Wednesday 14 May 2008

Who was Aesop? A biography

His name was Aesop. He was Greek. He was born in 620 B.C. and died in 560 B.C. He was a writer of fables and a slave. He was interested in fables and education. He wrote many fables. Many cities dispute him: Thrace, Phrygia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Samos, Athens, Sardis and Amorium.

By Berardi, Curcio, Fernández Vita, Losano, Rodríguez

Thursday 8 May 2008

Aesop's fable adapted!

Here are some adaptations we did in class of the fable "The two Crabs." You can choose your favourite by participating on the poll on the sidebar.

GROUP 1

The Mother Crab and the Son Crab

One fine day a mother crab and her son were in the beach. The mother saw the child walking sideways.
She said "Don't walk sideways."
"Why you don't set the example first?" said he, "Example is the best precept."

by Núñez, Roda, Álvarez and Almada
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GROUP 2

Mother Crab and Son Crab

One fine day a mother crab and her son were in the beach. The son crab walked sideways and his mother told him “Don`t walk sideways.”
Her son said “Set the examples first.”
The mother stayed silent.

by Silva, Carballo, Puertas, Riccitelli and Mendoza
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GROUP 3

One fine day, a mother crab and her son were on the beach.
The mother looked at her son and said “Dear son, don’t walk sideways, it’s not good for you.” The son thought for a minute and said “But walking sideways is natural in crabs. And I think you should set the example first.”
The mother crab learnt from her son and now she knows: “Example is the best precept”.

By Berardi, Curcio, Fernández Vita, Losano, Rodríguez
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GROUP 4

One fine day a mother crab and her son were in the beach.
The mother saw the child walking sideways. She said “Don’t walk sideways.”
“Why you don’t set the example first,” said he, “Example is the best precept”.

by Álvarez and others
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GROUP 5

One fine day a mother crab and her son were in the beach.
The mother crab said to her son "Don't walk side ways".
Then, the son answered "Set the example first."
Example is the best precept.

by Rives, Marta, Portillo, Barbella
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GROUP 6

One fine day a mother and her son were in the beach. The child was walking sideways. The mother said "Don't walk sideways".
The son said "Mother, set the example first."
The mother said "OK, example is the best precept."

by Costa, Rodríguez, Puido, Arguello y Merlini

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Wednesday 7 May 2008

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