World Poetry Day

 Bob Dylan is a musician  and songwriter who was awarded  the Noble Prize in Literature in 2016

This is one of his most popular songs

Blowing in the wind

How many roads must a man walk down

Before you call him a man?
How many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
Yes, and how many times must the cannonballs fly
Before they're forever banned?

The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind

Yes, and how many years must a mountain exist
Before it is washed to the sea?
And how many years can some people exist
Before they're allowed to be free?
Yes, and how many times can a man turn his head
And pretend that he just doesn't see?

The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind

Yes, and how many times…

It is said he changed his name into Bob Dylan because of the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas but it is not 100% clear according to some articles like this one

https://blog.pencils.com/how-dylan-thomas-influenced-bob-dylan/

https://poets.org/poet/dylan-thomas

Euthanasia will soon be a right for citizens in Spain. 2 BAC

One of the problems some students face when writing about a topic is the lack of ideas about it. Nowadays it is easy to find information online in English about current issues  and you should read about them to get familiar with the vocabulary and ideas that you can adopt as your own or simply use them to talk about different sides of a controversial topic.

In the next article the journalist informs about the approval of the euthanasia law.  Read the whole article and write a summary.

 To read the whole article

For and against essay. 2 BAC

Watch a presentation with an example

How to write and essay

Umoja: Kenya’s women-only village. Key to Bacharelato. 2 BAC

In unit 4 we have examples of different models of society organization, like the Maasai. I have included videos with a different point of view from women who belong to to those communities.

 

 Empower a girl, transform a community

International Women's Day

Bautista Ramos  invites us  to play and check how much we know about pioneer women in history. Would you llike to give it a try?

In case you need to boost your confidence.

 

1st and 2nd conditional. 3 ESO

 A bit of practice before the exam. Some more practice for 3 ESO B students.

First and Second Conditionals, una ficha interactiva de creativelanguageschool
liveworksheets.com

Present tenses

If you need to revise present tenses from simple present to present perfect continuous, this activity created by  Paula López  is perfect for you,

Click on the image and start practising.

 

Galician noir an ew TV genre

 Full article 

The violence is out of hand

https://www.catalannews.com/politics/item/the-violence-is-out-of-hand-political-leaders-react-to-renewed-riots

Write a short story , participate and win a tablet!

 This activity is not in English but you can translate it into English afterwards😍 

Write a short story before the 29th February and participate in a Writing  Contest

ALL THE INFORMATION HERE

Some more great women

 Haven't you found a great woman to talk about? Have a look at the following names. We have already listened to oral presentations/videos about some.

INFORMATION ABOUT THEM ALL

ENGLISH SPEECH | KAMALA HARRIS: Victory Speech (English Subtitles)

If you find it an interesting way to learn English, there are a lot more in the following link.

Speeches to learn English

Exeria. The first Galician traveller. 3 ESO

A couple of weeks ago we could learn about Exeria thanks to NOA. As I was working and listening to the radio this evening I  heard her name and about Carlos Pascual who has translated and published her letters.  I guess we owe him the discovery of this curious and brave woman. Just in case you were curious too.

THE BREADWINNER BY DEBORAH ELLIS. 3 ESO

Some of you have already started reading The breadwinner but before going on I would like to ask you to do some research about he country and the people you will be reading about.

Let"s work in small groups to make it easier and faster. Shall we look for information to answer the following questions? 

Where is Afghanistan?  A map can be useful.
Area and population  ( compare it with your own country Galicia/Spain)
 What is their recent history?  A timeline of events may be clarifying.
What languague/s do Afghans speak?
What is the situation of the women/girls?
Religion/s ?
Main ethnic groups?

TheTalibans, who are they, when did they rule the country?

What is the relationship between our countries?

Find out about the author and why she has written this story.