EDUCATION IN THE UK

EDUCATION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM: 

The same as in any developed country, education is an important part of British life. There are hundreds of schools, colleges and universities because education is free and compulsory for all children between the ages of 5 - 16.

But is it very different to that in your country ?? To find out , let's have a look at the links below:

TASK 1 : 
Surf the link below to answer the questions from the worksheet on British schools: ( marked exercise)

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/education/index.html

TASK 2 :
Go to      http://www.clicknlearn.net/. 1)  Enter the site. -> 2)  Select English.  -> 3) Roll over to open the menu.-> 4) Go to culture 1st Batxillerato .-> 5)  Enter the British Education label and follow instructions -> . 6)  Once finished, tell me the score.

TASK 3 : Listen to the following teachers explaining their first day at school and then do the listening comprehension. 
 http://stunt.samlaget.no/en/chapters/chapter-1/textras/listening-comprehension/my-first-day-at-school.aspx

LEGAL AGES

TASK 1

Open your click-edu and go to "entrega de treballs " ->look for " Angles" subject ->; Answer the "Legal Ages Quiz. 
You have half and hour.
To look up the needed information, go to

http://www.thesite.org/homelawandmoney/law/yourrights/whatagecani



TASK 2

Listen to the podcast and answer the questions . You need to go to click edu again. It is the Crime and Punishment " Pou "

TASK 3
Revise vocabulary related to Law / Crime .....

1. https://flashcards.engrade.com/fcevocabularylawcrimeand .
2. .http://www.englishvocabularyexercises.com/eve-exercises/EngVocEx_crime_law_1-3.htm

YOU CAN MAKE IT IF YOU DO YOUR BEST

MAKE AND DO LIST





TASK 1

Here are some expressions that you should learn. Notice that as main verbs we use make more often than do:



MAKE money, war,peace, certain, sure, a journey, a trip, a complaint, an inquiry, an excuse, an offer, the bed, a choice, a mistake, a charge, a discovery, use of, fun of, room for, friends, lunch or dinner, a profit, a decision, a good/ bad impression, a promise, an appointment, a speech, arrangements, an agreement,an apology,a cake, a deal, a fortune, a fuss, a mistake,amends,an effort, a living, a mess, a noise, a phone call, plans, a suggestion, make up one's mind ( decidir-se)

DO good, harm, damage, business, work, homework, housework, one’s best, one’s duty, one’s bit, a favour, a test, an experiment, the washing-up ,something /nothing, one's shoelaces, badly/ well, research, crosswords, exercise, the ironing, science, maths...., the shopping, ,

Other Expressions
that will do: servirá.
it won't do: no sirve, no puede ser.
to do well: prosperar, ir bien.
well done: bien hecho (carne...), ¡bravo!
to do one's hair: arreglarse el pelo.
to do a good turn: hacer un favor.
to do a bad turn: hacer una faena.
to have to do with: tener que ver con.

make a living: ganarse la vida.make it: triunfar en la vida.
make much of: estimar mucho.make believe: pretender ser.make the most of: sacar el mayor provecho de.What do you make of it all?: ¿Qué conclusiones sacas de todo ésto?make the best of a bad job: a mal tiempo, buena cara.make do with: arreglárselas con.make eyes at: lanzar miradas insinuantes a.make a face at: hacer burla a.

Exercises to practise
1. http://www.english-online.org.uk/games/makeordo.htm ( you just have ten minutes)

2.http://www.english-in-chester.co.uk/stayintouch/expressions-with-make-and-do-english-language-practice_50.html

3.http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/confusing_words/make_do.htm

4.http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1215

5.http://wwwedu.ge.ch/cptic/prospective/projets/anglais/exercises/makedo1.htm

TASK 2
 Now , let's do a listening and some vocabulary activities.
http://www.esl-lab.com/school1/scholrd1.htm

Listen to the recording and try the quiz. Once finished , tell me your score.
Scroll down and get to the Vocabulary activites and do the Text Completion Quiz ( last exercise) and the Multiple Choice and Short-Answers Questions ( first exercise). Show me the score.

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