APRIL FOOL´S DAY

  Take this fool´s QUIZZ about sixteen claims that have been made in the media. Approximately half the claims were April Fool's Day jokes. The other half were real news stories. Can you tell the difference between the two?

IF YOU CAN TYPE, YOU CAN DO MANY THINGS HERE

Did you enjoy our last project creating comics?

If you want to go on  writing and listenig to your own English dialogues you can use  Xtranormal's text-to-movie platform—a web-based application used to create short 3D animated movies from simple text-based movie-scripts. The characters in the movie speak the dialogue in the script, and react to performance triggers—icons that are dropped directly into the script, just like smileys in IM/chat. Movies can be shared through e-mail, blogs and online video sharing and social networking sites such as YouTube, MySpace and Facebook.

 Here I show you another way of learning English by doing things on the web with this talk about learning in Second Life a mixed reality session with Chris Smith in R.L. interacting with Shamblesguru in S.L.

REMEMBERING ELIZABETH TAYLOR

JOBS FOR THE FUTURE

We know where the jobs are today -and we definitely know where they aren't.

But what about in 10 or even 20 years?

As things like Technology, Medicine, Science and Environmentalism continue to advance in the coming years, several occupations are bound to emerge.

 By understanding these trends, job seekers can play a more active role in planning for their careers.

• 1. Cyber security specialist
• 2. Genetic counselor
• 3. Organic food farmer
• 4. Medical records administrator
• 5. Mobile application developer
• 6. Robotics technician
• 7. Simulation engineer
• 8. Social media manager
• 9. Stem cell researcher
• 10. Sustainability officer

Some are speculative, some are definitive -- but here are 10 potential jobs of the near or distant future, based on the trends:

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THEM ?

SAINT PATRICK´S DAY

These cute drawings are inviting you to enter into the fantastic interactive book about St. Patrick´s Day created by Mrs. Haquet. You can learn here some vocabulary and many other interesting facts about the Irish traditions, symbols, music and dancing. Finally, check your answers and scores!

SECOND TERM TESTS THIS WEEK !!!

THE MOST POPULAR SHORT FILM AT THE BERLINADE COMPETITION

This film is about the hunger and poverty brought about by Globalization.

There are 10,000 people dying everyday due to hunger and malnutrition. This short film shows a forgotten portion of the society. The people who live on the refuse of men to survive. What is inspiring is the hope and spirituality that never left this people.

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN´S DAY

TRIBUTE TO IMPORTANT WOMEN

Did you know all these women ?
Copy out their names and investigate why they were so important

VOKI , A FANTASTIC TOOL FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Voki is a great tool that allows the 21st century students and teachers to capture, publish, celebrate and converse about any topic or subject.
 Here are some of the things we can do :

1. -During English lessons some students are uncomfortable reading their homework. Thanks to this tool they can present their work without embarrassment.
2. -We can use it recording themselves saying a dialogue or reading a passage. Listening enables us to hear how we sound and we can work on fluency.

Here I give you some examples with some of the main characters from Treasure Island :

• Jim Hawkins
• Billy Bones
• Dr.Livesey
• Captain Smollet

 WEEK ACTIVITY : 
Now it´s your turn , you must create a speaking avatar and send it to me ...
After that we can try with our own class !!!
Have fun :-)

RELATIVE CLAUSES

VALENTINE´S DAY

Love is real, real is love.
Love is feeling, feeling love.

Love is wanting to be loved.

Love is touch, touch is love.

Love is reaching, reaching love.

Love is asking to be loved.

Love is you, you and me.

Love is knowing we can be.

Love is free, free is love.

Love is living, living love.

Love is needing to be loved.

      ( John Lennon)

ORIGINS ,HISTORY, SYMBOLS, QUIZZES

LOVE SONGS

As you well know next week we are going to work on a project to celebrate Saint Valentine with...:-)

Click on the WEBQUEST and follow the instructions on the things you will have to do. 

FIRST PRIZE FOR PEER MEDIATION AND PROMOTION OF THE CULTURE OF PEACE

  Enlace a la noticia en la web de la Junta de Andalucia

Programa El club de las Ideas

Congratulations to all the members of I.E.S. Portada Alta for being awarded a first prize in Andalucia for their participation in the promotion of the CULTURE OF PEACE . Above all  we must thank this recognition to   the psycological counselling given by some teachers in the reflection room and of course peer mediation.
 At this moment we have more than one hundred mediators at our disposal which means a 20 per cent of total pupils divided in four stages:

Level 0. Class Mediation : First year students
Level I. Peer Mediation: Second ,third and fourth year students
Level II. Peer Mediation: Second ,third and fourth year students and 1º Bachillerato
Level III. Personal Support: 4º ESO y Bachillerato

COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

 COMPARATIVES:

short adjectives: +er than...
-The Ferrari is longer than the seiscientos

long adjectives: more .....than
-The Ferrari is more beautiful than the seiscientos
SUPERLATIVES:

short adjectives: +est in/of
-The seiscientos is one of the oldest cars in Spain

long adjectives : the most.... in/ of
-The Ferrari is the most beautiful car in the world
SPECIAL CASES:
good-better-the best
bad -worse-the worst
far-further-the furthest
EQUALITY (the "sandwich"!!!:)),
as........as
INFERIORITY
less ........than
.......................................................
TASKS:

1. Write in your notebooks the comparison between subjects, singers, sports, films, books,countries, actor/actress, football teams,tv programs  etc
2.  Complete these exercises:     1,   2   , 3 
3. Enjoy visiting the Guinnes world records, then find ten records and explain them to your classmates: