ANIMALS
Do you want to learn the sounds of animals?
Watch this video:
Este blog lo utilizaremos como una nueva forma de trabajo con los alumnos, para que se motiven y vean la utilidad de saber otro idioma
viernes, 1 de noviembre de 2013
lunes, 10 de junio de 2013
11th June 2013
Good morning 4ºESO class!
I would like you to enter into" intranet" (webs preferidas, inglés, ELC...) and practice reading and vocabulary exercises.
You have almost finished all your tests.
Anyway here is the link, just in case you don't find it:
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/reading/
See you tomorrow.
I would like you to enter into" intranet" (webs preferidas, inglés, ELC...) and practice reading and vocabulary exercises.
You have almost finished all your tests.
Anyway here is the link, just in case you don't find it:
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/reading/
See you tomorrow.
miércoles, 22 de mayo de 2013
jueves, 7 de marzo de 2013
SONGS X
More songs for you to be voted:
This song is suggested by Sara Gimeno
This one is suggested by Luis Álvarez
These are suggested by Sofia Ardid and Paula Calvo
And the last one is suggested by Licer Gómez
This song is suggested by Sara Gimeno
This one is suggested by Luis Álvarez
These are suggested by Sofia Ardid and Paula Calvo
And the last one is suggested by Licer Gómez
miércoles, 6 de marzo de 2013
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY
Father's Day is coming on the 19th March, bu t it doesn't coincide with Father's Day in other countries and cultures (in UK and US it's celebrated on the 23rd June this year)
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY:
THINGS FATHERS SAY:
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY:
ØFather’s Day in Ireland is a celebration which takes place on the third Sunday of June. The same day as the United Kingdom and the United States.
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ØThis year Father’s Day will be on the 15th June.
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ØEveryone usually gives their Dad/Father presents and cards and he is supposed to be allowed a day of rest at home to relax.
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ØGenerally people take their father’s out for lunch or dinner to a restaurant or the family make him a special meal.
ØPeople also wish “HAPPY FATHER’S DAY” to their grandfather, uncle, father-in-law etc
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THINGS FATHERS SAY:
§ Don’t ask me, ask your mother.
§ This is your last warning.
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§ What part of NO don’t you understand?
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§ Do you think I’m made of money?
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§ You call that noise ‘music’?
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§ I’ll tell you why. Because I said so. That’s why.
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§ Don’t forget to check your oil.
martes, 5 de marzo de 2013
Conditional sentences
Check what you know abouy conditional sentences please:
1.Complete the sentences with the correct first conditional forms.
1 If we ……................. (not demonstrate), things ……................. (not change).
2 The refugees ……................. (suffer) if we ……................. (not help).
3 If scientists ……................. (clone) people, there ……................. (be) protests.
4 We ……................. (make) more money if we ……................. (organize) a campaign.
5 If we ……................. (not protect) tigers, they ……................. (be) extinct.
2.Write sentences. Use the first conditional.
1 global warming / cause / serious problems / if / we not control / it
…............................................................…… .
2 if / we / not stop / war, poor countries / not develop
…............................................................…… .
3 the government / not listen / if / we / not send in / a petition
…............................................................…… .
4 if / we / not boycott / the company, the situation / get worse
….............................................……………. .
5 the campaign / be / more effective / if / people / give out / leaflets
…............................................................…… .
3.Complete the sentences with the correct second conditional forms.
1 If I ……................ (be) taller, I ……................ (not wear) platform shoes.
2 She ……................. (buy) designer clothes if she ……................. (earn) more money.
3 My parents ……................. (be) angry if I ……................. (have) a strange hairstyle.
4 If he ……................. (wear) smarter clothes, he ……................. (look) better.
5 You ……................. (not feel) comfortable if you ……................. (put on) a lot of weight.
6 If we ……................. (go) to school in England, we ……................. (have to) wear a uniform.
7 If you ……................. (buy) some trendy clothes, you ……................. (improve) your image.
1.Complete the sentences with the correct first conditional forms.
1 If we ……................. (not demonstrate), things ……................. (not change).
2 The refugees ……................. (suffer) if we ……................. (not help).
3 If scientists ……................. (clone) people, there ……................. (be) protests.
4 We ……................. (make) more money if we ……................. (organize) a campaign.
5 If we ……................. (not protect) tigers, they ……................. (be) extinct.
2.Write sentences. Use the first conditional.
