Haiku Poem

A Haiku poem consists of 3 lines and 17 syllables and can be written on many themes.

Each line has a set number of syllables:

Line 1 – 5 syllables

Line 2 – 7 syllables

Line 3 – 5 syllables

Read the two examples below:

An old silent pond...

A frog jumps into the pond, Splash!

Silence again.

The sky is so blue.

The sun is so warm up high.

I love the summer.

Now try writing 2 of your own Haiku poems. Your theme is Christmas. Think of a title for each of your poems.

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                       MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!    


Hello everyone!!! Christmas is around the corner*, and, to break the ice*, we'll show you some Christmas vocabulary. Don't worry, everything's very easy, it's just... a piece of cake!

* to be around the corner: estar a la vuelta de la esquina
* to break the ice: romper el hielo

 

Have you sent Father Christmas your letter?      

But is really Christmas all about presents?
           

1. What presents do you want for Christmas?
2. Do you think Christmas has become a bit too commercial or materialistic?
3. Are you going to give something (maybe not expensive presents) to your loved ones* too?

* your loved ones:      Tus seres queridos

POKÉMON GO

POKÉMON GO

In just a few days, this new pastime, which has taken all ages by storm, became the biggest ever game for smartphones in the United States, with 21 million active users every day.

    The novelty with this application is that you don’t play at home on the sofa, but the hunt for Pokémons and other items goes on in the streets, beaches, parks, stores and restaurants.

    Some of these bars have been quick to make the most of this new trend and have replaced their blackboards showing menus and prices with new ones informing that the bar in question is also a Poke Stop, a place that will appear to players on the screens of their phones as they anxiously search for the Poke Balls they need to expand their collection.

    What this game also does, though, is to get players out and take them to monuments and museums. These sites are all now on the route that they have to follow to obtain important elements to improve their strategy. The game has encouraged people to go out, walk and interact more socially.

    On the other hand, the game may have negative effects too. Many people are hooked and spend too much time on their phones and, besides, playing the app can make you more distracted and you can even suffer an accident.

                                                                                                                  

                                                                                                                           Adapted from Sur in English

                

Have you ever played Pokémon Go? Is it fun?

What are your favourite characters?

What is the most strange place where you have come across a Pokémon?

What do you think about this kind of games?

VOCABULARY  

take all ages by storm           ser un éxito rotundo entre todas las  

                                                                                        edades

hunt                                        caza

item                                        cosa, objeto

make the most                        sacar el máximo partido

trend                                       moda

improve                                  mejorar

encourage                              animar

on the other hand                   por otro lado

hooked                                   enganchado

besides                                   además

distracted                               distraído

fun                                          divertido

character                                personaje

come across                           encontrarse, toparse con algo

kind                                        tipo, clase