Saturday

ShareThis

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Wednesday

Online Educational Games



Fun Stuff for Kids Online is from the Smithsonian.

The National Museums Scotland has a nice collection.

Learning Games at Scholastic.

        


Thursday

Freaky Friday - Take Me Away -

                         
        

Freaky Friday



B. Fill in the gaps to complete the film plot.

disagreements   break    freaky   wrong   getting  along   changes   support

 Dr. Tess Coleman and her fifteen-year-old daughter, Anna, are not (1)______________. They don't see eye-to-eye on clothes, hair, music, and certainly not in each other's taste in men. One Thursday evening, their (2)______________ reach a fever pitch - Anna is incensed that her mother doesn't (3)______________ her musical aspirations and Tess, a widow about to remarry, can't see why Anna won't give her fiancé a (4)______________. Everything soon (5)______________ when two identical Chinese fortune cookies cause a little mystic chaos. The next morning, their Friday gets (6)______________ when Tess and Anna find themselves inside the (7)______________ bodies. As they literally walk a mile in each other's shoes, they gain a little newfound respect for the other's point of view. But with Tess's wedding coming on Saturday, the two have to find a way to switch back – and fast.

C. Decide which of the following characters is best described by each statement. Use each character only once.

Ryan     Tess          Anna          Jake       Stacey          Harry
 1. She is a psychiatrist planning her second marriage. __________
2. She is a 15-year-old girl obsessed with her music, image and boys. ________
3. She’s a cheerleader and used to be Anna’s friend. __________
4. He is Tess’s fiancé. ___________
5. He’s Anna’s brother. ___________
6. Anna has a crush on him. ___________

       
       

Sunday

Present Perfect versus Past Simple


Grammar Infographic: Past Simple vs Present Perfect


             








Sports Collocations


There are three verbs that collocate with sports and other free time activities: go, do and play, but they are not interchangeable.

Ex 1   Ex 2 

Play

Play is used with sports that have teams, rules, and competitions:
Badminton, baseball, football, golf, rugby, and tennis are some examples.
I have been playing tennis for over ten years.
When I was young we played football just outside our house in the street.

Go

Go is used with activities where the activity is in the -ing form. 
To camp – go camping
We went camping by the lake last summer.
Other activities that take 'go' are dancing, jogging, running, hiking, riding, swimming, cycling, climbing, etc.

Do

For all other recreational activities, we use do. Aerobics, athletics, gymnastics, judo, karate, and yoga are some examples.
All young children should be encouraged to do gymnastics.
Sarah does yoga with some of her friends

Present Perfect 3 For/ Since


Agendaweb Exercises



Game 1




For and Since and How Long Questions


How long…
have you been alive?
have you had a mobile phone?
have you been studying English?
have you lived in your current house or apartment?
have you had an email address?
have you had your current hairstyle?
have you been awake today?
have you known your teacher?


have you lived in this town?
Create your own “how long” questions.

Monday

Speaking Exam 3rd Term


BECAS 2º ESO. Programa de Inmersión lingüística en colonias de vacaciones

BECAS 2º ESO

 Programa de Inmersión lingüística en colonias de vacaciones


2º de ESO. Convocatoria 2019 enlace al acceso digital

Información general

Descripción

Asistencia a colonias en las que se trabajarán prioritariamente los aspectos orales del aprendizaje de la lengua inglesa, en instalaciones situadas en distintos puntos de la geografía española en territorio peninsular.
Estas colonias se realizarán durante el verano de 2019 en períodos quincenales

Modalidades

Grupo I: Alumnos que, el día anterior al de la publicación de la presente convocatoria, se encuentren en tres o más de las circunstancias indicadas en la convocatoria.
Grupo II: Alumnos que, el día anterior al de la publicación de la presente convocatoria, se encuentren en una o dos de las circunstancias indicadas en la convocatoria.
Grupo III: Alumnos que, el día anterior al de la publicación de la presente convocatoria, se encuentren en ninguna de las circunstancias indicadas en la convocatoria.

