We Wish You a Merry Christmas

We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas
And a happy new year
(2x)

Good tidings we bring
To you and your kin
We wish you a merry Christmas
And a happy new year

We all want some figgy pudding
We all want some figgy pudding
We all want some figgy pudding
So bring some right here

We won't go until we get some
We won't go until we get some
We won't go until we get some
So bring some right here

Good tidings we bring
To you and your kin
We wish you a merry Christmas
And a happy new year
(2x)

We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas
And a happy new year
(2x)

Christmas is Here!

Chegaram as férias! Christmas holidays are here! Para começar em boa forma, toca a ouvir e a dançar! Atenção que a mensagem não é para levar à letra na sua totalidade. Depois falamos...

Human Rights Day

December 10th is Human Rights Day.
We must remember that, all over the world, many people suffer from all kinds of violence, hunger and discrimination. Many don't have food or home.
Just for today, think about them and try to change things in any way you can.

The Climate Change Summit - Copenhagen

Hoje começa uma Cimeira que pode contribuir decisivamente para o futuro do nosso planeta enquanto tal. Durante 14 dias, na capital da Dinamarca, Copenhaga, líderes mundiais vão tentar chegar a um acordo acerca da redução das emissões de CO2 (dióxido de carbono). Este gás é, como sabemos, um dos principais causadores do efeito de estufa, o qual e reconhecido por inúmeros cientistas como o "interruptor" do aquecimento global.
No título da mensagem tens a ligação para um editorial, em língua Inglesa, publicado por 56 jornais à volta do mundo. Aqui tens a versão portuguesa.Lê e reflecte.Muda algumas atitudes, se tiver que ser. O Planeta agradece.
Starting today, many world leaders will join in a 14-day climate summit, trying to reach an agreement to reduce carbon emissions. The future of our Planet may depend on the decisions they make.
CO2 is one of the major responsible for the phenomenon known as "global warming". The reduction of carbon emissions, mainly from industries and transports, will prevent a catastrophic rise in global temperature. Read the Editorial and think your attitudes over. The Earth will be grateful.

You can read more about this subject by clicking here

Where does it come from?

Where does the light in your home come from? Click on the title of the message and find out. Roll the mouse over the black screen.

Play and Learn

Nesta mensagem há uma ligação para um sítio onde podes encontrar muitos jogos e actividades nas quais irás pôr à prova o teu Inglês. Podes completar frases, ligar imagens, encontrar palavras e muito mais. Os temas vão desde os objectos da sala de aula até aos dinossauros, passando pelas cores e pelos planetas. Basta carregares aqui
Estas actividades são para os mais novos mas servem muito bem para os mais velhos se divertirem.

Paired Conjuntions

It's for you, people on the 9th grade!
Click on the title of the post and use the correct conjuntions to complete the exercise.
Go for it!

Countable and Uncountable nouns

Students of the 8º ano:
Click on the title of this message and do the exercise on countable and uncountable nouns. Choose activity 1 on the menu on the left. You can view all the questions by clicking on the words "show all questions".
Good luck!

Convention on the Rights of the Child

"In 1989, the Convention on the Rights of the Child became the first legally binding international convention to affirm human rights for all children. While great progress has been made on child rights in the past 20 years, much work remains to be done."
By clicking on the tittle of the post you will have access to a summary of the Convention. If you want to read it in Portuguese, you can click here .
On December 10th, the Declaration of Human Rights will be 61 years old. Here his a video about it. Enjoy!

Global Warming

We must take action in order to stop Global Warming.
Re-use
Reduce
Recycle

Test your English!

Click on the title of this post and you will be redirected to a page where you can practise your English. There are online and downloadable quizzes on grammar, culture and vocabulary. It's a must!
At the bottom of the page there is a "downloads" section where you will find many usefull podcasts.

Pumpkin Contest

On Thursday, 29 th October, our students of 3º ciclo participated on a pumpkin contest. There were lots pieces and creativity.
You can watch the slideshow here.

Climate Changes / Global Warming

Hello everyone!
The first topic of 8th and 9th forms is about climate changes, and all the aspects of life on Earth affected by them.
If your click on the title of this post, you will find a simple explanation of the greenhouse effect

The Story of Stuff

Here is a video that will make you think. Where do the things you buy come from? Where do they go to when they are old?
The world needs you to think about this problem!
This is the original documentary with portuguese subtitles (brazilian portuguese) so you must pay attention to the spelling.
The ideal thing would be for you to listen and look at the subtitles in case of emergency only.

Summer Holiday

Keep enjoying your holiday! School will be there soon.

Holidays... so niceeeee!

The school year is over. We, the English teachers, want to wish you all, our students, a very good time this Summer and hope you bring new ideas and excitement to study the next year. Remember... English is EASY... you just need to pay attention in class and listen to your teacher.

HAVE FUN!
See you in September.

Home

Um filme que nos alerta para a necessária mudança de atitudes que todos temos de ter. Alguns especialistas dizem que se não alteramos a maneira como estamos a explorar o nosso planeta dentro de dez anos, será tarde demais para o salvar. Pensa nisso quando vires as imagens belíssimas que constituem este filme.
"Home" was made for you. The planet was made for all. Save it!
Pressiona o título para veres o filme com audio em Português. (Infelizmente, já não está disponível.)
O filme pode ser comprado, muito barato, em qualquer loja.

O Nono Ano em londres

It was greaaaatttt!!!! We absolutely loved our stay in England. We can't wait to go back! Want to see some photos that we took? Just press the title of this message.

Queres ver algumas fotos que fizemos em Inglaterra? Carrega no título da mensagem.

A descrição da viagem e dos sentimentos provocados pela estadia estarão nos comentários. Boys and girls of the 9th form, please comment.

My Mind

Here are some works made by 8th grade students for the English class.
What is going on inside my mind? How do I keep my brain busy during the day? This was the challenge. Among the various projects, the ones presented here are quite original.

Earth Day - 22nd April

Tomorrow Americans celebrate Earth Day!

It is a day designed to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth's environment. This means that everyone should protect the planet we live in. It is celebrated in many countries every year.

Nowadays this day is celebrated all around the world, but it was "invented" by an American Senator Gaylord Nelson.

Visit this site in Wikipedia and find out more about this day, the activities and the ideas people defend.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_day#Earth_Week