jueves, 30 de enero de 2014

FUTURE CITIES!!!!


Dear students!!!

Sometimes I wonder how the future will be....I imagine so many things....
Here you are a video about future buildings used as modern farms to save energy and be ecological...you will see...


Watch the video, perhaps it can help you for our forthcoming project!!! ENJOY!!!

domingo, 26 de enero de 2014

NEW TOPIC: CITY LIFE

Hi all!!!

We start a new unit, quite interesting one. We are going to talk about "city life" and future cities. To break the ice, I want you to think about advantages and disadvantages of living in a city or in a village.


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If you had to decide where to live, you would prefer a village or a city?? Write your thoughts on the blog and share your opinion with your classmates.

BFN!!!


lunes, 6 de enero de 2014

TALKING FASHION: OUR NEW PROJECT

Hi again!!!

We are on unit 4, coping with the perspectives of REAL FASHION, learning fashion vocabulary, using comparison, discussing dress codes and talking about fashion in general.

We take into account what we have learnt and we are going to desing a COVER of a fashion magazine.

To design this cover we will use publisher stuff and you will add pictures, adverts, scoops what you consider appropiate to sell your product in our Spanish market. From now on, pay attention to different styles and how fashion develops in our society.

More instructions will be given about this project in the classroom. It must be finished in two weeks.

DON´T FORGET:


  • January, 17th: Reading book, The Lost World, Exam
  • Vocabulary exams will be forthcoming.




In your opinion, is this way of dressing fashionable???


CHALLENGES FOR THIS TERM!!!

Dear students,

Here you are some new taks for this term that are not compulsory however, they can give you extra marks.

They are directly related to the topics we are dealing with in each unit and, are also related to our cultural section. It is a kind of research work for you to learn and to improve your writing.

Here you are the list of matters to work with and the way to do it:

To face these topics, first of all, you should read the cultural section in your book related to the issue you are dealing with and later work with the question I give you here on the blog. You will upload it on your blog-portfolio adding any video or picture you consider necessary.


The topics are:

1-CHILD LABOUR: Find out about child labour laws in your area. Are there laws concerning age, hours and types of work children can do?

2-SHOPPING AROUND THE WORLD: Write a paragraph about interesting shopping malls or outdoor markets to shop in your area.

3-CAPITAL CITIES: What foreign city would you like to visit? Find information and write a paragraph about it

4-THE HISTORY OF COMMUNICATION: Write an opinion article about the use of mobile phone for teenagers and according to the chart of mobile use phone in different countries, establish your own conclusions.

Try and do your best. Remember you can get extra punctuation on your final mark. Good luck guys!!!




AN AMAZING NEW YEAR 2014 IS COMING!!!!

Hi everyone!!!

We start a new year and I hope you had a happy Chistmas with your family and friends. To begin our second term at school, I invite you all to share your wishes and resolutions for the New Year in a video. Someone will record you telling your expectations for the new year and you will upload it on your blog-portfolio. 10th January will be your deadline.

New challenges are coming so, be ready to keep on working hard ok??

I want you to be brave during this year in our English projects. COURAGE will be an important word in our improvement of English

To start with our term I give you a quotation as a present for you to think and a song to listen and enjoy the lyrics:

"COURAGE IS RESISTANCE TO FEAR, MASTERY OF FEAR, NOT ABSENCE OF FEAR" Mark Twain.



LUCKY AND HAPPY TO SHARE ANOTHER YEAR WITH YOU, WE WISH YOU A JOYFUL YEAR AND ALL THE BEST IN YOUR LIVES AND IN OUR ENGLISH GOALS!!! LOVE UUUU!!!! KRISTIE AND ASCEN.