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  Hi again!   After naming the probably most famous 10 boardgames we´re moving on to see ....        ... WHO CREATED WHICH   In TASK 2 you´ll discover WHO invented these boardgames or, in some cases, their  CULTURE of  origin.     Same as before, connect in your grid the different boardgames (numbers) with the peoples´  NAMES or CULTURES. BOARDGAME NAME(S) / CULTURE and WHEN? 1. UNO A. MERLE ROBBINS in 1971 2 LUDO B. INDIA in 600CE (AD) 3 GOOSE GAME C. THEO and ORA COSTER in 1961 4 JENGA D. ITALIAN lottery game from the 16th century 5 CHESS E.ITALIAN boardgame from the 15th century 6 GUESS WHO F. HOWARD WEXLER and NED STRONGIN in the 1970s 7 BINGO G. EGYPT 1300BC 8 CONNECT 4 H. LESLIE SCOTT early 1970s 9 PICTIONA...

 Once you´re in London you have to get to your temporary home there. Here you are the ling to the   LONDON UNDERGROUND MAP. Write down the different lines you have to take, and the names of the different stations where you start,  transfer and end your journey. LINE                        FROM                          TO                               VICTORIA STATION

 Do you know the meaning of the word graffiti ?         What do you know of its historical background ?             As an artistic expression graffiti has its own vocabulary known as GRAFFITI LINGO                    Use the info in the video to connect the different CONCEPTS and DEFINITIONS in  the following class task.                         

        Now that we´re talking about Margaret Keane ´s art and her biopic directed by Tim Burton , it´s would  be good to talk about different film genres and formats.          As for CINEMA GENRES there are as many as you can imaginge. Have a look at them in the following  link.         There are not as many  FORMATS , but the list is extensive as well          I hope this info suits you and helps you know more about the film industry.

 After so much travelling and sightseeing ... don´t you fancy to relax and enjoy a musical?    London is probably the place in Europe that offers you the widest variety.        Have a look and choose whatever musical you and your family will enjoy seeing.                Write down the following info in your notebook:    MUSICAL NAME:    THEATRE:    ADDRESS:     DATE:                TIME:                PRICE:

       When we Spanish people travel abroad what we mostly miss is real Spanish food.     In this task you will have to match ten Spanish restaurants with something that distinguishes them fron  each ohter.     Enjoy your food!       SPANISH RESTAURANTS IN LONDON 1.  BOQUERIA   2.   BARRAFINA   3.  BRINDISA   4.  CAMINO         5. SALTYARD   6.  TOZINO    7.  JOSÉ   8.  FINO   9. DONOSTIA   10. HISPANIA A.Here you can buy a Spanish Cookbook with their recipes. B.It´s named after a beautiful coastal town in the North of Spain and specializes In pintxos C.This restaurant is the first and only London´s   jamón bodega D.Here you can taste CACHOPO for £23. E.They even have a restaurant in Abu Dhabi F.Their symbol is an acorn. G.Here you can eat Paella de pescado y marisco for 15,90£ per person H.One of thei...

 Do you like reading comics? Do you know when comics were created? Watch this and you´ll go back in time to sort it out. Did you know that in Spain we differentiate between comic and tebeo ? We all know films based on comics are big blockbusters nowadays. Examples as  Marvel´s  or DC .  However, there are also examples of Spanish tebeos brought into the screen. Probably the  most famous is ... I hope after this short intro you are going to be able to create your own comic.

     "La Catrina" has become one of the most distinctive symbols of Mexican art and culture.          But, do you know anything about its origin.                  Read the following text, watch the videos and then copy the text at the back of the Catrina you´ll make in class.                          HISTORY OF "LA CATRINA"  In Mexico people celebrate the “day of the dead” (“día de los muertos”) on the first days of November. People display altars in their home to remember their dead loved ones and to show appreciation for our lives. They also decorate their homes with skeletions and sugar skulls. The most distinctive symbol of this festivity is “La Catrina” which symbolizes equality between people. The artista and carica...

  Do you know where the names of the days of the week come from? Don´t worry. You´ll do after this simple task: Enjoy it!!!!      You can´t find any cycles of seven days by looking at the sky.                However, the ancient world knew five planets apart from the sun and moon: Venus, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.       They probably made the week seven days long to give one day for each. In English, the first days of the week clearly come from The Sun and The Moon.       The last day comes from another planet, can you guess which one is it?.       Just like the rest of the English language, the English week is a mixture of Latin and words from other places ... Germanic gods  Tiw (an Anglo-Saxon god of the sun and war) and Wodin (the head of Anglo-Saxon gods) and Scandinavin gods Thor (another god of war) and Frigg or Freia (goddess of love).

 Hi and welcome bach to school!!!!!      Do you remember any of the info you saw about Frida Kahlo during the previous course?               No problem.... Watch this video and you´ll do!!                       You can also see some of her most favours works of Art .                                 And now .... visit Frida Kahlo´s museum

     Do you who Sonia Delauney was?      She was a multifaceted ARTIST who exploited her creativity and contributed to fields a varied as Art, Crafts and Fashion      Watch this short video and enjoy some of her productions        Now click on this link and extract the info you need to complete the written task.       Here you can explore the extension of her creativity

 Tea is undoubtedly the most widespread drink in England.   But do you know anything about tea itself?   When and how did it become so reknown in the UK in general?   You will find the answers to these questions and more info in the following text: What Is Tea? After water, Tea is the second most popular beverage in the world. Tea is a drink that is produced from the combination of cured leaves of the Camellia Sinensis (tea) plant – that grows in tropical and sub-tropical climates, mostly Asia and Africa -  with hot water. Tea is recorded to have been consumed first in 10th century BC in China . Then, it spread to Korea and Japan . During the 16th century Portuguese exploration of the Far East , tea was traded with the West and as a result, the tea plant spread to the rest of the world. Catherine of Braganza, the Portuguese queen consort to King Charles II, introduced the drinking of tea in the UK . In the 19th century until tea drinking became a c...

  Whenever we talk about British food the first thing that comes to our mind  - and our mouth - is ...  FISH & CHIPS                      The Real History of Fish and Chips       PART I After having been celebrating it on the first Friday in June for some years, this year (2026) National Fish & Chips Day will fall on the 5th of June. Nowadays there are about 10,500 fish & chips shops in the UK serving an staggering number of 167 million meals a year.   The fish and chip Britisn market may be worth £1,2billion On any Friday evening, British takeaway day, 1 in every five orders are fish & chips. The irresistible pairing of fish & chips - let’s not forget a sprinkling of salt and vinegar – has always been considered Britain´s best contibution to international cuisine. But let´s travel back to when it all started:   from the 8th to the 12th centuries, Je...