Digital Storytelling- Class 2

More stories! Again, the students would be pleased if you watched them and voted for your favourite. Thank you!  VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE!!!! 

1. FOOTBALL: MY LIFE

2. CROP CIRCLES 

3. ALEX'S LIFE 

4. A DIFFERENT PET: ROCKY 

5. MY TRIPS 

Why do Spanish students find learning English so difficult?

In Spain, the percentage of students who fail English is always high. They fail English every single year. They don't know how to write, how to talk, how to read a text... they don't know anything or THEY THINK THEY DON'T KNOW... How is this possible if they have studied English since they started primary school? Is it because of teachers, books, methodologies, feelings of anxiety and embarrassment when using the language, lack of motivation? What do you think is/are the main reason/reasons for this failure? What about your experience? 

Write a comment expressing your opinion about this topic. Remember, be respectful with others and follow netiquette rules. 

*This activity was designed to practise "expressing opinions" with my SMR students this year. They have to write a comment about this topic, express their opinions and be resfecful (NETIQUETTE)

DIGITAL STORYTELLING- CLASS 1

My students have created these digital stories for the English class . They thought of what they wanted to tell their classmates and started creating videos with music and images. This is the result! These five got the highest marks in the class. Please, VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE! 



1. VIDEOGAMES 

2. TRIP TO LONDON 



3. MY DAILY LIFE 





4. MY JOB 




5. ROCK FESTIVALS

THE BOOK DAY

Today, 23rd April we celebrate the book day, a very important day for readers and  literature lovers.  

To celebrate this day, I'm going to ask you three questions that I want you to answer: 

1. Are you reading any book at the moment? Which one? Do you like it or not? 

2. What is your favourite book? Is there any book that has been important in your life? 

3. What is the worst book you have ever read? 

The books can be in Spanish, English, Valencian....any language! 

                                      

English is a crazy language!

English is a crazy language. Why? 

HAMBURGER-  There is no ham in a hamburger

EGGPLANT- There is no egg in the eggplant 

PINEAPPLE- There is no apple in a pineapple 

FRENCH FRIES-  They were not invented in France

BOXING RINGS are square 

A GUINEA PIG is not a pig from Guinea 

Do you know the meaning of these words? 

Eggplant                                             French fries                       

Guinea Pig                                                     Boxing ring 

      

¿Sabemos inglés los valencianos?

Hablar y entender idiomas extranjeros es una capacidad y un valor añadido que cuenta y mucho a la hora de participar en un proceso de selección para un puesto de trabajo. Los valencianos lo saben, y por ello miles de personas estudian cada año el idioma anglosajón, desde los colegios e institutos, pasando por las universidades, escuelas oficiales y academias privadas. Sin embargo, aunque cada año vamos mejorando, los expertos consideran que nos faltan todavía unos años para alcanzar el nivel medio europeo.

Hemos hablado con varios estudiantes que, con el aprendizaje del inglés, buscan mejorar sus opciones en un mercado laboral cada vez más competitivo

ACCEDE A LA NOTICIA PINCHANDO AQUÍ

CONVERSATION EXCHANGE

Yesterday, I organised a private event with Spanish and American students. The aim was to make them practise English and Spanish respectively, meet new people and learn about other cultures. We met at 7:00 p.m in an Irish pub and we stayed there for about two hours. I think my Spanish students really liked the activity since most of them had never met any American speaker before. They had the opportunity to practise what we had learnt in class. I think that for the American students it  was also an opportunity to meet people from Valencia. They talked about their hobbies, interests, studies, jobs, traditions and festivals and many other things that kept them talking in a lively way. I would like to thank my friend Javi for helping me with the organisation of the event , ISA (International Students Abroad) for helping me to find so many American students and all the people who participated.

Hope to see you all soon!

Confusing words

Do you know the difference between these three words? 

RECEIPT 

RECIPE 

PRESCRIPTION

Receipt is what you get when you buy an item (ticket de compra, recibo, factura) 

Recipe is the set of instructions that you have to follow to cook something (receta de cocina) 

Prescription is what you get when you go to the doctor and he/she prescribes drugs to you (receta médica) 

The words may be confusing because in Spanish we use the same word for recipe and prescription. 

Receipt                                           Recipe 

 Prescription