SELF-ASSESMENT

1st Term

• What can I do now that I couldn't do before?

Now, I do writings much better and have a conversation without any problems.

• What do I like most?

Of all the activities that we do in class, what I like most is when the whole class participates in oral activities.

• What do I do well?

I've got a very good pronunciation.

• What am I confused about?

I'm confused the phrasel verbs.

• What do I need help with?

Maybe, in class we should practise the apparments which is more difficult for us.

• What do I do in English outside the class?

Outside the school, I don't go to any particular classes but some series I wach them in English with subtittles.

• What do I need to improve?

I need to improve the listenings tests.

• What did I learn about culture?

This term I lernt a lot of things about differents cultures,for example: Australian and Ireland's cultures.

VOCABULARY UNIT 2

Disappointing: something has failed to fulfil one's expectations.

Dull: something that is very bored.

Hilarious: extremely funny.

Income: when you recived money.

Award: a prize or other mark of recognition given in honour of an achievement.

Gift: a natural ability or talent.

Joke: a thing that someone says to cause  laughter.

IRELAND

• The first inhabitants of Ireland landed between 8,000 a.C. and 7000 a.C
• The Celts arrived in Ireland and their arrival has had an impact on today's culture.
• St. Patrick (the shamrock saint) was kidnapped and taken to Ireland as a slave when he was 16 years old. He built several churches around Ireland, showing them a 3-leaf shamrock (three divine persons in God: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit). Therefore, giving Ireland its national symbol. St. Patrick left a lasting impact on Ireland, with St. Patrick's Day celebrated worldwide on March 17.
• The Viking people arrived on the island in 975 AD but in 1014, Clontarf defeated him, becoming the greatest king of Ireland.
  
  
  
  

VOCABULARY UNIT 0-1

Sunbathe: take the sun.

Go abroad on holidays: person who travel out of her country, to foreign.

Compulsory: something that is obligatory.

Well/badly behaved: person who has a good/bad behavior.

Settle into: addapt to a new place, people...

Career: a study in the university.

Confident: person who is very sure of himself.

AUSTRALIA

AUSTRALIA PROYECT  :click into the link

HISTORY

The history of Australia is the history of indiginous and colonial societies. They reached Australian continent by sea from South Asia 40.000 and 70.000 years ago.

The oldest tradidtions were in Australia (artistic, musical and siritual).

The first European arrived to Australia was William Janszoon (Dutch navigator) in 1606.

TRADITIONS

• Boxing Day Test Cricket:

It's like America's Black Friday. Australians go shopping and then, they spend the day after Christmas in the sofa, watching at the T.V the Cricket match.

• Muck Up Day: 

It's a rite of passage for all students while they wearing a ridiculous costume. From parades and water guns to harmless pranks. Is a celebration that all senior year students deserve.

•  Australian's Day:

When the calendar reaches January 26, all people celebrate "Australia Day" commemorating a new anniversary of Australia's declaration as an English colony, almost 225 years ago. Many families and children take advantage of the holiday to have fun with music, picnics and fireworks.

• Anzac Day:

But the most important holiday for Australians is April 25. Anzac Day is celebrated, a tribute to those killed in wars that includes the singing of the National Anthem, a prayer, recitation and moments of silence.

ANIMALS 

• The fauna of Australia consists of a huge variety of animals:

                       - 83% mammals 
                       - 89% reptiles 
                       - 90% fish and insects 
                       - 93% amphibians

• Australia is home of monotremes and has numerous venomous species(platypus,spiders,scorpions,octopus...). Australia has more venemous than non-venemous species of snakes.
• Best Australian animals:

                       - Kangaroo: are oficially Australia's national animal.

                       - Wallaby: like a kangaroo but more small.

                       - Joey: are the kangaroo pups.

                       - Platypus: is an egg-laying mammal semiaquatic. This are combination of                                     duck. It's  one of the know venemous mammal in the world.

                       - Koala: is a tree herbivorous animal. You can found in Queensland and                                          Victoria. Are the symbol of Australia.

