AROUND THE WORLD

This term our students are doing a project about trips around the world.
We are going to follow the route of Phileas Fogg in AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS .
This book was written by Julio Verne.
We need a passport.
Our plans are to travel to.... Egypt, India, China, Japan, United States of America....

COUNTRIES and NATIONALITIES

La mayoría de los adjetivos de nacionalidad tienen una de estas terminaciones: -ish, -ian,-an, -ese

COUNTRY -----------------NATIONALITY (-ish)
England – Inglaterra                                     English - inglés
Ireland – Irlanda                                            Irish - irlandés
Spain – España                                               Spanish – español
The UK – Reino Unido                                 British – británico
Denmark – Dinamarca                                 Danish – danés
Finland – Finlandia                                       Finnish – finlandés
Poland – Polonia                                            Polish – polaco
Scotland – Escocia                                         Scottish – escocés
Sweden – Suecia                                             Swedish – sueco
Turkey – Turquía                                           Turkish – turco
COUNTRY -----------------NATIONALITY (-ian)
Argentina                                                             Argentinian – argentino
Brazil – Brasil                                                      Brazilian – brasileño
Canada                                                               Canadian – canadiense
Ecuador                                                              Ecuadorian – ecuatoriano
Italy – Italia                                                         Italian – italiano
Belgium -Bélgica                                                Belgian – belga
Bolivia                                                                Bolivian – boliviano
Colombia                                                            Colombian – colombiano
Norway – Noruega                                             Norwegian – noruego
Russia – Rusia                                                   Russian - ruso
COUNTRY -----------------NATIONALITY (--an)
Australia                                                     Australian – australiano
Austria                                                       Austrian – austríaco
Bulgaria                                                     Bulgarian - búlgaro
Dominican Republic                                     Dominican - dominicano
Germany – Alemania                                   German - Alemán
Mexico                                                       Mexican - mexicano
Morocco – Marruecos                                  Moroccan – marroquí
The USA – Estados Unidos                           American – estadounidense
Venezuela                                                  Venezuelan - venezolano
COUNTRY -----------------NATIONALITY (-ese)
China                                                                   Chinese – chino
Portugal                                                               Portuguese – portugués
Japan – Japón                                                     Japanese – japonés
COUNTRY                       NATIONALITY (Irregular)
France – Francia                                           French - francés
Greece – Grecia                                            Greek – griego
Holland – Holanda                                        Dutch - holandés

WHICH COUNTRIES DOES PHILEAS FOGG VISIT DURING HIS TRIP ?

EGYPT

The Great Pyramid at Giza.

It is built with huge blocks of limestone. The pyramid had only one true entrance. They made other entrances with false doors. These doors are made of granite.

Some main Pyramids had a lot of treasures.

It was the tallest building in the world for more than 4,000 years.

     

VOCABULARY

Papyrus-----------------papel

Furnace------------------horno

Glass-Blowing---------vidrio soplado

Mould-------------------molde. Moldear

Swamp-------------------pantáno

Limestone---------------piedras de cal (calízas)

Gods-----------------------dioses

Goddess------------------Diosas

Symbols------------------simbolos

Linen--------------------------lino

Flax plant----------------------planta de lino

Glass beads----------------abalorios de cristal

Hieroglyphs------------------jeroglífico

Plumb  line--------------------plomada

Tombs---------------------------tumbas

Temples-----------------------templos

Pyramids----------------------piramides

Sarcophagus-----------------sarcófago

Mummy------------------------momia

Slate----------------------------loza, teja, tiza

Shaduf------------------------- utensilio creado para elevar el agua

Mask------------------------------mascara

Plow-------------------------- arado, arar

Minaret-------------------------minarete

Lebanon-----------------------Libano

GOD AND GODDESS

HORUS     ISIS        KHUNUM         AMUN      ANUBIS    BASTET

NUT          OSIRIS     RA            SET         THOTH   

Amazing Egyptians,

Exciting Egyptians,

Amazing Egyptians,

Exciting Egyptians.

Ancient inscriptions,

Dramatic depictions,

From ages before us,

Now here comes the chorus

To be amid the pyramids,

To ride in style down the Nile,

Having a rare old time with a

Pharaoh,

Worshipping cats, cows, jackals

and crocodiles.

