3rd year geography presentation

Take a look at the presentation that Javier Martínez, Jesús Galindo and Ana Medina have done about China:

China

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Independence of greece

See what your classmates have done in 4 ESO bilingue:

Independence of greec eee

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Presentations: History 4th year

Have a look at what your classmates have done in 4th year History.

Here´s the presentation done by Rocío Amores Cruz, Sofia Luque Cáceres, Ana Raposo Cabrera and Claudia García Poyato :

Olimpia de gouges

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And here's the presentation by, Isabel Romero Cabrera, Clara Robles Estévez, Ma Ángeles Vásquez Martín and Fátima Aguilar del Castillo:

Independence of belgium

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And finally, the presentation done by José Manuel Ramos Triana:

Montesquieu

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BONFIRE NIGHT

Bonfire night is celebrated in the UK on the 5th of November every year. There are fireworks, sparklers, special sweets such as toffee apples and BONFIRES!! A large dummy made of straw and old clothes made to look like Guy Fawkes is put on the bonfire and burned, to celebrate victory over the villains. Do you have any festivals that are similar to Bonfire Night in Spain? Do you think you would like Bonfire Night? Why?

The Thanksgiving Play

Here´s a video clip from the film: Addams Family Values. See how Wednesday and Pugsley interpret the famous American celebration...in a different way.

Voltaire

Hello again! Another interesting presentation is waiting for you! This one is about Voltaire, one of the most famous Enlightenment thinkers, and it's been made by Rosa Bocanegra, from 4º ESO B.

Voltaire

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Rousseau and the Amazon forest

Here you can see the power point presentations that the students from 3º and 4º ESO did for the Social Sciences classes during the month of October. They did a great work, and I hope that you like them as much as I do. Enjoy them!!

This one is from Elizabeth Villarán, from 4º ESO B

Rousseau

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And this one is from José María García, from 3º ESO B

The amazon forest

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WELCOME ON BOARD 1º AND 2º ESO STUDENTS

Hi everyone! Holidays are over! Welcome back to our school and the Bilingual Programme! What did you do last summer? I went to Liverpool and visited the Cavern Club, where The Beatles started playing. Then I stayed in Stratford-Upon-Avon, where Shakespeare was born. I also visited Oxford, York, London, lots of places! Tell us about your holidays, please...
Here are some pictures of my trip to England.
Maria Oliva

WELCOME BACK

TELL US MORE!!!!

A new course is about to begin. New projects are waiting in store for you. We are sure you will enjoy them. Meanwhile watch the video and leave your comments. Tell us more about your summer.








Want to sing along? Here is a karaoke version.

SPEAKING TEST 1º ESO BIL THIRD TERM

Hi everyone!
As you know, this term you have to describe a painting or a picture for your Speaking Test.
This is my favourite painting. It’s Lady with an Ermine, by Leonardo da Vinci.


You can see a beautiful young woman with an ermine (a wild animal!). She is tall, she has got long hair, brown eyes and is very pale. She is wearing a red and green velvet dress, a black pearl necklace and a veil on her head. She’s holding the ermine carefully and looking at something outside the picture, maybe her lover. I think she is a bit worried but she’s smiling too. The ermine was her pet and it was a symbol of intelligence. What about your favourite pictures?
Please leave your comments here. See you in class!
Maria Oliva

Artistic gymnastics

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Competition of the month: April 2nd course.

Let´s make a map.

You have to make a map of the School. You have to draw the gym, the courts, the Silo and the grounds.

You have to measure the width and the length of these places with your steps and then, to translate this into metres.

You must do this all on squared paper.

you must write the LEGEND, (for example, trees, gates, fountains...) and the SCALE that you will use (for example one square: two steps), and can use colours if you want.

You must hand it in before the end of April.

Good luck!

Baseball

let´s play baseball.-

Objetives:
Students must learn the rules and routines to practise the game.
Baseball is a bat and ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The goal of baseball is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four markers called bases, placed at the corners of a ninety-foot Square, or DIAMOND. Players on one team take turns hitting against the pitcher in the other team.
The team with the most runs at the end of the game wins.

History.
An early form of baseball was played in England by the mid-eighteenth Century. This game was brought by British and Irish immigrants to North America, where the modern version of baseball developed. By the late nineteenth Century, baseball was widely recognized as the national sport of the United Stated. Baseball on the professional, amateur, and youth levels, is now popular in North America, parts of Central and South America and the Caribbean, and parts of East and Southeast Asia.

