Environmental campaigns

In the English Workshop at the moment 3º ESO pupils are learning about and discussing environmental problems and their possible solutions. Click here to listen to an audio recording of three mini-presentations about environmental campaigns designed and presented by the pupils themselves. Thanks to Alejandra, Adriana, Carlota, Gabriela, Gonzalo and Victoria for their input!

A year in the Midlands

Here is another account of a pupil who spend last year living and studying abroad. This is from Nicolás, now back here studying 3º ESO, who will tell us about his year in the Birmingham area, in the UK.

Last year I went to England to improve and develop my English. I went to a town near Birmingham called Stourbridge. The school was called Old Swinford Hospital and owned nearly the whole village, so going to the shops included a very big discount, mainly in WH Smith's or Poundland, where the discount was about half the original price.

At a boarding school, not being a boarder would be a disadvantage for your social life or your relationship with the older boarders or sixth formers*. Each house has a housemaster (who is a member of staff) and a head of house (who is a sixth former, who were the most important. A matron was in charge of laundry and acted as the "house's tailor", fixing trousers and shirts like there was no tomorrow.

At school we had very well thought-out breaks placed at the second hour in the morning and at 12 o'clock for lunch. The school was huge and had two different fields, five boarding houses, and a building for each subject, plus administration and the headmaster's office.

The worst experience was playing rugby in December in the rain wearing shorts and losing my gumshield**. The best thing was having a natural grass football pitch next to my house.

In conclusion, it was a great experience. The best tip I can give is to respect the older pupils and get on well with them and the rugby players of your age. And of course to enjoy yourself!


*Sixth form is the last two years of education, the equivalent of Bachillerato.

**Also called a mouthguard. You put it into your mouth in contact sports to protect your teeth.

Advertising workshop with Little Big Kids (1ºESO)

What's a green screen?

Who writes a slogan?

How do you make an ad?

These were some of the questions that pupils of 1ºESO hoped to have answered before their trip to the Little Big Kids advertising workshop last Friday.

In preparation for the trip, we learned and played games with some of the new vocabulary that they would be using at the Little Big Kids studios. 

Here, some of the pupils tell us about their experience.

Sonia & Rocío:

In the Little Big Kids workshop there are 3 activities that consist of:

1. Making a TV ad
   
   
   

2. Creating an ad for the radio
   

3. Inventing an ad for a magazine
   

We learned that you can do a lots of different types of ads. I learned that an ad needs music and a slogan. I learned that making an ad is more difficult than people think.

Marta & Bea:

In the television ad our group made an ad for Doctor Pepper. The teachers that were in that class were Timisha and David. The other groups did other advertisements for trainers, cookies and sun cream. We have learned a lot of vocabulary and how people make ads.

In the radio ad our group had to make an advertisement for a car (Ferrari). The other groups did other things like perfume, supermarket, gym and an energy drink. The teachers that were in that class were Edmund and David. We have learned how people work and how to write a radio advertisement.

In the magazine activity we advertised cereals. All the group did different kinds of cereal like Corn Flakes, Choco Krispies, and Frosties. We did the pictures on a blackboard and wrote slogans. The teachers that were in that class were Timisha and David.

Carla & Lola:

We liked the experience because it was very fun. We liked all the activities and the best part was when we did the slogans.

Guille & Claudio:

All three activities were fun but the best one was the TV ad.