Heroes
PRE-TASK ACTIVITIES
Activity 1 “What are comic strips?”
Interactive cloze text Exercise: What are comic strips? Extracted from wikipedia : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic_strip
Activity 2 Fill in the gaps of the file about Cartoon characters
Activity 3 Who are the top ten cartoon characters?
Activity 1 “What are comic strips?”
Interactive cloze text Exercise: What are comic strips? Extracted from wikipedia : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic_strip
Activity 2 Fill in the gaps of the file about Cartoon characters
Activity 3 Who are the top ten cartoon characters?
TASK ACTIVITIES
Activity 4 “My hero”
Think about someone you consider a hero and write about him/her and make a powerpoint/impress presentation.
Don´t forget to include: WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN AND WHY?
1. Who is your hero?
2. What has your hero done?
3. Where does your hero live?
4. When did your hero live?
5. Why is this person important to you? How has your hero made a difference in your life?
Insert photographs, search for webpages, videos etc... to illustrate your presentation.
Activity 5 Create a page on the project “ My hero, celebrate the best of humanity”
Steps to follow:
1- Go to :http://www.myhero.com/go/home.asp
2- Then read about other people´s hero
3- After read the tutorial to create a page on the project
4- Finally, create your page at the project “my hero” section http://www.myhero.com/myhero/go/create/
Activity 4 “My hero”
Think about someone you consider a hero and write about him/her and make a powerpoint/impress presentation.
Don´t forget to include: WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN AND WHY?
1. Who is your hero?
2. What has your hero done?
3. Where does your hero live?
4. When did your hero live?
5. Why is this person important to you? How has your hero made a difference in your life?
Insert photographs, search for webpages, videos etc... to illustrate your presentation.
Activity 5 Create a page on the project “ My hero, celebrate the best of humanity”
Steps to follow:
1- Go to :http://www.myhero.com/go/home.asp
2- Then read about other people´s hero
3- After read the tutorial to create a page on the project
4- Finally, create your page at the project “my hero” section http://www.myhero.com/myhero/go/create/
Task guide
| taskhero.doc |
| comicstrips.htm |
| toptencartooncharacters.htm |
| fillcartooncharacters.odt |
| keytoptencartoon.odt |
Fashion
PRE-TASK ACTIVITIES (Task guide)
Activity 1 “ Vocabulary revision”: Clothing
Revise clothes and complements and say what you are wearing
Activity 2 "Revision Fashion" Words related to fashion
Activity 3 Description of clothes
Adjective order to describe clothes
1 Size 2 Shape 3 Colour 4 Pattern 5 Origin 6 Fabric 7 Noun
Example: a long fit pink checked Italian cotton dress
Activity 1 “ Vocabulary revision”: Clothing
Revise clothes and complements and say what you are wearing
Activity 2 "Revision Fashion" Words related to fashion
Activity 3 Description of clothes
Adjective order to describe clothes
1 Size 2 Shape 3 Colour 4 Pattern 5 Origin 6 Fabric 7 Noun
Example: a long fit pink checked Italian cotton dress
Task guide
| taskfashion.odt |
TASK ACTIVITIES
Activity 3 Clothing description
Choose fashion photographs (magazines or cuttings) and write a description of what the models are wearing using the charts on the right.
Activity 4 Reading comprehension
Read about world fashion industry and find the following information in the text extract from wikipedia.
1. Name the main fashion cities in the 6 countries
2. Name a designer from each country
3. Give an adjective that best describes fashion in each country
Activity 5 Design a a fashion book with the fashion trends you prefer and say why
Use a text document with images or a powerpoint/impress presentation to show it. Include photopraphs of the models and your comments on them.
Activity 3 Clothing description
Choose fashion photographs (magazines or cuttings) and write a description of what the models are wearing using the charts on the right.
Activity 4 Reading comprehension
Read about world fashion industry and find the following information in the text extract from wikipedia.
1. Name the main fashion cities in the 6 countries
2. Name a designer from each country
3. Give an adjective that best describes fashion in each country
Activity 5 Design a a fashion book with the fashion trends you prefer and say why
Use a text document with images or a powerpoint/impress presentation to show it. Include photopraphs of the models and your comments on them.
| writingguidefashion.odt |
| readingfashionindustry.odt |
Men and women
Photo by visulogik
PRE-TASK ACTIVITIES
Activity 1 Modal verbs revision (can, could, be able to)
- LOOK AT THE EXAMPLE:
Voting rights- Women can vote now but they couldn´t vote 80 years ago.
- Now make up sentences to compare the reality of women in the present and women´s life in the past regarding these issues:
reproduction rights, domestic violence, maternity leave, equal pay, voting rights, domestic violence, sexual violence
Activity 2 Past tenses revision (Past simple, past perfect, present perfect)
Read this text and answer the questions:
When my grandmother was young, women just got married, stayed at home and took care of their children. It had always been like that ; throughout history many women have fought against that situation and it has already changed but there´s still a lot to do: the female genital cutting in Sudan or the “glass ceiling” in Western countries are an example of that.
