SPORTS 1ST BAT Read the quotations and choose the one you specialy feel moved or attracted by. Report it in your oralpresentation and justify the reason for your choice

1st BAT- THE GREAT GATSBY_ F.Scott Fitzgerald

 BITS & PIECES

•  F. Scott Fitzgerald wanted to write something new, beautiful, patterned.
• The novel expresses  THE AMERICAN DREAM (anyone can win success and wealth by his own efforts. It doesn't mind if he's poor or not) . Gatsby wants to get money, but also love. However, he can only get this love by means of money.
• Fitzgerald's own experiences appear in his novels: 

       NY LIFE IN THE 1920s        
        parties,
       bright lights, 
       heavy drinking,
       jazz music,
       time to make money and have fun (The Roaring Twenties)

     THE AGE OF PROHIBITION
      - The law forbade the selling and drinking of alcohol. However, people could buy it illegally from           bootleggers.
     -  There's a lot of drinking in the book. However, Gatsby and Daisy don't drink.

1.  Learn about the "Roaring Twenties"



The happy twenties -by J. Sala. from cmarti16





        2  Learn about the author

1.  The Author
2. Biography
3. To learn more 


     3.The Book

1. A Summary
   


It is in the thirties that we want friends. In the forties we know they won't save us any more than love did.
Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/f/fscottfit138716.html#EojRCGp6CDRM0UKm.99
It is in the thirties that we want friends. In the forties we know they won't save us any more than love did.
Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/f/fscottfit138716.html#EojRCGp6CDRM0UKm.99
It is in the thirties that we want friends. In the forties we know they won't save us any more than love did.
Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/f/fscottfit138716.html#EojRCGp6CDRM0UKm.99

It is in the thirties that we want friends. In the forties we know they won't save us any more than love did.
Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/f/fscottfit138716.html#EojRCGp6CDRM0UKm.99


1. Quotes 
2. Wikipedia
3. The Characters
4. The Plot
The Great Gastby plot from cmarti16
5.  
6. Final test review I
7. Final test review II
       4. The film

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           Listening task


•  TASKS (Due to January the 17th  2021)
• TASK 1 : WRITING TASK  (2-3 pages) ( 30%  global mark) 
• Read about he author, the roaring twenties, the American dream and the book and write an essay following the guidelines below:
- INTRODUCTION: Present the book ( reason for reading, author & society)
- BODY: Summarize the book briefly and provide examples of the roaring twenties.
- CONCLUSION: Tell about your opinion the book (justify it) and compare in case you've watched it.



•  TASK 2:  SPEAKING TASK  (10 % global mark) Due to January the 18th - 21st  2021
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1. These are some of  the quotes said by F.S Fitzgerald. Choose the one you liked the most and prepare 1 minute speaking in class. 
          - Use Reported Speech, reason linkers (because, as, since) 

1st BAT_ MAKE UP A LIFE STORY

• Watch this extraordinary performance and in pairs, make a life story. Use mixture of past tenses, sequencing linkers and upper B1 structures

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1ST BAT- Stay hungry...Stat foolish. Amazing Steve Jobs Speech at Stanford

• Watch it again and prepare your opinion on one of the three stories he is telling.

TASK: Summarize the stor and give your opinion (WS on opinon in moodle SP folder)

1st BAT- LEARNING YOUR WAY- A Vision of Students Today

• This video was shot in 2007 when technology was already popular in our society. Some students complain about their teachers who are still teaching  in the 19th century style.

•  Watch the video and write your opinion about it. 
 

 

English and new Technologies

1st Bat TECHNOLOGY

Watch this video as many times as you need. Take notes as you're watching it and write a 5 lines summary. It must be done by December 15th.



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