So what happened with Soapy?

You´re curious about the ending of Soapy´s story, aren´t you? here it is:

…” Then Soapy felt a hand on his arm. He jumped and looked around quickly – into the face of a policeman! “What are you doing here!”, asked the policeman. “Nothing”, Soapy answered. “So come with me”, the policeman said. “Three months in prison”, they told Soapy the next day".

Now, answer the following questions (in your notebooks):

-Do you like this ending? Why?

-Is this a happy or a sad story? Why?

The story is called Soapy´s Choice (far less original than the titles you suggested) and the author is O.Henry. Why don´t you find more information about him on the internet? Try to find out the answer to these questions (write them in your notebooks):

-Where and when was he born?

-Is he a famous writerin the United States? How do you know?

-What is the setting of most of his stories?

-What is the meaning of the English expression “An O.Henry ending”?

You can use this link to get the information. Remember it´s for Thursday. Have a nice weekend!

Paradise Lost

Look at the picture and describe it. Would you like to be there? Why?

Now watch a videoclip using this link.

Answer these questions:
-What can you see in the videoclip?
-What is the topic in the song?

Work now with the lyrics. Then answer the following questions:
-Who is the protagonist of the song?
-Where does she live?
-Do you think she is happy?
-Why do you think the title of the song is “Another day in paradise”?

It´s amazing! (E1C)

Hi class! How do you feel today? Do you like this picture? Can you describe it? Where is it from?

Do you remember what the topic in the first unit of the book is? Good! It´s amazing! Can you remember some of the amazing stories we read there?

Now we are going to keep on working with more amazing stories. Click on the links and do the activities as indicated:
1. Probably you know about the LOCH NESS MONSTER, do you? Do an activity about Nessie HERE.
2. More mysteries HERE!
3. Are these incredible stories real or invented? Find out HERE!
4.Now choose one of the stories in the previous exercise and retell it using your own words.
5.Writing: Do you know about an amazing story you can tell us? No? Then invent it! The best one will be published in the blog!

The frightening power of teachers

"I’ve come to a frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element in the classroom.
It’s my personal approach that creates the climate.
It’s my daily mood that makes the weather.
As a teacher, I possess a tremendous power to make a child’s life miserable or joyous.
I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration.
I can humiliate or heal.
In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis will be escalated or de-escalated and a child humanized or dehumanized."
Haim G. Ginott
So, treat us well!

The pleasures of reading

"My Pastime

When someone asks you what you like doing in your free time [Reported Speech question] you can answer that you love going out with friends or talking about a sport which you practise and you really like. In my case, I am not a very sportive person, my pastime is reading.
When you are reading a book, you have to remember that the world you are reading comes from the mind of a person who [relative] creates the story you are living [ommited relative] at that moment. For me reading is a very good way to relax and forget my problems because you don´t have to [modal verb] solve the character´s problems, this is the work of the book author. By reading [gerund after preposition], you can travel to fantastic and imaginary places, live a romance or extraordinary adventures in your own sofa. if someone asked me what my favourite book is, I would answer [Second Conditional] that I can´t choose only one. Some of my favourite books are "La Sombra del viento", "El último Catón", all the books about Harry Potter, etc.
The last book I have read [Present Perfect Simple] is "Wuthering Heights". This book was written [Past Simple Passive] by Emily Brontë, and it´s very special for me. When my mother was sixteen, like me now, her mother asked her if she wanted to read that book [Reported Speech questions]. She answered that it could be a good idea [Reported Speech], and she read it. Since that moment, it became her favourite book. Few days ago, she asked me the same question. I have just read [Present Perfect] the book and I really love it. The story is very complicated, and it isn´t easy to read. But the characters, the romance between Catherine and Heathcliff and her daughter´s problems make this book an amazing story.
Maybe, in the future, if I have a daughter, I will ask her [First Conditional] to read "Wuthering Heights".