- LOOK AT THE EXAMPLE:
Voting rights- Women can vote now but they couldn´t vote 80 years ago.
- Now make up sentences to compare the reality of women in the present and women´s life in the past regarding these issues:
reproduction rights, domestic violence, maternity leave, equal pay, voting rights, domestic violence, sexual violence
Activity 2 Past tenses revision (Past simple, past perfect, present perfect)
Read this text and answer the questions:
When my grandmother was young, women just got married, stayed at home and took care of their children. It had always been like that ; throughout history many women have fought against that situation and it has already changed but there´s still a lot to do: the female genital cutting in Sudan or the “glass ceiling” in Western countries are an example of that.
- Underline all the past tenses which appear in the text and say what the tense is called. Comment on the usage of these tenses.
- Give a title for the text
- Was the grandmother´s time different from the previous time?
- What does the term “glass ceiling” mean?
TASK ACTIVITIES
Activity 3 “An interview to a grandmother”
Interview your grandmother about her past . Writing tips:
You should ask about these past topics (2 for each topic) : eg How many members were there in your family? Did you live with your parents, brothers/sisters or did other relatives live with you at home?
Interview your grandmother about her past . Writing tips:
You should ask about these past topics (2 for each topic) : eg How many members were there in your family? Did you live with your parents, brothers/sisters or did other relatives live with you at home?
- Family (members, close relatives)
- Habits (dressing, leisure time )
- Her Biography : (first date, get married, have their first child...)
- Work (Housework, profession)
- Education (go to school, university,stay at home)
Activity 4 "Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus"
Do the activity about this book written by John Gray.
Activity 5 Write down a dating guide for a "Venus" or a "Mars"
You can use the answers in exercise 4 and these links
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Battle of Sexes
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Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus
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Relationship and Dating Coaching based on Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus
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Free Online Dating based on Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus
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Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus on WikiSummaries
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Books.Google.com entry
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Battle of Sexes
Nature and environment
PRE-TASK ACTIVITIES
Activity 1 Environment Vocabulary
Match the words and the environmental topics: AIR, ECOSYSTEMS, HEALTH AND SAFETY, WASTE AND RECYCLING, CONSERVATION, WATER
A) air pollution, acid rain, climate change, global warming, ozone layer, uv radiation, climate change (____________)
B) drinking water, waste water, ground water, water pollution., oil spills (______?
C) endangered species, energy conservation, soil conservation and water conservation (____________)
D) coral reefs, ecological indicators, forenst habitats, watersheds, wetlands (__________)
E) hazardous waste, reclycling, solid waste, superfund (___________)
F) asthma, lead, mercury, pesticides, radon, sun protection (____________)
Activity 2 Scavenger hunt: Recycling in UK
http://www.recycling-guide.org.uk/science.html
Click on the above address and find:
Activity 1 Environment Vocabulary
Match the words and the environmental topics: AIR, ECOSYSTEMS, HEALTH AND SAFETY, WASTE AND RECYCLING, CONSERVATION, WATER
A) air pollution, acid rain, climate change, global warming, ozone layer, uv radiation, climate change (____________)
B) drinking water, waste water, ground water, water pollution., oil spills (______?
C) endangered species, energy conservation, soil conservation and water conservation (____________)
D) coral reefs, ecological indicators, forenst habitats, watersheds, wetlands (__________)
E) hazardous waste, reclycling, solid waste, superfund (___________)
F) asthma, lead, mercury, pesticides, radon, sun protection (____________)
Activity 2 Scavenger hunt: Recycling in UK
http://www.recycling-guide.org.uk/science.html
Click on the above address and find:
- What percentage of the rubbish could be recycled in British homes? _60%
- Fill the blank 1 recycled tin can would save enough energy to power a television for _____ hours.
- What do the 3 R´s stand for ? Reduce, reuse, recycle
- What 3 types of plastic are there? PET, HDPE AND PVC
- Where are recycling banks in UK? They are located on streets across the UK as well as in supermarkets and outside housing estates.
- In what 5 ways can schools help to recycle?
Activity 3 “Endangered species” Competition
"About 900 species of plants and animals have gone extinct in the last 5 centuries, and more than 20.000 others are now on the verge of joining them".
Work in pairs. Search in the internet, books, encyclopedias, etc...
- Name 5 animals in danger of extinction
- What country has got more endangered species?
The first pair who answers correctly wins
TASK ACTIVITIES
Activity 4 “Environment issues ”
Choose one of the issues in exercise 1 and , in groups of 3 or 4 make a mural with photographs, drawings and ideas.
Activity 5 “Mural presentation”
Show the mural and give the following information:
- What topic did you choose?
- How did you divide the work?
- What materials did you use?
- Mural index (sections/parts)
- Where did you get the information? (bibliography)
- What´s the best in your mural?
- What´s the worst in your mural?
- How would you mark it and why?
Task guide
| tasknature.doc |