Rules and gameplay.-
The game is played between two teams, each composed of nine players, that take turn playing on offense (batting or hitting team) and defense (fielding or pitching team). A pair of turns, one at bat and one in the field, by each team constitutes an INNING; there are nine innings in a game. One team (the visiting team) bats in the first half of every inning; the other team (the home time) bats in the second half of every inning. The goal of a game is to score more points (runs) than the other team.
The game is played on a field where the primary boundaries, the foul lines, extend forward from home plate at 45- degree angles. The 90-degree area within the foul lines is referred to as fair territory; the 270-degree area outside them is foul territory.
There are three basics tools of baseball: the ball, the bat, and the glove.
At the beginning of each half-inning, the nine players on the field team arrange themselves around the field. One of them, the pitcher, stands on the pitcher´s mound. Another player, the catcher, squats on the far side of home plate, facing the pitcher.
Gameplay starts with a batter standing at home plate holding a bat. The batter waits for the pitcher to throw a pitch ( the ball) towards home plate, and attempts to hit the ball with the bat. The catcher catches pitches that the batter does not hit, and returns them to the pitcher. If the batter hits the ball into the field of play, he must drop the bat and begin running toward first base, at which point he is referred to as a runner. If the runner successfully reaches first base, he is said to be safe there and is now on base.

English Day 2010

This year, we will welcome Ceip El Lince and Ceip Dunes de Doñana for English Day which will be held here in school on the 3rd of June 2010!!

Fun activities will include:

An international breakfast with typical food from America, Sweden and Ireland.

Orienteering around the school grounds.

A running dictation.

ICT activities.

A baseball game.

For those of you who don't know the rules of baseball, here they are :)

-There are two teams: the batting team and the pitching team.

-Players have to hold the bat with both hands.

-The teams change their positions when three players in the batting team are out (in other words, they are eliminated) because they have made three strikes or haven’t reached the bases successfully.

-Each player has three turns to bat (three strikes).

-If the ball is fouled (batted outside), this is considered one strike.

-There are five bases and the last base is different to the batter’s box (home plate in the U.S) to avoid any impact.

-If the pitching team doesn't have three outs after fifteen minutes the teams change their positions.

The team with the most runs at the end of the game wins.


Here is the link to Ceip Dunas de Doñana's English Day webpage:
CEIP Dunas de Doñana

SPEAKING TEST THIRD TERM FOR 2º ESO

The instructions for the speaking test are ready. This term it is "Show and tell" . Here you have a funny episode where some children at school do show and tell. But what is show and tell? Watch the episode and leave your comments.

We hope you enjoy it!!!!

Useful Invictus links

Some of these links are quite difficult so don't worry if you don't understand everything!

http://invictusmovie.warnerbros.com/

http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/movie/28284724/review/31290192/invictus

http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/invictus/details

http://www.acorn-online.com/joomla15/arts/columns/reeldad/46507-clint-eastwoods-invictus-meaningful-history-lesson.html

http://www.newsweek.com/id/226323

http://invictusmovie.warnerbros.com/

http://www.sobrecine.com/sinopsis-y-creditos/invictus-sinopsis-actores-creditos-y-ficha-tecnica/

Ana M Anca Crisitna G

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Ana M Anca Crisitna G

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The Troubles in Northern Ireland

Best projects of the second term

These are the best projects of this term in second ESO bilingual. Congratulations you did a very good job!


Crisitina P Lucia S Rociop Ana De

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WHO is?

Spanish and English are not the same languages and you don't make the sentences in the same way.
In Spanish you don't have to write out or say WHO is doing something because the verb is written in a special way and you understand it anyway.
But in English you have to write or say WHO is doing somethin (el sujeto).

Es alto = It is tall, he is tall.

Juan va a mi clase y me gusta porque es alto. = Juan goes to my class and I like him because he is tall.

I like this story because it is very nice.

I like you because you are kind.

He likes me because I am funny.

If you just write "He likes me because am funny" you miss something and the sentence is incomplete.

Now write a comment with that kind of phrase.

California

Presentation about California

California

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Invictus Trailer

This is the trailer for the new Hollywood blockbuster Invictus - a movie set in South Africa about how Nelson Mandela attempted to unite his people and solve problems through sport. It looks excellent! Have a look for yourself and let us know what you think!

