jueves, 8 de junio de 2017

Frida Khalo. Warm up.

http://warmupsfollowups.blogspot.com.es/2009/11/frida-frida-kahlo.html

Frida Khalo. Resources.


http://www.pbs.org/weta/fridakahlo/life/index.html

http://www.fridakahlo.org/frida-kahlo-paintings.jsp

http://www.fridakahlofans.com/paintingsyear01.html

Frida Khalo . Project.

Chose one of the following:
1. Artistic Expression.
 Analyze the works of Frida Kahlo to determine how she used her paintings for self-expression. Explain  how she reflected personal views, experiences, and emotions through her art.

2. A Likely and Unlikely Match: Frida and Diego
Examine and assess the bond between Frida and Diego Rivera reflecting on Frida's own description of their relationship and identifying how Frida incorporated this tumultuous relationship into her artwork.

Frida Khalo . Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4gkhUDofKY




lunes, 13 de febrero de 2017

Valentine's Day: A History of the Day of Love




St Valentine 2

Discussion Questions
  • Do people celebrate Valentine's Day in your country? If so, how? If not, does your country have a holiday similar to Valentine's Day?
  • Is Valentine's Day primarily a day for children or for adults, for the single or the married? Why? 
  • In what ways has Valentine's Day been commercialized?
  • How would a child's Valentine's Day differ from an adult's? 
  • List ways that you could show your love for an individual on Valentine's Day. 
  • Flowers, candy and cards can be nice on Valentine's Day, but real love should be demonstrated in countless more practical ways every day. Identify in which you show your love for others and in which others show their love for you on a daily basis.
  • What does the word "love" mean to you?
  • How do the following types of love differ:
         -- a parent's love for a child?
         -- a child's love for a pet?
         -- a boyfriend's love for a girlfriend?
         -- a wife's love for her husband?
         -- a grandchild's love for a grandparent?
    How are they the same?
  • Who might you give gifts to on Valentine's Day?  What kinds of gifts would you give?
  • Who might you receive gifts from on Valentine's Day? What kinds of gifts might you receive?
  • Describe the best Valentine's Day you've ever had.
  • Describe the worst Valentine's Day you've ever had.
  • Imagine a perfect Valentine's Day. Who would you be with? Where would you go? What would you do? How would you feel? Describe it.
  • At what age do most people in your country marry? At what age did you/do you want to get married?
  • If you are not married, what kind of person would you like to marry?
  • How do people in your country meet future mates?  Are marriages arranged by parents? Are introductions arranged by friends or by a matchmaker? Do young people date casually to find someone they would like to marry?
  • Are there any special customs surrounding courtship and marriage in your country? If so, what are they?
  • Describe a typical wedding ceremony in your country.
  • What are some of the advantages of dating? What are some of its disadvantages?
  • Do you think arranged marriages are a good idea? Why or why not?
  • What changes does marriage require of a man?  What changes does marriage require of a woman?
  • Do you think its better to be single or married? Why?


St Valentine 1

Quotations for Discussion
Greater love hath no man than this,
that a man lay down his life for his friends.

                                                           --John 15:13
"Where love is, no room is too small."
                                                           --Talmud
Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind;
And therefore is winged Cupid blind.

                                                           --William Shakespeare
We are shaped and fashioned by what we love.
                                                           --Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved.
                                                           --Victor Hugo
"Love is the irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired."
                                                           --Mark Twain

Love doesn't make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile. 
                                                           
--unknown

Love is All Around 3

Love is all around. 2

Love Is All Around

Artist : Wet Wet Wet 
Title : Love Is All Around 
----------------- 
 
I feel it in my _______________

I feel it in my _______________ 
Love is all around me 
And so the feeling ____________
 
It's written on the ____________
It's everywhere I go, oh yes it is 
So if you really love me 
Come on and let it ____________
 
You know I love you, I always will 
My mind's made up by the 
Way that I feel 
There's no ____________,
There'll be no end 
'cause on my love you can depend 
 
I see your____________  before me 
As I lay on my bed 
I kinda get to thinking 
Of all the things you said, oh yes I did 
 
You gave your ____________ to me and I 
Gave mine to you 
I need someone ____________ me 
In everything I do, oh yes I do 
 
Got to keep it moving 
Oh it's written in the wind 
Oh everywhere I go, yeah, oh well 
So if you really love me, love me, love me 
Come on and let it show 
Come on and let it show 
Come on and let it 
Come on and let it (come and let it show, baby) 
Come on, come on, come on let it show baby 
Come on and let it show 
Come on and let it show, baby 
Come on and let it show 
 
By bit (bit by bit, bit by bit).... 



What is your Love Language?

http://365tests.com/personality-tests/what-is-your-love-language/


lunes, 6 de febrero de 2017

Refugees 4

Listening and speaking. What does it mean to be a refugee?

http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-refugee-benedetta-berti-and-evelien-borgman#watch

Refugees 3.

Speaking- Watch the second video and tell us the story. 




 • Who is the main character?
• Where is she?
• What is she celebrating at the beginning of the video?
• How does she feel? How about her family?
• What happens?
• What do they do?
• What is she celebrating at the end of the video?
• How does she feel? How about her family?



Refugees2

Listening .Watch the video and answer the following questions:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-executive-order-muslims-immigrants-ban-refugees-rebuild-military-a7550516.html

Who does Mr Trump say he wants to “keep out of the United States”?
What has he just done about it?
Do you think it will work? Why? Why not?

Refugees 1

And  if you survived you are greeted on the other side with
go home blacks, refugees
dirty immigrants, asylum seekers
sucking our country dry of milk,
dark, with their hands out
smell strange, savage –
look what they’ve done to their own countries
what will they do to ours?
HOME by Warsan Shire