Alba R. (3ºA) has written a summary of the story "The Vampire" (from "Vampire Tales") for us, BUT she has changed the original story! Can you find the two differences she has included?
In the year 1888 in London, there was an aristocrat called Lord Ruthven. He was a strange person with a pale face and he had very big cold eyes. The same year, a young man called Anthony came to London with his family. He lived with his uncle, sister and aunt. Anthony thought Lord Ruthven was an interesting person, and they went to travel together, but Anthony didn´t know Lord Ruthven was a vampire. In one of their journeys, when they were in Rome, Anthony received a letter from his uncle and aunt. They told him that Lord Ruthven was dangerous and he mustn´t travel with him. After that Anthony went away from Lord Ruthven and travelled to Greece.
In Greece Anthony met a woman called Calida and fell in love with her. One day Anthony decided to go to an archeological site some distance away. Calida told him it was dangerous, because there were vampires in the ruins, but Anthony went to the ruins in spite of that advice. When Anthony was in the ruins and it was dark, he heard a woman´s crying. he went into a house and saw Calida on the floor. She was crying. When she saw Anthony she went out of the house and Anthony never saw Calida again. After that, she was very ill.
One day Lord Ruthven travelled to Greece and met Anthony, and they went to travel together again. In another of their journeys, while they were in the mountains, a group of thieves hit Anthony in the arm and hit Lord Ruthven too. Lord Ruthven died. Anthony made a promise, he wouldn´t tell anything about the death of Lord Ruthven and his crimes. Anthony decided to go back to London and when he arrived, his sister was going to marry. His sister showed him a photograph of her future husband. Anthony saw he was Lord Ruthven, but he couldn´t tell anything. After the marriage nobody saw Lord Ruthven and his sister again.
Now try to find the two differences.
Tuesday 27 January 2009
Monday 19 January 2009
Past Continuous vs Past Simple
1.Check the theory about the Past Continuous and Past Simple here:
http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/use/pastcontuse.htm
2.Now do these exercises on line:
http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/exercises/past_cont_3.htm
http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/exercises/pastsimple_conti_2.htm
3.Now, you have to watch a video and write at least 7 situations using Past Continuous and Past Simple (on a separate sheet):
For example:
"A boy was driving his toy car when he lost control and crashed against a mail-box".
Here is the video, click on this link to watch it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMlJElz5u3w
http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/use/pastcontuse.htm
2.Now do these exercises on line:
http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/exercises/past_cont_3.htm
http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/exercises/pastsimple_conti_2.htm
3.Now, you have to watch a video and write at least 7 situations using Past Continuous and Past Simple (on a separate sheet):
For example:
"A boy was driving his toy car when he lost control and crashed against a mail-box".
Here is the video, click on this link to watch it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMlJElz5u3w
Wednesday 14 January 2009
Two scary stories
Ready to feel fear? Read these two stories written by two classmates of yours and do the activities. If you have problems with the vocabulary, go to the web dictionary on your right:
First story: David Linch´s poltergeist
There was a family that moved to a new house near Manchester. This house was bigger than the previous one and it was in a better place. David´s parents chose this house because it was the most peaceful place in Manchester. The house wasn´t strange or gloomy, it was welcoming, but in October, the Linch family started to noticethat something strange happened in the house: strange things appeared and swung.
The first time that they noticed that strange event they found their father´s gun beside the table, the gun was usually in a drawer of the wardrobe between the clothes. The father was surprised and kept the gun into the wardrobe without asking if he had taken the gun to play. During some weeks the gun appeared on the table. He trusted in his son, so he called the police.
The police said that a poltergeist could be responsible for the movement of the objects. They realized that all the objects that moved were related to David. The police advised him to keep David away from the house to check if the objects moved. Nothing strange happened in absence of David, but when he came back the strange things happened again. David´s parents took him to a boarding school but in Christmas holidays the poltergeist returned stronger than the previous time and they felt movements of heavier things.
