1. BETA, May 2009 1 Comenius and eTwinning Projects – motivation and group work in ELT Tsvetelena Taralova 88 th School, Sofia

2. BETA, May 20092 Generations? The Lost generation Born Before Computers

3. BETA, May 20093 How did it start? The methodology course in Dublin, Ireland; Comenius Preparatory visit in Poland; Project application form approval.

4. BETA, May 20094 Comenius School Project Medieval Roots of Present Europeans 2005-2008

5. BETA, May 20095 The main aims of the projects: To motivate students to use languages and ICT in real-life situations; To promote culture, traditions, history, art and literature of the region and the regions of partner schools; To enhance participants’ social and team work skills.

6. BETA, May 20096 Comenius Project Activities – 2005, A trip round Sofia

7. BETA, May 20097 Introduction Real name: **** **** Age: 13 Medieval name: King Simeon I Hobbies: drawing and riding a bike Favourite subjects: Art Favourite music group, sports team: Ahat Favourite books: “The wild stories” by Nickolay Haytov Familly/Pets: I live with my mother, my father and my sister Short story: I am one of the greatest Bulgarian rulers and warriors. Contact: mvhkato**@abv.bg mvhkato**@abv.bg Comenius Project Activities – A Student’s Medieval profile

8. BETA, May 20098 Comenius Working Visit Coimbra in Portugal, 2006

9. BETA, May 20099 Comenius Working Visit, The Medieval Fair in Portugal - 2006

10. BETA, May 200910 Comenius working visit Penela in Portugal, 2006

11. BETA, May 200911 Medieval Coins Exhibition, November 2006

12. BETA, May 200912 Comenius working visit Sofia, October 2006

13. BETA, May 200913 Medieval song, performed at The National History Museum, May 2007

14. BETA, May 200914 The Medieval Village of Arbelobelo, Italy, May 2007

15. BETA, May 200915 Working Visit in Gravina in Italy, 2007

16. BETA, May 200916 BULGARIAN MEDIEVAL STORY The creation of BULGARO-SLAVIA kingdom By Sonya Balai In 969 in Bulgaria there were two great kingdoms. The two leaders Ismail – the leader of Izma and Peter – the leader of Veishaly were trying to do the best for the good of their kingdoms. They were fighting about everything for many years. There was envy between them. Ismail and Peter were enemies. The people from Izma that were in Veishaly (or the opposite) were treated like animals. The leaders even didn’t want to hear about each other… Battle after battle Veishaly took everything from Izma. But Ismail was a proud king and had to defeat Peter and his army. Suddenly Ismail declared a war to Peter. But this time he was prepared and

17. BETA, May 200917 Cardboard Medieval Castle, 2008

18. BETA, May 200918 Comenius Visit in Istanbul, Turkey, 2008

19. BETA, May 200919 John Hunyadi’s castle in Transylvania, Romania, May 2008

20. BETA, May 200920 Teachers’ Strike, September 2007

21. BETA, May 200921 Работно пространство-Twin Space

22. BETA, May 200922 eTwinniners, June 2008

23. BETA, May 200923 eTwinning Project Activities are presented in front of parents, June 2008

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25. BETA, May 200925 The new eTwinning project – The Tree of Friendship

26. BETA, May 200926 Professional Development Workshop March 2009, Denmark

27. BETA, May 200927  My mind is my last and only frontier.  I say try. If we never try, we shall never succeed!  Be part of our community of positive people making a difference! What do some teenagers say about motivation: