MEMORIES FROM WALES.

OUR EXPERIENCE IN WALES.

Our travelling route to Snowdonia.

Here you have some advice about the means of transport you can get to arrive in Aberystwyth. You'll also find some interesting information you can use for your trip project.

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My wiki: a trip to Snowdonia.

My wiki: A trip to Snowdonia

Haunted Castles in Wales podcast

Have you ever heard about Welsh ghosts? Here you are going to discover about them.

• We name three haunted castles in Wales. Listen to this podcast and tell us which they are.

Haunted castles podcast

• Describe some of the ghosts that appear in the listening.

MY FIRST WEBQUEST

TREASURE HUNT

Visiting Wales

We are going to learn about Welsh castles and their characteristics in this treasure hunt. We are going to learn about their origin and how they evolved later into different types of castles. We will also learn something about Welsh language.

Answer the following questions:

1.- What is a motte-and-bailey?

2.- When were motte-and-baileys built?

3.- What is called a keep?

4.- What centuries were Norman castles built?

5.- How many castles are there in Wales?

6.- Name and choose five castles you can visit in south Wales.

7.- What castle was built in the 19th century?

8.- Where can you find more castles in south or north Wales?

9.- What does “Coch”mean in Welsh?

10.- Can you indentify the following castles?

A.- (___________________) B.- (_____________________)

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The big question:

Compare the different castles you’ve chosen.

What have they got in common?

Use the following links and others to answer the questions:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motte-and-bailey

http://www.castlewales.com

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_castles_in_Wales

http://www.greatcastlesofwales.co.uk

http://es.forvo.com/word

Finally, did you know that the longest city name is in Wales? Watch the videos and write down the name of the city.

Video 1

Then watch another video and find out when the name was created and why?

Video 2

Have a look at this webpage and then put the name of the city you've found into the search box. That way you will find the video that will enable you to answer the question.

Evaluation Criteria

The students have to send their answers by e-mail to the teacher in a day or two. The activity will be started in class. The students will have to send their answers twice. First, they send their individual answers. Afterwards, they comment on their answers with their classmates in a forum on internet, and decide what the best answers are. The teacher will value both their answers and their participation in the forum.

Extra marks: Discover some important information about Wales: symbols, culture habits, food,...

I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE MYSELF.

Hello!! I'm an English teacher at IES Rocagrossa Lloret de Mar. I like mainly travelling and doing creative things. I hate monotonous routines. That's why I try to make my classes as real and humanising as possible.

This year we've finished our CLIL project (2007-2010). I hope to be able to innovate my classes next year. In fact, my students can make blogs and use computer programs such as the audacity better than me.

My teaching experience.

I've had very different experiences in teaching:

1. I taught Spanish to English people in Wales for a year in 1992 and 1993.
2. I started teaching in the Official School of Languages in Girona in 1996.
3. I've taught English to teenagers in high schools such as IES La Bisbal, IES Ramon Coll i Rodés (Lloret de Mar), IES Rocagrossa (Lloret de Mar), IES Bosc de la Coma (Olot),and IES Bagà.
4. I've also taught in special high schools as the school of Arts in Olot and the school of hostelry and tourism in Girona.
5. Nowadays, I'm teaching at IES Rocagrossa. I've been teaching there for seven years now.