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THE HISTORY OF OUR "ENTROIDO" (CARNIVAL)
Slide Presentation by Lorena Carnero, Gadea Marcos, Alejandro Portomeñe, Laura Rúa and Alfonso Rúa for the Comenius Project at our school.
This is what the authors of the presentation are going to say:
Alfonso:
"Hi, I´m Alfonso and they are my classmates Alex, Lorena, Gadea, and Laura. We are going to talk about the origins of the Carnival in Verin and other similar carnivals around this place. My group will try to introduce you to our Entroido. We’ll describe some interesting things about it, we’ll also deal with the differences and similarities with the Carnival in Venice and with the typical food in our Entroido.
Then, the other group will talk about the characters of our Entroido."
Gadea:
"Carnival commemorates the change from Winter to Spring and it´s related to the Catholic Lent. Carnival has been celebrated for over 5000 years, which is amazing.
The most important feature in Entroido and other carnivals is freedom, you can do a lot of things that would be impossible in other seasons of the year, that´s one of the reasons for the masks.
As you know, carnival is celebrated all around the world. In a lot of countries people celebrate it, the most famous ones are in Rio de Janeiro, Venice and ...in Verin of course! "
Alex:
"In Spain I think the most famous Carnival is the Carnival in Cadiz. People usually sing funny songs which criticise politicians or famous people. These songs are called “chirigotas”. In Galicia, the most important Entroidos are in Verín, Laza and Xinzo.
One of the awesome curiosities about Entroido is that after the Civil War Franco banned carnival and jailed disguised people, so our parents and grandparents had to hide in order to enjoy Entroido.
There are a lot of similarities with Venice Carnival, but we think that the most outstanding are the freedom to be out partying and the costumes.There are several differences too, humour and high spirits are more important than elegance so people usually wear old, worn out clothes rather than 17th century clothes."
Lorena:
"The most remarkable things of the Entroido in Verin are disguises and flour. The first ones are related to personality changes and enjoyment and the latter is linked with abundance.
Now I’m going to speak about typical food in Carnival. First, we eat the “cocido”, which is a traditional dish in Galicia, and its ingredients are potatoes, grelos, chick-peas and different types of meat.The dessert is called “orellas", carnival´s ears. They are made of flour, eggs, sugar and butter. That’s all folks.Thanks."
CULTIVOS TRANSXÉNICOS - TRANSGENIC CROPS
Video by Cristina Barreira, Fernando Estévez and Pablo Rodríguez for the Comenius Project at our school.
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THE CREDIT CRUNCH
The author of this video remarks:" I would expect all viewers who look at this two-minute film not to take the information verbatim. Clearly this is just a simple overview. With more time, more detail can be explored as other longer films on youtube show."
Another short film (11’), entitled The Crises of Capitalism (by David Harvey) HERE
Money vocabulary exercises:
Exercise 1(learning verbs) - click HERE.
Exercise 2 (matching) - click HERE.
Exercise 3 (gap-fill) - click HERE.
Exercise 5 (pictures and text) - click HERE and HERE.
Exercise 6 (speaking - questions) - click HERE.
NOTTING HILL CARNIVAL
When August is about to end, every year London becomes a fancy dress party. Why? Because the Notting Hill Carnival is celebrated. It is a great chance to smell and taste Caribbean food in the heart of the capital of the UK.
It started as a local festival set up by the West Indian Community of the Notting Hill area, but nowadays it attracts millions of visitors from all over the world.
A GAP FILL text on Notting Hill Carnival HERE.
A VIDEO - LISTENING COMPREHENSION exercise HERE.
A READING COMPREHENSION EXERCISE HERE.
INTERVIEW WITH DAVID JOHN LEADBEATER
David John Leadbeater (Click HERE and HERE, as well)is from Canterbury (Kent), in England, but he left his country more than twenty years ago. In fact, twenty years ago he discovered Carraxó, a small abandoned village near Laza, in Ourense, and he decided to settle down there. His is an almost unique experience.
A group of students from Xesús Taboada Chivite School (Verín) (Raquel, Iria, Patricia and Miguel (cameraman) and Tania (photographer) ) interviewed him a few weeks ago. This activity in our Comenius project followed the viewing of the documentary Queda alguén aí? (Is there anyone left there?), by Rafael Cid, which deals with the desertion of the rural areas in Galicia. You can watch this documentary HERE.
