A CLASS DIVIDED

Dear students,
This week we are going to deal with the idea of prejudice, discrimination and racism. For that purpose we are going to do some research, watch some videos and then discuss about the topic.

The videos we are going to watch deal with black discrimination in the United States in 1970s. Therefore, the first we'll have to do will be to do some research about that time and that place.
Before watching the videos
We are going to make three teams. The first two rows on the left will be team 1, the last two rows on the left will be team 2 and all the rows on the left will be team 3.

TASKS FOR TEAM NUMBER 1 (Martin Luther King).
Look on the Internet (in English) for information about Martin Luther King and find the answers to these five questions:
1.- Who was Martin Luther King and why did he become famous?

2.- What is "I have a dream"?

3.- What achievement did MLK achieve in 1964?

4.- When and how did MLK die?

5.- What is Martin Luther King Day?

TASKS FOR TEAM NUMBER 2 (Civil Rights Movement).

1.- What was the Civil Rights Movement in US in the 1960s-70s?

2.- What were their demands?

3.- Who were their leaders?

4.- What was their way to protest?

5.- When did this movement end?

TASKS FOR TEAM NUMBER 3 (Census Report)

1.- What was the percentage of immigrants in the US in 1970?

2.- What is the percentage of immigrants at the moment? How many people are that?

3.- What was the percentage of immigrants in Spain in 1980?

4.- What is the percentage of immigrants at the moment? How many people are that?

5.- What 3 nationalities compose the most important part of immigrants in the US and in Spain? Are they the same?


VIDEOS AND TASKS

APLE HOMEWORK (Deadline Friday January 28th)

Hello students,

Your homework this week has two parts.
- The first is quite easy to understand. You have to do 2400 extra points in English Central. I have created a channel with the videos I recommend, but you can watch the ones you prefer.
- The second part has to do with the book. You have to do activities 2, 4 and 5 from page 24 (Sección D Listening - Finding out more about a product).

You must take the book to class on Monday so that I can mark it.

Enjoy your weekend.
Javier

3 ESO LESSON JANUARY 20TH

15 minutes: Go to "Going Places". There should be an icon on your desktop. Choose Module 3 and do:

-Vocabulary 2 (Health)
-Grammar 1 & 2 (passive)

35 minutes: This term you are going to create a glog. You are going to get familiar with the tool today, but then you will have to finish it at home. The deadline to have a first draft of your glog is Monday 31st. The first thing you have to do is go to this site:

Clipped from: edu.glogster.com (share this clip)

Here, at the bottom of the page, you can see some examples of Glogs. Have a look at some of them by clicking on the image.

The first you will have to do is log in with this information:


Then, you must edit your profile and write at least your real name.
Now it is the time to change the password to a one you will always remember (write it down somewhere in your diary if you think you might forget).

If you didn't do it at Christmas, it is the time to go to the "What is Glogster EDU" Section that you will find at the top of the page. Once you have finished and understand everything, there comes the final stage, "to create a glog". This option is in pink at the top right hand corner of the screen.

Now it comes the time to play with your new glog adding a wall, text, sound, images or even video. Just see how it works.
If you have any problems, just raise your hand and I will try to help you.

Good luck.
Javier

APLE COMPUTER LESSON JANUARY 17TH

Dear Students,

30 minutes: Last night, the ceremony of the Golden Globe Awards was held. I don't know if you know the results already or if it is something that interests you. There are loads of different categories, but I thought we could talk a little bit about the Best Film - Drama category.

You are going to watch a trailer of each of the five nominees on the overhead projector, which are

- Black swan.
- The fighter
- Inception
- The king's speech.
- The social network.

After you watch the trailers, we will have a short debate about which film you think is better and should win the Golden Globe and why. If you have seen any of the 5 candidates, it would be interesting to know your opinion about it.

20 minutes: If you didn't do the phonetics part last week. It is time to do it now. Check on the entry from last week and do it.
If you had time to do it or just did it at home later, go to this page and do these listenings. Hamburger Restaurants (easy), Haven't we met before (medium) and Housing complaints (difficult). Once you have finished, write a comment in this entry telling me your results. Don't forget to say who you are (in the case of Alvaros and Lauras, last name as well, please).

Have fun

Javier

APLE LESSON JANUARY 13-14TH

Welcome back, students,

Happy New Year to you all. This year we come back with new ideas and sites to improve your oral English.

20 minutes: Maybe the most important one is English Central. Since you already registered during Christmas, it is time to start practising. You have to watch and do 3 videos (one easy, one medium and one difficult). Then, the rest will be for homework in the case of my students (not Joann's).

15 minutes: We are also going to continue practising our phonetics. For that purpose, you have to click here and do all the activities related to /u/ and /u:/.

15 minutes: Finally, we are going to watch a video about Ted Williams and answer some questions about it. If the video doesn't work in there, I will play it on the overhead projector, just let me know.
When you finished answering que questions, scroll down and fill in the grids with your full name, my teacher code "jarroyo" and the class ID: "none". That way, I will be able to see your results.
Here is the video and the questions:

3º ESO GLOGSTER

Hello, students,

Happy New Year to you all. I hope you have enjoyed your holidays, but also had time to do all your homework.
This term we are going to work with glogster and glogs. I have already told you something about it in the class, but here you have a link where you can get a lot of information about it. Next week we'll go to the computer room to work with it, but if you don't want to waste the whole lesson, it is important that you know something about it in advance.
If you have any problems understanding how it works, you can write a comment here or send me an email to javiprofeingles@hotmail.com . Don't forget to say who you are.

