2ESO: "What´s on?" ( II )

Do these exercises on P. Simple and P. Continuous:
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/simcon1.htm
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_present_progressive2.htm
http://www.englishmaven.org/HP6/Present%20Tense%20Exercise%204.htm
http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/1g4-present-simple-positive-to-negative.php
http://www.english-room.com/negative_5.htm
http://cerquella.com/bilingual/deploy/Unit3/grammar_1.html
http://www.english-grammar-lessons.com/presentsimple/exercise4.swf
http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/presentsimpleorcontinuous/exercise2.swf
http://michel.barbot.pagesperso-orange.fr/cap/prs_ing/exo4.htm
http://www.english-4u.de/pres_prog_ex6.htm
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1098
http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/presentsimpleorcontinuous/exercise3.swf
http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/presentsimpleorcontinuous/exercise4.swf
VIDEO: "Monsters" : P. Simple vs Present Continuous

1) Complete the sentences with the appropriate tense ( Present Simple and Present Continuous)

a) Every day, Sulley _______________ (drive) to work. However, today they ____________ (walk)

b) Right now, Mike _______________ (talk) to Sulley’s mum on the phone.

c) Afterwards, they often ______________ (watch) tv, but today they __________ (also / star) on a tv commercial.

d) Sulley and Mike _____________ (not exercise) together. Sulley ______ (do) his routine and Mike __________ (guide) him.

e) Then, Sulley always ______________ (brush) his teeth.

f) Sulley usually ____________ (get up) at 6:00 but today he ____________ (still/ sleep) at 6:05.

2) Watch the film and put the sentences in the correct order.

3) Write 5 sentences about what the monsters Sulley and Mike encounter on their way to work are doing at the moment.

4) Did you like the scene? Why (not)?

CF ADMINISTRATIU: THE QUEEN OF SHEBA

Listen to this episode and answer the questions:

1. What does Paul want from Anna?
2. What is CBL, and why are they related to TTT?
3. What is Denise doing when Anna asks her for help?
4. Is Anna rude or polite to Denise?
5. What is Tom doing when Anna asks him for help?
6. Is Anna rude or polite to Tom?
7. How does Denise feel when she is with Anna?

TRANSFORM THESE "RUDE" REQUESTS INTO POLITE ONES IN DIFFERENT WAYS

a. Rosie, file these documents now

b. Find a meeting room available for tomorrow morning, Anna

c. E-mail the estate agent this afternoon, Paul

d. Tell the IT manager that profit is going down

4th ESO grup C: Short story

Instructions:
. Do the preparation activities
. Listen without reading
. Listen and read the text
. Read or/and listen as many times as  necessary
. Do the other activities/tasks
. Write the story in dialogue form

Scarlett

4t A ESO Short story

1. Do preparation task
2. Listen as many times as necessary before you read the transcript
3. Do comprehension task 2
4. Write short summary (about 60 words)

Story

4t ESO B Short story

1. Do preparation task

2. Listen as many times as necessary; don't read the transcript the first time.

3. Do the comprehension task

4. Write a short summary (60 words approx.)

STORY

3ESO- past simple and weather

Past simple exercise 1
Past simple exercise 2
Past simple exercise 3
Weather- revision exercise 4

1st BATXILLERAT: US Presidentials

Sure you've heard about the elections in the US. Election day in the United States is the Tuesday following the first Monday in November (you can read this article to know why). That is... TODAY !!!  Here you've got some activities to learn a little bit more about them.

1. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are the candidates. Here you can know about their lives. Answer the questions.
           Barack Obama
           1. When did Obama's parents meet? Where did his father come from?
           2. Where did he study? How was Obama called by his classmates?
           3. Why did Obama move to Chicago?
           4. Where did he meet his future wife?
           5. What did Obama do before being elected to the US senate?
           6. When was Obama elected President?
           Mitt Romney
           1. What did Romney's father do between 1954 and 1962?
           2. Who beat his father in the 1968 elections?
           3. What did Romeny do after graduating in 1971?
           4. How long did Romney serve as the governor of Massachussets?
           5. Who won the 2008 Republican nomination?

