Christmas Show

The Show was Great!

THANKS EVERYONE!!!

Will post videos and pics later...

SHOW MUST GO ON!

Here you can see the special programme about Christmas Show.

The dress rehearsals are 11.12 and 12.12

and the Show itself on 17.12 in Väike Vanemuine

Enjoy!

BE10

Who hasn't chosen their topic of presentation yet - here's your chance:

(write the name you've chosen in a comment )

In your presentation talk about:

1. Life and family background (poor/rich, educated etc.)
2. Field of business
3. Key to success (or their secret)
   
4. Interesting facts about their life and beliefs - examples if possible
   (illustrate your presentation with a clip about them if possible)

Time limit 2 minutes for each speaker + video clip (if exists)

GREATEST BUSINESS LEADERS

• Bill Gates – Katrin, Marta
• Rockefellers (John D. Rockefeller) – Siim, Karlis
• Steve Jobs – Franz
• Scott McNealy – Reena, Gerda
• Randolph Hearst – Indrek, Mauno
• Masayoshi Son – Kaur, Martin
• Rupert Murdoch - Sander
• Aristotle Onassis – Ksenija, Cärolin
• Paul Getty –Steve, Taavet
• Donald Trump –Kadri, Kristiine
• Henry Ford – Karl, Ants
• Richard Branson - Kaarel, Kristen
• Andrew Carnegie (steel magnate and philanthropist) -
• Jesse Boot (founder of Boots and generous contributor to local causes)
• Charles Rolls and Henry Royce – Ken, Mihkel
• Simon Marks (who together with his brother-in-law created Marks and Spencer)
• Arnold Weinstock (the man who turned GEC into a world leader)
• Siegmund Warburg ( who transformed London's City)

BE 11

Who hasn't chosen their topic of presentation yet - here's your chance:
(write the name you've chosen in a comment )

In your presentation talk about:

1. Life and family background (poor/rich, educated etc.)
2. Field of business
3. Key to success (or their secret)
   
4. Interesting facts about their life and beliefs - examples if possible
   (illustrate your presentation with a clip about them if possible)

Time limit 2 minutes for each speaker + video clip (if exists)

GREATEST BUSINESS LEADERS

• Bill Gates (software tycoon)
  
• Rockefellers /John D. Rockefeller/ (oil magnate)
• Steve Jobs (software tycoon) - Marko, Karl
• Scott McNealy (software tycoon) - Kai, Inna
• Randolph Hearst (press magnate) - Kairit, Hanna
• Masayoshi Son (software tycoon) - Anželika
• Rupert Murdoch (media mogul) -
• Aristotle Onassis (shipping magnate) – Loona, Liis
• Paul Getty (oil magnate) -
• Donald Trump (property tycoon) – Keili, Karoli
• Henry Ford – Katre, Hanna-Liisa
• Andrew Carnegie (steel magnate and philanthropist) -
• Jesse Boot (founder of Boots and generous contributor to local causes)
• Charles Rolls and Henry Royce – Kaisa, Sigrid
• Simon Marks (who together with his brother-in-law created Marks and Spencer)
• Arnold Weinstock (the man who turned GEC into a world leader)
• Siegmund Warburg ( who transformed London's City)
  

Literature revision questions

HERE is the list of revision questions for the test 1.12.08

Revision Questions

Anglo-Saxon period

1. What is known about the Celts?

2. Romans in Birtain.

3. Who were the next invaders and where did they come from?

4. What was their lifestyle like?

5. How did Britain become Christian?

6. What is the importance of the Venerable Bede?

7. Who broke the power of the Anglo-Saxons?

8. By what means did the Normans subdue England?

9. Wich tradition did Anglo-Saxon poetry belong to? The importance of scops.

10. „Beowulf” – background

Medieval period

What was the Norman rule like for the Anglo-Saxons?

1. Why was the Hundred Years war held and what was its outcome?
2. Describe the social order in England.
3. Describe the system of goverment.
4. What was Domesday book and why was it important?
5. Magna Carta and it´s importance.
6. How was the king´s absolute power lost?
7. Anglo-Saxons poetic forms in the medival period? Examples.
8. What is a chivalric romance? Describe the plot.
9. What is courtly love?
10. Name the cdategories into wich the romancers written in Britain were divided.
11. Which other forms of French literature influenced the development of English literature?
12. What is the lyric?
13. Describe the different types of ballads.
14. The development of drama: the Mystery, Morality and Miracele plays

idiom of the day

ass over teacup/teakettle =
if you go ass over teacup you turn upside down with your feet above your head
- ülepeakaela

Home Reading I - 2008 (10E - house/home)

Home reading topics:
renovating houses
summer houses
feng shui in home decoration
extraordinary houses
significant buildings (WTC, White House)
historical houses
haunted houses
traditional homes around the world

REQUIREMENTS

1. Find an article (part of an article or two different articles) on one of the topics
2. Copy to the Word (4 pages, Times New Roman, 12pt, 1.5)
3. Make a summary 150 words
4. Learn to retell the summary
5. Write out 20 expressions from the text
6. Learn the expressions
   

European Day of Languages 2008

European Day of Languages 26.09.2008

AS Dialoog book sales (Wednesday 24.09)

Cookie contest (10th-graders)

Language Day Quiz (grades 9-12)

Photo exhibition "Britishness" (12th grade)

Decoration of corridors (8th grade)


Kivilinna Gümnaasiumi uudised 22. - 26. septembrini from kivilinn on Vimeo.