Competition of the month!!

Competition of the month- Valentine's Day.

Are you in love? Do you fancy someone at the school or have you got a crush on someone famous? Do you usually get cards on 14th February? Valentine’s Day is celebrated worldwide, but did you know that there are a lot of legends, interesting traditions and historical facts related to this day? Check these websites and blogs, do the quiz and give it to your English teacher by 25th February. You can win free vouchers for the school cafeteria!!!

www.crewsnest.vispa.com/valentine.htm
www.novareinna.com/festive/valentine.html
www.history.com/content/valentine
www.isabelperez.com

Check the links “Holidays and other cultural topics” and “St. Valentine” for lots of fun activities.

http://auroenglish.blogspot.com
http://englishisallaround.blogspot.com


Valentine's Day Quiz!


1.Which festival did the Romans celebrate around 14th February?

a) Easter b) Lupercalia c) Candelaria

2. What did Roman boys do around 14th February?

a) Choose the name of a girl from an urn. The girl would be the boy’s sweetheart for a year.
b) Go to the temple of the goddess Juno with the girl.
c) Take the girl on a trip across the Roman Empire.

3. Cupid (= Desire), the Roman god of love, is the same as the Greek god…

a) Zeus b) Eros c) Apollo

4. According to legend, Valentine was a Roman priest who married soldiers secretly. This was prohibited at the time, so he emperor ordered his execution in 270 A.D. While he was in jail, he fell in love with the daughter of his jailor. She was blind but Valentine restored her eyesight. He sent her the first love letter, signed “From your Valentine”. When Valentine died, violets grew out of his window and almond trees blossomed. Pope Julius II built a church to honour him. Who was the emperor at that time?

a) Nero b) Augustus c) Claudius II, the Goth

5. According to a different legend, Valentine the Bishop (he was also executed) celebrated the first marriage between a pagan man and a Christian woman in the Italian city of …

a) Venice b) Terni c) Pisa

6. In 1836, Pope Gregory XVI sent Valentine’s relics to a church in …

a) London b) Paris c) Dublin

7. The first valentine card was sent by Charles, Duke of Orleans, to his wife in 1415, when he was imprisoned in …

a) The Tower of London b) Westminster Abbey c) St Paul’s Cathedral

8. In 1537, an English king declared the celebration of Valentine’s Day in England on 14th Feb. Who was this king?

a) Charles I b) Henry VIII c) William the Conqueror

9. What are the symbols of the goddess Venus?

a) Red roses and doves b) Red Hearts c) A box of chocolates

10. According to tradition and to the book The Parliament of Fowls by Chaucer, the 14th of February is the beginning of the ……………………. season for birds.

a) Flying b) mating c) changing feathers

11. The English word “valentine” probably comes from the word “galantine”, which means “beau” or “gallant” in …

a) French b) Italian c) Spanish

12. The first commercial cards were printed in the USA by Esther A. Holland, during the …

a) 1820s b) 1830s c) 1840s

13. Valentine cards should be …

a) Anonymous b) Signed with your surname c) Sealed with a kiss

14. In New York, the lights of a famous building are red on 14th February? What’s the name of the building?

a) Rockefeller Centre b) Chrysler Building c) The Empire State

15. In the USA, since 1947, the post office of the town of Loveland cancels letters with a stamp with verses on 14th Feb. Where is Loveland?

a) In Iowa b) In Colorado c) In Kentucky

16. Who wrote “Love Conquers All”?

a) Lord Byron b) Shakespeare c) Dickens

17. In some villages, in a leap year, what can women do on 14th February?

a) Get divorced b) Propose marriage to men c) Marry couples

18. In some countries, Valentine’s Day is also…

a) Friends’ Day b) Family Day c) Pets’ day

19.In Wales, typical Valentine’s Day presents are…

a) Sweets b) Wooden love spoons c) Toys

20. What do you put into Cupid’s love tea?

a) Lemon and sugar
b) Vanilla and chocolate
c) Apple juice, honey, cinnamon and rosehip




Good Luck!!!!

