What do you know about
AUSTRALIA?
Make an Internet research and share your discoveries with English Thinkers!

Prepare
a short Internet project on Australia.
Your project should have:

(1) a few words about ONE aspect connected with Australia (e.g. aborigines, kangaroos, boomerangs, Canberra, Sydney, Australia Day celebrations, etc.)
(2) an Internet link to a film or a photo or a picture illustrating the aspect (e.g. from You Tube)
(3) a question or a short task to be done by other other English Thinkers

AND THEN:

(4) send your project to think.english[at]op.pl along with your full name and form,
(5) be quick: the deadline is 27 January 2012,
(6) you can win a prize and get a very good mark!

Good Luck!

Today, I would like to write about Adele – a great musician with an incredible voice. Her full name is: Adele Laurie Blue Adkins but everyone knows her as Adele.

She was born on 5 May 1988. She was the first recipient of the Brit Awards Critics’ Choice and she was named the number-one act of 2008 in an annual BBC poll of music critics, Sound of 2008.

I didn’t like her from the start, until I heard the songs: “Rolling in the deep”, “Someone like you” and “Set fire to the rain”. While I was watching on Youtube her live show on the stage, when Adele was singing “Someone like you” – I totally fell in love with her, cause I thought: “Oh my god, her voice is so incredible”.

Really, she’s a real artist and a great person. I remember when a woman (don’t remember her name) said that Adele was fat. I really liked the way she answered. She said: “I don’t make music for eyes. I make music for ears”. That was a smart and not offensive answer.

She gave her heart and soul to her songs, and I think that this is the most important thing that makes her so special.

ADELE LIVE

Your Turn!

1. Write a comment on Adele’s songs: what do you feel or think when you listen to them? Paste it HERE.

2. Write a few words about YOUR favourite artist: who he/she is, what he/she does, why he/she is special for you?Paste it HERE.

3. Translate into Polish the first part of the “Someone Like You” song by Adele.Then, paste your translation as a comment HERE, for everyone to read.

Someone Like You

I heard that you’re settled down.
That you found a girl and you’re married now.
I heard that your dreams came true.
Guess she gave you things I didn’t give to you.

Old friend, why are you so shy?
It ain’t like you to hold back or hide from the lie.

I hate to turn up out of the blue uninvited,
But I couldn’t stay away, I couldn’t fight it.
I had hoped you’d see my face and that you’d be reminded,
That for me, it isn’t over.

Nevermind, I’ll find someone like you.
I wish nothing but the best for you two.
Don’t forget me, I beg, I remember you said:
“Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead”
Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead, yeah.

POĆWICZ JUŻ TERAZ – Kliknij w obrazek The Big Apple

Tutaj dowiesz się więcej o Nowym Jorku:

gdn.republika.pl
new-york.miasta.org
newyork.com.pl
nojork.com

Zapraszamy wszystkich uczniów ZS nr 2
do sprawdzenia swojej wiedzy o Nowym Jorku

1. Weź udział w konkursie wiedzy o Nowym Jorku
(dla zespołów 2-osobowych),
który odbędzie się 5 grudnia 2011 r. (poniedziałek)
o godz. 9.00 w auli
i/lub
2. Przygotuj indywidualnie plakat lub prezentację multimedialną w języku angielskim, pod tytułem: “A Day-Trip in New York”.

Plakaty, prezentacje i zgłoszenia do konkursu
przyjmują do 1 grudnia 2011 r.
mgr B. Będkowska (9 B) lub mgr R. Oślizło (106 B)

Gwarantujemy dobrą zabawę,
a dla najlepszych cenne nagrody
i oceny cząstkowe z j. angielskiego!

OLIMPIADA LINGWISTYCZNA

POĆWICZ JUŻ TERAZ – Kliknij w poniższy obrazek:

Do osiągnięcia sukcesu
niepotrzebne są umiejętności językoznawcze
ani znajomość języków obcych.

1. Zgłoszenia przyjmują do 5 grudnia:

mgr Barbara Będkowska (9 B)
mgr Ryszard Oślizło (106 B)

również e-mailem: think.english[at]op.pl

2. Szkolne eliminacje odbędą się
8 grudnia 2011r. (czwartek) o godz. 10.00-12.00 w auli.

Zapraszamy!

