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Teaching English with the “Dating Game”
Engaging teenagers in an English class is a challenge. For our 80’s week at our Summer Camp we engaged them with an 80’s popular game show “The Dating Game.” We first had the class prepare questions to ask the blind daters on the show. They came up with questions like: “Where would we go on
Cierre temporal de la biblioteca
La biblioteca permanecerá cerrada del día 1 de agosto al 1 de septiembre (ambos incluidos) y reanudará su servicio el 2 de septiembre en el horario habitual.
Las series preferidas de los usuarios de la biblioteca
“Game of thrones: the complete first season” created by David Benioff “Based on the bestselling book series A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin, this sprawling new HBO drama is set in a world where summers span decades and winters can last a lifetime. From the scheming south and the savage eastern
Las novedades destacadas de la semana
“El último amor en Constantinopla: novela de tarot para la adivinación” por Milorad Pavic “Con el trasfondo de las guerras napoleónicas, los miembros de dos familias serbias, los Opujic y los Tenecki, van entretejiendo sus destinos en una historia de encuentros y desencuentros que desemboca en Constantinopla. Allí en la penumbra de la majestuosa iglesia
Los libros preferidos de nuestros lectores
“Momo” by Michael Ende “At the edge of the city, in the ruins of an old amphitheatre, there lives a little homelss girl called Momo. Momo has a special talent which she uses to help all her friends who come to visit her. Then one day the sinister men in grey arrive and silently take
Nuevo número recibido de: The Economist (July 27th-August 2nd, 2013)
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Learning English through the 80s
For our 80’s Week at the Summer Camp the Orange group focused on the parts of speech. 80’s Hairstyles The students first learned about different famous figures: Michael Jordan, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Pac-man, Papa Smurf, John DeLorean, Ronald Reagan. Then they learned about typical hairstyles from the 1980s and drew an 80s version of each
Learning English through Thrilling Moves
During our 80’s week students have been learning English while exploring the 80’s decade. The music, the artists, the fashion, the special vocabulary, the art and the dance moves. Students practiced their listening and comprehension skills while learning to do the moves for the “Thriller.” The guest teacher did an excellent job in breaking down
Exploring Our Sense of Touch
Our field trip for our Five Senses Week was to the Museo Tiflologico de la ONCE (Organizacion Nacional de Ciegos Españoles). At the museum students were able to explore the different ways blind persons can see through the sense of touch. They were able to see the evolution of the tools used by blind
Maximizing Learning from a Snack
It was our turn to make the snack for Summer camp. We had to make American sandwiches. It offered us a great opportunity to learn lots of language. We read the book “Sandwich and Soup,” a story about a boy who wished for a grown-up sandwich. The students loved the boy’s imaginary sandwich. I taught
