EUROPEAN DAY OF LANGUAGES

How many European languages can you speak? How many languages are there? Some are spoken by millions, some are spoken by a few hundreds. 

And you thought you could speak a few languages!!

1. Where does the word Polyglot come from?
2.  Is Tim equally fluent in all the 20 languages? 
3.  What about his parents? Can they speak any foreign languages?
4.  What was the first language he learnt? 
5.  'If you talk to a man in his second language, you speak to his brain; if you speak to him in his mother language you are talking to his heart'. Who said that?

DYNAMO: MAGICIAN IMPOSSIBLE

Steve Frayne, better known as DYNAMO, is one of the world's best known magicians.Listen to him talking about his life  and career.

• Get as much information as you can and then write an article about DYNAMO.
• Look for videos of some of his tricks. Which do you find most fascinating?

Why Are Teens Always Tired?

Are you always drowsy in the mornings? Do you  find it hard to go to sleep at night?

This is how hormones affect your body clock.

Monkseaton, an innovative school in Northern England in more ways than one.Watch and decide whether you think it is a good idea. 

School synchs with teen body clock por CNN_International

Read the following article  and share your thoughts with other students

 Letting Teenagers Sleep in

Is Facebook No Longer Cool?

When was Facebook launched? 

What other social network is more popular with teenagers nowadays? 

What does Zuckerberg compare Facebook to? Why?

 Is Facebook releasing new apps? 

Is Facebook still cool? What do you think?

World's Top Landmarks

Some of Europe's greatest landmarks.



And here are some of  Madrid's top landmarks.What is your favourite?



The Seven Wonders of the Modern World.

In 2007 The New Seven Wonders Foundation started a campaign to maintain and restore world heritage sites. For a year and a half, over 100,000,000 people voted to choose the new seven wonders of the modern world. Although The Alhambra of Granada was one of the candidates, no Spanish landmark was included in the final list.


Watch the following videos to discover which are the New Seven Wonders of the Modern World.

   


Now try to match the sentences with the landmark they describe.
 

1. The name of the site means Old Mountain.
2. It was built of brick and stone.
3. It still serves as a model for every modern sports stadium.
4. It sits at the top of the Corcovado Mountain.
5. It was an important Mayan city.
6. It is located in a valley near the Dead Sea.
7. It was built to honour the emperor's favourite wife.
8. It was rediscovered in 1911.
9. Its origins date back to the 7th century.  
10. It has been described as a jewel of Muslim art. 
11. It has been severely damaged by earthquakes and stone robbers.
12. It was built between 1632 and 1648.
13. Only surviving wonder of the Ancient World, it was named an honorary candidate.

  

Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela,  South Africa's  first black president, dies aged 95.

"Don't judge me by my successes. Judge me by how many times I fell and got back up again."

President Obama pays tribute to Mandela

Global Warming

Do the following test and then submit your result to me.

Teacher code: OlgaGalileo

Please write your name and surname.

The Girl Who Was Shot for Going to School

“Let us pick up our books and our pens.They are our most powerful weapons. One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world.” 

Malala receives Sakharov prize for freedom of thought.





One year ago schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head by Taliban gunmen - her "crime", to have spoken up for the right of girls to be educated. A few months later Malala addressed the United Nations Youth Assembly.




Click here to read Malala's full speech at the UN.

Find out about Malala, her biography, her achievements, the country she comes from.

Here are some useful links:

BBC Profile: Malala Yousafzai. 

Malala Yousafzai. Biography.

Ten ways Malala has changed the world




Watch Malala's interview on The Daily Show.