Monday 30 March 2009

Our next lesson is on Wednesday 1st of April

I have already sent you a message but just in case. We can't have a lesson this Tuesday because IES Extremadura has a Parental Meeting. Therefore we put off the lesson till Wednesday.
AND ON THURSDAY WE CELEBRATE OUR SCHOOL DAY. Come to the Eurotrivial and the Party! WE'LL HAVE A GREAT TIME!

Tuesday 24 March 2009

Webquest on Wales. Winners

I must apologize for not publishing the results last week. The only excuse I have is work. Well, I must thank all the people who took part in the webquest. It's just another way to practise your English by using authentic material all the time. Here are the names of the winners:
  1. Angeles Fernández
  2. Estefanía Calle
  3. Mª Cruz Vaz
The winners will receive their prize during "El Día del Centro" party on the 2nd of April along with the winners of the Short Story competition.

But, what were the correct answers. Just click here and you'll find out.

Thursday 12 March 2009

Webquest on Wales. Extended deadline

As I can see that not many people have had the chance to send the answers to the webquest I've decided to extend the deadline until Monday 16th of March. Besides, I've also decided to accept a minimum of 15 correct answers (out of 20). Thus, the criteria to award the prizes will be:
1. The pupils who get the highest number of correct answers.
2. The date of arrival.

Thank you all for your effort.

Thursday 5 March 2009

Never forget your Welsh WEBQUEST


Last Sunday the 1st of March was SAINT DAVID'S DAY. Saint David is the patron of Wales. On that day lots of celebrations are held throughout the country. This gives me a reason ( the fact that I have spent three years of my life in that beautiful part of the world and I've learnt to fall in love with the place and its warm and friendly people) to have our own SAINT DAVID'S week and learn something about Wales by doing the Never forget your Welsh webquest.

A webquest is is a learning activity used by educators. During this activity learners read, analyze, and synthesize information using the Internet. In this case it is a quiz about Wales. You have to answer 20 questions on Wales whose answers can be found on the net. The rules are the following:

  1. The webquest (the quiz) is in this link.
  2. All the answers are on the net. I promise
  3. Any student at the EOI in Mérida can take part.
  4. You can either send me an e-mail (peregar.eoimerida@gmail.com) with the answers or add a comment to this entry.
  5. The answers must be written in English. Just write 1. followed by the answer and so on.
  6. In the e-mail or comment you must state your name & surname, your class and your teacher's name.
  7. Prize: the first two e-mails with all the correct answers will get a prize (a book and a film).
  8. Deadline: Wednesday the 11th of March.
  9. The names of the winners and the correct answers will be published on the blog on Monday the 16th.
GOOD LUCK! COME ON, GIVE IT A TRY! YOU CAN LEARN A LOT AND EVEN WIN SOMETHING!

HINT: google and wikipedia are a good place to start.


Mercy by Duffy

Last Tuesday as a musical start to the activities of St. David's Week we listened to this beautifule song by the Welsh singer Duffy. As usual you will be able to watch a video of the song an have a look at the lyrics in the links below: