miércoles, 17 de noviembre de 2021

Thanksgiving

 Thanksgiving Story for Kids - The First Thanksgiving Cartoon for Children | Kids Academy 

https://youtu.be/VvzMp5WUjls

A Short History of Thanksgiving Book Read Aloud | Thanksgiving Books for Kids | Children's Books

jueves, 4 de noviembre de 2021

Kakenya Ntaiya

 




Kakenya Ntaiya (born 1978) is a Kenyan educator, feminist and social activist. She is the founder and president of the Kakenya Center for Excellence, a primary boarding school for girls in the Maasai village of Enoosaen. The first class of 30 students enrolled in May 2009.







martes, 12 de octubre de 2021

Listenings.

 FIRST LISTENING 

1 ) When Shayna was a child, she enjoyed:

2) In college, her style was:

3) She finds shopping for clothes frustrating because:

4) She thinks designer clothing is:

5) She thinks fashion is important:

6) Shayna wears high heels:

What is this listening about? Write a brief summary. 

 

SECOND LISTENING

https://es.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Listening_comprehension/Clothes_and_clothing_style._Listening._ad501497fe 

 

1) What does the man plan to wear during the summer months?

2) What is one thing the man is NOT going to pack for the winter season?

3) What is the weather like in the spring?

4) When will the man need formal clothes?

5) What did the man wear to his high school graduation?


What is this listening about? Write a brief summary.

 

 

 

martes, 5 de octubre de 2021

How to write a summary in English

Remember to summarize the text you have read. Use the following tips: 

  • Shorten the text in such a way that all facts are in the summary. 
  • Leave out examples, evaluations and interpretations. 
  • Skim the text. You should know what is the main content of it. 
  • Read the headline carefully. 
  • Read the text again to understand more details. You must have understood the whole text.
  • Make notes (use keywords). 
  • Underline important words in the text. 
  • Form sentences with the help of your keywords. These sentences should reflect the main content of the text. 
  • Connect the sentences using suitable conjunctions. The first sentence should describe the main content of the text. 
  • Use Simple Present or Simple Past. Write sentences in Reported speech. 
  • Sometimes you have to change the persons. 
  • Check your summary. 
  • Watch out for spelling mistakes. 

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/words/summary.htm 

Ciuga ABAU EXAM - 

 1.1. Write a summary of the text in English, including the most important points, using your own words. (approximately 50 words;0.75 points) 

Esta pregunta pretende comprobar a comprensión xeral do texto por parte do alumnado, así como a súa capacidade para resumir as ideas principais, sen entrar en detalles nin anécdotas particulares. Polo tanto, pídeselle que resuma o que leu en aproximadamente 50 palabras que non han de ser extraídas literalmente do texto, senón froito dá súa propia expresión. Estapregunta será puntuada segundo os seguintes criterios:

  • O alumno identificou as ideas principais do texto e resumiunas sen incluír información secundaria ou anecdótica.
  • O alumno expresou estas ideas en aproximadamente 50 palabras, sen copiar literalmente do texto, con coherencia, claridade, cohesión, razoable corrección gramatical e léxico axeitado ao tema. 
  • https://ciug.gal/PDF/Grupos_Traballo_2021/1163_Ingles_Circular.pdf

 

 

miércoles, 15 de septiembre de 2021

Dirty Heads - Vacation



 


Video quiz questions 

1) Put the words in order: I'm day every single on vacation

2) Why do you need a vacation?

Fill the gap: hey, I'm on vacation every single day because I love my ________________________ .

3) What should you do if you don't like your life?

Fill the gap: If you don't like your life, then you ________________________ go and change it.

4) Fill the gap: Every single ________________________ because I love, my occupation I'm on vacation.

5) Fill the gap: Every 10 PC would be a everybody saw with like a _________________ tree.

6) Fill the gap: I've been smiling down ________________________ my enemies.

7) Fill the gap: … you hate your job, but you ________________________ never leave never leave, but that ain't gonna be me that ain't gonna be me.

8) Fill the gap: Ain't so ________________________ filming, hey, I'm on vacation every single day because I love my occupation.

9) Fill the gap: every single date, every every single day, ain't luminaid my future ________________________ .

10) Fill the gap: So thankful for ________________________ that you've awakened my inner light as I work, hard for all I need open arms, embracing life.

11) Fill the gap: and on the weight, you gave me I work and Musicenjoy the ride ________________________ the way Music, hey, I'm on vacation.

12) Fill the gap: bingo, my ________________________ I can't, hear I'm here, though I may be a ________________________ but this is my year, yo my life may be crazy.

