The World's Ugliest Woman?

I doubt it. Have a look and discover why.

And if you feel brave enough, try to answer this question: What defines you? 




Some of her quotes are posted below, including some interesting structures and vocabulary.

#StandUptoBullying


"There are benefits to this syndrome. Benefits to not being able to gain weight. There are benefits to being visually impaired. There are benefits to being really very small."

"I credit pretty much everything that I've done in my life to my parents."

"I'm a fun kid and she's the one missing out."

"You have this syndrome but it's not going to define who you are."

"What defines you? Who are you? Is it where you come from? Is it your background? Is it your friends? What is it? What defines who you are as a person?"

"My life was put into my hands just like your live were put into yours. You are the person in the front seat of your car. You are the one who decides whether your car goes down a bad path or a good path. You are the one who decides what defines you."

"My life is in my hands. I can either choose to make this really good or I can choose to make this really bad. I can either be grateful and open my eyes to realize the things that I do have and make those the things that define me."

"I'm going to let my goals and my success and my accomplishments be the things that define me, not my outer appearance. Not the fact that I'm visually impaired."

"Tell me those negative things. I'm going to turn them around and I'm going to use them as a ladder to climb up to my goals."

"Use that negativity thqt you have in your life to make yourself better because I guarantee you you will win."

"Brave starts here."

Lights, Camera... Action!

Hi everyone!

It's movie time!

As we are working on our drama project, please feel free to watch these movies to get a better idea of the location, costumes, characters and plot.

• 'The Merchant of Venice': English version with subtitles (you need to download both archives and store them in the same folder. Then open the movie with Video Lan Converter)

• 'Macbeth': English versions with subtitles

 

BBC version

2015 version (download both archives and store them in the same folder. Then open the movie with Video Lan Converter)

Figurative Language

Today's topic is related to literature. As I'm well aware that reading is not normally my students' favourite activity, let's learn a few things about Figurative Language in a fun way.

Yes... in a fun way. No hyperboles here.

It would be advisable to watch the video first so that students get a general idea of different examples of figurative language together with examples. Once they know the basics, they will be ready to go Kahoot!-ing.

I'll try both things myself in class. Wish me luck!

Kahoot! - Reported Speech

Hi there!

Today I strongly recommend you try Kahoot! It's an app that can be used on mobiles, tablets and many other devices to practice and have a lot of fun. I've prepared a game about Reported Speech if you want to give it a try. Enjoy!

Extra practice: Passives + Causatives

Hi everyone!

Just in case you need some extra practice on Passives and Causatives, click on the icons below and try some of the exercises provided. All of them can be downloaded and include key. Of course, do not hesitate to ask any doubts you might have.

For more practice on this or other topics, please have a look at:

- http://www.e-grammar.org/ 
- http://www.grammarbank.com/
- http://www.english-grammar.at

Causatives

Conversion Active to Passive

Passive or Active?

Passive or Active? (high)

Video: Causatives

I know... I know Causatives are difficult. For a Spanish speaker, they even sound weird because we can't find similar examples in our language.

That's why today we've got two videos in which two very talented teachers talk about Causatives in a very interesting way. Have a look, I promise you won't regret it.


1. LUISTHREE (in Spanish)

2. DANIEL BYRNES (in English - Causatives are Pattern #3)

Elizabethan Drama: Background and Themes

Just to introduce Shakespearian drama, these videos will teach us a couple of things about the socio-historical background, the main themes in drama and how theatres used to look like back in the time.


1. INSIDE THE GLOBE THEATRE

2. SOCIO-HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

3. THEMES IN ELIZABETHAN DRAMA

Literary Genres

Happy New Year everyone! 

I hope you've had a lovely holiday and are ready to continue learning interesting things. 

What's today's topic? Literary Genres. Have a look at the video and try to answer the questions below. It will be quite useful to deal with the reading task this term, so do your best! 

LITERARY GENRES WORKSHEET:

1. Name the four main literary genres.

2. Name at least four common forms of literature.

3. Explain three differences between poetry and prose.

4. What's the difference between fiction and non-fiction? Give examples of literary forms for each genre.

5. What's the main goal in drama?

 

Oral Presentation: Historical Figure / Celebrity

Long time!

Here's -I hope- all you need to start your oral project for the second term. Remember that you'll be working in pairs and you must select either a historical figure or a celebrity from the list I gave you.

Also, you need to include the following information:
- Introduction + justification of your choice
- Relevant biographical data
- Awards / Achievements
- Fun Facts / Anecdotes / Unknown facts
- Quotation by / about that person
- Trivia questions


Also, here's Kelsey Vanderschoot's presentation in case you want to have a look:

Paul McCartney, by Kelsey Vanderschoot de eriscolazaro