Rewrite

1 We have a new swimming pool in our town.
There ___________________ a new swimming pool in our town.
2 The new pool opened five days ago.
The new pool has been open ___________________ five days.
3 The old swimming pool wasn't as big as the new one.
The new swimming pool is ___________________ the old one.
4 The new pool is closed on Wednesday mornings.
The new pool isn't ___________________ on Wednesday mornings.
5 Young children are not allowed to go in the deep end.
Young children must ___________________ in the deep end.
6 This is the first time I've been to the new pool.
I ___________________ been to the new pool before.
7 I went to the old pool every week.
I used ___________________ to the old pool every week.
8 My old swimming costume isn't big enough for me.
My old swimming costume is too ___________________ for me.
9 I borrowed a swimming costume from my friend.
My friend ___________________ a swimming costume.
10 We stayed in the pool for two hours.
We ___________________ two hours in the pool.

Corrections at class.

Try also HERE. And HERE.

Jules Verne

That´s only a quick introduction to the genius.
I want you to answer the following questions, you can either chose building a ppt, a lapbook or a poster.

1-Where and when was he born?
2-What was the first name of Verne ´s wife, whom he married in 1857?
3-What are the titles of his famous novels?
4-What was the name of Verne ´s son, who published many of the later manuscripts?
5-In Journey to the Centre of the Earth, the trip begins via a volcano in which country?
6- In Around the World in Eighty Days, published in 1873, Phileas Fogg begins and ends his journey at which London gentlemen ´s club?
7- What was Verne ´s profession before he became a full-time writer?
8- The character Captain Nemo first appeared in which 1870 novel?
9- Why is he called a visionary?
10-Find the Jules Verne inventions that came true?

You can explore more about him
checking out his biography here...
http://www.notablebiographies.com/Tu-We/Verne-Jules.html


Thyssen visitors can plan the workshop for the rest of the class. Do you remember?

Reproduction

I´ve found some different anonymous questions related to how menstruation works, so
there you are.

Click here and you´ll see the journey of fertilization from the cellular perspective.

PIPER

This is about a  baby sandpiper who is no longer being fed by his mother, so he has to overcome his fear of the water to get his own meals.

Piper´s mom feels that she shouldn´t do anything for her baby that her baby can´t do on his own.

What did you learn about it?

EUROPE

I like very much the sheppardsoftware website because here you can see the tutorials first to learn and then you can practise using different levels.

GAME TO PRACTISE THE CAPITALS.

ENJOY!!

Velázquez and Goya

1.     Where was Velázquez born?

2.     In what year?

3.     Name 3 of his famous paintings.

4.     Describe "Las Meninas".

5.     What king did Velázquez paint for?

6.     How many brothers and sisters did Velazquez have?

7.     When and where did Velazquez die?

Check his biography here.

1.     Where was Goya born?

2.     In what year?

3.     Name 3 of his paintings.

4.     Describe “La Familia de Carlos IV”

5.     What king did Goya paint for?

6.     Goya suffered an illness that caused him to lose something, what did he lose?

7.     After the war, Goya began painting dark, surreal paintings, what are these paintings called?

8.     Where and when did Goya die?

Check his biography here.

FOCUS!

What would you have done if you were in their place?
What did they forget?
Why they did not get their objective?
Did you experience something like that? Why?
Is the competition healthy?
What can we do to make it healthy?