1 global warming / cause / serious problems / if / we not control / it
…............................................................…… .
2 if / we / not stop / war, poor countries / not develop
…............................................................…… .
3 the government / not listen / if / we / not send in / a petition
…............................................................…… .
4 if / we / not boycott / the company, the situation / get worse
….............................................……………. .
5 the campaign / be / more effective / if / people / give out / leaflets
…............................................................…… .
3.Complete the sentences with the correct second conditional forms.
1 If I ……................ (be) taller, I ……................ (not wear) platform shoes.
2 She ……................. (buy) designer clothes if she ……................. (earn) more money.
3 My parents ……................. (be) angry if I ……................. (have) a strange hairstyle.
4 If he ……................. (wear) smarter clothes, he ……................. (look) better.
5 You ……................. (not feel) comfortable if you ……................. (put on) a lot of weight.
6 If we ……................. (go) to school in England, we ……................. (have to) wear a uniform.
7 If you ……................. (buy) some trendy clothes, you ……................. (improve) your image.
QUOTATIONS
Let's present a new section of the blog: "The Quotation Contest".
You can write a quotation and the rest of your school mates can vote for it or write a new one to be voted as the best one.
1. "Each end gives us the opportunity for a rebirth" (Aleph)by Paulo Coelho.
(Cada final nos da la oportunidad de renacer)
2."Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans" by John Lennon.
(La vida es lo que te pasa mientras haces otros planes)
3. "Dream as if you'll live forever
live as if you'll die today" by James Dean
(Sueña como si fueras a vivir para siempre,
vive como si fueras a morir hoy)
4. "What's poetry?, You ask me as you fix
your blue pupil in my pupil;
What's poetry? And are you really asking me?
Poetry ...is you", Rhyme 21 by Gustavo Adolfo Becquer
(¿Qué es poesía?, dices mientras clavas
en mi pupila tu pupila azul;
¡Qué es poeesía! ¿Y tú me lo preguntas?
Poesía ...eres tú.)
5. "Don't worry, be happy" by Bob Marley
(No te preocupes, sé feliz)
6. "The most important of life's battles is the one we fight daily in the silent chambers of the soul" by David O.Mckay
(La batalla más importante de la vida es aquella que se pelea diariamente en los silenciosos aposentos del alma)
7. "All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; th e point is to discover them" by Galileo Galilei
(Todas las verdades son fáciles de entender una vez se han descubierto; el problema es descubrirlas)
8. "To be or not to be, that is the question" by William Shakespeare
(Ser o no ser, esa es la cuestión = Is it better to live or to die?)
9. "The old bitch alcoholada", La Celestina by Fernando de Rojas
(La puta vieja alcoholada)
10. "Food is our common ground, a universal experience" by James Beard
(La comida es nuestra tierra común, una experiencia universal)
11."Have you ever heard that we can't live without love? Then, the oxygen is more important" House
(¿Ha oído alguna vez que no se puede vivir sin amor?. Pues el oxígeno es más importante)
12. "God save the Queen" by Sex Pistols
(Dios salve a la reina)
13. "Knocking on Heaven's doors" by Guns and Roses
(Llamando a las puertas del cielo)
14. " I live without living in me" by Santa Teresa de Jesús
(Vivo sin vivir en mi)
15." Love told me that I had to make her smile. the problem is that every time you smile, I fall in love"
by Bob Marley
You can write a quotation and the rest of your school mates can vote for it or write a new one to be voted as the best one.
1. "Each end gives us the opportunity for a rebirth" (Aleph)by Paulo Coelho.
(Cada final nos da la oportunidad de renacer)
2."Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans" by John Lennon.
(La vida es lo que te pasa mientras haces otros planes)
3. "Dream as if you'll live forever
live as if you'll die today" by James Dean
(Sueña como si fueras a vivir para siempre,
vive como si fueras a morir hoy)
4. "What's poetry?, You ask me as you fix
your blue pupil in my pupil;
What's poetry? And are you really asking me?
Poetry ...is you", Rhyme 21 by Gustavo Adolfo Becquer
(¿Qué es poesía?, dices mientras clavas
en mi pupila tu pupila azul;
¡Qué es poeesía! ¿Y tú me lo preguntas?
Poesía ...eres tú.)
