Young Inventors

INSPIRING STORY
We always try to find solutions to problems but it is not often easy. We need to think and analyze in detail once and again. For that you don´t only need inspiration but also a strong will to keep on going even if you haven´t been successful al first. I want to show you the invention of this thirteen year old boy who belongs to the Masai community :


Do you usually find it hard to try solutions to problems?
How do you face them? What are the hardest problems we have now?
What possible solutions can you think of?

Tribute to Nelson Mandela

A GENIOUS FOR ETERNITY

NELSON MANDELA has been one of the most influential men in the twentieth century.  Considered one loyal follower of Mahatma Ghandi´s ideas, he was ready to give his life to fight against apartheid in South Africa. He was an extemely clever and humble man who I admire. Your memory will always be with us .

                 

I would like you to write a quote from him as tribute and good reminder, then comment.

Thanksgiving in the USA

Thanksgiving in the USA

ESL Video Quiz:

http://www.eslvideo.com/esl_video_quiz_intermediate.php?id=6657

Malala Yousufzai Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize

MALALA

Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani school student and education activist. She is known for her education and women¨s rights activism in Pakistan where the Taliban had at times banned girls from attending school. When Malala was 11 years old she wrote a blog for the BBC detailing her life under the Taliban rule. The following summer, a New York Times documentary was filmed about her life and she began to rise in prominence, giving interviews in print and on TV. She has since been nominated for the International Children´s Peace Prize. A number of prominent individuals, including the Canadian Prime Minister, are supporting a petition to nominate Malala for the Nobel Peace Prize.

                    
A fairly surprising decision, the Nobel Committee awarded this year's peace prize to ..............................................................
Watch the video clicking on the link below and find out.
Write a comment on Malala´s personality and campaign. Does she deserve the Nobel Peace Prize in your opinion?

                                              http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?id=9283795

Schools in Great Britain.

                           

Answer the following questions.

1.  1..    Between what ages do all students go to primary school?

2.    2..  What exams do students take at the age of 16 in England?

3.   3--   What percentage of students continue school afterwards?

4.   4..   What percentage of people go onto other kinds of education and training (instead of university)?

5.  5--    What are some of the subjects that British students take?

          

         Talk about any of the differences between the Spanish educational system and the British one.

THE IRISH FAMINE IN 1845

The Great Famine and the coffin ships

 1845 was a year of starvation and great difficulty for most of the people in Ireland.
 Watch this video and answer to the following questions.

1-- What were the first consequences of the potato blight?
2--Why were some families evicted from their homes?
3--What were the most immediate solutions for families?
4--How long did the journey to America take?
5--Talk about the conditions on the ships.
6--Were the Irish welcomed to their new land. Why/ Why not?
7--Can we see any reminder today from this terrible time?' What is it? Where can we find it?

HAUNTED HOUSES

IMAGINATION is free and all of you have shown me all the scary and spooky adventures you can think of.

I want to show you the Haunted Houses my students in 1º F  ESO have created.

Here you have some pictures.