A GREENER WORLD

Do you rember the listening exercise we started last Thursday? Well, this is the link to finish it CLICK HERE . Remember that you have to be patient and listen to it for several times. When you have finished doing the quiz, you can read and listen at the same time the conversation script and check your final comprehension of the text HERE

Download this document and do the reading comprehension for the next day. Click

Environmental Verbs: Take Action

Do you consider yourself an earth activist? Talking about environmental issues is difficult to do in a foreign language. Learning the following verbs will help you express your thoughts and concerns in English.

Word	Meaning	Example sentence
ban	disallow an action or thing in a specified area	The school banned water bottles because they are bad for the environment.
carpool	when people take turns driving instead of taking two or more cars to the same location	I carpool to work with two of my neighbours who also work downtown.
clear cut or chop down	to remove trees from a forest	It is important to plant new trees in nearby areas after clear cutting.
compost	put certain types of waste (vegetable peels, newspapers, dry leaves) into a large container that will break down into reusable soil	Since we started composting we've reduced our garbage by half.
commute	travel from home to work (either by public transit or driving)	Imagine how much pollution you cause in a lifetime by commuting two hours a day?
consume	take into our bodies or homes	Americans consume more than their share of the earth's resources.
donate	give money or items to an organization or individual in need	When you donate money to this fund, the animals' habit is protected.
emit	to give off or out	Cars emit harmful pollutants into the atmosphere.
fertilize	treat plants and green spaces (lawns and fields) with special chemicals that helps them to grow	If you are going to fertilize your lawn, make sure to use an organic fertilizer.
minimize	make as little as possible	We can minimize pollution by walking instead of driving to work and school.
pollute	put dangerous substances into the ground and the air	Fumes from factories pollute our lakes and oceans.
preserve	keep in its natural state	We need stronger laws in order to preserve our forests.
protect	keep from harm	It is important to protect your skin from the harmful UV rays of the sun.
protest	voice concern about; fight against an issue or decision	The environmentalists will protest if the road builders don't make a bicycle lane.
recycle	to take materials from garbage and form it into something new that can be used	Please recycle your junk mail instead of throwing it in the garbage.
reduce	use less	You can reduce your household waste by buying products with less packaging.
reuse	use again	We reuse the inner bags from the cereal boxes inside our small garbage can.
throw away	put in the garbage	Don't throw away your grass clippings; leave them on your lawn.
use up	use until there is no more	We are using up the earth's natural resources faster than ever.
waste	throw away something that is still useful	Don't waste toilet paper; use one or two sheets instead of three or four.

 


Do the Environmental Verbs Quiz Click here

Source: http://www.englishclub.com/index.htm

ECOLOGY IS......

THE ENVIRONMENT

REINFORCEMENT EXERCISES

Reinforcement unit 1CLICK
Reinforcemet unit 2  CLICK
Reinforcement unit 3 CLICK
ANSWER KEY  CLICK

More practice unit 2 CLICK
More practice unit 3 CLICK

ANSWER KEY CLICK

SPORTS

• LISTEN AND DO: SPORT VOCABULARY

•  HOMEWORK FOR NEXT TUESDAY: 

Go to the following link EXERCISE PROGRAM . As you will see, there are different exercises:
1.Pre-Listening exercises, 2. Listening exer., 3.Vocabulary, 4. Post-Listening exerc. 5. On-line Investigations. You can do 1, 2 and 3 on-line. However, 4 and 5 have to be done on your notebook and they will be corrected in the classroom ( the Post-Listening exercise (4) be will be a 3 or 4 minutes oral monologue on the topic proposed in the exercise).

• MORE ABOUT SPORTS FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK

LISTEN TO THE TEXT AND DO ON-LINE ACTIVITIES(Source: learnenglish.britishcouncil.org)
LISTEN AND DO: A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE

READ AN ARTICLE

READ OPINIONS ABOUT EXTREME SPORTS

SPEAKING:    A 2-MINUTES MONOLOGUE FOR THE CLASSROOM:

• What do you think about extreme sports? Do you think they are exciting and worth doing or just dangerous behaviour that should not be encouraged? 
•  Name one sport you enjoying doing or watching and then discuss a sport you would like to try in the future. Explain your reasons why the sport interests you and what special equipment or training is needed to perform the sport

 

• SOMETHING ENTERTAINING :

                                                       ATHLETICS ((Click)  

                                                      ADVENTURE (Click)

Writing unit 2

IMPROVING YOUR WRITING AND GRAMMAR

NARRATIVE TEXTS

ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS

ALL KINDS OF ADJECTIVES

STRONG VERBS

CONNECTORS IN ENGLSIH



                                                       TIME FOR WRITING


COMPOSITION MODELS

BE CREATIVE AND IMAGINATIVE

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER!!

