Today we said good bye to Thomas, our language assistant. Students have given him a farewell postcard and many many reasons for him to stay with us next year, and he has brought some chocolate biscuits... so nice of you! THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR GOOD JOB, THOMAS, WE'LL MISS YOU!!
Blog for English as a Foreign Language Students and Teachers who want to get some ideas and exercises for their classes.
20 May 2021
19 May 2021
QR game: Save the history!
QR GAME:
¡suoıʇɐlnʇɐɹƃuoɔ ˙noʎ sʞuɐɥʇ pǝʇɐʌıʇɔɐǝp ǝq llıʍ qɯoq ǝɯıʇ ǝɥʇ ¡ǝuo ʇsɹıɟ ǝɥʇ ǝɹɐ noʎ ɟı ʎluo ǝzoɹd ɐ ʇǝƃ llıʍ noʎ ˙ɯıɥ llǝʇ puɐ ıɥpuɐƃ ʎq uoıʇɐʇonb sıɥʇ ǝzıɹoɯǝɯ ,oʇɹǝqɯnɥ puıɟ![]()
QR
CODES- SAVE THE HISTORY!
HISTORY WILL NO LONGER
BE A MYSTERY!
Slogan winner: Álex Santiago Iglesias
QR GAME
A TIME WARP HAS AFFECTED THE COURSE OF HISTORY. WE NEED YOUR HELP TO PREVENT THE HISTORY TO BE CHANGED… IF YOU DON’T SUCCEED, OUR PRESENT CAN BE CHAOTIC… CAN YOU HELP US? YOU SHOULD!
YOU MUST SCAN THIS QR CODE AND FOLLOW THE CLUES TO FIND THE FOLLOWING ONE, THERE IS A TOTAL OF 8 TIME BOMBS.
Scanning them will deactivate each time bomb. If you get all bombs deactivated, you will save the world! Your help will be rewarded. Good luck in your mission. Our present is in your hands.
18 May 2021
4ESO SECOND WORLD WAR project with History and Formació Andorrana. An exhibition of War propaganda
WORLD WAR 2 PROPAGANDA:
AN EXHIBITION
English - Formació Andorrana - History
4th ESO
World War II, also called
Second World War, conflict that involved virtually every part of the world
during the years 1939–45. The principal belligerents were the Axis powers—Germany,
Italy, and Japan—and the Allies—France, Great Britain, the United
States, the Soviet Union, and, to a lesser extent, China.
The use of
propaganda seeks people to adhere to an idea. Propaganda in wartime must seek to
demoralize enemy morale. A primary objective of propaganda aimed at
enemy nations is to break down their will to fight and their receivers to fight
against a common enemy.
In this
exhibition, 4th of ESO students have analysed the use of symbols, colours and
caricatures in the propaganda posters used in the Second World War context. In
Formació Andorrana and History they have compared their significance in the
historical context and the use of propaganda nowadays. In English, they have analysed
and compared the advertising codes and the creative use of language, images,
colours and symbols.
COMMON FEATURES TO IDENTIFY THE HEROS/VILLAINS IN THE WAR PROPAGANDA
NARRATIVE
IMAGES: The
use of symbols, colours, caricatures, national characters, string soldiers,
caring women, and children as the most vulnerable part of society who is to be
protected as they symbolize the future
TEXTS: use of
font sizes, bold typography for strength, shape of fonts resembling Hebrew with
anti-Semitic messages, the use of colour (red for communism; combined with
black and dark colours: danger, violence; use of basic colours.
SYMBOLS:
swastikas and the double S for the Nazi apparatus, David stars for the Jews,
the compass A for the freemasons: sickle and hammer, star and colour red for
the communists, rising sun flag for the Japanese empire.
