THE FIRST-ROUND-THE WORLD-TOUR: MAGELLAN & ELCANO EXPEDITION. KEY

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Maribel Miró
October 11th, 2019

THE FIRST-ROUND-THE-WORLD-TOUR: MAGELLAN & ELCANO EXPEDITION

                                                                                                                                                                       Replica of the vessel     Victoria. 

 Punta Arenas. Chile. 2014 

                                                                                                                                                        

MAGELLAN & ELCANO EXPEDITION

500 years ago, on September 20th 1519, five vessels set sail to the Moluccas, known as the Spice Islands. 265 brave sailors on board, commanded by the sea-captains Ferdinand Magellan and 

Juan Sebastián Elcano had sailed from Seville along the River Guadalquivir, reaching the  mouth of the river at Sanlúcar de Barrameda (Huelva), and then leaving westwards.                                                                  

Only one ship -Victoria-  led by Elcano with 18 men onboard circumnavigated the world returning to Spain three years later, on September 6th, 1522. The Magellans & Elcano Expedition is one of the greatest feats in the History of Mankind.

englishlearning#englishteaching#freeresources#hispanityday#spanishcultureday#hispanicday#circumnavigationoftheworld#roundtheworldtour#magellanand elcanoexpedition#straitofmagellan#pacificocean#vesselvictoria#

This month's blog post is focused on last month of September, when one of the greatest feats in History  started to take place 500 years ago: the circumnavigation of the World.

This TRIVIA (20 questions)  I have devised  challenges the skills of high beginning (CEFR A2 & B1/B2) and intermediate level students as it helps them learn aspects of History in an enjoyable way, in the same way as it helps them learn vocabulary and practise the English Language, mainly by means of reading & listening  skills. 
I would suggest several ways to go through this game:
1. In small groups, questions  projected, only one question showed at a time: the first group to find out the answer is given a point.
2. In small groups, handout of printed questions: group members work together answering all the questions.
2. In pairs, handouts of printed questions: the first pair to get the answers is the winner
3. Whole class: just the teacher or one able student reads out the questions. Individual students should call out the right answer.
Once the students have answered the questions, you may ask them to write about the story  of the Expedition.
There are many more ways to develop this activity. I am positive you know which one suits best your students.

I do hope you had a great summer, or winter, and also that you find this post useful.
Your feedback is always appreciated. 
Maribel Miró
October 11th, 2019.

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10 RUSSIAN WORDS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

This month’s blog post, further on the borrowings 

-words that coming from other languages have shaped the English Language-, focuses on some Russian words   which the English Language has assimilated.

It is a fact that the English language has gone outside its own linguistic resources and has borrowed words from  other languages, which have all shaped the English Language

The English Language vocabulary includes borrowings from many other languages, such as the *Spanish Language, the **Northern European Languages, and even the language of some geographically distant countries, such as ***Iran.

Russian, the language of the Tsars’ Empire, the former Soviet Union, and present day Russia, is one of them.

 Russian, the largest native language in Europe is also the second most widespread language on the Internet, after English.

This presentation includes vocabulary exercises suitable for A1&A2 learners of English (slides 1 & 2), and exercises for B1/B2 students (slides 3 & 4); that is to say, for beginners, post-beginners, and intermediate students of English.

Thank you so much for your feedback. It is always appreciated.

I do hope you find this presentation useful. 

Maribel Miró

May 22nd, 2019

*https://maribelmiroenglish.blogspot.com/search/label/10%20SPANISH%20WORDS%20IN%20THE%20ENGLISH%20LANGUAGE.

**https://maribelmiroenglish.blogspot.com/search/label/10%20WORDS%20FROM%20NORTHERN%20EUROPEAN%20LANGUAGES%20IN%20THE%20ENGLISH%20LANGUAGE

***https://maribelmiroenglish.blogspot.com/2018/08/10-words-from-farsi-in-english-language.html

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NOWRUZ

#Iran #nowruz #peacefulculture #hospitality #

As Iran is getting ready to celebrate her main festivity, I would like to present this post on Nowruz, the celebration of a Peaceful Culture: the Culture of Hospitality.

A year ago we had the privilege of being invited by our Iranian friends to celebrate Nowruz with them, and it wouldn't be fair just to keep it to myself. 

Therefore, in this presentation I have tried to provide you with some images and some hints about Iran's most important celebration: Nowruz, which means and, in fact it is, their New Year. 

Our Iranian friends opened a  door for us, a new one, and all of a sudden we discovered the beauty of this country and the wonderful people that live in it. 

With heartfelt thanks to all our Iranian friends. 

Maribel Miró Pérez

March 12th, 2019