April Fool's Day

Lembrar que hoxe para todos os ingleses, Americanos e semellantes que se celebra o día dos santos inocentes.
Aquí tedes uns enlaces para traballar co día máis divertido (e raro) do ano.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fools'_Day
www.museumofhoaxes.com
metafilter.com/April-Fools-2008
http://www.dailymail.co.uk - Resumo das bromas mais coñecidas hoxe
guardian april fool collection
http://www.thesun.co.uk/ - Sarkozy vai crecer 10 cm para poder camiñar con Carla Bruni
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/ - Os can van a empezar a correr sobre o xeo.

http://www.travian.net/ - Non sei se e de verdade ou non.

http://www2.tam2.co.uk/ - Ollo con esta páxina. Esta se manda a quen queres facer unha broma (pero moi pesada)

Scottish grandprix - Van a ofrecer unha carreira de Formula 1 en Escocia!

Aquí tedes o texto:

2008 Scottish Grand Prix to be Sponsored by Off Plan Property Exchange
LONDON, April 1 /PRNewswire/ --

Off Plan Property Exchange, an online property advertising agency, based in the United Kingdom, announced it's intention to sponsor the Scottish Formula One Grand Prix in November 2015.
The event will be run in association with the International Society for the Prevention of Petrol (ISPP) based in Geneva.

Jeremy Dannebohm, Director of Public Relations and Marketing for Off Plan Property Exchange commented that the company will host an event that will become a regular fixture in the grand prix calendar for years to come.

"We are confident this will be an event of tremendous magnitude. I have a hunch the Off Plan Property Exchange Scottish Grand Prix will be a veritable who's who of celebrities, athletes, and nobility. It will be a memorable day for all those who attend."

The last Scottish Grand Prix of such magnitude was held 57 years ago on July 21st, 1951. The event of 1951 was a 100 mile race held at Winfield Airfield also in Berwickshire. The 2015 event will include industry leading hydrogen powered racing machines from each of the major teams with star drivers such as Alonso Alfonso, Jimi Rikatard, and of course our very own Lewis Ambleton.

Stuart Atkinson, Executive Director of Off Plan Property Exchange anticipates the Grand Prix will bring about international awareness to the success of the online property investment company. Mr. Atkinson who conducted most of the negotiations himself with Bernie Eccelsham, the leader of the FHM based in Paris, commented:

"It's been tough. We've had round after round of Negotiations with Bernard, and I'm delighted that it has all come together We want to do this right, with no expense spared. There will of course be a major launch event with top celebrities and a nice buffet with wine, cheese and everything."

Prior to releasing tickets to the general public, the company is offering visitors to their website the opportunity to register to win a "Grand Prix Getaway Package" which includes accommodations at the Travelodge, just an hour and a half away from where the race will be held.
The package includes 6 VIP tickets to the Grand Prix and exclusive OPPE post race party but doesn't include dining, spirits or the airfare .
Registration begins April 1st, 2008.

To register, visit Off Plan Property Exchange's website, which includes a section detailing more information about the sponsorship at http://www.offplanpropertyexchange.com/grandprix

For More Information Contact:
Jeremy "Basil" Dannebohm
Public Relations & Marketing Manager
Off Plan Property Exchange
jeremy@offplanpropertyexchange.com
ph. +44(0)20-8133-0565 (UK) or ph. +1-303-952-0330 (US)

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Novas 28/03/2008

Voltamos das mini-vacacións da semana santa con algunhas novas.

actualización do fondo das revistas de Mary Glasgow publications. catalogo revistas

Imaxes útiles para traballar con comparativos:

Estou seguro de que se poden crear moitas actividades interdisciplinares e transversais coas imaxes.
Este chiste? ven dunha páxina de tecnoloxía moderna Francesa

www.clubic.com

hai páxinas iunteresantes como esta para usar internet como fonte de recursos:

www.engrish.com

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LE - Todos podemos traballar xuntos.

O sitio web http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/teachingandlearning/library/Languages/ da unha visión da aprendizaxe das linguas ,(evidentemente dende a punto de vista dos centros educativos Ingléses) que nos pode ser interesante especialmente nos centros que intentan integra os departamentos de inglés e francés como seminario de linguas estranxeiras.

