domingo, 28 de octubre de 2012

Garfield's Scary Scavenger Hunt




LINK:

http://tinyurl.com/c4r3w43

Shakespeare's Life

Shakespeare's Life

Answer the questions using the links . You will then prepare a lesson to share what you have learned with the class.
  1. When and where was Shakespeare born?
  2. Describe his upbringing and education.
  3. What were the four types of plays he wrote?
  4. Where were his plays performed and by whom?
  5. Besides writing plays, what other skills made Shakespeare a "jack of all trades?"
  6. When and where did Shakespeare die?
  7. Why do we still read his works today? (Hint: think of theme)
  8. Find several famous quotations that originated in Shakespeare's works. Mention the works from which they come.
LINKS:
http://www.william-shakespeare.info/william-shakespeare-biography.htm

More on Shakespeare's Life

http://www.shakespeare-online.com/biography/



Literary Terms Relating to Shakespeare

Define and give an example of each.
  • sonnet (Elizabethan)
  • iambic pentameter
  • blank verse
  • soliloquy
  • foreshadowing
  • apostrophe
  • oxymoron
  • hyperbole
  • irony (dramatic)
  • irony (verbal)
  • allusion
  • motif
  • pun
  • personification
  • couplet
LINKS:










http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/lit_terms/

WORD GAMES - SPELLOWEEN


SPELLOWEEN

Link:

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-and-vocabulary

domingo, 26 de agosto de 2012

PARALYMPIC GAMES - LONDON 2012 -

With only three days to go until the Paralympics begin, check out this interview with Sir Philip Craven, the President of the International Paralympic Committee. According to him the London 2012 Paralympic Games will be the "biggest ever". Watch the interview then write here what each of these numbers represents!
1) 16
2) 147
3) 166
4) 4200
5) 1,000,000
 
WATCH THE INTERVIEW HERE :

jueves, 23 de agosto de 2012

HEY JUDE -Paul McCartney - READ AND LISTEN

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkiJoVzY4Zc

HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

 We are bringing you a short film on "History of the English Language" produced by the British Council in 1943. From description: "English was brought to Britain in the fifth and sixth centuries. Already it contained words taken from other languages, and it has never ceased to borrow."
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