State exam charts (or league tables...)

According to POSTIMEES Stone City High ranks FIFTEENTH in overall national state exam results table!
I'd say three hurrahs to that!
Math result is 2nd in the entire Republic of Estonia and the English results are in 39th place with 72p average which might seem a little low BUT you have to take into account that 151 students took that exam in our school this year. I'll add the average for English-based classes as soon as I'll get it...
Anyway. I am proud of my former students.

... and work even harder with my fresh ones starting this autumn :)

Thank you ever so much...

The three years...
have been one of the best three years of my life :D
Thank you for that!

ordinary world... perfect days

I just noticed - there are just too many cool pictures of life at Stone City ... I'll better sort them first and upload them somewhere else and post a link :P

tips for role-play

The first question should be an indirect question.
Could you tell me if you..
I wonder if / when/ why etc. etc.

Role play questions that you should form with the following key words.

Reason. => why?
Time. => when?
Place. => where (is it located) / how big
Duration. => how long?
Frequency => how often?
Type of => what kind of ...
Accommodation. => Where shall we stay? Will we stay at a hotel etc
Cost. => how much does it cost? How much do I have to pay for it?
History. => When was it established?
Origin. => Does it have a long history?
Where does it come from? It goes a way back, doesn't it?

Opening times. => when is it open?
Aim => what is the purpose of ...? Is it meant for...? Why do they have...?
Availability. => Can I get/buy it here in Estonia? Where can one buy/get it? etc etc


hope it helps a bit

vocabulary, oral exam

http://silo.pri.ee/wordlists

Analysis of state exam 2006

Look at the reports and letters part...
http://www.kivilinn.tartu.ee/~ttea/kogumik_koos.pdf

To increase your vocabulary...

I've uploaded some pages from Exam Dictionary to help you compile your own vocabulary lists (Thank you Gerli for scanning these for me!).

The pages can be found HERE.

Any new materials that I'll come up with before the exam will also be uploaded on the same address and you can also check the DEL.ICIO.US/TKIG_ENGLISH page for some grammar and vocabulary exercises you can do online and also several writing links etc. etc.

Also good luck to you for the report you have to write on Saturday in Estonian language!

vocabulary lists for exam preparation

Here is where the scanned files with vocabulary on social and global issues as well as work and environment can be found.

I'll post a page of useful tips very soon.

Topics to be mastered

The following topics have been taken (and translated) from "Riigi Teataja" and that is what you are supposed to have mastered in a foreign language by the end of your high school studies.
1. ALL about ME: I as a personality among others; special features, abilities, preferences, strengths/weaknesses
2. FAMILY/HOME: marriage and family; roles in family; rights and obligations, home and upbringing; family budget
3. FRIENDS: relationships between friends; social issues/problems
4. ENVIRONMENT: nature, nature protection, natural resources, climate, country/town, urbanization
ESTONIA: http://www.einst.ee/ government, economy, traditions, international relations
WORLD: international relations
5. ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES (UK, USA, NZ, Australia etc): government, economy, traditions, international relations
6. HABITUAL ACTIONS: healthy lifestyle, nutrition, communication in service sector, accidents (giving aid)
7. EDUCATION / WORK: education system and study possibilities in Estonia and English-speaking countries, learning skills, exam skills; employment/unemployment; development in technology
8. HOBBIES, CULTURE: sports, art, music, theatre, important cultural figures; advertising and its role; Information society and its problems

You should have sufficient vocabulary to speak on all of these topics at the oral examination.
One possible solution to tackle this task is to make a short 20-30-word vocabulary lists on all of the topics.

Prepositional phrases

Here is the prepositional phrases list that I have promised for a couple of months (or so it seems).
Great thanks to Sirli for the translations!

You actually know most of the phrases (I am sure), so concentrate on the ones you don't know.
The list is taken from GrammarWay 4 appendix 3 and everybody can feel free to modify it in their own computer. Perhaps it would be better to learn if you made 2 columns with translations or even 3 columns with the word, preposition and translation in different columns.
If you spot any mistakes (nobody is infallible), please leave comments to this post and I'll modify the file.