POCTEP Castilla y León 2007-2013

UNIT 2 THE GREAT DYING

2nd PROJECT: BRETONIANS ON THE SCENE!!

REPORTING A NATURAL DISASTER ON THE SCENE

GUIDELINES:

• Make four-student groups and choose a natural disaster
• Create a video: BREAKING NEWS! Top length: FIVE MINUTES
• Background images on the disaster are required
• You will need: Reporter, emergency services, victims
• Try to get as close to the event's location as possible
• Very important: Date, time, and specific location of the incident
• Casualties and damage
• Environmental conditions
• Find eyewitnesses of the event and interview them
• FInd people who have been affected by the event
• Report on the cause of the disaster, rescue efforts or any lack of aid
• You can wear anything to make the reporting more realistic
• DEADLINE: DECEMBER 3rd

I'M SURE YOU'LL BE GREAT GUYS! And as I usually say.... ENJOY!!

COMING SOON!!

HOMOPHONES and HOMONYMS

• Homonyms are words that share the same spelling and pronunciation but have different meanings.
• Homophones are words that sound the same but do not mean the same.

Watch the following videos which  Jessica talked about last Wednesday in our English lesson and learn some of the idiomatic expresssions mentioned. ENJOY!

1st TERM PROJECT: BRETONIANS ROUND THE WORLD!

GUIDELINES

• Make 9 groups ( 3 students each)
• Think of a country: Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, China, Australia, Turkey, Greece, Mexico, United States, Austria, Netherlands, Singapore, Italy, Brazil, Iceland...you have just visited.
• Find information about: places you visited, monuments, food, culture, currency, transport, difficulties...
• Create a  presentation :  VIDEO, POWER POINT, PREZI, ...
• Avoid long sentences
• The main purpose of this activity is to explain your trip using the Present Perfect and the Simple Past
• Your presentation will be held in the classroom on Tuesdays (7th session)
• Assessment: oral skill, reporting, fluency, digital competence..
• Remember: No sheets or guides will be allowed!                                          
• DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 3rd

We have started our presentations and we' ll soon have the awesome videos and power points you' ve made....
We' ve been to Greece, Holland, Canada, Iceland, Australia, Mexico, United States, Italy, Saudi Arabia!! We've also tried DELICIOUS cakes from Australia, Mexican nachos, Greek hummus, little pizzas from Italy....we've learnt Geography, culture, architecture, traditions...you've looked up information, worked together, told us all you found and learnt and... you've spoken English!!!!!AWESOME!!

HERE YOU ARE:

Nacho, Óscar, Enrique: SAUDI ARABIA (click here)

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Ignacio, Iván, Iñaki: ITALY( click here)

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Jorge and Juan Antonio: MEXICO ( Click here)

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David , Adrián, Marcos: UNITED STATES ( Click here)

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   Esther, Sara, Alicia: GREECE (Click here)

                                                  .......

           Sara, Naiara, Elena, Tamara: HOLLAND(Click here)

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Lucía, Marina, Ana: CANADA (Click here)

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Rocío, María, Andrea: ICELAND (Click here)

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       Pablo, Pablo, Diego: AUSTRALIA (Click here)

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LET'S TAKE A WALK ACROSS THE STATES!!

DO YOU TEXT AT THE TABLE?

We've been all there. Seemingly enjoying a nice conversation with a friend when you suddenly realize you've been talking to yourself past ten minutes while your friend has been texting, Instagram-ing or Tinder-ing.

Matthew Abeler, a student at the University of Northwestern of St. Paul with a keen sense for observation, noticed this as well. He began thinking about how technology affects our relatioships and the types of messages we send to our friends and families when we choose to use our phones instead of engaging in conversation. So, "Pass the Salt" was created.

What's you opinion about texting ?

Are we addicted to technologies?

Write a brief comment after watching this video guys...enjoy!!

WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL 4TH ESO BRETONIANS!!

"THERE IS NOTHING MORE REWARDING FOR A TEACHER THAN SEEING THEIR STUDENTS SMILE AND LAUGH WHILE THEY LEARN"

SO LONG BRETONIANS!

DAILY MIGRANTS SEA TRAGEDIES

Dear Bretonians, let's think about this for a few minutes....

JUST AN ISLAND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN.....

