Happy Summer

Self-Assessment

• What can I do that I couldn´t do before? 
• Now I can presnt a work without being wrong.
• What do I like most?
• I like doing exercise in the blog .
• What can I do well?
• I do well the translation.
• What am I confused about?
• I am confused about readings.
• What do I need help with?
• I need help withe the vocabulary.
• What do I do in English outside the class?
• I watches films in English 
• What do I need to improve?
• I need to improve the pronuncation 
• What did I learn about culture?
•  I learn about the culture in Florida

Britpop

Britpop

New Vocabulary (Unit 5)

• Toddler-->niñito
• Elderly-->mayor
• Retire-->jubilado

Kangaroo

`Kangaroo´ project

Britain´s Got Talent

Project Physical Education-Music 2ºA / 2ºB

Waka Waka (This is Africa), is a song performed by the Colombian singer Shakira, with the collaboration of the South African group Freshlyground.

It was chosen by FIFA as the official song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup held that year in South Africa. All the profits generated by the song went to the charity campaign of the FIFA 20 Centers for 2010.

Waka Waka combines Afro-Colombian rhythms and instrumentation with society, Trinidad and Tobago musical genre derived from calypso.

The chorus was based on a song from Cameroon called "Zangalewa" that made popular the Golden Sounds group formed by ex-military of that country. The group maintained that they did not compose, but adopted a popular song spontaneously on the part of African scouts when they marched.

The song was number 1 in 50 countries.

Colombia, Guatemala, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain, Portugal, Germany, France, Chile, Mexico, Turkey, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, Holland, Denmark and Finland, fact that what had matched other songs of other world-class singers such as Madonna, Michael Jackson or Britney Spears with "Hung Up", "Thriller" and "... Baby One More Time", respectively.

In addition, he was the official official of World Football.

The song was released on April 28, 2010, and was available for digital download from May 11. The single had sold more than 9.5 million copies worldwide, and became the most successful of the digital era, since all sales were in that format. It was included in the album Listen Up! The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup Album, the official record of the World Cup. All the profits derived from the sale of the album would go to the charity campaign of the FIFA 20 Centers for 2010, whose goal was to achieve a positive social change through football, to build twenty centers «Football for Hope» along all of Africa to solve the problems of health and education on the continent.

Another campaign focused on education, co-founded by Queen Rania of Jordan and FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter, was 1GOAL Education for All. Shakira acted as an ambassador to add her voice to this initiative of the World Cup. Supported by some of the biggest names in the global soccer community and the FIFA board, the singer ensured with this campaign that the world leaders donated the funds necessary for some seventy-two million children to have access to education. Worldwide.

On April 23, auditions were held in Los Angeles to choose the dancers and models for the official video of the song. The video was shot in Compton, United States, an area populated mostly by African-Americans and Latinos.

On May 2, the first image was released. In the videoclip appeared the players Lionel Messi, Dani Alves, Rafael Márquez Álvarez, Gerard Piqué and Carlos Kameni.

Shakira performed live the English version of the song in Soweto, (Johannesburg) on ​​June 10, 2010, for the opening concert of the 2010 World Cup. It was watched live by approximately 700 million viewers from all over the world. world, when it had already been thought that the song would be performed only in the final of that Cup on July 11, 2010. Additionally, the song was also performed again at the close of the World Cup. Shakira was the only artist who performed at both ceremonies.

Origin

Zangalewa is a Cameroonian song.1 It receives the name of the first words of the song: Zamina mine Zangalewa.

The refrain has been used by different artists as part of their songs, among which: Golden Sounds, Las chicas del Can and Shakira stand out.

It was part of the repertoire of the soldiers, but also of various young groups such as scouts, all over Africa. It is a song of light rhythm, and is frequently used as a song for marches.

It was popularized in 1986 by the Cameroonian band Golden Sounds, which gave it great success and changed its name to Zangalewa.

It is also said that the meaning "Waka-waka" was a greeting made by soldiers from Cameroon during the Second World War.

This song is performed in the Fang language, corresponding to certain areas of Gabon, southern Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and a little east of Central Africa. Being so popular leads to many times the song is sung without knowing the meaning.

Za engalomwa means in Fang language "Who sent you?" This is the question of a Cameroonian soldier to another of foreign origin, According to Guy Dooh, of the Zangaléwa group. The term "zangalewa" can also come from an expression in Ewondo: za anga loé wa ?, which would be "who called you?" Cameroon is a multi-ethnic and plurilingual country, and not all soldiers knew how to speak Ewondo, so it is very likely that over time the term za anga loé wa became the Zangalewa that we know today.

