UNIT 2-RELATIONSHIPS- FRIDA KAHLO: THE WOMAN BEHIND THE LEGEND

Vocabulary

• easel
• establish yourself
• a gaze
• formidable
• rupture
• affinity
• recuperate

VE A LA SEMANA CULTURAL FEMINISTA EN LA EOI FUENGIROLA

VISITA EL BLOG DE COEDUCACIÓN DE LA EOI FUENGIROLA

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY. NEW YORK MARCH PROTESTORS SPEECH

https://www.internationalwomensday.com/PenguinRandomHouse

SCHOOL TRIP TO BRISTOL-BATH (ENGLAND): VIAJE DE ESTUDIOS A BRISTOL-BATH (ENGLAND)

BUDGET  AND ITINERARY FOR THE SCHOOL TRIP TO BRISTOL- BATH (ENGLAND)

PICTURE OF BATH

WHY BRISTOL? VISIT BRISTOL (OFFICIAL WEBSITE)
WHY BATH? VISIT BATH (OFFICIAL WEBSITE)
The top 10 must see sites in Bath

TRAVEL INFORMATION 

DATE: 30th April - 3rd May
PRICE: around €400 ( airport shuttle is paid by the EOI)
STAY: information about the IBIS BRISTOL CENTRE HOTEL. Double room and breakfast included.


INTERESTED? Then pre-pay your booking for the trip within the following10-12days ( deadline 30th January)  at the travel agency AMELIA located in Avda. Ricardo Soriano. 
HOW TO BOOK: go to the agency with your I.D and €300 cash .
For foreign(non-Spanish) residents: take your passport and your residence permit +€300 cash.

FLIGHT DETAILS:  Ryanair. 
Here's Ryanair regulations on baggage: ( One cabin bag weighing up to 10 kg with maximum dimensions of 55cm x 40cm x 20cm, plus 1 small bag up to 35 x 20 x 20 cms may be carried per passenger*.)

DOWNLOAD THE INFORMATION HERE.

A1-B1 (Culture): Easter

Here are some links about how Easter is celebrated in the UK. 

About Easter

Read about Easter in Spain
Semana Santa in Spain.
Key vocabulary: the floats (tronos), to see the processions ( ver procesiones).

Some questions and answers about Easter: Why do we have Easter eggs?

Activity- past tense- order the events. 

Recipe: hot cross buns

VISITA: MUSEO DEL AZÚCAR ( MUSEUM OF SUGAR)

WHEN?: Tuesday 30th April
Time: 17:30
Meeting point ( the entrance) Avda. Marquesa de Esquilache 4.

Hope to see you there tomorrow.

A1 ( short stories): Jack and the beanstalk

There was /were is also used when we are telling a story.

Before doing the activity answer this question:
1. What's a bean?
2. Is there any similar tale in Spanish? What's its title?

1st. Listen to the video twice and do the exercises (What's the order?)
2nd. Watch the video and check your answers. You can also read the transcript (full text).

language/expressions: After doing the activities 

There are also other expressions for tales openings and endings. In Spanish we use:
---Érase una vez, había...... or Y vivieron felices y comieron perdices.

What are the equivalent expressions in English? Submit your answers.

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MATERIALS
Jack and the Beanstalk video
exercises ( What's the order?)
Keys
transcript

I've started my glogster

This is the beginning of the way....Please, help me finish this glogster.
Nickname: Int3A
password: theway
To learn how to use glogster, click here.

Why don't we give it a go?? Here's the task:

Create a Glogster in English about " The Camino", for instance, its significance from different points of view. 

IDEAS TO INCLUDE IN YOUR GLOGSTER:

HOW DO I CREATE MY GLOGSTER?

---The meaning (spiritual/personal) of the way. ---The different “ways” you can do in Galicia.To know more about this, click here. ---Galician Gastronomy. (The Guardian,UK) ---Symbols  ---Testimonies ---The Galicians: the autonomous Celts of Spain

Steps to create your glogster:  STEP 1: I'll share the group's nickname I've registered so that you can log in. STEP 2: Watch this tutorial by "Marisa de Dios ( EOI Valencia) in which everything is easily explained ( in Spanish). STEP 3: Log in. STEP 4: Get in touch with your classmates by dropbox, email, whatsapp to agree on what audio materials, pictures, videos you're going to include. STEP 5: Create the poster. It'll be fun!!

I hope we can walk this way together!!

The poster will be shown at the school and it'll have a special post in my blog.

(FYI) A1 -B1: CULTURAL ACTIVITY

Have you ever been to Galicia?
What does the shell symbol represent in Galicia?

