CHOOSE A SONG AND PRACTICE IT.  THIS HAS A SCORE OVER 10.  THE BEST 

SINGER WILL REPRESENT EACH YEAR.  GOOD LUCK. THE OPTIONS ARE:

1.  The Police - Every Breath You Take

2.  Celine Dion - My Heart Will Go On

3.  Kansas -Dust in the Wind

4. Adele - Someone Like You

5. Richard Marx - I will right here waiting for you

   6. Rihanna - Diamonds

 7. Take me to your heart

8. Eminem ft. Rihanna Love the way you lie

9. Backstreet boys - Show me the meaning of being lonely

10. John Lennon-Imagine

11. Lionel Richie-Say you say me

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N I N T H   A N D   T E N T H   Y E A R

Gangnam Style most-watched YouTube video (27th November, 2012)

The video to the global smash hit song Gangnam Style has become the most-watched clip in YouTube's history. It has had almost 825 million views in the past five months and is moving quickly towards one billion. The video currently has 5,473,726 likes and 338,504 dislikes. Canadian teen idol Justin Bieber previously held the record for the most YouTube views with his 2010 blockbuster Baby. Gangnam Style is by 34-year-old South Korean singer Psy. His iconic dance and catchy tune have captured the imagination of millions of people worldwide. The video pokes fun at the glitzy Gangnam district of South Korea's capital Seoul. In it, he is seen dancing around the city pretending to ride a horse and twirl a lasso.

Gangnam Style first appeared on YouTube in July. It took just five months to reach the 800-million mark, over two years quicker than Bieber's song. A statement from YouTube Trends called the rise in popularity of the video as "unprecedented". It said: "The video has been a massive hit at a global level unlike anything we've ever seen before. Each day, Gangnam Style is still being watched between 7 and 10 million times." The dance has led to thousands of copycat videos being posted online, each with their own version of it. Even U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon attempted it. Mr Ban joked: "I'm a bit jealous. Until two days ago, someone told me I was the most famous Korean in the world. Now I have to relinquish that."

VIDEO: Traslation Spanish.

FUENTE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_DItegKmBw

 A C T I V I T Y

BEFORE READING / LISTENING

1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if  a-h  below are true (T) or false (F).

a.	Gangnam Style has had just over 825 million views on YouTube.	T / F
b.	The video unusually has more dislikes than likes.	T / F
c.	The video beat a previous record that was set in 2010.	T / F
d.	The article talks about a catchy dance and an iconic tune.	T / F
e.	The video was 2 years faster than the old record to reach 800 million.	T / F
f.	YouTube suggested the video's popularity wasn't so unique.	T / F
g.	The video still gets up to 10 millions views a day.	T / F
h.	The UN Secretary-General said he was jealous of the video's singer.	T / F

FUENTE:  http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1211/121127-gangnam_style.html

L E M O N A D E

Alexandra Stan

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N I N T H  Y E A R

The Three Bears

Three kinds of bears live in Alaska. These are the white bear, the black bear and the brown bear.

White bears, or polar bears, usually live on the ice and nearly always eat meat, especially seals. They often catch seals by waiting near their breathing holes in the ice. White bears always have a wash after meals.

Black bears normally live in forests. They eat a lot of plants and really love honey. Black bears sometimes steal nuts from squirrels. A black bear can occasionally attack a moose. Black bears are very popular with people. Teddy bears come from black bears and Winnie the Pooh too.

Brown bears, or grizzly bears, nearly always live in the mountains. Once a year, the brown bears go to the rivers and lakes to catch salmon. Brown bears love blackberries, blueberries and huckleberrries.

Bears rarely attack humans.  White bears are very, very dangerous but there are not many people where they live. You must never go near a white bear. If you meet a black bear, you shout at him until he goes away.

However, if you meet a brown bear in the forest, you lie down and play dead. It is very important not to confuse brown bears with black bears. Also, when you go camping, you always put your food and rubbish in special containers so that the bears don't smell them

1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if  a-h  below are true (T) or false (F).

1.1  Three kinds of bears live in United States                               T   F

1.2  There are three kind of bears white, black and brown bear       T   F

1.3  White bears usually live in the ocean                                      T   F

1.4  Black bear normally live in forest                                            T   F

1.5  Bears always atrack humans.                                                 T   F

FUENTE: http://www.autoenglish.org/listening/bears.htm

T E N T H   Y E A R

Having children makes women live longer (7th December, 2012)

A new report says that women who do not have children may die earlier than those who do. Researchers from Aarhus University in Denmark looked at over 21,000 couples between 1994 and 2005. They all tried to have children, without success. The women all went to special clinics for IVF treatment – a technique where doctors fertilize the woman's egg in a laboratory. The researchers said that women who could not have children were four times likelier than mothers to die early. Some doctors have said the report might cause childless women to worry about dying early. The truth is there is a very small risk of an early death. Just 316 women died during the 11-year study. Very few of those died earlier than average.

One critic of the report said the study was very misleading. Dr Ingrid Collins, a psychologist, told the BBC: "This is a very specific situation of people who are trying to have children. The study's findings cannot be used to [talk about] the whole general population." She added: "People having IVF tend to be desperate for a child. If they are unsuccessful, they may be depressed. It may be this [depression] rather than the childlessness that [causes an earlier death]." Another psychologist, Dr Helen Nightingale, agreed, saying: "Being childless without a doubt reduces your fight for life….The support of a family, the focus on your children and grandchildren, and the desire to watch how they turn out drives your [will] to survive."

