SELF-ASSESMENT

1- WHAT CAN I KNOW THAT I DIDN'T KNOW BEFORE?

I know so many things about Ireland .

2- WHAT DO I LIKE MOST?

I like most the Abby's classes.


3- CANN I UNDERSTAND INFORMATION FROM LISTENINGS?

More or less.

4- WHAT DO I NEED HELP WITH?

Sometimes with the grammar.

5- WHAT DO I DO IN ENGLISH  OUTSIDE THE CLASS?

I lisen music in English.

6- WHAT DO I NEED TO IMPROVE?

My way of presenting works.


 7- WHAT DID I LEARN ABOUT CULTURE?


I learn about Irish and Australian culture.

GLOSSARY 1-2

Hilarius: something very fun.
Disappointing: failing to fulfil someone's hopes or expectations.
Box office: a place at a cinema where tickets are bought .
Tale: a story.
Income: the money that you do in a  month.
Degree : is the study for a job.
Confident: a person who have confidence in it self. 

IRELAND PROJECT

FOOD AND DRINK:

THE BOXTY:
-Boxty is a pancake made of mashed potatoes and onions.
- An old Irish rhyme goes: 'Boxty on the griddle, boxty on the pan; if you can't make boxty, you'll never get a man'.

THE DUBLIN COODLE:

-Made of salty bacon, pork sausages, and potatoes.

-It is a easy and cheap dish.

THE CHEESY GUINNESS BREAD:

-It is made of bread,butter,cheddar,garlic ,chive and guinness beer.

THE POOKA LEGEND:

A Pooka is a shapeshifter and can take any form it chooses but usually, it is seen in the form of a dog,  or even an old man. Traditionally a Pooka is seen as a dark, sleek horse with a long wild flowing mane and luminescent golden eyes.

They have the power of human speech, and when inclined make great sport of those they talk to as they like to say the truth.

Pooka’s can be found in any rural location, every county in Ireland has its very own Pooka.

LINK OF IRELAND PROJECT:

https://view.genial.ly/5ddeb063b3471d0f613da1e3/presentation-ireland

AUSTRALIA PRESENTATION

https://view.genial.ly/5da744b10b87710f6e1b50a6

AUSTRALIA PROJECT- GEOGRAPHY

L O C A T I O N :

Australia is located in the continent of oceania, covers 7,682,300 square kilometers of land and 58,920 square kilometers of water.

C A P I T A L :

-The capital of australia is Canberra, is a small city around the 400,000 people.

-There is between Sydney and Melbourne. 

-The site was chosen as the capital of Australia in 1908.

O F F I C I A L L A N G U A G E :

Although Australia has no official languages, but english is the most spoken language.

-79% of the population speak English.

-2% of the population speak Chinese.

-2% of the population speak Italian.

-11% of the population speak other language.

HAPPY SUMMER

 I WIL MISS MY CLASSMATES AND MY ENGLISH TEACHER, MABEL. THANKS FOR THIS COURSE, IT WAS AMAZING!

BYE!

MUSIC PROJECT

SELF- ASSESMENT ( SECOND TERM )

1- WHAT CAN I DO THAT I COULDN'T DO BEFORE?

I can make rhythms with my hands.

2- WHAT DO I LIKE MOST?

I like most the flute classes.

 3- WHAT DO I DO WELL?

Recognise the type of texture in a song.

4- WHAT AM I CONFUSED ABOUT?

Sometimes with the teory part.

5- WHAT DO I NEED HELP WITH?

Sometimes with the solfeo.

6- WHAT DO I DO IN ENGLISH AND/OR MUSIC OUTSIDE THE CLASS?

I lisen music in English.

7- WHAT DO I NEED TO IMPROVE?

My way of presenting works.

 8- WHAT DID I LEARN ABOUT CULTURE?

A lot of things, for example the music in Middle  Ages. 

MUSIC VOCABULARY

Genre: género.                 
Folk music: música folclórica.
World music: músicas del mundo.         
Popular music: música popular. 
Vinyl record: disco de vinilo.
Sacred music: música sacra.
Dance music: música de danza.
Soundtrack: banda sonora.
Choreography: coreografía.
Ballet: ballet.
Stage: escenario.
Improvisation: improvisación.
Flamenco: flamenco.
Synthesizer: sintetizador.
Middle Ages: Edad Media.
Renaissance: Renacimiento.
Baroque: Barroco.
Classicism: Clasicismo.
Romanticism: Romanticismo.
Impressionism:Impresionismo.
Twentieth Century Music: Música del Siglo XX.
Triplet: tresillo.
Anacrusis note: nota anacrúsica.
Fret: traste.
Gregorian chant: canto gregoriano.
Opera: ópera.
Program music: música programática.
Gothic Rock: Rock Gótico.
New Wave: "nueva ola".
Symphony: sinfonía.
Mass: misa.
Consonance:consonancia.
Dissonance: disonancia.
Theme: tema musical (principal).
Stress: acento. 
Reed: lengüeta.
Polyphony: polifonía. 