Ofrecenos uns exemplos de actividades e do que internet ofrecenos para desenvolver a nosa profesión.

A resaltar e o caso da páxina web da BBC The French Connection pois ofrecenos exemplos de Francés no mundo pero tamén coas referencias en inglés que poden servirnos de exemplo.

Moitas veces recurro a sitios en inglés que falan de España pois teñen a vantaxe de que son textos origiáis falando do mundo Español. Os famosos "lesson plans" poden ser adapatados ós nosos alumnos.

Presento aquí o artigo orixinal editado. (en inglés)

Modern Foreign Languages: harnessing the power of the Web

As the National Languages Strategy (NLS) emphasises, learning languages from an early age enhances the professional and personal opportunities of every child, as well as enriching the cultural and commercial life of the nation. However, as Education Secretary Charles Clarke noted when announcing it, the vast majority of students discontinue language learning in the later years of secondary school.

Beginning to involve children in language learning at a much earlier age and working as creatively as possible to maintain their interest once they reach secondary school have therefore been recognised as key to reversing this situation.

Language-learning for life
The teaching of languages gets a head start with children under the age of 10, who are naturally receptive, curious, attentive to novelty, have few inhibitions about making mistakes and can learn through the medium of simple, childish activities. When teachers use the Internet, even the youngest pupils can discover songs and games in French and German. As teenagers, with language skills acquired almost before they knew it, they will think nothing of emailing penpals in Verona, visiting the virtual Prado museum or chatting with fellow Inter Milan fans. Computer literacy and foreign language literacy are now both life skills designated in our school system. If schoolchildren are taught early language proficiency there is every hope that speaking Spanish or Italian will become as natural to them as surfing the Web.

What's on the Web and how do I find it?
The Internet provides an immense, sometimes daunting, amount of material that can be used in language teaching. You may be looking for activities for planning your own classes, some reassurance about contemporary teaching styles, a ready-made lesson plan or a special idea for a project. There are various ways of getting the information whether you are hunting specifically or just waiting to be inspired. All access to the Internet information highlighted in this article is free.

Where to click first
Teachernet's A to Z list of Useful Sites is a good place to start if you are new to resource-finding on the Internet (you will find the Useful Sites button on the left-hand panel of our homepage). Click and browse by running through the alphabetical list to find, say, the Association for Language Learning site, or put in a search term such as 'language' or 'resource' for results like The Teacher Network, or Schoolzone, which are general websites for teachers, including news, jobs and language teaching resources.

Some sites will offer links to other sites where language teaching resources can be found. The Centre for Information on Language Teaching and Research (CILT) is probably the first stop for these in the UK. It contains the Virtual Language Centre, Lingu@net, which has links to a huge selection of websites for languages teachers, plus information sheets, guidance for using ICT in teaching languages, an online forum and many other features. Another recommended site with material expressly tied in to the national curriculum is Modern Foreign Languages.

When searching independently, enter search terms like 'primary language learning', or 'German fairytales' in a search engine like Google. A broader range of information in other languages can be found by using the international versions of search engines, for example German Google, or Yahoo for France or Spain.

STRONG>Primary language teachers: Internet for information, support and ideas
The National Advisory Centre for Early Language Learning (NACELL) website states that 'one of the aims of foreign language teaching is to help children understand that their mother tongue is not the only means of human communication and the best way to do this is to make the foreign language taught an ordinary part of the child's life at school'.

• The NACELL site is designed to equip teachers to meet this challenge. Publishing the latest educational research in the area it provides an email forum for primary Modern Foreign Language teachers, a schools network with pilot schemes and a teaching resources section. It is currently offering links to sites with Christmas vocabulary, songs and traditions in many languages.
• Everyday and fun activities in a foreign language help to move the context of communication outside the classroom. Taking the register, and collecting dinner money can be conducted in Welsh or Arabic. Or you can learn, or even contact, about real schools in other countries through their websites. For French, La Ronde des Ecoles de l'Ain sur le Net unites 40 schools of all shapes and sizes.
• The Teachingideas site is good for practical activities and language-learning games, plus links to other useful sites.

