Friday 30 October 2015

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!


Sunday 18 October 2015

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!                                          
  • DEADLINENOVEMBER 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, MarcosUNITED STATES ( Click here)
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   Esther, Sara, AliciaGREECE (Click here)
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           Sara, Naiara, Elena, Tamara: HOLLAND(Click here)
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Lucía, Marina, AnaCANADA (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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