2. Presidential Elections Reading Comprehension. Do the multiple-choice quiz you will find below the text.

3. Who's Who? Try to guess which US President these sentences describe. Then you can check clicking here.

George Washington  Thomas Jefferson  John Adams   James Buchanan   Abraham Lincoln
Franklin D. Roosevelt    John F. Kennedy   Richard Nixon   Jimmy Carter  Ronald W. Reagan
George W.H. Bush    Bill Clinton

1. He was an actor.
2. He was elected President in 1789 by the Continental Congress.
3. He was the first President to live in the unfinished White House.
4. He died on the 50th Anniversary of the singing of the Declaration of Independence.
5. He wrote the Declaration of Independence in 1776 before being President.
6. He was a bachelor all his life.
7. He got in trouble because of his involvement in a break-in at the Democratic Headquarters at the Watergate Hotel.
8. While he was President the Cold War ended.
9. He was President when the Civil War was about to begin.
10. He was the first President to be born out of the 13 colonies.
11. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery, where an eternal flame marks his grave.
12. He was President for 12 years.
13. He was the first President to resign from office.
14. He was the first President to born in hospital.
15. He appointed more women and minorities to major departments than any other president,
16. He was the oldest President elected (69).
17. He was the first President who was the father of another President.
18. He issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 23, 1863.
19. He was the youngest President ever elected.
20. He was responsible of the Louisiana Purchase.

4. US elections test. Do this test to check your knowledge of American elections.

5. OPTIONAL: if you are strongly interested in politics, here you have some information about the candidates and the campaing figures. Just take a look at it.

2 ESO: UNIT 2: "What´s on?"

Here you can find lots of information about TV programmes

Identify the programmes
one
two
three
four
five

3ESO : "Supernature" ( II )

How to prepare for natural disasters ( Copy 6 tips about hurricanes, earthquakes,tornadoes or blizzards).
Videos: Animated guides about natural disasters (BBC)
Test: What did you learn about natural disasters?
What´s inside a Japanese quake grab bag? Make a list
Vocabulary matching (about natural disasters)
Listening Memory game
The weather report (elementary)
What´s the weather like? with listening exc (elementary)
All about the weather (intermediate)
Crossword (intermediate)
The weather + pictures

1st BATXILLERAT: 007 SKYFALL

The latest James Bond film premiere was last Wednesday night in London. Here you've got some activities about it.

Official trailer (just watch and enjoy it)

New 007 Movie 'Skyfall' Premieres in London (25th October, 2012): Do these activities:

BEFORE READING / LISTENING

1. TRUE / FALSE: Guess if  a-h  below are true (T) or false (F).

a.	Kings and queens from Britain and Europe watched a James Bond film.	T / F
b.	There were 22 James Bond movies before Skyfall.	T / F
c.	A collection of 007 bad guys from the past 50 years saw the premiere.	T / F
d.	The James Bond actor went to the premiere with UK royal Albert Hall.	T / F
e.	A U.K. newspaper said the movie was full of the usual Bond things.	T / F
f.	The paper predicted the movie would be a major success.	T / F
g.	The director asked his 13-year-old son for advice about James Bond.	T / F
h.	The James Bond movies have made over $5 billion worldwide.	T / F

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

1.	latest	a.	glamorous
2	in front of	b.	reviewers
3.	glittering	c.	adventure
4.	sophisticated	d.	before
5.	plays	e.	earned
6.	critics	f.	appears as
7.	hailing	g.	most recent
8.	escapade	h.	guide
9.	channel	i.	stylish
10.	grossed	j.	praising

3. PHRASE MATCH:  (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)

1.	in front of	a.	British spy
2	The U.K. heir	b.	escapade
3.	played the lead female	c.	on the red carpet
4.	the sophisticated	d.	worldwide box office
5.	the first stars to arrive	e.	to the throne
6.	the film was full of the usual	f.	British and Hollywood royalty
7.	a blistering comic book	g.	to be part of it
8.	a real honour	h.	13-year-old boy
9.	I just wanted to channel my inner	i.	role in the films
10.	the $5.1 billion grossed at the	j.	Bond trademarks

WHILE READING / LISTENING

GAP FILL: Put the words into the gaps in the text.

The latest James Bond movie premiered in London on Wednesday night in front of British and Hollywood (1) ____________. "Skyfall" is the 23rd official Bond film and (2) ____________ with the 50th anniversary year of the first 007 movie "Dr No". The U.K. heir to the throne, Prince Charles, (3) ____________ the glittering event with his wife. Also in (4) ____________ were stars from the film and a collection of actresses who have played the (5) ____________ female role in the films over the past five decades. Daniel Craig, playing the (6) ____________ of the sophisticated British spy for the third time, was one of the first stars to arrive on the red carpet at London's (7) ____________ Royal Albert Hall. He was accompanied by French actress Berenice Marlohe, who (8) ____________ Bond girl Severine.		part attendance coincides plays royalty elegant lead attended
Many movie critics are (9) ____________ "Skyfall" as one of the best Bond movies ever. Britain's "The Daily Telegraph" said the film was full of the usual Bond (10) ____________ of fast cars, beautiful women, high-tech (11) ____________ and vodka Martinis, which were of course shaken, not (12) ____________. The paper said the movie was a "blistering comic book escapade" that will be "a (13) ____________ hit". Mr Craig told reporters: "It is just a real honour to be part of it." Director Sam Mendes said: "I just wanted to make a film that I would like to see.…I just wanted to (14) ____________ my inner 13-year-old boy." The film is sure to add to the $5.1 billion (15) ____________ at the worldwide box office by the previous 22 films in the                (16) ____________.		stirred channel trademarks franchise gadgets hailing grossed stratospheric

