Britian Quiz

1. Great Britain is an island made up of England, scotland and wales
2. England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales became one state in 1800
3. The leek and daffodil are both plants used to symbolize Wales
4. In 2006, the UK had a population of 60.6 million.
5. The Norman invasion of England in 1066 brought Britain into the mainstream of western European culture.
6. In 1972 the UK joined the Europan Economin community
7. Almost 80% of the British live in towns or cities., 
8. Traditionally, the north of England was associated with poverty and industry.
9. The ancestors of most Northern Irish protestans came from lowland Scotland or England.
10. Protests against the metric system reveal a characteristically British suspicion o conformist regulations in general.
11. The size and popularity of the National Trust suggest how important the countryside is to many British people.
12. The Queen, Britain's official head of state, has little realpower.
13. The two main political parties are the Conservatives and Labour
14. Parliament consists of an elected House of Commons and an unelected House of Lords
15. The 20 or so most senior politicians are called the cabinet.

ST. PATRICKS DAY

1. When is St Patrick’s day celebrated? celebration held on 17 March

2. Where is it celebrated? Name five countries. in Gread Britian, canada The United States

, Argentina, Australia a New Zeland

5. Name some traditional foods and drinks for this day. Champ or poundies

Mr Peabody and Sherman

An intelligent dog called Mr Peabody and his adopted son Sherman travel back in time. But when Sherman uses the time machine without permission, big problems star..





U2

U2 are the most successful Irish rock group ever. U2 formed in 1976 and many tehir, often political, songs are rock classics tehir new album, Songs of Innocence is their "most personal"





LILLY WOOD AND THE PRICK

French duo Lilly Wood and the Prick make pop and folk music and sing in English.
They formed in 2006, but their first big hit came this year with the remix of the song Prayer in C. It has very catchy melody and is perfect for dancing.





BILLY ELLIOT

If you coldn't see this musical in London, now you can see it in your living room! It's the story of a boy Called Billy, from a traditional family of miners, who wants to be a ballet dancer! 9.5 milion people have gone to see the show, and it has won 81 prizes. With music by Elton John, it will make you want to dance.





PADDINGTON

This comedy film is the story of a bear called Paddington who goes to London to find a new home. He arrives in Paddington Station waring a label market "Please look after this bear". When he meets the Brown faamily, they decide to adopt him. But they don't realize that life with a bear will be a crazy adventure

WRITING: THE INTERNET PROFILE

About me:

Hi, I'm Lia and I'm from Banyoles in CAtalonia. I'm sporty and sentimental. I've got brown eyes and short hair

Likes and dislikes:

I'm really into music, especially rock music, basketball and ski, but I'm not really into cycling. I love Italian and Italian things. What do you like?

My time and money:

I spend a lot of time in basketball, music and homework. Usually I don't spend my money in nothing.

Requests:

I really want to meet boys and girls from 12-15 years old NO PPL OVER 15 PLS. I interested in U.S.A and Australia and learning Spanish, Catalan and English.

WRITING: DESCRIPTION OF MY FRIEND

Name: Mercè 

Age: 13

Description: quiet, sporty

Likes: music

Dislikes: vegetables

Often: listen music, meet with friend

Buys: shopping

Wants to meet: boys and girls

Speaks: English, Spanish, catalan and French

Wants to learn: German and how to play the piano.

My friend's name is Mercè she's 13 years old. Mercè is quiet, but sporty. She likes music, but she doesn't like vegetables. She spends a lot of time listening music and meeting friends and he spends his money in shopping. 

she want to meet boys and gtirls and he speaks English, Spanish and French. She's interested in learning German and how to play the piano. 

WRITING: My ideal home

Here we are in my ideal home. It's a big house in the U.S.A It's quite big and it's got everything. It's got three bedrooms two bathrooms, a kitchen a living room and a cinema room. The cinema room has got a big sofa.

On an ideal afternoon in my ideal home we're all here. My mum and dad are sitting in the garden. They're playing tennis. My sister is in the bedroom. She's doing homework. I've got a new TV and I'm watching Los Simpsons.

My favourite room is the cinema room. It's got a big sofa and a new, big rally and modern TV. I like this room because I see many films.

WRITING: MY WEEKEND

Hi Michelle,

I visited my cousins in Barcelona last weekend.

I arrived at their flat on Friday might. First we had dinner and then i went to bed. We were all very tired! The next day we played volleyball on the beach. After that we ate in a very nice restaurant. Finally we travelled back home on Sunday afternoon.

I had a great time! I enjoyed seeing my cousins – it was a lot of fun.

Love, Laura

Hi Abril,

I went to mountain last weekend.

I arrived at the mountain on Saturday. First we had lunch and then I went to an excursion. Then I went to bed. We were all very tired. The next day we went to the late. After that we ate a sandwich. Finally we went back home on Sunday afternoon.

I had great time! I enjoyed in the mountain – it was a lot of fun.

