Tuesday, January 22, 2013

How to draw cartoons

1. Read and write down the text on page 26.
2. Activity 2 page 26.

Go into this website and answer the following questions:


3. What does Manga mean in Japanese?
4. What is a kibyoshi?
5. What colour is an angry character's head?
6. Who created Mighty Atom?
7. What's special about manga characters? Write all physical characteristics.
8. What's special about the way of reading mangas?
9. Who is Mangaka?
10. Draw yourself as a manga character following the rules from here.


Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Monday, October 29, 2012

Me and My Family!


M. Carmen - 2º ESO D

 

Claudia - 2º ESO D

 
Adrián - 2º ESO D


Ana María - 2º ESO D


Well done!

 

Halloween at IES Cristóbal Colón








Halloween


Image by Panopticum




True or False?

1. Halloween is traditionally celebrated on the night of 31st November, the night before All Saint’s Day.

2. In England Halloween was called ‘All Hallow’s Eve’.

3. On Halloween night all evil spirits stayed at home.

4. Halloween is based on an ancient Celtic holiday and the name‘Halloween’ means ‘Winter’s End’.

5. In past times people put lamps or lanterns outside their houses to keep away evil spirits.

6. People believed that witches, ghosts and goblins went around at night looking for a living body!

7. On Halloween people dressed up as ghosts and witches so that the spirits would not steal their body!


8. Nowadays people don't pumpkins with faces in their houses.

9. The pumpkin is sometimes called the ‘John-o-lantern’.

10. ‘Trick or treat’ is a game children play at Halloween to play jokes (treat) or get sweets (trick).

  


 
If you need help to answer the questions,
click here.
 
 
Happy Halloween!




By Sainsbury



1. Beat 2 egg whites in a bowl until they stand in stiff peaks.

2. Add 110g white sugar and beat until the mixture is stiff and glossy.
3. Put large spoonfuls of the mixture on a baking tray with baking paper, and shape into ghosts.

4. Bake in a preheated oven at 110ºC for 60 minutes, then turn the oven off and leave the ghosts for another 30 minutes.

5. Attach chocolate button eyes to each meringue with a drop of melted chocolate.


And enjoy your Halloween ghosts!

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Sunday, May 15, 2011

My Best Friend



Friends are those people who will always be there when you need them.

Here are some of the conditions a good friend should fulfill.
Do you agree?

Friends are those people who will always be there when you need them.

Here are some of the conditions a good friend should fulfill.
Do you agree?

 


What about you?
Who is your best friend?
Is your best friend a boy or a girl?
Are you similar or different to each other?

 
Describe your best friend establishing comparisons between both of you.
  • Divide your description in paragraphs:
1. Introduction of your friend.
2. Physical description and comparison.
3. Psychological description and comparison.
4. Conclusion.
  • Use comparatives and superlatives.
  • Join sentences with connectors: however, besides, but, and, because, I think, in my opinion, from my point of view...


Some examples:









Now it's your turn!