4 Nov 2011
ESO2: School subjects... in a Wonderful Song!
Listen to this song by Sam Cooke: Wonderful World. Then, answer the quizz!
ESO1: BODY
Let's revise the parts of the body with this song. Then we can answer the questions on the left.
EXTRA: Let's create our own rap song and dance!!
EXTRA: Let's create our own rap song and dance!!
ESO4: The History of Halloween
This is an extra activity for those who want to know more about the origins of Halloween. Take the test, don't be scared! :[
ESO3: Present Simple and Present Continuous
Here is your mission guys!
1.Watch the video once. It is about Mark and Betty, two scientists.
2.Then, watch it again and answer the quizz on the left.
3.Finally, send your results to your teacher (he will tell you the secret code!).
Good luck!
http://www.eslvideo.com/esl_video_quiz_low_intermediate.php?id=7798
1.Watch the video once. It is about Mark and Betty, two scientists.
2.Then, watch it again and answer the quizz on the left.
3.Finally, send your results to your teacher (he will tell you the secret code!).
Good luck!
http://www.eslvideo.com/esl_video_quiz_low_intermediate.php?id=7798
3 Nov 2011
The Crown, the British Isles, the UK, Great Britain, England... What is what?
The Crown, the British Isles, the UK, Great Britain, England... What is what? Watch this video. The speech is very quick! But don't panick, graphics and maps will help you understand. To get it clear, here you have a summary:
So, the United Kingdom is really the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. In Wikipedia you can find the following information: the UK is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of continental Europe. The country includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another sovereign state—the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel and the Irish Sea.
The United Kingdom is a unitary state governed under a constitutional monarchy and aparliamentary system, with its seat of government in the capital city of London. It is a country in its own right and consists of four countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. There are three devolved national administrations, each with varying powers, situated in Belfast, Cardiff and Edinburgh; the capitals of Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland respectively. Associated with the UK, but not constitutionally part of it, are three Crown Dependencies and fourteen overseas territories. These are remnants of the British Empire which, at its height in 1922, encompassed almost a quarter of the world's land surface and was the largest empire in history. British influence can still be observed in the language, culture and legal systems of many of its former territories.
- Geographical terms: The British Isles = Ireland + Great Britain
- Great Britain (GB) = England + Scotland + Wales
- Ireland = Republic of Ireland + Northern Ireland
- The United Kingdom (UK): England + Wales + Scotland + Northern Ireland
And here you have the Union Jack and its formation:
So, the United Kingdom is really the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. In Wikipedia you can find the following information: the UK is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of continental Europe. The country includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another sovereign state—the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel and the Irish Sea.
The United Kingdom is a unitary state governed under a constitutional monarchy and aparliamentary system, with its seat of government in the capital city of London. It is a country in its own right and consists of four countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. There are three devolved national administrations, each with varying powers, situated in Belfast, Cardiff and Edinburgh; the capitals of Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland respectively. Associated with the UK, but not constitutionally part of it, are three Crown Dependencies and fourteen overseas territories. These are remnants of the British Empire which, at its height in 1922, encompassed almost a quarter of the world's land surface and was the largest empire in history. British influence can still be observed in the language, culture and legal systems of many of its former territories.
YOUR TURN:
- 2nd ESO: Let's make a display with the map and main geographical features. We will complement it with curious facts (food, monuments, music, language, and so on).
- 3rd and 4rth ESO: Fill in the map of your passports with the right countries and match the flags accordingly.
Halloween!
Autumn is here! It is the time when leaves fall from the trees, we gather the fruits of the harvest, we eat chestnuts and panellets for the Castanyada and celebrate All Saints Day. In Mexico they also cellebrate El Día de Los Muertos. No doubt, it is a time in which spirits are present, either they are good... or evil.
In the following link you can find a lot of information about Halloween: its Celtic origins as a day to pay tribute to the dead, its Christian influence, and the witchcraft connections. You can also find ideas for Halloween decorations, fancy dresses and songs among many different categories. Enjoy it and... HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
YOUR TURN: Choose your activity according to your level. And Happy Halloween!
1st ESO: Let's make some Halloween masks! Take orange colored card, draw a half-angry face for your pumpkin, cut out the eyes, nose and mouth and... display! Trick or treat? :)
2nd ESO: Let's decorate our corridor with a scary poster! We need a big black card and colored chalks. We can draw a blue moon, a white spider's web and black bats, green witches and monsters and purple clouds and vamps. OoOoOohHhH!
3rd and 4rth ESO: Let's test your knowledge about Halloween! Answer the questionnaire about this festivity, read the curious facts, solve the mystery picture, unscramble the text message and find the Halloween-related vocabulary in English in the soup! We also watch Michael Jackson's famous videoclip, Thriller. Some of you can dance the choreography!
22 Oct 2011
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