VOCABULARY OF THE CANTERVILLE GHOST

Peashooter: tube used to throw darts
Ambassador: accredited diplomant sent by a country as its representative in a forign country
Coffin: wooden box for putting a dead body in
Pray: ask a god for help
Sins: immoral acts

SELF-ASSESMENT

What can I do that I couldn't do before?
I do better the listenings
What do I like most?
I like most speaking

 What do I do well?
I think I do well the vocabulary and the readings
 
What do I need help with?
I need some help with some traslation 

What do I do in English outside the class?
I watch series in english
 
What do I need to improve?
I need to improve the writing

What did I learn about culture?
I learn about some writers

VOCABULARY UNIT 3 AND 4

Amusing: something that is funny

Upsetting: making you feel shy and uncomfortable

Misunderstanding: something that is not understood correctly

Squeeze: tap something with force

Afford : to be able to buy or do something because you have enough money 
Be worth : having a particular value
Brand : a type of product made by a particular company.
Waste : an unnecessary or wrong use of money or time
Borrow : to get or recibe something from someone with the intention of giving it back 
Save up :to keep money 
Sports gear : equipment

HOW IS IT BY SAMUEL BECKETT

How is it is a novel by Samuel Beckett frist published in French in 1961. The Grove Press published Beckett´s English translation in 1964
This novel is a monologue by the narrator as he crawls through endless mud, recalling his life separated into three distenct periods

The text is divided into three parts:

 “before Pim” : the solitary narrator journeys in the mud-dark until he encounters another creature like himself thereby forming a “couple”.

“with Pim”: the narrator is motionless in the mud-dark until he is abandoned by Pim.

“after Pim”:the narrator returns to his earlier solitude but without motion in the mud-dark.

In a letter (April 6, 1960) to Donald McWhinnie of the BBC Radio Drama Company, Beckett explained his strange text as the product of a " 'man' lying panting in the mud and dark murmuring his 'life' as he hears it obscurely uttered by a voice inside him... The noise of his panting fills his ears and it is only when this abates that he can catch and murmur forth a fragment of what is being stated within... It is in the third part that occurs the so-called voice 'quaqua', its interiorisation and murmuring forth when the panting stops. That is to say the 'I' is from the outset in the third part and the first and second, though stated as heard in thepresent, already over."
The novel served as inspiration for Miroslaw Balka's 2009 work, How It Is, in Tate Modern's Turbine Hall. 

SELF-ASSESMENT 1ST TERM

• What can I do that I couldn't do before?

           I can talk about films usingthe vocabulary

• Can I understand information from LISTENINGS?

            Yes

• Can I write a brief paragraph?

            Yes

• Can I speak using vocabulary and grammar learnt this term?

            Yes

• Can I understand information from READINGS?

            Yes

• What do I like most?

           I like the classes when we do some speaking

• What do I do well?

           I do well the readings

• What I confused about?

           I think i´m not confused about nothing

• What do I need help with?

            Whit some speaking

• What do I do in English outside the class?

            Watch some series in english

• What do I need to improve?

           The pronuntation

• What did I learn about culture?

            I learn some culture about Australia and Ireland

IRELAND PROJECT

HISTORY OF IRELAND:

Ireland was part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1801 to 1922. For almost all of this period, the island was governed by the UK Parliament in London through its Dublin Castle administration in Ireland. Ireland faced considerable economic difficulties in the 19th century, including the Great Famine of the 1840s. The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw a vigorous campaign for Irish Home Rule. While legislation enabling Irish Home Rule was eventually passed, militant and armed opposition from Irish unionists, particularly in Ulster, opposed it. Proclamation was shelved for the duration following the outbreak of World War I. By 1918, however, moderate Irish nationalism had been eclipsed by militant republican separatism.

In 1919, war broke out between republican separatists and British Government forces. In 1920, the British Government partitioned Ireland into two semi-autonomous regions: Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland, intended to be co-ordinated by a Council of Ireland. Upon Royal Assent, the Parliament of Northern Ireland came into being in 1921. However, the institutions of Southern Ireland never became functional. On 11 July 1921, a ceasefire was agreed between the separatists and the British Government. Subsequent negotiations between Sinn Féin, the major Irish party, and the UK government led to the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty which resulted in five-sixths of Ireland seceding from the United Kingdom.