What does the phrase “better late than never”  mean?


This saying works for something that is done later than it was expected to be done, but it gets done in time.

SO, HERE IS SOME HOMEWORK FOR TUESDAY

•  Do the WORKBOOK exercises on pages 16 and 18.

P.D:

UNIT 2.

 

WHAT IS TOURISM? (Watch this video)

 
READING

CLICK HERE TO READ THE ARTICLE

LISTENING PRACTISE

1. New York Travel
2. Sightseeing around Town
3. Tokio Tour
4. Hotel Check-in

VOCABULARY

1. Holidays
2. Mind Map
3. Airplane Travel
4. Train Travel
5. Travel

 WOULD YOU LIKE TO VISIT LONDON?  

 You will be there in a minute if you watch the video below. I hope you enjoy your visit to this fascinating city

GRAMMAR NARRATIVE TENSES 

NARRATIVE TENSES

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 PRACTISE

1. CLICK HERE
2. CLICK HERE
3. CLICK HERE
4. CLICK HERE
5. CLICK HERE 

TALKING ABOUT TRAVELS.   1. Useful prepositions to talk about travels   2. My ideal Trip

What about you?, What is your ideal trip?. Think about this question and we´ll talk about it in the classroom.

3. Guess where I went on holidays?   Practise the questions in the video

LISTEN AND LEARN   Holidays in Britain

WRITING As you already know, in this unit you will have to write a narrative text. I have found a website which I think can be a really helpful guide for your writing. CLICK HERE  GRAPHIC ORGANIZER AND TIME TRANSITION WORDS CLICK 

THE MIRROR

write a composition in which YOU are the character in the film. You should write a narrative describing how you feel and what is happening in their life throughout the film.

DESCRIBING PEOPLE

A DYING SKILL

WELCOME TO OUR BLOG AGAIN!

Here is the text we have been working with in the class. You can download the complete lesson or just page 3, which you are supposed to work with at home.

See you tomorrow!

HANDWRITING

Speaking practise for the oral test

CLICK SPOTLIGHT ORAL

CLICK HERE

downloa document

LISTENING

Tomorow, we are doing a listening test in the classroom. Pease, download the listening comprehension questions and bring the document to the class.

DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT

REVISING FOR THE FINAL TEST

Revising is essential to learning a foreign language. Here you are some links to practice a bit of grammar
 



1. VERB TENSES      CLICK 1                  CLICK 2 

2. MODAL VERBS         CLICK 1               CLICK 2



3. CONDITIONALS       CLICK 1               CLICK 2 



4.RELATIVE CLAUSES     CLICK 1



5. PASSIVE VOICE          CLICK 1             CLICK 2



6. REPHRASING              CLICK 1            CLICK 2

PRACTISE REPORTED SPEECH

EXERCISES FOR YOU TO DO SOME PRACTICE

1. CLICK HERE

2. CLICK HERE

3. CLICK HERE

REPORTED SPEECH

TAKE NOTE:

Reported Speech

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For further information CLICK HERE 

LISTEN AND WATCH: REPORTED SPEECH IN CONVERSATION



BOARDGAME.DOWNLOAD and bring it to the classroom

PASSIVE REVIEW

• Try to do these exercices on the passive voice as a review for the exam. We will correct them the next day. CLICK .
• You can also do some exercises on-line to review the rest of grammar points.
• Don't forget to write your composition: " for and against nuclear power"

FOR AND AGAINST ESSAY

One type of argumentative essay is that which gives advantages and disadvantages (for and against). It is a formal piece of writing in which a topic is considered from opposing points of view.  

A good essay of this type should consist of:

1.  an introductory paragraph in which you state the topic. This means that you talk generally about the topic without giving your opinion; 
2. a main body in which the points for and the points against, along with your justification, appear in two separate paragraphs; and
3. a closing paragraph in which you give either your opinion or a balanced consideration of the topic.

Points to consider

• Make a list of the points for and against a topic before you start writing.
• Write well-developed paragraphs in which the points you present are supported with justification, (i.e. reasons or examples).
• Do not use informal style (e.g. short forms, colloquial language, etc.) or strong language (e.g. I firmly believe, etc.)

Linking words/phrases

• To introduce points: one major advantage/disadvantage of, one point of view in favour of/against
• To list points: in the first place, first of all, to start with, secondly, thirdly, finally, last but not least
• To add more points to the same topic: what is more, furthermore, also, in addition to this/that, besides, apart from this/that, not to mention the fact that
• To make contrasting points: on the other hand, however, in spite of, while, nevertheless, despite, even though, although, it can be argued that
• To introduce examples: for example, for instance, like, especially, such as, in particular
• To conclude: to sum up, all in all, all things considered, in conclusion, on the whole, taking everything into account, as was previously stated.

