16/12/2015

UNITED KINGDOM CULTURE

WE FIND OUT ABOUT...
WHERE PEOPLE LIVE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.


 IN THE U.K. PEOPLE LIVE IN VILLAGES... 
VILLAGES ARE SMALL. THEY'RE NORMALLY IN THE COUNTRYSIDE.
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...TOWNS...
TOWNS ARE BIG.



...OR CITIES.
AND CITIES ARE NORMALLY VERY BIG.



VILLAGE LIFE IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM LIFE IN TOWNS AND CITIES.


TYPES OF TRANSPORT IN CITIES

-CLIL AREA-

PEOPLE IN CITIES NEED TO USE DIFFERENT TYPES OF TRANSPORT TO MOVE AROUND. 

SOME CITIES ARE FAMOUS FOR THE TYPES OF TRANSPORT PEOPLE USE:













UNITED KINGDOM CULTURE

WE FIND OUT ABOUT ...

WHERE CHILDREN FROM THE U.K. GO ON SUMMER HOLIDAYS.


IN THE U.K.... MANY CHILDREN GO TO THE SEASIDE IN THE SUMMER. 



IT'S SOMETIMES CLOUDY OR RAINING, BUT THERE ARE LOTS OF FUN THINGS TO DO ON THE BEACH.



YOU CAN GO FOR DONKEY RIDES AND EAT FISH AND CHIPS.







YOU CAN ALSO WRITE POSTCARDS TO YOUR FAMILY AT HOME.

                            



SECRETS OF THE SEA

_CLIL AREA_ 


AT THE SEASIDE WE CAN FIND SMALL POOLS OF SEA WATER CALLED ROCK POOLS



ROCK POOLS ARE FULL OF EXCITING SEA LIFE AS...




15/12/2015

UNITED KINGDOM CULTURE

MY FAVOURITE TOY?... WHY NOT A BOOK?

IN THE UK (3rd March 2016)...



WORLD BOOK DAY IS A SPECIAL DAY FOR CHILDREN TO CELEBRATE READING. 

MANY CHILDREN GET A FREE BOOK TOKEN AT SCHOOL.

THEY TAKE THE BOOK TOKEN TO A BOOK SHOP AND CHOOSE A BOOK THEY WANT TO READ.


IN SPAIN... IN OUR TOWN... IN OUR SCHOOL (23rd April 2016)... 



BOOK DAY IN OUR SCHOOL IS ALSO A SPECIAL DAY FOR CHILDREN TO CELEBRATE READING. 

A FEW DAYS BEFORE ALL THE PUPILS WRITE THEIR OWN TALE ABOUT A DETERMINED VALUE AND THEY TAKE PART IN A CONTEST. 

THEN, AT BOOK DAY, ONE PUPIL FROM EVERY CLASSROOM GETS A SPECIAL PRIZE.


STORY TYPES CAN INCLUDE:



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28/05/2015

UNITED KINGDOM CULTURE

WHAT IS THE CLIMATE LIKE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM?


IF WE COMPARE THE CLIMATE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND SPAIN, WE CAN SAY THAT OUR COUNTRY, SPAIN, IS CLEARLY WARMER AND ALSO DRIER THAN THE UNITED KINGDOM.


PEOPLE SAY THAT IT RAINS EVERY DAY IN THIS COUNTRY!!!

UNITED KINGDOM IS AN ISLAND COUNTRY AND THE SURROUNDING SEA GIVES THE COUNTRY A VARIED CLIMATE. IT CAN BE SUNNY ONE DAY AND RAINY THE NEXT.


THERE WE CAN SEE A SIMPLE CLASSIFICATION OF THE CLIMATE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.



THE MAIN INFLUENCE ON THE CLIMATE IS THE 

ATLANTIC OCEAN AND THE NORTHERN LATITUDE


   

UNITED KINGDOM CULTURE

WE FIND OUT ABOUT DIFFERENT KIND OF EXERCISE CHILDREN DO IN UNITED KINGDOM.


IN THE UNITED KINGDOM CHILDREN DO TWO HOURS OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION (PE) EVERY WEEK.


THEY ALSO DO SPORTS AFTER SCHOOL.


SOME PE LESSONS ARE IN THE SCHOOL GYM.


OTHER PE LESSONS ARE OUTSIDE IN THE PLAYGROUND OR ON THE SCHOOL PLAYING FIELD.




CHILDREN IN UNITED KINGDOM CELEBRATE THE SPORTS DAY IN WHICH THEY DO A LOT OF FUN RACES


HERE WE HAVE OUR FRIENDS CHARLIE AND LOLA IN THEIR SPORTS DAY.

 







27/05/2015

UNITED KINGDOM CULTURE

WHAT CHILDREN DO: THE UNITED KINGDOM VS SPAIN.

 

IN THE UNITED KINGDOM MANY CHILDREN START SCHOOL AT NINE O'CLOCK AND GO HOME AT HALF PAST THREE.


LUNCH IS AT TWELVE O'CLOCK.


LOTS OF CHILDREN HAVE DINNER AT SIX O'CLOCK AND GO TO BED AT NINE O'CLOCK.





HERE, IN SPAIN MOST OF CHILDREN START SCHOOL ALSO AT NINE O'CLOCK, BUT WE GO HOME LATER THAN BRITISH STUDENTS, AT FIVE O'CLOCK.


WE NORMALLY HAVE LUNCH AT ONE O'CLOCK.


HERE, LOTS OF CHILDREN HAVE DINNER AT EIGHT OR NINE O'CLOCK AND THEN GO TO BED AROUND TEN O'CLOCK, SO ALSO LATER THAN BRITISH CHILDREN.