FULL NAME:
GROUP:
YOUR SCORE:

Ficha - Nelson Mandela

1. Read the text and check you answers to DO YOU KNOW?

Nelson Mandela

The next time you stop for a drink at a public water fountain, think about this: for over 40 years, many of South Africa´s citizens were imprisoned for doing the same thing. From 1948 until 1994, the lives of black, coloured and Asian South Africans were destroyed by their country´s policy of apartheid. Apartheid meant that the colour of your skin determined where you could live, which jobs you could have and even which water fountain you could drink from. This policy kept South Africa´s white minority in power and the rest of the country in terrible misery – until Nelson Mandela led his people to freedom.

Mandela was born in 1918 to the royal family of the Thembu tribe. His first name was actually Rolihlahla, meaning ¨troublemaker¨. A teacher later changed it to Nelson, but Mandela´s original name turned out to be almost prophetic. As a young man, he ran away from home to escape an arranged marriage. He studied law and became involved in the ANC, the African National Congress, which was battling for people´s rights. When the South African government declared the ANC illegal in 1960, Mandela became a hunted man. A few years later, he and many of his organisation´s leaders were sentenced to life in prison.

Mandela spent 27 years behind bars. The prison´s harsh conditions overwhelmed many men, but not the ¨troublemaker¨. He refused to give up his political beliefs, even when his jailers offered to free him if he did. He became a symbol of resistance all over the world and the most important black leader in South African history. He continued fighting for equality, and his release from prison in 1990 represented the end of apartheid. In 1993, Mandela received the Nobel Peace Prize for his work, and a year later, he became the first black president of South Africa.

2. Decide if the following sentences are true of false according to the text.

1. Apartheid is the official policy of South Africa today.

2. Mandela´s character is linked to his first name at birth.

3. Mandela was put in prison because of his activities with the ANC.

4. Nelson changed his beliefs becuase he wanted his jail sentence to be shortened.

5. Mandela received the Nobel Peace Prize while he was still in prison.

3. Why do you think the governments of some countries have supported discrimination?

4. Read the poem below that Nelson Mandela read to his fellow prisoners while he was in prison.

Invictus

by William Ernest Henley

Out of the night that covers me,

Black as the Pit from pole to pole,

I thank whatever gods may be

For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance

I have not winced nor cried aloud.

Under the bludgeonings of chance

My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears

Looms but the Horror of the shade,

And yet the menace of the years

Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,

How charged with punishments the scroll,

I am the master of my fate:

I am the capitan of my soul.

5. Answer the questions about the poem.

1. What do you think the title of the poem means?

a. fate

b. angry

c. unconquerable

2. What words or phrases show that the writer is in control of his life? Find at least three.

Valentines Day story!

Here is a nice little Valentines Day story to brighten your day!! :)

Once upon a time there was a little Prince, and he wanted to give a valentines day gift to a little Princess who lived in another kingdom. She was a very beautiful little Princess indeed, for her smile was as bright as her beautiful hair, and her love for her friends was as deep as her blue eyes.

"What kind of a gift shall I get for the Princess?" the Prince asked.
"A heart, your Highness; nothing but a heart will do!" said his friend.
"A beautiful heart, your Highness; nothing but a beautiful heart will do!" said his lady friends.
"A priceless heart, your Highness; nothing but a priceless heart will do!" said his best friend.
So the Prince began looking for a heart valentines gift for the little Princess that would be both beautiful and priceless, and he did not know where to find it.
Before long, though, he came to a jeweller's shop that was full of pretty, expensive things to wear. There were bracelets, and necklaces made of silver and gold, and set with rubies, and sapphires and diamonds.
"This is the place to find a valentine for the little Princess," thought the Prince, and he selected a diamond heart on a gold chain for the little Princess to wear around her neck.
The Prince gave the jeweller his bag of gold and began to leave the shop with the diamond heart in his hand. But he stopped at the door, looking at the heart. It was now dull. What was wrong with it, he wondered. Then he remembered. It was not the right valentine for the little Princess because it had been bought with his bag of gold. So the Prince gave the diamond heart back to the jeweller, and went on again.
After the Prince had gone quite far he came to a pastry shop. It was full of delicious things to eat, jam tarts, and little strawberry pies, frosted cakes, and plum buns. In the window of the pastry shop was a huge cake baked in the shape of a heart. It looked sweet and delicious and the sugar on the top was almost as thick as the cake itself.
"This is the place to find my gift for the little Princess!" thought the Prince, and he pointed to the big heart cake in the window. "How much must I pay for this cake?" he asked the pastry cook."Oh, you cannot buy that cake!" the pastry cook replied. "I made it as a decoration for the shop for Valentine's Day. But I will give it to you."
So the Prince thanked the pastry cook, and started out of the shop with the big cake.
"This must be the right gift for the little Princess, because I could not buy it," he thought.
Then the Prince almost dropped the cake. It had become too heavy for him to carry. What was the matter with the delicious, big cake? Then he remembered. It was not the right valentine for the little Princess because something delicious to eat is not beautiful. So the Prince gave the cake back to the pastry cook, and went on again.
He went a long, long way, and he came to a bird seller beside the road. He had little gold birds, and bright-colored ones in green cages. They were all singing very loudly, but the Prince could hear one small note above the others, because it was so clear and beautiful. It was the song of a little dove who sat in her cage away from the others. The Prince thought he had never seen such a beautiful little dove, as white as snow, and with red feet.
"Why does she sing much more sweetly than the others?" the Prince asked, pointing to the little white dove.
The bird seller smiled.
"She sings because of her heart," he said. "The other birds sing when the sun shines, but look"—he held up the dove's cage, and the Prince saw that the little white dove was blind. "She sings in the dark because she has a happy heart," the bird seller said.
"Can I buy her," the Prince asked, "to give as a gift to a little Princess?"
"Oh, I will give her to you," the bird seller said. "Very few people want to take care of a blind bird."
But the little Princess did. She liked the white dove better than any other gift. She put her cage in a rose tree in the garden, and she often asked the Prince to sit with her under the tree and listen to the dove singing.