5. "Don't worry, be happy" by Bob Marley
(No te preocupes, sé feliz)
6. "The most important of life's battles is the one we fight daily in the silent chambers of the soul" by David O.Mckay
(La batalla más importante de la vida es aquella que se pelea diariamente en los silenciosos aposentos del alma)
7. "All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; th e point is to discover them" by Galileo Galilei
(Todas las verdades son fáciles de entender una vez se han descubierto; el problema es descubrirlas)
8. "To be or not to be, that is the question" by William Shakespeare
(Ser o no ser, esa es la cuestión = Is it better to live or to die?)
9. "The old bitch alcoholada", La Celestina by Fernando de Rojas
(La puta vieja alcoholada)
10. "Food is our common ground, a universal experience" by James Beard
(La comida es nuestra tierra común, una experiencia universal)
11."Have you ever heard that we can't live without love? Then, the oxygen is more important" House
(¿Ha oído alguna vez que no se puede vivir sin amor?. Pues el oxígeno es más importante)
12. "God save the Queen" by Sex Pistols
(Dios salve a la reina)
13. "Knocking on Heaven's doors" by Guns and Roses
(Llamando a las puertas del cielo)
14. " I live without living in me" by Santa Teresa de Jesús
(Vivo sin vivir en mi)
15." Love told me that I had to make her smile. the problem is that every time you smile, I fall in love"
by Bob Marley
(El amor me dio que tenía que hacerle sonreir, el problema es que cada vez que te hago sonreir me enamoro)
16."Men are moved by two levers only: fear and selfinterest" by Napoleon Bonaparte
(Los hombres sólo se mueven por dos cosas: por miedo y por propio interés)
16."Men are moved by two levers only: fear and selfinterest" by Napoleon Bonaparte
(Los hombres sólo se mueven por dos cosas: por miedo y por propio interés)
SONGS IX
Some of the ones I like. Do you like them?
Vote your favourite song to listen to it in class.
SONGS VIII
Some of the songs you highly recommend:
Patrick Miller - Dancing In London [with lyrics] 2012 by Javier Abán
Nightmare - Avenged Sevenfold Lyrics, by Kike Soro
EXPRESSING THE FUTURE
How can we express the future in English?
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
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For definite future arrangememts
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Belchite is playing against Stadium next Saturday.
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GOING TO
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To talk
about our plans or intentions
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We are going to watch a video.
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WILL
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Predictions
When we decide to do sth at the time of speaking When we offer to do sth
To make
promises
When we
are sure about sth in the future
We use
“probably” if we aren’t completely sure
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Cars will fly in the future.
I think I’ll try them on (at a shoes shop)
I’ll hold your books for you.
I promise I won’t forget
It’ll be cold in the North Pole
You probably won’t like the food
You will probably like the food.
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EXPRESSING QUANTITY IN ENGLISH
Thie will help you to understand how countable and uncountable nouns work:
COUNTABLE NOUNS
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SINGULAR C.N.
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A/AN (un,-a,-o)
(affirmative, negative
& interrogative)
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There is a cat on the roof.
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There isn’t a cat on the roof.
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Is there a cat on the roof?
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PLURAL C.N.
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SOME (algunos-as)
(affirmative)
ANY (algunos-as
ningunos-as)
(negative &
interrogative)
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There are some cats on the roof.
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There aren’t any cats on the roof.
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Are there any cats on the roof?
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A LOT OF/LOTS OF (muchos-as)(affirmative)
MANY
(negative &
interrogative)
HOW MANY (cuántos)
(interrogative)
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There are a lot of cats on the roof.
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There aren’t many cats on the roof.
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Are there many cats on the roof?
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How many cats are there?
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TOO MANY (demasiados)
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There are too many cats on that roof.
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(NOT) ENOUGH (suficientes)
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There aren’t enough cats.
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UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
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SOME (algo)(affirmative)
ANY (algo o nada)
(negative &
interrogative)
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There is some water in the jar.
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There isn’t any water in the jar.
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Is there any water in the jar?
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A LOT OF/LOTS OF (mucho-a)(affirmative)
MUCH
(negative & interrogative)
HOW MUCH (cuánto)
(interrogative)
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There is a lot of water in the jar.
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There isn’t much water in the jar.
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Is there much water in the jar?
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How much water is there in the jar?
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TOO MUCH (demasiado)
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There is too much water in the jar.
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(NOT) ENOUGH (suficiente)
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There isn’t enough water in the jar.
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viernes, 1 de marzo de 2013
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