Passive Voice

Reported or Indirect Speech

LET'S TALK ABOUT FASHION!!!!!

Watch this video about fashion (by Misterduncan) and find out how it has developed. 

Now, read the following text and answer the questions:

A FASHIONABLE WEDDING Have you ever been to a wedding? The bride’s dress is one of the most important parts of the event, and most women spend a long time choosing the right one. But what is the right dress?  Wedding dresses, like other types of clothing, reflect the fashion of the time. In Ancient Rome, people believed white was the favourite colour of the god of marriage, so women wore white wedding dresses. But in the medieval period, colourful material was more expensive than plain material. Rich women wore colourful wedding dresses with a lot of cloth to show their status. Ordinary people wore practical dresses from plain cloth. After their wedding, they wore their wedding dress at church and for celebrations. The long white wedding dress of today became fashionable after Queen Victoriagot married in 1840. Many brides saw her wedding photograph and decided to wear similar dresses.   People began using machines to make cloth in the 19th century, so cloth wasn’t as expensive as before and more people had the money to pay for long dresses.  During World War II, people needed cloth to make uniforms, so brides wore short dresses. But when the war was over, long dresses were “in” again.  Since then, the style and length of wedding dresses has changed as different fashions have become trendy or outdated. So what do you think wedding dresses will look like a hundred years from now?

1. Why did some medieval women wear colourful dresses?      

      

2. What did other medieval women do with their dresses after their wedding?                                        

3. What type of wedding dress did Queen Victoria wear?              

4. What happened as a result of Queen Victoria’s wedding dress?

5. How did machines change fashion?

6. Why was cloth important during World War II?     

Then, Click HERE to do an interesting listening activity from the British Council website.

Next, read some teenagers' opinions about fashion, and in groups, discuss if you agree with them:

Sheila: "I'm interested in fashion. I enjoy reading fashion magazines and going to clothes shops, but I can't afford to buy fashionable clothes. They're so expensive!"

Madeleine: "Fashion isn't for me. I don't care about fashion and models. I usually wear comfortable clothes, like jeans, T-shirts and sports shoes or boots in winter."

Marina: "I think fashion is important because it says something about your personality. I'm a confident, ougoing person and I want my clothes to reflect that."

Finally, let's describe some pictures in which you can see how fashion has changed. Here there is some help:

1st. Focus on the main part of the picture at the beginning. 

Useful language:  This picture shows ... / There is / there are ... /  I can see  ...

2nd . Describe as much as you can.  

Useful language: In the foreground / in the background / On the right / on the left ...

3rd . Try to use your imagination to make assumptions. 

Useful language: I think... Maybe / Perhaps... / Modal verbs of deduction: she must / can’t / might be … / She looks…(happy.)/ She looks like …

4th. You can also use personal stories.

1950's

1970's

1980's

1990's

2000's

2010's

VOCABULARY ABOUT FASHION AND CLOTHES

In the following link you will find different vocabulary to talk about fashion and clothes.

https://inglessoto.wikispaces.com/file/view/FASHION+VOCABULARY.pdf

The Underground Railroad: An Interactive Activity about Slavery in the United States

ACTIVITY ABOUT SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES

This interactive activity is going to be used with the 4th group. We'll learn about enslaved African Americans living in the South and we'll follow one of these slaves along the Underground Railroad, a secret network of hiding places which helped runaway slaves reach freedom.

In the following link you'll find all the activities we are going to work with.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9sRZd55HnjgWDZCWDJ6dWVIRFk/view?usp=sharing

The next link will lead you to the 2nd activity:

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/write_letter.htm

You will find the map for the 3rd activity in the following link:

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/map.htm

Then, click in "questions to think about" and answer them.

All Nobel Peace Prizes

Peace Day Project



The 30th January, we celebrate the Peace Day, so students from the 4th year will prepare different mini-posters about a Nobel Peace Prize winner.



First, you have to choose one of the winners from the list ( All Nobel Peace Prizes ), then find and print this person's pic and write down what you consider interesting about his / her biography, as well as why he / she won the Nobel Peace Prize. Finally, write down your own opinion about this person's activities.



After doing that in classroom, we'll exhibit them in the school together with other projects done for this occasion.

