Educate the Heart

Publicat el 21 de març de 2019 per MIREIA XORTO PRADOS

Look at this wordle. It was created from the words of a quotation by Aristotle. “Educating” and “the” are larger than the other words because they are repeated in the sentence. In pairs, create a sentence from it. The sentence starts with the word “educating”.

This is Aristotle’s quote.

Discuss:

  • How do we educate the mind?
  • Can you give examples of educating the mind?
  • How can we educate the heart?
  • Can you give examples of educating the heart?
  • Do we educate the mind and the heart in our educational system?

This wordle was created using words from the transcript of a video you are going to watch later. Divide the words into the following categories: verbs, nouns, and adjectives.

You are going to watch a short video about educating the heart without sound. Imagine what the script to the video is with the words above.

Now compare your script to the original one.

 

  • Did you like the video?
  • How did the video make you feel?
  • Do you agree with message of the video?

The video is beautifully narrated by author and poet Shane Koyczan. At home, watch this interview with him in which he answers the following questions:

1. What does “educating the heart” mean to you?

2. How can we “educate the heart”?

3. Who educated your heart?

Answer the following questions in a comment here.

[Film English activity]

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The most translated words

Publicat el 20 de març de 2019 per MIREIA XORTO PRADOS

Which do you think are the most translated words? Which situations or topics worldwide allow for more translations? (00:35)

Which are the actual words or expressions? (from 00:35 to the end)

This was a 2019 Super Bowl ad.

What do you know about the Super Bowl?

And what do you know about the Super Bowl commercials?

Check the Super Bowl 2019 ads on this site and comment here on your favorite one. What is special about it? Why do you like it best?

[Thanks to Larry Ferlazzo for sharing the ad and links]

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BTX1 Voicethread presentations on the Catalan Educational system

Publicat el 20 de març de 2019 per MIREIA XORTO PRADOS

Nursery schools (by Cèlia & Núria)

Kindergarten (by Rubén & Edurne)

Primary school (by Alba & Maria G)

ESO (Maria Pina’s presentation)

Batxillerat (by Layla & Paula G)

Types of school (by Gabriel, Adrián and Guillermo)



Extra-curricular activities (by Éric & Ángel)

Universities (by Desirée, Nerea and Paula S.)

[Activity instructions here]

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Stephen Wiltshire

Publicat el 20 de març de 2019 per MIREIA XORTO PRADOS

1. Have a look at the drawings below. Which cities are they?

2. Are there any landmarks or famous buildings you recognise?

3. What do you know about these cities?

4. Have you ever been to these cities?

https://flic.kr/p/dzbEsE

Wikipedia Commons

5. Do you like the drawings? What preparations did the artist make?

6. What kind of person do you think the artist is?

Now we are going to watch a short film about the artists who created the drawings.

UBS “Stephen Wiltshire” from HUMBLE TV on Vimeo.

7. What is special about Stephen Wiltshire?

8. What did Stephen say at the end of the film? This seems to be Stephen’s personal philosophy on life. Do you like this philosophy?

[Adapted from http://film-english.com/. Thanks for sharing it]

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PAU TESTS

Publicat el 19 de març de 2019 per MIREIA XORTO PRADOS

Take these listening & reading tests in real exam conditions. Don’t use a dictionary and listen to the tests only twice. Use up to 45′ to answer each reading exam.

Deadline: Thursday 28 March 2019.

Reading & listening Tests (only 2A)

Audio file

Key

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ESO2 MARCH & APRIL UNIT4

Publicat el 18 de març de 2019 per MIREIA XORTO PRADOS

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An abridged history of Western music in 16 genres

Publicat el 14 de març de 2019 per MIREIA XORTO PRADOS

Let’s listen to Louie Armstrong’s famous “It’s A Wonderful World” song, an all-time favourite.

Now, do the activities on your worksheet before listening to and watching the following video.

Teacher’s answers here.

[The first video is a contribution by Yolanda Bravo]

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PAU TESTS

Publicat el 12 de març de 2019 per MIREIA XORTO PRADOS

Take these listening & reading tests in real exam conditions. Don’t use a dictionary and listen to the tests only twice. Use up to 45′ to answer each reading exam.

Deadline: Tuesday 19 March 2019.

Reading & listening Tests (only 2A)

Audio file

Key

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BTX2 Oral presentation Term 3

Publicat el 11 de març de 2019 per MIREIA XORTO PRADOS

As you know, Ms. Tammy Trevor, a teacher from Edmonton (Alberta, Canada) is visiting us from March 25th to April 1st.

In groups of 3-4, you will prepare a presentation on some aspect of the Catalan culture (puntes de coixí) and cuisine. Also, a presentation on Barcelona heritage can be a good idea. Each team has to decide on a different topic. 

Remember to include bibliography, webgraphy and to use images labeled for reuse.

Do not copy paste from the Internet. Use your own words.

Do not fill your slides with too much text, just facts and figures and key words. 

Attention to pronunciation and fluency. Be sure to have inflection in your voice so that you engage listeners. You can rehearse as much as you need. 

Don’t forget to include a table of contents at the beginning.

Think about questions on the same topic to ask Tammy, so that you can interact with her.

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Go To College Music Video (with Michelle Obama)

Publicat el 26 de febrer de 2019 per MIREIA XORTO PRADOS

I. What are you gonna do after high school?

II. This is how the following video starts, but first let’s have a look at some words and expressions you might not fully understand:

  1. hazy
  2. whole world, your oyster
  3. to drop the ball
  4. FLOTUS
  5. to commute
  6. major
  7. to do overtime
  8. a flow chart
  1. The most important subject that a college or university student is studying, or the student himself or herself. Examples: What is your major, English or French? / She was a maths major at an east coast college.
  2. All opportunities are open to you, the world is yours (it is a quote from William Shakespeare which has become a common proverb in English).
  3. To make the same journey regularly between work/school and home.
  4. To fail in one’s responsibilities or duties, or to make a mistake (an allusion to the rules of such games as baseball or football).
  5. a drawing that shows the stages of a process or activity from the beginning to the end using different shapes connected by lines.
  6. Not clear.
  7. Acronym of First Lady of the United States.
  8. Time spent working after the usual time needed or expected in a job.

III. Why do they refer to “South Side Chicago” when Michelle Obama appears?

IV. What do you think of the video? Do you like it? What about the FLOTUS oversized glasses?

IV. Some information:

Comedian Jay Pharoah is known for his Saturday Night Live impression of President Barack Obama

Obama’s “Better Make Room” campaign, targeting students aged 14 to 19, encourages them to go to college. The campaign is part of a larger White House effort to address slipping U.S. college graduation rates.

Obama and Pharoah had help on the video from viral video makers The Gregory Brothers, and it was produced by IAC/InterActive’s CollegeHumor, which makes viral comedy videos.

[All activities designed by Ms. Xortó. Thanks to Larry Ferlazzo for the link]

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