1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if  a-h  below are true (T) or false (F).

a.	A report says women who don't have children die young.	T / F
b.	The report looked at 21,000 couples over an 11-year period.	T / F
c.	IVF is where the human egg is fertilized outside the woman's body.	T / F
d.	316 women died at a younger age than usual in the researchers' study.	T / F
e.	A doctor said the report might make women believe wrong information.	T / F
f.	The doctor said the report was not about most women in society.	T / F
g.	The doctor said depression causes childlessness.	T / F
h.	Another doctor said children harm your will to live a long life.	T / F

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

1.	earlier	a.	confusing
2	couples	b.	in great need
3.	clinics	c.	husbands and wives
4.	likelier	d.	danger
5.	risk	e.	desire
6.	misleading	f.	before
7.	specific	g.	sad
8.	desperate	h.	medical centres
9.	depressed	i.	particular
10.	will FUENTE: http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1212/121207-childlessness.html	j.	more probable

C H R I S T M A S     S O N G

Please study the letter of this song students of eighth, ninth and tenth year. On Friday 14 you will have a lesson.

TENTH YEAR: Finland has world's best education system (29th November, 2012)

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A new report into world education shows Finland has the best system. The global study is called "The Learning Curve" and is from the British magazine "The Economist". It aims to help governments provide a better education to students. The 52-page report looked at the education system in 50 countries. Researchers analysed millions of statistics on exam grades, literacy rates, attendance, and university graduation rates. Asia did well in the report, with South Korea, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore finishing second, third, fourth and fifth. The United States came 17th in the study, while Mexico, Brazil and Indonesia filled the bottom three positions in the top 50.

The Learning Curve reported on five things that education leaders should remember. The first is that spending lots of money on schools and teachers does not always mean students will learn. Second is that "good teachers are essential to high-quality education". The report said teachers should be "treated as the valuable professionals they are, not as technicians in a huge, educational machine". Numbers three and four are that a country's culture must have a strong focus on the importance of education, and parents have a key part to play. Finally, countries need to "educate for the future, not just the present." The report said: "Many of today's job titles…simply did not exist 20 years ago."

BEFORE READING / LISTENING

1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if  a-h  below are true (T) or false (F).

a.	The article says Finland's kindergarten education is the best worldwide.	T / F
b.	A 50-page report looked at the education system of 52 countries.	T / F
c.	Researchers looked at attendance figures during their research.	T / F
d.	Mexico and Brazil were in the top 50 countries.	T / F
e.	The report made five suggestions for decision-makers in education.	T / F
f.	The report says spending more money will mean a better education.	T / F
g.	The report states parents should keep away from schools and teachers.	T / F
h.	It suggests we don't know what kind of jobs there will be in the future.	T / F

TOMADO DE http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com

NINE YEAR: Africa

script with questions

There are 53 countries in Africa and about 900 million people. In the north, there are deserts and in the middle, where the equator is, it is tropical. In the south, there are big plains and a desert called the Kalahari.

Africa is very famous for wild animals. There are very big herbivores such as giraffes, elephants and hippos and big carnivores like lions and crocodiles. There are many national parks which are very popular with tourist.

There are a lot of natural resources in Africa including oil and minerals. Unfortunately, Africa is also very poor. Today, 380 million Africans are poor. Why?

There are one thousand languages or more in Africa so African culture is very rich. African music is very varied. One famous musician is Ali Farke Touré from Mali. African dancing is wonderful and the clothes are beautiful and colourful.

Education and health care is very important for the future of Africa.

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TENTH YEAR: LISTENING AND READING

Penelope Cruz

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Penelope Cruz is a beautiful Spanish actress and Oscar winner. She is in more than 40 films and Vicky Christina Barcelona is one of her best films. It is about two young Amercian women in Barcelona and the director is Woody Allen from New York. It is a brilliant film and is now available on DVD. She is also a trained ballet dancer and is fluent in Spanish, French, Italian and English. Penelope Cruz is 1.63 m tall. She is a vegetarian and her hobby is dominoes.

 Penelope’s family is from Alcobendas near Madrid. Her mother’s name is Encarna and she is a hairdresser. Her father’s name is Eduardo and he is a car mechanic. Her brother is also called Eduardo and he is a singer. Her sister Monica is an actress like Penelope and she is famous on TV in Spain.

More great films with Penelope Cruz are Captain Corelli’s Mandolin and All the Pretty Horses and in Spanish Belle Epoque and All About My Mother. Her next film is called Nine.

 Penelope’s friend is Javier Bardem and he is also a famous international film star. He is also in the filmVicky Christina Barcelona with Penelope and he is also an Oscar winner too. Javier is in more than 25 films. One of his best films is No Country for Old Men. His Oscar is for this film.

He is 1.83 m tall and his hobbies are painting and rugby.

Javier is the son of famous Spanish actress Pilar Bardem. His brother and sister are actors and his grandparents too. Other great films with Javier are Before Night Falls, The Sea Inside and Mondays in the Sun.

EIGHT YEAR: LISTENING AND READING

Red Ball on the Floor          AUDIO The ball is on the floor. It is a red ball. It is a rubber ball. The baby looks at the ball. The cat looks at the ball. The cat is black. The cat walks over to the ball. The cat hits the ball with its paw. The ball rolls on the floor. The baby smiles. Vocabulary  Cloze  Crossword        Sentences        Dictation   FUENTE: http://www.rong-chang.com/easykids/ekid/easykid001.htm