Tareas para los días 1-10 junio.

Hola a todos,

estas son las tareas para el mes de junio. El último día de entrega será el  día 10 a las 23:30. 

• Student Book: pages 98, 100, 104, 126, 127 and 128.

• También os he dejado un ejercicio de reading y writing en la carpeta virtual: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1F7Dgv6svk9jhrhclEIJq9xky4bnDFb1B?usp=sharing

• En cualquier momento podréis rellenar un cuestionario de autoevaluación sobre todo el curso.No es un examen pero sí sirve para ver qué recordáis del curso y en qué tareas habrá que incidir el año que viene, así que os recomiendo que lo dejéis para la semana del 8 de junio: Cuestionario de Autoevaluación 

Estaré respondiendo consultas en esta sala de Jitsi  lunes 1 a las 17:00 y el  miércoles 3 de junio a las 17:00 https://meet.jit.si/B1ASANCRISTOBAL . 

Podéis contactar conmigo para tutorías individuales o si tenéis dudas sobre Jitsi en el correo habitual. 

TAREAS MAYO BACHILLERATO

Se os recuerda que todas las tareas para todo el mes de mayo pueden verse en el siguiente enlace https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1jCnCRJUkwUdDQtYU-DHLoc0j_S7Qg7_N?usp=sharing

También os recuerdo que hay que hacer las páginas 76, 77, 90 y 91 del Student Book. He creado varios vídeos con explicaciones sobre la gramática de las unidades 6 y 7, que podéis consultar pinchando en este enlace.
 https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1YolH0yGwHr4piSkMvymuvYgIOeWDo3PT?usp=sharing 

Podéis localizarme tanto en el correo electrónico clemente.elena@gmail.com como en Google Hangouts con ese mismo correo.

A few resources for using the future (2º ESO)

A few links to practice your English while school is closed:



1) First, check your notes and go back to this entry from the blog. There we saw the most relevant points:

https://goodatenglish.blogspot.com/2020/02/the-future-tenses-in-english.html

2) If you are still confused, you can check his video is in Spanish.









2) Visit British Council Learning Teens and watch a video with will and be going to.
You can see we can also use the present continuous to talk about the future.
Do the exercises on that site, too. They are self-correcting, so you will know if you are making a mistake.

3) Finally, visit the following sections of Agendaweb.org. They are self-correcting, too.



https://agendaweb.org/verbs/future-will-exercises.html

https://agendaweb.org/verbs/future-be-going-to-exercises.html

https://agendaweb.org/verbs/future-simple-exercises.html



4) REMEMBER to submit your homework via e-mail and also send any questions through e-mail or in the comments.



Good luck!

Double comparatives

A brief explanation on how to use double comparatives, in Spanish.


 


Another good resource to practice double comparatives is BBC Learning English. You can check this lesson out and do the exercises. http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/eiam/unit-1/session-35

Finally, here's a country song about what happens when you suffer peer pressure and you drink too much, using the structure. Do not drink!


(if you can find other songs with double comparatives, they will be appreciated)

A guideline for the book presentations in 1º de Bachillerato.

"eugenio-mazzone-190204" by Worlds Direction is licensed under CC0 1.0

Here's a basic guideline for your book presentations. Ideally each section should cover one or two slides, no more. The entire presentation should last  around 10-15 minutes. It's always a good idea to practice with friends or record yourself to ensure you are within the time limits.

Also, remember the project will be part of your marks for the third term and that you can contact me via e-mail or in the comments for help, suggestions and questions.

BOOK REPORT 1º BACHILLERATO 1.      INTRODUCTION Include a brief context about how the book was written, i.e. historical period and some biographical aspects of the author that are relevant to the story. 2.      CHARACTERS Give an overview of the main characters in the book. If your project is about a poetry or non-fiction book, give details about what subject it deals with. 3.      PLOT Give an overview of the plot of the book.  --If you are going to include spoilers, please warn that you are doing so in advance.  --If you are doing a non-fiction book, give an overview of the thesis of the author and what you can learn in the book.  --If you are working on a poetry book, give an overview of what topics it deals with and highlight a couple of examples of the kind of literary tropes and style it uses (how the language is used i.e. adjectives, metaphors, long/short sentences, sophisticated or colloquial words, capitalization, etc.). 4.      IMPACT a) Give an overview of your impression of the book. You must explain if you think the book is successful in engaging the reader, if you liked its prose/language or if the points it makes are convincing or interesting. b) You can also talk here about what impact it had in the general public and specialized critics if you can do research on such things (that includes if the book became a bestseller, received any nominations or awards, or if it has been adapted to film, theatre or TV). 5.      RECOMMENDATION Would you recommend it to others? Why? Try to be specific about the type of target reader you think should read this book: age, gender, interests, etc.

