A trip to London

Look for information on the net to answer these questions and write them in the worksheet:

1.What is the London Eye? How many capsules has it got? How many people can travel in each capsule? Go here to get the information.

2.What is The Monument? What does it commemorate? Who built (to build: construir) it? When? Information here.

3.What is Canary Wharf? What is the name of the tallest building of the Great Britain? Info here.

4.What is the most famous cathedral in London? Who built it? When? Google the word and good luck!

5.What is the Millennium Dome? Which architect designed it? When was it opened? Info here.

6.What was the Tower of London? What symbol of Great Britain can you find inside? Is it open on Mondays in January? Click for information here.

7.This is a famous building in London built by architect Norman Foster:

What is its name? How tall is it? When was it finished? Info here.

Say another building Norman Foster built in London.

8.How many airports are there in London? Name them. Info here.

10.What is the name of the wax museum of London? How much does the standard ticket cost?

Google it to get the info!

11.What is the name of this bridge?

A clue: Norman Foster built it.... Google it for the info!

12.What is the Westminster Abbey? What is it famous for?Info here.

13.What is the Speaker´s Corner? Where is it? Info.

The apartheid: the Soweto riots.

Curious about what we have been working in class these days? Visit these links:

-Images and more info about the Soweto riots here. Read the information under the videoclip and answer the questions:

1)How many people were killed during the first riot (on June 16,1976)?
2)How many people were killed in other riots that year?

-The story behind the iconic photograph of Hector Pieterson. Read about it here. Answer the questions:

1)Who took the picture? What happened with him?
2)How old was Hector?
3)Who is the girl running next to them?
4)Who is the boy carrying Hector´s body? What happened with him?
5)Which newspaper published the picture? What happened with it?

Ampliación 2º: Role-play activity "My region is the best"

Hi all! This is the role-play you have to act out: you are the local authorities of a region in an English-speaking country of your choice (e.g. Cornwall, Wales, Alaska, etc). The rest of the students in the class are important investors who want to build a huge hotel and leisure centre somewhere in the world. You want your region to be chosen, of course! So you have to "sell" it to them and convince them that yours is the best alternative.

-Rules:

-You must work in groups (between 2 and 4 people). If groups are not made up SOON (in the next class), I´ll organize them.

-You must choose an area (not a city) in an English-speaking country and tell me as soon as possible.

-You must give a presentation (in powerpoint or a brochure) showing the most interesting features of the region you represent. Each person in the group must speak at least 4 minutes.

-When all the presentations are over, we´ll do a class-debate and the "investors" will choose the best alternative.

-The deadline is November 15.

-Evaluation: 2 points. One point will go for the brochure or powerpoint presentation, so that mark will be shared by the members of the group, and another point for the oral presentation of each member of the group, that mark will be individual. For the brochure or powerpoint presentation I´ll take into account the design, pictures/videos used and the elaboration of the information. The powerpoint presentations will get extra marks (if they are good enough, of course!).

-The brochure or powerpoint presentation must have a minimum of 6 pages plus a cover page. Include a map of the region you have chosen so that we can follow your presentation. You can´t copy and paste texts from the internet (and I´ll notice that!), elaborate the information using your own words. If you want to do it in brochure format, make four copies of the brochure to hand out in the class.

-Good pictures and/or videos are very important. Search the internet for them, you can begin in Google images and Youtube.

Good luck!

South Africa

Watch this video about South Africa. Then do the following:
1.Describe in 50 words what you can see in it.
2.Working in pairs, think of 10 adjectives to describe this country.