THE STORY BEHIND YOUR NAME

Do you know the reason why your name is your name? Is there a story behind it? Did your parents almost name you something else? Do you know where your name comes from? What does you name mean in that language? Please, add a comment and share all this information with your classmates.

NICE TO MEET YOU

NICE TO MEET YOU!

Let's break the ice playing some games.

 Have a go...


QUESTIONS, PLEASE

These words and numbers are pieces of information about me. Find out asking questions: 


                2                    ironing                   purple         Navaconcejo            swimming
       García Márquez            cherries                     48                        London

Now play the game with your partner. Write 8-10 words and numbers about you on your notebook. 


FIND SOMEONE WHO...

1. likes English             (Do you like English?)
2. went to the beach last summer (Did you go to the beach last summer?)
3. can tell a good joke
4. has more than one brother or sister
5. has visited a museum recently
6. has a pet
7. walks to school
8. celebrates his or her birthday the same month you do
9. went to the cinema last weekend
10. is reading a book at the moment
11. is good at Maths
12. can sing very well
13. can play a musical instrument
14. is great at painting
15. is allergic
16. practises a sport
17. hates football
18. comes from a different town
19. loves dancing
20. gets up early at weekends


What did you find out about your classmates and your teacher? Add your comments. 

"I found out ..."
"I didn't know..."
"Now I know" 

TWO SONGS FOR OCTOBER

Choose one of these songs and give your reasons:

CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
ROALD DAHL

PLOT

Charlie Bucket is a kind, loving boy who lives in poverty with his mother, father, and four bedridden grandparents. Directly across the street from their house is a world-famous chocolate factory. Its owner, Willy Wonka, has long since closed access to the factory due to problems concerning industrial espionage that ultimately led him to fire all his employees, among them Charlie's Grandpa Joe. One day, Wonka announces a contest in which five Golden Tickets have been placed in five random Wonka Bars worldwide, and the winners will be given a full tour of the factory, as well as a lifetime supply of chocolate.

One ticket-holder will be given a special prize at the end of the tour.


1) The first ticket is found by Augustus Gloop, a greedy, gluttonous eater from Düsseldorf.

2) The sencond is found by Veruca Salt, a spoiled, rotten brat from Buckinghamshire.

3) The third is found by Violet Beauregarde, a boastful, competitive gum chewer from Atlanta.

4) The fouth is found by Mike Teavee, an arrogant, aggressive video-game addict from Denver.

5) the fifth final ticket is found by a Russian boy but this boy's tickets was a fake.

Charlie finds the last ticket and can enter a tour in the factory with Mr. Wonka, the owner.

During the tour, each of the bad children disobeys Mr. Wonka's orders and have to leave the factory. Charlie is the only child who can stay.

Mr. Wonka offers him the tour's secret prize: a chance to live in the factory and work with him.
(Based on Wikipedia)

Click http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyB4s9eox2o.

BOSSY MUMS

Does your mother give too many orders? Listen to the song and enter your comments with your mum's orders. Click HERE

For the lyrics click HERE

Games for the School Week

First year students (A+B and C+D) played "Egg and Spoon Races", "Three legged races" and "Hanging apples". We went out of the classroom, it was sunny and it was great fun!
To read the instructions of the games (thanks, Les!) click here.

And have a look at some photos.

Charles Dickens is 200 years old!!!

In 2012 we celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens.
How much do you know about this novelist, his time, his works, his importance?
In 6 groups we are going to do some research on these aspects:

1. Charles Dickens' life.
2. Charles Dickens' social context.
3. Themes in the works of Charles Dickens.
4. Great Expectations.
5. Hard Times.
6. Oliver Twist.


General information and works:
http://www.online-literature.com/dickens/

Biography:
http://www.biography.com/assets/pdf/study_guides/bio4kids/Bio4KidsCharlesDickens.pdf

Social Context
http://dickens.stanford.edu/hard/historical_context.html

Themes:
http://rachel-mccrum.suite101.com/recurring-themes-in-the-works-of-charles-dickens-a124708

Videos:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/bleakhouse/animation.shtml


http://www.zaneeducation.com/Videos/Literature/The_History_of_British_Literature/The_Time_Life_and_Works_of_Charles_Dickens/The_Time_Life_and_Works_of_Charles_Dickens.php