30TH JANUARY, INTERNATIONAL PEACE DAY

PEACE IS THE WAY WE ARE

                                  PEACE IS THE WAY WE LIVE

The students can start the activity making up an acrostic poem with the word PEACE

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Next, an exercise of listening

 (the students are handed a photocopy with the lyrics of the song "We are the World"with some missing words, they watch the video listening to the song; listen to the song a second time and try to fill in the gaps with the missing words)

Now, the sudents watch the following video with the lyrics of the song and they have to correct

 

HAVE YOU ENJOYED.......?

..........YOUR SUMMER HOLIDAYS?

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN TO?
HAVE YOU FLOWN ABROAD?
HAVE YOU GONE TO THE BEACH?
HAVE YOU GONE TO THE MOUNTAIN?
HAVE YOU GONE TO YOUR VILLAGE?
HAVE YOU STAYED IN YOUR CITY?

(students will have to speak about their holidays using any technological support)

WHO DID YOU GO WITH?
WHERE DID YOU GO?
WHAT DID YOU DO?
WHEN DID YOU GO?

(students will use the Present Perfect telling experiences and the Past Simple)

(the teacher will speak about his/her summer holidays as well, like an introduction to the activity)

AN IMPORTANT DAY

11TH NOVEMBER
 
THE REMEMBRANCE DAY OR POPPY DAY

-Why is 11th November a date to remember?
-Why is the poppy a symbol on this date?
-Which countries conmemorate this date? - Why?
-What do people do to conmemorate this day?

Look for information on the following  webpages:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_Day
http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/remembrance.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/events/remembranceday


Watch the following videos:

 

 

 

Listen to the following song and write down as many words you understand as possible

 

 

 

 

Check listening to the song again:

 

 

 

 

 

 

MY BEST FRIEND

"FIGHT FOR YOUR DREAMS"

Watch the following video and then, answer the following questions:

                                            The story takes place in a viking little village

- What´s the relationship between the boy and his black dragon?
- What does the boy lose?
- What does the boy´s father want him to do?
- What does the boy´s invention consist of?
- What´s the girl´s great idea?
- Different ways to say "¿Que pasa?"
- Write a summary of the story / Tell the story: summarize it
- What happens in the end?

Listen to the song "Sticks and Stones" by Jonsi
(the students are given the lyrics of the song with some missing words)

Listen again and Check

" HELP"

THE MONK AND THE MONKEY (short film)

Watch the film and then answer the following questions:

              - What does the monk tell the boy to do?
              - Does the boy get the "light"?
              - Who does the boy meet?
              - How does the boy feel?
              - What does the boy do at the end?

Activity of writing or speaking:
              - Write a summary of the story
              - Tell the story