TRailers About Ancient treasures

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BgyhHBoz50

Scenes about ancient treasures

2) Now, watch these scenes about  Indiana Jones and the last crusade

-          Can you explain what happened in these scenes?

-          Choose one and write a short summary of the actions.

          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFntFdEGgws&feature=fvwrel

-          Here there are some useful words:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH9TSLqjKis&feature=related

-          Here there are some useful words:

A little bit of ancient treasures

1) Open this link and watch the scene.

-Explain what happened in the scene using these words.

http://es.indianajonestheexhibition.com/la-busqueda-del-tesoro.html

2) Read the text and then complete with the best option (a/b/c)

Archaeology: The Bare Bones?

If we want to find 1)..OUT...what happened in the past, we 2) .................read history books. Another 3)..........to learn about the past is archaeology: the study of the past through the things people have left 4)................... . The written word and archaeological remains are very different from 5)............................other, of course, but is one more reliable than the other? You might 6)................tempted to say that something written down is 7)...................dependable than a pile of old bones, say, or weapons from prehistoric period. But stop a minute and think: is this really the case?.

On an archaeological dig, excavation involves uncovering artefacts and structures that have been buried for a 8)................time. Things literally “come to light”. Modern scientific techniques enable archaeologists 9)...................get detailed information on what they have discovered, like 10)...........different foods have been cooked in a clay pot, for example, 11)..................the sex, age and size of a human skeleton.

It is probably almost impossible to be completely objective 12)...................writing history, whatever period one is writing in. Reading history, therefore, and doing historical research, is also a process of uncovering: the objective truth has to be separated from the subjective falsehood.  13)........................archaeological remains and historical documents need to be interpreted: neither can be taken at face value. The 14)..................... is, the evidence from a clay pot or a pile of bones may be just 15)........................reliable as a written historical account.

2)a) should                            b) may                          c) must
3)a) possibility                       b) example                   c)way
4)a) there                              b) behind                      c)inside
5)a) each                               b) one                           c) another
6)a) feel                                 b) was                          c) wonder
7)a) the most                         b) most                         c) more
8)a) short                               b) long                          c) past
9)a) to                                    b) -                              c) into
10)a) what                             b) how                           c) which
11)a) but                                b) and                           c) or
12)a) which                            b) when                        c) what
13)a) Both                              b) Each                         c) Two
14)a) Truth                             b) Example                   c) Case
15)a) as                                 b) the                            c) -



2) Answear the questions below.

a) Explain what archaeology is in your words.

b) Do you think it is interesting?

c) What does it involves? Does it need technological devices?

d) Can you find information about some ancient treasure or an archaeology discovery? Do you know any?

3) True or false.

......a) Archaeology is a way to know more about ancient civilizations.

.......b) Archaeology involves lots of hard work, especially deep excavations with modern machines.

.......c) Archaeologists can be completely subjective when dealing with an object as regards, its period of time.

.......d) Archaeologists and Historians work together to find the objective truth of ancient treasures. 

........e) Archaeologists do not need to know history at all.

f)

Now it's your turn!!!!:)

What are the movies for the weekend!!!!???

Let's check out!

1) Imagine you are a writer and you work in a newspaper.
-Choose a movie and write a film review for the readers.
-The movie must be about historical discoveries or about an ancient treasure :D
-Include basic information >>director, main characters and a short description of the plot!

2) Imagine you are an archaeologist and you have discovered an amazing object.
   - Find out information about some interesting discovery and write an article for the     
    National Geographic :D
- Include >>> what the discovery is about(object, body, animal,etc), general description, its period of time.

Little Red Riding Hood

Activity: Write the story of Little Red Riding Hood. You have the images to help you and the beggining of the story. Good Luck! :)

Once upon a time, there was a little girl who lived in a village near the forest.  One morning, Little Red Riding Hood asked her mother if she could go to visit her grandmother. "That's a good idea," her mother said.  So they packed a nice basket for Little Red Riding Hood to take to her grandmother.

Mixed Tenses!!:)

1) Complete the text using Simple Present, Present Continuous or Simple Past.

Justin and Selena 1(BE)...........classmates. Justin 2 (LIVE)............................in a nice building with a swimming pool, and Selena 3 (LIVE)...................in a big house next to him.
Justin 4 (LOVE)...............swimming but Selena 5 (NOT LIKE) .........................it. 
She 6 (PREFER).....................playing tennis. Every Morning, they 7 (GO)........................to school together. They 8 (NOT TAKE).....................a bus. They 9 (WALK).......................
At this moment, they 10 (GO).................to school. They 11(TALK).................about their weekend.


Justin: What 12 (YOU/DO)....................................................last weekend?
Selena: I  13 (GO)............................to Pinamar with my family.
Justin: Really??? How was it?
Selena: Oh, great! The weather 14 (BE).........................wonderful. We 17 (GO)........................to the beach every day. We 18 (SUNBATHE)........................., 19 (PLAY)................................volleyball and we 20 (WALK).............................a lot.
Justin: 21 (YOU-SWIM)..................................................................in the sea?
Selena: My brothers 22 (SWIM)...............................but I didn't. I'm scared of the sea. And what about you?
Justin: Well, my weekend 23 (NOT BE)...................... so much fun! I 24 (STAY)..........................home. I 25 (BE)...............................ill. I 26 (NOT FEEL)........................................very well.
 Selena:  What a drag!!!! I'm sorry to hear that, Justin!!

ST. Patrick 's Biography.

About St. Patrick's Day

St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland and the Irish. He was born about 389 A.D in Northern Wales.

Saint Patrick had an adventurous life. He was captured by pirates at the age of 16. The Irish pirates brought him to Ireland to tend the flocks of a chieftain in Ulster. Six years of slavery made him a devoted Christian. He escaped to France and became a monk. In 432, a vision led him to return to Ireland as a missionary bishop. He brought Christianity to Ireland and taught there for 29 years. He used the shamrock, a 3 leaf clover, (Ireland's national flower) to explain the Blessed Trinity. St. Patrick founded 365 churches, baptized over 120,000 people and consecrated 450 bishops.

Many tales sprung up about this popular saint. One of the most popular legends was how he charmed all the snakes of Ireland down to the seashore to be drowned by the water. The only certain writings of St. Patrick's are his Confessions and a letter written to a man named Coroticus (See Tripartite Life of St. Patrick by Stokes and Lives by Todd, Healy, Bury and Lusack.). His Confessions are written in crude Latin.

According to some Irish writings, St. Patrick died on March 17, 461 A.D. The anniversary of his death is celebrated as St. Patrick's Day. It's interesting to note that the shamrock clover flowers around that time of year.

The first official celebration of St. Patrick's Day in the United States occurred in Morristown, New Jersey in 1780. It was authorized by George Washington. Today St. Patrick's Day is celebrated by the Irish as well as many Americans with parades, parties, wearing of green, Irish songs and jigs. People wear green on this day to represent the lushness of Ireland - The Emerald Isle.

1) Read the text

2) Look for all the unkown words.

3) Answer the questions below.

a) Where was Saint Patrick born?
b) How old was he when pirates captured him?
c) Where did the pirates  take him?
d) Why did the pirates take him to Ireland?
e) How long was he a slave in Ireland?
f) What happened when he escaped from France?
g) What did he use to explain the Blessed Trinity?
h) When did Saint Patrick die?