Love, Lia   

WRITING: A COMPETITION

Dear Sir or Madam

I am the captain of a football club in New York, USA. The name of the club is the dragons. I am writing to you because we are planning a tornament and we are looking for sponsors.

The tornament will take place in August. Teams and fans from 31 countries are going to be in New York for this event, and I think that it will be good publicity for your company.

Please contact me if you are interested in sponsoring us or if you need any more information. I look forward to hearing from you

Yours faithfully

Lia Rebordosa

Captain.

WRITING: DIALOGUE FOR A STORY

Hardin: Laura!, Laura! Can you hear me?

Laura: Hardin? Where are you?

Hardin: I fallen of six meters and I hit with a hole with rocks

Laura: Are you okay?

Hardin: No, I think I've injure my ankle. I can't move it and it really hurts. What am I going to do?

Laura: Don't panic! Let's phone the coastguard

Hardin: Ok, bu hurry up! I don't dnow how long I can stand here.

Laura: Ok, Ok, Hang on! I'm sure that someone will come soon

Hardin: Laura!

Laura: Now what is happening?

Hardin: some of the rocks falling. Help.

WRITING: EMAIL TO AN INTERNET FORUM

Hi

My name’s Lia Rebordosa and I live in Buryfield in England. I like the area where I live, so I want to improve it.

In my opinion there are many problems. The causes are the young people spend all their time hanging around on the street. There are sometimes problems with vandalism and graffiti. There are a youth café in south London. But these not is a solution because there isn’t anywhere for you people to go. There aren’t any facilities for them.

I think the solution is a local of young people with games, painting… 

writing: about me

Hi

My name’s Lia. I’m eleven years old. I’m from Banyoles. I’m a student at Casa Nostra school

I’m interested on music, basketball, skiing.

My favorite football player is Xavi Hernandez. My favorite group, book or films is Antonia Font, Harry Potter and Madagascar. I’m really into Jazz and pop music but I don’t like rock music.

What about you? Have you got any hobbies? how old are you?

writing: my city

Banyoles

Banyoles is the city in the east. of Catalonia and it’s not very big. In Summer more tourism than in winter.

I like Banyoles because there is a beautiful lake. My favourite places is the main square the School of music and the lake.

Banyoles is a 100 km from Barcelona. There aren’t many buses, trains or coaches from other places. 

EL TIO

Every year there’s a big celebration in Catalonia. It’s called el tio. El tio is in December and it’s a celebration of the Christmas.

On the day of el tio we look forward night because then we will open many gifts.

I like the day of trunk because we are all family, is winter and we open many grits.

                                                       

WRITING THE WHALE SHARK

The animal in this photo is a whale shark. Some people believe that whales are the biggest animals in the sea. This is not true. The whale shark is the largest fish in the world, which reaches approximately 12 metres.

The whale shark is found in tropical and warm oceans and lives in the open sea with a lifespan of about 70 years. Whale sharks have very large mouths, and as filter feeders they feed mainly on plankton, which are microscopic plants and animals.

Contrary to popular belief, only a few sharks are dangerous to humans. Out of more than 470 species, only four have been involved in a significant number of fatal, unprovoked attacks on humans: the great white, oceanic white tip, tiger, and bull sharks. These sharks are large, powerful predators, and may sometimes attack and kill people. Although most sharks are carnivorous, whale sharks have evolved for filter feeding plankton and are inoffensive for man.

Bibliography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shark

WRITING THE POLAR BEAR

The animal in this Photo is a polar bear. Polar bears usually eat seals.

Polar bears live in Arctic, Canada, Russia, Greenland and Norway. They live and hunt on the ice. Females have two cubs every four or five years. Adult polar bears are 750kg

The Arctic ice is smaller because the climate is changing. Pollution is a problem, especially oil. Humans hunt polar bears in some areas.

WRITING

Hi!

I’m very happy that you’re coming to stay with us next week. Here’s some information about my timetable and my school.

School starts at 9:00 on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday and at 8:30 on Wednesday and Friday. The lessons are one hour I have six lessons every day. English, Maths, Català, Castellano, Science and EVP are compulsory subjects, but I can choose some subjects like KET and TIC. After classes I go to basketball training or music lessons.

I usually have lunch in the school where we have a dining room. The dishes that we eat at the school come from a catering, are not cocked at the school.

Bye for now

Lia

HISTORY IN THE STREETS

LONDON

London is a city in south of England. First people lived in London in Roman times. The city was called Londinium during Roman Times. Then it had a population of 45,000 people. Now is 7’5 millions.

There are places in London with the name of important people in history of England like: Trafalgar Square (Remembers the Battle of Trafalgar) or Victoria street (Remembers the Queen Victoria).

