The Maelstrom by E.A.Poe

 A sociological interpretation for one of the numerous and magnificent tales written by Edgar Allan Poe.

QUESTIONS TO TALK ABOUT

1. According to Marshall Mc. Luhan, what is the global village?
2. What does E.A.Poe tell in this story?
3. Can you see any parallelism between the tale and our current society? Which one?
4. What did the sailor observe and how did he survive?
5. The media and the huge vortex that it creates presents us with similar possibilities of evasion and destruction, so how can we save ourselves from this chaos in society?
6. Do you agree with the sociologist? What are other negative effects of media in our lives? 

A visit from St. Nicholas. Poem

This poem was published anonymously in 1823. These days most people believe it was written by Clement Clarke Moore, but nobody knows for sure. This poem is responsible for the modern image of Santa Claus, creating his physical appearance, the way he travels, the number and names of his reindeer and the tradition of bringing toys to children while they sleep on Christmas Eve.

The first video is just for Listening practice.

Where I’m From Poem

I’m from chimney stacks to rooftops,

From flats to houses

To askin’ my granddad

How the Grouse is.

From a jumper to a chiamara

And my very first camera,

To learning the French for ‘stamp’

Oh, by the way, it’s ‘timbre’.

I’m from kilts to tortilla,

And haggis to morcilla

And having gone through it all

I couldn’t feel more me...ah

I’m from Friday night parties

To the Sunday school preacher,

To where I am today

Your very own teacher.

By Jamie Thompson

WHRE I´M FROM POEM

                      WHERE I´M FROM POEM

                I´M FROM THE PLACE 

               YOU CAN FIND THE BEST FRIENDS.

               WHERE I SAW THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AUTUMM.

              

               I´M FROM THE PLACE I HAVE MY ZOO

              AT HOME , WHERE MY CAT ,

              RON, LIVES SINCE HE WAS 3 MONTHS.

              I´M FROM THE PLACE YOU CAN

              ENJOY CHISTMAS.

             WHERE YOU CAN FIND THE MOST BEAUTIUL

             WINTER , ALTHOUGH SOME TIMES DOESN´T SNOW. 

             I´M FROM THE PLACE YOUR DREAMS ARE POsSIBLE

             WHERE YOU CAN DISCOVER A WONDERFUL SPRING ,

             WITH LOSTS OF FLOWERS .

    

          

             I´M FROM THE PLACE WHERE IF YOU ARE WALKING

             IN THE STREET , YOU CAN SMELL THOSE

             DELICIOUS SMELLS FROM BAKERIES.

  by Miriam 1º E.            

Alliteration Poem

ANIMAL ALITERATION

Dirty Dogs Dancing in the Dirt

Currents Cats Cooking Carrots

Five Fish Feel  Fool

Slow Snakes Slithering

Red Rabbits Running in the Road

Hunted Horses Hauling Hay 

The Mayflower and Thanksgiving celebration

Maybe you know a few facts about Thanksgiving and the way North American people celebrate this day but probably you don´t know much about the voyage and all the hardship the first pilgrims had to go through. Let´s learn about The Mayflower -the ship that took the first voyagers-by watching this video below!

Answer the following questions:

1—When did the story begin? ... ………………………………..

2--Where did the Mayflower sail out from?

3--Who were the people on  board?  (How many of them were there?)

4--What were they seeking in the new world?

5--How long did the journey take?  

                                                                  

 6--What were the conditions on  board?                                                                    

 7--What did the captain have faith in? And the pilgrims?


8—Why did Lucy say that they must get in the New World?

9--Did they finally make it to the New World?        

                             

                             

As soon as I reached England

As soon as I reached England...

    As soon as I reached England, the biggest smile appeared in my face. It was cloudy (as usual) and soon little drops caressed my face. I didn't notice. I breathed deeply and the salty air with tree's perfume, flooded my lungs. That was the air I knew the best. I stayed sitting in a beautiful park. It had a lot of magnificent trees. The aroma of the trees became more intense while the sun appeared for a few minutes. The sunlight didn't reach my skin, cause lots of leaves stopped it. Suddenly the sun hid and the darkest clouds I've ever seen occupied the sky. In a moment, a fierce rain approached. So I decided to go to my lonely and warm home. I needed to rest.

by Sara Gimenez. 2ºD

ALLITERARION POEM

                                                   

                                            Dirty dogs digging in the dirt     
                              Cute cats cooking carrots
                              Five fish fry fins
                              Six snakes slithering
                                                 

                              Red rabbits running 
                              High horses hauling  hay  
                              Purple pandas painting pictures
            

                              Creepy cows crawling 
                              Many mice making music 
                             Tired tigers talking
                              Green gorillas giving gifts
                              White whales waiting in the water 
                                                           

 

Basic:There is, there are, some, any

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2920

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=6293
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Exercise 1 

Fill in the blanks with A,AN,SOME or ANY.

  1. There are _________________ eggs in the fridge.

2. There aren't __________________ sandwiches for lunch. 

3. There is _____________ new interesting film at the cinema. 

4. Are there _____________ animals in the farm? 

5. Is there _____________ good documentary on TV tonight? 

6. There isn't _______________ airport in our town.

7. There are _______________ important people at the party.

8. Is there _____________ orange sofa in her living room? 

9. There is ________________ cat sleeping on the computer.

Exercise 2

Write questions and short answers using: IS THERE, ARE THERE, A, AN and ANY. 

1. Post office in your street?√ __________________________________________________________________________ 

2. apples in the fridge? X __________________________________________________________________________ 

3. Italian person in the room? √ __________________________________________________________________________ 

4. coke in the fridge? X __________________________________________________________________________

5. students in the courtyard?√ __________________________________________________________________________

6. new car in front of your house? X __________________________________________________________________________

7. an orange pencil-case on the table? √ __________________________________________________________________________

2ºD Mantras for motivation

This are 16 Mantras we´ve done in 2ºD you must know to be happy. I hope you enjoy them. They´re very useful¡  

1 Keep calm and carry on.

2 After the rain, the sun always shines.

3 Go up and don´t look down.

4 Nothing is imposible until is done.

5 No matter what people say, keep being the way you are.

6 If you want to get it, you have to believe you can do it.

7 Don´t worry and continue with your dream.

8 You can´t have a rainbow without rain.

9 Always try the best.

10 Keep on fighting, even if you are hurt.

11 What doesn´t kill you, makes you stronger. 

12 Nothing is imposible. The word itself said: I´m possible

13 Always with a smile till the end of the time

14 Work hard till the end

15 It doesn´t matter what happens

16 Keep on and enjoy the live

 

This are the ones of my classmates, and here some Mantras that I have found on the Internet

 

  

If you can´t fly, run,

If you can´t run, walk,

If you can´t walk, drag,

But whatever it may be that you do, 

Keep moving towards.

                     Marthin Luther King JR

And for the very end, a song you must listen if you don´t feel "happy"  

AND REMEMBER. HAVE ALWAYS LOT OF FUN.

 

I HOPE YOU HAVE ENJOYED IT.

 

                        Iván González García