Enjoy your holidays, eat lots of fruit and vegetables, and at the same time learn also a little bit more about English vocabulary. Happy Holidays, see you in September.

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Joan Miró.

Joan Miró was born in Barcelona, in 1893, and died at the age of 90 years in Palma de Mallorca.

Claude Monet. Paintings.

Beautiful paintings of  this French artist. Enjoy them!

Vincent Van Gogh. His paintings.

Vincent Van Gogh.
Here are some of the paintings of this Dutch artist.

Important places you can visit in London.

Buckingham Palace is the Queen's home and her "office".

At half past eleven most mornings, the soldiers change the guard at Buckingham Palace. It takes about thirty minutes, and you can stand in front of the palace and watch. Hundreds of visitors do this every day. 

The Tower of London is the City's oldest building. It stands by Tower Bridge, and next to the River Thames.

In the past, it was a palace and a prison. Kings (and sometimes queens) put their most important prisoners there, and many of these prisoners never came out alive.

You can see the Crown Jewels in the Jewel House, and visit the Bloody Tower.

There are thirty-six Yeoman Warders, or Beefeaters, at the Tower.

Tower Bridge is more than 100 years old. It is one of London's most famous bridges.

When tall ships go up the river, the centre of the bridge opens.

The Houses of Parliament is the home of the British government. The clock high up on the building is called Big Ben, but really Big Ben is the bell in the clock. You can hear Big Ben ring every hour.

The London Eye is a big wheel 135 metres high. It was built in 2000 and celebrates the Millennium. 

It never stops moving, but it moves very slowly. Visitors travel in the capsules on the wheel for 30 minutes, and when the weather is good, you can see for 40 kilometres across London.

Hyde Park first opened to the people of London in the seventeenth century.

You can walk or sit under the trees. In the centre is a lake called Serpentine, and you can take a boat out on the water.

The National Gallery is an art museum on Trafalgar Square. Founded in 1824, it houses a collection of over 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900.

Westminster Abbey is a large and famous Anglican Church in Westminster. It is the shrine of Edward the Confessor and the burial place of many kings and queens. Since it was built it has been the place where the coronations of Kings and Queens of England have been held. The present structure dates from 1245, when it was started by Henry III.
It is an honour to be buried at Westminster Abbey, many important people have their tombs there, the most famous are Sir Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin.

BEAUTIFUL PICTURES OF LONDON

This is a video, where you can see a little bit more about the city of London. I hope you enjoy it.

ROBIN HOOD 28TH NOV. 2011

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

FRANKENSTEIN - MARY SHELLEY

Photos: Mary Shelley and Boris Karlof as "The Monster"

Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus, generally known as Frankenstein, is a novel written by Mary Shelley. Shelley started writing when she was 18 and the novel was published when she was 21. The first edition was published anonymously in London in 1818. Shelley's name appears on the second edition, published in 1831. The title of the novel refers to a scientist, Victor Frankenstein, who learns how to create life and creates a being in the likeness of man, but larger than average and more powerful.

The Golden Gate is a famous bridge in California, United States. It connects the city of San Francisco on the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula to Marin County. "Golden Gate" is also the name of the opening of the San Francisco Bay into the Pacific Ocean. It took his name from the opening of Constantinople, because it connected Europe and Asia.

The Giant's Causeway

This is a video about the Giant's Causeway. It tells the story about how the Causeway was formed and the legend of the giant Finn. It is in Spanish. I found other videos in English but they were quiet difficult.

Tarzan, the Lord of the Apes.

Last 4th of December we went to see the English performance, Tarzan, the lord of the Apes. We had lot of fun. We show you some photos we took during the show. Enjoy them. See you!

jingle bell rock

We are nearly Christmas. It's a time to enjoy, to celebrate with our families, and to wish peace to al the world. Merry Christmas to everyone!

IMAGINE

This is in my opinion one of the most beautiful songs that John Lennon ever wrote. I have found a new version performed by Jack Johnson. It is a song of hope for all the people who listen to it. Enjoy it like I do.

BEAUTIFUL NATURE WITH MELODIC MUSIC

THE LEGEND OF KING ARTHUR

The 12th of December, different levels of the school of Baladre went to see the performance of the English theatre "The Legend of King Arthur." The pupils had a great time and so did the teachers. We hope next year to repeate the experience. But meanwhile, you can enjoy looking our photos in our blog. Bye.