Have you ever done El camino? If so, what were your reasons for walking El camino? ( Please, submit your testimonies on the blog or your opinion on this topic if you haven't done it yet)
Read this testimony from Marie Lambe
Marie Lambe -- Tuesday, September 26 2006, 10:59 pm -- Email: lambe4@comcast.net

In December 2004, our local newspaper had an article about the Camino in the Sunday travel section. I read the article and was intrigued. I called my daughter, who had spent the prior school year studying abroad in Granada, and asked her about the Camino. She told me that she had heard of it while in Spain and knew a couple of people who had walked it. Then she said to me "You can do it, Mom". That's all I had to hear. I went online and bought books on the Camino and began to read. I cut out the article and put it up on my pantry door (it is still there). That Christmas, my daughter was home from college and told me she wanted to walk the Camino with me the next spring. We made plans, got our supplies and off we went. I had never left my husband alone for so long but he was fine with it. I did not know what to expect. I don't know why I went but I knew that I had to. I couldn't explain to my friends or family, I just knew that it was something that I had to do. We had lots of support and encouragement but I was 52 years old and in good shape but never had I attempted something so physically, and little did I know, spiritually and psychologically, demanding. I just had to do it. I just had to. We started on April 19, 2005 in SJPP and finished in Santiago on May 24th. It took us 34 days. There were days where I cried, days I was frustrated, days that I was overjoyed. The gamut of emotions was unexpected and unexplicable. Returning home was so very difficult. My daughter and I cried, and I mean sobbed, when we left Santiago. We didn't want to return. 34 days on the Camino taught us so much. I wish that I had the time to go into this but those of you who have walked know what I mean. I heard someone say that there is the Camino you walk and the Camino you live. Living the Camino is more difficult than walking it. I think that is why I want to go back. There are so many lessons that are learned on the Camino but the routine of everyday life dulls the memory of those lessons. I want to return but alone next time. It was nice being with my daughter because we have a memory that bonds us forever. But I think that walking the Camino alone will give me a different perspective, one that I really want to experience. What called me to the Camino? I don't know. Did it make any significant changes in my life? In some ways yes and other ways, no. I read once that the changes brought about by the Camino can take years to make themselves known. I don't know about that. I think that if people want to change, it must be a conscious decision and the experience of the Camino helps those changes to come about. I think about the Camino every day. It is always with me. The memory of my experiences on the Camino, the people I met, the emotions I felt will never leave. Maybe that is what is meant by the Camino we live.


CULTURAL ACTIVITY:
This year we'll start the 3rd term with an activity about " The Way" ( El camino de Santiago).

CINEMA
" In November 2010 a Martin Sheen starring film about the Camino de Santiago, also known as the Way of Saint James, was released. The film, simply called "The Way", was filmed in Galicia and is a great advert for the beauty of this scenic and little visited area".  Read more here.

BOOKS (recommended reading): Shirley McLaine's The Camino ( a journey of the spirit).

CLASSROOM ACTIVITY: Create a glogster about the way. Download instructions.
Who can participate? All my students from 1st year and 3rd year.
Deadline: 4th April

B1 (WRITING File 6): A film review

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
What is the meaning of the word slumdog?
Watch the video trailer for Slumdog Millionaire and answer the quizz questions. You can click the play/pause button as many times as you need to work through the video more slowly.
Video trailer

Now do the  Video quizz

This term writing assignment includes writing the review of the film " Slumdog Millionaire".
But before writing, you should think about the following questions first:
1. What is a review? To find out, do this online activity :
1. Reading text ( = class handout)
2. Quizz
3. How is it structured? Remember that before editing your final draft, you should first
write the outline with the information you're going to include in the review.

HOMEWORK
After reading the review,  think about the contents of each paragraph and try to write your own outline.
We'll check in class. ( You can also check below in point number 2).

For more information on how to write a good film review read the information below.

1. Planning to write a film review
2. Structuring your film review
3. Audience and style
4. Tv and radio film reviews

B1 BBC NEWS: London Underground's 150th anniversary

1. Transport for London link.

London Underground's 150th anniversary
Read more...

     2. BBC news article.
London Underground celebrations to mark 150 years

 

"Next January it will be 150 years since the first ever London Underground railway operated on the Metropolitan Railway between Paddington and Farringdon". Read more...

FYI: FIESTA FIN DE CURSO 2012

END OF SCHOOL YEAR PARTY 2012
Download the programme here.

 JOIN US!
THE MOTOWN REVIVAL

WANTED!

We need male/female singers! If you feel like singing and having a good time with the English Department staff, join us in the choir.

The song: Ain't No Mountain High Enough

Check these videos out! (Lyrics and original sound by the Motown's Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell at the end of the post). 


WE COULD SOUND "LIKE" THE MOTOWN!

 

MOTOWN HIT BY MARVIN GAYE and TAMMI TERRELL

THE 60'S DRESS UP IDEAS.
Watch this video to get the 60's look.Check the transcript at the bottom of this webpage.