Impossible? Not for those who are creative, generous, selfless and positive – just like the IIIa LO, IIId LO and IVb T students who proved that where there is a will there is a way. In no time (a few minutes, to be exact) they found lots of different ways to make the world a better place to live. Read their ideas and feel inspired!

If I had 2 PLN, I would buy a better kind of shopping bag (e.g. recyclable or biodegradable) to save environment because I wouldn’t have to buy another plastic bag for some time. (Ania)

Give me 2 PLN and I’ll change the world. If I had 2 PLN, I would look around and try to find someone who needs it more than I do – and, of course, it must be a person who I could trust. I’d offer them the money if they promised me that if they ever find someone who will need the money more than they do, they will give it to that person. It may be one person or a group of people – it doesn’t matter. What’s important, is that they must tell such a person/group the same I told them. I think that this idea could change the world and make it a better place to live because even though 2 PLN is not much, it may be the first step to change people. If people become more generous and more caring about others, the world will change for the better. (Martyna)

If I had 2 PLN, I would buy a comb and go to the city centre. I would play the comb for money. Then, for the money I would earn, I would buy some cat and dog food and give it to an animal shelter. I would save another 2 PLN to buy two pan lids and go back to the city centre to continue my campaign… (Natalia K)

If I had 2 PLN, I would buy a clown nose and go to a children’s hospital where I’d try and console sad children. (Emilia)

If I had 2 PLN, I would buy 4 bread-rolls and give them to poor people who are hungry. They could share with other hungry people and so there would be less hungry people in the world. (Gosia)

If I had 2 PLN, I would buy a bottle of water, because in Poland there is a charity campaign in which if you buy a bottle of water, people in Africa will get some drinking water. Someone wouldn’t be thirsty. Give me 2 PLN and I’ll change the world. (ola p)

If I had 2 PLN, I would buy a lottery ticket to win 3 million and be able to help other people. I would organize charity events for the sick and the homeless. I would buy toys for poor children, medicines for the sick and food for the hungry. Everyone would get what they need and be happy. (Młody)

If I had 2 PLN I would buy some strawberry seeds and sow them on my grandmother’s plot. Then I could give the strawberries to poor children every year to make their lives sweeter. They feel alone and unloved, however some tasty fruits could make them happy. (Patrycja)

If I had 2 PLN I would buy my little neighbour some crayons. She is 7 years old and she lives with her mom. They’re poor. She always wears clothes too big for her. I talked to her once and she told me that she was dreaming about the day when she would draw a picture worth a lot of money. She told me that her mom didn’t have enough money to buy her some new crayons. That’s why I want to buy them for her and help her dream come true. (GosiaR)

2 PLN is not much but when used in a good way, it can change something. In my opinion a good idea is to send a text message for charity. It only costs 2 PLN and that money are to help sick children. I hope that a lot of people send messages like this, because it doesn’t cost much and in this way we can help someone in need. (Kasia)

If I had 2 PLN I would give this money to a homeless person. Maybe it sounds stupid, because 2 PLN is nothing for many people. But for a poor person it’s something special. He or she could buy some food or something to drink. Poverty is a huge problem nowadays. There are a lot of starving people on the streets and we don’t often notice somebody else’s pain. But this problem is getting bigger and bigger. As I said before, 2 PLN is not a lot of cash and it’s impossible to repair the world with this sum of money. However, for this one homeless, poor person it could mean a piece of bread or some hot tea bought in a restaurant. This single deed may not change the whole world but it could definitely change somebody’s day. I think it’s worth it. (Magda)

If I had 2 PLN I would buy… balloons. I would take some paper and pens and then go to the hospital to give the balloons to sick children. Together we would draw pictures of the balloons on pieces of paper. I would like to make those children happy and see smiles on their faces even if it was for one moment only. Sick children need to know that they’re not alone and not to think about their being ill all the time. (Roksana)

If I had 2 PLN, maybe I would buy a pen and some paper. Next, I would write a poem about nature, my feelings, some people or my town and send it to a publishing house. Some day in the future someone might read my poem and it could change his or her view of life. Maybe in 20 years’ time this poem will be read at schools and students will interpret what I wanted to say in the same way as we are now interpreting poems by Mickiewicz or Kochanowski. I hope I could change the world in this way. (Monika)

Your Turn!

1) Think and share with us your own idea how to make a difference to the world with just 2 PLN (or with no money at all if you wish).

2) Choose the best of the above ideas and write, why you think it’s the best.

