Friday 31 May 2013

Charles Chaplin

Aquí os dejo un video de la película de Charles Chaplin de la que hablamos en clase: Tiempos modernos

Esta escena corresponde al momento en que una máquina atrapa a Charlot



Aquí tenéis un enlace a la película completa, si la queréis ver:


Si queréis ver la otra película de la que hablamos en la que también aparece el personaje de Charlot, El Chico, podéis verla desde aquí:



Thursday 30 May 2013

The Conquest of America


     After Columbus’ first voyage, the Spanish conquered the Caribbean Islands very quickly. Later, they explored the continent nearby. The most important expeditions were those of Hernan Cortes, who conquered Mexico, and Francisco Pizarro, who conquered Peru.


 Francisco Pizarro

Hernan Cortes

     Before the arrival of the Spaniards, a great variety of peoples already lived in the Americas. They are called pre-Columbian peoples. Although many were small tribes, others such as the Incas, the Aztecs and the Mayans, had enormous empires. Pre-Columbian peoples cultivated corn and developed many crafts. The Mayans were expert mathematicians and astronomers.
Geographical distribution of the Incas, Aztecs
and Mayans




Machu Picchu (Incas)
Chichen Itza (Mayans)

A drawing of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztecs

Estructura del predicado verbal: esquema


Wednesday 29 May 2013

Christopher Columbus and the dicovery of America

     In the 15th century, many people believed that the Earth was flat. However, Christopher Columbus was convinced it was round. He believed that you could arrive in Asia by sailing across the Atlantic Ocean to the west.
     On 3rd August 1492, Columbus set off with three caravels from the port of Palos de la Frontera,
in Huelva. On 12th October, the expedition reached land. Columbus thought he had arrived in Asia, in the West Indies, but in fact, he had landed on an island in the Caribbean. Columbus named the inhabitants "Indians" and he never realised that he had discovered a new continent.
     Years later another explorer, the Italian Amerigo Vespucci, proved that the territories that Columbus had discovered were part of a new continent and it was named America in his honour.
   




Interesting information about Columbus' life and the discovery of America: click here
Another website: click here

Here you have a video










The voyages of Columbus between Spain and the Americas



     
Nina. Pinta, and Santa Maria replicas (1893)


Tuesday 28 May 2013

The reign of the Catholic Monarchs

     The Catholic Monarchs, Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon, unified Spain geographically and expanded their territories.


     In 1492, they conquered the Kingdom of Granada. They also completed the conquest of the Canary Islands. They took the Kingdom of Naples in Italy and  small territories in the north of Africa. Finally, in 1512, the Crown of Castile annexed the Kingdom of Navarre.
     In 1492, the Catholic Monarchs financed the expedition of Christopher Columbus, which led to the  discovery of America.
     The Catholic Monarchs ensured long-term political stability in Spain by arranging strategic marriages
for each of their five children with the children of other monarchs in Europe.

Monday 27 May 2013

Problemas con el acceso a contenidos del blog

Hola chic@s:
Parece que algunos tenéis problemas para acceder a los contenidos del blog con internet Explorer. Probad con otros navegadores como firefox, chrome o safari, a mí me funcionan bien.

Mapping on Basilica of San Isidoro

These are the videos of the video mapping on Basilica of San Isidoro by French artist Xavier de Richemont that I told you about in our science class today. I do hope you enjoy them.
 
 
 

 I was there on Saturday and it was simply amazing and beautiful
 

Sunday 26 May 2013

Romanesque and Gothic styles

Basilica of San Isidoro (Leon): Romanesque style








Cathedral of Leon: Gothic style





 

 

The Iberian Peninsula from 1270 to 1492

Compare this map with the map on page 49 in your book. Can you see  how much the Christian kingdoms expanded during the Reconquest?
 
 
 
 
The Iberian Peninsula from 1270 to 1492

Thursday 23 May 2013

Some facts about Islam

Living in a multicultural society implies understading and respecting that different cultures have different languages, religions and customs. In relation to the history of our own country, we have surfed the internet to learn more about Islam in class today. Here you have a summary of  the key points we have found out.

Some facts about Islam:
  1. The Koran (Qur’an) is the sacred text of Islam.
  2. Muslims believe in one God, Allah.
  3. Muhammad is their most important prophet.
  4. Mecca is considered sacred by Muslims.  It is the birthplace of Muhammad.
  5. Every  Muslim who can afford it must make the pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in his or her lifetime.
  6. Muslims pray at five specific times towards the direction of Mecca each day. This practice is known as salat.
  7. Fasting from food and drink must be performed from dawn to dusk during the month of Ramadan.
  8. Muslims do not eat pork and do not drink alcohol.

 http://makkcraft.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Mecca.jpg

The Kaaba in Mecca

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Wednesday 22 May 2013

Questions in English

Question words: click here
Question words 2: click here
Question words 3: click here
Question words 4: click here
Asking questions: interactive book: click here

The Passive Voice

Here you have some exercises to reinforce what we have studied in class:

  1. Active or passive voice?: click here
  2. Present simple passive: click here
  3. Present simple passive 2: click here
  4. Reorder the sentences: click here
  5. Write in the passive: click here
  6. Past simple passive: click here
  7. Past simple passive 2: click here
  8. Passive voice: mixed tenses: click here

Al Andalus

 
 
ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE
 
Alhambra of Granada
 
 
 
 
Great Mosque of Cordoba
 
 
 
 
 
Alcazar of Seville
 

California Dreamin' (The Mamas & The Papas)


If you can't see the video, have a look at this link: click here



All the leaves are brown 
and the sky is grey
I've been for a walk on a winters day
I'd be save and warm 
if I was in LA 
California dreamin'
on such a winter's day

Stepped into a church 
I passed along the way well, 
I got down on my knees and
I pretended to pray
you know the preacher likes the cold 
he knows I'm gonna stay
California dreamin'
on such a winter's day

All the leaves a brown 
and the sky is grey 
I've been for a walk 
on a winter's day
If I didn't tell her 
I could leave today
California dreamin'
on such a winter's day