MYSELF AND MY VIEW OF THE WORLD
domingo, 8 de mayo de 2011
Write about yourself and your view of the world.
Think a plan
1-Who are you?
2-What and who are important in your life?
3-How do you see the world now?
4-What annoys you or makes you angry?
5-What worries frightens or excites you about the future?
6- How do you see yourself in the future?
Use Student´s page 61 to help you.
Use a photograph.
Easter Corner
lunes, 4 de abril de 2011
Go to
http://www.easterbunnys.net/easteraroundtheworld.htm.
Find the answers to these questions.
1. When do they have the Tincunaco ceremony in Argentina?
2. What is the name of the village where they perform the Passion play in Brazil?
3. In Crete they eat paschal at Easter. What is it?
4. What do people do in France when the bells ring on Easter Sunday?
5. What time is the church service on Good Friday in Hungary?
6. In Lebanon they eat maamoul at Easter. What are they?
7. What do they call Easter Sunday in The Netherlands?
8. In Ukrania people do Pysanky at Easter. What does this mean?
THE STORY OF CONVERSE
martes, 29 de marzo de 2011
WRITE THE STORY OF CONVERSE TRAINERS FOLLOWING THE WRITING GUIDE OF YOUR STUDENT´S BOOK PAGE 51.
LONDON CURIOSITIES
domingo, 27 de febrero de 2011
HOW MANY OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ABOUT LONDON CAN YOU ANSWER?
1- Where is the Rosetta Stone and why is it called Rosetta?
2- Where is the Imperial State Crown and how many diamonds does it contain? What's the name of the bird that lives in that place?
3- Who was Thomas Blood and what is he famous for?
4-Alexander Fleming was buried in the same place where Lady Diana got married. What happened to this place in 1666 and who was the architect who rebuilt it?
5-Where is the London Eye? How long did it take British Airways to build it? Is the London Eye taller than Big-Ben?
6-Who was the English King who met Pocahontas? Where in London was Captain Smith buried?
7-There are many famous pubs in London. Choose one.What's its name? How old is it? What food can you eat in this pub? At what time?
8-What´s the name of the street where the Prime Minister lives? How long has he been living there?
9- There´s a famous clock in London. If it is a clear day in London, you´ll be able to see the time. So, what time is it now in London? Is it the same time here?
10- Very near where you are, there is a famous Abbey in which every king and queen of England has been crowned since 1308. What is its name? Get a picture of the Coronation chair.
11-Go down to the river Thames and from the Pier, take the boat to Hampton Court. How much do you pay for a standard fare? The official web where you´ll get the information is http://www.wpsa.co.uk/.
12- A famous king who married six times lived here. What was his name?
13- Go to Westminster and take the underground to Knightsbridge. This is a famous shopping area with one of the most famous department stores in London where the Queen does her shopping. What´s the name of this Store? Go in, buy some chocolates, and tell us how much money you spent.
14- In the Science Museum there's the biggest interactive gallery. What is it called? Take part in one of the activitites. What is it about?
15-You want to see the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace. At what time is the ceremony? When can you visit the palace?
16- On the Victoria Embankment, next to the River Thames, there is a large Egyptian obelisk called Cleopatra's Needle. When was it transported to England? When was it made?
A TRIP TO LONDON
viernes, 4 de febrero de 2011
We propose you a trip. You have to get some information to plan a weekend in London on the 5th—6th of March.
Let´s begin:
1. You have to leave from Reus and get to London. (Which flight, cheapest airport and price.)
2. Look for a double room in a cheap hotel close to the Tate Modern Gallery (Name of the hotel, price?)
3. Get the tube to get there (Which line and stop?)
4. A Visit to the Tate Modern Gallery (Timetables, current exhibitions and prices )
5. In the evening we´d like to see a musical (Play ,theatre, tube, prices and timetable?)
6. We´d like to have dinner in an exotic restaurant (Name, tube, price?)
6.On Sunday we want to visit the London Eye. (Tube, timetable and prices?)
7. Coming back home. Which tube do we have to take to get to the airport?
8 .Which would the approximate price of all the visit be?
HAVE A NICE TRIP
A DISCUSSION ESSAY
Read Student´s book page 33 and Workbook page 29.
Write a discussion essay with the following title: "WE SHOULD BAN SMOKING" using discourse markers.
