A song.

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I used to rule the world

Seas would rise when I gave the word

Now in the morning I sleep alone

Sweep the streets I used to own

I used to roll the dice

Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes

Listened as the crowd would sing

Now the old king is dead long live the king

One minute I held the key

Next the walls were closed on me

And I discovered that my castles stand

Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand

I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing

Roman cavalry choirs are singing

Be my mirror, my sword and shield

My missionaries in a foreign field

For some reason I can't explain

Once you'd gone there was never

Never an honest word

And that was when I ruled the world

It was a wicked and wild wind

Blew down the doors to let me in

Shattered windows and the sound of drums

People couldn't believe what I'd become

Revolutionaries wait

For my head on a silver plate

Just a puppet on a lonely string

Oh who would ever want to be king?

I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing

Roman cavalry choirs are singing

Be my mirror, my sword and shield

My missionaries in a foreign field

For some reason I can't explain

I know St Peter won't call my name

Never an honest word

But that was when I ruled the world

Oh oh oh oh ohh oh [x5]

Hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing

Roman cavalry choirs are singing

Be my mirror, my sword and shield

My missionaries in a foreign field

For some reason I can't explain

I know St Peter won't call my name

Never an honest word

But that was when I ruled the world

A help for descriptions

Click on here and you will find a website for practising descriptions.

Forest fires.

Forest fires are fires that burn in forest areas. Lightning can start them but usually caressles people do. There are about 15.000 fires in Spain every year. They can spread very fast (23 Km an hour) destroying everything as they move. Sadly, the majority of fires are intentioned.

Natural disasters.

This is the begining of a series related to natural disasters. I'll publish one each week during this fisrt trimester

Volcanoes are explosions that happen from oppenings in the Earth's surface. Most volcanoes are located in the Pacific rim; also in other places like Tenerife, Italy or Iceland. When volcanoes erupt, they spew magma, lava and ash. There are more than 1.500 volcanoes on Earth.

Description of somebody

Hi! good morning. As I told you, now you have to write a text describing someone. Click on "no hay comentarios" for writing your text. I'll correct them this weekend, and next Monday you will know your score (from 1 to 10 points) Good luck!!

PD: you can ask for help :-)

SHORT DESCRIPTION MODEL:

Hi. My name is _________. I'm ____ years old. I have got _______ hair and ______ eyes. I like ____ and ________. Mty favourite sport is ________

SECOND SHORT DESCRIPTION MODEL:

Hi, I'm Sirius Black. I am 200 years old. I am evil; very very evil.

My favourite animals are bats, cats, snakes, spiders, crocodiles,

sharks and scorpions.

I don't like children, babies, flowers, unicorns, rainbows and so on.

My hated enemy is Harry Potter. One day I'll kill him forever.

Professions.

This list of vocabulary is about professions. We'll deal with it on next weeks

King Alfred story.

An English legend.  I like it very much.

Many years ago, in Old Britain, there was a king called Alfred. He was defending his country against barbarian invaders. He had lost a battle, and he ran away, crossing planes, mountains, rivers and valleys. Finally, he found a hut, and he went inside it.

An old woman lived on there. She didn’t know that Alfred was the king; but se gave him food, a seat next to the fireplace and a corner to sleep that night. Alfred was grateful, and he thought: “I will give this woman a prize if I return to my castle safe and sound".

The day after, Alfred was sitting next to the fire. The woman was in the forest collecting wood. She had said to Alfred: “Please, look after some cakes I have let in the oven” Alfred told her: “Don’t worry, woman. I’ll take care of them!” But he was a bit scatterbrained, so he forgot the cakes. When the old woman came back to her hut, she discovered that the cakes were burnt. She pursued him, screaming and striking the royal head with a cane!