School

Tasks and ideas to help you improve your English using the world wide web.

REMEMBER: This page can be minimalized or printed for ease of access while you work.

BEFORE using the WWW:

What do you know about Ireland?
Do you think a school in Ireland would be similar or different to yours?

USING the WWW:

Click on START and you have the homepage for an Irish secondary school with lots of inromation about local customs and traditions.
Write down three strange surnames.
Write a small description of three pictures of the area. TIP
Make a note of three things which are very different to life in Spain.
Would you like to study at this school? Why?
Make notes on some vocabulary or expressions which you have never seen before. Does the dictionary link on the left help?

AFTER using the WWW:

Report back to your classmates on what you have found.
In class write up your notes into a comparison of how the school in Ireland compares to yours.
Imagine you were making a similar website for yoru school: what pictures would you include, what sections, what information?

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