Tourism and Vacation. 6th grade A. Crossword.

 Tourism and vacation

Countries and nationalities. 5th grade. Crossword.

 Countries crossword.

5 WONDERS OF EUROPE. TEACHER'S RANKING.

Today I want to talk you about what are, in my opinion, the 5 wonders of Europe, in terms of architecture. It is a selction of the most beautiful and emblematic buildings in our continent. Let's go.

Number 5. Stonehenge.

Stonehenge is a mysterious circle of enormous stones built 5000 years ago. The stones were brought from far away (more than 100 kms). Archeologists think that Stonehenge was a solar calendar, like an astronomical observatory.

Number 4. Parthenon.

Ancient Greek people built this amazing temple 2500 years ago. It was dedicated to Athena, the goddess of wisdom. It is completely made of white pure marble, and originally it was decorated with beautiful statues. Today those statues are in the British Museum (London).

Number 3. Alhambra.

In Granada (south Spain) we can find one of the most beautiful palaces ever built. It is a great complex where you can find gardens, amazing halls, towers, water reservoirs... It was developed by muslim kings of Granada. There is a great variety of decorations which make this palace one of the finest ones in the world.

Number 2. Colosseum.

Ancient Romans love fighting spectacles; and with that purpose they built this great construction 2000 years ago. It could keep 70.000 people inside. There were gladiator fighting, animal fighting... Even they used to celebrate ship fighting (they flooded the inner space with water, and then two or more ships battled between them)

Number 1. Hagia Sophia.

In Istambul, city of Turkey, we can find the most amazing construction of all Europe. 1400 years ago emperor Constantine decided to raise the greatest church ever built. He tried and fail many times; but finally he succeded, giving us Hagia Sophia. A great an original church with one of the greatest domes ever done. 

Materials. 5th grade. Vocabulary.

Metals:

• Gold
• Silver
• Bronze
• Copper
• Tin
• Iron
• Steel
• Brass
• Aluminium
• Lead (Carefull with the pronunciation of this word. We talk about it tomorrow)
• Zinc

Fabric:

• Wool
• Cotton
• Silk
• Velvet
• Linen

Construction:

• Cement
• Concrete
• Tile (Floor tile, Wall tile, Roof tile)
• Clay
• Rock
• Granite
• Slate
• Limestone
• Marble
• Wood
• Plaster

Others:

• Feather
• Leather
• Rubber
• Plastic
• Coal
• Glass
• Ivory
• Crystal
• Wax
• Reeds

My graduation day podcast. 6th grade.

 

Materials: 5th grade A.

 

1. PAPER SHAPPIRE SILVER

2. WOOD TITANIUM BRONZE

3. RUBBER MERCURY COPPER

4. IRON OBSIDIAN STEEL

5. DIAMOND QUARTZ MAGNET

6. GOLD CRYSTAL PUMICE

7. EMERALD GLASS GRANITE

8. PLASTIC COAL SLATE

9. RUBI CARBON FIBER LIMESTONE

10. METAL ALUMINIUM MARBLE

11. WIRE   LEAD      THREAD     WAX       CEMENT   CLAY     

12. COTTON, POLYESTER, WOOL, SILK, LEATHER

13. BRASS

Traffic Word Roulette.

Traffic Word Roulette

Dangerous roads in Santa Amalia.

Road to Valdehornillos.

Road from Santa Amalia - Valdehornillos - Vivares. Passing Valdehornillos there is a long straight in which 3 people have died in these last years. This road is narrow, without shouders; and although there aren't many potholes, the pavement is uneven. There is also a couple of very bad curves just after Tomalia. So... when going over there, you have to go quiet and watchful.

Don Benito's road.

Road from Medellín to Don Benito. A very dangerous one. The road is not too bad: the pavement is OK; there are shoulders; and not bad curves. Here the problem is traffic: Thousands of cars pass over there every day. This traffic density produces many accidents. A particularly problematic point is when the road pass over the railway, reaching Don Benito. There, some unconscious people decide to overtake, creating hazarduous situations.

N 430

N 430. Without any doubt, one of the most dangerous roads not only in Extremadura, but in all Spain. Once more, at least in our region, the problem is not the road itself: good pavement, wide shoulders, not bad curves... Here the problem is again the high traffic density. Thousands of cars and trucks (4 thousand every day, with peaks of 8000, in accordance with General Direction of Traffic) pass over it. Every year between 40 and 50 victims die on this road. For many years people have demanded the transformation of this way into a highway. Currently there is an approved project for building a new highway section from Torrefresneda to Santa Amalia. However...

Hairdressing and makeup.

 Crossword hairdressing and makeup

Universe crossword. 4th grade.

Crossword