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.

Jamie Thompson

Jamie is a new assistant we have known today. He was born in Scotland. He has one sister who is at university. He used to have dogs but he doesn't have pets any more. He has lived in Scotland for 10 years.

He loves football and playing the guitar.














He has visited Mexico, Spain, the USA... This is his 4th week in Spain. His first impression when he came was how beautiful Madrid is.  He likes the following food from Spain ( "paella", the Spanish omelette...) and some other things.


SCOTTISH ICONS:

• Capital: Edinburgh.
• Population: 5.2 millions of inhabitants.
• Patron Saint: St. Andrew.
• Haggis (typical food).
• National flower: The thistle

Written by: Raquel 2nd D

Brianna Smith,our new assistant

                          BRIANNA SMITH

Brianna is our new assistant for this year.She is 26 years old.Brianna is fron Chicago,in the USA.She has got a younger sister whose name is Ari and is 20 years old.She has also got an older brother called Nick,who is 29 years old.Brianna has got a dog called Guiness,too.



                                       This is Chicago


Brianna graduated from university in 2010.She studied music on Illinois University.She knows how to play the violin,the piano and the arp.When she grows up,she wants to be a teacher.

                             This is Illinois University


In her free time,Brianna likes reading,playing the piano,practising sports and watching TV.She also loves travelling and her favourite countries are Ireland and Greece.

Written by:Irene 1ºF