Wednesday, 25 June 2014

June 25th Work

Morning there delightful Secondary 6 students.  Vamos Argentina!  But first, do some work.

This is in preparation for the group oral.  You need to show understanding of what is effective in advertising and how adverts target different audiences.  

You are going to explore different audiences and how advertising targets those different audiences.  When you have 

Cindy
Maria
Ramiro  
Tommy
Patricio
Research and then post information about teenagers and advertising onto your blog.What kind of adverts appeal to teenagers and why?    
Find adverts and viral marketing aimed at teenagers in the World Cup.  Post the adverts onto your blog (one print, one for TV, and one online) and then analyse how they appeal to teenagers.  

Manuel 
Santi
Marco 
Pedro
Research and then post information about women and advertising onto your blog.What kind of adverts appeal to women and why?    
Find adverts and viral marketing aimed at teenagers in the World Cup.  Post the adverts onto your blog (one print, one for TV, and one online) and then analyse how they appeal to teenagers.  


Pilar
Juan Martini
Florencia
Juan 
Zarina
Research and then post information about MEN and advertising onto your blog.What kind of adverts appeal to MEN and why?    
Find adverts and viral marketing aimed at teenagers in the World Cup.  Post the adverts onto your blog (one print, one for TV, and one online) and then analyse how they appeal to teenagers.  








Tuesday, 20 May 2014

Time Line May June

After June 5th - Group orals.

2nd June  - 5th June - Written assignment.

26th May - 27th May 
Preparing written assignment and developing writing style.  Sample paragraphs written in class for me to mark!!

28th and 29th May 
group oral practise.  

20th May  - preparing written assignment and learning idioms.  Task - copy and paste the idioms onto your blog and complete them!!!

21st and 22nd May  - group oral practise.  

Idioms - A
(Don't) add fuel to the fire
(Don't) add insult to injury
(Don't) kick a man when he's’s down
- Don't make a bad situation even worse.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder
- Being far away from a person you love makes your love even stronger.
A penny saved is a penny earned
- It's good to save money, rather than spending and wasting it.
A picture is worth a thousand words
- Pictures can give more information than words alone.
Actions speak louder than words
- What you actually do is more important than what you say you will do.
(It's) all in your head
- imagined, not real
Around the clock
- all the time; 24 hours
Asleep at the wheel
- not paying attention; not doing his/her responsibilities
(Shout or yell) at the top of your lungs
- (to shout or yell) as loud as you can


Idiom Advice
Using the idioms, give advice to these people:
Tom: I really want to go see a movie tonight, but I'm trying to save my money to buy a new watch.
Advice:_____________________________________________
Julie: I just saw my brother's girlfriend with another boy, but he's in a really bad mood because he got fired this morning. Do you think I should tell him?
Advice:_____________________________________________
Iris: Did you hear that? I think I heard something in the kitchen! Wait. . . . I'm not sure. There it is again! I think I heard something. Do you hear it? Maybe it's a ghost! Maybe it's a thief!
Advice:_____________________________________________
William: My grandfather is so old that he's almost deaf. When I talk to him, he doesn't even notice that I'm talking.
Advice:_____________________________________________
Rita: My sister always steals my money! I yelled at her, and she apologized and promised that she would stop, but I don't know if I should believe her.
Advice:_____________________________________________
David: My girlfriend got a really good job offer in Taipei, but I’m afraid that if she moves away, she’ll forget about me and we might break up.
Advice:_____________________________________________

Idioms – B


Back to square one
-      start over; back to the beginning



Bark up the wrong tree
-      Looking for information in the wrong place; asking the wrong person



Be careful what you wish for
-  When you wish (or hope) for something, it may not be as good as you think – there may be negative consequences that you hadn’t thought of.



Beggars can’t be choosers
-      If you beg (or ask) for a thing or a favor, then you shouldn’t complain about what you get.



Better late than never
-      It’s better to do something late than to not do it.



Better safe than sorry
-      It’s better to be cautious (careful) than to take a risk that you might regret.



Bite your tongue!
-  Don’t say something that might be rude or inappropriate – keep the words in your mouth, and don’t let them out!



Break a leg!
-      This is a (funny) way to say “Good luck” – we usually say it to someone before a performance or contest.



Idiom Advice

Using the idioms, give advice to these people:

Tom: I really want to drive to my girlfriend’s house, but there’s a typhoon right now and it’s quite dangerous outside.

Advice:_________________________________________________


Julie: My brother is so mean! He just kicked me and threw water in my face! I hope he gets hit by a car!

Advice:_________________________________________________


Iris: Mom, can I have 20 dollars?
Mom: Absolutely not.
Iris: Pleeeeeease! I need to buy a new cell phone!
Mom: No way.
Iris: But Mommmm. . . all my friends have new cell phones!
Mom: Too bad.

Advice to Iris_____________________________________________________


Now, look at the advice given, and think of a situation that would cause someone to give that advice:

William: _______________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

Advice: It’s better late than never!


Rita: _________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

Advice: Break a leg!

David: ________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

Monday, 19 May 2014

Group Orals

Group Oral Mark Scheme

Criterion A: Productive skills (5 marks)
How successfully does the student use the language in speech?
• How fluent and clear is the student’s speech?
• How accurate and varied is the language?
• How much does the student’s intonation aid communication?
 
