2º BCT ENGLISH BLOG

YEAR 2013/2014

Tuesday, 29 September 2009

First task!

As you know, in Unit 1 of your student's book, you have read some information about British customs and conventions. Now I'd like you to watch videos about some of the British customs you read about in your textbook.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDMnBjoWpi0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSBuir3NeTA

Is there any similar celebration in Spain? Post your comments about this on the blog.

Now, it's time to investigate and read more about this topic. Follow these steps to complete the final task:

1. Visit the following site about British culture http://projectbritain.com/ and have a look at the headings on the right.
2. Clic on "etiquette" and carefully read the information it gives about social norms in Britain. Note down the things which are similar or different to Spanish social customs and tell us about some of them
3. Finally, in pairs make a similar list for visitors to your country and hand it to me before Octuber 14.

Post your comments on the blog, and don't forget to include your name in the entry, otherwise, it will be anonymous, and therefore, not evaluated.

Be careful with spelling, vocabulary, grammar, etc.
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11 comments:

  1. Flanciscoify13 October 2009 at 10:04

    I think that the first video is similar to military parade of the 12th October in Spain. And the second, if this isn't similar to King's message at Christmas, I don't know that it is xDD
    Ba bye!
    Francisco

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  2. Anonymous15 October 2009 at 07:14

    In my opinion the first video is like a day of Pilar, and the second video is a bit like the king's speech at Christmas but not quite the same because in Spain don't do this journey till the king's speech.
    Byee!
    Cristina.G, Maria.S

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  3. Anonymous15 October 2009 at 10:21

    Hi, I'm Rodrigo and I believe that the first video is a costums to military parade of the 12th October in Spain and the second video isn't similar in Spain because the state opening of the parliament isn't opened by King.

    Bye Bye

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  4. Anonymous15 October 2009 at 10:28

    Hi Amalia I'm Cati I think the first video is similar to militaty in Spain at 12 the October. And the second video I don't know that it is. Until tomorrow!!! =)

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  5. Anonymous15 October 2009 at 13:22

    hi! I´m Rachel, I think that The first video is very similar to the military parade on October 12 and I don´t undestand the second video, is a parliament or a Queen's speech??:S the video could be similar to a meeting of parliament, but I´m not sure. Goodbye!!

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  6. Anonymous18 October 2009 at 04:32

    Hi Amalia!
    I'm Isa Pérez. The first video is quite similar to 12th October in Spain, the Hispanity Day. The second video is like the Nation's discuss in Spain where the President and his opposite talk about the situacion of the country, but in UK just the Queen talks, because the Prime minister is quiet in the video.
    I see you tomorrow...bye!=)

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  7. Anonymous18 October 2009 at 09:20

    Hi Amalia!! I´m Isa Pizarro, I think that the first video is very similar to military parade of 12th October in Spain... the second video... isn´t similar in Spain,...because the king doesn´t open the state of parliament If not that in Spain do meetings in the Parliament with other ministers and kings, but it makes it the Prime minister.
    I´m not sure =S Bye Bye!!

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  8. Anonymous18 October 2009 at 10:51

    Hi amalia!!
    I´m Maria Diaz.
    In my opinion,the first video is similar military parade to 12th October,the Hispanity Day.The second videos isn´t similar Spanish =S
    bye =)

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  9. Anonymous18 October 2009 at 11:08

    Hi!! I´m Alba. Talking about the two videos, I think the first video is similar to the parade of the Hispanity day in Spain. The other video can be similar to a speech of the King of Spain or of the president of the gouverment, but I´m not sure. I thik these are the similar things.
    See you!! ^^

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  10. Anonymous18 October 2009 at 13:15

    Hi Amalia!!!
    I'm Laura. The first video is similar to 12th October in Spain and the second video I don't remember anything :S I don't understood...
    byeee!! :D

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  11. Amalia García19 October 2009 at 09:22

    In the first case most of you are right. It is a military parade similar to October 12 in Spain; it commemorates the Queen's Official Birhtday, taking place every year in June.
    In the second place, it's the annual opening of Parliament by the Queen. The tradition of the Queen's delivery and the ceremony are traditions coming from the 16th century, when monarchs used to have more power that the have now.

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