IES "DIEGO TORRENTE PÉREZ". SECCIÓN BILINGÜE EN INGLÉS

As part of our eTwinning project ", some of our students have introduced themselves. Click on the students where you can see a video.

Women in Saudi Arabia voted in elections for the first time on Dec. 12, 2015. Women are allowed to vote and stand as candidates.  

We still miss you, Freddie... Mercury passed away at his London home on 24 November 1991, aged 45. He had been diagnosed HIV-positive several years earlier, and died of bronchial pneumonia, brought on by AIDS. Queen’s lead singer is remembered for his captivating live performances, searing vocals and enduring classics such as 'I want to break free', ‘We Are The Champions’, ‘Killer Queen’ and ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’.  

When:  8 March. THIS YEAR WITH THE MOTTO “MAKE IT HAPPEN” Where:  Everywhere What:    International Women's Day (8 March) is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. In some places like China, Russia, Vietnam and Bulgaria, International Women's Day is a national holiday. Why:    Suffragettes campaigned for women's right to vote. The word 'Suffragette' is derived from the word "suffrage" meaning the right to vote. International Women's Day honours the work of the Suffragettes, celebrates women's success, and reminds of inequities still to be redressed. The  first International Women's Day event was run in 1911.  http://www.internationalwomensday.com /  Now your turn, try to guess who these personnes were and why they were so important:  a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) j) k) l) m) n) o)

Almost 300 survivors of the Nazi German concentration and extermination camps at Auschwitz gather on  27 January to mark the 70th anniversary of their liberation.

New unit in Education for the Citizenship.

A total of 132 children and nine staff are now known to have died after Taliban gunmen stormed a large military-run high school in the northwestern city of Peshawar.   http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-30507836 http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2014/dec/17/pakistan-school-attack-reprisals-against-taliban-after-132-children-killed-in-peshawar-rolling-report

Teresa, one of our students, has suggested that we should watch this interesting video. After watching it, we could debate about several topics: bullying, stereotypes, homophobia, gender discrimination, ...  

Listen to our videos. In spite of having  a really bad quality mic, we managed to record the audio for these videos about bullying: 2º A   2º B 2º C 2º D

All Nobel Prizes are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden, except for the Nobel Peace Prize, which is awarded in Oslo, Norway. The founder of the Nobel Prize, Alfred Nobel, was a Swedish cosmopolitan. In his will, he declared that the Nobel Peace Prize should be awarded by a Norwegian committee.  A nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize may be submitted by any person who meets the nomination criteria. A letter of invitation to submit is not required. The names of the nominees and other information about the nominations cannot be revealed until 50 years later. Joseph Stalin , the Secretary General of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1922-1953), was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1945 and 1948 for his efforts to end World War II. Adolf Hitler  was nominated once in 1939.  Incredulous though it may seem today, the Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1939, by a member of the Swedish parliament, an E.G.C. Brandt. Answer ...

Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenage education campaigner shot on school bus in 2012 by a Taliban gunman, has won the 2014 Nobel peace prize. Malala won along with Kailash Satyarthi, an Indian children’s rights activist. The two were named winner of the £690,000 (8m kronor or $1.11m) prize by the chairman of the Nobel committee - Norway’s former prime minister Thorbjoern Jagland - on Friday morning.  

Human beings are used to living under laws that are dictated to us by society, we have rights and responsibilities.  One important aspect for being a good citizen is to help people. Remember  that little actions make the difference. Another important thing we have to remember for being a good citizen is to have an active participation in our community. The last recommendation for being a good citizen is the respect toward the people that live around us. We have to remember that as we have rights, they have them too. 

You can read how the international newspapers had informed about the event: Let's watch some video:  Let's see some pictures:  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/worldnews/10911233/In-pictures-The-coronation-of-Spains-new-King-Felipe-VI-in-Madrid.html  http://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2014/jun/19/spains-king-felipe-vi-begins-a-new-reign-in-pictures Read some articles:  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/spain/10910920/Prince-Felipe-coronation-Spain-prepares-for-new-king-after-Juan-Carlos-abdicates-latest.html http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/19/spain-king-felipe-vi-promises-renewed-monarchy-sworn-in http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/20/international-home/felipe-is-proclaimed-new-king-of-spain.html?hp&_r=0 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27918094

Verónica has found this nice song by Bars & Melody, it is a really moving song:  

A very clear video about Human Rights:  

Let's learn about Boko Haram:    

Leire, one of our students, suggested to watch this interesting video. It is a story about overcoming, self-improvement, we have learnt a lot from it.  

We are reviewing in our Monday classes some social skills, active listening is one of the most important. Our first video was part of a chapter of "Everybody loves Raymond":    After it, you can watch a simpler video about how to listen in an active way:    Students had to fill this sheet.