WRITING

READING COMPREHENSION

Britannia

Britannia is an ancient term for Great Britain, and also a female personification of the island. The name is Latin, and derives from the Greek form Prettanike or Brettaniai, which originally designated a collection of islands with individual names, including Albion or Great Britain. However, by the 1st century BC Britannia came to be used for Great Britain specifically. In AD 43 the Roman Empire began its conquest of the island, establishing a province they called Britannia, which came to encompass the parts of the island south of Caledonia (roughly Scotland). The native Celtic inhabitants of the province are known as the Britons. In the 2nd century Roman Britannia came to be personified as a goddess, armed with a spear and shield and wearing a centurion's helmet.

The Latin name Britannia long survived the Roman withdrawal from Britain in the 5th century, and yielded the name for the island in most European and various other languages, including the English Britain and the modern Welsh Prydain. After centuries of declining use, the Latin form was revived during the English Renaissance as a rhetorical evocation of a British national identity. Especially following the Acts of Union in 1707, which joined the Kingdoms of England and Scotland, the personification of the martial Britannia was used as an emblem of British imperial power and unity. She has appeared consistently on British coinage ever since.

1.       When was the term Britannia used for the first time?

2.       Which area did it refer to?

3.       Which areas did the term Britannia include for the Romans? (mention current countries)

4.       How did the Romans call the native people of this new conquered area?

5.       Was Roman Britannia a male or a female character?

6.       Did Roman Britannia have a peaceful or a warlike appearance?

7.       Apart from symbolizing Great Britain, has Roman Britannia had any other meaning for the British?

8.       When did the Romans leave Britannia?

9.       Is there any trace of Roman Britannia in present Britain?

READING SESSION

Primera sesión de lectura: Viernes, 14 de Enero
Tenéis que traer el libro de lectura graduada: The Black Cat and Other Stories by Edgar Allan Poe (Penguin Readers). Recordad que os di la referencia el 14 de diciembre.

STUDY SKILLS

Scanning is looking at text to find a single word or one piece of information.

·         You don´t need to read the whole text from the beginning.

·         Read quickly to find the information you need.

·         Don´t worry about the words you don´t understand

Think about the study skill. In which of these reading situations would you scan the text?

• 1)      Searching for a word in a dictionary.
• 2)      Reading a story
• 3)      Looking for your exam result in a list.
• 4)      Following a complete recipe while you cook
• 5)      Finding how many eggs you need in a recipe.
• 6)      Reading a newspaper to find the latest football score for your team.

UNIDAD 4-contenidos

Comprensión oral

Expresión oral: Give, accept or refuse invitations pg 28 (Spb unit 4)

Comprensión escrita

Expresión escrita: A short article expressing their opinion about what life will be like in the future.

Gramática: Future with will/won´t, may/might, going to or present continuous (Spb unit 4)

Vocabulario: Adjectives and prepositions (Spb unit 4)

Fonética: English vowel sounds

Reflexión sobre el aprendizaje: search for interactive activities; scanning

Aspectos socioculturales: UK 1

SONG

1. Match the words to their correct definition.

To be stuck____ To run away____ To stab someone in the back____ To break down____
To fake a smile____ To lock yourself in____ To kick someone when they're down____
To be on the edge ____ To turn up____ To be left out____

a) To lose control of your feelings and start crying.
b) To increase the sound.
c) To continue to hurt someone when they are already defeated.
d) Unable to move or be moved.
e) To be nervous, excited or bad tempered.
f) Not included or mentioned in something.
g) To escape
h) To prevent someone from entering your room by locking the door.
i) To give a false, not genuine smile.
j) To betray someone who trusts you

2. Listen to the song and fill in the spaces with the missing words and some words from the previous exercise.

all right, deep, desperate, edge, ever (2), gave, had, hears, hurt, lost, place, pushed around, over, sick (2), somebody, straight, stupid, understands

IST PART

Do you _____ feel like ____________ ________?
Do you _____ feel out of ________?
Like __________ you just don't belong
And no one _______________ you
Do you ever wanna ______ _________?
Do you _______ ____________ in your room?
With the radio on __________ ____ so loud
That no one ________ you screaming
No you don't know what it's like
When nothing feels _________
You don't know what it's like
To be like me

CHORUS
To be _______
To feel ________
To be _______ in the dark
To be _______ when you're down
To feel like you've been _________
To be on the _________ of __________
And no one's there to save you
No you don't know what it's like
Welcome to my life

2ND PART

Do you wanna be _______ else?
Are you _______ of feeling so _______?
Are you ________ to find something more?
Before your life is ______
Are you _______ inside a world you hate?
Are you ________ of everyone around?
With their big _______ smiles and _______ lies
While _______ inside you're bleeding
No you don't know what it's like
When nothing feels _________
You don't know what it's like
To be like me

CHORUS

To be _______
To feel ________
To be _______ in the dark
To be _______ when you're down
To feel like you've been _________
To be on the _________ of __________
And no one's there to save you
No you don't know what it's like
Welcome to my life

3RD PART

No one ever lied __________ to your face
And no one ever ____________ you in the _______
You might think I'm happy but I'm not gonna be okay
Everybody always _______ you what you wanted
You never ______ to work it was always there
You don't know what it's like, what it's like

CHORUS

To be _______
To feel ________
To be _______ in the dark
To be _______ when you're down
To feel like you've been _________
To be on the _________ of __________
And no one's there to save you
No you don't know what it's like
Welcome to my life

Welcome to my life
Welcome to my life

3. Answer the following questions.
a) Do you think this is a happy song? Why?
b) Do you ever feel like breaking down? What makes you feel like that?
c) Do you ever feel out of place? What makes you feel like that?
d) Do you ever want to run away? Why? Where do you want to go?
e) Do you want to be somebody else? Why? Who would you like to be?

4. Now imagine that a friend of yours is the one who feels like the guy singing this song. Write him/her a cheering letter to make him/her feel less sad.

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GRAMMAR REVISION

Revise some grammar with these interactive activities.
-Am/is/are
-Present simple (subject-verb agreement)
-Present simple verbs
-Present simple negative verbs
-Wh-questions
-A or an
-Irregular plurals
-Pronouns
-Possessive adjectives
-Object pronouns
-Question words
-Past tense -ed endings
-Past tense-irregular verbs
-Comparative and superlative
-Simple past or past continuous?
-Comparative and superlative