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The Difference between the United Kingdom, Great Britain and England Explained

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The Difference between the United Kingdom, Great Britain and England Explained

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The Difference between the UK, Great Britain & England Explained

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The Difference between the United Kingdom, Great Britain and England Explained

Where and what is Great Britain? CLICK HERE (SOURCE: woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk)

OTHER RELATED POST 1: The History of English in ten minutes (VIDEOS)

OTHER RELATED POST 2: UK HISTORY RESOURCES

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The Difference between the United Kingdom, Great Britain and England Explained

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The Difference between the United Kingdom, Great Britain and England Explained Where and what is Great Britain? CLICK HERE (SOURCE: woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk) OTHER RELATED POST 1: The History of English in ten minutes (VIDEOS) OTHER RELATED POST 2: UK HISTORY RESOURCES

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The Irish Myth of the Giant's Causeway

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Finn MacCool is an important figure in Irish mythology-one who is not always portrayed as a giant, but who is known for his cunning, strength and wit. Finn is the protagonist of the Fenian cycle of Irish mythology, which is rich in tales of love, magic and war.

The question remains as to whether the Causeway is a product of an intense rivalry between giants, or the result of an aggressive lava flow. For the scientific explanation, click here. You can find out more about basalt formations and the wonders of this igneous rock here. See a close-up of the Causeway in this video.

Today the Causeway is a Unesco World Heritage Site and part of the National Trust, as well as an exciting object of study for geologists. Among some 40,000 slabs of rock at the Giant's Causeway, strange marks of a giant's hand appear. The Giant's Boot looks like a stone shoe about to send a nearby boulder flying, while the Giant's Gate resembles the entrance to a towering fortress with its tall, tightly packed columns. And, across the sea, the remnants of a great mythological rivalry remain at Fingal's Cave.

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The Irish myth of the Giant's Causeway - Iseult Gillespie

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On the coast of Northern Ireland, a vast plateau of basalt slabs and columns called the Giant's Causeway stretches into the ocean. The scientific explanation for this is that it's the result of molten lava contracting and fracturing as it cooled in the wake of a volcanic eruption.

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Attività di listening su "London skyline" tratta da "6 minute English"

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Attività di listening su "London skyline" tratta da "6 minute English"

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Podcast: "London skyline" tratto da "6 minute English"

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Podcast: "London skyline" tratto da "6 minute English"

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AN ENGLISH TEACHER'S CORNER - LISTENING - Free online activities for students and teachers of English as a second language.

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Lesson based on describing characters effectively

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Lesson based on describing characters effectively

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A group of resources which all link together to provide a full lesson on describing characters for adventure stories. Provides opportunities for self and peer assessment....

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Attività selezionata per lo sviluppo dell'attività di ascolto

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Attività selezionata per lo sviluppo dell'attività di ascolto

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Ascolta il dialogo della conversazione al ristorante. 
Poi riempi gli spazi vuoti del dialogo con le parole/frasi dette nel dialogo.

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Attività selezionate per lo sviluppo dell'attività di ascolto:

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Attività selezionate per lo sviluppo dell'attività di ascolto:

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1. The actions game
2. Youtube videos
3.Find the errors

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Tipologie:
- fill the gap
- multiple choice
- cohesion
- topic sentences
- irrelevant sentences
- speed reading

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Reading Skill
Esercizi proposti:
- Martching words and definitions
- Matching headings to parts of the text
- True or false

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A

Thanks to the field of linguistics we know much about the development of the 5,000 plus languages in existence today. We can describe their grammar and pronunciation and see how their spoken and written forms have changed over time. For example, we understand the origins of the Indo-European group of languages, which includes Norwegian, Hindi and English, and can trace them back to tribes in eastern Europe in about 3000 BC.

So, we have mapped out a great deal of the history of language, but there are still areas we know little about. Experts are beginning to look to the field of evolutionary biology to find out how the human species developed to be able to use language. So far, there are far more questions and half-theories than answers.

B

We know that human language is far more complex than that of even our nearest and most intelligent relatives like chimpanzees. We can express complex thoughts, convey subtle emotions and communicate about abstract concepts such as past and future. And we do this following a set of structural rules, known as grammar. Do only humans use an innate system of rules to govern the order of words? Perhaps not, as some research may suggest dolphins share this capability because they are able to recognise when these rules are broken.