HERE you have the questions that Raquel, Iria and Patricia asked David.
HERE some questions for you to answer while and after watching the interview. (KEY HERE)
PHOTOS HERE.
VIDEO - EDITED BY MIGUEL SERRULLA HERE.
This is an introduction to the video by Tania Díaz:
“What you are about to watch is an interview with David John Leadbeater. His is the only family that inhabits Carraxó, a very small village which was abandoned decades ago.
A few months ago we watched the documentary “Is There Anyone Left There?”, which deals with the problem of rural population drift in Galicia. Most small villages are being abandoned by those who are still young or middle-aged and only people over sixty or seventy stay there.
David Leadbeater “made the opposite journey”. He decided to leave Canterbury, in England and go in search of an alternative way of life. We hope you find this interview interesting and we invite you to reflect on what David has told us. Thank you very much.”
Click HERE as well.
IMPERSONAL PASSIVE VOICE
Passive Causative - Causative HAVE/GET
THAT'S ENGLISH! - MODULE 4
Click HERE as well.
TWO CHRISTMAS SONGS
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!!
THE BUTTERFLY CIRCUS
This beautiful short follows a strange little band of performers who are led by a mysterious ringmaster. The ringmaster, whose circus includes the typical strongman, acrobats, and contortionists... comes upon a show where Will - a limbless man - is shown as a freak of nature. Mr. Mendez, the mysterious showman, leads Will on a journey he could have hardly imagined. Joining the Butterfly Circus, the young man embarks on a journey in which he is transformed....
The Butterfly Circus official website HERE.
Listening Exercise HERE (Key HERE).
Answer the following questions about this short film:
- The TITLE of this short film. Why The Butterfly Circus ?
- Compare the two circuses which appear in this short film and reflect on them. What are they like?
- What is Mr Mendez like?
- Could you write about Ana, Pappy and George’s personal background? Where do they come from and what are they like now?
Click HERE and HERE to read two posts (in which The Butterfly Circus is mentioned) in David Rodríguez Rivada’s blog.
THE MOAI
Listening Comprehension exercise HERE
New questions about the ABAU text "The Moai"
1) True or False?
- The Moai were as high as modern skycrapers
- Moai construction resulted in ecological disaster
- Eastern Island history teaches us, 21st centuy inhabitants of planet Earth, a lesson.
- The Moai were made of wood.
2) Pronunciation. Find in the text:
- A homophone of threw
- Ten words with the same diphthong as high
- Regular past tense with the -ed suffix pronounced /d/
- Regular past tense with the -ed suffix pronounced /t/
1st Year ESO (REF.) - Sample Test
"Americans are NOT stupid" in EL TINGLADO blog (Questions in English)
Watch the video above and then click HERE to go to the excellent post by Alejandro Valero in El Tinglado blog. (QUESTIONS IN ENGLISH)
EnglishExercises.org
EnglishExercises.org, a web page where you will find hundreds of exercises to learn English online: vocabulary, grammar, listening, songs, etc.These exercises have been made by English Language teachers from all over the world. If you are a learner, you can use them to practice English. If you are a teacher, you can use them in your classes.
Videos from englishexercises.org HERE.
"WEAR .............." (VIDEO-LISTENING)
Watch and listen to the video above and do THIS EXERCISE. Video-key HERE.
CEIP CLARA CAMPOAMOR
Click here to get to an excellent webpage full of resources for primary and 1st cycle secondary school students (also 1st cycle secondary school students with a curriculum adaptation - ACI).
Maria, Tonight and I Feel Pretty, from West Side Story
Another three songs from West Side Story. Click here.
HERE three execises to be done while listening to the songs.
CAROLINA, MI PÁGINA DE INGLÉS
"Carolina, mi página de inglés" ( http://caroingles.blogspot.com.es/ ) is an excellent blog, really useful for those ESO teachers (1st - 2nd year ESO) who have students in their classes who need a Curriculum Adaptation.
Thank you very much for the resources you provide in your blog!!!!
More resources on the web www.aulapt.org
THAT'S ENGLISH - BASIC 2 - MODULE 3
Table of contents and links above and HERE, as well.