Here is the "Study Plan" for this summer. It's pretty easy to follow. Just review the pages from your grammar book, practice the "Pevau-type" tests and follow a TV Serie in English. You have three months ahead of you to improve your English and succeed in Sempember. Seize the opportunity and make the most of it!!
So sooner or later I had to include a post on this subject. Everybody is talking about it, newspaper FrontPages are filled with reletively new terms " brexiteers", "leavers", "hard brexit", "soft brexit"... Prime Minister Theresa May's interventions on Parliament are shown almost every day on TV and I was wondering if you really knew what they are talking about. Do you?
So, here you are a nice and concise explanation. Watch the video, pay attention to the 13 terms they use and post the answers to the questions below on the comment section. You can also check @loveyourenglish_ related feed on Instagram. Have a wonderful week!!
QUESTIONS FOR JUNIOR STUDENTS
1 What does "Brexit" mean?
2. What's the difference between the UK and Britain?
3. What was the result of the 2016 referendum?
4. How many types os brexit does the video identify?
QUESTIONS FOR SENIOR STUDENTS
1. What is a portmanteau Word? Why is Brexit an example of it?
2. Why is article 50 in the Lisbon Treaty important in this matter?
3. What phrase did Theresa May coin? What did she mean?
4.What British border represents a particulary controversial issue? Why?
Here are the specifications for your Final Task ( resources included). I'll leave you this CHICAGO trailer to inspire you a little bit. Click HERE to download the document. Parts of news report
Do you recognize this word ? Since I know you are doing some research on the setting of the film "Chicago" for your Final Task, I picked this short documentary on " The Prohibition", which not only you can use foryour project but also will count as a classwork grade. Watch it using subtitles as many times as you need and answer the questions below. Post the answers as a comment by Friday February 1st. Enjoy the film 🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿
1. What was exactly the law known as " The Prohibition?
2. Pay attention to the sign behind the group of women at the beginning of the documentary, What does it say? or what does it mean?
3. Who weere the "wets" and the "Dries"?
4. How many different words have you spotted to refer to alcoholic drinks?
5. What was Valentine's Day massacre?
6. Think of a newspaper headline to report any of the different pieces of information given on this documentary.
As you already know we are preparing something really exciting regarding the FINAL TASK for junior students. Check out this introduction of Shakespeare's MACBETH and post the answers for the following questions before Monday 21st. Enjoy the Tragedy!!!
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS.
1) What two names do they use to refer to the play?
2) Where and when was it first performed?
3) Was Queen Elisabeth I alive by the time the play was performed? If not, who was ruling England at that time?
5) What historal source did Shakespeare use to get inspired before writing Macbeth?
6) What two sections of the theatre are mentioned? What kind of audience used these sections?
7) What are four themes that ,according to the video, appear in the play?
FINAL QUESTIONS.
These are the questions that require a recond viewing and and more reflected answer.
8) The video mentions "AMBITION POWER AND VIOLENCE that spoke directly to the politics of Shakesperean time and continue to echo in our own". Try to explain briefly what that sentence means using your own words.
9) "In the early 17ths. England was politically precarious". Please, give a brief explanation. You can use terms from the text if needed.
Here is the promised video from which you will get ideas to write an effective spooky story. Watch the video and write down the following tips to make your writing suspenseful. Use the different elements /characters /images/symbols that you have always found scary and start writing. Your classmates will vote for their favourite ones so try to put your heart into it. Click on the link below and remember... the spookiest the better💀
Now that you have already got started and you got to know the school, here are some interesting tips to make the most of your EALO experience. Watch the following video and see if you agree. Which of the ideas do you consider really useful?
Pay attention to her advice, grab a pen and a piece of paper, use headphones if you have background noise, set up subtitles when needed and watch. Remember to post a comment by Friday 19th. oct.
a) What personal information do you get about her? Education level/ Job?
b) How does she describe herself?
c) What electronic devices/software/apps does she use?
d) Can you name the diferent materials she uses to update her agenda?
