The Fonix 2.015: Contestants

The contestants for the Fonix of this year are...

• 1r. ESO: Tayab Mukthar
• 2n. ESO: Nico Hurtado
• 3r. ESO: Zahra Farheen
• 4t. ESO: Hamza Shakil

See you next Saturday, February, 28 at 12:00 midday.

Good luck!

The Fonix 2.015: Task Types (Regional Stage)

REGIONAL STAGE TASK TYPES:

Each year the competition uses a theme to base all the tasks around. The theme will be  in short announced.

1st CYCLE OF SECONDARY / 1º Y 2º DE ESO)

• Vocabulary: Verbs and nouns related to a theme.
• Reading: Text about the given theme with questions about it.
• Language: Present Simple / Past Simple + verbs related to theme.
• Tasks: gap filler, answering questions, matching, true / false questions and putting words in order to make sentences. Giving simple advice.
• Writing: Writing about 120 words about the given theme.
• Time Limit: 55 minutes

2nd CYCLE OF SECONDARY (3º Y 4º DE ESO)

• Vocabulary: General verb tense review, words related to a theme.
• Reading: Text about the given theme with questions about it.
• Language: Present simple / Past Simple / Present Perfect and Past Perfect.
• Tasks: Matching definitions, gap filler, completing sentences with correct tense, giving advice.
• Writing: Giving opinion about a theme. Writing about 130 words.
• Time Limit: 55 minutes

We Want Peace by Lenny Kravitz (Change Begins at Home)

In early 2003, Lenny Kravitz released the song "We Want Peace" as a protest against the 2003 invasion of Iraq, he performed this alongside famous Iraqi singer Kazem Al Saher at Rock The Vote. The track reached #1 on the world internet download charts and MP3.com download chart.

In the next video, Lenny explain the song:

Here they are the lyrics:

Come on people

It's time to get together

It's time for the revolution

Here is once again in our face

Why haven't we learn from our past

We're at the crossroads of our human race

Why are we kicking our own ass

We want peace

We want it yes

We want peace

We want it yes

We want peace

And we want it fast (x2)

We're on the eve of destruction my friends

We are about to go to far

Politicians think that war is the way

But we know that love has the power

We want peace

We want it yes

We want peace

We want it yes

We want peace

And we want it fast (x2)

The solution is simple and fame

There won't be peace if we don't try

In a war there is nothing to gain

When so many people will die

We want peace

We want it yes

We want peace

We want it yes

We want peace

And we want it fast (x2)

Extreme Sports: Vocabulary & Activities

Extreme sports are sports that are generally thought of as having a high level of danger. These sports usually involve speed, height, a lot of physical exertion, and also great skill. A lot of the extreme sports we are going to look at today gained popularity in the 1990s, but many of these sports had been around before that time.

With this presentation you will learn a lot about extreme sports.

from Sergio Viñ

At this link you can find the basic vocabulary of extreme sports with translation into Catalan and Spanish. In addition, here you have a video from the British Council with amazing images.

Activities and games:

• Games at MiniClip
• A maze by the British Council
• Games.com offers you lots of games about extreme sports
• Snowboarding by Addicting Games
• 2D Play and its games

Emotional Education

The Fonix 2.015: Local Stage Dates

The Local Stage (level tests) to choose the candidates for each class will be held next week. The timetable for the tests is as it follows:

• 1^st ESO: Group A: Thursday, 29th of January, 09.30 am
• 1^st ESO: Group B: Thursday, 29th of January, 10.30 am
• 2^nd ESO: Group A: Monday, 26th of January, 8.30 am
• 2^nd ESO: Group B: Monday, 26th of January, 03.00 pm
• 3^rd ESO: Friday, 23rd of January, 09.30 pm
• 4^th ESO:  Monday, 26th of January, 09.30 am

Frozen Days

More stuff to help you stand these frozen days... Disney's Frozen soundtrack. Enjoy the sing-along version of the main title of the film 'Let it go'.

Online Games for a Cold Week

Lots of online games to bear these cold, cold days:

• FlashGame 6
• Snowboard Madness at Mini Clip
• Free Online Games
• Games 14

Don't forget to study some English too...

The BestCrops' "Behind" (Karaoke Version)

The song that The Bestcrops will perform at the Schools Song Contest' 2.015 is already chosen. It's going to be a free version of 'Higher', a song by Taio Cruz featuring Kylie Minogue.

Do you want to know the lyrics of this new version? So watch the clip:



This songs talks about the different origins of the students and the feeling of leaving the school in a few months.

The BestCrops - 'Behind'

Woooooooo Woooooo (x4)

Most of us started here when we were three (three)

And some other arrived along the years

We came from different countries of the world (world)

But studying at this school has made us one

And I can't get enough

I can't get enough
I don’t wanna go out (whoa)
I can't get enough

I can't get enough
But it’s time to leave now

It’s time to leave behind

Behind

Behind our past

It’s time to leave behind

Behind

Behind our past

Woooooooo Woooooo (x6)

We have shared lots of special moments here (here)

And promise don’t forget a single thing

We’ll keep them in our head and in our soul (soul)

‘Cause this is our last year at this school

But I can't get enough

 I can't get enough
I don’t wanna go out (whoa)
I can't get enough

I can't get enough
But it’s time to leave now

It’s time to leave behind

Behind

Behind our past (x2)

Woooooooo Woooooo (x2)

Studying here has made me stronger

I feel like I can reach my aims

It’s time to leave behind, behind

Behind our past (x4)

Woooooooo Woooooo (x4)