Christmas Around the World
Prezi by Chryssa Lazou

A Blog on Media Literacy!

Please, visit the new blog created for the needs of the project Media Literacy for TEENS.gr. It is based on CLIL and consists of experiential activities, blended learning activities, gamification, quizzes, debates, interviews with experts and field trips and visits!!!!

What is Culture?

An explore activity!!!

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Media Literacy for Teens.gr

A Kahoot! Game!!!!

A Kahoot! Game on MEDIA LITERACY!!!!

What is Media Literacy for you?

Media Literacy for TEENS.gr

The 50 Most Common Irregular Verbs in English | Grammar & Pronunciation ...

The Parthenon

THE PARTHENON - a timeline

Buldings-WordArt

Buildings-A Concept Map

My Lesson - LANDMARKS AROUND THE WORLD

Landmarks Around the World

Activity 1

Watch the virtual tour from Photodentro and then read the text and fill in the chart.

                 The Sydney Opera House

Where is it?
Who designed it?
How old is it?
What is its striking feature?

Adapted from: Google Maps

The Sydney Opera House is located in Sydney, Australia and is one of the most distinctive and famous 20th century buildings. It is also one of the world’s most famous performing arts venues and since its opening, it has become a symbol of Sydney. Designed by Danish architect Jo/rn  Utzon, it reaches out into Sydney Harbour and its spectacular roof reminds us of a moving ship at full sail! Construction began in March 1959 and it was completed in 1973 at a cost of $102 million! It is very large (183m x 120m) and it is supported on 580 concrete piers sunk up to 25m below sea level. The roofs of the House are constructed of 1,056,000 white granite tiles and the interior is composed of pink granite and wood. It has about 1,000 rooms, 5 theatres, 5 rehearsal studios, 2 main halls and a multitude of restaurants, bars and souvenir shops. What you may not be aware of is that you’ve

probably seen this breathtaking structure featured in films such as "Mission Impossible II", "Independence Day", "Finding Nemo" and many more!

Adapted from: www.en.wikipedia.org

Activity 2

Go to Digital School and Play! 

Choose Edugame Jeopardy OR Edugame Hangman. 

Note: If you have unknown words, you may wish to get some help from the Glossary OR the Digital Dictionary you can find on the right under the Useful Links post of this blog.

Activity 3

In groups of four go to Wikipedia and find information as to write your own paragraph on an amazing structure, based on the questions of the chart!

Choose from:

• Parthenon
• Eiffel Tower
• Tower Bridge
• Taj Mahal
• The Colosseum
• The Statue of Liberty

Go to Google Maps and find a relevant image that you like. Then, prepare to present your findings to the rest of the class!

Extra Bonus Game for the quick students!

a) Play Hangman! Go to "Quizzes" page of the blog and play Landmarks Around the World!

Activity 4

Now that you have learnt so much about landmarks, go to the "Questionnaire" page of the blog and fill in the questionnaire!

Questionnaire

 

These are short videos to help you

Learn English Idioms 

Color Idioms

Animal Idioms

 

Food Idioms

 

Clothing Idioms

 

Seven Wonders of the World - A scenario

A very interesting scenario!
Retrieved from Aesop
(2-hour tuition)

Seven Wonders of the World

General Description in Greek

Γενική περιγραφή περιεχομένου:

Οι μαθητές διαβάζουν ένα κείμενο για τα επτά θαύματα του αρχαίου κόσμου, λύνουν δύο κουίζ αναφορικά με την αρχαία και τη σύγχρονη λίστα των επτά θαυμάτων και βλέπουν βίντεο για τα θαύματα του φυσικού κόσμου. Στο τέλος, αναλαμβάνουν ένα project κατά το οποίο φτιάχνουν τη δική τους λίστα με τα επτά θαύματα του κόσμου χωρίς να περιορίζονται γεωγραφικά, χρονικά ή ως προς τον τύπο των επιτευγμάτων. 

Εκπαιδευτικό Πρόβλημα: 
Το σενάριο εντάσσεται θεματικά στο δεύτερο μάθημα της πρώτης ενότητας του βιβλίου Αγγλικών Γ’ Γυμνασίου. Οι μαθητές καλούνται να μελετήσουν το θέμα των διακοπών από διαφορετική σκοπιά, συνδυάζοντάς το με τα Επτά Θαύματα του Αρχαίου Κόσμου. Συγκεκριμένα οι μαθητές εξετάζουν τα Επτά Θαύματα όχι μόνο ως αξιόλογα μνημεία αλλά ως σημαντικά αξιοθέατα που περιλαμβάνονταν σε ταξιδιωτικούς οδηγούς του 1ουκαι του 2ου π.Χ. αιώνα. Στο τέλος, αναλαμβάνουν ένα project κατά το οποίο φτιάχνουν τη δική τους λίστα με τα επτά θαύματα χωρίς να υπάρχει γεωγραφική οριοθέτηση ή περιορισμός ως προς τον τύπο τους.   

15 MOST COMMON ENGLISH IDIOMS AND PHRASES

Retrieved from here

Here are the 15 most common English idioms and phrases that will enrich your English vocabulary and make you sound like a native speaker.

1. ‘The best of both worlds’ – means you can enjoy two different opportunities at the same time.
“By working part-time and looking after her kids two days a week she managed to get the best of both worlds.”

2. ‘Speak of the devil’ – this means that the person you’re just talking about actually appears at that moment.
“Hi Tom, speak of the devil, I was just telling Sara about your new car.”

3. ‘See eye to eye’ – this means agreeing with someone.
“They finally saw eye to eye on the business deal.”

4. ‘Once in a blue moon’ – an event that happens infrequently.
“I only go to the cinema once in a blue moon.”

5. ‘When pigs fly’ – something that will never happen.
“When pigs fly she’ll tidy up her room.”

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My name is Chryssa (Chrysoula Lazou). I am an English language teacher in secondary education. I live and work in Kavala, Greece. Let's promote a culture of sharing and exchange materials!