Free Posters Celebrating Mighty Women Role Models

Read the mini biographies of powerful female models and enjoy the posters!

The History of English

The English language spoken today has evolved over a period of approximately 1500 years, or better since the arrival of the Angles, Saxons and Jutes on the shores of England around the 5th century. 

They brought with them various Germanic languages that would gradually evolve into the English we speak today. 

During those 1500 years, the English language has added or ‘borrowed’ words from many other languages to create a rich, complex and sophisticated language. In some cases, an existing English word has been replaced with one from a different language, in other cases the new word has been added as a variation or alternative to the English original. 

English is now a language full of ‘loan words’. 

https://www.sutori.com/story/the-history-of-english

Revising writing

Please read and reflect on these posts:

1) https://markaki-b2.blogspot.com/2017/10/webinar-on-ecce-writing-simplified.html

2) https://markaki-b2.blogspot.com/2017/10/ecce-writing-corrected-letters-and.html 

Writing an article

WRITING

ARTICLES

PLAN

• Opening- Paragraph 1                                       

Introduce the topic. 

• Body- Paragraph 2 

                  

Say how your interests developed 

•  Body- Paragraph 3               

Describe what you enjoy about it.

• Conclusion- Paragraph 4             

Sum up and make a recommendation  

OPENINGS

1. ask a question :What would you say if I told you my hobby was reading?   
2. gives a general statement about the topic: Many people believe you to have to be a gifted artist to enjoy painting 
3. says the task makes you think about the topic: It's not easy for me to decide what my favourite pastime is. 

DEVELOP YOUR IDEAS 

Try to support your ideas with examples from your own general  knowledge or personal experience.

IMPROVE YOUR STYLE 

Expressing your ideas in a variety of ways makes your writing more interesting. 

WRITING AN ARTICLE

1) Analyse the task: Who is going  to read the article? What kind of information should you include?

2) Brainstorm ideas: Where do you go in the summer? What do you enjoy doing? How often do you do this activity? Is this activity something you do alone or with others? Why does this activity appeal to others? 

3) Organize your article: Use the plan

 4) Write your article: Remember to write a catchy opening and to support your ideas with examples.  

CNN news can be fun!

CNN articles on current affairs with a number of words explained for you.
https://en.news/lesson-browser/lesson-store

You can learn the ropes by clicking here first:
https://en.news/lessonPlayer/19275-zxx-en/learn/1/1/1?disableResume=false

The reasons behind the success of a company

 In this video we watch the Bill Gross describes how a company can become successful. Bill Gross has founded a lot of startups, and incubated many others and he got curious about why some succeeded and others failed. So he gathered data from hundreds of companies, his own and other people's, and ranked each company on five key factors. He found one factor that stands out from the others and surprised even him. This video was helpful for me and all the other people who want to create a company.

Helping others

This is my favourite video! It is about helping other people. In my opinion it is very important to help people who live next to us . We should be grateful  for all  the things we have and we shouldn't make a fuss for everything, because other hymans haven't got enough money  to buy food or pay for their children's education.
If we have a lot of money, it would be nice to give some money to humans who really need that!I hope you like this video because it has a strong message ! 

A Message To All Women

This is one of my favourite videos with meaning. I like this video because it gives a strong message about women. How we are worth it and deserve more than we think.We know that women used to be really dependent and didn’t have many opportunities.This video talks all about that and more. We all have the same rights and chances.I  for sure recommend it .Go Watch it! You are awesome!!!

Nervous Vs. Excited

This is one of my favourite videos. I find it very interesting and helpful, as it helps us to improve our way of thinking to a more positive one and create a happy and productive life.You should check it out. Simon Sinek has helped me to have a positive attitude.

A simple theory of evolution

This video is from the Ted channel and has been presented from Prosanta Chacrabarty .He says that we began as a fish and after the fish we continued as a monkey.With his theory he says that the fish  was the first that had back bone and some other things that will make you think if he is correct.

What is school for !!!

This is one of my favorite videos on the web . I think that this is such a great opinion and a whole new way of looking at things !!! This video is all about how education works and why school makes you memorize the dots and not connect them !!! One of the most important things that is not taught in schools is self care . And suicide being one of the leading cause of death, I think this is a really important  lesson . I think that it really diserves some credit beacause it was realy innovative ! It is also edited pretty well so I think you will have a great time watching it !!! 

More ECCE speaking practice

Sample topics:
http://www.hau.gr/resources/orfeas/ecce/hau-ecce-speaking-practice-tests.pdf

Advice on all parts:
http://markaki-b2.blogspot.com/2017/10/ecce-speaking.html

ANSWERING PERSONAL QUESTIONS

• What's your favourite place in town?

My favourite place in town is located at the centre of Heraklion. It's called Lion's Square and it is very popular, especially with teenagers. There are many cafes and shops here so you can sit, relax and go shopping. This place is mostly known because of the big and beautiful fountain which is the reason for the square's name.

• What's your favourite singer?

My favourite singer is Selena Gomez, who is very popular with young girls. I love listening to her songs, because their lyrics want to send a message and the music suits them perfectly. The messages that are sent have to do mostly with love and that's why her songs become popular with teenagers.

• What's your favourite hobby?

In my free time I like doing many things. One of them is going out with my friends. We like chilling out at the centre of the town and shopping or just going for a walk. We prefer meeting and having a great time instead of chatting online. 

• What's your favourite type of music?

I enjoy listening to music in my spare time, especially when I listen to my favourite type called pop music. In this type of music most of the songs become popular easily and refer to love and emotions. My favourite pop singers are Shawn Mendes and Selena Gomez. 

• What's your favourite sport?

My favourite sport is volleyball. I like it very much because it's a team sport, so all the players cooperate together to win and they get to know each other easily. Also, it is a good way to keep fit and it is not as exhausting as other sports.

• What's your favourite teacher?

I like many of my teachers at school and one of them is my Language teacher. She is very knowledgeable and she actually impress some of my classmates because of her amazing vocabulary. I like the way she teaches as most of the students understand well and pay attention. She also gives us some exercises which make us think of something unusual and different.

Answering personal questions

What's your favorite hobby?
       My favorite hobby is dancing.I love it, because while I am dancing I can express my feelings and also get fit and have a good figure.Actually, I don't really enjoy ballet.I prefer modern dance,because you are free and you can improvise.

What's your favorite teacher?

  My favorite teacher is my Chemistry teacher.She is a very good teacher and very kind with th students.She always smiles and helps us when with have a problem.She also tries to do all the excercises at school in order not to give us a lot of homework at school.That's why she is my favorite teacher!