13) Fill the gap: My ________________________ of the lazy has led me do that I love on the daily Music.



    WRITING

Being a school principal is a tough job, give your opinion. 

(Approximately 120 words) (2.5 points)







Summer

 My summer vacation and activities English ESL video lesson 

https://en.islcollective.com/video-lessons/vacations-and-activities

Video quiz questions 

1) IN THE SUMMER THE WEATHER IS

  • HOT
  • LONG
  • COLD

2) WHERE DOES SHE SWIM?

  • AT THE BEACH
  • IN THE SWIMMING POOL

3) AT THE BEACH, SHE AND HER SISTER LIKE TO

  • HANG IN A HAMMOCK
  • BUILD A SAND CASTLE
  • SUNBATHE IN CHAIRS

4) CLICK ON THE WATERMELON

5) DOES SHE LIKES TO RIDE ON A JET SKI?

  • YES
  • NO

6) "I AM CRAZY ABOUT SWIMMING AND DIVING" MEANS:

  • SHE LIKES TO SWIM AND DIVE
  • SHE DOES NOT LIKE TO SWIM AND DIVE

7) SHE IS AT

  • THE BEACH
  • SUMMER CAMP
  • IN THE MOUNTAINS

8) CLICK ON HER CLIMBING HELMET

9) DOES SHE LIKE THE ROPE COURSE?

Fill the gap: ROPE COURSE IS ONE OF HER ________________________ ACTIVITIES

10) DID HER TEAM WIN THE TUG OF WAR?

  • YES, THEY WON
  • NO, THEY LOST

11) WHEN IS THE EVENING?

Correct the wrong word: THE EVENING IS EARLY IN THE MORNING
VOCABULARY: Summer Holidays. 

Curso 2021 - 2022

 

O longo do curso realizaranse 3 avaliacións. En cada unha haberá distintas probas obxectivas.

Para a nota de cada avaliación teranse en conta os seguintes puntos:

  • Nota numérica das probas obxectivas

    • Probas baseadas nos contidos dados nas distintas unidades.

      • Vocabulary & Grammar; Reading; Listening; Writing; Speaking (90%) ( 20% aula virtual / Edixgal)

      • Reader 10%

  • Nota de traballo na aula e na casa: exercicios entregados nas datas propostas, investigacións, traballos, proxectos etc. Valorando presentación, ortografía e contido. Orixinalidade dos traballos, participación oral nas clases. (10%)


2nd ESO


Edixgal

Licencia dixital: Network 2 Burlington Books

Reader :  A dangerous Game

https://www.burlingtonbooks.com/Spain/Page.aspx?PageID=2749&zoneIndex=3&subMenuIndex=6

3rd ES0

Edixgal 

Licencia dixital: Network 3 Burlington Books

Reader : A Sherlock Holmes Collection

https://www.burlingtonbooks.com/Spain/Page.aspx?PageID=1845&zoneIndex=3&subMenuIndex=6


3rd ES0 - PMAR

Edixgal 

Licencia dixital: Teamwork 3 Burlington Books


First Bach

Initiative 1 - Macmillan 



Aula Virtual

Reader :  Women who made a difference


Second Bach

Initiative 2 Macmillan 

Aula Virtual

Reader: The Gold Bug / My left foot


Avaliación final

Criterios para calcular a nota final de Xuño: será a media ponderada das tres avaliacións sempre que estea a terceira aprobada. A media ponderada se calculará da seguinte forma:


(Nota da 1ª Avaliación x 1 + 2ª Avaliación x 2 + 3ª Avaliación x 3 ): 6


Non se farán exames de recuperación específicos para cada avaliación nin para a avaliación final ordinaria de xuño


REFORZOS

Cualificación do Reforzo: A nota outorgada polo profesor/a que imparte o reforzo, tanto en 1º coma en 2º BACH terá un valor do 10 % da nota total da materia. A nota final da avaliación parcial o final deberá consensuarse co profesor/a de clase.



O Calvario en Feminino - Historias das mulleres. - Plan Proxecta 2021

 


Streets with the name of a woman 


The students of 2 PMAR reflected about the important role of  women  in their daily life.


First Year Bach students were asked to write about a woman close to them 




Xela Arias - Students activities

The Galician Letter Day or Galician Literature Day is celebrated every 17th of May since1963.  It is a very important date and this year 2021 it was dedicated to Xela Arias. She is the fifth woman to whom it is dedicated.

Second ESO and second PMAR studied her biography 

Xela Arias was a Galician poet and translator. 






They also participated in a BOOKMARK competition organized by the IES San Clemente

https://www.iessanclemente.net/2021/03/16/11o-concurso-europeo-de-marcapaxinas/





They also filmed a short video about Xela Arias. 