The End.

Vocabulary

once upon a time - érase una vez
kingdom- reino
deep- intenso

brighten- alegrar

Prince- Príncipe
Princess- Princesa
heart- corazón

a jeweller's shop- una joyería

bracelet- pulsera

necklace- collar

silver and gold- plata y oro

ruby- rubí

sapphire- zafiro

diamond- diamante

neck- cuello

dull- apagado
pastry- pasteles
delicious- delicioso
jam tart- tarta de mermelada
frosted- glaseado
plum bun- tarta de ciruela
sugar - azúcar
thick- gordo
cook- cocinero
beautiful- hermoso
bird seller- un vendedor de pájaros
cage- jaula
to sing- cantar
clear- claro
dove- paloma
snow- nieve
feet- pies
sweetly- melodioso
to shine- brillar
blind- ciego
dark- oscuridad
to take care of- cuidarse
rose tree- un rosal
garden- jardín
under- debajo de
to listen- escuchar

Rugby 3º ESO

LET´S PLAY RUGBY.-

HISTORY.-
Rugby was born in England in 1823, in the city of the Rugby. Some students were playing a football match (kicking the ball with their feet) and, suddenly, a student decided to take the ball with his hands and to run until the last line. His name was William Web.
At the beginning, “the football with the hands” was only practised in the “Rugby School” but, in a short period of time, this game was played in universities, especially in Scotland and the North of England.
In 1846, a group of students in the “Rugby School” wrote the first rules of rugby, that were adopted for other schools and universities.
This new sport was spread successfully in the English colonies such as South Africa and Australia.
In fact, the best rugby teams are in England, including Scotland, Wales, Ireland, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
In this way, the most famous rugby tournament is the RBS 6 NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP, that is contested each season over seven weekends during February, March and sometimes, April and England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, France and Italy take part in it.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE GAME.-

Rugby is played at a fast pace. All players in the field, must be able to tackle and defend, making each position both offensive and defensive in nature. There is no blocking of the opponents, and there are only five substitutions per game allowed for each time. A rugby match consists of two 40-minute halves. Finally, rugby is considered to be a gender equity sport as approximately 25% of all players in the United States are female.


PLAYERS AND POSITIONS.-

A rugby team has 15 players on the field of play. Each team is numbered the exact same way. The number of each player signifies that player´s position. Players numbered 1-8 are forwards, who are usually the largest, strongest players in the team whose main job is to win possession of the ball. Players numbered 9-15 are backs who tend to be the smallest, fastest and most agile players.


FIELD OF PLAY.-

Rugby is played on a field, called a pitch, that is longer and wider than a football field, more like a soccer field. A typical pitch is 100 meters (110 yards) long 70 meters (75 yards) wide. Additionally, there are 10- 22 meters end zones, called the in-goal area, behind the goalposts. The goalposts are H-shaped cross bars located on the goal line and are the same size as American football goalposts.