UNITED KINGDOM CULTURE



WHAT CHILDREN IN THE UNITED KINGDOM HAVE FOR LUNCH?


IN THE UNITED KINGDOM LOTS OF CHILDREN HAVE LUNCH AT SCHOOL. 


THEY HAVE LUNCH IN THE SCHOOL CANTEEN OR DINING ROOM.


SOME CHILDREN HAVE A PACKED LUNCH. THEY BRING FOOD TO EAT IN A LUNCH BOX, SUCH AS A SANDWICH AND SOME FRUIT.


OTHER CHILDREN HAVE A HOT LUNCH WHICH IS PREPARED IN THE SCHOOL KITCHEN, SUCH AS VEGETABLE SOUP AND SOME MEAT OR FISH. 








UNITED KINGDOM CULTURE

KINDS OF HOUSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM


IN THE UNITED KINGDOM THERE ARE 2 BIG KINDS OF HOUSES: DETACHED HOUSE AND BLOCKS OF FLATS



THE FIRST KIND, DETACHED HOUSE,  IS A SEPARATED HOUSE WITHOUT ANY WALL IN COMMON WITH ANOTHER HOUSE.


THE SECOND KIND, BLOCK OF FLATS, IS A BUILDING WITH SEVERAL FLOORS IN WHICH THERE ARE MANY HOMES.


THESE HOUSES CAN BE  MADE OF DIFFERET MATERIALS: 

WOOD, STONE AND BRICK.













WILDLIFE PARKS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

WE FIND OUT ABOUT WILDLIFE PARKS!


IN THE UNITED KINGDOM THERE ARE LOTS OF FARMS AND WILDLIFE PARKS WITH INTERESTING ANIMALS.


CHILDREN IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, VISIT THESE FARMS AND WILDLIFE PARKS ON SCHOOL EXCURSIONS OR WITH THEIR FAMILY AND FRIENDS.


IN THESE PLACES THERE ARE, SPECIALLY, MAMMAL ANIMALS, AS THEY ARE HORSES, RABBITS, CATS, DOGS, SHEEP, GIRAFFES, ELEPHANTS, FOXES... 




SCHOOL IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

HOW CHILDREN IN THE U.K. USE COMPUTERS?


IN THE U.K. MANY CHILDREN USE A COMPUTER AT SCHOOL TO LEARN ABOUT DIFFERENT SUBJECTS AND DO PROJECTS.


SOME CHILDREN ALSO KEEP A CLASS BLOG.


AT HOME, MANY CHILDREN USE A COMPUTER TO DO HOMEWORK AND PLAY GAMES.


19/03/2015

RECYCLING: UNITED KINGDOM VS SPAIN

HOW DO WE CLASSIFY THE RECYCLING THINGS?


UNITED KINGDOM:



CHARLIE AND LOLA'S COUNTRY, THE UNITED KINGDOM, HAS FOUR DIFFERENT CONTAINERS FOR RECYCLING THINGS:


THE BLUE CONTAINER IS FOR PAPER AS FOR EXAMPLE NEWSPAPERS.

THE GREEN CONTAINER IS FOR GLASS AS FOR EXAMPLE A GLASS BOTTLE.

THE YELLOW CONTAINER IS FOR PLASTIC AS FOR EXAMPLE A YOGURT POT.

THE RED CONTAINER IS FOR METAL AS FOR EXAMPLE A TIN CAN.



SPAIN:


OUR COUNTRY, SPAIN, HAS THREE DIFFERENT CONTAINERS FOR RECYCLING THINGS:


THE BLUE CONTAINER IS FOR PAPER AS FOR EXAMPLE NEWSPAPERS.

THE GREEN CONTAINER IS FOR GLASS AS FOR EXAMPLE A GLASS BOTTLE.

THE YELLOW CONTAINER IS FOR PLASTIC AND METAL AS FOR EXAMPLE A YOGURT POT OR A TIN CAN.







CHARLIE AND LOLA'S COUNTRY II



The United Kingdom, also called the UK, consists of a group of islands of Europe. It is a unique country with four nations:

  1. England,
  2. Wales,
  3. Scotland,
  4. and Northern Ireland.
England, Wales, and Scotland also forms Great Britain.




                      
The noth of the country has high mountains called high ground.
The south of the country contains low mountains and hills, called low ground.



The main cities of the country are shown on this map: London, Manchester, Belfast, Edinburgh... 



Charlie and Lola live in a town near LONDON!!!



RECYCLING GAME


As you have already seen Charlie and Lola episode about recycling things, NOW YOU CAN HAVE FUN RECYCLING WITH CHARLIE AND LOLA:






http://www.charlieandlola.com/planet/planet-game.html  



LET'S RECYCLE!!!




  
                         



05/03/2015

CHARLIE AND LOLA'S COUNTRY


CHARLIE AND LOLA ARE FROM UNITED KINGDOM:


  
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  OFFICIAL NAME: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  CAPITAL: London

  POPULATION: 63,742,977 inhabitants

  OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: English

  MONEY: Pound sterling

  MAJOR RIVERS: Thames, Severn, Tyne


Charlie and Lola are from United Kingdom!!!




  OFFICIAL NAMESpain - España

  CAPITAL: Madrid

  POPULATION: 45,200,737 inhabitants

  OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: Spanish

  MONEY: Euro

  MAJOR RIVERS: Guadalquivir, Ebro, Duero, Miño, Tajo and Guadiana.
                         


We are in Spain!!!