MUSEUMS DAY
Con motivo del Día Internacional de los Museos, 4º de la ESO expone esta muestra de carteles de propaganda de guerra, imaginando los museos del futuro y diseñando estrategias de inclusión creando una audioguía en varios idiomas, y un juego de pistas. +Info en los QR
Interactivity and accessibility.
https://es.qr-code-generator.com/
TIL Methodology: use of different languages for the explanation in the museums. Classify your poster according to the Allies/ Axis and these categories:
Llamada
a la unión y a la fuerza contra el enemigo
Crida
d’unió i força contra l’enemic
Call for union and strength against the
enemy
Appel à l'union et à la force contre
l'ennemi
Proteger
a los más vulnerables de la población
Protegir
els més dèbils de la población
Protect the most vulnerable ones of the
population
Protéger
les plus vulnérables de la population
Humor
/ Humour / Humour
El
humor también forma parte del lenguaje de la propaganda: juegos de palabras, caricaturas
del enemigo, uso de estereotipos o símbolos nacionales son usados para
trasladar el mensaje
L'humor
també forma part del llenguatge de la propaganda: jocs de paraules, caricatures
de l'enemic, ús d'estereotips o símbols nacionals són usats per traslladar el
missatge
Humor is also part of the language of
propaganda: puns, caricatures of the enemy, use of stereotypes or national
symbols are used to convey the message.
L'humour
fait également partie du langage de la propagande: des jeux de mots, des
caricatures de l'ennemi, l'utilisation de stéréotypes ou de symboles nationaux
sont utilisés pour véhiculer le message.
Propaganda
soviética/soviètica. Soviet propaganda / propagande soviétique
Predomina
el color rojo, símbolo del comunismo, y las demostraciones de fuerza de la
nación contra el enemigo y el fascismo
Hi predomina el color Vermell, símbol del comunisme, i les demostracions de força de la nació contra l’enemic i el fascisme.
The color red predominates, as a symbol of communism, and the nation's demonstrations of force against the enemy and fascism. La couleur rouge prédomine, symbole du communisme et des manifestations de force de la nation contre l'ennemi et le fascisme.
Antisemitismo
/ antisemitisme / antisemitism / antisémitisme
El
uso de tipografías que asemejan la escritura hebrea y todo un conjunto de
estereotipos son usados para representar de forma peyorativa al pueblo judío.
L'ús de tipografies que s’assemblen a l'escriptura hebrea i tot un conjunt d'estereotips són usats per a representar de forma pejorativa al poble jueu. The use of fonts that resemble the Hebrew script and a whole set of stereotypes are used to represent the Jewish people in a pejorative way. L'utilisation des typographies qui ressemblent à l'écriture hébraïque et tout un ensemble de stéréotypes sont utilisés pour représenter le peuple juif de manière péjorative.
Analyst: Example of an analysis
·
Sender: Americans (Allies)
·
Receiver (to whom): Americans
·
Against whom: the Axis
·
Message (code): The Real V for Victory. (English)
·
Symbols: V of victory, Hitler and Japanese being
squashed by the working force of America
·
Purpose: joined hands will crack these nuts; nuts is a
pun for crazy people (pun) and employers and employees working together with
their machines (symbolized as a nutcracker) can win the war.
17 May 2021
3ESO. UNITS 8 & 9: RELATIVE PRONOUNS AND GLOBAL ISSUES
UNIT 8:
a) VOCABULARY: https://es.liveworksheets.com/iz1824517fl
b) READING: https://es.liveworksheets.com/nu875902nf
c) GRAMMAR: https://es.liveworksheets.com/rs343464nr
d) WRITING:
*Formal note to the Headtecaher: as your class representative/delegate, propose 5 measures to improve the school
*Informal note to Thomas: 5 reasons for him to stay with us next year as a language assistant!
*Consell de la Infància sends you to the European Comission and the United Nations as the Andorran representative of people your age to provide 5 ideas to improve the future world (and the present one) in a speech. get inspiration from Greta!
e) LISTENING-Greta Thunberg: https://es.liveworksheets.com/rm1504687ry
f) READING: https://footprint.wwf.org.uk/#/
23 Apr 2021
4ESO UNIT 7 Film and reported speech
VOCABULARY
1) easy: https://www.liveworksheets.com/lm1779056bv
2) https://english-in-chester.co.uk/e-learning/lesson/film-vocabulary/
3) https://www.liveworksheets.com/fu866688zb
GRAMMAR: REPORTED SPEECH
1) https://www.liveworksheets.com/vm1227782qh
2) https://www.liveworksheets.com/xd1235995fz
3) QUESTIONS: https://www.liveworksheets.com/mi1315032rd
READING: https://www.liveworksheets.com/ip1244464li
SPEAKING
21 Apr 2021
1BAC. Revision 4-5-6 and material for your Powerpoint presentation
These materials will help us revise for the exam on Units 4-5-6.
UNIT 4. MUSIC. SLIDE 1: Write a note to your favourite musician/group: background, lyrics, why you like them, how did you know them...
Example. Choose the correct answer (copy and paste in your Powerpoint):
I love Rosalía. She's my favourite singer/group/producer. The song I like the most is Malamente, one of her first CDs / LPs / singles: it was really a bestseller/ hit / gig! Her songs are very catchy / boring / traditional and I admire the way she plays / performs / compose on stage. I wish I could go to one of her gigs / plays / lectures.
- If I had a time machine...
- If I were rich...
- If I won a round-the-world ticket...
- If I could have a superpower...
- If I saw a ghost...
- Conditionals 1, 2, 3: https://www.liveworksheets.com/ik26379ip
- Unless: https://www.liveworksheets.com/jh1130284yh
19 Apr 2021
REVISION
CONDICIONALES
4 Mar 2021
2BAC. UNIT 5. TRAVEL 2021.
UNIT 5. TRAVEL
Dear students, this is definitely one of my favourite topics, I hope you enjoy it and travel as much as you can to discover new cultures and expland your horizons!
0. STUDENTS BOOK AND WORKBOOK. GRAMMAR + VOCABULARY. UNIT 5 vocabulary is about Travel, and the grammar is about Reported Speech. Have a look at the student's book and complete the exercises on your Workbook. You wil receive the answers soon. Deadline: alter Easter (11th April 2021).
1. VOCABULARY: https://www.ieltsspeaking.co.uk/ielts-holiday-vocabulary/
Make sure you get the meaning of these expressions. E.g. off the beaten track, tourist trap... Choose 10 and write a paragraph using them in context.
Good luck. May the force be with you!
EXTRA: https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/topics/holidays/term
2. GRAMMAR:
FLIPPED CLASSROOM (online): Here you have the theory and some exercises to drill. Copy the table of reported speech on your notebooks.
Theory: https://www.
Exercises: https://www.
Exercises (different
levels): https://agendaweb.
3-LISTENING: https://www.
Listen to these
announcements and answer the questions. Ad the screenshot of your results on your Powerpoint.
4-SPEAKING. Listen to a travel podcast of your choice. Then, prepare and record an audio giving tips to young people about a destination of your choice. As you will see, a podcast must include some music, it might include sound effects and it is important to modulate the rhythm, pauses, and intonation. I will attach 2 examples from last year students to have an idea: Selena's did it individually, Dani and Luis did in couple. Duration: from 1 to 5 minutes. You can work in pairs (virtually though!... given our current situation).
https://www.wanderlust.co.uk/
Students' examples:
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Podcast |
2 |
1.5 |
1 |
0.5 |
0 |
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Pronunciation Level of diction and intonation are... |
Excellent |
Very good |
Average |
Improvable |
Poor |
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Fluency Pauses, rhythm, connectors are... |
Excellent |
Very good |
Average |
Improvable |
Poor |
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Accuracy Spelling, agreement, tenses... |
Excellent |
Very good |
Average |
Improvable |
Poor |
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Content Ideas/tips, lexicon, phrasals and info given are... |
Excellent |
Very good |
Average |
Improvable |
Poor |
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Music/effects Sound elements like music/FX are... |
Excellent |
Very good |
Average |
Improvable |
Poor |
a) A travel experience. 120-150 words.
Follow the tips. https://www.
b) A formal hotel reservation. Follow the example.
https://www.myenglishpages.
Have a look to these examples and feel free to participate in the forum:https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/magazine/life-around-world/why-it-important-travel
More: https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/topics/holidays/term
















