lunes, 29 de noviembre de 2010

Brain Teasers


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THE PHOTOGRAPH
A man is looking at a photograph when someone asks him "Whose picture is that?"
The man replies "I have no brothers or sisters, but this man's father is my father's son"
Whose photo is the man looking at?


THE ACCIDENT
Mr. Jones and his son Alfred are travelling together when therir aeroplane crashes. The father is killed, and Alfred is seriously injured. Arriving at the hospital emergency room, the head surgeon cries "I cannot operate on this patient, he's my son Alfred!"
How can you explain this?


THE ROBBERY
Following a robbery, three suspects, Richard, David and Tommy are taken to the Police station for questioning. Here are the facts that emerged from the investigation.
No one other than these three was implicated in the crime.
Richard never works alone, he always employs at least one accomplice.
Tonny is innocent.
Is David guilty or innocent?


A PROBLEM OF TIME
A train leaves London for Edinburgh. an hour later another train leaves Edinburgh for London. The two trains travel at exactly the same speed. Which of the two will be closest to London when they meet?



domingo, 28 de noviembre de 2010

PRÁCTICAS DE MAGISTERIO

Hola a todos. Siento si he estado sin escribir tantos días pero apenas tengo tiempo porque estoy realizando las prácticas de magisterio en la C.E.P.A de Cáceres por las tardes. Es un centro bastante diferente a lo que es un colegio o un instituto porque casi todo el alumnado es gente bastante mayor. En este centro de educación permanente de adultos hay una oferta formativa bastante amplia; desde la obtención del título de la ESO para mayores de 18 años hasta cursos de español para inmigrantes o a la preparación de las pruebas de acceso a la universidad para mayores de 25 años.

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lunes, 8 de noviembre de 2010

The history of Thanksgiving day

THANKSGIVING!





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Thanksgiving Day is the fourth Thursday in November. It is a federal holiday, so schools, banks, post offices, and government offices are closed. Thanksgiving was the first holiday celebrated in America. Thanksgiving is a holiday that Americans spend together with their families who enjoy a Thanksgiving meal which usually includes the traditional Thanksgiving turkey. In this webpage http://www.eslkidstuff.com/ThanksGivingGames.htm you will find lots of funny activities to do in class. 

domingo, 24 de octubre de 2010

Top 6 Keys to Being a Successful Teacher!

The most successful teachers share some common characteristics. Here are the top six keys to being a successful teacher. Every teacher can benefit from focusing on these important qualities. Success in teaching, as in most areas of life, depends almost entirely on your attitude and your approach.

1. Sense of Humor

A sense of humor can help you become a successful teacher. Your sense of humor can relieve tense classroom situations before they become disruptions. A sense of humor will also make class more enjoyable for your students and possibly make students look forward to attending and paying attention. Most importantly, a sense of humor will allow you to see the joy in life and make you a happier person as you progress through this sometimes stressful career.

2. A Positive Attitutude

A positive attitude is a great asset in life. You will be thrown many curve balls in life and especially in the teaching profession. A positive attitude will help you cope with these in the best way. For example, you may find out the first day of school that you are teaching Algebra 2 instead of Algebra 1. This would not be an ideal situation, but a teacher with the right attitude would try to focus on getting through the first day without negatively impacting the students.

3. High Expectations

An effective teacher must have high expectations. You should strive to raise the bar for your students. If you expect less effort you will receive less effort. You should work on an attitude that says that you know students can achieve to your level of expectations, thereby giving them a sense of confidence too. This is not to say that you should create unrealistic expectations. However, your expectations will be one of the key factors in helping students learn and achieve.

4. Consistency

In order to create a positive learning environment your students should know what to expect from you each day. You need to be consistent. This will create a safe learning environment for the students and they will be more likely to succeed. It is amazing that students can adapt to teachers throughout the day that range from strict to easy. However, they will dislike an environment in which the rules are constantly changing.

5. Fairness

Many people confuse fairness and consistency. A consistent teacher is the same person from day to day. A fair teacher treats students equally in the same situation. For example, students complain of unfairness when teachers treat one gender or group of students differently. It would be terribly unfair to go easier on the football players in a class than on the cheerleaders. Students pick up on this so quickly, so be careful of being labelled unfair.

6. Flexibility

One of the tenets of teaching should be that everything is in a constant state of change. Interruptions and disruptions are the norm and very few days are 'typical'. Therefore, a flexible attitude is important not only for your stress level but also for your students who expect you to be in charge and take control of any situation.

Let's play at guessing riddles!

Every year I give my students a handout with five or six riddles. In groups of four they have to guess the riddles in 15 minutes. They can use a dictionary, too. They say it is very entertaining!

What has roots as nobody sees,
Is taller than trees,
Up, up it goes,
And yet never grows?

#Answer: mountain

Thirty white horses on a red hill,
First they champ,
Then they stamp,
Then they stand still.

#Answer: teeth
You feel it, but never see it and never will.

#Answer: heart

You must keep it after giving it.

#Answer: your word

As light as a feather, but you can't hold it for ten minutes.

#Answer: your breath


Has a mouth but does not speak, has a bed but never sleeps.

#Answer: river

Writing can be enjoyable!

This morning, one of my colleagues recommended me this webpage http://www.webwinder.com/wwhtmbin/java_sty.html Students have to fill-in some empty fields using their own personal data and then have to click on "Write Story."It is very funny because sometimes, they create weird stories but others make sense. It is a different way to work compositions in class.