                       - Macrotis: one of the endangered animal species in Australia. One of the                                        shortest  mammal in the world.

                       - Thorny dragon: is the only species of devil lizard in Australia. It know how to                              defend against predators.

                       - Tasmanian tiger: one of most spectacular animal in Australia. It hasn't seen                                very well because it hide very frecuently.

                                                                                                                                                 CRICKET

KANGAROO

                                                                        AUSTRALIA'S DAY

PLATYPUS

WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL 19/20

VOCABULARY UNITS 5-6-7

Unit 5

Elderly:anciano

Retire:jubilarse

Toddler:bebé que comienza a andar👶

Eventually:finalmente

Have a lie-in:descansar

Share a room:compartir una habitación

Unit 6

Journalist:periodista

Go abroad:ir al extranjero

Hire a car:alquilar un coche🚗

Cabin crew:tripulación de cabina

Unit 7

Chase:perseguir

Sting:picar

Mean:malvado/ruin

Polite:educado

SUMMER IS HERE ❗🌊🌞

ENDANGERED ANIMALS

SEA TURTLES

BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT

Karate kid Jesse

FINAL OF THE SUPER BOWL 1993

Super Bowl XXVII was the 27th edition of the game for the American Football Championship. It was played on January 31, 1993 at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California. The Dallas Cowboys defeated the Buffalo Bills.
This league had a visual television decline of 22% of the population, from there they took the initiative to hire great stars.
The singer Michael Jackson was presented with several of his greatest hits such as "Billie Jean" and "Black or White." His show was a success, being the first time in the history of the Super Bowl that the half time was more seen than the game.

SELF-ASESSMENT MUSIC

2nd Term

• What can I do that I couldn't do before?

I couldn't do before play "Santa Maria Strela Do Dia" with flute.

• What do I like most?

I like most play different types of instruments to make rithyms.

• What do I do well?

I do better expose proyects to my class and rithyms

• What am I confused about?

I think I do not get confused about anything.

• What do I need help with?

I need help with some words in translation.

• What do I do in English and/or music outside the class?

Outside classes I watch and listening some films and songs with lirycs.

• What do I need to improve?

I need to improve do much better Marcos' exams.

• What did I learn about culture?

I learnt how make different rithyms with hands and feet.

MUSIC VOCABULARY III

Genre: género.                 
Folk music: música folclórica.
World music: músicas del mundo.         
Popular music: música popular. 
Vinyl record: disco de vinilo.
Sacred music: música sacra.
Dance music: música de danza.
Soundtrack: banda sonora.
Choreography: coreografía.
Ballet: ballet.
Stage: escenario.
Improvisation: improvisación.
Flamenco: flamenco.
Synthesizer: sintetizador.
Middle Ages: Edad Media.
Renaissance: Renacimiento.
Baroque: Barroco.
Classicism: Clasicismo.
Romanticism: Romanticismo.
Impressionism:Impresionismo.
Twentieth Century Music: Música del Siglo XX.
Triplet: tresillo.
Anacrusis note: nota anacrúsica.
Fret: traste.
Gregorian chant: canto gregoriano.
Opera: ópera.
Program music: música programática.
Gothic Rock: Rock Gótico.
New Wave: "nueva ola".
Symphony: sinfonía.
Mass: misa.
Consonance: consonancia.
Dissonance: disonancia.
Theme: tema musical (principal).
Stress: acento. 
Reed: lengüeta.
Polyphony: polifonía.

ASTON VILLA⚽

• The football club started in 1888.
• The club is in Birmingham,in the centre of England.
• The football club has played for over 100 years .
• Aston Villa has won the Football Association Cup 7 times.
• Aton Villa's stadium has got 43.000 seats.
• The club won the European cup in 1982.
• Gordon Cowens played for Aston Villa 14 years.
• Gordon Cowens has been the coach since 1999.
• Scott Bridges is one of Aston Villa's best young players.

Gordon Cowens

                                          Stadium

SELF-ASSESMENT

2nd Term

• What can I do now that I couldn't do before?

I don't do before talk about Mediterranean diet and acrosport figures.

