19 Jul 2010  Year 9s become teachers

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For the past few weeks students in Year 9 have been going down to City Road Primary School. They have been working with Year 3 children, teaching them Spanish.

 So far they have done basic greetings and numbers. The children really seem to be picking it up well and they are really enjoying themselves.

GD students have been working hard between lessons to plan their sessions and make all the resources they need to be able to teach the Year 3 children. Many of them said they have found teaching is harder than they thought it was, but they are enjoying themselves anyway!

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21 Jun 2010  Las Hogueras de Alicante - The Bonfires of Alicante

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Las Hogueras de Alicante

The Bonfires of Alicante

The traditional midsummer party in Spain takes place in the evening of June 23. It is called Saint John's Night. In the city of Alicante, they celebrate Las Hogueras (The Bonfires)on this night since 1928.

 La fiesta tradicional del solsticio de verano en España tiene lugar la noche del 23 de junio. Se llama la Noche de San Juan. En la ciudad de Alicante, celebran Las Hogueras esa noche desde 1928.

The ninots (puppets) that will burn in the bonfires are designed and created during the whole year. They are authentic works of art that simbolize the brevity of time: on that magical night, they will be finally consumed by fire on the beach.

 Los ninots que se quemarán en las hogueras se diseñan y se crean durante todo el año. Son auténticas obras de arte que simbolizan la brevedad del tiempo: en esa noche mágica, serán finalmente consumidas por el fuego en la playa.

The ninots usually represent celebrities, politicians, etc. They often show humour and sarcasm towards current issues.

 Los ninots normalmente representan celebridades, políticos, etc. A menudo presentan humor y sarcarmo hacia temas de actualidad.

 Every year during Las Hogueras an award is granted to the most beautiful girl wearing a traditional costume. This girl is called in Catalan the Bellea del Foc (the Fire Beauty). Awards are also granted to the best ninots, that will be the only ones spared from burning.

 Todos los años, durante Las Hogueras, un premio se concede a la chica más bella vestida al estilo tradicional. Esta chica se llama en catalán la Bellea del Foc. También se conceden premios a los mejores ninots, que serán los únicos que se salvarán del fuego.

 After the bonfire night, the festivities extend for a whole week full of fireworks, party, energy and celebrations.

 Después de la noche de las hogueras, las fiestas se extienden durante toda una semana llena de fuegos artificiales, fiesta, energía y celebraciones.

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16 Jun 2010  Shakira - Esto es Africa (World Cup South Africa 2010)

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 Waka Waka is the official song for the FIFA World Cup 2010 which will take place between 11 June and 11 July 2010 in South Africa.

The pop star Shakira does the version Waka Waka in Spanish, have a listen and a sing to the following song.

Shakira - Waka Waka (Esto es Africa) Lyrics

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18 Mar 2010  GDIS wikispaces

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www.gdis.wikispaces.com is a new website designed and created  for MFl students at GDIS . Find out  more about,  vocabulary, grammar, resources, music and  useful you tube clips, furthermore you can listen to Spanish radio or tv.  You will also see some of the ICT work that you have been producing in class.

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15 Mar 2010  Francophone World

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Year 8  French students have been studying about the Francophone world. Where is French spoken in the world? How many countries speak French? What interesting facts have you learnt?

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9 Mar 2010  Did you know that............?

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Michael Jackson sang " I can't stop loving you" in both Spanish and French!

Have a listen and sing.  ( I will test you the next time I see you!)

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8 Mar 2010  La vida Latina

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La vida Latina

Yr 9 are studying the topic of Latin America, but how much do you really know? about its art? culture? traditions, music? climate? geography? history?

How many countries are there in Latin America?

Test your knowledge with this South America map game or capital game

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11 Feb 2010  Movie directors in the making?

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14 Dec 2009  What are Christmas traditions in Spain?

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Today we learnt about Christmas traditions in Spain: how families celebrate Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve, who the Three Kings are and why they are so special for children and how houses are decorated. Here is a video on Christmas in Granada, a city in the south of Spain.

We also discovered what people normally eat during these festivities. Take a look at the meaning of "turron", a typical Spanish sweet.

There are many traditional Christmas songs and carols in Spanish. Here is a link to Christina Aguilera's Spanish and English version on Silent Night / Noche de Paz (night of peace):

What have you learnt today? Take this quiz on Christmas in Spain!

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8 Nov 2009  Lycee Maxence Van Der Mersch

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 Le lycée Vandermeersch- is a secondary school located in Roubaix in the north of France, very close to Lille and Belgium. 9D1 French students at GD are looking forward to getting to know their  new pen pals as well as developing their French.  Click here to see their school website.

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