Thursday 31 January 2013

3ESO: "On the move" ( II )

Compound nouns list
Compound nouns multiple choice ex
Compound nouns matching ex

Present Perfect + just, already,still & yet :
Tutorial and multiple choice ex
Mixed exercises
Multiple choice ex on Participles
Has or Have? Filling the gaps ex
Mix & match ex
Put in order ex
Been or gone? ex
Adverbs: still,yet,already
Time expressions & tenses (matching ex )
Game: "Spin the wheel " (P. Perfect vs P. Simple)
Multiple choice test


Song : "Never Ever" by All Saints. Listen to the song and do the activities


Activity 1
Listen to the beginning of the song. What questions the singer would like to ask her boyfriend?

> How.........................................................so?
> What...........................................................wrong?
> How long....................................................on?
>Was...............................................................attention?
>Did.................................................................affection?
>Did.............................................................right?
>Did.................................................................fight?

Activity 2
Find these words and expression in the lyrics of the song.

* not mentally ill.........................
* to turn around and around quickly.............................
* unable to think normally................................
* to remove dirt from something by rubbing it hard with something rough........................
* causing someone to feel angry, annoyed or upset............................
* the part of you that judges how moral your own actions are and makes you feel guilty about
    bad things that you have done................................
* relaxed......................

Activity 3
Listen to the song and underline the correct word in every pair.


A few questions that I need to know how you could ever hurt me so
I need to know what I've done wrong and how long it's been going on
Was it that I never paid enough attention? Or did I not give enough affection?
Not only will your answers keep me sane
but I'll know never to make the same mistake again
You can tell me to my face or even on the phone
You can write it in a letter, either way, I have to know
Did I never treat you right? Did I always start the fight?
Either way, I'm going out of my mind all the answers to my questions
I have to find
 
My head's 1)                      [steaming / spinning]
Boy, I'm in a 2)                      [daze / days]
I feel 3)                      [isolated / I’m so late]
Don't wanna communicate
 
I'll take a 4)                     , I will scour [show / shower]
I will 5)                        [run / rub]
To find peace of mind
The happy mind I once 6)                      , yeah [owned /
owed]
 
7)                       vocabulary runs right through me
[lesson / vexing]
The alphabet runs 8)                       from A to Z [light /
right]
Conversations, hesitations in my mind
You got my conscience asking questions that I
9)                       find [can / cant]
 
I'm not crazy
I'm sure I ain't done nothing wrong, no
I'm just waiting


'Cause I heard this feeling
won't last that 10)                      [long / wrong]
Never ever have I ever felt 11)                        [so low /
solo]
When you gonna take me out of this 12)                      
hole? [rat / black]
Never ever have I ever felt so sad
The way I'm feeling yeah, you got me feeling really bad
 
Never ever have I had to find
I've had to 13)                      away to find my own peace of mind [dig / be]
I've never ever had my conscience to fight
The way I'm feeling, yeah, I just don't feel right
 
I'll keep 14)                      [surgeon / searching]
15)                       within my soul  [Deep / Live]
For all the answers
Don't wanna hurt no more
 
I need peace, got to feel at ease
Need to be.
Free from pain - going insane
My heart aches, yeah
Sometimes vocabulary runs ... I'm not crazy,
I'm sure ...
 
Never ever have I ever felt ...
 
Never ever have I had to find ... x4
 
You can tell me to my face, You can tell me on the phone,
Uh, You can write it in a letter, babe
'Cause I really need to know



 

 

 











1st ESO: Holiday Activities

Here you have a Power Point Presentation. The final activity must be done in your notebooks.

1st BATXILLERAT: The Media


Watch this video and  take note of how people usually get their news. What kind of stories are they interested in?

What about you? Do you ussually read newspapers? How do you usually get your news? What kind of news stories interest you the most? Discuss in groups of 2-3 students.

Here you have a list of the most famous newspapers and TV channels both in the UK and the USA.

