In the first and second terms you have experienced a couple of oral activities: oral exposition in front of your classmates, which you could prepare at home and choose the topic, and personal interview with the teacher, when we talked,. quite spontaneously, about your routines, research project …

Now it is time for you to decide what our last activity is going to be like. So, please, post your suggestions…

We’ve been watching this film in class for a couple of days. Add your comments and express your opinion about the characters, the plot, the actors… I’m looking forward to reading your posts.

Who was King Arthur? How was the legend born?

Watch this video and summarize the answer. Click on object.

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King Arthur and his court are the topic of our theatre activity this year. Surf the net and find this information, write the answers in English and use your words and relative clauses, do not paste text from other webs:

1. who or what do these names refer to?

a. Merlin

b. Tintagel

c. Avalon

d. Excalibur

e. the lady of the lake

f. Camelot

g. Morgana

h. Mordred

i. Uther Pendragon

j. Guinevere

k. Sir Lancelot

l. sir Ector

2. Did Arthur really exist? Who wrote about him? Find some information about Geoffrey Monmouth and Chrétien de Troyes.

3. Where in England can you see the Round Table? Can you find more information about real places to visit on an Arthuric tour?

On 17th February our “batxillerat” students will enjoy a show in English at our school. We’ll be entertained by an actress called Sophie, from Blue Mango Theatre company, who is a specialist in shows for schools.

The title of the monologue is King Arthur, based of course, on Arthuric Legends… so, she will tell us about the Round Table, the Knights, Excalibur and other popular characters of this story, such as Queen Guinevere, Morgana, Sir Lancelot…

She will be the Lady of the Lake.

I hope you will like it.

The Lady of the Lake guides the audience through this hilarious comedy, from the enchanted creation of Arthur, to Morgana le Fey’s revenge on Camelot. The storyteller magically conjures up a variety of entertaining characters in this magical, dynamic retelling of the classic British Legend. Did you ever wonder how Arthur’s parents met? How did a 16 year old boy become King? And what went on exactly when Lancelot first met Guinevere?

During the second term, students will be given an oral mark after a personal interview. You will have a short spontaneous conversation with your teacher and you are required to bring a photograph with you. You will be asked to describe and speak about it. Remember you must write your name on the classroom schedule plan to arrange your appointment.

GOOD LUCK TO EVERYBODY!!!!

Last tuesday, we had a very special surprise. A “live” listening activity!. The Australian writer Carlo Vella came to our school and gave us an interesting lecture about his country. Students at 2nd batxillerat could hear and speak to him about many topics related to the continent. We all learnt about aboriginies and yobbos, kangaroos and dingoes, deserts and houses under the sand, Chinese immigrants and European newcommers… A great and enjoyable experience.

On behalf of all our students and teachers at IES Guinovarda, we would like to thank Carlo so much for his effort and his unvaluable help. It has been a one-in-a-lifetime opportunity to have a native English speaker in our class.

If you are interested in knowing more about Carlo’s biography or books you can click here and visit his website.

feelings

The moment I heard people clapping their hands and saw the curtain going down in front of all of us, I felt happy, relieved and moved. The actors started shouting and jumping, one of them gave me a big hug, all were laughing  in happiness and pride of having done a great job. That was how a big project finished, A midsummer night’s dream finally came to an end and all our students had been great. I felt really good, tired and longing for a rest… but it was one of the happiest moments in my professional life…

Well, this is a short summary of what you have seen in class. You have heard my speech as an ice-breaker and example of what I am expecting you to do.

Choose a moment of your personal experience that you want to share with the rest of the class and tell us about it. After your oral performance you must write a short summary on the blog, post it as a comment and if any of your peers or myself want to give you our opinion, we will.

It can be the happiest, the saddest, the weirdest, the most frightening, the … moment of your life!