WORD DOCUMENT FOR OUR CLASS ON EBOLA ESO 3

EBOLA

How to create a DOSSIER on your COUNTRY

This is the worksheet to start your dossier.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1.       Decide if you prefer a digital dossier or on paper.

2.       Just complete the worksheet with the information required.

3.       Be clean and neat.

4.       You can add some pictures.

 STEP ONE

1.       Which country have you chosen?

2.       Why?

3.       Look for a map of this country in its continent

 STEP TWO: THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT

4.       Look for a physical map of your country 

 http://go.hrw.com/atlas   //  http://www.freeworldmaps.net/  //  http://www.mapsofworld.com/physical-map/

http://www.maps.com/maps.aspx?nav=RM&cid=694

5.       Write the geographical coordinates of  the capital and another important city.

6.       Caculate the distance between them using the scale

7.      Relief

a.      Mountain ranges and peaks (Indicate the highest one)

b.      Plains and plateaus

c.      Basins

d.      Deserts

e.      Volcanoes

f.       Earthquakes

g.      Coastal features:  capes, gulfs and peninsulas

h.      Islands

8.       Water

a.      Oceans and seas

b.      Main rivers and their features (flow regime, uses)

c.      Lakes

d.      Underwater

e.      Dams, reservoirs

9.       Climate and landscape

a.       Have a look at these websites: http://www.educaplus.org/climatic/  //  http://www.weatherbase.com/

b.      Find the temperature and precipitation figures of the capital of your country

c.      Make the climogram of the capital and comment it

d.      Which kind of climate/s  is/are there in this country? 

e.      Landscape / vegetation

f.        Protected areas, natural parks

Working with map scales

Here you are the video we watched in class. Now you can watch it again to review how map scales work.
This is also good for students in the third level who don't remember very well how to deal with it.
Hope you enjoy !!!

howjsay

Howjsay is a free online dictionary of English pronunciation. 

Any word you can imagine is there. You only need to write it in the box, submit and put the mouse over the word to listen how it is pronounced.

Hope it helps you with your lessons in English ;)

Back To School

Hey everyone :)

I just want to say good luck to you all starting back at school this year. I wish I was there again with you all. I miss you so much!!!!

I hope you've all had an amazing summer, but now it's time for you to start working hard and studying again. I will be doing the same when I go back to university next week.

So work hard, study hard, but also have a bit of fun.

I wish you all the very best in classes and exams and I know you'll all do your very best.

Besos!!

Steffi xxxxxxx

How can I learn English and have fun during the summer?

1. Wonderopolis 

Discover a new wonder each day. Wonders are amazing facts and intriguing questions such as: Why are they called Lava Lamps? What Badger has a sweet tooth?

2. National Geographic Kids 

Games, videos, information, cool photos, and more.

3. Fun Brain

Math and reading video-like games like math baseball and Mad Libs Junior. 

4. Whyville

Tweens hang out in Whyville to play learning games and socialize.

5. Pottermore 

J.K. Rowling created this site so kids could read the books and do interactive features and games.  

6. Spatulatta

Get into cooking on this kid-friendly cooking website with lots of videos and recipes.

7. NGA Kids

This website gives users art adventures and activities from the National Gallery of Art.

8. NBA HOOP TROOP

NBA website for kids.

9. TOP TEN TEEN MAGAZINES

10 LEARN ENGLISH TEENS

British Council web for teenagers.

Adios Fernando Zobel

Hey everyone :)

It's now my last day in Cuenca, and I just want to say thank you all for welcoming me to Fernando Zobel this year. I've enjoyed meeting you all, and making lovely memories together. Thank you for my surprise party last week, it was lovely to see you all together and the cake was amazing :)

I want to wish you all Good Luck in all your exams this year and every other year at school. I know you'll all work hard and do well :) Good Luck after school with whatever you decide to do. in your life.

I'm going to miss you all very much, but you will always be in my heart. I love you lots!! <3




Hasta la vista baby! :P

Steffi xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx