Brave Greta Thunbergh!

Greta Thunberg, the Swedish schoolgirl who has inspired an international movement to fight climate change, has been nominated as a candidate to receive this year's Nobel Peace Prize.

 She was nominated by three Norwegian MPs. If she were to win, she would be the youngest recipient since Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai, who was 17 when she received the prize.

Who is Greta Thunberg?

The Swedish teenager - who on her Twitter page describes herself as "a
16-year-old climate activist with Asperger [syndrome]" - first staged a school strike for the climate in front of the Swedish parliament in August last year.
Since then, she has been missing lessons most Fridays to stage her regular protests.
She continued to gain international attention after speaking at the UN Climate Talks in Poland in December and at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January.

"On climate change, we have to acknowledge that we have failed," she told global economic leaders in Davos.

Listen to her speech at Davos

 

Learning vocabulary 

Hangman Game

Environment word games:

• Jumbled sentence: carbon dioxide
• Jumbled sentence: fossil fuels
• Jumbled sentence: environment award
• Word search: global warming
• Word search: pollution
• Quiz: climate change vocabulary
• Missing words: climate change
• Missing words: climate change - printable
• Missing words: ways to preserve our planet
• Missing words: ways to preserve our planet - printable

After Watching SUFFRAGETTE

Suffragette

IWD Video Collection

IWD 8th March 2019

Click on the image below

A note to men #BalanceforBetter #iwd2019 What if today each man starts to say no to slay queens? What if he starts to focus on lifting others & encouraged skill queen growth? What if today he invested more at home? Do you agree? Thanks @BarackObama for saying it so well @TIME pic.twitter.com/dHAc5TQXJl

— Patricia Murugami (@PatMurugami) February 24, 2019

Reading Comprehension Celebrate the Achievements of Women

International Women's Day activity task cards

More IWD Resources here and here 

Mobile Phones

The Apple iPhone may be an American success story, but China has a stranglehold over key elements that go into smartphones pic.twitter.com/8mMsBzFxYJ

— The Economist (@TheEconomist) February 25, 2019

          

Migrants & Refugees

According to UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, we are witnessing the highest levels of displacement on record. An unprecedented 68.5 million people around the world have been forced from home. Some are migrants. Some are refugees. So, what is the difference?     
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To find out about the difference between migrants, emigrants, and immigrants, visit my other blog here.

Responsibilities

                   

Describe the gif image above. What does it mean?
 Do you see yourself more like the chick or like the big one? Have you ever felt that way? Under which circumstances?

Silent Video Storytelling

Tell/write the story from the perspective of the dog.

Imagine a dialogue between the man and the dog.

Penguin Parent Walking the Fluffy Nestling

Describe the setting to other classmates and explain what happened in the video.

Imagine that both penguins are talking. What are they talking about?

Act the conversation out for your classmates.

Vocabulary

Fluffy       Nestling    

Climate Change Terminology

                 

Global Warming Facts: 24 Facts about Global Warming

     

Climate Change Reading Comprehension 

Arctic Sea Ice Shrinks to Record Low  Breaking News Listening


           

Video listening worksheet

First Certificate Online Practice and Links

BLACK PANTHER

Stylish and majestic, this film places us inside the secluded world of Wakanda, found somewhere in East Central Africa. This is a land rich in vibranium, a metal capable of absorbing sound and energy and repurposing its power. T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman) is the new king of Wakanda, but his sovereignty is challenged by Erik Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan), an American who has a hidden family connection. Soon T'Challa will need all the help he can get from Okoye ( Danai Gurira), Nakia (Lupita Nyong'o), and sister Shuri (Letitia Wright), along with CIA agent, Everett Ross (Martin Freeman). But Killmonger has spent his whole life preparing for this moment, and now he's ready to take on the world.

          

              

'Black Panther' just became the first superhero movie to be nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars — here's what else is nominated this year pic.twitter.com/dVzuXnRC9r

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) January 22, 2019

Teaching Activities for: “With $218 Million Haul, ‘Black Panther’ Smashes Box Office Records” is from The New York Times Learning Network.