MOVING THE BALL.-

Rugby is started with a kickoff to the opponent from mid-field.
There are several ways to move the ball. Any player may carry, pass or kick the ball. Play is not stopped and continues when the ball hits the ground or when a player is tackled.

Running: when running the ball, players may continue to run until they are tackled, step out of bounds or run beyond the goal line. Players run the ball to advance toward the opponent´s goal line.
Passing: the ball may be passed to any other player. However, it may only be passed laterally or backward, never forward.
Kicking: any player may kick the ball forward at any time. Players typically kick the ball to advance it or to the opposing team to obtain relief from poor field position.


SCORING.-

There are four ways for a team to score points.
TRY: five points are awarded to a team for touching the ball down in the other team´s in-goal area.

CONVERSION: following a try, two points are awarded for a successful kick through the goalposts. The attempt is taken on a line, at least ten meters, straight out from the point where the ball was touched down.

PENALTY KICK: following a major law violation, the kicking team, if in range, has the option to “ kick for points”. Three points are awarded for a successful penalty kick. The kick must be from the point of the foul or anywhere on a line straight behind that point. The ball can be played in the kick fails.

DROP GOAL: Three points are awarded for successful drop kick. A drop kick may be taken from anywhere on the field at any time during the play.


RESTARTING PLAY.-


LINE-OUT: If the ball goes out of bounds, it is restarted with a line out. Both teams form a line perpendicular to the touchline and 1-meter (3 feet) apart from one another. A player of the other team throws the ball in the air in a straight line between the two lines.

SCRUM: It is used to restart the game after the referee has whistled a minor law violation. A bound group of players from each team form a “ tunnel “ with the opposition. The non-offending team puts the ball into the tunnel by rolling it into the middle and each team pushes forward until one player is able to hook the ball with the feet and push it to the back row players of his/her team.


TACKLES.-

Players in possession of and carrying the ball may be stopped by being tackled by the opposing team. Players are tackled around the waist and legs and, in general, may not be tackled higher. Once a player

is tackled, however, play does not stop. The player must release the ball and roll away from it to allow other players on their feet play the ball.

VOCABULARY.-
-to tackle: placar
-gender equity: igualdad de género
-kickoff: saque inicial
-relief: alivio, desahogo
- to release: liberar, escapar
-to hook: enganchar


ASK THE QUESTION:

1.-How many players are there in each team?_______________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________


2.-What ways are there to move the ball? _________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________

3.- Write with your own words the description of the game ( write at least, 60 words.) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4.- The name of the student who invented this sport is____________________________. In a short period of time, the game was played_______________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
The most famous rugby tournament is_____________________________________________________
and the countries that take part in it are____________________________________________________

Volleyball 3º ESO

Let´s play volleyball.

The court:

The game is placed on a volleyball court 18 metres long and 9 metres wide, divided into two 9x9 m² halves. There is a line 3 metres from and parallel to the net in each team court which is considered the “attack line”. This 3 metre line divides the court into “back court” and “front court”.
The area 1 is the position of the SERVING PLAYER. After a team gains the serve, its members must rotate in a CLOCKWISE DIRECTION, with the player previously in area 2 moving to area 1 and so on, with the player from area 1 moving to area 6.

Game play:

Each team consists of six players. To get play started, a team is chosen to serve by COIN TOSS.
The SERVER throws the ball into the air and tries to hit the ball so it passes over the net and lands in the opposing team`s court. Many types of serves are employed, but the serves that we use do are the UNDERHAND SERVE and THE OVERHAND SERVE .Underhand serve is considered very easy to receive and is rarely employed in high- level competitions.

The opposing team must use a combination of no more than three contacts to the ball (one, two or three) to return the ball to the opponent`s side of the net.
These contacts usually consist of:
PASS OR BUMP, SET, ATTACK, BLOCK AND DIG.

First, the BUMP or PASS made by the PASSER or BUMPER(usually a pass with the arms together).

Second, the SET made by the SETTER (usually an over-hand pass using wrists to push finger-tips at the ball) so that the ball´s trajectory is aimed towards a spot where one of the players can hit it the attacker).

Third, the ATTACK made by the ATTACKER (jumping, raising one arm above the head and hitting the ball towards the ground of the opponent´s court).

The team with possession of the ball that is trying to attack the ball is on OFFENSE. The team on DEFENSE attempts to prevent the attacker from directing the ball into their court: players at the net jump and reach above the top of the net in order to block the attacked ball.