Conditional sentences are important

Really important.

(click on the image to make it larger)

BBC Learning English

BBC Learning English is a fabulous website by the BBC. Among its many resources there is a Youtube Channel  full of explanations about grammar, vocabulary and other aspects of English. The video I'm sharing today, for example, explains how to use some linking words. This should help you with your compositions.


 

Useful links for tourism students in Madrid.

This year I'll be working at a school of hospitality and tourism with adults, so I'm going to share a few links that may come handy:



(by Tagon) 



1) Groups for language exchange in Madrid.

(To my high school ex-students, please note that these are intended for adults!)

http://www.multilinkual.com/
http://madridbabel.weebly.com/

Both groups have facebook pages associated to their websites. Apart from meeting regularly in Madrid for exchanges, dinners, visits to the movies and parties, they sometimes organize trips to different areas in Spain. For obvious reasons, this is great practice for students of tourism!

2) In Madrid newspaper. 


 Great for finding one-to-one language exchanges and for general information about news and events in Madrid, as well as stories about everyday life for expats here. You can get the newspaper in most Irish Pubs along the city at the beginning of the month. It's free so you need to hurry, they run out really fast! If you can't get hold of a copy, you can always check their website: http://www.in-madrid.com/



(by Tagon) 



3) A few travel sites I like:


http://www.quirkyguide.com/  A nice travel site full of interesting articles about little known sites and events.

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/ This is a travel site for backpackers mostly, but it is packed with information and you can do a lot of research on real questions and problems that occur to tourists through their forum, the Thorn Tree section.

http://wikitravel.org/  follows the wikipedia structure to give information about countries and cities, specifically oriented towards travelers.

http://iwannagothere.com/ is a website that compiles traveler experiences in different countries and cities. It's great to find information about off-the-beaten-track attractions.

Fevered Mutterings  is a blog by a friend of mine, Mike. He's currently working at  http://travelllll.com/ and, being an experienced globetrotter, he's my main source for travel advice so you might want to check these sites out, too. You might want to look at his huge blogroll for more inspiration, too :-)


4) A few English as a Second Language sites you'll need to use:

http://www.wordreference.com/es/ THE online dictionary. You can also download an application to check the dictionary on your phone via Wi-fi or 3G. Great for having a lightweight dictionary always available.

http://www.forvo.com/  A pronunciation dictionary, especially useful for proper nouns and other words that may not be in a dictionary. Real native speakers record the words so you can listen to how they are pronounced. You can also contribute to it on the Spanish section.

http://simple.wikipedia.org/ is the simplified English version of Wikipedia. It's good for English learners who might feel a bit overwhelmed by the main English Wikipedia.

And, last but not least, http://www.agendaweb.org/ is a great site to look for general English practice, especially grammar exercises. It compiles activities from a large number of ESL websites all over the internet.

A small reminder for 3ºA

The posts with the presentations for the conditionals are here:

First conditional

Second conditional

Third conditional

Let it snow!

Well, it will be Christmas this Saturday!

So, here goes our Christmas song for the year: Let It Snow. It's a traditional song and there are dozens of versions of it by many singers, from Boyz II Men to Frank Sinatra.

Here's a slow version by Kylie Minogue, with lyrics:



And here's a slightly different heavy metal version by Twisted Sister. This version is one of my favourite Christmas songs ;-)

...as I suppose you'll be studying hard for your exam in January...

...I give you here a song that will both encourage you to study and present a few examples of the present perfect in action... ;-)





...and happy new year!!!

Merry Christmas!

Remember you can look up the words you don't know in the dictionary.


Enjoy the holidays, rest, have fun and come back charged and ready for the next term!

Welcome!

This is going to become a class blog. For the time being, just a little welcome picture....