Edgar Allan Poe's Annabel Lee

THE RAVEN - Edgar Allan Poe

You learn something every day if you pay attention. ~Ray LeBlond

National Libraries Day: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore

Libraries in the UK are loved, valued and were visited an astonishing 265 million times last year! Libraries are a vitally important public service, and each year hundreds of events are held to celebrate them on National Libraries Day in the United Kingdom. That National Libraries Day ( #NLD16 ) was on February 16. As for Spain, we should announce that in Spain Libraries Day is celebrated on 24th October every year. To commemorate it in IES Turgalium, we are going to watch a short animated film:  The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore. I hope you enjoy it!

National Libraries Day: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore

Libraries in the UK are loved, valued and were visited an astonishing 265 million times last year! Libraries are a vitally important public service, and each year hundreds of events are held to celebrate them on National Libraries Day in the United Kingdom. That National Libraries Day ( #NLD16 ) was on February 16. As for Spain, we should announce that in Spain Libraries Day is celebrated on 24th October every year. To commemorate it in IES Turgalium, we are going to watch a short animated film:  The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore. I hope you enjoy it!

Don’t trust national stereotypes, especially your own

British Stereotypes

Do you know what a stereotype is? Let's have a look at the wiki entry.

stereotype

ˈstɛrɪə(ʊ)tʌɪp,ˈstɪərɪə(ʊ)-/

noun

plural noun: stereotypes

1. 1.

   a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.

NOTE: Be careful: stereotypes can be misleading so you should not trust national stereotypes, especially your own ...

Anyway, 

taking into account that we will be talking about wide generalisations, the purpose of this selection of stereotypes is just to have fun.

World Tourism Day

The 27th of September is the World Tourism Day. The slogan is 'Tourism for all'.

It promotes accesible tourism: making the world more accesible for people with disabilities. Everyone can enjoy all the resources we have. Everyone needs to travel, meet other cultures, see the world and live a good experience. 

 

 

 

Pablo, Kaula, Carmen, Ainoa, Ana, Jessica, Jennifer and Vanesa (2º GIAT)

European Day of Languages: VIDEOS and ACTIVITIES

What is the European Day of Languages?

WHAT IS THE EUROPEAN DAY OF LANGUAGES?

The European Day of Languages has been celebrated every year since 2001 on 26 September, as an initiative of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg.  

Throughout Europe, 800 million Europeans represented in the Council of Europe's 47 member states are encouraged to learn more languages, at any age, in and out of school. Being convinced that linguistic diversity is a tool for achieving greater intercultural understanding and a key element in the rich cultural heritage of our continent, the Council of Europe promotes plurilingualism in the whole of Europe.

ACTIVITIES

• Level A2: Lesson plan
• READING: "Celebrate the European Day of Languages" (First page): Find out information about the event and curious information on languages in Europe. 
• Look for information in EUROPEAN DAY OF LANGUAGES and then complete this Fun Quiz.
• Level B1: Lesson plan
• VIDEO "European Day of Languages"
• GAME: Wheel of fortune.
• CONTEST "European Day of Language" (Quiz description + PPT) 
• POSTER: Why is it important to learn languages? How can you learn foreign languages?(lesson plan). 

GAME:  What languages can our celebrities speak?  (Identify the different celebrities, say what you know about them, personal and professional information and guess which languages they can speak).
Quizzes: Language and Facts
More teaching materials

Good bye, summer. Hello autumn!

Good bye, summer. Hello autumn!

Welcome to the start of the brand new academic year 2016-2017

Welcome to the start of the brand new academic year 2016-2017

I hope everyone had a wonderful summer full of rest and relaxation mixed in with much fun and some work. It is hard to believe another academic year is here but here we are!

Back to Turgalium School Countdown: Are you ready?