The Modern Ages

Try Again the challenge!!

The Big Challenge

Good morning! I have prepared a game related with The Modern Age, Electricity and irregular verbs.

Click HERE.

You will need a PIN:

Social challenge: 07099644

English Challenge: 06712957

Natural Challenge: 01482199

Leave a comment! 😄

Quick question!

How do you say in English: "piel de gallina"?

Leave the answer in the comments! 😄

English vocabulary Unit 6

Listen and copy these vocabulary in your notebook. If you don't know the meaning of an specific word look it up in wordreference.

Now, listen to the adjectives and say the opposite. Do this in your notebook.

Have a very nice day. Today I will activate a new reading on Milton.

Best regards!

Simon

The Modern Ages

Copy this mindmap in your notebook.

Here is a video about Galileo. Many people consider him the father of modern science. 

Leave a comment and tell me what do you think about Galileo. 😄

Quick question!

You have to find a photo of "La puerta de Alcalá".

There you will see something written in Latin. It's a name and a date.

Can you write it here? Who was that person?

😄😄

The big bang theory

Here's a cool interview to the cast from the Big Bang Theory. It's also a good listening.

Leave a comment! 😄

Adjectives with -ful

Some example of adjectives ending in -ful are the following: cheerful, skilful, beautiful, colourful, useful, dreadful, etc.

Please make a sentence using one of this adjectives and leave it in comments.

Here are two activities to do in your notebook:

I will leave you here as well, the story of Auntie Janet:

Have a nice day!

Types of circuits

Copy this information in your natural notebook.

Watch this video that explains the types of circuits:

Now answer in the comments, the following question:

What flows through the wire?

To end up, answer this fantastic QUIZ.

Quick question!

Do you know the meaning of the verb "take after"?

Your answer in the comments! 😄

My trip to London

Read the following email and find out where do these words fit:

September, London, green, night, wood, two metres. (6 words).

Write the answers in Google Classroom.

Leave a comment!! 😊

Vocabulary challenge

In this crossword you have to write the different family members.

Look up the word sibling and write the meaning in the comments.

Enjoy!! 😄

Quick question!

Do you like the big bang theory series?

Leave your answer in the comments! 😄

Vocabulary challenge

Let's work with this word search.

What's the time? Write it in the comments!

Enjoy!! 😄

The size of the very little

Have you ever wondered how little things are?

In this video you will be able to compare very little things. I found it amazing!!

Leave a comment!! Did you like it? 😄

The WEEE man exercises

Good morning!! Happy monday! Copy in your notebook and do the exercise. Here we are working with the present perfect. 

For exercise number two, listen to this other video.

Here you have an example of the present perfect.

Leave a comment!! 😄😄

Quick question!

What is the difference between an atom an a molecule? 

Leave the answer in the comments! 😄

Unit 6 Awesome Art (English)

The name of this unit (where we have already seen the WEEE man) is "Awesome Art". Here is some vocabulary related with objects that you can find at home.

Listen to the words, their pronunciation, repeat them aloud and then draw them in your notebook with labels. 

Leave a comment! Did you know these words already? 😄

Drawing a nose

Let's finish the nose! Follow the steps that we saw in the videos.

And this new one:

Try as many times as you need.

Then upload your work in google classroom.

Leave a comment please!! 😄

Reading Activity

Today we will finish the reading activity about "The best films of all time" in Milton Education.

It's a very interesting reading. It's also a listening. So, today we are going to focus on the second two films: 2001 a space odessy and Renoir's film. Two classic masterpieces of filmmaking. Here is the trailer of 2001:

I will extend the activity on Milton Education a few days more until next Monday so we have time to see this together. Please leave a comment and answer these questions:

What is science-fiction?

What is the difference between science-fiction and fantasy?

Do you think you would like these films? why?

Quick questions!

Hello!! This is a new section in which I'll ask you a couple of questions that have short answers. What you have to do is investigate a little bit and answer in your notebook writing the question and then in the comments.

You can add extra information if you like so we all learn, search on the web or even ask your family. The questions will be related with the topics that we are studying.

Here are the questions:

a) What happened in 1085 in Toledo?

b) Where is the ermita del Cristo de la luz?

Leave an answer!! 😄

The Modern Age

The Modern Age started in 1492 and finished in 1789.

Do you know what happened in those two dates? Watch this video first.