In 2010 Shakira repeats it in the chorus with the title Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) with the South African group Freshlyground becoming the official song of the World Cup South Africa 2010.

The 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa was the 19th edition of the Football World Cup. The competition was held in South Africa, between June 11 and July 11 of that year, the first time the tournament was held in Africa and the fifth time it was held in the Southern Hemisphere.

They registered to participate in the ranking process 204 of the 208 national associations affiliated to FIFA, held between mid-2007 and the end of 2009, in order to determine the 31 participating teams in the final phase of the tournament (which would join the host South Africa).

The championship was composed of two phases: in the first, eight groups of four teams were formed each, advancing to the next round the two best of each group. The sixteen qualifiers then met in elimination matches, until they reached the two teams that played the final at the Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg.

Before the tournament, South Africa made a millionaire investment to be able to receive one of the most important sporting events on the planet. About 2 million tickets were put on sale to attend the 64 games, to be played in 10 stadiums located throughout the country, of which half were new. In preparation for the event, the host country previously organized the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in the cities of Port Elizabeth, Bloemfontein, Johannesburg, Pretoria and Rustenburg.

After the consecration of Spain to the Netherlands, this World Cup was the first played outside Europe in which a team from that continent was proclaimed champion, and it was the first time since 1998 that he won a team without previous world cups in his winners, as well as the first time since 1978 when two teams without world cups met in the finals. As world champions, Spain participated in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.

N.Self-Assessment (Second term)

1.-What can I do that I couldn't do before?
Play with the flute ``Santa Maria Strela do día´´.
2.-What do I like most?
Make rhythms.
3.-What do I do well?
Make rhythms.
4.-What am I confused about?
I think I don´t confused in anything.
5.-What do I need help with?
I think I don't need help.
6.-What do I do in English and/or music outside the class?
I watch films.
7.-What do I need to improve?
I need to improve.
8.-What did I learn about culture?
I learnt about the Piano.

M.Vocabulary III

Genre: género.                 
Folk music: música folclórica.
World music: músicas del mundo.         
Popular music: música popular. 
Vinyl record: disco de vinilo.
Sacred music: música sacra.
Dance music: música de danza.
Soundtrack: banda sonora.
Choreography: coreografía.
Ballet: ballet.
Stage: escenario.
Improvisation: improvisación.
Flamenco: flamenco.
Synthesizer: sintetizador.
Middle Ages: Edad Media.
Renaissance: Renacimiento.
Baroque: Barroco.
Classicism: Clasicismo.
Romanticism: Romanticismo.
Impressionism:Impresionismo.
Twentieth Century Music: Música del Siglo XX.
Triplet: tresillo.
Anacrusis note: nota anacrúsica.
Fret: traste.
Gregorian chant: canto gregoriano.
Opera: ópera.
Program music: música programática.
Gothic Rock: Rock Gótico.
New Wave: "nueva ola".
Symphony: sinfonía.
Mass: misa.
Consonance:consonancia.
Dissonance: disonancia.
Theme: tema musical (principal).
Stress: acento. 
Reed: lengüeta.
Polyphony: polifonía.

New Vocabulary ( Unit 3)

Pollution contaminacion
Eco-friendly medio ambiente
Fossil fuelds combustible fosil

New Vicabulary (Unit 6)

Astronomer astronomo
Hire a car alquilar un coche
Fashion buyer: diseñador
Be ill estar malo
Go abroad ir al extranjero
Sales assistant dependiente

Aston Villa

1. The team started in 1888.
2. They haven't won a big championship for 25 years.
3. Gordon Cowens´s been at Aston Villa since he was 11 years old.
4. Gordon Cowens´s played since he was 5 years old.
5. Cowens´s ambition is to play for his country in the World Cup.
6. Aston Villa won the European Cup in 1982.
7. Aston Villa has won the Football Association Cup seven times.
8. Birmingham is in the centre of England.
9. Gordon Cowans doesn't play for Aston Villa.
10. Scott Bridges is one of Aston Villa´s best young players.