VOCABULARY UNIT 1 AND 2

Compulsory: obligatory
Easy-going:inclined to be excessively tolerant
Plot:the main story of a piece of writing
Box office:the office of a theater, etc., at which tickets are sold
Income:payment for goods or for services, or from rents or investments
Tale: a story of an incident

ANIMALS AND TRADITIONS OF AUSTRALIA

There are a lot of animals in Australia but stand out

The koalas:Koalas are marsupials that look like cute bears
The dingo:Dingos are wild dogs and they are the biggest carnivorous mammals in Australia.
The kangaroo:There are about 50 million kangaroos living in Australia, that means there are many more kangaroos than people living in Australia. There are 55 different species of kangaroos.
The emu:The emu is the tallest bird in Australia. However, emus cannot fly, just like an ostrich.
The tasmanian devil:Tasmanian devils are the largest carnivorous marsupials and have powerful jaws and teeth.
Some traditions are:
Australia Day :celebrates the first landing of a ship full of convicts on the continent
ANZAC Day: (April 25) in Australia is a more solemn occasion. It commemorates the landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) on the Gallipoli peninsula in 1915.  
Schoolies: Once the school year has finished and all manner of muck up day and formal celebrations have come to an end, graduates set off to the Gold Coast for a weeklong holiday known as Schoolies. A tradition since the 1970s,Schoolies symbolises freedom and fun.

ENGLISH PROJECT

Click on "The koala" to see the power point

THE KOALA

SELF-ASSESMENT (3 TERM)

• What can I do that I couldn't do before?
• I can use comparatives
• Can I  understand  information from LISTENINGS?
• Yes
• Can I WRITE a brief paragraph ?
• Yes
• Can I SPEAK using vocabulary and grammar learnt this term?
• Yes
• Can I understand information from READINGS?
• Yes
• What do I like most?
• I like the projects
• What do I do well?
• I think the listenings
• What am I confused about?
• About nothing
• What do I need help with?
• I think with nothing
• What do I do in English outside the class?
• I listeng music in english
• What do I need to improve?
• The pronunciation

BODY IDIOMS

SELF-ASSESSMENT 1ST TERM

• What can I do that I couldn't do before?
• I improve the writing
• Can I  understand  information from LISTENINGS?
• More or less
• Can I WRITE a brief paragraph ?
• Yes
• Can I SPEAK using vocabulary and grammar learnt this term?
• Yes
• Can I understand information from READINGS?
• Yes
• What do I like most?
• I like the projects
• What do I do well?
• I am good at readings
• What am I confused about?
• I am confused about nothing
• What do I need help with?
• I need help with the speaking
• What do I do in English outside the class?
• I practice in my house with song and TV programs
• What do I need to improve?
• I need to improve the participation
• What did I learn about culture?
• I learn a lot of the life in the 60s

RAP

You children cry for you because they want to see you happy. You see sadness in his face because his father is a monster. Everyday it gots worse and causes you more pain. Fighter woman raises that its time, denounce that man don´t hide in the shadow. Your end can change if you decide to report. To life you smile

EUROPEAN DAY OF LANGUAGES🎉

The European day of languages is the day when we celebration linguistic diversity, this celebration  is on 26 September. The overall aim of this day is to promote the rich linguistic and cultural heritage of Europe.

My opinion of the importance to learn languages is that I think learn languages its very important because when you travel to another country you need speak the language of this country, for example China, if you want to go from china you need learn something of Chinese language. As well is important for the studies because if you want to study for teach Italian, you need to learn italian, as well is important to help some tourist, for example: you are walking through your city and a Portuguese tourist asks you where the main square is, then you have to answer in Portuguese.

So I think that is very important to learn languages because you can use it a lot.

BACK TO SCHOOL!!

My name is Noa, I´m 13 and I live in Villamayor. I have a brother called Marcos and he has 25 years, in my free time I play basketball and I play whit my dog.

                                                       

HAPPY SUMMER

This is my last post in this year, I desire you have a good summer!!

 

SELF-ASSESSMENT

  1. WHAT CAN YOU DO NOW? 
    I can give directions to go anywhere
 2. YOUR OPINION ABOUT YOUR BLOG-PORTFOLIO

    I think the portfolio is a great and funny form to study, my portfolio i think was great and i learn a          lot of things about technologies

 3. YOUR SKILLS: READING,WRITING,LISTENING, SPEAKING, PROJECTS... 
     I think my best skill is listening and the writing is the difficult one.                                                       

GLOSSARY UNIT 7

Although: aunque
Turned-up nose: nariz respingona
Hooked nose: nariz aguileña
To learn by heart: aprender de memoria


TO SAY: decir algo
TO TELL: decir algo a alguien

GLOSSARY UNIT 6

First-aid kit: botiquín de primeros auxiliosContact lenses: lentillas
Torch: linterna
Lentils: lentejas
Pulses: legumbres
Environment: medio ambiente
Compass: brújula
Stand on our head: hacer el pino

STREET ART PROJECT

STREET ART: JERKFACE