PROBLEM SOLVING - SORTED

LANGUAGE STUDIES IS aBOUT ThE ArT OF USING LANGUAGE EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY

SPEAKING AND THEN WRITING ARE THE 2 SKILLS THAT ENABLE YOU TO INFLUENCE / CHANGE YOUR PIECE OF THE WORLD OR EVEN THE WHOLE THING. ITS NOT JUST WORDS .....

STEPHEN HAWKING

THE FIRST SCHOOLS HAD NO BOOKS OR PAPER, THE DISCUSSED THINGS AND THOUGH THE EXCHANGE OF OPINION, ARGUMENT AND COUNTER-ARGUMENT  CREATED .....THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET OFF THIS PLANET !! AND THROW OURSELVES OUT OF THE GARDEN LEFT DECIMATED.

AND FROM THE 3 STOOGES WE LEARN WoT iS PROPa EngLISH

DAY WITH A BOOK 2022

 INTERNATIONAL DAY [WEEK] WITH A BOOK

TWO THINGS HAVE BEEN SAID WHICH HAVE MORE OR LESS COME TRUE.

THIS GUY, ANDY WARHOL [1960s POP ARTIST] 

SAID 

'EVERYONE WOULD BE FAMOUS FOR 15 MINUTES'

SOMEBODY ELSE SAID - 'THERE IS A BOOK IN ALL OF US'

TIME [OR LACK OF IT] , LIFE AND A LOAD OF OTHER STUFF USUALLY GETS IN THE WAY OF THAT BOOK EVER APPEARING. ALSO, UNLESS A PUBLISHER TAKES AN OPTION ON YOUR BOOK, IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO PUBLISH A BOOK YOURSELF ........ THAT IS ........ UNTIL THE INTERNET CAME ALONG AND THE EBOOK WAS BORN - DIY PUBLISHING!!! 

AND AS FOR FAME? FACEBOOK / TWITTER / TICTOC ET AL CAME ALONG AND THE INFLUENCER WAS BORN .......

ANYWAY, WHERE'S THE BOOK IN YOU? HAVE A GO . . . . . 

THE BOOK YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO READ by don kuklis

WHEN THE WORLD FEELS LIKE THIS.....

YOU KNOW ITS TIME TO SIT BACK RELAX AND READ A GOOD BOOK WITH A NICE CUP OF SOMETHING HOT Ahhhhhhh

08 MARCH - CELEBRATING WOMEN

IT IS INTERNATIONAL WOMENS'DAY!!!!

AND WE HAVE DECIDED TO HAVE AOTHER COMPETITION TO CELEBRATE THE ENDURANCE, PERSEVERENCE AND TALENT OF WOMEN. 

WIN A BOX OF CHOCOLOATES TO GIVE TO THE SPECIAL WOMAN IN YOUR LIFE . . . . . 

QR CODE FOR ENTRY FORM

 

RADIO FREE HEART

 

 ITS VALENTINE'S WEEK

IT'S ROUND THE SCHOOL - PICK THE CODE AND HEAR THE MUSIC

TALKING OF MUSIC . . . . . 

THE INFLUENCE OF THE CARRIBEAN ON ENGLISH CULTURE CANNOT BE UNDERESTIMATED

i WOULD LIKE OT HAVE BEEN A FLY ON THE WALL WHEN THIS IDEA WAS PUT FORWARD TO ORBIT BY THEIR ADVERTISING AGENCY!!!

AND HISTORY MEETS ENGLISH

THE FIRST VALENTINE'S DAY WAS IN THE YEAR 496! HAVING A PARTICULAR VALENTINE'S DAY IS A VERY OLD TRADITION, THOUGHT TO HAVE ORIGINATED FROM A ROMAN FESTIVAL. THE ROMANS HAD A FESTIVAL CALLED LUPERCALIA IN THE MIDDLE OF FEBRUARY - OFFICIALLY THE START OF THEIR SPRINGTIME.BBC ‘NEWSROUND’

FURTHER INTO THE FUTURE, THE HOLIDAY GAINED POPULARITY AS PEOPLE BEGAN EXCHANGING HANDMADE CARDS, OR VALENTINES, AND GIFTS. FINALLY, VALENTINE'S DAY TOOK ITS TRUE COMMERCIAL FORM IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY, WHEN THE COMPANY HALLMARK STARTED MASS-PRODUCING VALENTINE’S CARDS, KICKING OFF THE MODERN LOVE FEST THAT WE KNOW TODAY. USA ‘TODAY’

