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What is persuasion?

To convince people to join your club, you must be very persuasive. You have to give a persuasive oral presentation.
 
But what is the meaning of “persuasion”?
 
Watch this video with subtitles and complete the sentences:

 
1. To persuade means to  __________________.

2. You can persuade someone to ____________ action or ______ something.  

3. To persuade you can write a letter or make an _________________________ like a commercial or a __________________. You can also give a s________________.

4. Persuasion can be used to convince, family, _______________, _______________, ________________.

[Activity created by María Marquez]

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Batxillerat grant for immersion courses in English

El BOE del sábado día 17 de febrero publica el Extracto de la Resolución de 1 de febrero de 2018, de la Secretaría de Estado de Educación, Formación Profesional y Universidades, por la que se convocan becas para la participación en un programa intensivo de inmersión lingüística en inglés en España, para el año 2018.
Benficiarios:
-Bachillerato
-Enseñanzas profesionales de música y danza
-Grado medio de Formación Profesional
-Grado medio de artes plásticas y diseño
-Grado medio de enseñanzas deportivas y
-Enseñanzas de idiomas de nivel intermedio o avanzado
Requisitos:
– Haber obtenido en el curso 2017-2018 la condición de becario del Ministerio de Educación,
Cultura y Deporte
-Tener totalmente aprobado el curso inmediato anterior, con una nota final mínima de 7,50
puntos en la asignatura de inglés
Plazo:
-El plazo para la presentación de solicitudes finalizará el día 22 de marzo de 2018

Para acceder a la Resolución: Extracto Resolución Inmersión Lingüística en Inglés

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The history of a product

In groups of three, you are going to do a presentation about the history of a product. It can be any general product you like or you find interesting or it can be a specific brand.

You can use Power Point, Google Slides, Prezi … to do you presentation. Remember to include bibliography, webgraphy and to use images labeled for reuse. If the images are not labeled for reuse, don’t forget to attribute them! You can also include a video or anything you find interesting and is significant.

You can write your names and the products or brands in these lists: STUDENTS’LIST 

You need to add the following information:

1- How did this product get its name? 

2- Why did people use it?

3- What was it made from?

4- How did it become popular?

5- Who used them?

6- What has happened to this product/brand recently?

7- Is this product popular today?

Remember that your Power Point is a kind of guide that you follow to present the information. Do not copy paste from the Internet, use facts and figures and key words in the slides and use your own words to explain them. You can use index cards to remember what you want to explain.

The presentation must be sent to me by email by Monday 12th March as the latest.

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Ethical & unethical fashion

I. Where do you normally buy your clothes? Do you know where they are made? What are the conditions of the workers in those countries?

II. We are going to listen to Livia Firth, executive producer of a documentary film about the fashion industry. Listen to her and answer the questions.

  • Why did she go to Bangladesh?
  • What were the conditions of the women working in the factory?
  • How did she feel?
  • What did she decide to do and why?

III. Now watch the trailer of the movie and answer the following questions:

http://truecostmovie.com/

  • What was the promise of globalisation?
  • What is the meaning of “rapacious”? Explain it.
  • Why is the current system unsustainable?
  • How do you think the system can be changed and what can you do as an individual ? Write your opinion in the comments of this post. (50 words aprox.)
  • Go to Google and find three brands which make ethical clothing. We’re going to comment on them in class on Tuesday 27th.
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