THE AZTEC EMPIRE

How much do you know about the Aztecs??

Watch this video to find out about their famous human sacrifices: 

And here you have another video of the "Dance of the Flyers" in Papantla: 

MY TOP 5-4-3

 MY TOP 5 FILMS

My favourite type of films are historical films and romantic comedies (romcoms). I also love distopias, which means films about the end of the world or about catastrophes.  My 5 favourite films are: 

- WONDER - A film about a boy who has a strange illness.

- THE READER- a film about a romance during the 2nd World War

- A ROOM WITH A VIEW- A film about a romance in Italy in the 19th century

 LADY JANE- a film about a girl who became Queen in the 16th century

- BILLY ELLIOT- a film about a boy who wants to be a dancer

MY TOP 4 TV PROGRAMMES

I love drama series and sitcoms! I am not into reality shows, I think they are usually full of stupid people ( sorry) and I find talk shows quite boring. I sometimes watch history documentaries and I always watch the news. I like "true crime" programs, I think they are very interesting. 

My 4 favourite TV programs are: 

- CRIMS: A true crime which explains unsolved or solved crimes from the past. Really thrilling to watch!

- GAME OF THRONES: The best series ever, full of adventure and love

- GREY'S ANATOMY: A series about doctors, I have been watching it for 18 seasons!

- OUTLANDER:  a historical series about time travelers. 

MY TOP 3 GAMES

Very easy: I don't like playing computer games, in fact I think I have never played with a computer game in my whole life ( well, maybe with the wii but I am terrible at it!). 

So I don't have any favourite game. I prefer board games!

What about you? Think about it, write it down as a draft and then explain to the rest of the class. 

Past Simple and Irregular Verbs

Do you need to practise the Past Simple?

Here you have one exercise to help you: 

Exercise 1

 

You can also practise the irregular verbs going to this post from some years ago. 

Hoping for a better future?

 How can we help young people build a better future?

Watch these videos and later we will debate on the topic: 

Poems inspired by Art

Our second batxillerat students have written poems inspired by art, here you have some of the amazing results: 

STOP WAR

 Innocent people are dying now,

 and that has to stop somehow. 

The cities are blowing smoke into the sky, 

they can’t see stars to be guided by.

 People always make war 

but they say they love peace. 

So, what if we leave the gore 

and we live without weapons please. 

The war will finish some day

 but memories will always stay. 

We could hug like brothers 

and send a smile to others

 by Claudia Boonstra, inspired by Banksy

I wake up everyday and remember dreaming about you, 

remember when we were younger, when we first met, 

you came to me with the sweetest smile but, 

What about now? What happened to those teenagers that fell 

in love in July, where are they now?

 My Romeo, I wish we could just freeze time and be free to love

 each other, with no one else but you and me.

 My love, where are you now, when I really need you. 

You are all I could wish for, who hurted you to be this hard? 

You don’t need to, we can just imagine it’s you and I,

 forever

 by Anna Martín, inspired by the Statue of Juliet in Verona

( this poem won the first prize for Sant Jordi)

It was my obsesion

the same as Degas for ballerinas

Everyone has a different way interpreting art

Him, a particular one

Through his eyes we can see

How they are subtly dancing

How they move around the room

How they love every piano note

And this marvelous sensation

the last second before going on stage

is the same one as Degas felt painting them

This type of euphoria that no one could understand

by Carla Ceprian, inspired by the Ballerinas of Degas

 Baco the god of wine, 

the god of madness, 

be like him, live without sadness. 

Live this moment as the last instant of your insignificant life, 

along with a cup of wine. 

Extremely drunk, am I?

 This world makes me feel dead

 a lot of rules to follow, 

my head is bleeding, 

my soul is running, 

and my body is still quiet

by Mario Cassany, inspired by Caravaggio's Baco

FEEL

Sometimes we just want to feel,

and reading can be our feeling.

In the most desperate moments,

when you feel lonely and sunk,

read,

forget everything,

recreate your own perfect mental scenes

and fill that great inside void.

By Andrea Rey, inspired by Daniel F. Gerhartz's painting

Let's Cook!

 Here you have some exercises to practise: 

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Exercise 4

CHINA

 Do you know about Qin Shi Huang?

Do these activities to find out 

Weather Vocabulary

 What's the weather like?

Do these exercises to get some practise: 

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Exercise 4 

Exercise 5

Exercise 6

Exercise 7

Hangman

Comparatives and superlatives: 

Exercise 3

Exercise 5

World Records ( difficult)

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Would you like to have a Guinness World Record? Watch this video of the man with the most Guinness World Records and start thinking about which record you could beat. 

Saint Valentine

Do you know the origins of this tradition? Watch this video to find out:

   

 Watch the video again and answer the questions:

How strong is your grammar?

Do you want to find out about the strenght of your grammar? Take these quizzes to get an idea. Good luck!!!

Present Simple and Present Continuous

Hey, it's not that easy to know when to use both tenses!!! Do these exercises to get some extra practise: 1- Present Simple and Present Continuous 2- Present Simple or Present Continuous? EXTRA CLOTHES VOCABULARY 1 EXTRA CLOTHES VOCABULARY 2

Are you trendy?

Are you trendy? How do you feel about fashion? You will have to record a video about fashion, but before that you need some practise with clothes vocabulary. Use these pages to learn more about clothes and fashion: 1- BASIC CLOTHES VOCABULARY 2- FASHION ACCESSORIES 3- FASHION VOCABULARY 4- STYLE ADJECTIVES 5- FASHION VOCABULARY ( DIFFICULT!) 6- FASHION VOCABULARY: PATTERNS 7- FASHION VOCABULARY: ACCESSORIES Did you finish all the exercises? Now you have to create an avatar and describe it for the rest of the class. You can describe it orally to the rest of the class, or write your description and send a word document with the picture and the description to your teacher. Good luck!