PROJECT 2: INTERNATIONAL DAY OF LANGUAGES 2021

The European Day of Languages is celebrated on September 26th at the initiative of the European Council in Strasbourg.

The lack of language skills is a burden for many people, for this reason, from the English Department, we wanted to raise awareness among our students of the importance of learning new languages. 

Students from 1st to 4th ESO have translated into several languages Federico Felini's quote: "To learn a new language is to learn a new vision of life" in addition to choosing their favourite word to translate it into different languages. 

In the following video, we present the contribution of my group 2ºA/B Bilingual Section and our favourite word was PANDEMIC.

PROJECT 1: ENGLISH LETTERS

Let's start this new school year decorating our English Corner. The letters of the word ENGLISH were distributed among the 22 students of the 2ºESO Bilingual Section. Once I got all the letters, a presentation was prepared so that the students could see all the works and vote for their favourite letter. 

Here you can see the excellent job done by the students and the winners. Everyone will get a sticker for their album.

BEST ENGLISH STUDENTS (2020/21)

Since 2013 and during the whole school year, my students have got stickers when they get a mark between 9 and 10. The last day of school we held a prize-winning ceremony during our English lesson. Some awards, diplomas, medals and handcrafted gifts in recognition of their hard work were given to the following students:

2º ESO B BILINGUAL SECTION:

FIRST PLACE: 

Claudia Cidoncha Ruiz

SECOND PLACE:

Adriana Tapia Cuadrado

THIRD PLACE:

Irene Constanza Marques Molero

FIRST BACHILLERATO:

FIRST PLACE:

Beatriz García Trujillo

SECOND PLACE:

Marina Espinar Martín
and
Celia Álvarez Lucio

THIRD PLACE:

Ángela Gutiérrez Rincón

How to write an opinion essay

In unit 7, students have been taught how to organise an opinion essay:

Following the above scheme, students were asked their opinion on the following topics and the best ones are shown as examples:

THIRD TERM SPEAKING

BILINGUAL SECTION:

Students from 2º ESO conducted a survey about their favourite series to other students from our high school. After that, they wrote a report about the results following the instructions given in their student's book in unit 8.

In order to show the great work done, a presentation was made and recorded to be published on the blog.

This is the result:

BACHILLERATO:

Students from First Bachillerato recorded some videos imitating some TV shows. Once more, they graded their classmates' work and chose the best videos from the blog.

Here they are:

More examples of compositions written by the students

A new and the last term started on 25 March. Before the Easter Holidays,  my students took an exam on L/R/W. The last model of writing studied by my First Bachillerato students is the one called A for and against essay. The students were taught how to write this type following  these instructions: 

In the exam they were asked to choose:

Before the exam, they were given some examples but I believe that pupils also learn from examples set by their own classmates. Here are two more of each option:

Students from the Bilingual Section (2ºB) were asked to do the following:

And these are the two examples chosen as a model:

 

Second Term Speaking: A STORY

During the second term, students in groups recorded a video about a story. They had to invent a story and  record it. Although we all know recording and editing a video take some time, this type of activity gives the students the opportunity to learn how to work in teams, also develop their creativity and above all, they have a great time. The good thing is that our students improve their speaking and technological skills. 

Students were also asked to grade their classmates'  work and choose the best videos.

2ºB  BILINGUAL SECTION:

A normal day watching TV

By  José Gallego, Sergio Quintana and Alejandro Rojas

Harry Potter and the 4 marys

By  Claudia Cidoncha, Carla Flores, Jimena Gragera and Adriana Tapia

You only live once

By  Ricardo Maya and Andrés Ruiz (Ricardo's mum as a special guest)

1ºBC/BH:

A news' afternoon

By Marina Espinar, Beatriz García, Angela Gutiérrez and

Montse Rodríguez-Pina

 

The reunion

By Celia Álvarez, Raquel Grijota and Elena Martín

The surprise that saved the world

By Manuel Parejo and Nicolás Salvador