He Named Me Malala

He named me Malala

The Gift

British English

Unlike the previous entry, the Br. English in this video makes the content of the speech crystal clear and easier to understand for everyone.        
         

The Secrets of Learning a New Language

Want to learn a new language but feel daunted or unsure where to begin? You don't need some special talent or a "language gene," says Lýdia Machová. 

In an upbeat, inspiring talk, she reveals the secrets of polyglots (people who speak multiple languages) and shares four principles to help unlock your own hidden language talent -- and have fun while doing it:

The Chaos

Why English often makes no sense: The Ingenious Poem, “The Chaos,” documents 800 irregularities in English spelling and pronunciation. 

"The Chaos" is a poem demonstrating the irregularity of English spelling and pronunciation. Written by a Dutch writer, traveller, and teacher Gerard Nolst Trenité (1870–1946), it includes about 800 examples of irregular spelling.

Try reading it out loud...

Together We Are stronger

                 

English Vocab with GOT

¿Te gustan las películas y series de acción estadounidenses y británicas, pero encuentras a los nativos difíciles de entender cuando hablan rápido? ¡Hoy aprenderás docenas de palabras en inglés para ayudarte a entender la conversación en inglés sobre la batalla! ¡Puedes aplicarlos a toneladas de series y películas! Aprenda mucho más vocabulario práctico con el Mini-curso GRATUITO: https://reallifeglobal.com/lewtv-got-lp/

 

A Breath of Fresh Air for Madrid

A breath of fresh air for Spain's capital. Read more: https://t.co/kp8b3lJCLB #environment #transport pic.twitter.com/68N1XVqjcI

— World Economic Forum (@Davos) November 30, 2018

In the news

The Guardian:
'It’s the only way forward': Madrid bans polluting vehicles from the city centre

El País in English

Madrid takes a historic step to becoming a car-free city centre

A Short History of the Capitol Building

 

Random Conversation Starters

Pictures Description

     

     

Describing pictures 1    Describing pictures 2     Describing pictures 3

Giving your Opinion

     


       Expressing Opinions

Oral Presentations for Bachillerato

Oral presentations typically involve three important steps: 

1) planning,

2) practising,

3) presenting. 

Make also sure your presentation covers the following: introduction, main body and conclusion.

Practice, Practice, Practice: 

• Practice as much as possible to achieve an easy delivery.
• Do not read your talk or memorize it.
• Concentrate only on the main points. Ignore details. 
• Try to make your presentation lively and interesting. This does not mean telling jokes and anecdotes. But if you can think of interesting or amusing examples to illustrate your argument, use them.
• Write out everything you have to say, including examples etc. Rehearse what you are going to say until you are happy with it.

Organize your ideas:

• present the topic.
• give your opinion on the topic. 
• express (dis)advantages. 
• link and sequence ideas.
• end with a clear summary or conclusion.

Activity 1 with video          Activity 2            Tips for your presentation

Choose one of the following topics to create a 1.30-minute presentation. You will be allowed to use some notes during your talk. However, full sentences or long phrases are not permitted. Please submit your notes to the teacher on completion of the oral exam.

          

          

Oral Test 4º ESO 3rd Term

Asking and Giving Opinions – Agreeing and Disagreeing in English

Agreeing & Disagreeing Ex 1

Ways of Saying -OUGH

Ough is a letter sequence often seen in words in the English language.

 The sequence is ambiguous, having at least eight pronunciations  in British English; its pronunciation depends entirely on its placement in a given word, with most common being:

 /oʊ/ as in though (cf. toe).
 /uː/ as in through (cf. true).
 /ʌf/ as in rough (cf. ruffian).
/ɒf/ as in cough (cf. coffin).
/ɔː/ as in thought (cf. taut).
/aʊ/ as in bough (cf. to bow [the gesture])

Pronunciation of -ough with audio