POETIC DEVICES

TAKE A LOOK AT THESE DEFINITIONS:

NOW WATCH THIS VIDEO TO HELP YOU IDENTIFY POETIC DEVICES IN A POEM:

E-TWINNING: MEDITERRANEAN RECIPES

PROJECT: MEDITERRANEAN MEALS!!

The project for this term is "Cooking a Mediterranean meal".

These are the instructions:

- Groups of 2 or 3 people

- You have to write a script before you record the video and the teacher has to correct it. The script should include: Name of the dish, ingredientes, preparation time and the dialogues that will appear on the video.

Deadline: Script: 6th of March 2018

- You have to record yourselves cooking

- You MUST edit the video: Include writing (the ingredients) and music

Deadline:Finished video: 14th of March 2018

SAMPLE RECIPE

DON´T KNOW WHAT TO COOK? HERE ARE SOME EASY RECIPES YOU CAN DO!

Mediterranean recipes

REVISION UNIT 7

Here are some exercises that will help you revise for your exam.

PASSIVE
Passive 1
Passive 2
Passive 3
Passive 4

HAVE SOMETHING DONE
Have something done 1
Have something done 2

REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS
Reflexive pronouns

HOW TO DESCRIBE A WORK OF ART

For your next oral task, you will need to describe in depth the painting you chose from your assigned painter. Follow these tips to become an art critic!!

When we describe something, we want to give the reader/listener a good idea of what it looks like. When we describe a work of art we also want to describe its style and the mood that it portrays, as well as express oru opinion.

1) Introduction: Introduce the work of art. Include its name  and the date it was created.

...........was painted/made by ............. in ............. .

 The type of work of art:

 sculpture, drawing, oil, painting; sketch, portrait, watercolour, andscape, still life...

The materials:

oil (on wood/ on canvas), watercolour, charcoal, ink, 

clay, wood, plastic, marble, stone, granite, iron, steel, copper, bronze...  

It's made of/on.... 

Talk about lines, tone, texture, shape, movement, scale contrast, colour.

IT'S A/AN (OPINION + SIZE + AGE + SHAPE + COLOUR) + NOUN 

 It shows ......... Its /their shape/s is/are simple/flat/curved/ bright/ straight...

Its colours are bright/cheerful/dull/rough/lovely...

Its texture is rough/smooth/soft/sandy/curved...

2) Describe the style .

Its style is shiny/modern/traditional/abstract/realistic... . 

The painting/scupture is representational/realistic/abstract/etc

3)  What is where?

In the foreground/background you can see ...

In the foreground/background there is ...

In the middle/centre there are ...

At the top/At the bottom there is ...

On the left/right there are ...

Behind/In front of ... you can see ...

Between ... there is ...

3) Who is doing what?

Here you decribe the persons in the work of art or you say what is happening just now. Use the Present Continuous

4) What I think about the picture. What you think the artist was trying to express.

It seems as if ...

The lady seems to ...

Maybe ...

I think ...

... might be a symbol of ...

The atmosphere is peaceful/depressing/lively/

I (don't) like the picture because ...

It makes me think of ... NOT SURE YET OF HOW TO DO IT? 😕 YOU MAY FIND THIS LINK HELPFUL.. How to critique artwork

DESCRIBING A PHOTO

Click on these links for some tips and ideas on how to describe a photo in English. You may also find it helpful to watch the video.

Photo description 1

Photo description 2

PROJECT: BIOGRAPHIES (E-TWINNING 1)

TIMELINE & KAHOOT

This term, you will start with your E-twinning Project, which this year deals with the streets in your town, Boadilla. Therefore, your task for this term is related with biographies, which you have already been working on, and the names of streets in Boadilla. 
By the end of the term, you will have created 2 materials:
- a Timeline
- a Kahoot quiz

Read the instructions carefully. 
- You will work in pairs.
- Choose a street in Boadilla whose name belongs to a famous person (painter, politician, king, queen, musician, architect...)
- Search for his/her biography and create an online Timeline with this tool:

Online Timeline

- Create a Kahoot quiz with 10 questions about the biography of your chosen character.
Create your Kahoot
Kahoot tutorial

Send both materials to your teacher and be ready to present and play in class!

Deadline: 1st December

PAST MODALS

Practise the use of modal verbs in the past with this online quiz...
Modals for past situations

ALL ABOUT ME BAG

YOUR ACTIVITY FOR THE FIRST WEEK WILL HELP YOUR TEACHER AND YOUR CLASSMATES GET TO KNOW YOU A LITTLE BETTER.

THESE ARE YOUR INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Fill a bag with 3 things that you can use to tell the class about yourself.
2. All your objects have to fit in the bag
3. Bring back your bag to class and be ready to share with the class. You will explain to the class:
- what the object is and why is it  important for you
- where you keep the object
- how did you get the object / who gave it to you
- any other information related to the object that you consider important for us to get to know you better.
Don´t forget to bring it to class!

WRITING A BOOK REVIEW

WRITING A BOOK REVIEW

SUMMARY

CHARACTER

CONFLICT

QUESTION

STEP 1

GIVE YOUR OVERALL OPINION

I really enjoyed the story because it was very well written and had strong, round characters. 

Unfortunately some of the chapters were a little bit dull.

STEP 2

DISCUSS THE CONS.

I would have enjoyed the book more if…

I feel that this book was particularly weak in the area of….

I was disappointed by ….

STEP 3

DISCUSS THE PROS

I enjoyed this book because

I felt this book was particularly strong in the area of

I especially appreciate

STEP 4

Do you feel the book is worth reading?

SHAKESPEARE QUIZ

TRY OUT this quiz to check your knowledge with regard to the most famous English poet and playwright.
Shakespeare-quiz

BIOGRAPHIES

BIOGRAPHIES: MAHATMA GANDHI

Watch this video of Mahatma Gandhi and create a timeline of the key events in his life.

If you are not sure what a timeline should look like, here´s an example:

WRITING TASK 1: WHY WE SHOULD REUSE AND RECYCLE

Write a composition of 120-150 words with the following title: WHY WE SHOULD REUSE AND RECYCLE.

Divide your composition into paragraphs:

1st paragraph: what is recycling and what is reusing
2nd paragraph: what things can you recycle and reuse
3rd paragraph: benefits of recycling and reusing
4th paragraph: things you reuse and recycle at home/at school.
5th paragraph: other things you can do that are good for the environment.