 


Finally, here's a tribute to two of the best artists from the Motown: Michael Jackson and Diana Ross. Here's the video upside down.
 Read some facts in the the Motown Artists section here.

Don't miss this: Drama and Comedy on BBC radio 4

Why listening to the radio? Listening to the radio is an excellent way of improving your listening skills. If you try listening to a programme day by day, I'm sure you'll end up understanding more spoken English.

Why BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA? BBC 4 Radio 4 extra offers drama and comedy series and documentaries on a daily basis which will provide you with interesting cultural input.



Read below to learn more about the BBC.


 BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA-( from Wikipedia)
 BBC Radio 4 Extra, formerly known as BBC 7 and BBC Radio 7, is a British digital radio station broadcasting comedy, drama, and children's programming nationally 24 hours a day. It is the principal broadcasting outlet for the BBC's archive of spoken-word entertainment. The station relaunched as BBC Radio 4 Extra on 2 April 2011 to bring the station closer to its sister station, BBC Radio 4.




Excellent resource for learning English, listening and entertainment. Great choice! I love it!

•  Click here to see daily schedules.

Here's an example of what you can listen to:

• This week: Bram Stoker's Midnight tales

• Below are a selection of interesting different programmes you can also find:

1. –10:50
   The Chronicles of Narnia
   Chronicles of Narnia - Prince Caspian, Episode 4

   7 days left to listen

   4/4. The plotting Glozelle encourages the king to accept Peter's challenge for a battle.
2. 10:50–11:00
   David Attenborough's Life Stories
   Series 1, Salamander

   7 days left to listen

   9/20. The naturalist recalls his first pet, a fire salamander given to him on his 8th birthday. 

   Learn by listening!

   Enjoy listening!

Extra listening exercise: BBC news: Devo Max

On Feb 17  we discovered  and read about Scotland and devo max.

What does devo max stand for?

You are going to listen to a BBC radio programme in which the political and economical independence of Scotland is analyzed.

Read the questions and listen once before answering the questions. Then, listen again and stop the recording at your convenience to answer the questions.
Listen to the news.

Questions

1. How many interviewers know what "devo max is? 
2. Who's Michael Moore? 
3. What does Michael Moore understand by the term "devo max"?
4. What are David Cameron's views on devo max?
5. Two government powers are excluded from "devo max", which are these? 
6. ( minute 12: 10). 
1. Which country is a good example of  how "devo max" would works? What exactly does the speaker mention? 
2. How is the economy in this region described?
7. Note down at least 3 advantages in Scotland if "devo max" is put forward.

Submit your answers ( as a comment)

Download the KEYS

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FYI: I Concurso de marcapáginas EOI Marbella

 Competition Rules

To find literary quotes click here.
I look forward to seeing your bookmarks and reading your quotes!

This is the one I've chosen:

There is no royal road to learning; no short cut to the acquirement of any art. Anthony Trollope

Barchester Towers

FYI: 8 March is the International Women's Day

http://www.internationalwomensday.com/resources.asp

BBC: 24 hours news in pictures

Day in pictures 1 March.

BBC news in pictures: Sir John Lavery and the Origins of Golf

1. Before reading, answer these questions: 

• Have you ever played golf? Do you consider it an expensive hobby?

2.  Click on the title below and read the information on the pictures. Pay attention to the words used to talk about golf and submit your words on the blog.Then answer the comprehension questions.

THE ORIGINS OF GOLF

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

1. Where are the pieces of art going to be exhibited?

2. What is an auction?

3. What's the most reputable auction in the world?

4. What items does the collection feature?

5. Where did Sir John Lavery's paint the paintings in his collection?

6. In picture no. 3 there's a putter. What's its name in Spanish? Who owned it? How much is it worth?

7. If you had to bid in this auction on one of the items, which one would you bid on?

21 December:Christmas Party at the EOI

Hi!
This is to let you know that the 21 Dec from 17 to 21:30 aprox., we'll be celebrating our school's Christmas party with all of you.
Of course, it'd be great if you could come and enjoy the activities the different departments have organized for you: cooking contest, opening crackers, Christmas film " The Holiday", etc.

Be the winner at the cooking contest, open British popular crackers and find your surprise prize, watch a film, taste the different traditional dishes from around the world ( France, England- US- Australia, Germany, Spain and Arabic countries)
Attached is the programme, I hope you find it interesting.

CHRISTMAS RECIPES

Below are some links to find typical  English-speaking countries dishes:

• Australian recipes:

 Koala's Australian recipes

• Canadian recipes:

 Canadian living recipes

• UK recipes:

BBC Christmas recipes

• US recipes

What's cooking America

FILM SESSION: To know more about the film click on the title below.

THE HOLIDAY

Hoping to see you there,
Happy Christmas!! 
P.S: Please, let me know, asap, what food you're bringing to the party.Submit it here by Friday 16thDec.
Thanks for your attention,
Elena

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