Monday, 25 May 2015

Farewell... and enjoy yourselves!

Right, guys... this is the end!

Thank you for getting into this and doing your blogs! 

For me, it was a very positive experience. I really had fun watching your videos and activities, as well as getting to know a little bit more about you through them sometimes :)

What about you? Did you like writing the blog or not? What did you like the most? Do you have any negative comment for it? Would you change anything?

Write a final post saying goodbye and writing your personal opinion! (PS: You can also add some funny icon of yourself, if you want to)




Monday, 11 May 2015

The fight club




The Fight Club is a movie directed by David Fincher and starred by Edward Norton and Brad Pitt (Tyler Durden). Is is also based on a novel written by Chuck Palamiuk.

The action takes place nowadays in an American city. The main character is the narrator of the story, interpreted by Edward Norton, but we never get to know his name. He describes himself as the typical “Ikea man”: obsessed with having everything he sees on Ikea's catalogues and new brands, but unable to feel anything at all. 

The story begins when he meets Tyler Durden by chance. By chance, as well, they end up living together and founding the “Fight club”, a club where men meet to fight, and whose main rule is “You do not talk about fight club”. All these facts, together with meeting a very strange but interesting woman, Marla Singer, will turn the narrator’s life upside-down.

In the end nothing is as it seems to be: Tyler Durden is not simply a man full of energy and criticism against society, and the Fight Club is an organization deeper and more dangerous than a simple club of fight.

Personally speaking, I think it is one of the best movies I have ever seen.What surprised me above everything is the ending of the story, and the final image is completely beautiful and poetic for me but, obviously, I cannot tell anything about it.




Now get ready to work!
Choose your favourite movie or TV series, and write an article about it!
The article must include:
  • Setting
  • Summary
  • Personal opinion

If you want some help vocabulary and expressions, click here: Writing a film or a book review

Wednesday, 22 April 2015

My Disney timeline

I have already watched a lot of Disney movies throughout my life, and I have loved most of them!

Here you have the timelime with my favourite disney movies :)


Guess what you have to do now... 

Yes! You have to create your own Timeline with Dipity and add, at least, 10 items including information and an image or a video! 
Have fun!

Do you need some help? Here you have a step-by-step explanation!






Wednesday, 8 April 2015

My music band

What do you have to do?
Easy! You have to make a poster with a short biography of your favorite music band.

To do you it you can use:





  • Piktochart -> Better for you, since you know it and it is quite nice!
  • Padlet -> A simple tool to make a poster with text, video and images. Instructions available in Spanish,
  • Spaazee -> Make a "notice board" where you can add text, video and images

  • http://arualbg.edu.glogster.com/calle-13

    Tuesday, 10 March 2015

    A different Saint George's Story

    Legend has it, that Saint George was a knight who travelled on his white horse. 

    He arrived to a village decimated by a fearful dragon just the day before the princess had to be sacrificed. 

    With his sword and courage, he killed the dragon, saved the princes... and the village, of course.

    But...

    What would have happened if Saint George was an impostor?
         ... or if he hadn't killed the dragon?
         ... of if he had fallen in love with the dragon?

    Think of your own invented story about Saint George and post it in your blog!

    It can be a writing, a presentation, a video, a sound recording... choose your favorite format!

    It is not mine, but this is a good example!





    For last year's winners, click here

    Wednesday, 4 March 2015

    My City Mindmap

    Which is the most important city of the world for you? Which city have you loved the most or would you love to visit?

    Choose one city and make a mind -map with information about it.

    It must include:
    1. General information
      1. Location
      2. Population
      3. Religion
      4. Currency
      5. Official language(s)
    2. Short history
    3. Interesting data
      1. Why was the city created?
      2. Why is the city famous for?
    4. Famous people who were born in the city
    5. Places to visit
    6. Typical food
    To do it, use the Mindmomo Tool and don't forget to embed it in your blog!

    Make your own mind maps with Mindomo.

    https://www.mindomo.com/es/

    IMPORTANT BUTTONS














    HOW TO EMBED A MINDMOMO IN YOUR BLOG -


    Friday, 30 January 2015

    Love is in the air!




    The task is easy... you have to post a love message or a love story in your blog.

    It can be ANYTHING as long as it is in English and you try to be original!

    What does ANYTHING mean???

    1. Regarding the content...
       a) It can be a declaration of love (anonymous, please!!!)
       b)  It can be a love message for some of your friends
           * Telling memories
           * Telling what you like about them

        c) It can be a love story (sad endings are also allowed!)

    AS USUAL - It can be real... or invented :)
     

    2. Regarding the format...
        a) It can be a video (with fotos, "draw my life" style, with you and your friends...)
        b) It can be a letter
        c) It can be a virtual postcard

        d) It can be some kind of presentation
        e) It can be a virtual poem
        f) It can be a "short play" (acting, with puppets...)
        g) It can be a virtual comic
        h) It can be something I am unable to imagine!!!!

    For useful tools... click here

    For those boring people who don't like the idea... this is your even-more-boring-than-you task ;) CLICK HERE

    My example!!

     

    Last year student's videos as well!


    Wednesday, 7 January 2015

    Strange sports

    Think of a sport you really like or some strange sportive tradition and look for information about it. Then, make a presentation in order to show it in your blog.

