SHAKE UP CHRISTMAS (by Train)

Shake up Christmas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-8VCL4uSUc

Shake up the happiness Wake up the happiness Shake up the happiness It's Christmas time 1) Choose the right words. There was an  allegory / a  story that I was told And I want to tell the world before I get too bold / old And don't remember / dismember  it, so let's December it / eat And reassemble it, oh yeah 2) Complete with words. Once upon a time in a ________________ like this A little _____________ made a great big wish To fill the world full of _______________ And be on Santa's magic _______________ 3) Sing the chorus Shake it up, shake up the happiness Wake it up, wake up the happiness Come on all, it's Christmas time ( x 2) Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, It's Christmas time 4) Match the sentences. At the same town A little boy made That the world would And Santa Clause would hear him say a wish that day miles away be ok 5) Order the lines a) Can you send some happiness with my best b ) I got dreams and I got love c) To the rest of the people of east and the west d) I got my feet on the ground and family above

6) Unscramble the letters in bold. And eaymb every once in a while __________________ You give my grandma a sonera to smile _____________ 'Tis the ssonea to smile _____________ It's cold but we'll be freezing in teyls _______________ 7) Complete the stanza with these verbs: run / let / open / meet And let me ____________ a girl one day That wants to spread some love this way We can __________ our souls __________ free And she can __________ some happiness with me chorus 8) Find the mistake in this stanza: I know you're out there I hear your reindeer I see the snow wear Your boots have been 9) Write a synonym for the following words and complete: 1. exhibit: s _____________ 2. be aware of: k______________ 3. increase: g____________ 4. have faith: b__________________ I'm gonna _____________ them So they will ______________ then Then love will _____________ in They _________________ again

10) Find a word in the text for the following definitions:

1) _____________  to put back together.

2) ______________ something you want or desire.

3) ______________ units of distance on land in English-speaking countries: 1 unit equals to 5280 feet or 1.609 kilometers

4) _______________ to (cause to) be distributed over an area of space or time

Christmas is coming soon

Christmas book: vocabulary, reading, listening
Vocabulary matching 1
Vocabulary exercises 2
Video: The Chrismas Gift Experiment

HABEMUS SELECTIVIDAD

Instrucciones examen selectividad 2017
Nueva regulación de la prueba de Bachillerato
NOTA INFORMATIVA sobre la PAU

test 1: MASS TOURISM CAN KILL A CITY
test 2 : WHAT IS CYBERBULLYING?
test 3 : SELFIES AND HACKERS
- Essay Options
Exámenes anteriores

THANKSGIVING

Thanksgiving Day

Pre-watching exercises:

0) Find the words:

http://homeschooling.about.com/library/thanksword.pdf

1) Order the sentences to learn some important facts about Thanksgiving Day:

1. is / Thanksgiving Day / in the United States / a national holiday / celebrated /.

2. celebrated / thanks / It / was / to give / originally / for the harvest.

3. celebrated / on the fourth / Thanksgiving / of November / is / Thursday.

4. and sharing a meal / Thanksgiving  / with family and friends / centers / on cooking / celebration / . 

5. eat / on Thanksgiving / Nearly  / 90 percent of Americans /  turkey.

2) Watch the video and answer the questions:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faUYJ9fMiGg

1. When did the Pilgrims arrive in USA?

2. What was the name of the ship?

3. Where did the Pilgrims come from?

4. Where did they settle?

5. What season were they in?

6. Did any native American speak English?

7. Who helped the settlers?

8. What did they celebrate at the end of the season?

3) What would you eat in a Thanksgiving dinner?

I would eat...

4) What are you thankful for?

http://www.henry4school.fr/Celebrations/thanksgiving/images/thankful%20for.png

REPORTED SPEECH

- Reported Speech Theory


When do we use reported speech? 
Sometimes someone says a sentence, for example "I'm going to the cinema tonight". Later, maybe we want to tell someone else what the first person said.

• 1st We use a 'reporting verb' like 'say' or 'tell'. 
• 2nd We change pronouns
• 3rd We change the verb tense to the past.
• 4th We change time expressions...

reported speech

Estilo directo (Direct Speech)

Estilo indirecto (Reported speech)

Presente simple I enjoy reading comics. Presente continuo She´s washing the dishes. Pasado simple I worked for an art gallery. Pasado continuo He was making dinner. Presente perfecto We have watched all those films. Futuro I´ll post those letters. Can I can´t wait any longer. Must I must take that train. May She may lend me some money.

Pasado simple He said he enjoyed reading comics Pasado continuo He said she was washing the dishes. Pasado perfecto He said he had worked for an art gallery. Pasado perfecto continuo He said he had been making dinner. Pasado perfecto He said they had watched all those films. Condicional simple (would) He said he would post those letters. Could He said he couldn´t wait any longer. Had to He said he had to take that train. Might He said she might lend him some money.

Estilo directo (Direct Speech)	Estilo indirecto (Reported speech)
Pronombres personales y objeto “I don´t know you” “We are late”	She said she didn´t know me. He said they were late.
Posesivos “That´s not my book”	He said that wasn´t his book.
Adverbios y expresiones de tiempo Tomorrow Today Yesterday Next week Last week Now Here This week	the next day / the following day that day the day before / the previous day the following week the week before, the previous week then / at that moment there that week

- exercise 1: statements

Reporting questions

Preguntas en estilo indirecto: al pasar de estilo directo a indirecto las preguntas tienen el orden sujeto + verbo. Hay que diferenciar entre dos tipos de preguntas:

- Wh- questions Preguntas con palabra interrogativa (what, who, where, etc.):

He asked: “Where are you?” - He asked me where I was.