Let's work about Peace!!!

Are you superstitious?

Activity for the 4th group. 

Are you superstitious?

Watch the following video about superstition in the world, and learn about vocabulary and what people believe about it in different parts of the world.

Try to find as much words as you have learnt in Unit 3, and prepare a short paragraph with your opinion about this topic.

Selected Songs for the Peace Day

PARTS OF THE SELECTED SONGS 

Activity name: VOICES FOR PEACE

“Imagine” John Lennon

1st Verse:
Imagine there's no heaven (Imagina que no hay cielo)
It's easy if you try (Es fácil si lo intentas)
No hell below us (Ningún infierno bajo nosotros)
Above us only sky (Sobre nosotros solo cielo)
Imagine all the people (Imagina a todo el mundo)
Living for today... (Viviendo para hoy)

2nd Verse:
Imagine there's no countries (Imagina que no hay paises)
It isn't hard to do (No es difícil hacerlo)
Nothing to kill or die for (Nada por lo que matar o morir)
And no religion too (Y tampoco ninguna religión)
Imagine all the people (Imagina a todo el mundo)
Living life in peace... (Viviendo en paz)

Chorus:
You may say I'm a dreamer ( Podrías decir que soy un soñador)
But I'm not the only one (Pero no soy el único)
I hope someday you'll join us (Espero que algún día te unas a nosotros)
And the world will be as one (Y el mundo sea como uno solo).

“Blowing in the wind” Bob Dylan

1st Verse:
How many roads must a man walk down (¿Cuántos caminos debe un hombre andar)
Before you can call him a man? (Antes de que puedas llamarlo hombre?)
How many seas must a white dove sail (¿Cuántos mares debe una paloma blanca navegar)
Before she sleeps in the sand? (Antes de que duerma en la arena?)
Yes, how many times must the cannon balls fly (¿Cuántas veces debe las balas de caÑon volar?)
Before they're forever banned? (Antes de que las prohíban para siempre?)
The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind (La respuesta, amigo mío, está soplando en el viento)
The answer is blowin' in the wind. (La respuesta está soplando en el viento)

3rd Verse:
Yes, how many times must a man look up (¿Cuántas veces debe un hombre mirar hacia arriba)
Before he can really see the sky? (Antes de que realmente pueda ver el cielo?)
Yes, how many ears must one man have (¿Cuántas orejas debe un hombre tener)
Before he can hear people cry?( Antes de que pueda escuchar a la gente llorar?)
Yes, how many deaths will it take till he knows (¿Cuántas muertes debe tener hasta que sepa)
That too many people have died? (que demasiada gente ha muerto?)
The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind (La respuesta, amigo mío, está soplando en el viento)
The answer is blowin' in the wind. (La respuesta está soplando en el viento)

“Give Peace a Chance” John Lennon

1st Verse:
Ev'rybody's talkin' 'bout (Todo el mundo está hablando sobre)
Bagism, Shagism, Dragism, Madism, Ragism, Tagism
This-ism, that-ism, ism ism ism (Este –ismo, ese –ismo, ismo ismo ismo)
All we are saying is give peace a chance (Todos lo que estamos diciendo es que le des una oportunidad a la paz)
All we are saying is give peace a chance

2nd Verse:
(C'mon)
Ev'rybody's talkin' 'bout  (Todo el mundo está hablando sobre)
Minister, Sinister, Banisters and Canisters,
Bishops, Fishops, Rabbis, and Pop Eyes, Bye bye, Bye byes
All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance

“Heal the World” Michael Jackson

1st Verse:
There's A Place In (Hay un lugar)
Your Heart (en tu corazón)
And I Know That It Is Love (Y se que es amor)
And This Place Could (Y este lugar podría)
Be Much (se mucho)
Brighter Than Tomorrow (más brillante que el mañana)
And If You Really Try (y si realmente lo intentas)
You'll Find There's No Need (sabras que no hay necesidad)
To Cry (de llorar)
In This Place You'll Feel (en este lugar sentirás)
There's No Hurt Or Sorrow (que no hay ni dolor ni pena)

2nd Verse:
There Are Ways (hay caminos)
To Get There (para llegar allí)
If You Care Enough (si te preocupas lo suficiente)
For The Living (de los vivos)
Make A Little Space (hacer un pequeño espacio)
Make A Better Place... (hacer un lugar mejor)