Destinatarios

Alumnos que estén cursando 2º ESO.

Número

250 plazas.

Requisitos

  1. Estar matriculado en centros sostenidos con fondos públicos durante el presente curso 2018/2019.
  2. Haber obtenido, como mínimo, “notable (7)” como nota media del curso 2017/2018.
  3. Haber obtenido, como mínimo, “notable (7)” como nota final en la asignatura de inglés en el curso 2017/2018.
  4. No haber sido beneficiario de la ayuda en convocatorias anteriores.
  5. Los alumnos con necesidad específica de apoyo educativo podrán optar con una nota mínima de "aprobado" (5).

Convocatoria

Información de la solicitud

Plazo de presentación de solicitudes

  • Desde el 27 de abril de 2019
  • Hasta el 22 de mayo de 2019

Instrucciones

La solicitud se realiza a través del botón "Acceso al servicio online" en la parte superior de la ficha, debiendo incorporar los siguientes documentos:

Tuesday

International Women’s Day


International Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8 every year. It recognizes the history of women’s struggles, their continuing fight for gender equality and their contributions globally. 

Women’s Day Celebration

Today, International Women's Day is a public holiday in some countries and largely ignored elsewhere. In some countries, it is a day of protest and there are demonstrations for women's rights, to highlight the problems women and girls all over the world still face. See Spain's 2018 IWD 

Videos Promoting Gender Equality

 

1. INSPIRING THE FUTURE


             

PART 1: PRE-WATCHING
  1. Classify these jobs according to whether you think they are done predominantly by male or female workers.

President - Nurse - Doctor - Secretary - Taxi driver - Teacher - Model - Shop assistant - Lawyer - Company CEO* - Hairdresser - Flight attendant - Bartender* - Electrician - Basketball player

*Company CEO (=Chief Executive Officer): the most senior person manager in a company who has more authority than anyone else and is responsible for its success.
*Bartender: someone whose jobs is to serve drinks in a bar.
FEMALE JOBS
MALE JOBS

2. Now compare your answers with a partner. Did you agree with your partner in the classification? What similarities and differences were there in your answers?


3. What kind of jobs are typically associated with women? Which are typically associated with men?


4. Can you think of how many people you know with the jobs above? How many are men? How many are women? Count them and compare your answers with your partner.

  

PART 2: POST-WATCHING DISCUSSION

5. Do most of the children in the video draw male or female firefighters, pilots, and surgeons? Why do you think that is?
6. What is the children’s reaction when they realize the actual firefighter, pilot, and surgeon are women?
7. Are these three jobs typically associated with men or with women?
8. Do you know any female firefighters, pilots or surgeons?
9. How do you think the experience in the video influenced the boys and girls who appeared in it?

2. LIKE A GIRL


                     

PART 1: PRE-WATCHING
1. Is “run like a man” positively or negatively connotated? What about “run like a girl”?

2. What adjectives or expressions are typically associated with men? And to women? For example, “boys don’t cry”, " crying is for girls", women stay home with their children".




PART 2: POST-WATCHING DISCUSSION
3. Why do the girls in the video react differently from the rest of the people when asked to run like a girl, fight like a girl and throw like a girl?
4. Have you ever heard any comments similar to “you run like a girl”? How did you feel when you heard them?
5. What could you do or say if you hear them again?

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3. GIRL TOYS VS BOY TOYS  


              

PART 1: PRE-WATCHING
1. What were your favourite toys as a kid?
2. What are toys typically associated to boys? And to girls?
3. When choosing a present, would you give a baby boy a doll? Why or why not?
4. Would you give a Lego set to a baby girl? Why or why not?

PART 2: POST-WATCHING DISCUSSION
5. What toys do the people give to the boy? And to the girl?
6. How do they react that the baby was the opposite gender?
7. Did you expect the video to end like it did?
8. What did you learn from the video? What message do you think it was trying to convey?