1. What do you know about Britain? 2. What is the capital city? 3. How many people live in England? 4. Who lives at Downing Street? 5. Who is the Head of State? Where does this person live? 6. How many cities are mentioned in the video? What do you know about them? 7. What language do people speak in Wales? 8. How can you travel to Paris and Brussels? QUIZ 1 QUIZ 2
Tells the story of the Hoovers, one of the most endearingly fractured families ever seen on motion picture screens. Together, the motley six-member family treks from Albuquerque to the Little Miss Sunshine pageant in Redondo Beach, California, to fulfill the deepest wish of 7-year-old Olive, an ordinary little girl with big dreams.
On Tuesday, April 22nd, we are going to watch this film and work on different topics:
Activities Before watching this film: _ Prepare your family tree - Importance of grandparentes in your family - The role of old people in our society Little Miss Sunshine
Some topics for Class Discussion: - There is a saying in English that “Beauty is only skin deep.” How does this expression apply to Little Miss Sunshine?
- How do the relationships among members of the Hoover family change from the beginning to the end of the film?
- Are people divided into winners and losers in Spain? If so, how?
- In America, older people like grandpa in the movie often go into retirement homes where they live with other retired people and apart from their families. How does this compare with the way older people are treated in Spain? What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of putting elderly people in retirement homes?
- Dwayne says that life is just one beauty contest after another, “you know, school, then college, then work”, they are all just kinds of beauty contests. What do you think?
- Frank quotes Proust when he said that the best years of his life were the years he suffered because they made him who he was. What do you think? Can suffering be a good thing?
- What is your opinion of beauty contests?
- Is it ok for your children to take part in beauty contests?
“Inside every one of us is a special talent waiting to come out. The trick is finding it.”
Billy Elliot is a story about a young boy trying to express himself in difficult circumstances. There is a scene in the film where he tries to dance through a wall…and that’s what it is like for him. He wants to get out of his narrow world and fly
Discussion Topics: - Family relationships - Identity / Self-identity - How does Billy's struggle parallel, or contrast with, the struggle of the striking miners? - What does the film suggest about the relative loyalties towards one's community, family and self?
- How do you think this film portrays working-class communities? What does the film suggest the only way of escape is? - Does our culture encourage us to be ourselves? Historical Backgrounds
We are reading Wuthering Heights, by Emily Brontë this term. Click on the following links to find out more about the author, this novel and its characters and the time it was written: Characters Main Themes
According to experts, you should have five meals a day to keep you slim, and you should eat slowly to appreciate the food you are eating. How often do you eat? How long do you spend eating? Read the article: "Eat more often so you don't get fat", Spanish advise QUESTIONS: - What is you opinion about this article? - Write three sentences in Direct Speech and three sentences in Indirect Speech
We have learnt in class the differences between Direct and Indirect Speech. If you have any doubt about it or you want to learn more, watch the following videos and do some exercises.