Here’s looking at ya, Cleopatra,

Tutankhamen, come and take me

back in time.

Known as a nation

For mummification.

They wrote on papyrus

And how they inspire us!

To be amid the pyramids…

Who was the nicest,

Osiris or Isis?

Anubis or Horus?

Now back to the chorus.

To be amid the pyramids…

Here’s looking at ya, Cleopatra,

Tutankhamen, come and take me

back in time

Here’s looking at ya, Cleopatra,

Tutankhamen, come and take me

back in time

INDIA

This flag has got three colors: Orange, white and green. In the center there is a blue wheel.

The National Animal of India is the Tiger . The National Bird of India is the Peacock . The National Flower of India is the Lotus . The National Tree of India is the Banyan Tree . This tree has got figs.The National Fruit of India is the Mango .The National Sport of India is the Hockey .

Rice and wheat are popular food.

WHERE IS CHINA?

China is in the Eastern side of Asia. The Asian Continent is the largest and most populous of all continents. China is the fourth largest country in the world, after Russia, Canada and the United States.

The capital of China is Beijing.

Its landscape are extremely varied. This country has got great variety of environments, peoples, flora and fauna, and traditions.  

 This flag has got five yellow stars on a red background.

The giant Panda is quite lovely but this animal can roar, growl.... It lives in the forest. It can eat bamboo, grasses, bulbs, insects and fruit. Its babies are born with their eyes closed.

Let's go to Japan

Japan is in Asian country. The capital of Japan is Tokyo.

There are a lot of moutains. There are many volcanoes.

They speak japanese.

They eat rice, fresh fruit and fresh vegetables.

National Flag    

• Vocabulary

Tectonic plates: placas tectonicas

Bustling:  bullicioso

Earthquake: terremoto

Earth's crust: corteza terrestre

Pagoda: pagoda

Sushi and sashimi: raw fish- pescado crudo

Sudoku: juego sudoku

Japanese origami models: modelos de origami japonés.

Samurai: guerrero

Koinobori Kites: Cometas.

Typhoons: tifones

• What is the highest mountain in Japan? --It's Fuji
• What are the typical plants in Japan? They are Cherry  and Plum Blossoms in Spring

This is ASIMO Robot.

     

IT'S GREAT! WE VISIT AMERICA

UNITED KINGDOM
London  is very old city.
The Romans built the first city and called it Londinium.
They built this city and a bridge across the river Thames.
London was the capital of England in 1666. It was big and important. Many houses were made of Wood. There were streets very narrow. There were butchers , bakers, carpenters, brewers, blacksmiths...
One night, the wind blew and blew and there was a small fire in oven. This oven was the baker's. The fire was getting bigger . The houses made of wood began to burn the families living in these houses ran out. 
The GREAT FIRE OF LODON was a terrible tragedy, but the new London was a cleaner city.

England Flag

These are the most important buildings:
-------------------------------The Tower of London
-------------------------------The Buckinham Palace
-------------------------------Saint Paul's Cathedral
--------------------------------The Houses of Parliament
-------------------------------Tower Bridge
--------------------------------The Gherkin
--------------------------------St James's Palace
--------------------------------Westminster Abbey
---------------------------------Big Ben

      Ireland is called Éire in Irish and is also known as the Republic of Ireland.

Dublin is the capital of Ireland.

Shamrock is the national symbol of Ireland.

Saint Patrick's Day is the national holiday of Irland.

PHILEAS FOGG TRIP'S

Second October: He and his servant are going on a trip around the world.

Twenty Third October: We are going to travel from Bombay to Calcuta by Elephant.
First November: We are going to cross The South China Sea by steamer.
Fourteenth November: We are going to cross the Pacific Ocean to America by steamer.
And we are going from San Francisco to New York by train.
Twenty third November: We are going from New York to London by steamer.
Finally our journey will be over and we are going to win our bet.

Phileas fogg's schedule

LOCATIONS	TIME
London to Bombay	20 days
Bombay to Calcuta	3 days
Calcuta to Hong Kong	13 days
Hong Kong to Yokohama	6 days
Yokohama to  San Francisco	22 days
San Francisco to New York City	7 days
New York City to London	9 days

OUR WORLD
We live on planet Earth.
The earth is round.
There are five continents and five oceans on Earth.
The cardinal points are north, south, east and west.