jueves, 3 de diciembre de 2009

A Bad Dinner

Watch the following fable and answer the questions: 1) Where did the crane and the fox live? 2) What did the fox tell the crane one day he went over her house? 3)How did the crane dress for that occasion? 4) What did the fox prepare for dinner? 5) Why wasn't the crane able to eat? 6)Why did the crane invite the fox to dine in her house? 7) How was the meal served in the crane's house? 8) What did the fox realize at the end and how did it feel?

The lion and the mouse

Watch this fable and give your answers to the following questions: 1) Describe the lion 2) Describe the mouse 3) Why was the mouse moaning? 4) Did the mouse think the lion was a rock? 5) What did the lion do for the mouse? 6) What did the lion do when the mouse say he would help him some day? 7) Did the mouse help the lion? How? 8) What was the moral lesson in this story?

AN EATING DISORDER

Watch the video and answer the following questions. 1) What does Caro see when she look at the mirror? 2) How old was she when she got this eating disorder? 3) What problems did she live at home as a teenager? 4) What did she use to eat in a day? 5) How many pounds does she weigh nowadays? 6) How did people react when they looked at her? 7) What are their dreams or plans for the future? Click here to watch the video.

miércoles, 7 de octubre de 2009

Who was Alexander The Great?

Watch the video about this man and write a paragraph about his life. Where and when was he born? Who were his parents? What did he do? How did he die? Why is he so famous?

Halloween

What is Halloween? What do you know about its origins? What do you know about witches and vampires? Watch the video and try to find out the answers to the previous questions. Don't forget to write your opinion about this tradition. If the listening is difficult for you, read the following article by clicking here.

martes, 6 de octubre de 2009

Paper or plastic bag?

When you go to a supermarket or a grocery store what type of bag do you use? Which is better to use, a paper or a plastic bag? Watch the video and find out the answer. Write in a few lines what are the effects on nature when we use both types of bags. Which is the best option? What have you learnt from the video?

Anne Frank's diary

This video is about the awful things Jews lived during the "holocaust". What do you know about this terrible event? If you don't click here. What are your feelings and impressions about this video? What do you think of Anne Frank's diary?