THE CANTERVILLE GHOST, THE PLAY

After reading the book and attending the performance of The Canterville Ghost, please add a comment about the differences you noticed. You can also comment on the production of the play or the actors and actresses. It would also be interesting if you include your opinion about the story, who was your favourite character in the book or the play, what you really liked or didn't like at all, etc....
If you had the chance to watch the film, please add a comment on it. 

ARE CELEBRITY SALARIES TOO HIGH?

After reading the opinion page in your books and after the debate we had in class, please enter your comment.

CITIES AND MUSIC

 Please write your comment about your classmates' projects and oral presentations. What have you learnt? What was shocking for you? What did you like? Which song was your favourite one?
Here you can also enjoy some of your classmates` projects:

London

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QUEEN

DAVID BOWIE

Phil Collins

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CHICKEN A LA CARTE

After watching this video in class and writing about it, please leave a comment expressing your opinion about the short film and the song in it.

IS APPEARANCE IMPORTANT?

To close our unit about appearance and open our second unit about cities. I invite you all to watch this publicity stunt by Carlsberg.  It takes place at the cinema of a big city. Please watch the commercial:

Now comment on it trying to answer these questions:
How would you describe the appearance of the "bikers" in the advertisement? What did you think about them the first time you saw them? Why did they all clap the couples that decided to stay?
Is appearance important? Does it really reveal our personality? Do we have old-fashioned schemes to judge people by their appearance?
What would you do in a situation like this?

The UK and The USA, Two Multicultural Countries.

After listening to Antonio's and Pepe´s presentation about "Multicultural Britain" (Report 1 in your text book) and after reading the article "Melting Pot or Salad Bowl", about multiculturality in The USA, we had an interesting debate in class about this aspect of both societies. Please leave your comment and opinion here. Mention what you think about immigration. Is it a "plus" to the country that receives immigrants  or is it a "danger"? What do you think is better or richer to live in a multicultural place or in a non multicultural one?

INVICTUS, THE FILM

As the project for my students in the third year, we have watched the film INVICTUS in English with English subtitles. I divided the film in three different sections and prepared worksheets for them to fill in. Thus, we had the chance to focus on the language, the dialogues, the sceneries, the characters and all the ideas and relevant topics in the film. After collecting details about all these sections, I gave them an outline to write about the film. They will have to hand in their written project and be ready to speak about it in class where we'll have a debate. As a continuation of it I'm asking my students to include their comments here.

Invictus is a film by Clint Esatwood, starring Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon. It is based on the book Playing the enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game that Changed a Nation, by John Carlin. The film, as the book, "tells the inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela joined forces with the captain of South Africa's rugby team to help unite their country".  It is a very interesting and moving film that really touches you with Mandela's unquestionable words about how "forgiveness liberates the soul and removes fear". Reconciliation, restraint and courage...those were Mandela's weapons, and those should be our own unique weapons so as to be able to recite along with  him the last two lines of the poem "Invictus", by William Ernest Henley, after which the film is named: "I am the master of my fate / I am the captain of my soul"


I think my students enjoyed the film as much as I do any time I watch it. It was worth using it in class!!!