Ireland. THE EMERALD ISLE.

 Ireland

The Emerald Isle

Ireland is an island country situated in the Northwest of Europe.

It has been a member of the European Union since 1973.

 

The population of the Republic of Ireland is 3,5 million, which is similar to the population of Los Angeles.

The Country

The country is divided into 4 provinces:

- Munster.

- Ulster.

- Leinster.

- Connacht.

It is then further divided into 32 counties: siix of Ulster´s counties are in Northern Ireland which is part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Dublín

The capital city is Dublin, which has a population of over one million, almost 1/3 of the entire population.

Ireland´s Flag

The national flag is the tricolour of green, white and orange.


The green is  a symbol of the acient Irish ancestry.
The white simbolices the union of all in brotherhood and common  nationality.
The orange represents the new elements that joined us later in our history.

The Currency

The Irish currency was Irish Pound, but it completely  replaced on the 
1st  of January,
2012 for the Euro

National Emblem

The official emblem of Ireland is the harp. We are the only country in the world who use a musical instrument as its national emblem.


                   The Shamrock

The Shamrock is another recognised symbol of Ireland. The national airline, Aer  Lingus, used it as its emblem.

St. Patrick

St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland and they celebrate him on 17th of March each year.


St. Patrick is said to have used the three-leafed shamrock to explain the Blessed Trinity to the Pagan Irish in 432 A.D.

Language

Ireland has 2 official languages: English, which is spoken everywhere, and Irish which is generally confined to small areas of the West, Southwest, and Northwest as an everyday means of communication.


Slí Amach                    WAY OUT
ticcéid                         TICKETS                           Irish, however, is taught in all    
Bagaiste Treigthe        LEFTLUGGAGE                schools in the country                            Siopa                           SHOP                                  - both primary and secondary.

Ancient Past

 There were people in Ireland 9,000 years ago. 
The first farmers came in here about 3,700 B.C.
Ancient burial grounds are to be found right around the country. The most famous of these is Ate Newgrange in Co. Meath, which was constructed around 2500 B. C.

Every year, on the morning of the winter solstice, the rays of the rising sun passes through a 20 metres long passage and lights the inner chamber -an unbelievable feat of engineering and intelligence for such a long time ago.

Dunquaire Castle and St. Kevins

Norman castles and monastic ruins are to be found in many parts of the country.  

                           

                Tradicional Irish Folk Dance  

  

 

Ireland has a proud tradition in music and dancing. 

Irish dances are greatly admired by the people of the world                                                                    

                                                            Music

The traditional group, the Chieftains, have played  their music all over the world. 

 

We Can!

Children, very well done!

Chicos, como hemos visto  hoy en clase, no es tan difícil expresarnos en inglés.

Enhorabuena a todos los que  hacéis las frases en inglés sin miedo a equivocarse.

Hoy vamos a avanzar un poquito más:

    - Escribiremos frases donde aparezcan formas del verbo haber (hay, había). Tenéis todas las formas en la entrada de ayer ( 27 de febrero).

There is a........

There are.............

There was a........

There weren´t.............

There is not a ........

There are not...........

There was not a ...............

There weren´t...........

Is there a ......?

Are there...........?

Was there a .........?

Were there....?

      - Vamos a recordar también los números:

  30,781,001.-

890,001,010.-

           6,984.-

SOME EXERCISES (Adjectives)

 Recordaros que St. Patrick se va acercando. Meteros en la página  sobre St. Patrick que está en la cabecera.




We are going to do  some sentences  with the new vocabulary (adjectives)

- Blonde.

- Dark.

- Thin.

- Fat.

- Short.

- Tall.

- Interesting.

- Boring.

- Exciting.

- Frightening.

- Horrible.

- Great.

Write the numbers in English:

98,890,587.-

199,034,002.-

1,000,002.-

UN POQUITO DE GRAMÁTICA:

                                                                     HABER

               PRESENTE                                                                             PASADO

        SINGULAR                     PLURAL                                SINGULAR                       PLURAL

A.  There is a table              There are two tables              There was a table     There were two tables

N.  There is not a table       There are not two tables       There was not a        There were not two

                                                                                                 table                            tables.

I.  Is there a table?               Are there two tables?            Was there a table?     Were there two  

                                                                                                                                       tables?

                                                                                                                         

Good evening, my children! 
                           
          How are you? I´m fine although I´m a little tired.

    Os cuelgo los números. Mañana corregimos. Don´t worry and sleep well.

123,456,789 .- one hundred and twenty-three  million four hundred and fifty-six thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine.

234,567,890.-  Two hundred and thirty-four million five hundred and sixty-seven thousand eigh hundred and ninety.

345,678,901.- Three hundred and forty-five million six hundred and seventy-eight thousand nine hundred and one

456,789,012.- Four hundred and fifty-six million seven hundred and eighty-nine thousand and twelve.

 

567,890,123.- Five hundred and sixty-seven million eight hundred and ninety thousand one hundred and twenty-three.

678,901,002 .- Six hundred and seventy-eight million nine hundred and one thousand and two.

I GOT IT! Carnaval 2012

Children!      

             I GOT IT!

IT  WASN´T  EASY, BUT YOU  CAN  FINALLY WATCH THE MOVIE ABOUT  OUR CARNIVAL

                                                             
Me ha costado un poquito, pero al  final lo he conseguido. Ahí tenéis la peli del Carnaval.

                                          ENJOY YOURSELF!

Un Carnaval muy deportista.

YO SOY ESPAÑOL.

 ¿A QUÉ QUIERES 

QUE TE GANE?