• What do I like most?

I like most Abby's presentations because now I know more  about culture.

• What do I do well?

I do well dance in P.E classes,oral expositions and blog's proyects/homework.

• What am I confused about?

I'm very confused with listenings and readings.

• What do I need help with?

I need help with listenings.

• What do I do in English outside the class?

Outside English classes I listen music and some series in English.

• What do I need to improve?

I need to improve the listenings.

• What did I learn about culture?

I learned about Saint Patrick's Day and new years resolutions all over the world.

WE ARE WHAT WE EAT

MEDITERRANEAN DIET

VOCABULARY UNITS 3-4

Unit 3-4

 

Flu: fiebre

Environment: medio ambiente

Pollution: contaminación

Greenhouse gas:gases de efecto invernadero

Crawl: gatear

Notes: billetes

Earn: ganar dinero

Pocket money: paga

INSTRUMENT PROJECT

VIOLIN

MUSIC PROYECTS II

Part I

-What period does the Middle Ages cover?

The Middle Ages (or medieval period) lasted from the 5th to the 15th century. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and merged into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery.

-What general characteristics does it have?(according to the teacher's comment)

1. Two stages: -high Middle Ages

                       -low Middle Ages

2. Feudalism, in which different social classes were distinguished: the nobility, the clergy and the peasants.

3. The crusades:wars to conquer the land of the Middle East

4. Agriculture:

5. Culture:many writings, mystical stories,different religions...

6. Theocentrism:political system governed by the Church and the clergy.

7. The renacisme movements

-What is the main diference between"troubadours" and "minstrels"?

A minstrel was a servant first employed as a travelling entertainer and then as a castle or court musician.

A troubadour is an itinerant composer and performer of songs in medieval europe.

-What do you feel looking at these pictures?In your opinion,what kind of music coud accompany these images?

When I look at this picture I feel relax,fine,that I'm in a good ambient...

In my opinion I could accompany the firt picture with a celtic music,the second one with sounds of birds and harps and the last one I could put a romanic music with flutes and harps at the background.

-Why does heavy metal music loves this aesthetic?

Because it's relatinated with Middle Ages(win waars,conquits castles and terrritories,gentlemen riding horses...)

-This is the song that we are playing in music class with flute(Santa Maria Strela do dia):

MY MEALS (19-2-19)

Breakfast: Milk with Colacao and some biscuits.
First lunch(high school): A tangerine.
Second lunch(high school): Ham and cheese sandwich.
Lunch: Pasta salad(pasta,corn,oil,cooked egg and olives) and an orange.
Snack: Strawberries and a tangerine mixed with a yogurt.
Dinner: Beef fillets and strawberries.

I should improve my diet by eating at the correct times to stay neither too full nor too hungry.

Maybe I should also eat more legumes because it has proteins.

For breakfast I should eat a piece of fruit or make myself a orange juice,something like this.

MUSIC VOCABULARY - 2ºTERM

Musical meaning: significado musical
Rhythm: ritmo
Dot: puntillo
Drums: bateria
Bar: compás (el espacio del pentagrama)
Time signature: compás (la fracción numérica)
Tempo: ``tempo´´
Chordophone: cordófono
String: cuerda
Rub: frotar
Guitar pick: púa
Violoncello: violonchelo
Tuning peg: clavija
Brass: viento metal
Mouthpiece: boquilla
Oboe: oboe
Trumpet: trompeta
Percussion: percusión
Soprano: soprano
Tenor: tenor
Grand piano: piano``de cola´´
Ligature: ligadura
Snare drum: caja
Clap: palmada
Orchestra: orquesta
Conductor: director
Esemble: formación musical
Aerophone: aerófono
Bow: arco
Pluck: pulsa, puntear
Viola: Viola
Double bass: contrabajo
Harp: arpa
Wooodwind: viento madera
Saxophone: saxofón
Clarinet: clarinete
French horn: trompa
Amplifier: amplificador
Mezzo-soprano: mezzo-soprano
Baritone: baritono
Kettle drum: timbal