    The presentation must include:
    -        Name of the sport and features:
    o      Number of players
    o      What does it consist of? (How do you play?)
    o      Is there any important competition in the world?
    -        A brief history
    o      Is it a traditional or a modern sport?
    o      When did it start?  Has it suffered any changes?
    o Is there any famous Spanish/Catalan sportsman or sportswoman now?
    -        Main rules -> remember to use modals!!!
    -        Other places where it is also played

    My Christmas Video

    This is my 2013 Christmas video. I know I'm cheating somehow... but at least I'm showing you something :)

    Friday, 5 December 2014

    Christmas investigators

    Do you celebrate Christmas? How?

    Do you think Christmas is celebrated equally around the world? 

    Today, you will discover different ways of celebrating Christmas! 
          1. Surf the links provided and choose 3 different countries 
          2. Read about their Christmas traditions and note down their main facts 
          3. Decide what you are going to do: 
                a) A comparative table 
                b) A PPT presentation 
               c) A prezi presentation 
          4. Just do it and post it in your blog! 

     Useful links 
    Christmas in France, Spain, Germany and Italy (+ Quizz)
    Christmas around the world

    How Merry Christmas is said around the world

    Other links
    Christmas and New Year vocabulary

    Worksheets and activities
    X-mas worksheets
    ESL X-mas activities


    Do you prefer a more creative activity?
    Here you have a second option! 

    Friday, 21 November 2014

    Writing a review


    Do you remember Paperman?


    Paperman is a short produced by Walt Disney animation studios and directed by John Karts. It won an Annie and an Oscar Award in 2012.

    The action takes place in New York, in the 1940s, and the main character is a man who works in an office.
    This man (we don't know the name) is very sad with his monotonous life. One day, he meets a woman at the train station and he feels love at first sight. Later that day, while he is working, he sees that the woman is being interviewd in the opposite building. He tries to send her paper-planes so that she notices him, but he fails. When the woman finishes the interview, he leaves his job to try to meet her, but he fails again. Then, the magic begins...

    I was impressed by this movie because I really like the animation. It is a very romantic and interesting short. What I liked the most is the magical point you can see at the end of the movie, this was very surprising for me.


    Now watch these videos. When you finish, chose one and write a review and post it in your blog, together with the inserted video.

    The review must include:
    • Introduction
    • Setting and summary
    • Personal opinion  










    Don't you like any of them, then you could try these others...

    Useful link:

    Friday, 7 November 2014

    The Celts

    We know Halloween and many  British traditions come from Celtic culture, but what do you know about the Celts?
    Go to  http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/celts/index.shtml?1 and watch the videos. 
    Then, click on the “FactFile” tab and surf through the different articles about the Celts to answer the following questions. For further reference, you can visit  http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikijunior:Ancient_Civilizations/Celts

    QUESTIONS
    * Who are the Celts and what does “Iron Age” mean?
    * What can you explain about their culture?
            +  How were their homes like? Can you  find an image?
            + What did they use the metals for?
            + How did they dress?
            + How was their religion?


    To show your final results, use the Piktochart tool, I recommend you to use the "Presentation" templates. Then, embed the final presentation in your blog.
    Here you have a possible format... but the more creative you are, the better for you!

    Friday, 24 October 2014

    Halloween task - your own scary story

    Many moons ago, Michael Jackson was hot!

    His thriller video was a complete shock – it was like nothing seen before and it also meant the beginning of a change on how to make video-clips. Actually, more than a videoclip, it is also a short!

    In fact, it has been chosen as the Best Music Video of last century...Watch the video if you have never done so:


    Listen to this shortest version of the song paying attention to all the creepy vocabulary by reading the lyrics below:


    Are you finished? Then write your own horror story and post it in your blog. Remember to add some scary image as well!

    To write it, try to use some of the words from the "Thriller" song.

    Do you need any help? Find some advices and questions to help you by having a look at these documents:
    Have you run out of imagination? 
    Then you can make a Powerpoint about Halloween including:
    • History
    • Traditions 
    • Superstitions
    To do it, click this not-so-creative activity.

    Monday, 6 October 2014

    My favourite photo


     
    This photo was taken by me in summer 2013. It shows the landscapes of a mountain near Sapa, in Vietnam.

    I took the photo while me and my partner were doing a 12 kilometer trekking, because we wanted to see the astonishing landscapes and the rice paddies, that is, the typical “rice terraces” you can see on movies. We also visited a Black-H’mong village, an ethnic minority who live in the mountains.

    Before getting there, we were walking on a very narrow road surrounded by bamboos for about half an hour. Then, we were climbing a mountain for another hour and a half. After that, we came to the place where I took the photo.

    In the picture you can see very different details: on the lower left corner, and on the other side of the river, you can see rice paddies and trees. In the centre of the picture, there is a river.  And in the background, on the mountain, you can see a yellow building, which is the school of the village.

    I chose this photo because I really love it. I like the intensity of the colours, and the contrast caused by the sky, the river and the green nature. It is also a great memory of my holidays and a experience I might not live again!
      
    Now you have to chose a photo or picture you like to:
    • Explain who took it and where it was taken.
    • Describe it a little bit.
    • Tell why you chose that photo.

    Describing a photo help!



    Useful links:

    Thursday, 11 September 2014

    Hello everybody!

    And welcome to my blog!
    Here you have some information about me to start with ;)


    And how can you do the same on your own blog?
    Watch this presentation with all the necessary information!