Here is a timeline with the most important names and events from the Modern Age. Copy this in your notebook.

First we have the Catholic Monarchs (Reyes Católicos), then the Habsburg dinasty which is a group of kings, and then the Bourbon dinasty.

Tha Habsburg dinasty are also called "Los Austrias". During the Habsburg dinasty, Spain was a big Empire.

Leave a comment! 😄

Reading Activity

Today we have to finish the reading activity about "The best films of all time" in Milton Education.

It's a very interesting reading. It's also a listening. So, today we are going to focus on the first two films: Citizen Kane and Vertigo. Two classic masterpieces of filmmaking. Here are the traillers:

I will extend the activity on Milton Education a few days more until next Monday so we have time to see this together. Please leave a comment and answer these three questions:

What is a flashback?

What is a thriller?

Do you think you would like these films? why?

Describing people

This exercise will let you learn how to describe people in pictures.

Something that you'll have to do next year in PET exam.

Click here.

Leave a comment! 😄

Learning how to draw (3): the nose

Now we are going a step further. In this lesson we will learn (and practice) how to draw noses.

Draw as many as possible. Don't judge your drawing. Feel comfortable with the guidelines so you can do it without looking the video.

Portaminas = mechanical pencil

Enjoy!! Leave a comment! 😄 and don't laugh at the end of the video!! 😂😂😂

Riddle

Here is a tricky riddle!! Can you guess what it is?

What happens once in a lifetime, twice in a moment, but never in one hundred years?

In the meanwhile... while you struggle with the riddle you can warm up with this video!

Leave the answer in the comments!! and tell me if you liked it!!!

Have fun!! 😆😆

Vocabulary challenge (fruits and vegetables)

Here is an activity to review the vocabulary about fruits and vegetables.

Click here.

Leave a comment! 😄

Cooperative virtual learning

Hello, today we are going to do something new. Follow this instructions.

Make a group with some other students from your class. This is flexible, you can make the groups bigger or smaller.

Once you have the group you must do a project as a team. You can use video conference, phone or email. The project title is lightnings.

It must have one page.
Add some basic information.
Photos.
Pictures...
data...
be creative.

Upload it on google classroom with the name of the team. Imagine you are a team of 4 members. You upload the same project with your names in your profile so every member uploads the project.

If you cannot work with another student do it alone. But try to do it with others. People should be open to work with anybody.

Here is a video that can help you with the project.

Once you finish upload the project in google classroom.

Happy weekend

We have made this video for all the students at school. For you! I hope you like it.

Leave a comment! 😄😎

Learning how to draw (2)

Let's continue practicing. It's fun!

Before you continue yo can do the warming up that we saw the other day.

Things that you need: pencil HB, rubber, pencil sharpener and a paper.

Enjoy! 😊😊

Electricity (part 2)

We already saw some concepts and experiments about electricity. We saw how to make a magnet and also making a battery from a cola can. Let's remember the following:

Electricity is a form of energy. It happens when electrons move from one atom to another. For that you must understand what is an atom. You can find that information here.

There are two types of electricity: static and current.

Here is a video about static electricity.

The task today is to explain what is the difference between static electricity and current electricity. Give me some examples. Think about it and write it on your notebook. Then go to google classroom and upload the task.

Have a nice day!! 😄

Learning how to draw

Here is an exercise that is going to help you with your drawings. This is our next project in Arts.

It's fun!!

There will be a second part of this exercise. Keep the paper with you.

Leave a comment.

Spain in the Modern Age

Did you know that in Europe there were no potatoes until the Modern Age?

Yes!! That's right! Potatoes were imported from America after Christopher Columbus travelled to America in 1492.

Read the slides carefully, take some notes in your notebook. Then watch this video and take notes in your notebook of important people that appear, dates and facts. Soon I will ask you some questions.

Please leave a comment!! 😄🐱‍🏍

The WEEE man

Listen to this story. Then write down the most important ideas making a list.

Then, write a summary of about 40 words and upload it on google classroom and include your conclusions and thoughts about the WEEE man.

This is the story of the WEEE man. A story that talks about how many products we use and waste in a life time.

Have a nice day! 😄

English Unit 5 Test

There are two listenings in the beginning of the test. You can have access to them here:

Listening one

Listening two (new)

You must upload both pages on google classroom. Don't send it to me by email.

How to make a magnet

Did you know that there is a strong relation between electricity and magnets?