Chorus:
Heal The World (Sana al mundo)
Make It A Better Place (Hazlo un lugar major)
For You And For Me (para ti y para mi)
And The Entire Human Race (y la raza humana al complete)
There Are People Dying ( Hay gente muriendo)
If You Care Enough (si te preocupas lo suficiente)
For The Living (de vivir)
Make A Better Place (hacer un pequeño espacio)
For You And For Me (hacer un lugar mejor)

“La Paz” Falsa Alarma

Estribillo: 
Pon tu granito de arena en tu tierra por la paz,
si vienes con guerras te doy la mano y digo paz.
Pon tu granito de arena en tu tierra por la paz,
si vienes con guerras –nuestro corazón más se ablanda-
Pon tu granito de arena en tu tierra por la paz,
si vienes con guerras te doy la mano y digo paz.
Pon tu granito de arena en tu tierra por la paz,
si vienes con guerras te doy la mano y digo paz.

Última Estrofa:
Paz en ti mismo... paz en tu casa...
en tu entorno... en tu mirada...
en tus propósitos... paz y respeto en el mundo...
tu sabes... paz y respeto en el San Miguel...

Estribillo:
Pon tu granito de arena en tu tierra por la paz,
si vienes con guerras te doy la mano y digo paz.
Pon tu granito de arena en tu tierra por la paz,
si vienes con guerras –nuestro corazón más se ablanda-
Pon tu granito de arena en tu tierra por la paz,
si vienes con guerras te doy la mano y digo paz.
Pon tu granito de arena en tu tierra por la paz,
si vienes con guerras te doy la mano y digo paz.

“Happy” Pharrell Williams

It might seem crazy what I'm about to say
Sunshine she's here, you can take a break
I'm a hot air balloon that could go to space
With the air, like I don't care baby by the way

{Uh}

[Chorus:]
Because I'm happy
Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof
Because I'm happy
Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth
Because I'm happy
Clap along if you know what happiness is to you
Because I'm happy
Clap along if you feel like that's what you wanna do

[Verse 2:]
Here come bad news talking this and that, yeah,
Well, give me all you got, and don't hold it back, yeah,
Well, I should probably warn you I'll be just fine, yeah,
No offense to you, don't waste your time
Here's why

[Chorus]
Because I'm happy
Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof
Because I'm happy
Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth
Because I'm happy
Clap along if you know what happiness is to you
Because I'm happy
Clap along if you feel like that's what you wanna do
{Hey
Go
Uh}

[Bridge:]
(Happy)
Bring me down
Can't nothing
Bring me down
My level's too high
Bring me down
Can't nothing
Bring me down
I said (let me tell you now)
Bring me down
Can't nothing
Bring me down
My level's too high
Bring me down
Can't nothing
Bring me down
I said

[Chorus x2]
Because I'm happy
Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof
Because I'm happy
Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth
Because I'm happy
Clap along if you know what happiness is to you
Because I'm happy
Clap along if you feel like that's what you wanna do
{Hey
Go
Uh}

(Happy) [repeats]
Bring me down... can't nothing...
Bring me down... my level's too high...
Bring me down... can't nothing...
Bring me down, I said (let me tell you now)

[Chorus x2]
Because I'm happy
Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof
Because I'm happy
Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth
Because I'm happy
Clap along if you know what happiness is to you
Because I'm happy
Clap along if you feel like that's what you wanna do
{Hey
C'mon}

How Comparison of Adjective works in English.

Instructions for this second term project for the 3rd groups. I.E.S. San Miguel. The digital project for this term is about "Places". Once you have chosen your partner, different places around your village will be given to you, so you can choose one for your presentation. You have to use the following website to prepare your presentation: https://www.smore.com/. We are going to work with a Digital Flyer, in which you have to insert all the information about the place, as well as pictures, interesting links in the Internet, videos, and whatever you want. The link is the following: You will have to sign up first in order to create an account to be able to work online. Here you have a model to follow, but remember you can insert anything you think is important for your project. Once you have presented all the projects, we'll insert some of them in my blog. You can also print them if you want to. Let's create something really good!!