Our students in 2º ESO have been presented with several attractive holiday destinations in the world. Well, here's an interesting country to visit. Pay attention to the superlatives and comparatives. Let's start with some videos (you can watch them with English subtitles):
12 Incredible Facts About Nigeria
And here's a second one:
Incredible Facts About Nigeria - Part 2
Some articles for you to read about this African country:Nigeria country profile (BBC News)
Come to Nigeria, if you like a bit of edge with your natural beauty (The Guardian)
By the way, do you know Hakeen Olajuwon? He's a Nigerian sportsman. Which sport did he practise? Which team did he play for? Why is that team called like that? Here's a video for you to see >>>>
TED talk >>>
Alison Quirk: Making a difference in the world
Learn 13 idioms for ILLNESS, SICKNESS & HEALTH with English with Lucy
By the way, what is the slight difference between 'feeling sick' or 'feeling ill'?
Activities for my 2º ESO students: Answer the question above and tell me what language you know about health, doctors and patients.
SHOW SURPRISE FIRST. THEN AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THE STATEMENTS (Have a look at the examples first)
"I bought some mineral water" YOU: "Did you? So did my mother." OR "Did you? My mother didn't""I didn't buy any beer" YOU: "Didn't you? Neither / Nor did my mother." OR "Didn't you? My mother did."
1. "My brother is very tired." YOU: "................? __________________ I".
2. "I always study before dinner." YOU: ".................? ____________________ my sister."
3. "I've missed my bus to Motril" YOU: "............? __________________ my parents."
4. "I'm not very good at English." Víctor: "...................? I ___________________"
5. "I can't speak German" YOU: ".....................? ________________ we."
6. "I can't find any photos for my tourist brochure." YOU: "..........................? My English teacher ____________"
7. "We are going to Edinburgh at the end of March." YOU: "..................? _________________ Albert's students."
8. "She has got a new boyfriend." YOU: "................? I _______________"
9. "I don't smoke Havana cigars." YOU: ".............? ________________ smurfs."
10. "I was born in Salobreña." YOU: "..........? Albert ____________. I think he was born in Colone, Germany."
Key to Selectivity exam in the previous post: Key to Sexism in language
HIGHWAY TO B2.....
USE OF ENGLISH & VOCABULARY.
HAD BETTER / WOULD RATHER
- We use HAD BETTER instead of 'should' or 'ought to' to give advice or as a kind of threat.
Examples:
You'd better hand in all the compositions Albert asks you to do.
You'd better not be late for class if you don't want the teacher to tell you off.
- We often use WOULD RATHER
to express preferences either for yourself or a preference someone has that another person does something. We use past tenses.
Examples:
I would like to play tennis rather than football
I'd rather play tennis than football
I would like you to drive her to the airport. >>> I would rather / I'd rather you drove her to the airport
Exercises to do connected with HAD BETTER /WOULD RATHER:
Had better, would rather et al. (Agendaweb) >>> many exercises to do.
Rewrite using would rather (English grammar)
Intermediate grammar exercise: would rather, would prefer, prefer (speakspeak)
You'd better/you'd rather (ToLearnEnglish)
Prefer, would rather, would prefer, had better (liveworksheets)
LINGOHACK >>>
- Episode 180207 / 07 February 2018 >>> Nigeria: world's biggest yam producer - Language related to 'Commerce'. Need-to-know language: exporting, generate, diversify, funding & mainstay.
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ResponderEliminarTo be honest Nigeria has never been on my mind, for this reason it has been interesting to search information and discover unknown and amazing facts of this wonderful country.
EliminarTourism is a growing industry in Africa, but is Nigeria a safe place to travel to? It is said that travelling around west Africa is an unpredictable business, and there are a lot of stories about travellers that make you think that Nigeria is not that worthy.
Nigeria has a lot of spectacular things to offer to the tourist, but Nike Art Centre, which is an art gallery of African artwork and culture, is a must for every traveler. If you are more into nature you should definitely visit Lekki Conservation Centre, Agodi Gardens and Jabi Lake.
To conclude, I would like to say that Nigeria is a truly unique country!. Something that is very highlight in this country is its food, its most famous dishes are: Jollof rice, Garri and Pounded yam.
Irene Ramón 2ºBACH
Nowadays it is very common to go of holidays in summer with our family. Usually we travel to other city or other country for disconnect for a time.
