SHAKESPEARE'S ROMEO AND JULIET

One of the most famous stories between 2 teenage lovers Romeo and Juliet.
Celebrate St Valentine's Day ( 14th February) and Shakespeare Day ( 23rd April) or watch it anytime on:

• You Tube ( animated BBC film) - 5:58m for the lines "Romeo O Romeo Wherefore art thou Romeo?"

• the modern movie Romeo + Juliet, 1996 ( with Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes)

Enjoy other Shakespeare's stories on You Tube - BBC Shakespeare Animated Tales.

DEALING WITH CONFLICT

Sure, you know the band BLACK EYED PEAS...

Listen to their 1st major hit: "WHERE IS THE LOVE?" Here is the official music video ( 2003):

Read the lyrics attentively here ( use a dictionary or watch the translated version)

Got the message?
ANSWER the questions by referring to the lyrics:

1. What is the song about? war/ politics/ passion / generations/ treason / racism / justice...
2. How does the singer feel?
3. What's wrong with the world / with the people?  
4. Is there any hope? 

SCHOOL IS BACK

Welcome back to school! HAVE A GREAT YEAR!

Let's start learning English!
Take a look at funny cartoons about "Going back to school".

Read the funny poem "I cannot go to school today!"

Year 7 students: Bring an apple paper-cut to your English teacher. 
Write your name and your favourite things on it!

TOWNS AND CITIES (7th YEAR)

FIND OUT ABOUT GREAT CITIES IN EUROPE!


See the Powerpoint for PRAGUE and practise writing on other cities ( Lisbon, Paris).
Pick up an European city and DESCRIBE it.

TV PROGRAMMES: cookery

You can watch some videos from popular cookery programmes on TV from famous British chefs on TV:

• Jamie Oliver  ("ministry of food", "food revolution", "school dinners", etc) - watch his Fish pie on YouTube

 

• Nigella Lawson  ("Nigella kitchen", "Nigella Express") - watch her chocolate mousse on YouTube

 

• Three Fat Ladies

These are just a few. Find out more on the BBC website.

TREES

SOME NICE POEMS ABOUT TREES FOR "TREE DAY " IN CLASS

Read them - Pick up some verses - Write your own texts:

1. If the earth...
2. If I were a tree and someone...
3. If I were a tree, what kind...
4. Gentle as a tall, tall tree
5. Very tall trees
6. Advice from a tree

A famous song by Louis Armstrong - "What a wonderful world!"

INVENTORS ( 9th YEAR)

"Inventors & Inventions"- CLASS PRESENTATION AND RESEARCH:
(Get the Word files: Report and  List)
Visit the following webpages for searching information:

• >The Great Idea Finder
• >Inventors' Hall of fame
• > Famous inventors and inventions
• >Enchanted learning: zoom inventors and inventions

Follow these steps: (1) choose your inventor & invention from the List ; (2) do the research and present the information on a written work - follow the Report topics; (3) pick up a picture or an item to show in class and finally (4) prepare the oral presentation.

NOTICE THE EVALUATION:

• > written work 40% ( neat work, correct language, important information, creativity) - ex: A4 poster/ movie  
• > oral presentation 60% ( clear communication and language, important information, creativity)

ON THE "COMMENTS" YOU CAN WRITE:
- YOUR CLASS, No. and INVENTOR/INVENTION THAT YOU'VE CHOSEN (with a 2nd option within brackets).

* DON'T CHOOSE OTHER STUDENTS' INVENTION.

Food ( 9th, 8th YEARS)

LISTEN about healthy snacks ( here), fast food restaurant ( here) favourite food ( here), eating habits and traditions ( here).
READ here the "Conversation Questions" to help you write/ talk about food.
DO the Food Pyramid quiz to check what you know about a Healthy Diet.

CHRISTMAS

 A) Try these links for CHRISTMAS CARDS:

• cards1
• cards2
• cards3
• an interactive card

B) Go to these pages for CHRISTMAS GAMES / activity:

• vocabulary activity1
• games
• activities1
• activities2 
• a story
• a christmas alphabet book
• riddles 

C) Find nice CHRISTMAS CLIPART:

• clipart1 
• clouring pages

D) Visit also Santa Claus Village here. Other ideas and activities here.

FAMILIES - PROJECT WORK (Year 7)

Do you know "The Adams Family", "The Simpsons", " Malcolm in the Middle"?

PROJECT 1
Think of a FAMOUS FAMILY or a STRANGE FAMILY ( from a TV series, a film...) and WRITE:

A. a short paragraph about it ( family life, habits, personalities)
OR
B. an interview to one of the characters ( ask & answer about family members, habits)

PROJECT 2
- Create a fictional family - a funny family, a weird family, the perfect family ...
Find faces and names for all members and write about them - their relationships, activities, likes and dislikes.

by Norman Rockwell

***HERE is a useful page with conversation questions about families.

NOW, WATCH AND ENJOY!

TONGUE TWISTERS

Improve your English and have a good laugh trying some funny TONGUE TWISTERS!

GO TO THE FOLLOWING LINKS: LISTEN & REPEAT.

• tongue-twisters 1
• tongue-twisters 2

HAPPY ST PATRICK'S DAY

Find interesting things about Ireland and St Patrick's Day on these links:

• http://www.discoverireland.ie/
• http://www.discoverireland.com/pt/