In this experiment you can see that.

Leave a comment please! 😀

Irregular verbs (review)

Let's review the irregular verbs with this amazing crossword!

Here it is.

Tell me your results in the comments.

When you finish you can watch this video. Try not to laugh! 😂

Making a battery from a cola can

In this video you will se that you can make a battery from a cola can just using coins!

It's amazing!! The accent is very difficult but if you listen carefully you will understand.

The video starts like this:

In this quick video on "go repairs", I'm going to show you how to make a battery from a cola can and a penny. First off we need to empty the can, so put the contents into a cup and put to one side as we'll be using that later...

cola can = lata de cola
drain cleaner = desatascador

Did you understand it? Listen to this video three times and try to understand. Later leave a comment and tell me how was the experience.

Do you want to understand how the can and the coin are able to make electricity?

Here is a short explanation:

 A battery is made of two metals and an electrolyte. An electrolyte is a liquid that conducts electricity. The cola is a not very good conductor so that's why he adds salt (which dissolved in water is a great conductor). Therefore we have copper (the coin), aluminium (the can) and an electrolyte (the cola with salt). The electrolyte produces that electrons move from one metal to another and so we have electricity

Enjoy!! 😄

Listening about AEROGELS

Have you ever heard of an aerogel? No? Why don't you make a search on google first and find out what it is.

We have studied heat. There are materials that are good conductors and others that are good insulators. Watch this video and make a summary of 50 words about it.

What did you learn?

Do you like aerogels?

Do this activity in google classroom.

Dictation

Here's a dictation.

This one is pretty easy and it focuses on daily routines. Once you do that, try with this one.

Second dictation.

Electricity

Here is a new activity related with electricity.

Enjoy! 😁

LibreOffice

If you don't have Office and you need a programme to write your tasks or to make presentations or make an excel page, you can use libreoffice which is completely free. I have used it and it works really well.

You don't have to register and it's an easy download.

Unit 6 Natural Electricity

We start today a new unit. It's about electricity.

Electricity is used every day for many things. It is fundamental and without it we will have lots of problems like having no light at home.

Electricity is the movement of electrons from one atom to another.

Here are some slides. Copy them in your notebook. You can add images, drawings and make a mindmap.

Social Test

Do this test please and then upload it in google classroom. You can scan it or take a photo as you wish. If you don't have google classroom yet, try to log in with an email OR send it to me to my email.

You must do it today please.

Enjoy!! 😁

The Middle Ages (Review)

Now that we have been studying a lot about the Middle Ages in Spain (it wasn't called like that at that moment) we must know that the Middle Ages is a very long period: more than 1000 years!

Before the Middle Ages, Romans had conquered Hispania, and after the Middle Ages, the situation (in 1492) is very different and a new era starts with the Catholic Monarchs.

As you can see, society was divided into three groups: the nobles, the clergy and the peasants.

Watch the timeline again and review the notes that I have given you during this time about the Middle Ages.

Do this activity, then copy and draw this timeline in your notebook.

Leave a comment please!

Light experiment (straight line)

We know that light travels in straight lines. In this experiment we are going to demonstrate this in an easy and fun experiment that you can do at home.

You can do this with an opaque cardboard

What do you need?

Some cardboard

Scissors

A screwdriver

A torch or a source of light

You can also use a cardboard box of any type. I have used a milk box. You just need to make two rounded holes the size of a pencil and that's all.

How to do the experiment

You put the box or the two pieces of cardboard in a table inside a dark room. Then you use the light. The box must be next to a wall so you can see the light.

Results

Only when you approach the hole with certain angle the light will go throught the two holes. That means that light travels in straight lines.

It's better if you hold the light with your hand and try to see the light on the wall.

Enjoy!! 😀

Life in Al Ándalus

Here is an activity about Al Ándalus.

Timeline of the Middle Ages

You can see here a timeline with the most important events in the Middle Ages. If you want to review this time of history you can check the notes that we have seen already in the blog making a search on the right.

I have found also this page which is quite good.

Leave a comment! 😀😎

Reading

Good morning my dear students!

Here is a nice reading activity to start the week. This time we are going to know a little bit more two actors that I didn't know they were brothers by the way.

Here is the activity.

When you finish tell me your results in the comments.

Thor

For the second question:

+ = true

- = false

? = it doesn't say

Try to do it until you have a 10. 

Enjoy! 😁😎