ResponderEliminarThe beach is one of the most visited places. So, the coast of Spain during the summer it is very busy for the tourist. Also, it is common to visited other countries; Roma, Paris, Berlin or even Madrid have a lot of tourist because of his history. South American or EEUU it is very typical to visit too.
Even so, the people never think in other less visited cities. Nigeria is probably one of the less tourists receives. Maybe because of being in Africa or because the people think to can be dangerous. Despite this, Nigeria has a lot of interesant places to visit: Ibadan, Port Harcout, Kaduna or Owerri are that you can to see there.
Finally, I think to the people should visit many cities like Nigeria, because the tourism can change the economy of that countries and the people would see many interesting monuments. I would like go to Nigeria to know his monuments.
When we think of holidays, many people think of beaches, hotels and large swimming pools, others think of the mountains, rest and see beautiful landscapes. We all have a holiday concept very different from each other.
ResponderEliminarOn the one hand are people who like to travel to large cities, those that appear in all tourist guides, such as New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Rome, Holland or Berlin. People who are more cosmopolitan love the noise of the cities, the lights of the night, the cities that never sleep.
On the other hand, there are people who like to travel to the most recondite places on the planet such as Nigeria, Ethiopia, Bhutan or Tuvalu. Countries with a number of visitors that in some do not exceed a thousand tourists per year. But not because they are not more beautiful or more interesting, for example, some have the most impressive beaches or the most beautiful landscapes that can be seen.
Personally, I would like to travel as much as places like Rome or Los Angeles to Tuvalu or Nigeria because each place can bring me different things that other places could not and there is nothing better than appreciating the cultures of each place.
Ariadna Prados López 2º Bachillerato
We prefer summer holidays in sites populated as they are Paris, EE.UU or Dublin because these places are know for the sites for the tourist however Nigeria it's a place that when you listen to talk you would not like to visit it
ResponderEliminarWhen you listen speak about Nigeria, you can listen the problems as they are the desnutrition or the conflicte between the Nigerian army and Boko for this reason the tourist they do not want to go to this kind of places because they are not safe
I think that it should be interesting to travel to Nigeria because you realize how life really is but all people prefer avoid seeing what life is like and live inside your bubble of ignorance, but i prefer see the real life.
In conclusion i think that altough all people prefer visit places how Paris, i prefer visit places where can help a other people. Paris is a place where all the people are going to spend money and thus believe that they live happily but for me it is worth going to places where you are aware of the luck you have and that really makes you happy inside
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ResponderEliminarWhat is the slight difference between 'feeling sick' or 'feeling ill'?
EliminarSick and ill are very similar in meaning, but 'sick' implies vomiting or feeling as if you were going to vomit.
For example:
Ill: My mother is seriously ill in Sta. Ana’s Hospital.
Sick: I feel very sick, I don’t think I can work today.
What language you know about health, doctors and patients?
1.To feel/ be as fit a fiddle // be very healthy
2.To be a picture of health // to be a great example of good health
3.To have a splitting headache // to be a very bad headache
4.To be/look/feel under the weather // to be/look/feel unwell
5.To take a turn for the worse // to become even more unwell
6.To take a turn for the better // to start to become better
7.To be black and blue // to be very bruised
8.To take a tumble // to fall over
9.To go under the knife // to have surgery
10.To be on your last legs // to be close/ to exhaustion/ death
11.To pop your clogs // to die
12.To be hanging by a thread
13.To look like death warmed up // to look extremely ill
Vocabulary
Nurse, doctor, veterinarian, dentist...
Diet, exercise, x-ray, massage...
Antiseptic, solution, blood bag, aspirins, capsule, eye drops...
High blood pressure, diabetes, ambulance, microscope...
Scissors, thermometer, glasses, rubber gloves, first aid kit...
Nausea, fever, backache, stomachache, broken bone, broken arm, toothache...
Susana P. Bosch 2ºESO Grupo A
Why not Nigeria for our summer holidays?
ResponderEliminarWe should go on holiday to Nigeria in summer because there are many things to do there we can also learn a lot from their culture and their customs. In Nigeria we can see many monuments for example Rock and Bower's Tower, we can also see museums for example Nike Art Center or Badagry Slave Museum.
To start with, I have to say that I've never thought about the idea of going to Nigeria before, maybe it's because the media doesn't mention Africa as a travel destination, so that it is believed to be such a dangerous place. But is it real?