- exercise 2: Wh- questions (easy)

- exercise 4: Wh- questions (intermediate)

- Yes/ No questions Preguntas cuya respuesta es sí o no (sin palabra interrogativa, Yes/No questions).

She asked: “are you ok?” - She asked me if / whether I was ok.

- exercise 3: yes / no questions (easy)

- exercise 5: yes / no questions (intermediate)

- mixed questions

HOUSEHOLD CHORES

Pre-watching activities:
1. Brainstorm vocabulary related to household chores
2. Add household chores with the following verbs:
- do
- make
- take
3. Answer the following questions:
a) What household chores do you do?
b) Do you think you should do more? Why?
c) When do you think children should start doing household chores?
Complete the chart with eight household chores and say who does them at home and how long does he/she take?

	Who?	How long?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

 vocabulary exercises
- Short Film: The Notebook
Watch the video:
1. How many different household chores can you see?
2. Why is the boy doing the household chores?
3. What is he writing on the notebook?

Activities from FilmEnglish

A For and Against Essay

A For and Against Essay

Read the text in page 20 and complete the outline:

Introduction:	______________________
Advantages:	1st______________________ 2nd______________________ 3rd______________________
Disadvantages:	1st______________________ 2nd______________________ 3rd______________________
Conclusion:	_____________________

DESCRIBE A PHOTO

This is one of my favourite photos. It is a colored photo. It was taken in June in 2015. They are my school workmates. We are all happy because the school year is over and we are celebrating it with a trip to the Natural Park of Doñana. The sun is shining and in the background, you can see the huge sand dunes which are really beautiful.

From left to right, you can see Lola, she is a maths teacher. She is wearing a red t-shirt and jeans. Next to Lola, we can see Gema. She is the literature teacher. She is wearing a flowery top and black jeans. Rosario is between Gema and Esperanza. She is also a maths teacher. She is wearing a blue and white top and light-blue trousers. Esperanza is the school councellor. She is wearing beige trousers and a fuchsia polo shirt. She is carrying binoculars and a beige rucksack. Merchi is in the middle of the picture. She is wearing a white T-shirt and blue jeans. She helps students with special educational needs. I’m next to Merchi. I’m wearing shorts and a white top. Ana and Silvia are on the right of the photo, Ana is weaing a hat and a brown bag. She teaches Spanish language and literature. Finally Silvia teaches maths too. She is wearing a blue and white top and blue jeans. Except Gema, we are all wearing sunglasses.

I like this photo because apart from my school workmates, they are my friends and having friends at work is a great luck. 

Use the following expressions to describe a photo:

What is in the picture?

In the picture I can see ...

This photo was taken in ...(place and date) ex: in Madrid in January, 2012.

There’s / There are ... / There isn’t a ... / There aren’t any ...

Say what is happening with the present continuous

The man is wearing ...

The people are ...ing

It’s raining.

Where are people or things in the picture?

At the top/bottom of the picture ...
In the middle of the picture ...
On the left/right of the picture ...

Why do you like the photo?

I like this photo because...

In my opinion, it's a great photo because...

http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/karrie58-344100-describing-picture-a2-esl-efl-education-ppt-powerpoint/

The advantages and disadvantages of studying at an online university.

Watch the following video to learn more about the differences between face-to-face and online teaching: https://facultyforward.jhu.edu/learning-roadmap-for-new-online-instructors/overview-of-online-teaching/

1) Correct the mistakes in the following sentences:
1. You haven't enough time to study.
2. Actually, a lot of people study online.
3. News techologies are more and more important in our lives.
4. I'm not prepared for studying.
5. People has always studied at an university.
6. You need internet to study online.
7. Other advantage is that it's cheaper.
8. When you have childs, studying online is a good option.
9. It's more economic than going to a real university.
10. It always isn't easy to study alone.

2) Complete the sentences with a preposition. (sometimes you don't need it)
1. The main advantage _____ studying online is that you can study at home.
2. This film is _______ kids.
3. She always depends ____ me.

4. We attend _____ classes.

5. They usually spend their money _____ cigarretes.

6. You have to study ______ yourself,

3) Write a sentence with the following words or expressions:

1. assist

2. is present

3. alone

4. fail

YOUR IDEAS:

INTRODUCTION:  The importance of new technologies and how they are changing everything even the traditional face-to-face classroom learning at universities. Good or bad?

ADVANTAGES	DISADVANTAGES
- attend classes anywhere - cheaper (you don’t have to pay transport, taxes, …) - autonomy / no schedule (you are free to organise your time) - no interruptions from other partners.	- no human contact. - difficulty to make yourself understood. - responsibility (lazy students never find the right time to start working at home) - problems to go online or with your laptop. - distraction (no one calls your attention)

CONCLUSION: You would / wouldn’t choose an internet-based learning

GREAT INVENTIONS

1) Can you order chronologically the following inventions:

wheel

the Internet (most recent)

microscope

light bulb

paper

telephone

refrigerator

braille

thermometer

printing

2) Let's learn about the following objects:
Compact cassette: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_Cassette
Floppy disk: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floppy_disk


3) Our great inventions: https://prezi.com/izwvogd81xve/inventions/

Name of the invention
Name of the inventors
When did they invent it?
Where did they invent it?
Describe the object
How did it work?

Answers

• The Internet 1969
• light bulb 1906
• telephone 1876
• refrigerator 1850
• braille 1829
• thermometer 1593
• microscope 1590
• printing 1440
• paper 100
• wheel around 3,500 BC