Our next unit will be about the MEDIA.
To start with we should think and discuss what this concept really means. See the introductory powerpoint to get you started. The guidelines for this unit are here, but you'll be given a photocopy too :-)
We'll be watching two videos.
One about the words in the media (BBC). Listen to it and then, only then, check the script.
We'll also talk about the so-called new media . Watch this video:
Thursday, 22 April 2010
Tuesday, 20 April 2010
Write your OWN short story
Start like this:
Oh, it was to be so jolly! What a game! Such excitement thy hadn't known in years. The children catapulted this way and that across the green lawns, shouting at each other, holding hands, flying in circles, climbing trees, laughing. Overhead the rockets flew, and beetle cars whispered by on the streets, but the children played on. Such fun, such tremulous joy, such tumbling and hearty screaming.
Now you go on. Here are some questions to get you started:
When does all this take place? What do these children look like? Is there a leader in the group? What is the name of the game? Who are they playing with? Will it have any sort of consequence? Could it somehow spell danger? What about their parents? Are they paying any attention to their game? What happened in the end?
Note:
What I did not tell in class is that this is the beginning of a short story called ZERO HOUR by Ray Bradbury, a well-known American science fiction writer. It was published in 1951 and you can listen to it, if you like, as it was broadcast in 1955.
By the way check the meaning of ZERO HOUR here.
Oh, it was to be so jolly! What a game! Such excitement thy hadn't known in years. The children catapulted this way and that across the green lawns, shouting at each other, holding hands, flying in circles, climbing trees, laughing. Overhead the rockets flew, and beetle cars whispered by on the streets, but the children played on. Such fun, such tremulous joy, such tumbling and hearty screaming.
Now you go on. Here are some questions to get you started:
When does all this take place? What do these children look like? Is there a leader in the group? What is the name of the game? Who are they playing with? Will it have any sort of consequence? Could it somehow spell danger? What about their parents? Are they paying any attention to their game? What happened in the end?
Note:
What I did not tell in class is that this is the beginning of a short story called ZERO HOUR by Ray Bradbury, a well-known American science fiction writer. It was published in 1951 and you can listen to it, if you like, as it was broadcast in 1955.
By the way check the meaning of ZERO HOUR here.
Friday, 16 April 2010
THE FUN THEY HAD
Now that each of you has read an extract of the short story THE FUN THEY HAD take some time to read the whole story. Check the real ending and the one you wrote. Which do you like best?
Back to School
I hope you had a very nice holiday. Actually, I reckon you enjoy being back even if everybody complains a lot...
To start with, check this term's planning (10-5 and 10-8) so you know what we'll be doing and can prepare in advance.
We'll do some work to improve accuracy and fluency, that is, by the end of this term everybody will speak and write better and more easily :-)
Our topics will be THE MEDIA and TECHNOLOGIES. We'll start with a short story, then we'll read some new texts. On the way you'll learn how to explain and discuss your points of view.
You're going to write a short story on your own. I'm curious :-)
To start with, check this term's planning (10-5 and 10-8) so you know what we'll be doing and can prepare in advance.
We'll do some work to improve accuracy and fluency, that is, by the end of this term everybody will speak and write better and more easily :-)
Our topics will be THE MEDIA and TECHNOLOGIES. We'll start with a short story, then we'll read some new texts. On the way you'll learn how to explain and discuss your points of view.
You're going to write a short story on your own. I'm curious :-)
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