Jamaica is a Caribbean island and was discovered by Cristopher Colombus in his 2nd voyage around America. The first settlers were Spanish and they occupied Jamaica in 1504. However, the British established their control over the island in the 17th century and in 1834 Jamaica was made a Crown Colony. After years of colonization, Jamaica acquired its independence from the British in 1962 and its own Constitution was created.
The official language of Jamaica is English, but they speak an English-African Creole language called Jamaican Patois (English+ African languages + Native American words) due to its cultural diversity.
Jamaica is world wide known for its athletics figures such as Kerron Stewart, Aleen Bailey, Juliet Cuthbert...or its musical genres: reggae, ska, mento, rocksteady, dub, and, more recently, dancehall and ragga. The fact is that we do not know too much about this country and because of that, it deserves a site on our blog to commerate Jamaican Independence Day, August 6th.
This country is part of the Commonwealth ( association of 54 countries which shared a past with Britain), you can find more information about it on http://www.thecommonwealth.org/
Monday 16th - Wednesday 18th * Workbook: Page 35. * Write 5 more words related to things you can find in a house.
3rd " ESO" C. HOMEWORK.
Thursday 12th - Monday 16th.
* Find five more words in English related to the section "Vocabulary 1". * Workbook: page 32. * Extension activty. Posted it on this blog.
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OLYMPIC GAMES
SUMMER 2012
FORESTS CORNER
To celebate the International Year of Forests, you are going to work in a different way. Follow this webquest and make a poster related to the forests in the English speaking countries.
Internet offers a lot of opportunities to practise our English. This language is the universal one on the net, you can read articles, listen to songs or interviews, twitter... However, we often forget that Internet can be a provider of activities we usually do in our everyday lessons, you only have to choose the right web page. For instance, you can visit
http://www.agendaweb.org/
LEARNING THROUGH SONGS
Have fun singing songs in English and practise your listening comprehension HERE.
SOME QUOTES
No man is an Island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.
(John Donne)
ON-LINE DICTIONARIES
An on-line dictionary is an easy handy tool, but you have to use it properly.
To use an on-line bilingual dictionary (Spanish- English; English-Spanish), click here.
To use an on-linemonolingual dictionary. Click here.
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