WORLD'S FIRST PRINTED VALENTINE CARD

BBC -'HISTORY OF THE WORLD'

BY THE WAY, SAINT VALENTINE WAS EXECUTED FOR REFUSING TO DENY CHRIST BY THE ORDER OF THE "EMPEROR CLAUDIUS" IN THE YEAR 269. HE WAS ARRESTED AND IMPRISONED UPON BEING CAUGHT MARRYING CHRISTIAN COUPLES AND OTHERWISE AIDING CHRISTIANS WHO WERE AT THE TIME BEING PERSECUTED BY CLAUDIUS IN ROME.  WIKIPEDIA

 AND THIS IS TIME TO REMEMBER THE PEOPLE THINGS AND PLACES WE LOVE - CHEERING OURSELVES UP IN THESE TIMES OF REMOTENESS - AND TELLING THOSE AROUND US HOW MUCH THEY MEAN TO US!!!

WOULD YOU LOVE LIVING HERE? ITS CALLED LUNDY.

BILL SHAKESPEAR'S 'LOVE'S LABOURS LOST'

AKA 'LOVE OR SOMETHING LIKE IT'

' LOVE IN A COLD CLIMATE' [FAMOUS BOOK BY NANCY MITFORD] - CLICK TO READ THE BOOK / DOWNLOAD PDF

AND NOW A POEM

Your Love is Better 

Your love is better than chocolate
or an intoxicating wine,
It's better than cinnamon
I have to make you mine!
Your love is better than caramel
or any liqueur filled truffle,
It's better than hazelnut,
Oh, I love you double!
Your love is better than lush berries
or a ripe, succulent peach,
It's better than sugar,
My heart's within your reach!
Your love is better than sangria
or a sweet, fizzy lemonade,
It's better than any nectar
for you, my heart was made!

GEORGE THOROGOOD ASKS 'WHO DO YOU LOVE?'

DIONNE WARWICK SAYS 'I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN'

AND MADNESS?

'IT MUST BE LOVE' WRITTEN BY LABI SIFFRE

SO, WHO, WHAT, WHERE DO YOU LOVE?

LET'S SEE SHALL WE . . . . 

WHO I LOVE IS . . PLEASE ADD TO THE MENTI WORD CLOUD HERE

CLICK HERE TO EXPRESS YOUR LOVE

WHAT I LOVE IS . . PLEASE ADD TO THE MENTI WORD CLOUD HERE

CLICK HERE TO SHOW WHAT YOU LOVE

WHERE I LOVE IS . . PLEASE ADD TO THE MENTI WORD CLOUD HERE

CLICK HERE TO SHOW THE PLACES YOU LOVE

AND THE LOVE-O-METERS SHOW . . . 

 

MAYBE A STORY 0F LOVE WITH A FEW THRILLS THROWN IN? HOW ABOUT BOND?

DO YOU HAVE A RECIPE THAT YOU LOVE? OR BOOK TO RECOMMEND OR A FILM TO SUGGEST? A POEM OR SONG TO WRITE? LEAVE IT IN THE PADLET SECTION BELOW - WE'D LOVE TO READ THEM DOUBLE CLICK OR CLICK ON THE + SYMBOL TO ADD YOUR LOVE . . . . 

'ONCE I HAD A SECRET LOVE' - FILM IS 'CALAMITY JANE'

THE UNEXPECTED CRESCENDO 'NOW I SHOUT IT...' BLOWS YOU AWAY

FROM tHE ENd TO THE StART

 INTRODUCTING 2021-22 SEASON

THINGS HOT UP!!! NEW FOR THIS YEAR IS A MORE PROJECT BASED FOCUS. THIS WILL INCLUDE A NEW FOCUS ON SELF-DIRECTED STUDYING SO YOU WILL HAVE INCREASED OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND TIME DEVELOPING AND APPLYING COMPETENCES AND SKILLS IS A MORE CREATIVE ENVIRONMENT.

GREATER FOCUS ON SPEAKING AND PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOU TO PRACTICE THESE SKILLS AND TO RECEIVE FEEDBACK.