Alba R., 1ºD Bachillerato

The future

What will your future be like? Will you be rich? Will you marry? Will you have five children? While you think of it, let´s do some practice on the future in English:

1.Do these exercises on the will future: Click here.
2.More on will, now in question form here.
3.Now, going to: click here!
4.Clear now? Just in case, click here for more.
5.Now, work them in contrast. A bit more difficult, but you can do it! Click here!

England and Ireland on the net!

Search in google and write the answers in the worksheet.

1. What is the capital of Scotland? What is its population?

2.Where are these British flags from?
a)


b)


c)


d)


3.What is the name of Wales in Gaelic?

4.Indicate in the blank map the following islands: isle of Man, isle of Wight, Skye, Jura.

5.What is the name of the language that was spoken in the Isle of Man? When did it disappear?

6. You want to spend two nights in London. Choose a hotel you like and write its name, its address and the cost per night of the room.

7. What is the Leadenhall building?

8. Write the name of four football players of the Manchester United Football Club.


9. What is the Ring of Kerry? Where is it?

10. Find a picture of the Millenium Bridge of London. When was it finished? Who built it?

11. Santiago Calatrava, the Spanish architect, has built two bridges in Dublin. What are their names? Find pictures. Which one do you like most?

12.What is Cornwall? What is it famous for?

"Tragedy in the Bathroom" activity (1º Bachillerato)

You´ll hopefully remember this composition I gave you back corrected, won´t you? With the sheet in front of you (you´ll need the picture with the person lying in he bathroom apparently dead to understand it better), read how this very creative classmate of yours has made hypotheses in the past about how this murder (or accident) may have happened. I´ve just corrected a few mistakes!

"When I arrived at my hotel room this scene is what I saw. First of all I let the person in charge of the hotel know what had happened there. I was very nervous but while the police were coming, the man and me tried to know why this woman was dead.

'She may have been having (or may have had) a shower and when she finished someone might have aimed at her with a gun. Then, she could have run but she she might have tried to defend herself with the toothbrush. The murderer must have shot her in her dead. At that moment she may have fallen and the small bottle of cologne too', said Jim, the man in the hotel.

I think she may have been arguing (may have argued) with her boyfriend and then he may have taken a shower. While he was in the shower, she must have been brushing her teeth. When he finished, he might have taken the small bottle and may have thrown it at her. Then, she might have covered the dead body with the towel.

These are some hypotheses but anyway the woman may have also died because of the soap (she may have slipped with it) or because she may have seen how much she weighed in the scales and she might have fainted. I don´t really think so, it must have been another person: Can you see the footprints?".

(Alba M. 1ºD)

First Conditional

Let´s practice with Conditionals! Click on the links:
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Exercise 4

TV commercials

Watch these TV commercials (click on the link below) and do the following:
-Explain what is going on there, what´s the story in the ad.
-Say what product, concept, etc they are advertising in them.
-Is the commercial effective in your opinion? Why? Did you like it? Why?

COMMERCIAL #1
COMMERCIAL #2
COMMERCIAL #3
COMMERCIAL #4
COMMERCIAL #5

The Should game

Click on this link , then click on the link Giving advice -Board Game to practice using Should and find the solutions for all these problems. Remember to use should!

Relative practice (1ºBachillerato)

More practice on relative clauses (for your eyes only). Click on the links and do the drills on line. The exercises are self-corrected so you won´t need me: -Theory. (you can skip it if you feel you know it already) -Drill 1 -Drill 2 -Drill 3 -Drill 4 -Drill 6

Comparatives & Superlatives

Let´s compare!
Click on these links:
#1
#2
#3
#4

Funny restaurant commercials (Ampliación)

As a warming-up activity for your restaurant commercial project, check out this commercial and comment on it.

Countable/Uncountable

-Much or Many? That´s the question! Do these drills! Clear now? Do these ones just in case!!
-Some or any? Check it out here!
-(A) little or (a) few? Link. What about trying this one too?
-The last exercise for today: go here.