PASSIVE TREASURE HUNT

INVENTIONS AND INVENTORS: WHO INVENTED WHAT?

TASK 1:

Fill the second chart using the inventions, inventors and dates you have underneath. Be careful, everything has been mixed up!

WHAT	WHO	WHEN
John L. Baird	Richard Drew	1930
PLAY STATION	COCA-COLA	CELLO TAPE
CHEWING GUM	Thomas Adams	BASKETBALL
1994	James Naismith	Ken Kutaragi
John Stith Pemberton	1891	1886
HOT DOGS	1930	TV
Adolf Eugen Fick	Levi Strauss	1873
1987	1878	German immigrants in NY
CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES 1860s	Ruth Graves Wakefield CONTACT LENSES	JEANS 1920S

WHAT?	WHO?	WHEN?

Have a look at these websites for help:
http://inventors.about.com/od/astartinventions/a/FamousInvention.htm
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/indexn.shtml

http://www.bkfk.com/inventor/inventors.asp

http://inventors.about.com/
http://inventors.about.com/library/blindex.htm

http://www.women-inventors.com/

TASK 2:

Now make  passive sentences using the inventions above.

TASK 3
Revision of Passive Voice

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/active_passive/sentences_simple_present.htm
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/active_passive/sentences_simple_past.htm

Population Density

Once finished today's work, do these activities:
http://www.quia.com/quiz/126964.html?AP_rand=711719815 ( to practice cardinal points)
http://www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk/activities/popn_density.html ( to practice population density)
http://www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk/activities/popn_distribution.html
Now, try to fling the teacher with this game
http://www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk/activities/population.html

Some geography to prepare next session
http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/worldquiz.html

Our Old Globe

TASK 1

Click on the links below  and do the quizzes. Once finished tell me the score.
http://www.prongo.com/quizgame/

http://www.funtrivia.com/flashquiz/index.cfm?qid=56329


Other examples ( too difficult, though)
http://gaia.hq.nasa.gov/quiz/quiz_start-template.cfm?reason=illegal

http://www.funtrivia.com/flashquiz/index.cfm?qid=298933

VENI, VIDI , VICI (JULIUS CAESAR)

 As good old Julius  once said ,he came, he saw and he conquered. It's now your turn to " conquer" some historical knowledge, through  games.

HISTORY GAMES:
EASY ONES

1. http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/games/fling/ancientrome/ ( the typical " fling the teacher" one, but now about Rome)
2. http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/games/noughtscrosses/romans.htm ( a new type of game for a change,  noughts and crosses. Follow instructions , play against the computer)
3. http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/games/fling/plague/ (Now about the Great Plague. we'll be reading about that tomorrow)
4. http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/games/penaltyshootout/medievaltimes.htm ( Medieval Times)

DIFFICULT ONES.

1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/walk/games_index.shtml (click on   the Roman Street and follow the instructions)
2. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/ancient_greeks/ (Greece. Click on Greek Hero-)
3. http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/quizzes/pairs/ancientrome.htm (Rome1)
4. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/romans/ (Rome 2 Click on Dig it up)

 IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT:

Roman Gladiators
http://www.salariya.com/web_books/gladiator/index.html
Walk through history
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/walk/timestrip/cara_boud.shtml

The Gingerbread man for 1st Batxillerat.

A long, long exercise to practise mixed tenses and know a little about a famous British tale; The gingerbread man.
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/mix/gingerbread
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/mix/gingerbread?02
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/mix/gingerbread?03
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/mix/gingerbread?04

CREATING A SHORT ANIMATION MOVIE (again) AND NOW A CARTOON

Are you into films ??, do you know what different types of movies there are??? Try this link for a start:
http://www.english-in-chester.co.uk/stayintouch/types-of-films-english-language-practice_44.html

Now that you 've  already got an idea ,would you like to "direct " a short movie???


First of all, better have a look at this tutorial to see how you could become a short animation "director" while answering the questions on the whiteboard
http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/volver/index.html


It sounds easy, doesn't it. If you think you won't be able to do it, click on this link below to see what your English teacher , who is illiterate as to computers, created www.dvolver.com/live/movies-251779
or even what some of your classmates did last course.

http://www.dvolver.com/live/movies-338785
http://www.dvolver.com/live/movies-338783


Are you ready to have a try??



Load this site  http://www.dvolver.com/ and get started. Follow the instructions to create your own short movie ( Remember the tutorial you have just watched)

Once you finish , send it to jmartin@badalones.com  . Don't forget to sign your creation.




To be done at home and sent off before  February 1st  to jmartin@badalones.com ( it's not compulsory, do it if you fancy the idea)
Task 1 Have a look at this tutorial about zimmer twins http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/zimmer/index.html

Task 2 Now it's your turn to create a cartoon with
http://www.zimmertwins.com/