Wednesday 26 October 2016

TALES OF THE SUPERNATURAL

4º ESO

Hello class! As you already know, we are going to start working on Tales of the Supernatural.

This is the schedule and the work you have to do on the book.

-  Thursday 27th October-   "The Signalman". We will do some activities in class.

-  Friday 4th November- "Ligeia". Discussion and class activities. We will start reading the story "The Upper Berth" in class.

- For Monday 14th November- SPEAKING CLASS. Be ready to speak about the topics on pages 48 and 58: Health and Travel.

PROJECT.    You will have to do the following activities and hand them to the teacher before the 24th of November. Please, do them wlhile you are reading the book in order to facilitate comprehension and do them properly.

1. Read the biographies of the authors on pages 6-8 and answer the questions on page 8.
2. Do the Internet project on page 48. Visit the web www.cideb.it and write the title of the book in the search engine. Then, clic on "the project links" and answer the questions.
3. WRITING: Choose one of the topics on pages 68 (exercise 5) or 93 (exercise 4) to write a composition of about 100-150 words.
4. REDING COMPREHENSION: exercises 6 and 7 on page 68.


Thursday 20 October 2016

Gestures across cultures


Click on the link to answer the questions.

1. What is the meaning of the "Thumbs-up" in Japan? and in Russia?
2. What does the "Dog Call" means to you? What's its meaning in the Philippines?
3. How do scuba divers say "ok"?
4. What gesture do you use for number 2? How should you do the gesture in Britain?
5. According to the article, what is the most universally-understood hand gesture in the world?

Friday 8 April 2016

Write a post on the advantages and disadvantages of mobile phones

Hi class! I can't decide if using the mobile phone in the classroom is a good or bad idea. Can you help me? and in general (not only in class) what are the pros and cons of using mobile phones?


Wednesday 6 April 2016

Stories for 3º ESO

Hi class!
These are the stories you must read in the third term.

The Model Millionaire, by Oscar Wild

After Twenty Years, by 0'Henry

The Gift of the Magi, by 0'Henry


I hope you enjoy them!