SELF-ASSESSMENT

• What can I do that I couldn't do before?
• What did I like most?
• What did I do well?
• What am I confused about?
• What did I do in English outside the class?
• What do I need to improve?
• What did I learn about culture?

Hi everyone! 

We are finishing the second terms and now I am veeery nervous because there are a lot of exams to do yet.

But anyway,that's my business! This is one expression that I have learned this term I have also learned more things like the past perfect tense or a lot of weird vocabulary that I didn't know, I learned the different misunderstandings that you can have when you travel abroad,I learned what does it mean ''gap'' hhaha it's very important this word for me because it is the typical word that you learn and you will never forget haha.I learned the different types of agricultural landscapes in Geography,this part of the term was the most  boring because I don't know it's something that you must know and it was a little bit boring but a good point of that unit was learn the names of different types of fish,animals or crops,as well as in English that we have learned the types of crimes and criminals; but the best part of this term in Geography was the unit which was about forms of government,laws and the political system in Spain,because I love talking about these things...I don't know haha I think that are really interesting. In Physical Educatiton we have learned how to do acrosport and how to play badminton,I really love playing badminton!

In English and Geography we read a book about Marco Polo's and Roald Amundsen's journeys,it was interesenting know about the lifestyle of those years; we also did a project about a country,I chose New Zealand and I learn a lot of this country,for example that is part of an association called ''Commonwealth'' or the main sports there like rugby. I think that it will be really funny and enjoyable if we do for the nest term a videoclip in which we show the best parts of the other terms and pictures about us.It will be great...but it's just a suggestion!

I think that I do a good job this term and that I did my best effort, but I can improve more in different skills like vocabulary.But they were a good and funny months hahaha because Cristina's and Teresa's classes are pretty funny and enjoyable because we learn things but without the same techniques like 'open the book page 37 and copy that vocabulary' and the way they teach it's great and we learn new things everyday.

Hope the next term will be better than this was!

AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE. GEOGRAPHY

AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE

This picture is  a landscape from Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain. It lies on the south bank of the Ebro River

You can see clearly that is an agricultural landscape because as the definition that Teresa gave us,it's land that has over time been transformed by human beings and by farming activities ir order to obtain products from nature.

Let's talk about the different characteristics of its physical factors; Zaragoza it's formed by valleys, mountain ranges and cliffs because of the Prepyrenees (Moncayo). Its climate is a Continental one,that is characterised of regular precipitations and high temperatures throughout the year as you can see bellow: 

Now we are going to talk about the plots,as you know the plots can vary in size, in this case some are quite big because you can't see the end of them. They are enclosed fields because are irregular plots separated by fences and roads of that village.

The farming system that is used here, is monoculture system, in which each farmer grow a single crop in his plot/s. Here in Zaragoza the main crops to grow are: cereals like corn and fruit trees like orange,tangerine,peach,lemon and apple trees.

All of these crops are crops that grow by the method of irrigation  in which a controlled amount of water is supplied to plants at regular intervals for agriculture; using  irrigation sprinklers. It is also intensive agriculture that happens in densely populated areas and in which farmers use fertilisers and machinery, the aim of this type of agriculture is to make the productivity higher.

MARCO POLO. GLOSSARY

Raised me. When somebody look after you, and give you a place to ive,food and education.
'I made him crazy' When someone is always doing things and is very nervous he make the rest crazy      and nervous too.
Beards. Hair that grow on the lower part of men's faces.
Pope. Is the head of the Roman Catholic Church and the bishop of Rome.
To escort. To protect someone from other people.
Westerners. The people that lived at the west of the world (Spain,Italy,Rome)
Balcany.An elevated platform on the outside wall of a building.
Donkeys. A mammal similar to the horse and that is a domestic animal.
To pray. To offer thanks, a petition...to  God or a divine figure.
Fabrics.  A cloth made by the weavuen threads.
Crowded. ADjective used to say that a place is full of people.
Spices. A type od condiment that is used to enfasize meals' flavours.
Friars. A man who is a member of the Roman Catholic Church or of a mendicant order.
Holy Oil. Liquid sticky and smooth that has been consagrated by the Pope.

Silk Road. 

To worship. When you pray at or for something.

To weave. To lace together threads to form a fabric.

Mirage. An image that someone sees in a desert and is an ilusion.

Cane. A short staff used to assist one in walking.

Silk cords. Threads that are made of a very special and expensive fabric,the silk.

To kneel. To go down and rest on your knees, it's a gesture that you must do when you are in front of       an important person.

Widows. When the husband of a women dies and she is alone.

Tent. A shelter of cloth,held up by poles and held down by sticks.

Ambassador. A diplomatic official of the highest rank sent by one country to live in another as a             representative figure.

Bried. A woman newly married or one that is going to get married.

To wave goodbye. To say goodbye doing a gesture with your hand from right to left.

Prison cell. A small room in a convent or a prison.

Journey. 

SECOND TERM PROJECT. NEW ZEALAND

Here it is the link of our project of New Zealand. Hope you like it!

NEW ZEALAND

Made by: Álvaro Calvo, Irene Gómez and Gadea Rodríguez