TOP UK NEWSPAPERS    

Daily Mail (online version)
The Sun
Daily Mirror
The Independent                                                                 
The Times
The Guardian
The Observer

TV BRITISH CHANNELS

BBC  (founded in 1936. See also BBC one-minute news)
ITV (1954)
BBC 2 (1964)                                                      
Channel 4 (1982)
Five (launched as "Channel 5" in 1997)




TOP USA NEWSPAPERS



The New York Times
Washington Post
Daily News
Los Angeles Times
New York Post
USA Today





TOP USA CHANNELS



ABC
CBC
NBC
CNN
FOX







Broadsheets vs Tabloids

Monday 28 January 2013

CF Family and relatives

Make your family tree

Exercise on vocabulary

Saturday 26 January 2013

The mystery of Stonehenge

Watch the video about Stonehenge and answer the questions

Tuesday 22 January 2013

CF Present simple

Choose the suitable exercises for you

Thursday 17 January 2013

video: interview with Trevor

Watch and answer the questions

Watch the video about American clothing and do the activity

Monday 14 January 2013

2 ESO. Listening activities

LISTENING: "A trip to London"
You will hear a man talking about a trip to London that he has just returned from. You will hear the selection twice. Write down the answers to the questions and then click on the arrow to see if you have answered correctly.


LISTENING: "What about your weekend?"


WHILE LISTENING TO THE DIALOGUE TRY TO COMPLETE THIS CONVERSATION.
THEN CHECK YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE ORIGINAL TEXT.
Romel:
Hi, Nicole.  you  a good weekend?
Nicole:
Yes, I did. But I feel tired today.
Romel:
Really? Why?
Nicole:
Well, on Saturday I  the house and  tennis. Then on Sunday I  in the country.
Romel:
And I bet you studied, too.
Nicole:
Yeah. I studied on Sunday evening. What about you?
Romel:
Well, I   the house and I didn't study. I in bed and  TV.
Nicole:
That sounds like fun, but did you exercise?
Romel:
Sort of. I  golf on my computer !!

4th A, B, C : FUTURE EXERCISES and a million

Read the tutorial and do the exercises.
or you can actually listen to another interesting tutorial
Mixed (I) exercises  Copy every sentence on notebook or piece of paper 
Mixed (II) exercises  Copy every sentence on notebook or piece of paper


LISTENING : "Millions!" (listen and do quizzes 1,2 & 3)

VALENTINE´S DAY
Who´s my Valentine? (game)
Useful phrases for flirting (tips)

Tuesday 8 January 2013

1st BATXILLERAT: Grammar Photocopies CORRECTION

1. Choose the most appropiate words underlined.
a) will be retiring                                             f) you'll be doing
b) are we going to say                                    g) we'll miss
c) are on the point of separating                      h) Will you be working
d) I'm just coming                                           i) it'll be
e) I'm leaving                                                  j) I'll be

2. Put the verb in brackets into a suitable tense.
b) will be                        g) won't be
c) will have left               h) do I do
d) 'll be                          i) 'm going to faint
e) are you doing             j) are you giving
f) 'll have decided

3. Choose the most appropiate continuation for each sentence.
a) B              f) A
b) C             g) C
c) A             h) A
d) B             i) A
e) A             j) A

5. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.
b) his party will win                                                              g) be late, I am afraid
c) being replaced by a new manager in the new year             h) the next lecture has finished, let's leave
d) will have been in this company for three months                i) are having a meeting tomorrow
e) have finished lunch?                                                         j) I'll have finished this book
f) thinking of doing?

6. Choose the most appropiate word or phrase underlined.
b) in the end           g) this time tomorrow
c) the moment        h) soon
d) by the time         i) from now on
e) before long        j) in two weeks' time
f) by then

7. Rewrite each sentence so that it contains the word in capitals. Do not change the word in any way.
b) What are you going to do now?
c) I'll be waiting outside the station
d) Who will be working / Who is working with you on this project?
e) Scientists are about to make a vital breakdown
f) Maria is going to have another baby
g) I won't be home until late
h) No one knows what the result of the match will be
i) David won't be late
j) Mary and Alan are getting married next week

8. Decide whether the pairs of sentences a) and b) could be equally acceptable in the context given, or whether one is more appropiate.
b) B                                                      g) both
c) both                                                  h) both
d) both                                                  i) B
e) both but B is more appropiate            j) B
f) both

Monday 7 January 2013

1st BATXILLERAT: A greener world

A Listening and writing activity on how to take care of the environment.

http://esl-lab.com/world/worldrd1.htm