Criterion B: Interactive and receptive skills (5 marks)
To what extent does the student understand and demonstrate an ability to interact in a conversation?
• How well can the student express ideas and opinions?

• How well can the student maintain a conversation?

Group Task 1.  This one is short - ten minutes to plan, ten minutes to discuss. 

1.The UK should always keep its’ borders open to refugees.
2.It’s a basic human right to allow people asylum.
3.Refugees bring a lot to a country.
4.Illegal immigrants bring too many dangers to a country.
5.People are crazy for the risks they take to move to a different country.

For each one
•make notes about what you want to say
•Find examples of articles and facts to support your point
•Find an example from the novel to support your point
•Discuss each question in groups of 3 or 4 

Group Task 2  -  this one is to do with the topic of 'Media and Communication.'

Part 1 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHeQeHstrsc

What is his style of reviewing? 
Write your own movie review based on a film you have seen and deliver it in the style of Mark Kermode.  

Whole class debate '3D movies are completely pointless.' 


Group Task 3

Listening Activity

1.  Listen to the broadcast entitled:  Whys 60:  Anti-Japanese protests in China
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00wq8cn and answer the following questions

A number of people talk about the dispute and put forward a number of arguments and explanations. 

1.                  Summarize the main incidents that have occurred according to the broadcast
2.                  Outline the main arguments as given by the contributors
3.                  One speaker outlines the ‘context’ – Explain the context

2.  Open the following link http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19709355
to find out more about the dispute


Group discussion

In your groups discuss the following questions

1.                  How can this dispute be resolved?
2.                  What could be some of the consequences should this dispute escalate?


Second discussion

To what extent are the arguments based on reason, emotion, language or sense perception?








Tuesday, 29 April 2014

Homework April 29th - Due on May 7th

Secondary 6 Homework

Read ‘A Testimony’ and then plan and write 300 words on ONE of these titles. 

1.      You are A H in the chapter ‘A Testimony’.  Write a diary entry about your experience.
·         When I first…
·         Although I….
·         Despite the….
·         However much I….
·         Suddenly I knew….
·         Even though….
·         Slowly I saw….
·         Running, I ….

2.      You are a reporter and you witness the event.  Write a news report on the event.
·         Recently…
·         Since….
·         Whilst I was …..
·         There is no doubt that….
·         Despite the war…..
·         What I saw…

3.      You are a journalist, write an opinion article about the war in Croatia, using this incident as a starting point. 

·         Is there really any doubt…
·         If you had been able to see….
·         What I saw during those months…..
·         How many people must…..
·         When will the Government….


Monday, 14 April 2014

Articles for Orals

Food 

http://www.foodnetwork.co.uk/article/londons-best-street-food.html

http://www.deliciousmagazine.co.uk/articles/street-food-revolution-2/

http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/restaurants/londons-best-street-food-trucks-9168677.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/10370151/Street-food-and-pop-ups-What-happened-to-good-old-fashioned-restaurants.html

https://www.google.com.ar/search?gs_rn=40&gs_ri=psy-ab&cp=9&gs_id=10&xhr=t&q=british+council&es_nrs=true&pf=p&output=search&sclient=psy-ab&oq=british+c&gs_l=&pbx=1&biw=1306&bih=636&dpr=1&cad=cbv&sei=jixMU-T5HuilsQTl2oCQBw#q=british+culture+food+changing

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/oct/16/british-food-renaissance

Immigration

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2560908/70-say-no-migrants-Survey-reveals-publics-concerns-immigration.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2579689/How-immigrants-cost-Britain-140bn-1995-Study-contradicts-claims-immigration-helps-cut-taxes.html

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/feb/27/net-migration-uk-jumps-30-percent

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/seanthomas/100252576/the-seven-stages-of-guardian-attitudes-to-eastern-european-immigration/

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/01/07/polish-ambassador-david-cameron-immigration_n_4554240.html

Cultural Celebrations

http://www.timeout.com/london/things-to-do/st-patricks-day-in-london

http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2013-12-19/article-3549546/Chinese-family-celebrates-small-Christmas,-gearing-up-for-big-New-Year-celebrations/1

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/uknews/8730179/Notting-Hill-Carnival-Hundreds-of-thousands-attend-Europes-biggest-street-festival.html?image=6

http://www.london.gov.uk/get-involved/events/eid-festival-2013

Cultural Diversity

http://www.theguardian.com/culture-professionals-network/series/diversity-week

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/feb/24/uk-creative-industries-regional-ethnic-diversity

http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/feb/12/diversity-workforce-good-for-business

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/series/london

Renewable Energy

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/britain-one-of-the-lowest-producers-of-renewable-energy-in-the-eu-9219497.html

http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/business/money/Consumer/article1396457.ece

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2602120/Britain-increase-spending-green-energy-ten-times-15-years-help-reduce-global-warming-says-UN.html

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-26725908

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6f51429a-b8ab-11e3-a189-00144feabdc0.html

Entertainment and Social Media 

http://www.theguardian.com/media/socialnetworking