The Skeleton Dance / El baile del esqueleto

Learn vocabulary doing the skeleton dance. / Aprende vocabulario bailando el baile del esqueleto.




Dem bones, dem bones, dem dancing bones, (3X)
Doin' the skeleton dance.
The foot bone's connected to the leg bone,
The leg bone's connected to the knee bone,
The knee bone's connected to the thigh bone,
Doin' the skeleton dance.
The thigh bone's connected to the hip bone,
The hip bone's connected to the backbone,
The backbone's connected to the neckbone,
Doin' the skeleton dance.
Shake your hands to the left,
Shake your hands to the right,
Put your hands in the air,
Put your hands out of sight,
Shake your hands to the left,
Shake your hands to the right,
Put your hands in the air,
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle wiggle... (your knees)
Dem bones, dem bones, dem dancing bones, (3X)
Doin' the skeleton dance.

Esos huesos, esos huesos, esos huesos bailarines, (3 veces)
Bailando el baile del esqueleto.
El hueso del pie está conectado con el hueso de la pierna,
El hueso de la pierna está conectado con el hueso de la rodilla,
El hueso de la rodilla está conectado con el hueso del muslo,
Bailando el baile del esqueleto.
El hueso del muslo está conectado con el hueso de la cadera,
El hueso de la cadera está conectado con el hueso de la espalda,
El hueso de la espalda está conectado con el hueso del cuello,
Bailando el baile del esqueleto.
Sacude las manos hacia la izquierda,
Sacude las manos hacia la derecha,
Levanta las manos en el aire,
Esconde las manos donde no se puedan ver.
Sacude las manos hacia la izquierda,
Sacude las manos hacia la derecha,
Alza las manos en el aire,
Menea, menea, menea, menea...(las rodillas)                                                           
Esos huesos, esos huesos, esos huesos bailarines, (3 veces)
Bailando el baile del esqueleto.

Vocabulary for Beauticians / Vocabulario para esteticistas

For our future PCPI beauticians. Click on the address below and visit a page with vocabulary for beauticians.

Para nuestros futuros esteticistas del PCPI de Estética. Pinchad en la dirección que viene debajo y visitad una página de vocabulario para esteticistas.

http://www.aleida.net/gloss3-es.html

Sometimes / A veces

Listen to "Sometimes," by the Carpenters. It´s not just the music, there are lyrics too, and subtitles so you can read them while they are sung, and a message as well.

Escuchad  "A veces," de los Carpenters. No es sólo la música. Está la letra también, y subtítulos, para que la puedas leer mientras la cantan, y hasta un mensaje.

Nauta´s Mini Mythology - Hecate / Mini Mitología de Nauta - Hécate

Since it will soon be Halloween, I believe it might be convenient for me to introduce you to a lady who knows how to keep  evil spirits at bay. The main duty of the goddess Hecate is to watch all entrances through which evil spirits can sneak in and wreak havoc, preventing them from causing trouble. We the ancients depended on her to defend the doors of our homes. But one has to be very careful not to offend her because if she is piqued she refuses to do her work and then anything can happen. Her favorite animals are, of course, watchdogs, because they help her with her job.

Puesto que pronto será Halloween, creo que conviene presentaros a una dama que sabe mantener a los malos espíritus a raya. La labor principal de la diosa Hécate es vigilar todos las entradas por las que se pueden colar seres malignos y hacer maldades, asegurándose de que no causen problemas. Los antiguos dependíamos de ella para defender las puertas de nuestras casas. Pero hay que tener mucho cuidado de no oftenderla porque si se pica, pasa de controlar y entonces puede pasar lo que sea. Sus animales favoritos son, naturalmente, los perros guardianes, que la ayudan en su trabajo.

  

Perhaps you are wondering which of the three young misses in the drawing is Hecate. She happens to be all three. Since she has such a tough job, she has to be worth three times as much as anyone else. That´s why she is triform. Sometimes she appears as three young women, like in the drawing. But other times she chooses to be a little girl, a young woman and an old lady at the same time. On occasions she has appeared without her human heads, wearing in their place the heads of animals, generally those of a horse, a boar and a dog.

Tal vez os estéis preguntado cual de las tres señoritas que hay en el dibujo es Hécate. Pues es las tres. Como tiene un trabajo tan duro, tiene que valer tres veces más que cualquiera. Por eso es triforme. A veces se manifiesta con las formas de tres mujeres jóvenes, como en el dibujo. Pero otras veces toma las formas de una niña, una mujer joven y una anciana a la vez. En ocasiones se ha dejado ver sin cabezas humanas. En su lugar luce cabezas de animales, por lo general las de un caballo, un javalí y un perro.

Though her job is hectic and demanding, Hecate finds time for her favorite hobby, which is potion-brewing. In the drawing, she is surrounded by some of the plants she employs when practicing it. Many of them, such as belladonna, foxglove and mandrake can be quite poisonous. But Hecate also loves non-toxic plants. One of her favorites is garlic.   

Aunque su trabajo es esclavo y estresante, Hécate encuentra tiempo para su hobby favorito, que es preparar pociones mágicas. En el dibujo está rodeada por algunas de las plantas que emplea cuando lo practica. Muchas de estas plantas, como la beladona, el acónito y la mandrágora  pueden ser bastante venenosas. Pero a Hécate también le gustan plantas que no son tóxicas. Una de sus favoritas es el ajo.  