Secondary language resources: bilingual learning
The Nuffield Enquiry recommended studying a curriculum subject through the medium of a foreign language. Called bilingual learning, this new methodology has been found to raise standards of attainment in curriculum subjects like History, Art or Music as well as improving and integrating a pupil's foreign language capability. From the dozens of wonderful international websites which would lend themselves to this, here are just a few ideas:

• Spring Day in Europe is a site which invites European schools to register and debate the construction of a European constitution. It can be used to engage with questions of Citizenship and Geography in the target language and also provides a huge database for contacting European school websites.
• In addition to the chance to visit at a distance, museum sites often contain educationally directed material. See what's on offer at the Louvre and the Munich Pinakothek.
• Music sites, which sometimes include audio clips, can range from the Berlin Philharmonic to Spanish MTV. Pupils could also send emails to sites which answer their questions about favourite artists.
• If you want to disguise a more serious debate about culture, cartoons in a foreign language will encourage the shyest teenager to share their opinions. Click here to see The Simpsons in French.

Online lesson plans in foreign languages
As well as fuelling your own creativity, the Internet can supply structured language teaching material. Some places to look for ready-made online lesson plans are TeacherNet's Resource Materials area, and at the BBC Schools site as well as learn.co.uk.

Off to work
Last year the European Year of Languages showed that career information about languages is still geared towards the traditional areas of teaching, translating and interpreting. For pupils already thinking about university and vocational training, scanning a list of Careers Utilising Foreign Languages will challenge preconceived notions about what kind of jobs you can do in a language other than your mother tongue. The Languages National Training Organisation is a prime resource for detailed careers information and guidance; its information-packed website has case studies and downloadable factsheets. Now, when a young adult is confident and can communicate in a foreign language, they will have not just the Web but the world at their fingertips.

Brush up your own language skills
Finally, the Internet can be used for your own benefit too. The following two websites contain selected news articles to help you brush up on your language skills and learn something about the respective countries at the same time.

The BBC's French Connection looks at how French is spoken outside of France and what the language represents to the more than 50 francophone countries around the world. It allows you to download articles as text or audio files, as does the EducationGuardian's language learning section. Here, articles from Spain, France, Germany and Italy are all followed by a glossary to help broaden your vocabulary.

This article was commissioned by TeacherNet's editorial team, independently of DCSF policy teams.

Pode traducirla páxina a francés utilizando os servizos de http://babel.altavista.com/, simplemente, escolles a lingua orixinal o de destino, e listo. Moi útil, ainda que non sei en que medida servenos.

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Novas 11/03/2008

Unha semana tranquila, pois non houbo moitas novidades.

Os CFR de toda Galicia estivemos de formación durante o fin de semana traballando o traballo por proxectos e unha introducción as competencias básicas. Se os interesea algún dos documentos presentados ou os interesa a información sobre estes dous grandes retos, poden contactar comigo.

Actualización do fondo de revistas de Mary Galsgow publications. XLS Mary Glasgow magazines

Tamén chegou a actualización do fondo de revistas English Teaching Forum. Chegou a revista Volume 46 Number 1 2008. Encontrase dispoñible na asesoria.

Recomendo o artigo da páx. 27 "Do you like green eggs and ham?" e tamén na páx 41 o "Lesson Plan: New York".

enlaces:

http://exchanges.state.gov/education/engteaching/ - O sitio oficial del Depto. de estado educación.

http://exchanges.state.gov/forum/journal/ - Sitio para FORUM

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Teachers' TV video con subtitulos - Hidden House History

Outro vídeo para traballar cos novos medios na aula. Este video ven cos seus subtitulos para poder traballar secuencia na aula tanto como material de apoio como actividades de listening.

Tamén e bastante divertido a busca de información sobre onde vivmos. Pode inspirar un traballo multidisciplinar para buscar os nosos raíces.

http://www.teachers.tv/video/10177 - "Hidden House History - Muswell Hill"

Synopsis

Dr Nick Barrett and Dr Jonathon Foyle are called in to investigate the hidden and secret past of a 1920s suburban semi-detached house.

Owners Yimmy and Robert want to find out what the strange concrete structure in their garden is; they suspect it might be an Anderson Shelter. A strange arch over the road looks like front of a house, but does it relate to their house?

