domingo, 22 de febrero de 2009

Tic Tac English



This is Charlie Bone, the main character of a series of books written by British author Jenny Nimmo.

… Charlie is a twelve-year-old boy endowed with supernatural talents to converse and "visit" people contained within photographs or paintings.

As a result of his endowment, Charlie is sent to Bloor's Academy, a weekday unordinary school for those endowed with magical, artistic, dramatic or musical talents.

While he makes enemies among the owners, the Bloors, he also makes a significant number of friends who assist in his attempts to preserve the good…


Enter the site http://www.charlie-bone.com/about.htm answer the following in your blog.

You can also play some of the games you’ll find while looking for the answers!!!


FIRST
Have a look at the map and decide whether the following statements are true or false:


a. The bookshop is next to the church.

b. The Castle is opposite Charlie’s house.

c. There’s a tunnel from the bookshop to the castle.

d. Charlie lives at 27 Filbert Street.

e. If you come out of Charlie’s, turn right, walk along Filbert Street, go past Angel Flowers and take the first turning on the right, you get to the Greengrocer’s.
f. If you come out of Charlie’s, turn left, walk along Filbert Street and take the first turning on your left, you can visit Olivia Vertigo.

SECOND


Go to Charlie’s house and try to find out what the lamp over the bag next to the stairs says.

THIRD

Take the exam to enter Bloor’s Academy. Once you’ve passed the test, explore the academy and answer the following questions:
a. What does Dr. Bloor say?
b. What colour is Charlie’s cape?

FOURTH


Go to the bookshop. Have a look at the books. Discover what they are about and choose your favourite one. You can also listen to some excerpts from the books if you want.

Ah, just one more question: What are the titles of the seven books?

This first activity was created by the teachers in Madrid and our aim is that all the students share some activities, this is the first one.