@ What's the weather like?

In 1º ESO we have learnt how to explain the weather as good TV professionals... Here you have an example of Angela:



Giving the weather on TV from ReyesGMONAJ on Vimeo.


How to do it?

1. Choose/draw a blank map of a country that you like
2. Invent different icons that represent different weather phenomena.
3. Draw these icons on the map (3 for each cardinal point).
4, Write a report using the present simple / present continuous to give the weather broadcast on TV

@ Bruce Lee phylosophy and MINDFULNESS

 In this post, we're going to study a bit of Bruce Lee's phylosophy for life. Mainly, when our students must face their daily problems and must solve their own troubles. ADAPTATION is the key word when our kids need to start a new phase in their learning, sometimes a difficult path that we, teachers, must teach with our example.

1. Watch the two videos and think:

1. In this context, who is water?
2. What can water do?
3. And the teapot, what does the teapot represent? 
4. Empty your mind.... What for?
5. What is this advice useful for? Give us an example

BMW commercial

   

Scalextric commercial 

 

2. Now draw the word WATER while you listen to this peaceful music....

3. Now, let's practise a session of mindfulness to help you: MINDFULNESS SESSION


4. And now, see our video made in class.......ACTION!!

Recreation of Buce Lee advertisement from ReyesGMONAJ on Vimeo.
 

@ Play the scene (Kung Fu Panda)

This time, we'll travel to the world of animation by Dreamworks: "Kung Fu Panda" 
It is a 2008 American computer-animated martial arts comedy whose plt revolves around a bumbling panda named Po who aspires to be a kung fu master

1. Watch the movie and focus on min. 00:23:00 to 00:23:55 where Panda must put his Kung fu skills to the test before his master and colleagues.

2. Now have a look to the part of the scrib and repeat with your classmate.



2. What do the words in blue mean? Do you understand all of them?

3. Now let's do our masks:

King Fu Panda

Shi fu "the master"

4. Now play the scene with your classmate (video coming soon)

5. Did you know that the movie has 12 life lessons that can help you when you have to face a serious problem? Let's share our ideas by groups. Get the main idea of every lesson and write it on a paper... Can you apply them to our day-today life? When?

@ Play the scene: "Casablanca"

This time, we'll travel to the American black and white cinema of the 40's: "Casablanca" . Before you play the scene (min. 00:17:26 to 00:18:12 in the original film), follow these recommendations:




1. This romantic drama happens at a time of wars in Europe and it has a historical background that first, we have to study to understand. Answer these questions:

a. Where is Casablanca on a map? Was it a colony in the 40's? Who did it belong to?
b. What was happening in Europe at that time?
c. Who was "Vichy" and what did his regime consist in?
d. What kind of refugees used to wait in Casablanca for a chance to reach the still neutral country of the USA?

2.  Now have a look to the script and repeat (this part of the film is between min. 00:17:26 and 00:18:12)

3. Remember some of the difficult vocabulary that appears on the dialogue. Are the following definitions right or wrong? Correct the wrong ones:

a. to spill:   triunfar, tener éxito en algo
b. a word of advice:   un consejo
c. to furnish:   derramar (soltar un secreto en este caso)
d. to succeed in:   proporcionar
e. duty:   deber

4. Now PLAY THE SCENE with your classmate. See the example...

IMG 7611 from ReyesGMONAJ on Vimeo.

 

 

@Mufasa scolds his son...

This time, we'll travel to the magic world of Walt Disney by means of one of its best mouvies for kids: "The Lion King" (1994). Have you ever watched it? I'm sure yes! Follow the instructions below, increase your vocabulary with the expressions used by Mufasa when scolding his son and PLAY THE SCENE!:

1. Play the video from min. 4:50 to 5:55

2. Scroll down the script and spot the different underlined expressions, what do they mean?
3. Play the scene with a schoolmate.

*clic HERE if it doesn't work well

4. Mufasa and some vocabulary related to the cinema. Complete the missing letters on this cinema vocabulary:

1.  AC...: acto

2.  ....CENE: escena

3.  ROL....., PART: papel

4.  MAIN CHARACT...R: personaje principal

5.  SUPPORTING ACT.....R: actor de reparto o secundario

6.  SCRI.....T: guión

7.  PERFORMAN.....E: actuación

8.  FILM PRE.....IERE: estreno de una película

9.  LIGHT...., CAMERA, ACTION: ¡luz, cámara, acción!

10. FILM  ....TUDIO: estudio de grabación

5. Now let's play the scene but first we need THE MASK OF A LION...!

@Nighthawks: Boulevard of broken dreams

These days, using the present and the past times, we're analysing a famous painting of Gottfried Helnwein, its painter... can you recognize the four people on the painting? Are they famous? Are they still alive? Who is the man behind the counter? What's the woman wearing?


Clic on the different videos:


1. MARILYN
2. BOGART
3. J. DEAN
4. ELVIS

Now, let's work!

(1) Description of the project: "InvesticreA"

Proyecto 4º Ingles Gottfried Hellwein Definitivo by correoparaelcol7862 on Scribd

 

(2) Example of photoexhibition

This year (2014) we have completed our study with a photo exhibition based on Gottfried Helnwein, the hyperealistic author of the painting bellow and then, our students have also made a survey with 10 questions to a 2ºESO class in order to know their opinion:

"Study or Money?" (by Fran and J. Carlos)

"No freedom" (by Cabe and Oscar)

"Do you know me?" (by Raquel and Borja)

"No future" (by Patricia and Isabel)

"Grief" (by Alex and Ana)

Shame of others (by Laura and Yolanda)

(2) SURVEY ON GOOGLE DRIVE:

@ VOTE FOR US!!

These days, at school, we're trying to win a competition proposed by PULEVA. Go to Gines' website and follow the simple instructions you need to vote for our work: http://orientacionandujar.wordpress.com/

@ Ask Sarah about science

Clic on HERE and Sarah will answer some questions about science. Listen and try to understand what Sarah says, it isn't easy but not impossible!

@ Let's make stars!

Do you want to know how to make stars with a single slice of paper?

Ok, follow the next instructions... CLIC HERE and look for the "Origami star" video on TVO KIDS