ResponderEliminarNowadays, when we are asked where we would like to go on holidays, we usually choose famous cities which all people would like to visit. Places like Paris, London, Venecia, The Caribbean, etc. However, we don't pay attention to places such as Nigeria.
Now, I' going to give you some reasons why you should visit Nigeria at least once in your life. Nigeria has the third highest number of languages in the world, with 527 of them, apart from the abundance of natural landmarks, the local and international restaurants, etc. Moreover, if you love parties, you have to visit this country, as practically every celebration is a mini-festival.
Finally, I'd like to add that I reckon we shouldn't rely on what we see or hear in the media about Nigeria, as if we trust all what they say, we'll proably miss the opportunity to experience what The Giant of Africa is really like.
1. "My brother is very tired." YOU: ".Is he...? _neither do_ I".
ResponderEliminar2. "I always study before dinner." YOU: "..do you..? _so do_ my sister."
3. "I've missed my bus to Motril" YOU: "..do you..? _neither_ my parents."
4. "I'm not very good at English." Víctor: "..arn't you..? I _am not_"
5. "I can't speak German" YOU: "..can't you..? _so do_ we."
6. "I can't find any photos for my tourist brochure." YOU: "..can't you..? My English teacher _can't_"
7. "We are going to Edinburgh at the end of March." YOU: "..dou you..? _so do_ Albert's students."
8. "She has got a new boyfriend." YOU: "..has she..? I _don't_"
9. "I don't smoke Havana cigars." YOU: "..don't you..? _so do_ smurfs."
10. "I was born in Salobreña." YOU: "..do you..? Albert _didn't_. I think he was born in Colone, Germany."
Daniel del Pozo Quesada 2º ESO A
Nowadays we can visit a lot of places all around the world. Travelling is very interesting and funny because you can learn a lot of different things like cultures, languages. Languages are one of the things that are really important.
ResponderEliminarIf you go to a interview of a job, they will choose the person that more languages know. Also, you can’t finish your university career if you don’t know languages.
If you ask people if they prefer to go to EEUU, Australia or to Nigeria. Nearly all the people will choose EEUU or Australia because we have more information.
In my opinion, I think that travelling and learning languages is very important. Travelling you can learn a lot of different things that you wouldn’t learn if you don’t travel.however we need to travel to new places to learn new things.
People who prefer to visit in summer France, Germany, Spain etc, do not want to stop traveling but there are places that I do not think they like to go, one of them is Nigeria.
ResponderEliminarIn Nigeria there is talk of hunger, malnutrition, poverty and war,
The war between Boko and the Nigerian army is one of the best known in those territories.
I personally would prefer to continue traveling to places that do not have those things because I want to continue living well and not feel bad for those people.
2ºB
Nowadays it is very common to go on vacation in summer with our family. We generally travel to another city or another country to disconnect from our environment and get to know monuments, religions and buildings from other countries.
ResponderEliminarWhere people tend to go more often to disconnect is usually to the beach, in our case we all know that Spain lives a lot from tourism, especially those places that have the Hotel next to the beach. But for example, other people instead of going to a hotel to rest, they prefer to go more to the inner part of the cities since for them a way of traveling for a rest is to visit monuments, squares, etc.
In the case of Nigeria we all know that it is not usually a very visited country since many people are afraid to go there, it will be because it is part of another continent which is Africa, but they should not be afraid of any since there is security there and in many More than in your native country, Nigeria also has many monuments to visit.
In my opinion, people should not be afraid to go to countries like Nigeria, since the customs, the religion or even the monuments they have may surprise you. It is true that I have not been to Nigeria, but I would not mind going to learn about the country.
Nigeria is the most populous country in África, with an estimated population of more than 200 million people according to recent data.
ResponderEliminarThe capital of Nigeria is Abuja, which replaced Lagos in 1991 with the purpose of being a more central and equitable location for the country's administration.
Nigeria is a linguistically diverse country, with more than 500 different languages spoken on its territory. However, English is the official language and is used in administration, education and the media. Nigeria is one of the largest economies in Africa, mainly due to its rich oil industry. Oil is the country's main export product and represents a significant part of its income.
Nigerian culture is rich and diverse, with a wide range of traditions, music, dance, art and cuisine. The Nigerian film industry, known as Nollywood, is one of the largest in the world in terms of film production.
Nigeria faces several challenges including corruption, terrorism, poverty and lack of basic infrastructure in some areas. However, the country has also experienced significant economic growth in recent decades and has been a key player in African and global politics.