BLOCKING refers to the action taken by players standing at the net to stop or alter an opponent´s attack.

DIGGING is the ability to prevent the ball from touching one´s court after a spike or attack, particularly a ball that is nearly touching the ground. In many aspects, this skills is similar to passing or bumping: overhand dig and bump are also used to distinguish between defensive actions taken with fingertips or with joined arms.


Errors and faults.

-The ball lands out of the court.
-The ball is touched more than three times.
-The same player touches the ball twice in succession.
-The libero, a defensive player who can only play in the back row, tries a block or an attacking hit.
-A player is not in the correct position at the moment of serve, or serves out of turn.
-At the moment of serve, one or more players jump, raise their arms or stand together at the net, trying to block the ball.

Scoring.
When the ball contacts the floor within the court boundaries or an error is made, the team that did not make the error is awarded a point, whether they served the ball or not. The team that won the point serves for the next point. If the team that won the point served in the previous point, the same player serves again. If the team that won the point did not serve the previous point, the players of this team rotate their position on the court in a clockwise direction ( picture 1).
The game continues with the first team to score 25 points (and be two points ahead), awarding the set. Matches are best of five sets and the fifth set( if necessary) is usually played to 15 points.

Volleyball in the Olympics.
The history of Olympic volleyball traces back to the 1924 SUMMER OLYMPICS in Paris, where volleyball was played as part of and American sports demonstration event. The sport was officially included in the program for the 1964 SUMMER OLYMPICS.
Since 1996, both men´s and women´s events count twelve participant nations. Each of the five continental volleyball confederations has, at least, one affiliated national federation involved in the Olympics Games.
ASK THE QUESTIONS:
-When do the players rotate their position?
-When does a match finish?
-true or false: ---the same player can touch the ball twice in succession.
---the libero is a setter.
---the players have to be in the correct position at the moment of the serve.
---The sport was officially included in the program for the 1946 Summer Olympics.

Volleyball 2º ESO

Let´s play volleyball.

Objectives:

The students will learn the routines and rules must be followed in order to practise a good play.
The students should learn to do some volleyball basic skills.

The court:

The game is placed on a volleyball court 18 metres long and 9 metres wide, divided into two 9x9 m² halves. There is a line 3 metres from and parallel to the net in each team court which is considered the “attack line”. This 3 metre line divides the court into “back court” and “front court”.
The area 1 is the position of the SERVING PLAYER. After a team gains the serve, its members must rotate in a CLOCKWISE DIRECTION, with the player previously in area 2 moving to area 1 and so on, with the player from area 1 moving to area 6.

Game play:

Each team consists of six players. To get play started, a team is chosen to serve by COIN TOSS.
The SERVER throws the ball into the air and tries to hit the ball so it passes over the net and lands in the opposing team`s court.
The opposing team must use a combination of no more than three contacts to the ball (one, two or three) to return the ball to the opponent`s side of the net.
These contacts usually consist of:
First, the BUMP or PASS made by the PASSER or BUMPER(usually a pass with the arms together).
Second, the SET made by the SETTER (usually an over-hand pass using wrists to push fingers-tip at the ball).
Third, the ATTACK made by the ATTACKER (jumping, raising one arm above the head and hitting the ball towards the ground of the opponent´s court).
The team with possession of the ball is on OFFENSE. The team on DEFENSE must prevent the ball from taking on their court: players at the net jump in order to block the attacked ball.

Errors and faults.

-The ball lands out of the court.
-The ball is touched more than three times.
-The same player touches the ball twice in succession.
-The libero, a defensive player who can only play in the back row, tries a block or an attacking hit.
-A player is not in the correct position at the moment of serve, or serves out of turn.
-At the moment of serve, one or more players jump, raise their arms or stand together at the net, trying to block the ball.

Vocabulary:
Attacker or hitter: atacante, attack: remate
Bump or pass: golpe de recepción, bumper:receptor
Court: pista
Clockwise: dirección agujas del reloj
Coin toss: cara-cruz
Defense: defensa, offense: ataque
To gain: conseguir, ganar
Halves: mitades
To rotate: rotar
Serve: servicio, Server: el que saca
Set: colocación, setter. colocador
Wide: ancho

Ask the questions:
How many players are there in each team?
How should its members rotate?
What are the names of the players and what must they do?