Self-Evaluation

1.-What can I do now that I couldn't do before?
Now I can different the future simple and be going to
2.-What do I like most?
I like make dialogues
3.-What do I do well?
I do well the vocabulary
4.-What am I confused about?
I confused about listening
5.-What I need help with?
I need help with reading
6.-What do I do in English outside the class?
I watch films in English
7.-What do I need to improve?
I need to improve the translation
8.-What did I learnt about culture?
I learn about St Patrick´s day

French diet

French diet

New Vocabulary (Unit 4)

Earn-->ganar dinero (trabajo)
Messy-->Sucio
Pleased-->Satisfecho
Annoyed-->Irritado
Net-->red

New Vocabulary (Unit 3)

Thumb-->Pulgar
Environment-->Medio ambiente
pollution-->Contaminación
Eco-friendly-->Ecológico
Greenhouse gas-->Gases de efecto invernadero
Fossil fuels-->Combustible fósil
Global warming-->Calentamiento global
Flu-->Gripe
A caught-->Tos

H. Project III

1) What period does the Middle Ages cover?
Between the V and the XV. It began with the fall of the Roman Empire in 476 and ended with the discovery of America in 1492

2) What general characteristics does it have (according to the teachers' comments)?

·      They were dedicated to agriculture and livestock. The society was very rural.

·      The social classes were:

o  Privileged (kings, nobles and clergy)

o  Not privileged (Artisans and peasants)

·      The Catholic Church had a lot of influence in Middle Ages

·      Crusades or holy wars were developed to conquer lands.

·       Romanesque art is an artistic style created within workshops and emerged in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, in Europe.

·      Gothic art prevailed in the sixteenth century when the barbarians invaded the Roman Empire. It was characterized by the creation of the vaults of crossed arches, broken arches, stained glass windows.

 3)What is the main difference between ``troubadours´´and ``minstrels´´?

A troubadour was that person of high birth who was dedicated to compose, translate and interpret his works with a didactic and entertainment purpose rather than as a way to make a living. Being educated people, with extensive training in the trívium (grammar, logic and rhetoric) and the quadrivium (arithmetic, geometry, music and astronomy), easily accessed the major European courts and were consulted on politics, literature or recent events.

The minstrels, on the contrary, their profession consisted only of entertaining people. They had many talents among them singing, dancing, reciting poems, juggling, hand games, word games and quick answers to earn money.

4) Pay attention to these two monuments (a Romantic church and a Gothic cathedral).What do their different heights have in common with the music evolution of those centuries?

Gothic art results from the evolution of Romanesque art, however we observe different and even opposite attitudes. If the Romanesque is recollection, darkness and solidity; in Gothic there is light, color and elevation to the divine.

5) What do you feel looking at these pictures (taken from the 19th century but directly linked to the Middle Ages)? In your own opinion, what kind of music could accompany these images?
When I see these photos I feel harmony, peace, relaxation ...

In the first photo, the music that should accompany it is Celtic music, with rhythms that contrast with cheerful music that can even sound like melodies of war, even sad and peaceful.

In the second one, music that recalls the sound of nature: birds, crickets, frogs, wind, water ...

In the third one, it would be romantic music accompanied by instruments such as the harp, the flute, the violin...It may show little concern for the external form and greater by inspiration and expressive force. Melodic style of great richness, with a passionate and intense melody and a warm expression of feelings.

6)Why does Heavy Metal music love this aesthetic?

This type of music is related to the Middle Ages, wars, knights, castles, cavalry, wrestling ... It is common to find covers of music albums that are more reminiscent of a comic by Conan the barbarian. Theatrical staging and costumes more typical of medieval warriors with epic character letters. Musicians are seen as authentic warriors of legends who tell stories of distant or unreal times in which the listener flees from the monotony and rationality of today's life.

Piano Project

``Piano Project´´, click there to open the presentation.

You are what you eat

• Breakfast --> milk with Cola Cao and cookies.
• Lunch in the high school--> ham sandwich.
• Lunch--> Macarroni with tomato and cheese, water and Coca-Cola.
• Snack -->Cookies.
• Dinner-->soup with croquettes.

I know that my diet is not healthy.

Breakfast could be healthier, for example, a glass of milk with a tomato toast with ham, because it has carbohydrates, proteins ...

I have to eat more fruit instead of cookies, because they have more proteins and vitamins than the cookies.

Lunch can be a piece of fruit or a bit of turkey. The ham sandwich is healthy because it has a lot of carbohydrates that give me energy and protein for the whole morning, although it also has fat, which is also necessary.

Instead of the macaroni to eat, I could eat fish, grilled meat accompanied by salad, vegetables or legumes, which is healthier.

 Instead of drinking Coca-Cola I can drink water or eat natural fruit that contains less sugar also provides fiber , which is necessary for the proper functioning of the digestive system.

