Amazing lifes: people who changed the world.

Would you like to change the world? How does it need to be improved? Can little actions make a different? Listen to Michael Jackson's opinion.

Go through the activities in these wikis in order to find out more about what needs to be changed.

Do you know people who changed the world for good?

Which was Martin Luther King's dream? What did he fight for? (Whatch full speech here).

If you want to see again our language assistant's presentation, click here.

The Power of Education

What is Education for? From my point of view,

So... why is school important? What about the Educational System? Do you know about homeschooling, or any other systems or types of school? Theres a lot to talk about... watch these videos, read the article about technology in education, and discuss. 

"I just sued the school system" 

Steve Jobs at University: 

Ten most unusual schools in the world:

10 weird school rules around the world: 

Finally... what about technology in the classroom? Will teachers be replaced by Instagram? 

But then... what is intelligence? What is important in order to learn? 

Are you still gritty about watching more on education and learning, there is a set of Ted Talks here. 

Why learn languages? 

Read this article and watch the video, The benefits of a bilingual brain. 

The importance of speaking properly: Word Crimes. 

Please, check this padlet created to celebrate The European Day of Languages, and add your favourite word in three languages (one should be English, please!).

Reflecting on our learning and learning a bit more with jokes.

Are you good at learning languages? Have you already found your best strategies? Take the following quiz (the  same one in this new link) in order to know yourself a bit more, or find more quizes and tips in this blog entry. You can also have a look here for tips on learning a language.

One of the best ways of learning is by having fun! So, why don't you visit the following page, with jokes in English? Moreover, you can try to learn some riddles or tounge-twisters, they're great to practice pronunciation and vocabulary!!!

Why don't you check these videos with tips in order to think in Enlglish: 1 and 2. You can also watch the tips by this youtuber:

By the way... have you heard about multiple intelligences? Check this link to watch a video and find your strong points! It comes from the website Best Carreer Match, which helps you find the career that suits you. Why don't you take this test for advice?

After such an intense debate... let's have a laugh with "Taking Exams"!

Please, share your findings in this Padlet about Education. 

What makes you happy?

What is happines? What makes you happy? This is one of the most discussed questions, right?

Let's Google read some quotes about it, choose yours and then post it here, in our Padlet.

   

Listen to this touching, beautiful song. I hope you love it: I lived, by One Republic. (short version here) 

Let's laugh together! I'm sure you'll move with Pharrel Williams' Happy. 

After discussing about the meaning of happiness, why don't we go through this webquest to deepen on it?