David heard strange noises,scratches and footsteps. The worst night was the one that he heard scratches in his wardrobe. When he switched on the light, the wardrobe was twenty centimetres nearer to him. He tried to get up but the bed started to move with violence. He got very scared, so he went to his parents´ bedroom and nothing else happened that night.
Since that night they couldn´t stay more in that house because the furniture moved continuously, there were puddles all over the house and they found a message on the wall that said:"David, be careful". The family didn´t stay in the house more, so they sold the house and moved to another one.
They received news that said that in the old house was found the dead body of a boy that was squashed by a wardrobe while he was sleeping.
Story by Eva O. (3ºB)
1.Now answer these questions about the text on a sheet (write only the number, the letter and the answer):
a)Was the new house of the Linch family frightening?
b)Explain the first poltergeist they noticed.
c)When didn´t the objects move?
d)What happened in Christmas? Why?
e)What piece of furniture moved in David´s berdroom?
f)Why did the poltergeists happen?
Second story:The forest darkness
Rachel Cumber was a perfect girl: funny, energetic, beautiful and very attractive. She was seventeen years old.
Rachel was living in a small village called Dimmesdale. There,the people were very friendly with her, because her parents died when she was five, and now she was alone.
One day, Rachel went out of her sweet home. She walked for a long time and when she was tired she thought of coming back home. Her house was on the other side of the forest, and it was very dark, but she wasn´t scared. She started to walk among the trees but suddenly a young man appeared in her way. He was very handsome and Rachel looked at him for a long time.
"Hi, Rachel",said the man,"I´m Jack". Rachel walked towards the man. Slowly,she touched his pale face. His skin was very cold. The man smiled, and then she could see his white teeth."I´m Jack",he repeated,"Jack the vampire". Rachel looked at him again, for a second. Then she started to run, but the vampire was faster than her. Now, she was very frightened."Please, don´t kill me",shouted Rachel. But it was too late. The vampire bit her neck and absorbed her hot blood. After some minutes, Rachel fell to the ground. She was dead.
Two weeks later, a village neighbour found her. After that moment there are many legends about the "forest darkness".
Story by Celia N. (3ºB)
2. Say if these sentences are true (T) or false (F) according to the text. Write the evidence from the text
a)Rachel is a teenager ( ) :
Evidence:.........................................................................................
b)She´s an orphan ( ):
..................................................................................................
c)Jack had an awful appearance ( ):
..........................................................................
d)Rachel didn´t die ( ):
................................................................................................
e)Nobody found her body ( ):
.....................................................................................
3. Which story did you like best? Why? (60 words minimum).
4. Click on the link and watch this trailer. Which film is it? Do you recognize it? Describe what is happening in the trailer using the Past Continuous (60 words minimum).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4inLY7YmNI
First story: David Linch´s poltergeist
There was a family that moved to a new house near Manchester. This house was bigger than the previous one and it was in a better place. David´s parents chose this house because it was the most peaceful place in Manchester. The house wasn´t strange or gloomy, it was welcoming, but in October, the Linch family started to noticethat something strange happened in the house: strange things appeared and swung.
The first time that they noticed that strange event they found their father´s gun beside the table, the gun was usually in a drawer of the wardrobe between the clothes. The father was surprised and kept the gun into the wardrobe without asking if he had taken the gun to play. During some weeks the gun appeared on the table. He trusted in his son, so he called the police.
The police said that a poltergeist could be responsible for the movement of the objects. They realized that all the objects that moved were related to David. The police advised him to keep David away from the house to check if the objects moved. Nothing strange happened in absence of David, but when he came back the strange things happened again. David´s parents took him to a boarding school but in Christmas holidays the poltergeist returned stronger than the previous time and they felt movements of heavier things.
David heard strange noises,scratches and footsteps. The worst night was the one that he heard scratches in his wardrobe. When he switched on the light, the wardrobe was twenty centimetres nearer to him. He tried to get up but the bed started to move with violence. He got very scared, so he went to his parents´ bedroom and nothing else happened that night.