First Year Students of Bach prepared video poems:

Video poem. The final aim is to read and translate a poem by Xela Arias and make a Powerpoint / video with images, bits of videos, and music. ( in pairs) / (in Galego and in English). And this is the the outcome.  










martes, 23 de marzo de 2021

Cheerleader’s Mom Alledgedly Made Deepfakes of Teammates.

 

Cheerleader’s Mom Alledgedly Made Deepfakes of Teammates.

https://youtu.be/tz2c3GP3BhA

Watch the video and briefly explain

1.   What happened to the cheerleader?

2.   How did she (Maddie) feel?

3.   How did Maddie’s mother react?

4.   Why was Maddie falsely accused?

5.   Had more girls been also falsely accused?

6.   What did detectives do to find out the faker?

7.   Why did the faker do that?

8.   What was the faker charged with?

9.   Is she legally charged?

10.              In your own words explain what Deepfake is.

 


martes, 16 de marzo de 2021

INSIDE THE CRIME LAB: CRIME SCENE & A WEEK IN THE LIFE OF A FIRST YEAR FORENSIC STUDENT - SECOND BACH

Watch the following videos and answer the questions.


The primary responsibility of the Denver Police Crime Scene Unit is to assist detectives with the response to and processing of approximately 5,000 crime scenes each year. Crime scenes include everything from burglaries, auto theft, and aggravated assaults to more complex scenes like homicides, sex assaults, and officer-involved shootings

Write a short summary of this video. 


My Monday - Friday routine as a first year forensic science student ( Shaay's Story)

Write an email to Shaay and tell her that you are Spanish and currently doing High School diploma; You are planning on going for either Forensic Science or Criminologist. Ask her if she can give you some details about what you should do.

Tell her that have a lot of questions about forensic science and that you are lost in what career choice you should go towards. You would really appreaciate her help as you have to make a decision soon.
Tell her you really love forensic science because you are a great CSI fan but you have always struggled with science overall since you were little, and although you are just super interested in it, you are actually stuck at Maths, but not too bad at Science.





CRIME AND PUNISHMENT UNIT 2

 

jueves, 25 de febrero de 2021

Top 5 BEST CRIME FIGHTING TV SERIES


 

TOP 5 BEST CRIME FIGHTING TV SHOWS OF 2017

Watch the video and complete the grid.

Name of the series

Describe the detective

Describe what happens.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


domingo, 21 de febrero de 2021

21st February 2021

 
International Mother Language Day is celebrated every year on the 21st of February and the purpose of this day is to raise awareness of language, cultural diversity and multilingualism around the world.

 


Resultado de imagen de mother tongue quotes on mother language



Freedom of Expression

“Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers. This Article shall not prevent States from requiring the licensing of broadcasting, television or cinema enterprises.

The exercise of these freedoms, since it carries with it duties and responsibilities, may be subject to such formalities, conditions, restrictions or penalties as are prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society, in the interests of national security, territorial integrity or public safety, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for the protection of health or morals, for the protection of the reputation or rights of others, for preventing the disclosure of information received in confidence, or for maintaining the authority and impartiality of the judiciary.”

Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights

https://www.coe.int/en/web/freedom-expression/home?desktop=true 

 

Spain: Rapper Pablo Hasel who fled to university sent to jail

Have a look..

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56082117 

Spain's freedom of speech controversy

By James Badcock, Madrid

Write an ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY ON "THE IMPORTANCE OF FREEDOM OF SPEECH" ( 100- 12O words )  

Keep this structure in mind..


 Connectors: 

  • To introduce your opinion: In my opinion, I ( strongly) believe that...
  • To introduce a counterargument
  • To introduce argument 1: First of all, To begin with ....
  • To introduce argument 2: To continue, Moreover, In addition, Secondly..
  • To introduce argument 3: Furthermore, what's more, last ( but not least) ...
  • To introduce the closing / concluding paragraph: In conclusion, thus, as a result, to sum up...


jueves, 28 de enero de 2021

GIVE PEACE A CHANCE - Second PMAR Mini Project


ALL WE ARE SAYING IS 
GIVE PEACE A CHANCE 

Make a poster with a wall with words that prevent peace. Break the wall with the chorus of this song.


 

 

The Holocaust survivor who forgave the Nazis | BBC Ideas

 A beautiful animation to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.

This is the moving story of Eva Kor - the Holocaust survivor who forgave the Nazis.



Task 

Retell the story of this video: specific parts, data, background...)

Include &  Give reasons. 
  • your opinion about what Eva did
  • if you would do the same.