QUOTE OF THE WEEK

Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly, and they will show themselves great.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

lunes, 29 de septiembre de 2014

QUESTIONS: HELP



WHAT DO FORESTS PROVIDE?
11. Forests provide shelter and food for many different types of plants and animals.

HOW MUCH DID THIS DICTIONARY COST TEN YEARS AGO?
12. This dictionary cost fifty dollars ten years ago.

WHAT MAY HELP YOU RELAX?
13. A hot, milky drink may help you relax.

WHAT DOES HE DO? /WHAT IS HIS JOB?
14. He is a specialist in language teaching.

HOW FAR IS (APPROXIMATELY) YOUR HOUSE TO SCHOOL? / WHAT IS THE DISTANCE FROM YOUR HOUSE TO SCHOOL? / HOW MANY KM ARE THERE FROM YOUR HOUSE TO SCHOOL?
15. It is approximately 19 kilometres from my house to school.

WHAT TIME ARE YOU GOING TO THE THEATRE TONIGHT?
16. We are going to the theatre at 7.30 tonight.

17. A hot, milky drink may help you relax. (REPEATED)
18. He is a specialist in language teaching.(REPEATED)
19. There are eight denominations of euro coins.(REPEATED)

WHAT DID YOUR BROTHER HAVE TO WEAR IN HIS SECONDARY SCHOOL?
20. My brother had to wear a uniform in his secondary school. 


REMEMBER: 

WHAT DOES HE LOOK LIKE? / WHAT DO YOU LOOK LIKE?  for physical appearance. 
WHAT ARE YOU LIKE? /WHAT IS SHE LIKE?  for personality or both physical appearance and personality. 
HOW ARE YOU? HOW IS YOUR MUM? (¿Cómo estás?/¿Cómo está tu madre?) 
WHAT IS YOUR SCHOOL LIKE? (¿Cómo es tu escuela?)
WHAT IS THE WEATHER LIKE? (¿Qué tiempo hace?)







viernes, 19 de septiembre de 2014

QUESTIONS


SUBJECT/ OBJECT QUESTIONS
1.-I bought a newspaper this morning.
2.-Something odd happened during the storm last night.
3.-Steve didn't do the final exam.
4.-Pam wrote a romantic letter to one of her friends.
5.-A noise disturbed me when I was working.
6.-I dreamt about a strange animal last night.
7.-Peter rang me at 3am last night.
8.-My husband gave me a watch for my birthday
9.-The new student  has broken the window.
10.-I visited my grandmother on Sunday.
11.-I met Peter when I was going to school.
12.-The baby was crying because he was tired.
13.-They were waiting at the restaurant.
14.-Mark ate a chocolate cake.
15.-Yes, I have visited Dublin twice.
16.-Well, I didn’t like the show.
17.-A car ran over a pedestrian.  
18.-I’ve lived in Cáceres for five years.
19.-The students stopped talking when the principal entered the room.

20.-The weather is going to be pleasant at the weekend.


Make a question for the underlined words:


1. 15 million people have seen UFO`s.
2. Obesity affects millions of people.
3. Some paper companies are now cutting trees in Russia.
4. I was only 12 when Neil Amstrong walked on the moon.
5. He wants to go to Harvard next year.
6. I grew up in Tennessee.
7. Three quarters of the world’s mail is written in English.
8. Most Ecstasy is manufactured in Eastern Europe.
9. A Tamagotchi goes to sleep at night.
10. He has to draw a map for the Geography lesson.
11. There have been millions of studies on smoking.
12. The demons returned to the Freelings’ new home.
13. Margaret Thatcher slept three hours a day.
14. Genetics changes how we see our children.
15. It took six months to find her disease.
16. Susan used to do her shopping in New York.2
17. I’m visiting my friend tomorrow.
18. She’ll arrive by train tonight.
19. He has taken David’s car to his house.
20. I was sleeping when the alarm went off.


...And 20 more!!!     

1. Joe is tall and good looking.
2. Joe is a bit shy.
3. Joe is tall, good-looking and a bit shy.
4. The Thompsons travel to Nice every spring.
5. Dan seldom listens to the radio.
6. At 10.00 a.m. he always takes a break.
7. I borrowed Peter this coat.
8. Colin is leaving his job because he doesn’t like it.
9. The Thompsons travel to Nice every spring.
10. There are eight denominations of euro coins.
11. Forests provide shelter and food for many different types of plants and animals.
12. This dictionary cost fifty dollars ten years ago.
13. A hot, milky drink may help you relax.
14. He is a specialist in language teaching.
15. It is approximately 19 kilometres from my house to school.
16. We are going to the theatre at 7.30 tonight.
17. A hot, milky drink may help you relax.
18. He is a specialist in language teaching.
19. There are eight denominations of euro coins.
20. My brother had to wear a uniform in his secondary school. 







martes, 16 de septiembre de 2014

SUMMER HITS

SUMMER HITS

What in your opinion makes a summer hit?
What do you think was last summer hit?