Since that night they couldn´t stay more in that house because the furniture moved continuously, there were puddles all over the house and they found a message on the wall that said:"David, be careful". The family didn´t stay in the house more, so they sold the house and moved to another one.
They received news that said that in the old house was found the dead body of a boy that was squashed by a wardrobe while he was sleeping.
Story by Eva O. (3ºB)
1.Now answer these questions about the text on a sheet (write only the number, the letter and the answer):
a)Was the new house of the Linch family frightening?
b)Explain the first poltergeist they noticed.
c)When didn´t the objects move?
d)What happened in Christmas? Why?
e)What piece of furniture moved in David´s berdroom?
f)Why did the poltergeists happen?
Second story:The forest darkness
Rachel Cumber was a perfect girl: funny, energetic, beautiful and very attractive. She was seventeen years old.
Rachel was living in a small village called Dimmesdale. There,the people were very friendly with her, because her parents died when she was five, and now she was alone.
One day, Rachel went out of her sweet home. She walked for a long time and when she was tired she thought of coming back home. Her house was on the other side of the forest, and it was very dark, but she wasn´t scared. She started to walk among the trees but suddenly a young man appeared in her way. He was very handsome and Rachel looked at him for a long time.
"Hi, Rachel",said the man,"I´m Jack". Rachel walked towards the man. Slowly,she touched his pale face. His skin was very cold. The man smiled, and then she could see his white teeth."I´m Jack",he repeated,"Jack the vampire". Rachel looked at him again, for a second. Then she started to run, but the vampire was faster than her. Now, she was very frightened."Please, don´t kill me",shouted Rachel. But it was too late. The vampire bit her neck and absorbed her hot blood. After some minutes, Rachel fell to the ground. She was dead.
Two weeks later, a village neighbour found her. After that moment there are many legends about the "forest darkness".
Story by Celia N. (3ºB)
2. Say if these sentences are true (T) or false (F) according to the text. Write the evidence from the text
a)Rachel is a teenager ( ) :
Evidence:.........................................................................................
b)She´s an orphan ( ):
..................................................................................................
c)Jack had an awful appearance ( ):
..........................................................................
d)Rachel didn´t die ( ):
................................................................................................
e)Nobody found her body ( ):
.....................................................................................
3. Which story did you like best? Why? (60 words minimum).
4. Click on the link and watch this trailer. Which film is it? Do you recognize it? Describe what is happening in the trailer using the Past Continuous (60 words minimum).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4inLY7YmNI
Sunday 11 January 2009
Desdoble 3ºA (units 1-3 check)
Do the following activities (you have to write some of them on paper and give it to the teacher at the end of the lesson).
1)What are the names of the places you can see in these pictures? (write them on the sheet):
Picture 1:
Pic 2:
Pic 3:
Pic 4:
2.Click on these links and watch these videos. Write on the sheet what´s happening in them using the Present Continuous tense! Don´t be too lazy and write *at least* five sentences for each one!
Video 1:http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=mji82PQTYeo
Video 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t88LH84m3pg
Video 3:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhfEGKc7PLQ
3.Click on these links and do these Comparative and Superlative exercises on line:
http://www.speakspeak.com/html/d3a21_english_grammar_practice_comparatives.htm
http://www.rong-chang.com/ex/exerciselow09.htm
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-48230.php
4.Click on this link and complete the text about Shakira with the Past Simple form:
http://www.isabelperez.com/shakira.htm
5.Now make the questions for these answers about the text (in the sheet):a)...................................................................? She plays latin pop/rock music.
b)....................................................................? She began to sing when she was 8.
c)...................................................................? Her first album was "Magia".
d)...................................................................? "Pies descalzos" sold 4 million copies.
e)...................................................................? Yes, she worked as an actress.
6.Try this listening now. Click on the link and do it on line.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/multimedia/london/unit2/listen1_js.shtml
Finished now? Good work! Now don´t forget to give your sheet to the teacher!