3) Write a few words about someone you know or heard of who can be called “an everyday hero” (You can find more about everyday heroes – HERE.)

Post your answers as a comment HERE.

POĆWICZ JUŻ TERAZ – Kliknij w logo

Tak to leciało!

W RAMACH DNIA JĘZYKÓW OBCYCH

6 października 2011r. (czwartek)
w sali kinowej

odbędzie się DRUGA EDYCJA szkolnego konkursu

TAK TO LECIAŁO

1. W konkursie mogą brać udział uczniowie wszystkich klas ZS nr 2.

2. Każdy uczestnik zaśpiewa 1 piosenkę losowo wybraną spośród poniższych:

Alphaville – Forever Young

Shakira – Waka, Waka

Rihanna – Umbrella

Queen – I Want to Break Free

Abba – Dancing Queen

Lady Gaga – Poker Face

Jennifer Lopez – Let’s Get Loud

Danzel – Pump It Up

Limp Bizkit – Behind Blue Eyes

Linkin Park – Numb

3. Oprócz nagród, zwycięzcy otrzymają ocenę cząstkową (bdb) z języka angielskiego.

4. Informacji udziela i przyjmuje zgłoszenia

Pani Dorota Sitek-Sędek (14 A)
lub
Paulina z III e T (Radiola)

5. Termin przyjmowania zgłoszeń upływa 3 października 2011r.

6. Na widowni zasiądą tylko te klasy, które wystawią swoich zawodników.

Liczba miejsc ograniczona!

NIE PRZEGAP OKAZJI
DO DOBREJ ZABAWY!

The task of writing a detective story was a classwork assignment and it took three consecutive English classes to plot, complete and revise the stories. The students were given the opening paragraph and the closing sentence of the story which they could use, change or replace to their liking. The parts suggested were the following:

Hercule Poirot frowned/brightened up. He had never investigated such a(n) interesting/surprising/shocking/dramatic/funny/easy/difficult case before. At the moment he was…(where? with whom? doing what?)… and remembering the whole story.

It all began when…

‘As always,’ he thought boastfully, ‘Hercule Poirot proved to be the greatest detective in the world!’

Moreover, the students were asked to focus on some specific grammar structures, including direct and reported speech and modal verbs of deduction. As for the target vocabulary, they were supposed to employ body verbs such as “frown”, “giggle” or “gasp” as well as adjectives describing places, e.g. “shabby”, “luxurious” or “cramped”.

The great enthusiasm and commitment which all the students brought to this project will certainly make up for some possible shortcomings that may be found within these covers.

Hopefully, you will enjoy reading the stories as much as the authors enjoyed writing them!

After you have read the collection,
please, vote for the best short story.
You can choose more than one.

On April 6th 2011 both the students and teachers at Wojciech Korfanty High School had a unique opportunity to travel back in time and spend 3 hours in the 1980s. The English teachers, Ryszard Oślizło and Katarzyna Śnieg, had arranged two 80s-themed events. One of these was “A Chance of Success” – a song contest, where the students could show their vocal talents – while the other event was a visual-music programme called “Back to the 80s.”

ANOTHER CHANCE OF SUCCESS

Last year’s triumph of the “A Chance of Success” contest with Abba songs convinced the organizers to take up the challenge once again. The show’s hostess was Martyna Kosmala, and this year’s contestants sang the unforgettable hits performed by the greatest artists of the 80s, such as A-ha, George Michael, Cyndi Lauper, Roxette or Sandra.

The members of the jury were the top stars: Michael Jackson, Madonna and Wham. Their decision was both quick and unanimous when they decided to award the first prize to Małgorzata Cichecka, who had sung Madonna’s “La Isla Bonita” and to give an honourable mention to Bartłomiej Brandys for singing „Always On My Mind” originally performed by Pet Shop Boys. The prizes – “Greatest Hits of the 80s” CD albums – were handed by the headmistress, Mrs. Halina Hrynczyszyn.

A fact worth mentioning is that after an excellent performance by one of the contestants, Monika Stuchlik, she was invited by the Eliminacja band – a co-organizer of the contest – to record a song with them. Congratulations!

LISTEN TO AN EXCERPT NOW!

This year, aside from the thrill of music, singing and all the emotions involved, there were plenty of surprises awaiting the audience. One of these was a contest to check how well they knew the hits of the 80s. A five-minute montage of 20 music videos was presented to the public and those who wished to take part in the contest were asked to name as many of the performers as they could. The winner was Adrian Malinowski.