For dinner instead of soup with croquettes I could have vegetables, fish and salad or a yogurt. You have to avoid frieds food because they have a lot of fat.

The kind of foods contain the healthiest fat for my  body is the fast food , I eat 3 a week and I like it but it isn't healthy.

Reading Book: Tutankhamun II

Chapter 7-8

• Was over--> Se acabó
• Couple--> Pareja
• Greetings--> Saludos
• Afterlife--> Vida futura
• Thieves steal--> Los ladrones roban
• Treasure--> Tesoro
• Bury--> Enterrar
• Locked--> Candar
• Hunts--> Cazas
• Pain--> Dolor
• Badly injured--> Gravemente lesionado

Chapter 9-10

• Heartbroken--> Con el corazón roto
• Casket--> Ataúd
• Mummy--> Momia
• Wooden-->De madera
• Damaged-->Dañado
• Lead--> Plomo
• Affairs--> Asuntos
• Foreign minister--> Ministro de relaciones exteriores
• The curse of the mummy--> La maldición de la momia

Chapter 11-12

• Didn't trust--> No confié en...
• Truth--> Verdad
• Guests--> Invitados
• Intended--> Destinado
• Missed--> Perdido

Unit 4: The Future

He ´s going to have an accident.
You ´re going to buy the shoes.

I think he ´ll pass all his exams.
I don't think he ´ll enjoy this one.

I.Vocabulary II

Musical meaning: significado musical
Rhythm: ritmo
Dot: puntillo
Drums: bateria
Bar: compás (el espacio del pentagrama)
Time signature: compás (la fracción numérica)
Tempo: ``tempo´´
Chordophone: cordófono
String: cuerda
Rub: frotar
Guitar pick: púa
Violoncello: violonchelo
Tuning peg: clavija
Brass: viento metal
Mouthpiece: boquilla
Oboe: oboe
Trumpet: trompeta
Percussion: percusión
Soprano: soprano
Tenor: tenor
Grand piano: piano``de cola´´
Ligature: ligadura
Snare drum: caja
Clap: palmada
Orchestra: orquesta
Conductor: director
Esemble: formación musical
Aerophone: aerófono
Bow: arco
Pluck: pulsa, puntear
Viola: Viola
Double bass: contrabajo
Harp: arpa
Wooodwind: viento madera
Saxophone: saxofón
Clarinet: clarinete
French horn: trompa
Amplifier: amplificador
Mezzo-soprano: mezzo-soprano
Baritone: baritono
Kettle drum: timbal

Second Term

My New Year´s Resolutions are:

• Study more
• Do more exercise
• Travel more

Reading Book: Tutankhamun I

Chapter 1-2

• Bow-->Arco
• Arrow--> Flecha
• Alone--> Solo
• Chief advisor--> jefe consejero
• Chariots--> Carros
• Pulled--> Tirar (de)
• Excitement--> Emoción
• Waved--> Saludar con la mano
• Anthem--> Himno
• Speeches--> Discurso
• Performed--> Actuaron
• Archery--> Tiro al arco
• Parade--> Desfile

Chapter 3-4

• Stable boy--> Chico estable
• Wrestling--> Lucha
• Sword fighting--> Pelea de espadas
• Luxurious--> Lujoso
• Weak--> Débiles
• Trainer--> Entrenador
• Pushed--> Empujado
• Ground-->  Suelo / Terreno
• Embarrassed--> Descorcertado/a
• Fair--> Justo
• Yourself--> Tu mismo
• Swung--> Oscilado
• Lifted--> Levantado
• Shocked--> Conmocionado/a
• Fell in love with--> Se enamoró de...

Chapter 5-6

• Bride-->Novia
• Marriage-->Matrimonio
• Fan-->Abanico
• Ostrich-->Avestruz
• Chased-->Perseguido 
• Pround-->Orgulloso
• Brave-->Valiente

G. Self-Assessment (First Term)

1.-What can I do that I couldn't do before?
Now a can differentiate wat it is a flat and a sharp
2.-What I do like most?
I like watch videos
3.-What do I do well?
I do well search information about music topics
4.-What am I confused about?
I didn´t confunse in nothing
5.-What do I need help with?
I need help with the pronunciation
6.-What do I do in English and /or music outside the class?
I watch films in English.
7.-What do I need to improve?
I need to improve playing the recorder
8.-What did I learn about culture?
I learn about Bob Dylan