C

If we want to know where our capability for complex language came from, we need to look at how our brains are different from other animals. This relates to more than just brain size; it is important what other things our brains can do and when and why they evolved that way. And for this there are very few physical clues; artefacts left by our ancestors don't tell us what speech they were capable of making. One thing we can see in the remains of early humans, however, is the development of the mouth, throat and tongue. By about 100,000 years ago, humans had evolved the ability to create complex sounds. Before that, evolutionary biologists can only guess whether or not early humans communicated using more basic sounds.

D

Another question is what is it about human brains that allowed language to evolve in a way that it did not in other primates? At some point, our brains became able to make our mouths produce vowel and consonant sounds, and we developed the capacity to invent words to name things around us. These were the basic ingredients for complex language. The next change would have been to put those words into sentences, similar to the 'protolanguage' children use when they first learn to speak. No one knows if the next step - adding grammar to signal past, present and future, for example, or plurals and relative clauses - required a further development in the human brain or was simply a response to our increasingly civilised way of living together.

Between 100,000 and 50,000 years ago, though, we start to see the evidence of early human civilisation, through cave paintings for example; no one knows the connection between this and language. Brains didn't suddenly get bigger, yet humans did become more complex and more intelligent. Was it using language that caused their brains to develop? Or did their more complex brains start producing language?

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More questions lie in looking at the influence of genetics on brain and language development. Are there genes that mutated and gave us language ability? Researchers have found a gene mutation that occurred between 200,000 and 100,000 years ago, which seems to have a connection with speaking and how our brains control our mouths and face. Monkeys have a similar gene, but it did not undergo this mutation. It's too early to say how much influence genes have on language, but one day the answers might be found in our DNA.

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A Thanks to the field of linguistics we know much about the development of the 5,000 plus languages in existence today. We can describe their grammar and pronunciation and see how their spoken and written forms have changed over time.

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Questionario sugli stili di apprendimento della lingua straniera   

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Questionario sugli stili di apprendimento della lingua straniera   

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Userei il questionario nella fase di conoscenza degli studenti per avere un’idea più chiara delle loro attitudini.

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QUESTIONARIO SUGLI STILI DI APPRENDIMENTO DELLA LINGUA STRANIERA

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Le seguenti affermazioni descrivono alcune abitudini di studio e modi di imparare una lingua. Decidi in quale misura ogni affermazione si applica a te mettendo una crocetta nella colonna appropriata.

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https://alis.alberta.ca/careerinsite/know-yourself/multiple-intelligences-quiz/

Multiple Intelligences Quiz

My top intelligences:

1. Logical/Mathematical

You appreciate abstract relationships. You use numbers effectively. Scientists, mathematicians and philosophers have this intelligence.

Learning strategies

·         take down notes in outline form

·         rank information according to how important it is

·         organize information into categories

·         use your logic to predict outcomes

·         figure out the steps to complete a task

·         create study goals and chart them

·         If you are learning about geology, look for cause-and-effect relationships among geological events.

2. Intrapersonal

You're able to distinguish among your own feelings, build accurate mental models of yourself and draw on these models to make decisions about your life. People with strength in this intelligence are found in all walks of life.

Learning strategies

·         be aware of the way you are thinking as you learn and evaluate the benefits

·         notice your emotional state when you are in a learning situation. Does it help or hinder you?

·         use your ability to go "inside" yourself when you are surrounded by too much noise and activity

·         evaluate your strengths and weaknesses for different subjects

·         take concepts and relate them to your life. Understand how they make you feel

·         use intrapersonal topics in your studies. If you are studying history, analyze the effect of a leader's decision-making style.

3. Interpersonal

You're able to recognize and understand the motivations and feelings of other people. Teachers, psychologists and salespeople have this intelligence.

Learning strategies

·         seek out group learning situations

·         use your knowledge of others to help you be a better team member

·         be aware of how others feel when you talk with them

·         explain what you have learned to other people

·         be sensitive to the needs and wants of your teacher, instructor or professor - you will be better able to predict what they want from you on essays and exams

·         use interpersonal topics in your studies. If you are studying history, write an essay in which you role-play with an historical figure.

4. Visual/Spatial

You're able to perceive visual and spatial information. You create effective mental pictures. Architects, artists and engineers have this intelligence.

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