MIGRANT SEA CRISIS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN

UNIT 8. GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES

VERBS FOLLOWED BY INFINITIVE

agree	Tom agreed to help me.
ask	She asked to leave.
begin	He began to talk.
decide	We decided to go to Hawaii.
expect	They expect to arrive early.
forget	I forgot to lock the door when I left.
hope	I hope to begin college this year.
learn	I learned to speak Japanese when I was a kid.
manage	He managed to open the door without the key.
need	I need to study.
offer	Frank offered to drive us to the supermarket.
pretend	The child pretended to be a monster.
promise	She promised to stop smoking.
refuse	The guard refused to let them enter the building.
regret	I regret to inform you that your application was rejected.
remember	Did you remember to lock the door when you left?
want	I want to study Spanish.
wish	I wish to stay.
would like  (meaning "wish" or "want")	We would like to start now.

VERBS FOLLOWED BY GERUND

admit	He admitted cheating on the test.
advise	The doctor generally advised drinking low-fat milk.
allow	Ireland doesn't allow smoking in bars.
avoid	He avoided talking to her.
begin	I began learning Chinese.
can't bear	He can't bear having so much responsibility.
can't help	He can't help talking so loudly.
can't stand	He can't stand her smoking in the office.
continue	He continued talking.
deny	He denied committing the crime.
don't mind	I don't mind helping you.
enjoy	We enjoy hiking.
finish	He finished doing his homework.
hate	I hate cleaning the bathroom.
keep	She kept interrupting me.
like	She likes listening to music.
love	I love swimming.
mind	Do you mind waiting here for a few minutes?
need	The aquarium needs cleaning.
prefer	He prefers sitting at the back of the movie theater.
regret	She regretted saying that.
remember	I remember telling her the address yesterday.
stop	She stopped working at 5 o'clock.
suggest	They suggested staying at the hotel.

UNIT 8: TELLING IT ALL!

EMOJI PROJECTS!

Dear Bretonians, we've finally got the results of your work ....COMPUTING AND ENGLISH PROJECT

These were  the GUIDELINES FOR YOUR PROJECT:

• Make a two-student group
• Create a three- minute presentation 
• Relate a whole story just using emoticons: A story, a song, a fairytale, a news report, a biography, an invention, the school, anything you consider "emojitold"; 
• You can record your presentation using the whiteboard in your Computer Lab; we think creating a video would make you feel more confident when telling the story.
• Make sure audio controls work properly.
• If you consider using another system will work, let us  know!
• Intonation will be very important!
• Further details will be provided by María Vaquero

THANK YOU SO MUCH MARÍA VAQUERO !!!!

• This is the first one, Alba Campo and Rocío García:

• Carlos Muñoz and Carlos Pérez:

• Elián Viña and Javier Tendero:

• Diego Armenteros and  Pablo  Martín:

• Elisabeth Dopazo and Alba Montiel:

• Pablo Honorato and Marco Periañes:

• Javier Vicente and Nacho Morales:

Lucía Villoria and Vega Polo:  "18" (click on this link)

• Elena Andrés and Belinda Blanco: "The miller, his son and the donkey"

• David Delgado and Óscar Martín: "Happy"

• Julián Cuadrado and Miguel Silleros

• Last but not least....Eva Herrero and Vega Martín: 

MOTHER'S DAY

 

ENDANGERED SPECIES PROJECTS

Dear Bretonians, let's share your awesome projects!!! This is part of your great job! Your oral skills were excellent! Very proud of you guys...

• Number 1: Alba C.  and Rocío  "RED WOLF"

• Number 2: Javier V. and Carlos M.  "SUMATRAN TIGER"

• Number 3: Elisabeth and Alba M.  "GREEN TURTLE"

• Number 4: Miguel and Javier T. " GANGES SHARK"

• Number 5: Lucía and Vega P. "RED PANDA"

• Number 6: Diego and Pablo M. " GRIZZLY BEAR"

• Number 7: Julián and Elián  "AFRICAN WILD DOG"

• Number 8: Oscar and David " IBERIAN LYNX"

• Number 9: Elena and Belinda "BLACK-FOOTED FERRET"

• Number 10: Eva and Vega M. " GIANT PANDA"

• Number 11: Pablo H. and Marco "FLORIDA PANTHER"

• Number 12: Carlos P. and Nacho " AMUR LEOPARD"

UNIT 6: COOL CREATURES

CLICK: WORLD WILD FUND

CLICK: ENDANGERED SPECIES LIST

ENDANGERED SPECIES

UNIT 6 PROJECT:

Hi dear Bretonians! Today, many of us are aware that certain animals are endangered species; extinction is the complete disappearance of these species from Earth; animals and plants that are at risk of becoming extinct because of threats from changing environments or predators, are considered threatened or endangered. Human populations and activities will continue to grow and will threaten the Earth's habitat and capacity to sustain life.

