Kenya
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Monday 14 May 2012
Wednesday 2 May 2012
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 and 3/4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3EA8mpPGx8
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 3/4
Before reading…
· The main character is a thirteen-year-old English boy who is in eighth grade. What do you think are some of the problems that he will face? Are they the same problems that you face as a teenager?
· Think of all the differences that there are between life in the present and life in the early 1980’s. List all the differences (cultural, political, technological, etc.) that you can think of.
Watch the extract about Adrian Mole and answer the following questions.
1. What do you think about Adrian’s New Year resolutions? Explain your answer.
2. Why does Adrian call himself an “intellectual”? Do you agree with him?
3. Adrian’s mother is far from perfect or typical. Make a list of at least 3 things that you would expect a normal mother to do and another list of the typical things that Adrian’s Mom does.
4. Who is Pandora?
5. Who is Bert Baxter and what is his relationship with Adrian?
6. What happens on Valentine’s Day?
7. Who is Barry Kent?
8. What is a “paper round”?
9. Why does Adrian feel his parents abuse of him?
10. What happens when Adrian’s parents divorce?
11. Why does Adrian start to feel suspicious about his mother’s feelings towards Mr. Lucas?
This worksheet must be answered in diary format. It will be assessed by me your teacher.
Tuesday 24 April 2012
Tuesday 13 March 2012
A changing world Human Rights
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/webcast/mp3/insight/tae_insight_02_080731.mp3
Some simplified examples of human rights
A. The right to belong to a country.
B. The right to take part in politics.
C. The right to go to school.
D. The right to live in freedom and safety.
E. The right to a private life.
F. The right to have opinions, to speak them and to share them with other people.
G. The right to be treated equally by the law.
H. The right to follow the religion you want to.
I. No-one has the right to treat you as his or her slave.
J. The right to get married and have a family.
K. The right to move around in your own country, to leave and return to that country if you want to.
L. The right to work.
M. Your rights must be unaffected by your race, colour, sex, language, religion, opinions, what you own, where you are from, where you were born or where you live.
N. The right be respected and respect others.
O. If someone hurts you, you have the right to go to another country for protection (seek asylum).
P. The right to be considered innocent until proved guilty, if you are accused of a crime,
Q. Nobody has the right to punish you or put you in prison without a good reason.
R. Nobody has the right to take your things from you without a good reason.
S. Nobody has the right to torture you.
T. No-one has the right to take away your rights.
Some simplified examples of human rights
A. The right to belong to a country.
B. The right to take part in politics.
C. The right to go to school.
D. The right to live in freedom and safety.
E. The right to a private life.
F. The right to have opinions, to speak them and to share them with other people.
G. The right to be treated equally by the law.
H. The right to follow the religion you want to.
I. No-one has the right to treat you as his or her slave.
J. The right to get married and have a family.
K. The right to move around in your own country, to leave and return to that country if you want to.
L. The right to work.
M. Your rights must be unaffected by your race, colour, sex, language, religion, opinions, what you own, where you are from, where you were born or where you live.
N. The right be respected and respect others.
O. If someone hurts you, you have the right to go to another country for protection (seek asylum).
P. The right to be considered innocent until proved guilty, if you are accused of a crime,
Q. Nobody has the right to punish you or put you in prison without a good reason.
R. Nobody has the right to take your things from you without a good reason.
S. Nobody has the right to torture you.
T. No-one has the right to take away your rights.
Thursday 26 January 2012
50 MOST COMMON PHRASAL VERBS
http://www.stoakley.org/The%2050%20Most%20Common%20Phrasal%20Verbs,%20B.T.%20Stoakley.pdf
PLEASE STUDY THESE FOR THE EXAM MONDAY 30-01-2012!!!!
PLEASE STUDY THESE FOR THE EXAM MONDAY 30-01-2012!!!!
Nelson´s Dream
NELSON MANDELA
1.What was his dream?
2.When Was he born?
3.What happened to Nelson alter his father died?
4.What type of Education did Nelson receive?
5.Why did Nelson run away to Johannesburg
6.In what year did Nelson realize how divided S.Africa was?
7.What two languages can nelson speak according to one of the professors?
8.Where did Nelson begin attending meetings and what was their objective?
9.What was his first wife´s name?
10.What campaign was launched by the ANC in 1952?
11.How did the white apartheid restrict Nelson´s campaign?
12.What does Nelson try and set-up to defend black people´s laws and rights?
13.Nelson and how many other activists were arrested for treason and in what year?
14.When did Nelson re-marry and what was her name?
15.In 1960 what did the South African government outlaw?
16.When Nelson was in prison what was he also charged with?
17.How long was Nelson´s sentence in prison for and where was the prison?
18.Was Mandela forgotten whilst he was in prison?
19.When was the ANC finally declared legal?
20.How old was Mandela when he was freed and named head of the ANC?
21.When did he win the Nobel Peace Prize?
22.When was Mandela elected President and how old was he?
23.When did Nelson marry his third wife?
Tuesday 13 December 2011
EXAM DATES
HELLO EVERYONE!
I WOULD LIKE TO FINISH THE PRESENTATIONS TOMORROW, SO THE US OF ENGLISH EXAM WILL BE ON THURSDAY AND THE NWE EXAM WILL BE NEXT MONDAY.
SORRY
THANKS
DANIELLE :-)
I WOULD LIKE TO FINISH THE PRESENTATIONS TOMORROW, SO THE US OF ENGLISH EXAM WILL BE ON THURSDAY AND THE NWE EXAM WILL BE NEXT MONDAY.
SORRY
THANKS
DANIELLE :-)
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