Good luck.
Javier

APLE HOMEWORK FOR CHRISTMAS

Hi students.
I hope you are having a good time with no lessons and exams to worry about.
Here's your homework for Christmas. The deadline is Sunday 9th 2011, so  you have over 10 days to work on it. Try not to leave everything for the last moment.

The first part is all from your book "Real English and Speaking 3".

You have to do all these activities, write the answers in a Word file and send it to me to the usual address javiprofeingles@hotmail.com.
Page 18: Activity A (parts 1, 2, 3). You don't need to write the questions, just the answers.
Page 19: Activity B (parts 1, 2). Activity C (parts 1, 2)
Page 20: Activity D (parts 1, 2)
Page 21: Activity F
Look all these words up in a dictionary or on the Internet and write the meaning or the translation for each one of them. Very important vocabulary for the next exam!!!!
1.- terraced house. 2.- cramped. 3.- shabby. 4.- property. 5.- budget. 6.- I'm afraid not. 7.- I'd rather. 8.- neighborhood. 9.- bills. 10.- due. 11.- rental agreement. 12.- sublet 13.- insurance. 14.- to evict. 15.- tap. 16.- estate agent. 17.- tenant. 18.- to fix. 19.- to leak. 20.- accomodation.

The second part is Internet based.

During the second term, we are going to work with English Central. It is a site where you can watch small videos, with or without the script and then you can listen and repeat what the video says. For the moment, I just want you to register. You can do it here.

Write your real name, an email and a password. As usual, WRITE THE INFORMATION DOWN somewhere or REMEMBER IT so as not to forget it next time you have to work with it. If you want, you can practise with one video or just watch the tutorial or the example to see how things work.

The third part is not easy.

Try to listen to at least 30 minutes of English every day. You can watch videos, films, series, student news, listen to music, watch TV, etc., but try to listen to as much as you can.

The fourth part is just for some of you.

If you still don't have the text book or headphones, ask Melchor, Gaspar and Baltasar for it.
If you haven't worked during the first term, January 1st is a good time to take the resolution to start working and doing your homework.

Happy New Year to you all.
Javier

3º ESO December computer room

10 minutes: Let's see if you have finally understood the difference between the past simple and the past continuous. Try this text. You need a score of at least 400 hundred to be sure you know this important grammar point.



20 minutes: Open Going Places 3 software. You must have an icon on your desktop. If you don't have it, use your CD and install it following the instructions. If you have problems, raise your hand and I will go and help you. One you are in the program, go to Module 2 and do:
Vocabulary 2
Grammar 1 & 4
Skills 1
Test 3
When you finish, raise your hand tell me how it went.

10 minutes: How are you doing with your Geography? Prove how good you are at locating places going to this place. You should try to get at least to level 6.

10 minutes: Time to sing Christmas Carols. You are going to watch a couple of videos with the overhead projector. Listen to them and sing along.

Merry Xmas to you all.
I hope you all work much harder in the year 2011. Don't forget to visit the blog during your Xmas holidays.
Javier

APLE COMPUTER ROOM DECEMBER 20TH

Last lesson of the year...

Let's see if we can have a little bit of fun and practise our English at the same time.

35 minutes. Have you heard about the university students demonstrations in London? What would make you join a street demonstration? Rant these options and add new ones with the person next to you.

education cuts

rise in tuition fees
hospital closures
tax increases
your country going to war
loss of religious freedom
nuclear power plant coming to your town
rise in the price of alcohol and tobacco
one more year of bachillerato

We are going to watch a video. Here is a wordle about it. Just looking at the words, what do you think the video will be about?

Jody McIntyre, a 20-year-old student with cerebral palsy, attended a demonstration in London against the recent increase in student tuition fees. Pictures appeared on TV showing police officers pulling him out of his wheelchair and dragging him across the road.


He was interviewed on the BBC. The interviewer received criticism for his line of questioning that suggested Jody was a threat to dozens of armed police officers.

Here are some of the questions the BBC interviewer asked Jody McIntrye. Write down some notes on how you think Jody answered. Talk about them with your partner.


Questions Notes

a. The police say you haven’t made any kind of complaint. So… why not?

b. There’s a suggestion that you were rolling towards the police in your wheelchair. Is that true?

c. In the Observer newspaper you were described as a cyber-radical and you were quoted as saying that you want to build a revolutionary movement and that can only happen through direct action on the streets. Do you classify yourself as a revolutionary?

d. Were you throwing anything at all at the police during that day?

e. Did you shout anything provocative or throw anything that would have induced the police to [attack] you?



4. Look at the video of the news story. The tapescript is below if students want to follow it. Listen to see if your notes are similar to what Jody said.




Script for the interview in case you don't understand very well (after watching it one without reading).


Post-listening discussion:



What did you think of Jody’s answers?

What did you think of the interviewer’s questions?

What three adjectives best describe Jody? Why?

What three adjectives best describe the interviewer? Why

If Jody and the interviewer met again in private, what do you think they’d say to each other?


10 minutes: Have some fun with the video on the right column called "English Problems". Watch the video and complete these activity. For each of these five people, you have to say what their problem with English is and give an example about it.

man in brown:

black man in red:

blonde woman in blue:

blonde woman in pink:

man in green:

I hope you enjoyed your last lesson of the year.
See you next year.
Javier

3º ESO Homework Key book pages 18 & 19

Activity 6
1a
2c
3d
4b

Activity 7
1b
2c
3d
4a

Activity 8
1.- could
2.- couldn't
3.- had to
4.- didn't have to
5.- had to

If you correct your activities, write a comment to this entry saying your name and your score.
Javier