1)What are the names of the places you can see in these pictures? (write them on the sheet):
Picture 1:
Pic 2:
Pic 3:
Pic 4:
2.Click on these links and watch these videos. Write on the sheet what´s happening in them using the Present Continuous tense! Don´t be too lazy and write *at least* five sentences for each one!
Video 1:http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=mji82PQTYeo
Video 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t88LH84m3pg
Video 3:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhfEGKc7PLQ
3.Click on these links and do these Comparative and Superlative exercises on line:
http://www.speakspeak.com/html/d3a21_english_grammar_practice_comparatives.htm
http://www.rong-chang.com/ex/exerciselow09.htm
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-48230.php
4.Click on this link and complete the text about Shakira with the Past Simple form:
http://www.isabelperez.com/shakira.htm
5.Now make the questions for these answers about the text (in the sheet):a)...................................................................? She plays latin pop/rock music.
b)....................................................................? She began to sing when she was 8.
c)...................................................................? Her first album was "Magia".
d)...................................................................? "Pies descalzos" sold 4 million copies.
e)...................................................................? Yes, she worked as an actress.
6.Try this listening now. Click on the link and do it on line.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/multimedia/london/unit2/listen1_js.shtml
Finished now? Good work! Now don´t forget to give your sheet to the teacher!
Friday 9 January 2009
Some help with "Vampire Tales" for my students of 3ºB
These are some of the questions I´ll include in next Thursday´s oral exam of "An Evil Spirit" from "Vampire Tales":
1)How old is the protagonist?
2)Where can he see the river Seine from?
3)Where is he from?
4)How many ships appeared on the river at 11 0´clock on May 8?
5)Were all the ships British?
6)Why did Pierre go to the doctor on May 12?
7)What does he dream every night?
8)Where did he go on holiday?
9)Who did he meet there?
10)What is the most curious legend of the town he told Pierre?
11)What is the name of Pierre´s servant?
12)What strange thing happened in Pierre´s room a few days before June 10?
13)Why did he put charcoal on his lips?
14)When did he go to Paris?
15)How did he feel there?
16)Why were there problems in Pierre´s house when he returned?
There are more questions, but those are secret...
1)How old is the protagonist?
2)Where can he see the river Seine from?
3)Where is he from?
4)How many ships appeared on the river at 11 0´clock on May 8?
5)Were all the ships British?
6)Why did Pierre go to the doctor on May 12?
7)What does he dream every night?
8)Where did he go on holiday?
9)Who did he meet there?
10)What is the most curious legend of the town he told Pierre?
11)What is the name of Pierre´s servant?
12)What strange thing happened in Pierre´s room a few days before June 10?
13)Why did he put charcoal on his lips?
14)When did he go to Paris?
15)How did he feel there?
16)Why were there problems in Pierre´s house when he returned?
There are more questions, but those are secret...
More websites for the Ireland project (APL)
The snow has given us an unexpected holiday today... Why not using it to work on your Ireland project? More useful websites:
-Here you can find the 10 most interesting places to visit in the country. Very clear info:
http://goireland.about.com/od/preparingyourtrip/tp/top10sights.htm
-Try this one too, also interesting and with very clear tips:
http://www.thereareplaces.com/Guidebook/pdest/eipts.htm
-This site is good too, just click on the area of Ireland you are interested in and get the best places to visit:
http://www.irishtourist.com/directory/places_to_visit/
-Here you can find the 10 most interesting places to visit in the country. Very clear info:
http://goireland.about.com/od/preparingyourtrip/tp/top10sights.htm
-Try this one too, also interesting and with very clear tips:
http://www.thereareplaces.com/Guidebook/pdest/eipts.htm
-This site is good too, just click on the area of Ireland you are interested in and get the best places to visit:
http://www.irishtourist.com/directory/places_to_visit/
Thursday 8 January 2009
Happy 2009!
I really wish you all a happy, productive and exciting new year. The ICT course is over, and from now on I´m alone here. I want to thank Ana for her input in the blog (I´ll keep our original design) and also Harriet Thompson for teaching us all this interesting hich-tech stuff. Good work Harriet!
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