EXPLORING ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS

1^st of ESO students have been studying old civilizations.

We have learnt many interesting aspects about these people (periods of time, houses, cities, buildings, monuments, transport, food, clothes, schools and education, language, sports and games, entertainment, toys and games, art, gods and beliefs and VIP).

We spoke in the classroom about them, and some of us dressed up as EGYPTIANS, MESOPOTAMIANS, GREEKS and ROMANS for the day of the oral presentations.

Have a look at some of our photos!

UNITED STATES, HISTORY and MUSIC

Imagine we are in Yorktown, North America, in the 18^th century;

suddenly, you listen to an army band of drummers and fifers marching joyfully and playing this

Yankee Doodle…

 

YANKEE DOODLE LYRICS

Yankee Doodle went to town,
A-riding on a pony,
He stuck a feather in his hat
And called it macaroni.

(CHORUS) Yankee Doodle, keep it up,
Yankee Doodle dandy,
Mind the music and the step,
And with the girls be handy.

Father and I went down to camp,
Along with Captain Goodin',
And there we saw the men and boys
As thick as hasty puddin'.

(CHORUS)

And there was Gen'ral Washington,
Upon a slapping stallion,
A-giving orders to his men-
I guess there was a million.

(CHORUS)

A long war then was fought and won:
The British were defeated,
And Yankee Doodle was the march
To which their troops retreated.
 

AFTER LISTENING,

Search about this song historical background. Can you answer to these questions or are you a real YANKEE DOODLE? The lyrics will help you!

a)      Was this song first sung by British or American troops? Search an explanation for your answer.

b)      Who were the Yankees? What “long war was fought” then? Which troops “retreated” at the end?

c)        Why is this considered today as an American patriotic song? Base your arguments on history and on some stanzas of the song, if possible.

d)      About language:

·         “Macaroni” is a term that has to do with fashion; find other words in the song connected to 18^th fashions.

·         Make the list of the irregular verbs that appear in the lyrics.

·         From what language are the expressions “a-riding” and “a-giving” a remainder?

 

INVITATION to the movie “MOULIN ROUGE” in English.

TO: all SECCIONES EUROPEAS students in “Julio Verne” Highschool.

WHERE: in Casa de Cultura of Bargas.

WHEN: Thursday 24^th of April, from 11:30 to 13:30.

Do you want to sing the songs of the movie like the actors…?

Enjoy the great music and practice with your classmates with the following

karaoke videos...!

“LADY MARMALADE”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjRiTcwkAs8&feature=fvsr

“YOUR SONG” (1ºeso)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=devw9-csQq0&feature=fvwrel

“ONE DAY I´LL FLY AWAY” (2ºeso)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSVnjcRHcLM&feature=fvst

“ELEPHANT LOVE MEDLEY”(3ºeso)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Mlig-z9OJg&feature=related

“SPARKLING DIAMONDS” (4ºeso girls)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-Kgr78I2Iw

“ROXANNE TANGO” (4ºeso boys)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_7_JJG_Rxo&feature=related

Wheels in the workshop

Here you have some wheels made by 3ºAC bilingual class. They have built them in the workshop and at home.
The wheels are very original and really work.
Wheel 1

Wheel 2

Wheel 3

Wheel 4

Wheel 5

Wheel 6

Wheel 7

Wheel 8

You can vote for the best.Please write a coment.

Charles Dickens aniversary

CHARLES DICKENS´ BIOGRAPHY

Or try http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unKuZ2wlNdw

After watching the video try to answer at least 10 questions about his life.

Once you have written the answers, show them to your English teacher, and you´ll have a reward!!

Questions about the video (choose ten):

1.      We are celebrating Charles Dickens´ anniversary, when was he born?

2.      Who was John Dickens?

3.      Where Dickens´ family moved to in 1822?

4.      How old was Charles when he had to work in a factory 11 hours a day?

5.      Who did he visit in prison every Sunday?

6.      Although he worked as a clerk in a solicitor´s office and as a journalist in a paper, what was his real passion?

7.      When was his first piece of fiction published and when did he marry Catherine?

8.      Do you know what pet he had?

9.      Where did Charles and Catherine travel in 1842?

10.  Who was Helen Ternan?

11.  Which incident left Dickens shaken and ill?

12.  How old was he when he died?

Video 2

DICKENS IN MODERN LONDON

Enjoy this video about London, and try to answer these questions on the blog.