Hidden House History sees archive specialist Barrett and architectural historian and archaeologist Foyle called in to solve the hidden history of a house, no matter how big or small, old or new.

Subtitles - http://www.teachers.tv/system/files/10381.doc

Se queredes incluir os subtitulos no propio video para traballar con el na aula, terán que usar software como o movie maker de microfist incluido no sistema operativo Windows

Recursos - http://www.teachers.tv/hiddenhousehistory/resources

Tedes recursos para traballar como converterse nun detective local.

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Novas 03/03/2008

Actualizados os documentos:

Listado de revistas de: Mary Glasgow Magazines

Mediateca DVD do CFR: Mediateca DVD CFR Ferrol

O material para préstamo está a vosa disposición no CFR.

Por que obten Finlandia mellores resultados que nos?

No mes de abril, e probable que sae publicado a orden para solicitar seccións bilingües. Como temos varias seccións funcionando na nosa área recomendo a todos os centros interesados en solicitar seccións CLIL que se poñan en contacto cos centros CLIL a fin de recabar esperiencias.

Aviso:

A libreria Cantón 4 acaba de recibir material especifico para traballar cos nenos en inglés.
O material e novedoso e interactivo.
A libreria vai a preparar unha exposición no local e no escaparate para amosar todas a novidades.

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Novas 26/02/2008

Actualizada o arquivo de revistas Mary Glasgow Magazines cos últimos recibidos.
Podes ver un listado aquí: revistas Mary Glasgow Magazines no CFR.

Finalizados os cursos que se celebraban na EOI Ferrol, a reflexión inicial é que foron un éxito. En xeral, todos os asistentes sacarón proveito das actividades e pensan utilizalos no seu labor profesional. Como xa estamos inmersos na elaboración do plan de formación 2008 - 2009 a saber que a EOI fixo propostas para diversas actividades para o curso. Informaremos do proceso.

Ahí van algúns enlaces de interese

http://curriculumintegrado.blogspot.com/ - Unha páxina con enlaces e información sobre o curriculum integrado tanto para Inglés como para Francés.

http://deestranjis.blogspot.com/ - Enlaces sobre o curriculum integrado

http://literacyworks.org/learningresources/index.html - Actividades deseñadas para traballan o inglés dende diversas fontes e métodos.

Aquí tedes a filosofía:

The Learning Resources site offers web-delivered instruction using current and past CNN San Francisco bureau and CBS 5 - KPIX (CBS Broadcasting) news stories. Western/Pacific LINCS (part of the National Institute for Literacy's LINCS Project), and Literacyworks has partnered with news agencies to develop an online literacy site that benefits all learners and instructors. Each module includes the full text of each story and interactive activities to test comprehension. The learner can choose to read the text, listen to the text, and view a short video clip of the story. Each module is designed for ease of use so the learner can use it independently. The instructor can also incorporate any story into class activities and lesson plans.

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Booze: A Young People's Guide - Act. Transversais

Para todos os que seguides os videos que publica TeachersTV, recomendo o video de hoxe pola temática que pode dar debates de cultura actual.

Booze - A young people's Guide.
"A candid view of the highs and lows of drinking, this programme explores the risks that young people expose themselves to when drinking.
Filmed over one Saturday night in England and Tenerife, we follow six young people as they begin their nights out, examining the issues they face as they contemplate whether or not to drink.
These six drinking stories demonstrate the different attitudes that exist towards alcohol among many young British people today."

O interesante do video é as referencia e tópicos do alcol e a asociación do concepto de "festa rachada" con España dende o punto de vista do adolescente inglés.

Tedes uns enlaces para traballar o video.

• outline.html - Unha esquema do video repartido por tempos.
• background.html - Background information and glossary.
• activities.html - Activities using clips from the video for follow-up.
• fom.html - links a clips con información e actividades.

En xeral son actividades deseñadas para alumnos de 4º ESO e Bacharelato.

De novo sintoo que estes videos non estan dispòñibles en Francés nin con subtitulos. Se alguen ter unha enlace a programas cos mesmos contidos noutras linguas estranxeiras, enviarmelo.

De haber interese, poderíase intentar engadir subtitulos baseados nas actividades propostas. - Pongase en contacto coa asesoría.

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