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Edinburgh Playhouse

To be or not to be? That's the question!

Walking in Edinburgh, you get to one of the most famous theatres: The Edinburgh Playhouse. Would you like to see what's on right now at this theatre?

At the end of the session, you will have:

  • seen what is on at the Edinburgh Playhouse and its price.
  • known the difference in pronunciation between long and short /i/.
  • drawn the route of different landmarks at the Edinburgh Google map.
Edinburgh Playhouse

If you want to see what's on at this moment, visit the official website of the Edinburgh Playhouse.

If you have liked any of the shows offered at the theatre, you can book a ticket at Edinburgh Playhouse Tickets.

What is your opinion about the variety of shows that you can attend at this theatre?

  • Have you ever been to a theatre play?
  • Do you consider that the price is cheap or expensive? How much do you think it would be a fair price?
  • Is it cheaper or more expensive to get to the theatre in Edinburgh or in your town? 
  • Do you think the price is worth the experience?

You must discuss this point in pairs or groups. Then you have to share your conclusions with all your mates.

Continue with your posts on Twitter (#taskposter and #EDIAedinburgh). Do you like going to the theatre? Why not choosing one theatre play from the ones that are scheduled? Share it through a tweet. The 'Rubric to assess a Tweet' can help you do a good job in this social network.

Remember that the Edinburgh Playhouse must be part of the route at your Google Sites map.

Ship or sheep?

Phonetics is really important in English in order to pronounce words correctly. In this project, we are going to take a look at the difference between short and long "i": /I/ or /i:/

Sheep
ozz13x. Laughing sheep (CC BY)

Minimal pair gives you resources to practise the difference between these two sounds.

These phonemes are part of the phonetic chart that is used to describe the sounds of many languages. They have been established by the International Phonetic Association (IPA). For more information about the IPA and their work visit IPA's official web page.

Once you visit this website, you have to summarize what the IPA is and write the summary on your blog.You can use the 'Rubric to assess a blog post'. 

You can also practise how to pronounce these two phonemes correctly using this recommendations:

Pronunciation with Emma. SHIP vs SHEEP? Long and Short "i" Vowels (Licencia estándar de YouTube)

Apart from this, you can record yourselves practising the sounds and you can upload the video to your blog. You can use the 'Rubric to assess a podcast'. 

Your Challenge: Edinburgh at the Google Site

Challenge Step 3: Organizing the Edinburgh entry at your Google Site 

Edinburgh printable tourist attractions map
Tripomatic.com. Edinburgh printable tourist attractions map (CC BY-NC-SA)

At this step, you have to start organizing all the information you have gathered in order to add an entry at the site that we had previously opened.

Each group ( 2 / 3 people) has to organize the information you have searched about Edinburgh at your Google Site. Creativity in the distribution of the contents is very important. 

At this step, you have to include at your Google Sites the following information: the map of the city from Google maps with the route of the ten steps we have in our tour of the city. 

You have extra information on how to do this route visiting the How to..? section at the didactic guidelines page.

Learning diary

Learning Diary. Step 3: Posting the result of your research in your blog

It's time to continue with your Learning Diary. Remember it helps you reflect on what you are learning and most important: what the best way for learning is. In this step, you have to post the links and other resources that you have found in your research, at your "Learning Diary" and answer the following questions. You can also use the 'Rubric to think about your learning' if you prefer. 

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Remember to share the link of your learning diary through Twitter using the hashtag: #taskposter and #EDIAedinburgh. The 'Rubric to assess a Tweet' can help you do a good job in this social network.

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