INCREASED CULTURAL CONTENT AND BACK STORIES TO ADD REALISM TO THE COURSE TOPICS AND GIVE GREATER OPPORTUNITY TO COMAPRE CONTRAST WITH YOUR OWN EXPERIENCE.

EXPLODING YOUR IMAGINATION IS THE THEME FOR 2022

INCLUSION OF PERSONAL EXPERIENCES - WE HAVE TRODDEN THE ROAD YOU ARE STARTING OUT ON.

AND AND AND - WE WILL BE WORKING WITH BOOKCREATOR.COM - PLEASE SET UP AN ACCOUNT

THE VIDEO BELOW EXPLAINS THIS ALL IN A BIT MORE DETAIL

AT THE YEAR'S END

 REFLECTING, LOOKING, DREAMING

'COME TOMORROW' - SHAPES OF THINGS - THE YARDBIRDS

WHAT ABOUT OUR TOMORROWS?

WE CONSIDER THE THINGS WE USED TO DO, THE THINGS WE DO OR CAN'T TODAY AND PERHAPSES, MIGHTS, MAYBES AND COULDS OF TOMORROW . . . . 

DRIL PROJECT

NORDPLUS + JUNIOR PROJECT 'DRIL' STARTS NEXT WEEK!!!! 08 MARCH

NEXT WEEK - STARTING MONDAY 08 MARCH THE LEVEL 10 GROUPS WILL BE ABLE TO LINK UP DIRECTLY WITH STUDENTS IN ICELAND AND ESTONIA TO WORK IN TEAMS ON SOME CREATIVE PROJECTS!!! JUST FOR ONE WEEK.

tHIS WILL GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO BEGIN DEVELOPING EMPLOYMENT/LIFE SKILLS IN TEAMWORK / TIME MANAGEMENT / PEOPLE MANAGEMENT / BUSINESS ENGLISH. THINGS TO ADD TO YOUR CV FOR COLLEGE OR WORK!!!

iT WILL ALSO GIVE ALL THE STUDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE LATVIAN CULTURE WITH THEIR COLLEAGUES IN OTHER COUNTRIES AND LEARN SOMETHING OF ICELANDIC AND ESTONIAN TRADITIONS. WITH A BIT OF LANGUAGE THROWN IN!!!

THERE WILL BE A GENERAL 'ZOOM' MEETING TO START OFF THE WEEK WITH A MESSAGE FROM THE THREE PRINCIPALS - ALL STUDENTS AND PARENTS ARE INVITED TO THIS! THE TIME WILL BE ANNOUNCED VERY SOON BY EMAIL.

A MESSAGE FROM THE DIREKTORE -  [PLEASE CLICK IMAGE TO PLAY]

WE WILL BE LOOKING AT ART FOOD DANCE CRAFTS AND FOLK LORE - WORKING WITH VIDEO PHOTOGRAPHY DRAWING PAINTING MAKING TO PRODUCE A DIGITAL BOOK OF YOUR WEEK IN AN INTERNATIONAL TEAM.

LATER ON, ASSUMING THAT THE WORLD CAN DO SOMETHING TO CONTROL COVID-19 AND ITS RELATIVES THE TEAMS WILL MEET FOR REAL!!!

THE BLOG SITE - CLICK LINK BELOW

DRIL with NORDPLUS BLOGSITE

AND FACEBOOK PAGE - CLICK LINK BELOW

DRIL with NORDPLUS @ FACEBOOK

HAS LOTS MORE TO SHOW YOU - PLEASE TAKE A LOOK

FROM ICELAND - GREETINGS

TRYGGVI AND DIREKTOR LĀRA SEND YOU A WELCOME!!!  CLICK THE IMAGE TO VIEW

THE GROWTH OF "OK''

 

V2.VSK 2020 BULLDOG TEAM

 V2.VSK BULLDOG TEAM IN ACTION

CHRISTMAS TIME STORIES 2020

 

IF YOU CLICK THE PHOTO IT WILL TAKE YOU TO A LARGER IMAGE

SCAN THE QR CODE FOR THE STORIES

JA NOKLIKŠĶINAT FOTOGRĀFIJU, TŪLĪT DOSIES UZ LIELĀKU BILDI

SKENĒJIET QR kodu, lai dzirdētu stāstu

WELCOME TO HOME WORKING

An introduction to the working method for the homeworking period 

of your school career!

