Let's explore the world: different countries

Choose one country to write about in your blog and present it to the rest of the class using a powerpoint. You can look for information on the internet and include the following information:

• Geography: What is the capital? What are some major cities? How big is your country ? You may want to include a map - find one online.
• Climate: What climates does the area have? Is the weather hot and mild (like Hawai), is there an extreme climate or something else?
• Population: Give the latest population. What do the people of the country do for a living (what are the major industries and agricultural products)?
• Languages.
• Symbols: Describe the symbols selected to represent it. Write about the flag -- include what it looks like, when it was adopted.  Are there any other symbols?
• Customs & traditions. Music, traditional clothes, holidays, lifestyle...
• Something Special: What is special about your country? What does it have that other countries do not have? For example, list National Parks, National Monuments, historic battlefields, important places, or historic events that happened in the country you chose.

Let's reflect on gender equality

THE ENGINEER DESIGNED TWO NEW HYDRAULIC MACHINES.

WHEN I WAS IN HOSPITAL, THE NURSE HELPED ME HAVE SHOWERS.

Replace The engineer and The Nurse with a personal pronoun.

Did you have any prejudices about gender? Is it normal? Why?

LET’S HAVE A LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING VIDEOS:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrZ21nD9I-0&feature=share

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IG5LyMYsvTs&feature=share

https://youtu.be/snUE2jm_nFA

AFTER WATCHING, answer the following questions in pairs:

1. IS THIS REALLY LIKE THE VIDEOS SHOW?

WHY/WHY NOT?

2. HAVE YOU HAD EXPERIENCES RELATED TO GENDER INEQUALITY OR HAVE YOU 
WITNESSED IT?

3. CAN YOU THINK ABOUT ANY OTHER EXAMPLES OF GENDER INEQUALITY 
THAT DIDN’ T APPEAR IN THE VIDEOS?

4. WHAT IS YOUR OPINION ABOUT THIS TOPIC?

5. DO YOU THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO MAKE PEOPLE AWARE AND CHANGE PREJUDICES 
AGAINST GENDER EQUALITY?

IN GROUPS BRAINSTORM IDEAS FOR A STORY WE CAN FILM IF YOU LIKE.

Health topics

Explore the different topics related to health, before starting your own project on the topic:


Veganism

Chocolate

Yoga

Beating Stress

Acupuncture

Hospital scenes

Illnesses video

The Doctor

Body parts 1

Body parts 2

Health



THE FILM: THE DOCTOR What is your opinion about the film? Did you like it? Why? Who are your favourite characters? Write a post in your blog answering these questions.

                                                     
                                                

How to order food in English

http://www.eslfast.com/robot/topics/restaurant/restaurant04.htm

http://www.eslfast.com/robot/topics/food/food14.htm

http://www.passporttoenglish.com/Beginning-English/Lesson7/Listening.html

Ordering food in a café 1

Ordering food in a café 2

Eating Out

Food & Drink

Food in Britain 1

Food in Britain 2

Drinks

Fruit

Vegetables 1

Vegetables 2

Meat & Fish

Restaurants 1

Snacks and Desserts

Grammar Review

grammar tenses exercises Do the exercises to review the grammar we did during the year: presents, pasts and futures.

Song: Stand by Me - Different musicians around the world

Stand by Me

Listen to the song and complete the worksheet about the different musicians, instruments and places. Then, translate the song into Catalan and, finally, sing it aloud.

Present Simple - Gulliver's Travels

Watch the short video about the film Gulliver's Travels.

With the help of the video, complete the information requested in the worksheet your teacher gave you.

INTRODUCING OURSELVES

HELLO!

MY NAME IS ISABEL AND I LIVE IN OLOT. I’VE GOT TWO CHILDREN: A 17 YEAR-OLD BOY CALLED ARNAU AND A 14 YEAR-OLD BOY CALLED ISAAC. LAST SUMMER I WAS IN LAKE CONSTANZ (GERMANY, AUSTRIA AND SWITZERLAND) AND THE SOUTH OF FRANCE.

I’VE BEEN AN ENGLISH TEACHER FOR 23 YEARS NOW. I’VE WORKED IN OTHER HIGH SCHOOLS, BUT I'VE BEEN IN BOSC DE LA COMA SINCE 2002. IN MY FIRST YEAR AS A TEACHER I WORKED IN PUIGCERDÀ.

IN MY FREE TIME I LIKE READING, GOING FOR LONG WALKS, WATCHING FILMS AND SURFING ON THE INTERNET, BECAUSE I LIKE LEARNING ABOUT A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS, FOR EXAMPLE, I’M VERY INTERESTED IN BODY PSYCHOTHERAPY AND SELF-DEVELOPMENT. I ALSO ENJOY BEING WITH MY FRIENDS AND MY CHILDREN.

WHEN I’M ON HOLIDAYS I LOVE TRAVELLING TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES AND GETTING TO KNOW OTHER WAYS OF LIFE.


I’M MEDIUM-HEIGHT. I’VE GOT LONG WAVY HAIR AND GREEN EYES. I LIKE WEARING NICE AND COMFORTABLE CLOTHES. I'M A LITTLE IMPATIENT, BUT I'M ALSO KIND.

I HOPE WE HAVE A GOOD TIME TOGETHER AND I EXPECT YOU TO LEARN A LOT OF ENGLISH THIS YEAR!

NOW IT’S YOUR TURN:

First, prepare a similar text and then you have to make a video as if you were a youtuber telling their audience about themselves: the typical 10 things about me video.