Tuesday, April 28, 2009

ENGLISH FOR DIVERSIFICACIÓN

Enter this webpage to practice your English:

Virtual Writing

Then click on "Students" and then find the section for "Diversificación"

Monday, April 13, 2009

PATRULLA E: LOS GUARDIANES DE LA ENERGÍA


From April to June we will working about how to protect oour environment.
One of the things we will do is to participate in "Patrulla e"

CONCURSO:
Guardianes de la Energía, chicos y chicas dispuestos a velar por el ahorro energético y el uso de las energías renovables en su colegio, su casa…

Enter this page to learn about the contes the "Guardianes de la energía"

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

THE BRITISH LEGACY IN HUELVA



The influence of British people in Huelva is very important from the 19th century.
In this task you will learn a lot about the British legacy in Huelva. You will be surprised sometimes!!!

Please visit the links below and answer the questions

  1. When did the British arrive to Huelva?
  2. Where did they live?
  3. Why did they come to Huelva?
  4. How did they influence in the development of the city of Huelva (capital)?
  5. How did they have an influence on sports, transportation, culture...?
  6. Places related to the British presence: Huelva, Riotinto, Punta Umbría, etc.

Links:

- British Influence , The City of Huelva
- Huelva at visitHuelva.com
- The British in Huelva
- Huelva in Wikipedia
- Guide of Huelva (Centro de Interpretación del Puerto)
- Riotinto


2º COLLECT THE INFORMATION:
Write down all the useful information about the British presence in Huelva (no more than two sheets of paper)

3º SUMMARY:
Write a summary of the information you found

4º ORAL EXPOSITION:
Tell the class about the information you collected about the British Influence in Huelva (no reading)

Monday, March 30, 2009

ENGLISH BREAKFAST RECIPES


During our cultural days, all students are invited to participate in our INTERNATIONAL BREAKFAST.

In the English lesson this week we will prepare a presentation about recipes from english-speaking countries especially made for breakfast.

Please, check the following links to get ideas and find your recipe!


Remember to write a summary of your recipe (1. Ingredients 2. Preparation 3. Picture)

and ...

.......of course, PLEASE COOK YOUR RECIPE FOR NEXT THURSDAY (March 2)!!


To find the meaning of cooking terms:


Recipes for breakfast:


  1. Full English breakfast , All-day Breakfast (Full breakfast in England, Ireland, Ulster, Scottland, Wales and USA), In England and Ireland, 3, 4, 5 How are these recipes for breakfast diferent from each other?

  2. Ulster fry and steamed fried eggs

  3. Bubble and squeak

  4. Fried rashers of bacon and poached eggs

  5. Easter food: Hot Cross buns, Simnel Cake

  6. Potato scones (Scottish recipe), Scottish oatcakes

  7. Pancakes

  8. American Brunch

If you are curious enough......Breakfast around the world

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY


March 8 is an important celebration at school. Everybody should be fighting for gender equality in all parcels of life.

Women have always been relegated to a second place in history, science, politics, business, religion, etc. It is time to recover these women's lives and their role in the evolution of women's fights for equality. Here you have some tasks related to this celebration. Go to the next webquest to learn about important women in history, science and arts.




INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY WEBQUEST







The world is full of hard-working people (doctors, scientists, computer programmers, writers, sportsmen, artists, teachers, etc.) With their work our lives are easier and more interesting and we are happier.
These are five important people for us: Toni Morrison, Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin, Ada Augusta Byron, Marjorie Jackson Nelson, and Edmonia Lewis. Do you know them? What do they have in common?
With this WebQuest you will learn about their lives, works, and places of residence, and you will be able to show your findings to the rest of your school. You will work in pairs and groups and you will have different roles: biographers, work researchers and travel agents. Are you ready to begin?

Task : The final project will be a poster on an important woman. The poster will give information about her life, work, and an important city in her life. You will stick texts and pictures on a poster board. You will explain the poster to your classmates. Finally, the project will be hang on your school walls. Be neat and tidy . . . everybody will see your work!

Celebrations-Holidays


Here is a list of celebrations and holidays around the world

Happy everything!