LISTENING – Listen and fill in the gaps

The latest James Bond movie premiered in London on Wednesday night in front of British and Hollywood royalty. "Skyfall" (1) __________________ Bond film and (2) __________________ anniversary year of the first 007 movie "Dr No". The U.K. (3) __________________, Prince Charles, attended the glittering event with his wife. Also in attendance were stars from the film and a collection of actresses who (4) __________________ female role in the films over (5) __________________. Daniel Craig, playing the part of the sophisticated British spy for the third time, was one of the first stars to arrive (6) __________________ London's elegant Royal Albert Hall. He was accompanied by French actress Berenice Marlohe, who plays Bond girl Severine.

Many movie (7) __________________ "Skyfall" as one of the best Bond movies ever. Britain's "The Daily Telegraph" said the film was full of the usual Bond trademarks of fast cars, beautiful women, (8) _______________ vodka Martinis, which were of course (9) __________________. The paper said the movie was a "blistering (10) __________________ " that will be "a stratospheric hit". Mr Craig told reporters: "It is just a real honour to be part of it." Director Sam Mendes said: "I just wanted to make a film that I would like to see.…I just wanted (11) __________________ 13-year-old boy." The film is sure to add to the $5.1 billion grossed at the worldwide box office by the previous 22 (12) __________________.

LANGUAGE – MULTIPLE CHOICE

The latest James Bond movie premiered in London on Wednesday night in front of British and Hollywood (1) ____. "Skyfall" is the 23rd official Bond film and coincides with the 50th anniversary year of the first 007 movie "Dr No". The U.K. (2) ____ to the throne, Prince Charles, attended the (3) ____ event with his wife. Also in (4) ____ were stars from the film and a collection of actresses who have played the lead female role in the films over the past five decades. Daniel Craig, playing the part of the sophisticated British spy for the third time, was one of the first stars to arrive on the red (5) ____ at London's elegant Royal Albert Hall. He was accompanied (6) ____ French actress Berenice Marlohe, who plays Bond girl Severine.

Many movie critics are (7) ____ "Skyfall" as one of the best Bond movies ever. Britain's "The Daily Telegraph" said the film was full of the usual Bond (8) ____ of fast cars, beautiful women, high-tech gadgets and vodka Martinis, which were of (9) ____ shaken, not stirred. The paper said the movie was a "blistering comic book (10) ____ " that will be "a stratospheric hit". Mr Craig told reporters: "It is just a real honour to be part of it." Director Sam Mendes said: "I just wanted to make a film that I would like to see.…I just wanted to channel my (11) ____ 13-year-old boy." The film is sure to add to the $5.1 billion (12) ____ at the worldwide box office by the previous 22 films in the franchise.

Put the correct words from the table below in the above article.

1.	(a)	royally	(b)	royalty	(c)	royal	(d)	royalists
2.	(a)	hair	(b)	heir	(c)	here	(d)	hare
3.	(a)	spluttering	(b)	spattering	(c)	twittering	(d)	glittering
4.	(a)	absence	(b)	attendance	(c)	transit	(d)	reference
5.	(a)	rug	(b)	carpet	(c)	flooring	(d)	mat
6.	(a)	as	(b)	on	(c)	by	(d)	in
7.	(a)	sleeting	(b)	raining	(c)	hailing	(d)	gusting
8.	(a)	benchmarks	(b)	birthmarks	(c)	trademarks	(d)	watermarks
9.	(a)	cause	(b)	cased	(c)	crease	(d)	course
10.	(a)	escapade	(b)	stampede	(c)	implode	(d)	delude
11.	(a)	inner	(b)	internal	(c)	inside	(d)	into
12.	(a)	cashed	(b)	valued	(c)	grossed	(d)	calculated

Adele is the singer of the main theme of the film. Click here, listen to it and do the gap-filling activities.