  

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FRAME

RELATIVE CLAUSES

 In non-defining relative clauses we can´t use “that” and we can´t omit the relative prounoun either.

	Person	Thing	Place	Time	Reason
subject	Who/that	Which/that
Object	Who/that/ ø	Which/that/ ø	where	when	why
Possesive	whose	whose

 Notes on relative clauses and exercises   
Exercise 1
exercise 2 
Exercise 3
Exercise 4
Exercise 5
Exercise 6 

Exercise 8.-   Join the sentences given with a relative pronoun:         

1.  The girl studies Chemistry. You met her last week.

2.  Sam is our cousin. He came home last night.

3.  The hotel is wonderful. We stayed there last summer.

4.  That´s the month. We met then.

5.  The boy works for my father. Paula is dancing with him.

6.  Sara is very happy. Her parents won a medal yesterday.

LET´S GO TO THE THEATRE!

THE VAMPIRE TRILOGY

Homework.CLICK HERE

Watch these videos:
New Moon .The paper Cut
The cullen's House
Twilight. The cafeteria scene
Eclipse. Clip "Battle"

 DOWNLOAD HERE a worksheet and try to do the exercises(pasive voice).We will correct them on Monday.

The passive

Some videos to revise the passive voice

TECHNOLOGY

IF I WERE A BOY

This the lesson plan your classmate Gloria has designed for you. By working with these exercises you wil be practicing conditional sentences (grammar), vocabulary and listening comprehension.

1-Listen to the song and complete the gaps. 

2-Choose the conditional phrases indicating  what type of conditional sentences they are. 

3- Translate the song aloud.

4-Sing the song together.

 Click and listen

If I were a boy even  for a day
I'd roll out of bed in the morning
And throw on  I wanted
And go drink beer with the guys

And  after girls
I'd  it with who I wanted
And I'd never get  for it
'Cause they stick up for me

If I were a boy
I think I could understand
How it feels to love a girl
I swear I'd be a better man

I'd listen to her
'Cause I know how it hurts
 you lose the one you wanted
'Cause he's  you for granted
And everything you had got destroyed

If I were a boy
I would turn off my phone
 everyone it's broken
So they'd  that I was  alone

I'd put  first
And  the rules as I go
'Cause I know that she'd be faithful
Waiting for me to come home, to come home

If I were a boy
I think I could understand
How it feels to love a girl
I swear I'd be a better man

I'd listen to her
'Cause I  how it hurts
 you lose the one you wanted
'Cause he's taking you for granted
And everything you had got destroyed

It's a little too late for you to come back
Say it's just a mistake
Think I'd forgive you like that
If you thought I would wait for you
You thought wrong

But you're just a boy
You don't understand
And you don't understand, oh
How it feels to love a girl
 you  you were a better man

You don't listen to her
You don't care how it hurts
Until you lose the one you wanted
'Cause you're  her for granted
And  you had got destroyed
But you're  a boy

If I were a richman.

1.  SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE SONG

 "If I Were a Rich Man" is a song from the 1964 musical Fiddler on the Roof. It was written by Sheldon Harnick and Jerry Bock. The song is performed by Tevye, the main character in the musical, and reflects his dreams of glory.

Through the first two verses, Tevye dreams of the material comforts that wealth would bring him. Tevye first considers the enormous house he would buy and the needless luxuries he would fill it with, including a third staircase "leading nowhere, just for show," then the poultry he would buy to fill his yard.

Tevye switches his attention to the luxuries in which he would shower his wife, Golde, in the third verse. He talks of servants to alleviate her workload, fancy clothes for her pleasure, and mountains of food. The song is sung in the same comedic style.
Then Tevye starts lamenting his place in the community as a lowly milkman, and considers the esteem and importance that wealth would bring him.
In the final verse, Tevye considers his devotion to God. He expresses his sorrow that the long working hours he keeps prevents him from spending as much time in the synagogue as he would like, and how wealth would allow him to spend less time working and more time praying and studying Torah.

A repeated phrase throughout the song, "all day long I'd bidi-bidi-bum," is often misunderstood to refer to Tevye's desire not to have to work. However, the phrase "bidi-bidi-bum" is a reference to the practice of Jewish prayer

2.  DOWNLOAD WORKSHEET FOR THE CLASSROOM

HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR LISTENING SKILLS

Hi everybody!
I think this article from the BBC Learning English may be quite interesting especially for those who really want to get better at English.

Improving your listening skills

A question from Margarida Dourado in Brazil:

My problem is listening and understanding what people say when they are talking. Could you give me some tips to improve my listening skills? Thanks a lot.

CLICK here if you want to know the answer