POST 7: A PHOTOGRAPH I LIKE

Do you enjoy taking photos? Do you have a camera? Do you collect printed photos? Are you a photolog freak?

This week you are expected to write about a photograph that you like. Make sure to include the following in your post:

• Who took it


• What it shows


• When it was taken


• Why you like it

Don't hesitate to ¡nclude any other information you think is important.
Write at least 280 words.
Finally, add comments to at least 3 of your classmates’ blogs

WEBQUEST 1: LONDON

You are going to spend a week in London evaluating tourist locations for an end of year study trip.

Here is a list of things you want to do while you are there. Follow the links and fill in the table.
Half Day Outings
London Eye
http://www.londoneye.com/
The British Museum
http://www.britishmuseum.org/
The Tower of London
http://www.hrp.org.uk/TowerOfLondon/ (including Crown Jewels)
Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum
http://www.madametussauds.com/london/
The Natural History Museum
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/
The Tate Modern Art Gallery
http://www.tate.org.uk/
Full day
Kew Gardens
http://www.kew.org/
Camden Market
http://www.camden-market.org/
-What day you will visit,
-How much you will have to pay to get in,
-Which Tube station you will travel to (nearest to location), and the zone it is in.
-What will you do on the other days? (2 full days / 4 half days / 1 full day / 2 half days)
Search the web for other things to do in London.
-What is the total cost?

POST 6: CHILDREN

This week you have chosen to write about children. I'm sure that you as future teachers have a lot to say about this topic.

Here are some questions to guide your composition.

Your childhood:

· Were there many children in your family?

· When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?

· What was your favourite game when you were a child? What did you use to play?

Your attitudes towards children:

· Do you enjoy being around children?

· What are the positive or negative things about being a child?

· Do you think that children are different today from the time when you were child? Or from 50 years ago? 100 years ago?

· What is the most important thing that we need to teach children?

Your future family:

· How many children do you have / How many would you like to have?

Remember to write from 200 to 250 words and leave comments on 3 of your classmates' posts.

Useful phrases:

There were ... / When I was ... I wanted to be a ... / one of my favourite game was / I used to play... / I love / like / don’t like / hate being with ... / It’s nice/ beautiful/ hard/difficult/ to be a child because... / childrean are the same as...- different from – similar to... / We have to- need to- should teach children to ... – that... / I would like to...

POST 5: MY FAVOURITE PIECE OF TECHNOLOGY

Hi everybody!
Are you the techy type? Do you try to keep up with the latest technology? Are you thinking of buying an IPOD, a digital camera, or something the like? Do you wish santa Claus would bring you an LCD television? Are you saving money to buy a lap top?

This week's blog assignment is to write about your favourite piece of technology.
When you write your post make sure you say:

>What it is.
>When you got it.
>How you use it.
>How often you use it.
>Why you like it.
>What life would be like with out it.

(150 words minimum)
Include a picture.

Comment on at least 3 of your classmates’ blogs.