TASK given on 05/06/14READ the options given below. CHOOSE one and answer it in as much detail as possible.1. COMPARE Klaatu and the events in the story to the historical-myhthological figure of Jesus Christ. How are they similar?2. Can you imagine a world without energy or technology? How would it be different.
Deadline: 19/06/14
TASK given on 29/05/14WORK in pairsFIND textual information about one of the following ice age extinct animals.WRITE a 120 summary of the content in words that you understand.Cave Lion - Short-faced Bear – Wooly Rhino – Clyptodon – Elasmotherium – Mastodon – Woolly Mammoth – Megatherium – Saber-toothed Tiger - Irish Elk – Cave bear – Auroch – Dwarf Elephant.FIND a video about the same animal (in English) and put the link in your blog.WRITE 10 true/false statements about the content in the written text
TASK given on 29/05/14
WORK in pairs
FIND textual information about one of the following ice age extinct animals.
WRITE a 120 summary of the content in words that you understand.
Cave Lion - Short-faced Bear – Wooly Rhino – Clyptodon – Elasmotherium – Mastodon – Woolly Mammoth – Megatherium – Saber-toothed Tiger - Irish Elk – Cave bear – Auroch – Dwarf Elephant.
FIND a video about the same animal (in English) and put the link in your blog.
WRITE 10 true/false statements about the content in the written text
Palace Of The Parliament, Bucharest
Twenty-three years after communism collapsed, the Palace of the Parliament has emerged as an unlikely pillar of Romania's nascent democracy.
And while it remains one of the most controversial projects of Ceausescu's 25-year rule it's also now a tourist attraction, visited by tens of thousands of Romanians and foreigners every year.
The palace, so big it can be seen from space opened its doors in early 1990. Described by some as a giant Stalinist wedding cake, it's the world's second-largest administrative building after the Pentagon, at 350,000 square meters (3.77 million square feet).
Parliament and the Constitutional Court are housed inside. But over time the palace has become as much a magnet for glamorous events and celebrity photo-ops as it is a site for government affairs.
Brides pose in front of the yellow-stoned facade, while weddings, balls, movies and fashion shows and shoots take place inside. It's hosted celebrities – Michael Jackson moonwalked in front of the building after a press conference, Colombian pop star Shakira sang outside in the pouring rain, and Hollywood actor Ethan Hawke attending a ball there to raise money for disadvantaged children. Visiting politicians have included former U.S. President George Bush, Russia's Vladimir Putin, and in October, German chancellor Angela Merkel, who made a speech to 16 European prime ministers.
Construction on the grandiose project began in the early 1980s, when food rationing and power cuts were common. Some 9,000 homes were demolished, residents were given just days to vacate their homes, churches and synagogues were razed or moved, and two mountains of marble were hacked down for the 84-meter (275-foot) high palace to be built.
Ceausescu designed the palace to house the government and Parliament after the devastating earthquake of 1977 where swaths of buildings crumbled in the capital and more than1,500 people died. A semi-literate son of a peasant, Ceausescu was nothing if not ambitious: He wanted the new building to withstand any earthquake and last 500 years.
A million Romanians, including thousands of soldiers, were enlisted to work around the clock on the construction. Today's tours sample only parts of the building and last just one to two hours, but it would take a day to visit all the rooms and almost an hour just to walk around the perimeter.
Petrescu, the chief architect, insists that Buckingham Palace and Versailles were her artistic inspirations, not North Korean architecture, even though Ceausescu sent architects on a visit to Pyongyang to study architecture there after he was inspired during a 1971 visit. She says it's neo-classic in in style, while others diplomatically call the style `'eclectic."
"This building ended up such big due to a technical reason," she insisted. "There were supposed to be three big institutions in here: the presidency, the executive and the legislative corps.
She said that if Ceausescu – who was tried and executed Dec. 25, 1989 – were alive to see what had become of it, he "would make the sign of the cross" – a Romanian expression that means he'd be horrified.
Valentina Lupan, one of 2,000 architects who worked on the project says Ceausescu "was demented. Why did he want the biggest building? Like Hitler, like Mussolini, dictators love architects. Trust me on this. They, the dictators, imagine themselves as architects of the new world."
TASK 1 - READ the text about Bucarest's Parliament and REDUCE it to a 120 words.
