This is a web place for Secondary and High School English students at Colsam. We can share information, work on specific activities and practice the language.
Sunday, July 29, 2012
TRANSPORTATION (7°)
When talking about the way you arrive somewhere you should use prepositions:
How do you go to school?
I go by bus, some of my friends go by taxi and others go on foot.
Here, some vocabulary:
ACTIVITY: Download the following file and do the exercises.
Monday, July 23, 2012
SUPER BANDS OF THE PAST (9°)
At the end of Unit 2 we have a reading in which you find descriptions of of some "super bands" that were very successful at any time in the past.
Those descriptions belonged to the following bands:
a) QUEEN
b) THE JACKSON 5
c) THE ROLLING STONES
d) THE BEATLES
Choose one of the groups above and prepare a small presentation about this group. Be sure to include pictures and play one of this band's songs for the class.
FASHION THROUGH THE TIME (10°)
Do some research on the internet and post a comment about fashion through the last decades according to the following specifications:
Students from 1 to 6 in the list : 1950s Fashion
Students from 7 to 12 in the list : 1960s Fashion
Students from 13 to 18 in the list : 1970s Fashion
Students from 19 to 23 in the list : 1980s Fashion
Students from 24 to 28 in the list : !990s Fashion
Good luck!!!
THIS IS THE SONG (8°)
The song we are going to practice in class is "The Time" by the same band we had agreed "The Black Eyed Peas" so find out the lyrics and practice by yourself. See you then.
Sunday, July 15, 2012
THE BLACK EYED PEAS (8°)
Follow the song of this famous band and practice its lyrics for next class.
BAND NAMES (8°)
1. Do the exercise 2 on page 31, by finding information about some bands ( U2, Blink 182, Foo Fighters, Franz Ferdinand and Black Sabbath) and relating it to the one in the statements.
2. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BAND?
Select your favorite band. Do some research on the Internet and prepare a chart as follow:
BAND
NAME
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Origin
of name
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Original
name
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Nationality
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Band
members
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First
album
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Breakout
album
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Music
style
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ENGLISH FOR MUSIC (10°)
According to the types of music we studied, form groups and choose one of them. Each group should have a different type of music. Then, look on the Internet for information about your topic. Find relevant facts, artists and songs. Do a presentation in a creative or innovative way and present it to the class.
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