Or try http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmoY81Jk0CE&feature=related

·         What does “Dickensian” mean in modern English?

·         What is a “public house” today?

·         Who was Mr Scrooge?

·         When do we use “What the dickens is that?”

·         How is Westminster Abbey related to Charles Dickens?

Acrosport from Physical Education

Check out this sweet video!

Questions:
1. What are ways to transition between positions?
2. How many positions do the girls in this video do?
3. How many people are participating in forming the positions?

TEENAGERS AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES

The new information and communications technologies (ICT), which include, among others, computers, Internet, mobile phones and video consoles, have brought a huge change in the way we communicate and get information. However, they have also brought new risks and pathologies, especially among teenagers.

Risks:

According to many surveys among teens and parents, the main risks deal with: contents, contacts, addictions and commerce on Internet.

• Teenagers can come in contact with explicit sexual images and pornographic sites, sometimes through innocent search, hyperlinks in spam or pop-ups that appear on the screen. They can also confront with images that they consider horrible, violent or disgusting, and racism on the net.
• Chatting is a normal practice in the lives of most of teenagers. 52,2% chats with contacts they know only virtually, and 1 out of 5 has already had experiences with an adult pretending to be an adolescent in a chat-room.  Sometimes there may be negative contacts between teenagers, 1 out of 3 can testify bullying via internet or GSM.
• Specialists in addictive behaviour in hospitals have, in recent years, doubled the number of visits from adolescents, who look for help to overcome the compulsive use of video consoles, Internet, or messenger…

Recommendations

• Critical and responsible use of ICT: all users carry part of their responsibility.
• It is necessary to inform teenagers, parents, educators, schools etc.
• Inter-generation dialogue: adolescents find their parents' role essential. They appreciate a constructive dialogue about ICT activities and experience, more than a simple repressive talk.
• Early detection of symptoms of ICTs addictions: in order to put teenagers suffering this disorder back on a normal life.
•  Need for parental implication: after a dialogue parents must fulfil their regulating role.

For more information: http://dubestemmer.no/en/

Questions:

1. Give examples of the main risks of new technologies for teenagers?
2. When you are using Internet, and giving a lot of information about you, who is responsible?
3. Is it important to talk with your parents about ICTs activities and experiences? Why

Daytrip to Toledo

Check out our cool trip to Toledo!! Hello students of 1º ESO!!!!!!!

On last Friday we took a trip to Toledo to see the sites and monuments of this ancient city. With our Technology and History teachers we discovered many facts and surprises about of very near capital city. In spite of the weather, we had had a wonderful day!

Questions for 1º ESO! Give it a shot!
1. What are the most beautiful monuments you saw in Toledo?
2. How many different arches did you see? What are they made of? What are the styles?
3. Give some information about your best interview of foreign people.
4. Did you have fun?

Thanks!!

Technology Project

Now, in our technology lessons we are making our technology project. It is a big wheel. It consists of making a big wheel, the way we want. It has to be of cardboard, but we can use wood too for doing some things which have to be made of wood, such as the cabins, because a big wheel has seats for people. We can also use wood for holding up the big wheel. It also has to wear a motor which makes the big wheel turn. These are the most important things about our technology projects.

Questions!!!!!

1. What did you find most entertaining?
2. What was most challenging?
3. What kind of problems did you have in creating the big wheels?

Exchange Video with St. John Fisher School

This is the presentation video our European Section students in 2º and 3º have sent to our exchange partners at the St. John Fisher School in Wigan, Manchester, UK.

Our students are conducting an email exnchange with students that are studying Spanish at St. John's. They have the opportunity to discuss interests and cultural differences with their English Partners. 

Video Activity

Learning Languages is vital!!!

Check out this entertaining video about a fish learning to speak a very useful language for him!!!!

Answer the following questions in the Comment section.

1. Are you the clever fish?

2. Which languages could be useful to you?

3. Should the cat learn a foreign language? Why?

Thanks for your responses!

Welcome!

Welcome to the official blog of the Sección Europea at the IES Julio Verne in Bargas, Toledo.

We are a bilingual program teaching various subjects to ESO students in English! The program has been in existence in our school since 2008. This school year we have approximately 85 students in the program. The subjects currently offered include; Technology, Physical Education, and History and Geography.

Enseñanza de asignaturas en Inglès en la ESO.