LAST PROJECT: Talking about inventions

   

                             

GUIDELINES:
- Create an individual presentation of about 3-4 minutes.

- Choose an important invention, describe it and explain the evolution from the time it was invented until nowadays.

- You must create a recording of the presentation so you can use voicethread. You have to open an account at this site: www.voicethread.com. We'll see how it works in the English lesson.

- The follwing questions can help you to describe the invention:

• What is it?
• Who was it invented by?
• When and where was it invented?
• What is it made from?
• What can it do?
• How has it changed over the years? 

- Use connectors such as: first of all, then, before, eventually, at last, finally...
- Before recording, send the written information to your English teacher in order to check the mistakes you might have made. (Deadline: 17th. May).

- DEADLINE OF THE PROJECT: 25th. May.

THIRD TERM

THE PASSIVE VOICE

Watch these videos to understand "The passive voice".

PASSIVE VOICE EXERCISES  

   

  

GEOGRAPHY AND ENGLISH PROJECTS

MOST OF YOU HAVE MADE AN EFFORT AND HAVE WORKED WELL. CONGRATULATIONS!!! HAVE A LOOK AT YOUR PROJECTS:

PREZI PRESENTATIONS:

• NEWCASTLE:Beatriz and Isabel
• SYDNEY: Jesús and Adrián
• MIAMI: Esther and Pablo R.
• SAN FRANCISCO: Cristina and Pablo M.
• AUSTIN: Manuel and Antonio
• DUBLIN: Mario L. and Juan
• LIVERPOOL: Iker and Rafa
• TORONTO: Alex and Héctor.
• OTTAWA: Marina and Elia

POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS:

• LONDON: Rodrigo and Toni.
• LAS VEGAS: Miguel and José Manuel.
• BRIGHTON: Adrián and Carlos.
• MANCHESTER: Nacho and Alex.
• LOS ANGELES: Mario and David.

SECOND TERM TASKS

BLOG / PORTFOLIO

THERE ARE SOME TASKS YOU SHOULD HAVE DONE IN THE SECOND TERM:

• Glossaries of Units 3/4/5
• Glossary of the book "Madame Doubtfire.
• Functional Language and dialogue of Unit 3.
• Gif
• The project about a city (Geography and English project).
• Your self-assessment.

SOME QUESTIONS TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR SELF-ASSESSMENT:

1. Which skill/s do you need to improve?
2. How can you improve it / them?
3. What can you do better now?
4. What did you do in English outside class?

As your teacher told you in the English lesson the DEADLINE is : FRIDAY, 23rd. MARCH

21st. MARCH: WORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAY

A KARAOKE LIP SYN VIDEO IN SUPPORT OF WORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAY FEATURES 50 MUMS AND THEIR CHILDREN  SINGING ALONG TO CHRISTINA PERRI'S SONG "A THOUSAND YEARS".

UNIT 5:THE PAST PERFECT

CRIMES AND CRIMINALS

WATCH THIS VIDEO AND LEARN VOCABULARY RELATED TO CRIMES AND CRIMINALS

HOW TO CREATE A GIF

These are the guidelines to create an animated gif related to an aspect of the English culture to post on your blog:

• There are many options: The GIMP,  Unfreez or Gifmaker (http://gifmaker.me)

• You must choose same sized images to obtain a uniform result. 

• Once you have selected the images, just select the order of appearance and the animation speed.

• Finally, save the file as gif format.

SUBJECT AND OBJECT QUESTIONS

SUBJECT AND OBJECT QUESTIONS EXERCISES

UNIT 4: FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE

ASKING FOR HELP ON THE PHONE

• I'VE JUST BOUGHT ... AND I'VE GOT A PROBLEM WITH IT..
• COULD YOU EXPLAIN HOW TO ... ( + infinitive) ?
• CAN YOU TELL ME ...?
• COULD YOU HELP ME WITH ... PLEASE?
• I NEED SOME HELP WITH ...
• GOOD AFTERNOON.  ... MR/ MS...SPEAKING.
• COULD I SPEAK TO ..., PLEASE?
• I'M CALLING BECAUSE ...
• CAN I TAKE YOUR NAME, PLEASE?
• WOULD YOU MIND SPELLING THAT FOR ME ?
• THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR HELP.

DIALOGUE

-ASSISTANT: Good afternoon, customer support, Tom speaking.

-DEBBIE: Oh, hello. Could you help me with my mobile phone, please? I've jus bought it and I've got a problem with it.

-ASSISTANT: Certainly. Firstly, can I take your name, please?

-DEBBIE: Debbie Sherbourne.

-ASSISTANT: Would you mind spelling your surname for me?

-DEBBIE: Sure. S-H-E-R-B-O-U-R-N-E

-ASSISTANT: Thank you Ms. Sherbourne. How can I help you with your phone?

-DEBBIE: Well, I've already charged the battery and I have switched it on, but I can't get on the Internet. Can you explain how to do this, please?

-ASSISTANT: Of course. Let me put you through to a technician who will be able to explain this to you.

-DEBBIE: OK, That's great. Thank you very much for your help.

-ASSISTANT: You're welcome. Good bye.