We are going to listen to a song that was a big hit in Britain in the autumn of 1974. The singer was called Sylvia Vrethammar. Everyone came back from their package holidays in Spain and got misty-eyed with this music. Sylvia was a Swedish pop and jazz singer. Her song was a great hit in the UK Singles Chart, spending over six months in that listing, sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc. But Sylvia was just singing a version of the original song, written in 1971 and originally performed in Dutch by Belgian singer Samantha, with music and lyrics written by the Belgian song writers Leo Rozenstraten (lyrics) and Leo Caerts (music). The version in English included some Spanish words.

VOCABULARY: MATCH THE WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS WITH THE SAME MEANING
beano       balmy       icy         strain       smooth        by the score       by far      allow    the finest bet       whisper     rattle    tremble    pasty       tasty        brown      guess     queue 

 permit      pleasant       pale          party       good flavor        fluid       a lot      very cold     shake                tanned      suppose      wait in line       the best option      speak softly         
                 shake and make noise       pressure (stress)        by a large margin

Now, listen and fill in the blanks with the Spanish words:
TITLE: ____________________________________________

All the ladies fell for Rudolph Valentino
He had a beano back in those balmy days
He knew every time you meet an icy creature
You've got to teach her hot blooded latin ways
But even Rudy would have felt the strain
Of making smooth advances in the rain
                              
Chorus

Oh this year I'm off to Sunny Spain ______________________________
I'm taking the Costa Brava 'plane _____________________________
If you'd like to chat a ________________, in some cool _______________
And meet _________________ by the score, _____________________

Quite by chance to hot romance I found the answer
_________________ dancers are by far the finest bet
There was one who whispered oh ________________________
Each time I kissed him behind the castanette
He rattled his __________________ close to me
In no time I was trembling at the knee

When they first arrive the girls are pink and pasty
but oh so tasty as soon as they go brown
I guess they know ev'ry fellow will be queuing
to do the wooing his girlfriend won't allow
but every dog must have his lucky day

that's why I've learnt the way to shout _________________

FIND SOMEONE WHO...

FIND SOMEONE WHO...  (Deadline: 28th sept.2014)


1. likes English             (Do you like English?)
2. went to the beach last summer (Did you go to the beach last summer?)
3. can tell a good joke
4. has more than one brother or sister
5. has visited a museum recently
6. has a pet
7. walks to school
8. celebrates his or her birthday the same month you do
9. went to the cinema last weekend
10. is reading a book at the moment
11. is good at Maths
12. can sing very well
13. can play a musical instrument
14. is great at painting
15. is allergic
16. practises a sport
17. has the same breakfast you do
18. comes from a different area of Spain
19. loves dancing
20. gets up early at weekends


What did you find out about your classmates? Add your comments. 

"I found out ..."
"I didn't know..."
"Now I know" 

lunes, 15 de septiembre de 2014

LEARN THE RULES BY HEART

School has got rules, of course! Complete 12 important rules for the classroom with the missing words ands expressions and then check how your brain is after the long summer: try to learn as many as you can in five minutes.


Classroom Rules

assignments           someone else         restroom       do your best        Do not         when the bell rings        respectfully        otherwise        in doubt       to be treated      forbidden        stay on task





1.- Be in your assigned seat and ready to work…………………………………..
2.- Bring required books and materials to every class, unless told …………………..by the teacher.
3.- All electronic devices, unless medical, are……………….. If you have a mobile phone, please turned it off and never use it during the lesson.
4.-Use the………………… between classes or during the break. Please do not ask unless it is an emergency.
5.-Always show respect for everyone in the class. Treat people the way you want………………….
6.-Don't talk when …………………………is talking. Wait your turn!
7.-Complete work on time and……………………….
8.-When……………………, always ask questions.
9.-……………………. eat in class.
10.- Do your homework and turn ……………………in on time.
11.- Treat school material……………………………. Please, do not write on the desks.

12.- Always……………………...