Este es el cartel que portaban la abanderadas del Cole: las seños Ester y Yanira.

Hemos querido rendir desde esta población española un homenaje al deporte y en especial a nuestros deportistas que  se esfuerzan y luchan a diario para ser los mejores del mundo sin violencia y sin necesidad de sustancias químicas.

Por un sólo día chicos no utilizaremos hoy en este blog otro idioma que no sea el español.

El collage es sólo un avance de la peli. Estad atentos y disfrutad del Carnaval.

OUR JOBS OF St. VALENTINE´S DAY

OUR JOBS OF ST. VALENTINE´S DAY

Así celebraron los peques del Cole St Valentine con su profe Isabel.

ROMAN HISPANIA

ROMAN HISPANIA:

                ROMAN TIMES:
                                 -  Two thousand years ago,  the Romans defeated the Carthagnians   and                                      conquered the Iberian Península.  Romans called it  HISPANIA.
                                 -  They spoke LATIN.
                                 -  SENECA  was a philosopher.
                                 -  TRAJAN AND HADRIAN were emperors.
                                 -  Hispania was Roman for  600 years.

               ROMAN CITIES:
                                 -  TARRACO
                                 -  SAGUNTO
                                 -  HISPALIS
                                 -  EMERITA AUGUSTA (now MÉRIDA,  the city where we live)


              ROMAN ARCHITECTURE
   -  TEMPLES
DIANA TEMPLE Building belonging to the city municipal forum. It is one of the few religious character which is preserved in a satisfactory state. Despite its name, wrongly assigned in their discovery, the building was dedicated to the imperial cult. ROMAN THEATRE The theater is a construction promoted by the consul Agrippa Vipsanio. According date written on the theater itself its construction occurred in the years 15 to 16 a. C. ROMAN AMPHITHEATRE Construction popular taste over the theater, was opened at 8 a. C. This building was intended for gladiatorial combats between beasts and men and beasts. ROMAN CIRCUS With its 400 m long and 30 m wide, was the one who enjoyed the favors of a given audience excitement that educated plays. Due to its size was outside the city walls, next to the road that linked Emerita in Corduba (Cordova) and Toletum (Toledo). BRIDGE GUADIANA It can be considered somehow as the origin of the city and in any event, which marks its en ROMAN HISPANIA   (Beatriz)

A temple is a structure reserved for religious or spiritual activities, such as prayer and sacrifice, or analogous rites. A templum constituted a sacred precinct as defined by a priest, or augur. (Jorge)

 Building belonging to the city municipal forum. It is one of the few religious character which is preserved in a satisfactory state. Despite its name, wrongly assigned in their discovery, the building was dedicated to the imperial cult.( Beatriz)

                           
   -  THEATRES

   The theater is a construction promoted by the consul Agrippa Vipsanio. According date written on the theater itself its construction occurred in the years 15 to 16 a. C.

 (Beatriz)








 
 -  AMPHITHEATRES

  

                            
 Construction popular taste over the theater, was opened at 8 a. C. This building was intended for gladiatorial combats between beasts and men and beasts. (Beatriz)


   -  CIRCUSES

 With its 400 m long and 30 m wide, was the one who enjoyed the favors of a given audience excitement that educated plays. Due to its size was outside the city walls, next to the road that linked Emerita in Corduba (Cordova) and Toletum (Toledo). 
(Beatriz)


    -  AQUEDUCTS.

                           

An aqueduct is a water supply or navigable channel constructed to convey water. In modern engineering, the term is used for any system of pipes, ditches, canals, tunnels, and other structures used for this purpose. A temple is a structure reserved for religious or spiritual activities, such as prayer and sacrifice, or analogous rites. A templum constituted a sacred precinct as defined by a priest, or augur. en ROMAN HISPANIA  (Jorge)

This aqueduct was principal function provide water to the west side of town. The water collection point or caput aquae stood at Proserpina Reservoir, from which arose a winding drive along nearly 12 miles. The beginning, in the vicinity of the dam, driving was done by an underground tunnel, excavated in rock. At the end of that drive, it had to save the river Albarregas, for which they had to build a series of arches (arcuationes), which are the most monumental of the building, which ended in the hill of Calvary, where it appeared the tower of distribution (castellum aquae).
As for the section in which he had to resort to the construction of arches, these are extended 830 meters with a height of 25 meters at the deepest part of the river valley Albarregas. The structure of this section is characteristic of Merida. It is made of sturdy but elegant pillars, in five alternating rows of granite blocks with as many rows of brick. Arches at different heights are linking the pillars, whose core is caementicium opus. The arches are of brick bond, except that saves Albarregas the river, which has the granite voussoirs worked very well. 73 are still the mainstays that have remained more or less damaged.  (Beatriz)


   -  PUBLIC BATH HOUSES.       
SPA Alange

With reforms in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, are now in operation the baths of Roman origin, integrated into a medicinal spa waters, whose high radon content, produces improvements in diseases of the nervous, arthritis, rheumatism and respiratory . the baths are the most important monument and known Alange. Despite being documented prior human presence are the Romans who at the time of Trajan built a spa primitive of which are preserved numerous archaeological remains, including two baths, now restored, one for men and women respectively.
Roman building is a rectangular building which housed two identical chambers circular, which is accessed by a steep stone staircase. (Beatriz)
                                  

 - BRIDGES

 Roman bridges were the first large and lasting bridges built.Roman bridges were built with stone and had the arch as its basic structure en  ROMAN HISPANIA  (ROBERTO)

It can be considered somehow as the origin of the city and in any event, which marks its route being extended one of the main arteries of the colony, the Decumanus Maximus  (Beatriz)