miércoles, 5 de abril de 2017

Seville Monuments

Next 24th of April we will visit the center of Seville and act as tour guides trying to show the tourists our most beautiful monuments. You will go in groups of 4. Each member of the group will have to give information about a monument. You will ask them information about the monument too. You will use a camera to film everything and take photos for a video you will have to create by May 7th about this school trip.

You will give every tourist a bookmark with an image of a monument and a sentence in English which can be: a quote, a slogan a small poem like a haiku, etc.

Here is the list of monuments in Seville you can show:
EVALUATION CRITERIA
TOURIST INFORMATION
The information about the monument is clear and well organised.1
The language used correct grammatically and in spelling.1
QUIZ
The questions in the quiz are well organised and related to the tourist information.1
The language used in the questions in correct grammatically and in spelling.1
BOOKMARK
The text included in the bookmarks is appropriate and correct.1
The images and design of the prize is correct.1
VIDEO
The tourist information is presented individually clearly, not reading, with a good pronunciation.2
The video is arranged correctly including images, music and the individual participation of all the members.2

jueves, 12 de enero de 2017

Let´s Debate

DEBATE TOPICS



  1. ‘Gay couples should be able to adopt’ 
  2. ‘Parents should not be allowed to smack their children’ 
  3. 'There is too much emphasis on children’s’ rights and not enough on children’s’ responsibilities’ 
  4. ‘Nuclear weapons are necessary in order to preserve world peace’ 
  5. ‘Young people should be able to vote from age 16’ 
  6. ‘They should bring back the death penalty for those found guilty of acts of violent extremism’ 
  7. ‘Animals should have the same rights as humans’ 
  8. ‘Assisted euthanasia is a humane way to die and should not be prosecuted’ 
  9. ‘Parents should be able to design their babies – it’s a consumer choice’ 
  10. ‘The rich should be taxed less because they create wealth that leads to jobs’ 
  11. ‘There should be no limits on the movement of people between countries’ 
  12. ‘Gender equality is mainly about women and leads to discrimination against men’ 
  13. ‘Cannabis should be legalised’ 
  14. ‘Politicians are just in it for themselves’ 
  15. ‘People who smoke and are overweight should pay more for their healthcare’ 
  16.  Are actors and professional athletes paid too much?
  17.  Should cigarette smoking be banned?
  18. Should sex education in schools be stopped or increased.
  19. Global warming: a myth or a real danger
  20. Is a university degree necessary to success?

DEBATE RULES
·         3 OR 5 STUDENTS IN EACH PROJECT / VIDEO (ONE IS ALWAYS THE MODERATOR)
·         5-10 MINUTES LONG
·         MODERATOR INTRODUCES TOPIC AND THE REST OF MEMBERS
·         USE FACTS, EVIDENCE, RESEARCH… YOU CAN ALSO INCLUDE IMAGES OR GRAPHS IN YOUR VIDEOS
·         EQUAL  AMOUNT OF TIME

·         USE CONVINCING TONE






Check our rubric for this project:

lunes, 2 de enero de 2017

Sports T-Friday

Our final T-Friday for 2016 was dedicated to Sports; students from classes 4A and 4B brought their favourite teams´shirts and we had a good time. Lots of Betis and Sevilla shirts... if you want to know who won, just watch our video:

viernes, 4 de noviembre de 2016

British Legends

For our Curriculum Integrado de las Lenguas project of the term we are going to learn about British Legends and Myths.


In groups, you will work on different aspects of  British legends: 
  1. A summary or performance of the legend.
  2. The origin of the legend: historic facts or fiction? 
  3. The literary aspects of the legend.
  4. Screen adaptations for the cinema or TV.
  5. Music associated with the legend.
The coordinators of each group will receive all the information and different aspects of your legend from all the members of their groups and will create a presentation using Prezi or Realtimeboard. In class, you will present and/or perform every story.
These will be the evaluation criteria for ALL our projects this year:


SOME IDEAS

Jack "The Ripper"

"The Monster of Loch Ness"

"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" - An American Legend

Robin Hood

Bloody Mary

George and the Dragon




martes, 4 de octubre de 2016

Morris from America

Next Thursday 10th of November, bilingual students from ESO4 will attend the SEFF (Seville European Film Festival). We will watch the movie Morris from America at Lope de Vega theatre.

miércoles, 28 de septiembre de 2016

T-Fridays

Last week we celebrated the European day of Languages; students in class ESO4 brought their English T-Shirts... have a look:

miércoles, 23 de septiembre de 2015

The Model Millionaire, by Oscar Wilde

This term you will read a short story by Oscar Wilde: The Model Millionaire, a very interesting story about a poor man who later becomes rich.

Click here to download the file with the three short stories we have to read this year.

Activity 1: Visit this website about Oscar Wilde and answer the following questions about his life and literary works.
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Click here to download the worksheet about Oscar Wilde.

Activity 2: Now read the story and write down the words you don’t understand in a Google drive document.

Activity 3: Each student will include a question about the short story in a Padlet. You cannot repeat the question:

Activity 4: For homework, find the answers to all the questions. You will have to complete a short test with some of these questions and the biography and works of Oscar Wilde.

Activity 5: Listen to the story with this video:


Activity 6: Finally, watch the following trailers about films based on Oscar Wilde’s works.

Listen to the trailer of the film “The Importance of Being Earnest”


Now watch the trailer of the film “An Ideal Husband”



Finally, here is the trailer of the film based on “The Picture of Dorian Gray”



Activity 7: Oscar Wilde was one of the most prolific creator of quotations; for a full list of them you can visit this website. Choose one quote and TWIT it with the HASHTAG: #wildeatIES_AE