dimecres, 12 de maig del 2010

UNIT 4: THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY


Toby tells us about Hull and it's most famous resident, William Wilberforce. Wilberforce was a politician who campaigned against slavery. The British slave trade was abolished within his lifetime, but continued campaigning because he wanted to free slaves all over the world.

UNIT 3: MUSIC


Roxanne explains the history of listening to music and explores how computers and the Internet have changed the way we listen to music. She interviews a band called The Half Rabbits and asks them about the impact of the Internet on music today.

dimecres, 5 de maig del 2010

Diary

3-7 of May

In this week on Monday was free day. On Tuesday was a fantastic day because we pass the exams of Mathematics, Catalan and Technology and in the afternoon we record the video of thriller and it was fantastic. On Wednesday we do the three units of DVD's. And finally on Friday we did the exam of phrasal verbs.

UNIT 1: THE ANGEL OF THE NORTH


Now we are in Newcastle. The presenter tell us about the city and it's most famous work of art, the Angel of the North, created by Antony Gormley. We see this huge sculpture on a hill just outside the city and learn about how it was built. Also the presenter tells us the characteristics the sculpture.

UNIT 5: DUBLIN


Dublin is the capital of Ireland and is largest city. 2 milion people left Ireland during the famine. Dublin has got great museums and galleries for example the Trinity College started in the sixteenth century and it's a great place to shop. In Dublin there is a statue of Oscar Wilde who was a funny writer. The university of Dublin is the oldest in Ireland and Temple Bar is a great place for people to enjoy themselves.

UNIT 2: GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND


In this unit Joe is training for a charity race and he is going to raise money for guide dogs. Later he visit the Guide Dogs Training Centre in Leamington. He meet the guide dogs and find out what makes a good guide dog and how they are trained.
The Guide Dogs Training Centre it started in 1934. There are nearly tow million blind and partially sighted people in the UK and some of them use guide dogs. Guide dogs help blind people.