22 Apr 2024

Roald Dahl's The Wish

 


Click here to listen to the story and then answer to the following questions: 


1. Do you ever imagine that if you overcome some fearful task you will get a reward?

2. Were the snakes in the story "real" snakes?

3. Did you play similar games to this in your childhood? Why? Why not?

4. Have you ever wished for something and then played an imaginary game to see whether you can have it or not?

5. Imagine the mother in The Wish is watching the boy. What is her reaction? Write about 70-80 words describing what she sees and how she feels about it.

6. Summarize the story in three independent sentences.


Write the answers to the six questions in a document and send it to the Classroom.


Other activities...

Dahl's games


1 Dec 2023

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Activities

 


Choose   three  of the following ideas and write about them. Send you task to the classroom.


  • Retell the story from the point of view of an Oompa Loompa.
  • Retell the story from the point of view of one of the children. They are Charlie Bucket, Violet Beauregarde, Veruca Salt, Mike Teevee and Augustus Gloop.
  • Write a letter from each of the children to Mr. Wonka after their visit to the factory.
  • Write a newspaper article which gives information about the day of the visit to the factory.
  • Imagine that there was one more ticket available, and you found it. How do you feel about visiting the chocolate factory?
  • Spies used to steal Willy Wonka’s recipes. Write a top-secret report from a spy about what they have seen inside the factory.
  • Write a biography for Willy Wonka. Where was he born? What was his life like when he was growing up? What amazing adventures has he had throughout his life?
  • Willy Wonka warns the children not to get lost when they first enter the Chocolate Factory. Imagine that one of them does wander off where they shouldn’t. What might they discover?




5 Nov 2023

The Butler (by Roald Dahl)

 


Read the story and answer the following questions. You can work in pairs. Remember to send your answers to the Classroom.

1. Comprehension

 How did Mr and Mrs Cleaver begin to ‘climb the social ladder’?

 Why did Tibbs find it difficult to get the best wine in the world?

 Why did the Cleavers’ guests not appreciate the best wine?

 Why did Tibbs leave the empty wine bottles on the sideboard for people to see?

 What did Tibbs say to leave the guests speechless?

 2. Analysis

Summarise the short story ‘The Butler’.

The author has chosen two different styles of language for Tibbs and Mr Cleaver. Explain what we learn about the characters and their life experiences from the way they speak.

 3. Synthesis

Imagine that a friend of yours has been invited to one of Mr Cleaver’s parties and has written to you to ask about Mr Cleaver. Write a reply in which you describe his character and his appearance.

Imagine that the butler has applied for another job. Write a letter of recommendation for him. Make sure that you say both positive and negative things about him.

 4. Evaluation

Was the butler right or wrong to do what he did? Why did he do it?

Do you think the writer creates sympathy for the butler or for Mr Cleaver? Justify your answer with examples from the text.



11 Sept 2023

4th ESO D: This year's reader is Roald Dahl's Ten Short Stories

 


Just to know more about the author (life, works, anecdotes...), please visit wikipedia and get information. After that, you have to show your task to the class in a mini presentation.










14 Feb 2023

Carnivals

 


Do the following Activity and send an image of your mark to your teacher. You will find your final mark in the classroom.



12 Jan 2023

Romeo and Juliet '24

 

You can gather in groups of 2 or work individually, in order to do the different tasks about Romeo & Juliet.

The main task will be the preparation of an oral presentation about any aspect of the seen in the following webquest on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

You have to visit the webquest, enter the section Process and do ONLY ONE of the different group activities:

(Shakespeare's biography).

(Elizabethan age).

(The theatre in Shakespeare's time).

 (You can write and record a new ending of the story, but remember that you have to explain the whole process in the presentation before showing the video to the class).

E. (The medieval life). Click here for the information.

(Any other activity related to the previous ones). Ask your teacher.

 

At the end of the project, in the presentation, you have to defend the part of the work you have done. Remember that you have to prepare a speech of about 4 minutes per person. This presentation is an exam, so DON'T READ or you will be invited to sit down and won't pass!

Enjoy Shakespeare!


This is the book we will read in class on Thursdays.

(We will start the presentations on 16 May 2024)

7 Nov 2022

Presentation Project Dorian Gray 23-24

Hi, class! Once we finish The Picture of Dorian Gray the  moment for an exam will have arrived. The activity we want you to carry out is an oral presentation. We would like you to prepare a 4-5 minutes speech per person about one of the following topics:

    • The time and place of The Picture of Dorian Gray.
    • The Author (life and literary works).
    • Elements and atmosphere present in a horror film and in the book.  (Pink Panic)
    • Tell us about a horror film or book.
    • Victorian Theatre and entertainment.
    • Tell us about any scary experience you have had.
    • Write and explain a new ending for the story.
    • The roles of Dorian, Basil, Lord Henry, Sibyl. 
    • The role of women in Victorian England.
    • Comparison between the film and the book.
    • Any other idea related to the previous ones. (ask your teacher).

We will start the presentations on the 15th January.
Remember to prepare the list of vocabulary!!

Remember that you can work in groups of 2 people... or work individually.


16 Mar 2022

Informacions Batxillerat - PFI - BEQUES - Cicles Formatius (CFGM)

 Hola, us deixo uns enllaços actualitzats sobre preinscripcions al PFI i a CFGM, així com l'enllaç per poder sol·licitar una BECA el proper curs.









20 Feb 2022

TED Talk Sustainable food

 Let's know more about How to grow our own healthy sustainable healthy food at home, by Anneke Stolk.


 Press here to listen to the talk.

Now, try to answer to these questions:

1. What are urban farms?

2. How do we call the process of growing plants in an air or mist environment without the use of soil?

3. What are microgreens? 

4. How long do the seeds take to grow?

26 Jan 2022

Joves i ciència 2022

 Hola, us deixo aquí aquesta informació per si és del vostre interès....


El programa Joves i Ciència de la Fundació Catalunya La Pedrera es dirigeix als estudiants de 4t d'ESO que, a més de tenir un bon expedient acadèmic, tinguin una motivació especial per la ciència i la recerca.

Cada any 50 joves científics tenen l'oportunitat de viure una experiència única, participant en un projecte d'investigació científica a MontNatura Pirineus.

Inscripcions obertes fins al 10 de febrer de 2022 a la pàgina web del programa.