POST 5: DREAMS

“I have a dream...” This is something I have heard many times in my life: these were the words that Martin Luther King repeated in his famous speech for racial equality back in 1963,  they were the words that Abba used to sing on every radio station when I was a university student, and they are the words people say when they talk about a recurring dream (“I have a dream that repeats over and over  again...” ).

This week you have chosen to talk about both kind of dreams, those you have when you are sleeping and those that come to your mind when you are awake .

Here are some questions to guide you to write your post.

1) What are dreams? Are dreams messages sent from our unconscious, predictions of the future, or what?

2) Do you usually remember your dreams? Do you usually dream in black and white or in color? Can you tell us about a recurring dream you have or the nicest dream that you can remember?

3) Do you ever daydream? Do you think you can achieve your dreams or  do you think that having dreams and aspirations is a waste of time?

4) If you had lots of money or political power what would you do with it?  What is your dream for the future?

Please read my sample post and make sure to leave a comment on 3 of your classmates’  posts and to write 160 words.

http://youtu.be/i3w9HaN-4Us

Dreams, dreams, dreams…

 “I’m dreaming my life away…” went a song that I used to listen to when I was a child. To me dreams are mainly representations of my hopes and fears, and also answers to my questions. So I pay a lot of attention to my dreams.

My dreams are usually very colourful and very well defined, sometimes they are  like short stories or films with characters, costumes, and  a plot. I rarely have black and white dreams, -unless my dream is about a silent movie!

I used to daydream a lot when I was younger, I used to spend hours thinking about the things I wanted to have, the places I wanted to visit, and the things I wanted to do. I think daydreaming is not a bad thing, provided that you start planning and begin doing things to make your dreams come true. The formula “dream + action”  has proved very useful to me.

If I had millions of dollars I would visit more places and buy beautiful things for me and people I love, but I would also help people to refurbish their houses so that they could improve their living conditions and I would run high-quality schools in poverty-striken zones with really committed teachers to help breach the gap between rich and poor people in our country –to begin with.

SESSION 5 / WEB QUEST 1: LONDON

SESSION 5 / WEB QUEST 1: LONDON

 

Continuous Assessment 2 is the first of two webquests we’ll have this term.

Instructions:

You are going to spend a week in London evaluating tourist locations for an end of year study trip.

Here is a list of things you want to do while you are there.  Follow the links and fill in the table.

Half Day Outings

London Eye

http://www.londoneye.com/

The British Museum

http://www.britishmuseum.org/

The Tower of London

http://www.hrp.org.uk/TowerOfLondon/ (including Crown Jewels)

Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum

http://www.madametussauds.com/london/

The Natural History Museum

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/

The Tate Modern Art Gallery

http://www.tate.org.uk/

Full day

Kew Gardens

http://www.kew.org/

Camden Market

http://www.camden-market.org/
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You can find zones here:

London Tube Map: 

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/standard-tube-map.pdf

For each location say:

What day you will visit,

How much you will have to pay to get in,

Which Tube station you will travel to (nearest to location), and the zone it is in.

What will you do on the other days? (2 full days / 4 half days / 1 full day / 2 half days)

Search the web for other things to do in London.

What is the total cost?

POST 4: MUSIC

Music  means to my ears what colours mean to my eyes. Ever since I was born I've been sorrounded by music. I learned to sing before I was able to speak and some very simple moments of my life were turned into special memories just because of the music that was playing at the time.
I like all sorts of music, but especially pop, romantic, tango, celtic, Brazilian, Mexican, Spanish from Spain mainly,... the list is too long. What I really dislike is anything related to Hip Hop, Rap (they are so monotonous and boring -not music, actually!), and Reggaeton.
I have a long collection of CDs that I've bought or downloaded from internet (before the S.O.P.A affair) and I prefer listening to music in my room rather that going to concerts.
My earliest memory of singing a song in English is when I used to sing "It´s never too late", by Brenda Lee, and I think if I were a song I would probably be "Pandolpho", an old English Elizabethan lyric song.
I love singing, but, unfortunately for me and my patient neighbours, I don't sing very well. But I can play some songs with my guitar, though lately I've been singing lots of karaoke, instead.
I guess this world without music would be just half as beautiful.
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This week's topic is music, so here you have some bullet questions that will help you write your post. You don't have to answer all the questions, just choose one or two to develop each paragraph according to the main  ideas you are expected to develop.

Introduction: (Choose 1 question)
How important is music in your life?
How does music make you feel?

Body:
-(likes and dislikes) (Choose 1 or 2 questions)What kind of music do you like?
Is there any kind of music that you particularly dislike?
Who is your favourite group or singer? Why do you like him/her/them?

-(music resources) (Choose 1 or 2 questions)Do you ever go to concerts?
Do you listen to the radio or your or your own music collection, primarily?
Do you ever download music files from the internet?
Do you ever buy CDs?
Have you ever bought pirated CDs?

-(songs with a special meaning) (Choose 1 or 2 questions)
What is your first memory of learning a song?
If you were a song, what song would you be and why?

-(my musical skills) (Choose 1 or 2 questions)
Can you play a musical instrument or read music?
How well do you sing?
Do you like singing karaoke or while in the shower?

Closing paragraph or conclusion: (Choose 1  question)
What do you think the world would be like without music?
Why is music so important to people and culture?

Make sure to leave a comment on 3 of your classmates’  posts and to write 140 words.
 I hope you get a lot done!!!!