No doubt, the main attraction of the programme was the performance of a music phenomenon of the 80s – Modern Talking – boldly impersonated by Krystian Nowak and Adam Piernikarczyk. Colourful lights and smokes made their concert even more spectacular, providing the audience with fun-filled entertainment.

Towards the end of the first part of the programme, both the contestants and the audience were challenged to sing one of the greatest hits of the 80s, that is “We Are The World”. The song lyrics were displayed on a large screen to allow the public to fully participate, which everyone did, eagerly. It’s worth noting that this hit was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie and recorded by the supergroup USA for Africa as a benefit single for African famine relief.

BACK TO THE EIGHTIES

Before the thrill of the song contest cooled, the public had seen Katarzyna Wowrowska entering the stage and inviting everyone to enjoy the visual-music programme called “Back to the 80s.” She announced lots of attractions awaiting the audience.

The first one was a ten-minute documentary film about how Jastrzębie-Zdrój had looked like back in the 80s. Both students and teachers showed a lively interest in this short history of their hometown. The former were surprised and amused to recognize on the screen some familiar locations which often seemed completely different from Jastrzębie-Zdrój as they know it today.

The next item on the programme was the film equivalent of the music video contest which the audience had taken part in during “A Chance of Success”. The difference was that this time the participants were asked to name as many film titles as they could while watching a short montage. The winner was Martyna Kosmala who recognized as many as 25 films.

Another attraction was a fashion show arranged by Monika Łączniak whose “The 80s Collection” was presented by models of the 1d LO and 3d LO forms. The show was carried out to the sounds of „Wonderful Life” hit, an absolute must for any 80s fashion event.

And last but not least surprise on the programme was karaoke which got the public carried away singing some well known Polish hits originally performed by Lady Pank or Lombard. After such energetic songs, Urszula’s soothing ballad, “Slowly Waking,” was the obvious choice to help round off the event.

SOME FUN, SOME MEMORIES

Going by the enthusiastic response, the public had a very good time travelling back to the 80s. Excellent fun for the young generation, the event proved to be a unique opportunity for many teachers to refresh their memories and remember the “old days”.

CLICK HERE and read about the event in the school magazine “Korfantak” (page 12)

WIELKA PRÓBA DLA UCZESTNIKÓW KONKURSU

KLIKNIJ TUTAJ i dowiedz się więcej!

A Chance of Success

6 kwietnia 2011r. (środa)
w godz. 10.40 – 12.20 (4. i 5. lekcja)
w sali kinowej

odbędzie się druga edycja szkolnego konkursu
SZANSA NA SUKCES,
którego motywem przewodnim będą

PRZEBOJE LAT 80.

KLIKNIJ W MIKROFON
i już teraz wczuj się
w klimat muzyczny lat 80.

1. W konkursie mogą brać udział uczniowie wszystkich klas ZS nr 2.
2. Uczestnicy zaśpiewają:

A-ha – Take On Me	zobacz video
Alphaville – Forever Young	zobacz video
Belinda Carlisle – La Luna	zobacz video
Cyndi Lauper – Time After Time	zobacz video
George Michael – Careless Whispers	zobacz video
Laura Branigan – Self-Control	zobacz video
Modern Talking – Brother Louie	zobacz video
Pet Shop Boys – Always On My Mind	zobacz video
Queen – I Want To Break Free	zobacz video
Roxette – Listen To Your Heart	zobacz video
Sabrina – Boys Boys Boys	zobacz video
Sandra – Maria Magdalena	zobacz video
Madonna – La Isla Bonita	zobacz video
Michael Jackson – Bad	zobacz video
Tutaj znajdziesz teksty piosenek POPRAWIONE!

3. Informacji udzielają i przyjmują zgłoszenia nauczyciele j. angielskiego:

Ryszard Oślizło (106 B)
Katarzyna Śnieg (107 B)

również e-mailem: think.english[at]op.pl

4. Termin przyjmowania zgłoszeń upływa 4 kwietnia 2011r.
5. Czekają atrakcyjne nagrody książkowe ufundowane przez naszych sponsorów!

WIELKA PRÓBA DLA UCZESTNIKÓW KONKURSU

PRZYJDŹ
4 KWIETNIA 2011r. (poniedziałek)
o godz. 14.30
do SALI KINOWEJ