LEARNING TO WRITE NARRATIVE TEXTS. OPENING PARAGRAPH

✅ Exercise 1: A Mysterious Beginning

strange noise – walking home – One evening – suddenly – quiet street – I noticed

1______________, while I was 2____________, I was crossing a 3____________ when 4____________ a 5____________. Everything seemed normal until something 6____________ happened.

✔ One evening – walking home – quiet street – I noticed – strange noise – suddenly

✅ Exercise 2: A Holiday Memory

unforgettable – decided – small village – my family – trip – Last summer

1______________, 2____________ and I 3____________ to go on a short 4____________ to a 5____________ by the sea. We had no idea that it would become an 6____________ experience.

✔ Last summer – my family – decided – trip – small village – unforgettable

✅ Exercise 3: An Unexpected Meeting

surprised – old friend – waiting – recognised – One afternoon – bus stop

1______________, while I was 2____________ at the 3____________, I suddenly 4____________ an 5____________. I was completely 6____________ by what happened next.

✔ One afternoon – waiting – bus stop – recognised – old friend – surprised

✅ Exercise 4: A Difficult Day

important exam – rushed – alarm clock – worried – That morning – late

1______________, my 2____________ didn’t ring, so I woke up 3____________. I quickly got dressed and 4____________ to school, feeling extremely 5____________ about my 6____________.

✔ That morning – alarm clock – late – rushed – worried – important exam

✅ Exercise 5: A New Beginning

teacher – excited – nervous – classmates – First day – new school

1______________ at my 2____________, I felt both 3____________ and 4____________. My new 5____________ and my 6____________ were waiting for me.

✔ First day – new school – nervous – excited – classmates – teacher

HAPPY 2026! ANY RESOLUTIONS?

 HAPPY 2026!!!
Have you heard about New Year's Resolutions?

A New Year's resolution is a commitment that a person makes to one or more personal goals, projects, or the reforming of a habit. People committing themselves to a New Year's resolution generally plan to do so for the whole following year. This lifestyle change is generally interpreted as advantageous.



Here you have some of the most common resolutions:

-Quit smoking
-Get in shape
-Save more, spend less
-Dedicate more time to family
-Read more
-Learn a musical instrument
-Get in to a relationship
-Learn a new language
-Control temper:
-Keep up with the resolutions



 

 

 

 

 

 

Other lists include:

■Keeping in touch with friends more
■Exercising more
■Eating a more healthy diet
■Relaxing more
■Helping family more
■Learning something new
■Saving more money
■Reducing loans and debts.
■Becoming a volunteer for a local organization or charity
■Making regular contributions to a world wide charity
■Being more environmentally aware
■Recycling more products
■Helping a neighbour or a friend in need


Add comments with your resolutions for 2026.

XMAS 2025 AT NORBA

The English Department has decorated our school with a collaborative Christmas Tree designed by Mª Ángeles Corral, as well as solidarity Christmas cards that Nieves Garrido will deliver to senior citizens living in a residential home, spreading holiday cheer beyond our school.

 

BASIC AND NATIVE ENGLISH

HALLOWEEN 2025 AT NORBA

This year Mª Ángeles Corral, our Bilingual Section coordinator came up with a wonderful idea to decorate Norba School: creating recycled haunted houses out of cardboard boxex. The result was an impressive Halloween village filled with spooky, imaginative houses. Thank you to all the students who participated. Have a look at the first, second and third prizes.   

  

The English teachers had a hard time making a decision!

And the winners!!!!!!!

 

CARDBOARD HAUNTED HOUSES FOR HALLOWEEN

Halloween is almost here and at Norba school we are ready to decorate and celebrate. 

To stay true to our commitment to the environment we have decided to create haunted houses using recycled cardboard boxes.

 

 

  

 

 Get inspired online, then create your own haunted houses!

There will be fantastic prizes!!!!! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EUROPEAN DAY OF LANGUAGES

 

On September 26th, Norba came alive with colour, creativity, and a shared love for languages. To celebrate the European Day of Languages, students filled the school with colourful decorations and inspiring messages.

The halls and room doors were decorated with beautifully crafted posters inspired by this year’s motto: “Languages open hearts and minds.” Each creation reflected the students’ understanding that learning a language is more than memorizing words — it’s about connecting with others, embracing different cultures, and opening ourselves to new ways of thinking and feeling.

The celebration reminded everyone that languages truly have the power to build bridges and bring people together.