The people of London are called Londoner or “Cockneys”. Some famous Londoners are: Charlie Chaplin (actor) or Arthur Conan Doyle (writer of Sherlock Holmes stories)

STAR PLAYER

ALEXIS

Alexis Sánchez’s full name is Alexis Alejandro Sánchez Sánchez. He was born on 12th December 1988 in Tocopilla, Xile. He’s 1 metre 69 centimetres tall. He’s slim and he’s got short dark hair and black eyes.

Alexis first played football when he was seven years old, and he became professional when he was sixteen. He played for Cobreloa, l’Udinese, Colo-Colo and finally in FCB. He also plays for the Xile national team.

Alexis won his first big trophy with football club Barcelona in 2011-2012, when they win Supercopa d’España.

FRIDAY 9th MAY 

I’m going to go on an excursion next Sunday I’m going to Sant Aniol d’Agulla. I must take my cap and my bag because I hope a very sunny day.

SATURDAY 10th MAY

It’s hot and sunny. I’m making many photos because the place is great. We’re going I go  to swimming in the river with my friend.

SUNDAY 11th MAY

This is me swimming in the river. We had a fantastic time, but the water was very cold. We were swimming all the afternoon but! I’m going to school tomorrow!

    MY DAY

Hello, my name is Lia and I’m going to explain you a day of my life.

I get up around 7:30. Then I dress myself, brush my teeth and have breakfast. After breakfast I go to school by bicycle at 8:25. School starts at 9:00 o’clock. I stay all the morning at school even for lunch at 1: 30. After school at 5:00 o’clock I go to basketball training or to the Banyoles Music School depending on the day. Every day when I arrive home after my activities I do my homework. Then I have dinner and after that I go to bed at 10:00 o’clock. 

MY WEEK

Hello I am Lia again and now I will explain you my week.

My week begins on Monday early in the morning. I get up usually between 7:30 and 8:00. I go to school by bicycle after having breakfast, at 8:25 on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays and at 7:55 on Wednesdays and Fridays. I am all the morning at the school and I also take my lunch at the school with my friends. My afternoons are also very busy because I go to the music school and I play basketball too. During the week, at the music school I play piano, play chamber together with another piano, do music theory and I am also singing in a chorus. I go to the basketball training on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. When I finish these activities I do my homework before dinner. I usually go to sleep at 10:00 o’clock.

MY WEEKEND

Finally I will explain you a weekend of my life.

Usually I get up early on Saturdays because I have a basket mach with my team. I am now playing with “Club Basquet Banyoles”. Normally the match finishes around the lunch time. If the match is far from Banyoles I have dinner in the city where we are playing. After dinner I go to Ei Gent where I play leisure games with my friends. After Ei gent I go to my house and have dinner. Then, I watch TV and finally I go to bed.

On winter Sundays I go skiing all the day with the “Club d’esqui Banyoles”. After skiing I do my homework and then I go to sleep. I go to sleep very tired.

RUBRIC FOR ORAL PRESENTACION

PRESENTATION: 3 Suitable.

Did you use visual support?? Yes a powerpoint
Did you show/talk about the photos in the point to the audience?? yes

BODY LENGUAGE AND EYE CONTACT: 4 Don’t read the notes, don’t look at the audience Aand few movements to explain.

Did you look at your audience most of the time?? sometimes
Did you read from you notes? no,I don't
Did you do any gestures/movent to hold the attention of you audience?? not many

SETRUCTURE: 

Did you organize your ideas in order of importance?? yes
Did you use dicourse marders to make you ideas more clear?? sometimes
Which ones?? then and after

CONTENT: 2 Few vocabulary used during the course, simple sentences, with few complements, no connectors, adverbs or prepositions.

Did you introduce interesting information to your audience?? not many
Was your information more superficial or more detailed and original?? dedtailed but not more original

LENGUAGE: 

Did you check your grammar?? some
Did you use rich/new vocabulary looking up the dictionary?? yes, but no many
Which ones?? expressions
Did you use sentence linker? one: and
Did you use fillers?? no more

PRONOUNCIATION AND INTONATION: 3 Quite clear and understandable.

Did you know how to pronounce all your words? almost all
Did you check the pronunciation with a dictionary, a classmate or the teacher? no
Did you change your tone of voice or use a monotone all the time? use a monotone all the time
Did you speed in a fluid continuum or with breaks and interruptions? enough fluid but a sometimes with breaks and interruptions

SELF-EVALUATION

Your are your teacher! what mark did you get? my mark would 7'5

 ENGLAND LOVES SAINT GEORGE

You've heard of Saint Patrick, but do you dnow Saint George? George is the patron saint of England: legend says that he dilled a dragon in the third century. On the day of George's death, there's a festival in Trafalgar Square in London. There's food, drink, music and flags... but no dragons!

RIO 2

The adventures of Blu and Jewel continue!

The two birds and their family leave Rio de Janeiro to visit the Amazon rainforest. Theu meet Jewel's father, but soon realize their Amazonian habitat is in danger. And Nigel the cockatoo, their old enemy, is back too!