In the future it may be one of the stories you tell under the heading of 'I was there when . . . . . '

A quick introduction to homeworking. We shall be making some use of this software ZOOM videoconferencing. A new lifeskill for those who may end up working in organisations where this form of meeting is common.

HERE IS HOW YOU CAN COMMENT ON THE SCREEN DURING THE SESSION

Uzdevumi. GOOGLEFORMS and EKlase will also feature in our communications and work activities.

MAKE SURE YOU ARE UP-TO-DATE with your email and logins!!

Consultations will be MONDAY and TUESDAY Hours 7 and 8 and will be conducted via ZOOM

and will work similar to a lesson but one to one or a small group if you are invited then please do turn up - it is in your interests NOT anybody else's!

INVITATIONS TO A VIDEO LESSON

these will come from eKlase - [or during the lesson}

HOW TO JOIN ZOOM

You can also join by smartphone but the screen experience is correspondingly smaller

MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE THE COURSEBOOKS TO HAND WHEN THE SESSION BEGINS - times are on the school's website

NOT BEING ABLE TO READ THE SMALL SCREEN DOES NOT MEAN YOU CANNOT PARTICIPATE MANY OF THE TASKS WILL BE UZDEVUMI or GOOGLEFORMS.

WOULDN'T IT BE SIMPLER IF . . . .

IF THE BABEL FISH EXISTED

A NEW YEAR!!! and 2022 AHEAD

LET'S HOPE THAT IT IS MORE SETTLED 

THAN LAST YEAR.

A New Year is a time when we traditionally look back at where we have come from and make resolutions (or set goals) for what we want to achieve in the coming year (or decade). Each of the group homepages has a study planning form to be completed. These will be used in reviewing your achievements against your targets and your work focus.

HERE IS A CHART THAT SHOWS HOW THINGS SHOULD GO WITH YOUR ACQUISITION OF NEW SKILLS AND COMPETENCES DURING THE STUDY YEAR

THOSE OF YOU STUDYING MATHS WILL RECOGNISE THE STANDARD DISTRIBUTIUON ['BELL'] CURVE.  WHERE YOU ARE ON THE CURVE DEPENDS ON YOUR EFFORT AND THE METHODS YOU USE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SUPPORT OFFERED.

Let's think, FOR A LITTLE TIME, about that four letter word - work!

PERSONALITY QUIZ [FUN] TO HELP YOU ASSESS CAREER OPTIONS

The quiz is NOT definitive but it is intended to give a broad guide to your personality traits as they might apply in the work place - you can use this iNFORMATION IN conjunction with with PERSON SPECIFICATIONS on job adverts [NEVER USE THE SAME COVER LETTER OR CV FOR EVERY JOB APPLICATION - IT IS A ROUTE TO FAILURE].

Give it a try  . . . 

NEW TEENAGE DISEASE IDENTIFIED

A student of K10 Ventspils 2. Vidusskola has come up with a new condition that afflicts millions of teenagers around the globe!

It has been classified as WRONG FOOD DISORDER, or WFD for short. This new classification emerged in a regular Pārbaudes darbs and was completely unexpected.

G12 English Conversation Animations

Project Work - G12 - Short conversations

The brief [requirement] was for a conversation between 2 characters - spoken and thought words were recorded. In some cases the students made an audio file of their texts [scripts] and the results were edited into short videos. The standard of the work was high. This activity and the Halloween one fit with new thinking on extending the variety of assessed  formats for coursework.

Please watch them and enjoy.

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NEW RESOURCES ADDED 

Please take a look at the new menu items [right side of screen]. You will find a new resource area - ENGLISH GRAMMAR RESOURCES. This will contain workbooks and exercises designed to support your coursebooks and provide additional practice in mastering key grammar skills.

You may be referred here as part of individual consultations or as a result of your own individual learning goals you set in your Unit Self Assessments.

Of course, you can visit this section simply because you want to see what is on offer and to  make use of the exercises and resources you find here.

Welcome to English Language @ V2V

Hello there!
This blog contains project briefs and assignments. These are designed to be more business-like than materials aimed at a younger audience. During the course you will be expected to do most of your written work at home and to submit this in either DOC MP4 MP3 or JPG format. 

The emphasis will be on listening , reading and speaking. In particular reading your own work, this will help your language skills considerably.