Now we´ll do a very mini mini quiz. I hope you get it all right. And if we don´t see each other again till after the 31st, make sure you have a happy Halloween.

Ahora haremos un mini quiz muy mini. Espero que lo contestéis correctamente. Y si no nos vemos hasta después del 31, aseguraros de pasar una feliz víspera de todos los santos.

1. What is Hecate´s job? / ¿Cúal es el trabajo de Hécate?

2. Which are Hecate´s favorite animals? Why? / ¿Cúales son los animales favoritos de Hécate? ¿Por qué?

3. Why does Hecate know a lot about plants? / ¿Por qué sabe Hécate mucho de plantas? 

London Bridge Dungeon Ghost / Fantasma del calabozo del puente de Londres

When we can, we will dedicate a post to London Bridge and its ghosts. Meanwhile, have a look at this video taken in the London bridge dungeon. If you look closely, you might spot what could be a spectre. Experts who have examined this video can´t explain it.  

Cuando podamos, vamos a dedicar una entrada al puente de Londres conocido como "London Bridge" y sus fantasmas. De momento, echad un vistazo a este video del calabozo que hay en el  puente. Si ponéis mucha atención, podréis distinguir algo que podría ser un espectro. Expertos que han examinado el video no lo pueden explicar.  

For rappers who are Halloween enthusiasts / Para raperos que son forofos de Halloween

Turn back, ye who don't approve of rap.This post is for pupils who are rappers. Well, and for those who understand that rap does happen to be an art. Like it or not, don't mess with the Halloween King on the 31st, or you might be hit by something worse than karma.

Atrás, los que no gusten del rap. Esta entrada es para los alumnos raperos. Bueno, y para los que entienden que el rap no deja de ser un arte. Os guste o no, no se os ocurra provocar al rey de Halloween el 31, no sea que os de un palo algo peor que el karma.



Below is another video that shows you how to make the Halloween King's mask. Should you care to try and unless you have a diploma from a recognized school or university that states you are an expert at making things like this, ask an adult who is creative to help you with it. Ask anyway.

Debajo va otro video que muestra como fabricar la máscara del rey de Halloween. Si quieres intentarlo y no tienes un diploma de una escuela o universidad reconocida que acredite que eres un experto en fabricar cosas como esta, pide ayuda a un adulto que sea manitas. Pídela de todas formas.

Twilight and the Monster Mash / Crepúsculo y el Monster Mash

If you click on this address http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeUKisH80wk&feature=related
you can see the kids from Twilight do the Monster Mash, a sixties hit composed by Bobby "Boris" Pickett and Lenny Capizzi that has become a Halloween classic.The lyrics go below, only for educational purposes. Doesn´t Edward look like Andrés Pajares with this costume?


Si pinchas en esta dirección, http://www.youtube.com/watchv=TeUKisH80wk&feature=related
podrás ver a los chicos de "Crepúsculo" bailar el Monster Mash, gran éxito de los 60 compuesto por Bobby "Boris" Pickett y Lenny Capizzi que se ha convertido en un clásico de Halloween. Debajo va la letra original en inglés que utilizaremos sólo para propósitos pedagógicos. ¿A que Edward con este disfraz se parece a Andrés Pajares?

I was working in the lab,
Late one night,
When my eyes beheld an eerie sight,
For my monster from his slab began to rise,
And suddenly to my surprise..
(He did the mash) He did the monster mash,
(The monster mash) It was a graveyard smash,
(He did the mash) It caught on in a flash,
(He did the mash) He did the monster mash,
(wa-oo) From my labratory in the castle East,
(wa-oo) To the master bedroom where the vampires feast,
(wa, wa-oo) The ghouls all came from their humble abodes,
(wa-oo) To get a jolt, from my electrodes.
(they did the mash) They did the monster mash,
(the monster mash) It was a graveyard smash,
(they did the mash) It caught on in a flash,
(they did the mash) They did the monster mash,
(wa-ooo) The zombies were having fun,
(anashoop wa-oo) The party had just begun,
(anashoop wa-oo) The guests included wolfman,
(anashoop wa-oo) Dracula and his son
(wa-ooo) The scene was rocking, oh we're digging the sounds,
(wa-oo) Igor on chains backed by baying hounds,
(wa-oo) The coffin bangers were about to arrive,
(wa-oo) With their vocal group, the Crypt-Kicker Five
(they played the mash) They played the monster mash,
(the monster mash) It was a graveyard smash,
(they played the mash) It caught on in a flash,
(they played the mash) They played the monster mash
(wa-oo) Out from his coffin Drac's voice did ring,
(wa-oo) seems he was troubled by just one thing,
(wa, wa-oo) Open the lid, and shook his fist and said
(wa-oo) 'Whatever happened to my Transylvanian Twist?'
(it's now the mash) It's now the monster mash,
(the monster mash) And it's a graveyard smash,
(it's now the mash) It's caught on in a flash,
(it's now the mash) It's now the monster mash.
(wa-oo) Now everything's cool, Drac's a part of the band,
(wa-oo) And my monster mash is the hit of the land,
(wa, wa-oo) For you the living, this mash was meant too,
(wa-oo) When you get to my door, tell them Borris sent you.
(Then you can mash) Then you can monster mash,
(the monster mash) and do my graveyard smash,
(then you can mash) You'll catch on in a flash,
(then you can mash) Then you can monster mash.

*weird noises*