Best inventions 2010

What's the best invention in 2010? One idea for your-say on your blog, ok??????
have a look!!          and our favourite!!!

2010 best invention

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Project 4: Should we do away with Human Rights?

WATCH THE VIDEO AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

WRITE A POST ON YOUR SPACE entitled HUMAN RIGHTS. 

0. Take the Quiz: do you know about rights? what's your score?
1. What are human rights?
2. When did human rights start?
3. Why were they created?
4. How many human rights are there?
5. Which human right were you not familiar with?
6. Choose one human right and discuss:
- Watch the video of your human right 
- Is it fully respected in your country today? Justify with news, comments, studies on the subject (cite the links of your information sources)
- Do you know if it has been respected in the past? Why or why not?
-Where in the world is this right not complied with? Check here
7. Are Humans rights relevant in the world today?  why?

LINKS for help

Universal declaration of Human Rights
Human right videos
Human rights watch: news from the Human Rights perspective
Human Rights in the world: United Nations
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Modal Verbs

Should internet be regulated?
Can Google become total controller of our lives?




MORE PRACTICE:
Modal verbs1
Modal verbs2
Modal verbs 3
Modal verbs 4
Modal verbs 5

Project 3: Computers

How often do you surf the internet?
What media do you use?
Do you have internet connection at home?
Do you own a cell phone/mobile phone?
Do you have internet access on your cell?
Are you on Facebook? Twitter? Other social networking sites

More vocabulary

Watch this video

Dorian Gray's dream

Contribute to the discussion with 3 comments minimum. Thanks! :-)

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Oral presentations first term

Batxillerat oral presentations

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Project 2: Do you really want to be forever young?

We begin project 2!
Young beauty represents an important value for society today, if we consider the business revolving around this need.
What are your views on it?
In order to discuss this, we'll:
1. read the Picture of Dorian Gray and do a test
2. watch an episode of the series NIP TUCK
3. contribute to a discussion on our wiki
4. do some presentations on the topic

Reported speech: They say that...

5e.Reported Speech Theory And Changes

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PRACTICE ON REPORTED SPEECH 


More practice1
More practice2
More practice3
Questions
Commands1
Commands2
HOMEWORK: Grammar Handbook (Reported Speech )

Project 1: Humour

After knowing your dreams, we start discussing a serious topic: what makes you laugh?

Idioms

What are your dreams?

President Obama is talking to a group of Highschool students.
Here is some vocabulary to check for understanding before listening.
Watch the video.


CNN News Source


CLASS DISCUSSION. 
Listen and answer:
What is the purpose of Obama's speech?
What are the agents  responsible  for education that he mentions?
What are the problems/challenges of society he mentions?
What is his childhood experience with his father?
What examples does he provide of people who don't give up?
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Discuss these issues from his speech (choose 5)
"No matter what you want to do in life, you need a good education"
"What you learn in school today will determine wether we as a nation can meet the challenges of the future"
"It's not always easy to do well at school"
"The circumstances of your life  are not an excuse for not trying"
"No one has written your destiny for you"
"Set your own goals for education"
"The truth is being successful is hard"
"You won't click with every teacher you have"
"You have to let your failures teach you"
"Asking for help is a sign of strength"
"What's your contribution gonna be?"
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TASK
What are your dreams? What are your goals? What contribution do you want to make?
Write to your teacher about your dreams using some of the vocabulary provided for the video.
Explain: short-term goals, long-term goals and the steps you will take to achieve them.
Optional Task

Watch this video based on the movie View from top and answer the questions provided on your space.

Welcome back!

An important year ahead for you! Hope we have a great time learning English together.
Cheers everyone :-)