Dear junior students,
Your " plan de Recuperación" is ready. Go to your classroom space ( 1A or 1B) or check the "RECUPERACIÓN DE SEPTIEMBRE" section above 👆. Download the pdf and read it attentively.
Have a wonderful summer and don't stop practising your English!!
Dear Seniors,
How are things going? How much reading have you been doing? I hope you are enjoying the adaptation of 1984 and learning a lot from it. As I told you in class, you have the opportunity to discover the term "Orwellian" and use it correctly.
Please watch the following video using subtitles to understand the origin of the word and its correct use. You can also learn about other important information about the novel. Then, answer three of the questions below in a comment.
You can watch the video as many times as you need, stop and replay if necessary. Please do not forget to write your name in your comment. Have fun and learn a lot!
Remember BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING👀... nah, just kidding!
SENIORS 2A
Q1: What does the expression " chances are " mean? Can you think of an equivalent in Spanish?
Q2: What was George Orwell real name?
Q3: According to the video, what is the wrong use of the word "orwellian"?
SENIORS 2B
Q1: What does the term "pen name " mean?
Q2: Apart from writing, in what activity did Orwell spend most of his life?
Q3: Could you explain what a " barrage of propaganda " mean? Does " propaganda" means the same as in Spanish?
SENIORS 2C
Q1: What's the name of the fictional country where 1984 is set it?
Q2: How does the regime in 1984 control language , according to the video?
Q3: How could someone commit "Thoughtcrime"?
ROLES DISTRIBUTION
Hi all!
Let me clarify how you need to distribute roles before starting the Project. Even though you are just a binome this is how you are going to distribute responsibilities.
SPOKESPERSON: The student in charge of communicating with the teacher ( mail, classroom, face-to-face) in case they need to report. In case you need to open a Drive File to share documents / pictures. This person will also be the Google administrator.
RESEARCHER: Person in charge of finding valuable information to share with his/her partner. This student needs to differentiate between valid material and non-solid information. He / she also needs to select video clips, images of the film, citations ...
WRITER/REVIEWER: This role will create the content to be spoken in class. It must be brief, concise interesting and dynamic. In case both students want to write their own lines , one of them will review grammar and spelling and style, in order to create an engaging message. He /she will also review the webography and the outline to be uploaded to the classroom space.
EDITOR: In case you are presenting video/ visual support to your talk, the editor will use the best format and will modify ( size, extension...) , he/she will include in a presentation (optional).
Students may have more than one role. The idea of distributing the task according to the students's own personal competence is based on cooperative learning methodology. The aim is to create a working environment (using online tools ) in which we learn from each other and take responsibility in your personal work.
Please , let me know if this is clear enough for you. I'll be happy to answer any question.
Go teams!
Hello dear Seniors!
I told you we would continue with November eventful days. In this case we are going to talk about the so well-known Black Friday💸. I know you know 😉; but how much do you really know about its origins ? Let's pay attention to this listening activity and find out about the coinage of the word and the origin of the custom.
Please watch the video and answer the following questions below.
SENIORS GROUP A.💰💰💰💰💰💰
Q1. What is the connection between Black Friday , Thanksgiving day and Christmas?
Q2. What day and what month did the first so-called Black Friday took place ? Was is related to Christmas shopping 🎄?
Q3. What is the earliest example of calling "Black Friday" to the day after Thanksgiving?
SENIORS GROUP B
Q1 Where in the US do they start calling the day after Thanksgiving Black Friday? Who started to do that?
Q2 What two problems did the Police have after Thanksgiving?
Q3 What spin off have retailers made of Thanksgiving?
SENIORS GROUP C.
Q1. Has the term Black Friday always been used to refer about shopping? Explain very briefly, please.
Q2. How did retailers try to rebrand the term " Black Friday"? Why didn't it succeed?
Q3. What is the mythical explanation about the use of "black"in the expression that has been going on since the 80s? Please be brief.
Hello my dear Seniors!
You may already know that in the USA🗽 they are already counting down the days to Thanksgiving 🦃. When do they celebrate it? Did you know that Canada 🍁 has a similar celebration just a week earlier? Let's find out a little bit more about how it is celebrated through this video.
STEP 1. WATCH THE VIDEO 👀 👆Find the time to do it, use headphones if necessary, and try not to be interrupted.
While you watch the video you may want to write down the relevant vocabulary ✍. You can stop the recording and pay attention to the definitions of the different keywords offered on the screen.
STEP 2. QUESTIONS ❓
Answer the following questions about this important American celebration in the comment section below 👇. You need to watch the whole recording to be able to answer them.
Q1. Who founded Thanksgiving as a National Holiday?
Q2. Why is it the beginning of the busiest season for stores ?
Q3. What is the typical main course? What different side dishes and sauces round out the table?
Q4. How long did the very first Thanksgiving celebration take?
Q5. What is the connection between Football and Thanksgiving?
Q6. What new vocab have you learned from the video?
Leave your answers in the comment section. Do not forget to write your name and group.
DEADLINE 2A Wednesday 18th, 2B and 2C Friday 20th.
I hope you like it!
Congratulations to all participants!! You really did a good job. We have wonderful micro stories that move from horror stories to mystery tales. I hope you enjoyed them all
Congratulations to all participants!! You really did a good job. We have wonderful micro stories that move from horror stories to mystery tales. I hope you enjoyed them all
Disappearance into the shadows by Ale Parada
Monotony by Gema Sánchez Garrido
Evil never looked so good by María Pedro
The Hitch-hicker by Miriam Romero
In the Next Life by Alejandro Venegas
A key 🔑, candle light🕯 , a black cat, a shadow▒ and autumn leaves🍂... these were the common elements...
Hello dear Seniors!
Here is your first task of the year. I would like you to pay attention to this video explaining the basic vocabulary to be able to talk about the pandemic situation we are in. So take 13 minutes of your time , grab your headphones and your notebook to take notes. Pay attention to important concepts like " contaminated surface" or "lockdown" or maybe you are going to need the name of basic objects such as " face mask" or measures such as "social distancing" to explain your current experience at school. There is a writing task coming up and you will be ask to use as much of this vocab as possible. The aim of the video is to give you the proper language to talk and write about this topic
This is what you have to do:
2ºA: watch the video before Wednesday 23rd
2ºB and 2ºC: watch the video before Friday 25th
All senior groups have to be ready to answer the following questions about it by that date:
1) In which different contexts can we use the adjective "contagious"?
2) What is Cockney?How do they speak it?
3) In which contexts can the word " lockdown" be used?
4) What kind of word is " pandemic"? What does ir mean? What is the difference between "epidemic" and "pandemic"?
5) What does "work remotely" mean?
There will also be a writing task to be prepared over the weekend . Check your classroom space for that.
That's all for now. Enjoy your video!!
Hi Everyone! Welcome to the English blog. My name is Arantxa Sánchez and I will be your teacher throughout this year. To those of you who already started the journey with us, welcome back ;-), in case you are new at the school , make yourself at home.
