçam um livro.

Queres fazer uma boa escolha?
Descobre qual é o teu nível de leitura.

Faz o TESTE AQUI?

Education in India

Joana Araújo (10ºB) wrote the text for this Unicef video.
Check the link below.

Education - Transcribed | dotSUB

SCHOLASTIC COMPETITION

"We are Writers" is a Mary Glasgow Scholastic competition for students who are learning English all over the world. Eight students of 9º E decided to write three short stories. We are all very proud of their creative work.
Do you want to have a look? Use this link.
http://anamartins.wirenode.mobi/

Creative? Brilliant? YOUR BEST WORKS HERE!!

9º E students produced some brilliant ironic captions for these images: Homer Simpson at work.

Have a look! Aren't they funny?

and now ... for something completely different

How to Dress for a Job Interview

9th grade JOB INTERVIEW

How to get through a job interview:

MONTY PYTHON'S SILLY JOB INTERVIEW

Monty Python  were a British comedy group that created the influential Monty Python's Flying Circus, a British television comedy sketch show. The group's influence on comedy has been compared  to The Beatles' influence on music. They have been influential to Portuguese artists such as GATO FEDORENTO, HERMAN JOSÉ & OS CONTEMPORÂNEOS.

MONTY PYTHON CHANNEL ON YOUTUBE

Do you want to listen to one of the best guitar sounds? John Butler Trio is amazing!!!!
Watch and listen to"Good excuse" - a positive way of facing life problems.
(Thank you Rui, for letting us know)

Watch these videos for present perfect simple and continuous

11ºE - Homework

Below you will find four videos about Career choices.
Choose one and produce subtitles for about 2 minutes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ7SuwD9vA0&feature=fvw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4SG2i1iMBs&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NLXP-nRau0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1w5FiptIjfc&feature=related

VIDEOS TO WATCH

Are you a 7th grade student?
Are you learning how to ask for and give directions?
So, watch these:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tRvWNld_t4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auRTQeR9IVo&feature=fvw

Video Quiz for 7th grade: What did you do yesterday?




Video Quiz for 7th grade: What do they look like?

PODCASTS TO DOWNLOAD OR HEAR ONLINE

Here you will find a few podcasts with STORIES or CONVERSATIONS to hear.
You can download to your Mp3 or listen to them online to practise your listening.
Maybe you can hear while you walk home. Isn't that a good idea?
TRY THESE:



http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish-podcasts.htm 
http://www.eslpod.com/website/index_new.html

GRAMMAR PRACTICE

Grammar problems?

Maybe we can help you.

Try these:

• 
  
  for varied grammar topics:
  
  
  

http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish-central-grammar-archive.htm

• to practise irregular verbs:

http://www.englishpage.com/irregularverbs/irregular_verb_flashcards.html

• present perfect vs. present perfect continuous:
  

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/presentperfectcontinuous.html

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs7.htm

• 
  
  watch this video - present perfet continuous
  
  
  
• 
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsvmSi7MSsI
  
  
  

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs8.htm

• to practise reported speech

For beginner/elementary students:
http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/reportedspeech/menu.php
http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/reportedspeech/exercise1.swf

For intermediate students:
http://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/reportedspeech.htm
 http://www.englishlearner.com/tests/reported_speech_quiz_1.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1457_gramchallenge35/page2.shtml

• Past perfect practice

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/pastperfect.html
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/pastpf.htm
http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/Tenses11.cfm
http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/Tenses12.cfm

SPEAKING AND PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE

Do you wish to develop your speaking and pronunciation skills?
Try these:
http://esl.about.com/od/speakingenglish/Speaking_English_Pronunciation_and_Conversation_Skills.htm

LISTENING TIME

Do you wish to practise your listening skills?

Try these links. You'll find listening activities for all levels:

http://esl.about.com/od/englishlistening/English_Listening_Skills_and_ActivitiesEffective_Listening_Practice.htm

Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab
This free ESL Web site is specifically designed to help English learners improve their listening comprehension .

http://www.englishlistening.com/index.jsp
Choose the right level and start listening!