TASK 2 - Find textual information and a video about one of the following:
1. Palacio Real de Madrid
2. Palacio de la Moncloa
3. 10 Downing Street
4. Hearst Mansion
5. Dar al-Hajar
6. Hala Ranch
7. Balmoral Castle
8. The White House
9. Graceland
10. Neverland Ranch.
MY FAVOURITE PLACE
TASK given on 05/05/14
Deadline 08/05/14
WRITE a description of your favourite place:
Stage 1: Decide on your favourite place (one that makes you feel well). Then complete the chart below about this place:
Name of the place:
Where it is:
What is it:
Adjectives to describe the place:
Activities to do there:
Stage 2: WRITE a full description of your favourite place. Use the writing
model in exercise 2 on page 80 to help you.
model in exercise 2 on page 80 to help you.
Stage 3: Make a recording of your voice reading the text and put a link on your blog.
TASK given on 10/04/14
Deadline: 24/04/14
1. READ the story below and ANSWER the questions in English:
- When did the legend of El Dorado start circulating?
- What people were the first to spread the legend of El Dorado in Europe?
- What do Chibcha indians have to do with the legend of El Dorado?
- Where did they live?
- Where was El Dorado supposed to be?
- Who or what did the Chibcha indians worship?
- What ceremony did the indians do in the lake?
- Who was Alexander Von Humboldt?
- Has some gold or jewels ever been found in the lake?
- What treasure was found in a cave near Bogotá?
Task given on 03/04/14
MY SPORT-RELATED STORY
FIND a fiction story on the internet that reflects some aspect connected with sport.
Read it and make sure that you understand as much as possible. You can use a dictionary but not translators.
Write a 100 word summary in English using your own words. (You can use words from the original but not copy).
Deadline: 10/04/14
A CITY PRESENTATION
- Choose a city:New York/New Orleans/Los Angeles/London/Berlin/Madrid/Barcelona/Rome/Amsterdam/Beijing/Mumbai/Sydney/Cairo/Dubai/Mexico City//Cape Town/Rio de Janeiro/Moscow/Vienna/Tokyo.
- Work in pairs (?)
- Make a ppp of the city and explain in class to your classmates.
Make sure that the following aspects are included in your ppp
- Where is it?
- Population.
- Weather
- Public transportation
- History
- Entertainment: going out/sports/fun.
- Culture: Museums, theatre, etc
- Famous people.
- Economy and jobs
- People's character
Guidelines:
1. Students are to work in pairs.
2. We'll use the LD hour on Tuesdays to search information and photos.
3. Students must agree on which part of the project each one will do at home.
4. Tuesday 4 March is the deadline for students to do their search work. On that day, they are expected to put everything together in class on a Power Point Presentation.
5. On this Tuesday, we'll decide on the calendar to do the presentations.
Work Strategy (as suggested by the teacher)
1. To find the correct information, use the right search words.
2. Copy the relevant texts and photos and save them in a file for later use.
3. Make sure that you find information about every aspect of your city given by the teacher.
4. Now, put your chosen stuff on the PPP together.
5. Get ready to do the presentation in English to the class.
30/01/14
TASK
A BIOGRAPHY OF A FAMOUS PERSON
STEP 1: Find information about the personality the teacher assigned to you and write it in the following form:
NAME:
BIRTH: When? Where?
PARENTS AND FAMILY:
EDUCATION AND UPBRINGING:
DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED IN LIFE:
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
FAMOUS FOR:
MARRIAGE AND OWN FAMILY:
DEATH:
STEP 2: Now, use the information in the form above to write a biography of this person using your own words.
STEP 3: Write a clean copy on your blog.
16/12/13
TASK 1
Read the summary of 'A Christmas Carol' and put the missing words in the right gap. Continue reading before finishing watching the film.
Read the 4 short stories and . . .
1. Write a 60 word
summary of every one of them in Spanish.2. Write a 10 item quiz about the content of the story (in English)
( You may choose to write open-ended questions or true/false statements.)
Task 2
Find a website about urban legends and read a few (English or Spanish)
Choose three to put in your blog.
Upload the video you'll see below on your blog.
Watch it and asnwer the questions:
1. What are the skills mentioned in the video that every learner should have in the XXI century?
Write them on your blog:
http://youtu.be/qwJIhZcAd0I
2. Find another video on learning and teaching in the 21st century. Listen to it. If you think your classmates can understand it, ipload it on your blog.
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