The Art Gallery - The British Channel Seen from the Dorsetshire Cliffs ( 1871 )

John Brett: This view is probably from the cliffs above Lulworth Cove in Dorset, although there are no identifiable features. It's based on detailed notes on colour and meteorology that John Brett made as he sailed round the south-west coast in the summer of 1870.The focus of the painting is the effect of sunlight on the sea, which Brett had studied closely.

Help For Secondary Students in English

Do you need more practice in grammar? Do you want to check a word in an English dictionary? What about improving your pronunciation or extending your vocabulary? Here you can find all the help you need and more....

GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
This site includes quizzes, tests, puzzles and games to improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. Click here

If you want to learn a little bit of topic vocabulary everyday, this site can help you. Vocabulary is set out in lexical fields with a translation in Spanish. Click here

A useful grammar site, which includes explanations in English on all important aspects of grammar and structures. Click here

A site with a list of irregular verbs. Click here

LISTENING

On this site you can practice your listening skills about everyday topics, as well as grammar, vocabulary and Cambridge style exercises. Click here

NEW ENGLISH FILE WEB SITE

This is the site which complements the text book being used in ESO this year. It is very complete with sections on grammar, vocabulary, phrasal verbs, colloquial english, interative games and more. I thoroughly recommend it for consolidating and even for exam revision. Click here

DICTIONARIES

Cambridge dictionary online. Click here.

Word Reference online. Click here.

Collins dictionary online. Click here.

OFFICIAL ENGLISH EXAMS

Whether you want to practise KET, PET, CAE or any other official English exam, try this site for help. Click here

ENGLISH LITERATURE

A useful site for 3rd ESO if you need a concise biography of an author we are dealing with in History of English Literature. Click here

An online library featuring some of the works we'll be reading in History of English Literature. Click here

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Peñalabra would like to congratulate all the pupils in Primary, Secondary and Bachillerato for this year's exam results in YLE, KET, PET, FCE, CAE and CPE. Well-done! Keep up the good work and let's continue with the 100% pass rate next year!
For more information about these exams, please click here

Cotswolds in the Autumn

A Warm Welcome!!!

Hello!!!!!!!!! Welcome to the English Blog at Peñalabra, where we'll be publishing news related to the the English Language programme from Pre-school to Bachillerato. 4th ESO will be creating and maintaining this blog as part of the new course: "English as a Global Language in the Mass Media or Mass Media for short!! Pupils have already come up with some excellent ideas....an update of the University of Cambridge ESOL examinations with links to useful websites for testing your level and preparing for the exams......"A Songs Corner" where pupils' favourite songs will be published, along with videos. 3rd of ESO will also be taking part by including extracts from their English Literature electronic notebooks....and much, much more....so please visit us regularly and if you'd like to take part contact us here at Peñalabra.