These are your guidelines:

• Two-student group
• Select an endangered or extinct animal to research from the video above
• Create a Prezi.......Power Point presentation.....movie....about the selected species
• Where does it live? What does it eat?
• What are the primary ways in which these species are endangered? (Habitat destruction, garbage, hunting, fishing, killing the food supply, global warming, etc...?)
• Are they caused by human activities?
• Propose ways that the animal can be helped
• What does this mean for the future of our planet and the future generations?
• What kind of people , institutions, groups do you know that are helping to protect them today?
• Do you think that protecting endangered species is worth doing?
• Present your project to the classroom
• Creativity, message, layout, content and impact will be assessed
• DEADLINE: End of April    

                                                           ENJOY!!

GROUPS AND CHOSEN SPECIES:

GROUPS ENDANGERED SPECIES JAVIER TENDERO-MIGUEL SILLEROS GANGES SHARK CARLOS MUÑOZ-JAVIER VICIENTE SUMATRAN TIGER VEGA POLO-LUCÍA VILLORIA RED PANDA ELENA ANDRÉS-BELINDA BLANCO BLACK-FOOTED FERRET CARLOS PÉREZ –NACHO MORALES AMUR LEOPARD DAVID DELGADO-ÓSCAR MARTÍN IBERIAN LYNX ALBA CAMPO-ROCÍO GARCÍA RED WOLF ELISABETH DOPAZO-ALBA MONTIEL GREEN TURTLE PABLO HONORATO-MARCO PERIAÑES FLORIDA PANTHER JULIÁN CUADRADO-ELIÁN VIÑA AFRICAN WILD DOG EVA HERRERO-VEGA MARTÍN GIANT PANDA DIEGO ARMENTEROS-PABLO MARTÍN GRIZZLY BEAR

LIZZIE VELASQUEZ

SOMETIMES WORDS CAN HURT MORE THAN ACTIONS...

FOR OR AGAINST ?

CLICK : TECHNOLOGY IS TAKING OVER THE WORLD!

TO ALL WOMEN IN THE WORLD

DESCRIBING A WORK OF ART

When we describe something, we want to give the reader a good idea of what it looks like.  When we describe a work of art we also want to describe its style and the mood that it portrays, as well as express our opinion.

We use adjectives when we write a description of a person, place or thing. When using more than one adjective, we write them in the following order:

             OPINION - SIZE- AGE- SHAPE- COLOUR

Choose a work of art from the list below and give me your opinion about it: style, objects, people in it, mood....

And ENJOY!!

                   CLICK: FAMOUS PAINTINGS

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND GUYS!

NEXT PROJECT??? GUESS!!!

UNIT 5 SMART ART!

JOHANNES STÖTTER'S BODYPANTINGS

CHRIS JORDAN "SEEING THE NUMBERS"

                               CLICK: STEPHEN WILTSHIRE

ILANA YAHAV

                                          KURT WENNER

STREET ARTISTS IN NEW YORK CITY, AWESOME!!

2ND TERM PROJECT

EMOJI STORYTELLING

ENGLISH & COMPUTING PROJECT

Every generation has its own lingo and communication systems that make it unique with respect to its predecessors. Based on the mass use of IM apps, so-called emojis are the new revolution in digital language.We use emoticons daily on our smartphones.In the beginning, emoticons were created based on characters, but at the end of the 90's graphic equivalents in the form of small icons began to be used to represent all sorts of elements beyond different mood faces.Japan's largest mobile service provider,NTT DOCOMO, was the first to integrate it in its services but it wasn't until 2007 that these icons were introduced in UNICODE standard so they could be used on any system capable of reading it. The same emoticon looks different on an iPhone, an Android device, or the Google messaging tool.

Emojis have reached such a degree of integration in our daily lives that our brains have adapted to their use in ways that we're not even aware of.

So, our next project deals with emoticons and the way we can amazingly tell stories without using a single word!!

GUIDELINES FOR YOUR PROJECT:

• Make a two-student group
• Create a three- minute presentation 
• Relate a whole story just using emoticons: A story, a song, a fairytale, a news report, a biography, an invention, the school, anything you consider "emojitold"; of course, RUDENESS won't be allowed.
• You can record your presentation using the whiteboard in your Computer Lab; we think creating a video would make you feel more confident when telling the story.
• Make sure audio controls work properly.
• If you consider using another system will work, let us  know!
• Intonation will be very important!
• Further details will be provided by María Vaquero

• DEADLINE: 20TH FEBRUARY

                      ENJOY DEAR BRETONIANS!

MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES

HOW DO YOU LEARN?

YOU CAN FIND FURTHER INFORMATION IN THIS VIDEO ABOUT THE EIGHT DIFFERENT INTELLIGENCES WE TALKED ABOUT IN THE CLASSROOM.