Learning with press In Secondary School Good morning. i´m going to talk about the importance of working with magazines and newspaper´s news. The objectives i try to gt and the way i do that in my classroom. PILAR DE VEGA

SUMMARY:. OBJECTIVES. HOW TO WORK NEWS:. READ AND DICUSS. QUESTIONS SUMMARY: . OBJECTIVES . HOW TO WORK NEWS: . READ AND DICUSS . QUESTIONS . MAIN IDEAS . WORDS TO REMEMBER . ACTIVITIES: CROSSWORD Good morning. i´m going to talk about the importance of working with magazines and newspaper´s news. The objectives i try to gt and the way i do that in my classroom.

OBJECTIVES: . Global approach to sciences. . Education in environmental values. . Gradual introduction to English language. . Current affairs. . Connect school activities MOTIVATION. With real life Let´s begin by objectives. Current legislation about Bilingual Section suggests to teach pupils in a global approach to sciences and to instill environmental (and others) values and introduce English language gradually. On the other hand in science, i think, is very important, to show pupils current affairs conected with the subject we are working; that is to conect school activities with real life. This help to motivate children. All these objectives will be the main element in which natural sciences education will be based. Newspaper capture the reality of life in everywhere in the world. So they ara a great help.

Read and discuss. To give you an example. This is a press publication . It´s about the recent spill oill in louisiana . It can be real or modify/ changed. I have got an idea. Would you like to work? First of all we´ll read and then i make you some questions.

QUESTIONS: About the press publication: . What´s the name of the press publication? . What kind of publicaton is it? (newspaper, magazine..) . Is it Spanish? Where does it come from?

About the news: . Which is the headline? . What happened? . Where?, When?, Why? . Which were the consecuences? . Can you name animals that live in the Gulf of Mexico? . What are they doing to avoid the consecuences? . What do you know about Greenpeace? . What can you do to preserve the environment?

MAIN IDEAS WORDS TO REMEMBER CONCLUSION: MAIN IDEAS WORDS TO REMEMBER

MAIN IDEAS: Extraction, transformation and use of fossil fuels pollute the environment. Environment pollution threatens biodiversity. We can make things better by using energy in a responsible way and following the rule of the three R: reduce, reuse, recycle. Let´s look now at man ideas. Every body use energy, we can make thigns better by using energy in a responsible way or renewable energies and following the rule of three r: reduce, reuse, recycle. How do you can use energy in a responsible way? Don´t use transport unnecesseraly! Use a hating thermostat. Throw the trash to recycle.

Words to remember. Oil rig Oil slick Oil spill Which is the difference betwen an oil spill and an oill slick? Oil spill

ENDANGERED ANIMALS WHALE HERON DOLPHIN MANATEE OTTER PELICAN Oops! Where are coral reef? Have you seen then? OTTER PELICAN CORAL REEF TURTLE

: Here they are! Coral sea are important ecosyste She and other reefs depend on the nutrients produced by tiny algae, called zooxanthellae, that live inside them. When water temperatures get too high, these colorful algae bolt, leaving coral reefs in a bleached condition. If the situation persists, Miss Coral will turn completely white and die.

“We need to defend our oceans because without them, life on Earth cannot exist.” In the text appear greenpeace, ecologist asaciation that by chance, is doing a champagne to protect oceans. Greenpeace is doing a champagne to protect oceans. You can read more in: http://www.greenpeace.org/international/

Thank you!