PROJECT PHYSICAL EDUCATION – MUSIC

In 2014 Jennifer Lopez,Claudia Leitte and Pitbull sang to inaugurate the World Cup in Brazil with the song "We are one", a very funny song. It was sung by these singers. The basis of the song it was touched by instruments like the afoxe,the cuica, the beirimbau and the recu recu. Typical instruments of Brazil. On the performance, a lot of dancers danced a  good choreography. The performance was full of colors and joy. This performance was created for celebrate the 2014 FIFA World Cup,the league was very hard,but very exciting. These were some of the matches: 

BRAZIL-CROATIA  12/6/14

MEXICO-CAMEROON  13/6/14

SPAIN-NETHERLAND  13/6/14

CHILE-AUSTRALIA  14/6/14

SWITZERLAND-ECUADOR  15/6/14

...

Here I leave you a video of the performance,and the original song!

IDIOM

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

LIMERICKS

Two old friends met at the park

but the found a rat,

he said see you tomorow Mr. Prats 

Im Blind, I cant saw the rat.

                      BY:Jimena,Emma,Sara and Hugo.

YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT?

THE CHELLO

MY DREAM JOB

My dream job would be a psychologist, because i like helping people,and I think that I'm good advising  and listening people. And because I would meet other persons, ad other tipes of lives.

MUSIC PROYECT

1) What period does the Middle Ages cover?

The Middle Ages lasted from the 5th to the 15th century.  It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and merged into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery. 

2) What general characteristics does it have (according to the teacher’s comments)?

1-Feudalism, in which different social classes were distinguished: the nobility, the clergy and the peasants.

2. Culture:many writings, mystical stories,different religions...

3. The renacisme movements.

4. Theocentrism:political system governed by the Church and the clergy.

3) What is the main difference between “troubadours” and “minstrels”?

A minstrel was a traveling artist in Medieval Europe. In exchange for money or food, offered his street show in public places, and sometimes was recruited to participate as attractions and entertainment at parties and Troubadours ,were medieval musicians and poets, who composed their works and interpreted, or playing in the manorial courts of certain parts of Europe.

4) What do you feel looking at these pictures (taken from the 19^th century but directly linked to the Middle Ages)? In your own opinion, what kind of music could accompany these images?

I like this pictures. The second one transmits me tranquility and peace.

Romantic music.

6) Why does Heavy Metal music love this aesthetic? 

Because, it is relatinated with dragons,castels,gentlemen...

MUSIC VOCABULARY II

Musical meaning: significado musical. 
 Dot: puntillo.
Rhythm: ritmo. 
 Ligature: ligadura.
Dot: puntillo. 
 Snare drum: caja.
Drums: batería. 
 Clap: palmada.
Bar: compás (el espacio del pentagrama). 
 Orchestra: orquesta.
Time signature: compás (la fracción numérica).
 Conductor: director.
Tempo: "tempo". 
 Ensemble: formación musical.
Chordophone: cordófono.
 Aerophone: aerófono.
String: cuerda. 
 Bow: arco.
Rub: frotar.
 Pluck: pulsa, puntear.
Guitar pick: púa. 
 Viola: viola.
Violoncello: violonchelo. 
 Double bass: contrabajo.
Tuning peg: clavija. 
 Harp: arpa.
Brass: viento metal.
 Woodwind: viento madera.
Mouthpiece: boquilla. 
 Saxophone: saxofón.
Oboe: oboe. 
 Clarinet: clarinete.
Trumpet: trompeta.
 French horn: trompa.
Percussion: percusión. 
 Amplifier: amplificador.
Soprano: soprano.
 Mezzo-soprano: mezzo-soprano.
Tenor: tenor. 
 Baritone: barítono.
Grand piano: piano "de cola". 
 Kettle drum: timbal.

P.E PROJECT

Hi!Today I´m going to talk about the diet that I followed the other day.

For breakfast, I ate a glass of milk, and a toast with marmalade.At half morning, I ate some cookies.At lunch time, I ate rice with tomatoe, and a veal filet.

Normally I eat something for mid afternoon,but this day,I didn´t eat nothing.For dinner I ate soap and two eggs with sauce.

THINGS THAT I CAN IMPROVE TO EAT HEALTHIER:

For breakfast I can eat a piece of fruit or a fruit juice, and in the toast put natural marmalade.At half morning, I can eat a piece of fruit or rice cakes or something like that.At lunch time, I can eat a filet of white meat,instead of a filet of red meat.Obviously,I can eat something for mid afternoon. And for dinner, I can eat the eggs without sauce.For dinner I can eat instead soap a salad or something like that, but I think that the soap is good too.

THINGS THAT I CAN IMPROVE(IN GENERAL):

I should not drink refreshments,

although I drink them occasionally, there are bad for the health. I should not eat popcorns because they have a lot of dyes.

BODY IDIOMS

THE FUTURE!

 

SELF-ASSESMENT

• What can I do that I couldn't do before? I  can write best a letter.
• Can I  understand  information from LISTENINGS? Sometimes because I have some difficulties.
• Can I WRITE a brief paragraph ? Yes.
• Can I SPEAK using vocabulary and grammar learnt this term? Yes.
• Can I understand information from READINGS? Yes.
• What do I like most? I like most the projects and the speaking.
• What do I do well? I can do well writting and speaking.
• What am I confused about? Nothing. 
• What do I need help with? I need help with listenings.
• What do I do in English outside the class?  I can practice in my house.
• What did I learn about culture? I learn a lot of the life in the 60s.