Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Christmas time!



Season's greetings for everyone!


You are all preparing your Portfolio of Languages, and some of you are writing about your experiences with languages. Why don't we do it together?

I will start:
I started learning English when I was very little, probably four or five, I don't remember. We did different activities:

Saturday, November 1, 2008

Your favourite TV programmes


Hello again. This is the text you have produced, "untouched":

I love watching TV. There are many TV channels and so many programmes to choose from, that it is difficult to decide.

Usually, the best programmes are shown during the evening, and they finish pretty late, so many times Ican't see the entire programme. What a pity! But, luckily, nowadays there are a lot of websites which host the programmes that they show in their channels, so I can see them when I prefer!

My favourite programmes are programs in which there are crimes and murders and in which the police act in. These programs are like 'CSI', 'El Comisario'... because I want to study criminologistic and in these tv programmes many times appear the labaratories and many clues that they analyze to kwon who is the murder.

My favourite programme is El Internado, its a mystery TV programme.
My favourite character is Ivan because he has a problematic past, he is rude but he apologized.

My favourite programme is House.It´s a different history for one hospital.
He isn´t a perfect doctor, he is very unkid and grumpy.
He loves to insult his pacients but he is the best doctor in all the world.

Actually,we prefer the programmes which are showing in the evening, because at the evening are showing the mistery, criminaly and the medical programmes.And I think that we prefer that programmes because they are about things that we knew a little,for example we knew about biology and there are something about biology in CSI, House...

Now, a better, corrected version:

I love watching TV. There are many TV channels and so many programmes to choose from, that it is difficult to decide.

Usually, the best programmes are shown during the evening, and they finish pretty late, so many times I can't see the entire programme. What a pity! But, luckily, nowadays there are a lot of websites which host the programmes that they show in their channels, so I can see them when I prefer!

My favourite programmes are programs in which there are crimes and murders and in which the police act in. Examples of these programmes are 'CSI', 'El Comisario'... I want to become a criminologist and in these TV programmes you can see the laboratories and the clues that they analyze to find who the murderer is.

Another excellent programme is El Internado, a mystery TV series. My favourite character is Ivan: he has a troublesome past and can be very rude but he soon apologizes.

Finally, I have to mention House. It shows daily life in a hospital. House is the opposite of an ideal doctor, he is very unkind and grumpy. He loves insulting his patients but he is the best doctor in the world.

As you can see, our favourite TV programmes are shown in the evening, and our main interests are mystery, crime and medicine. I think that we prefer that kind of programmes because they are about things that we know a little of. For example, there is something about biology in CSI, House, and that is a subject that we are studying at school. If you choose good TV programmes you learn something at the same time as you are having fun.

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Practise your writing for PAU

Hello again, this time the activity is designed for students of 2º Bachillerato, but anyone with good ideas is welcome.

You are doing a past paper to practise for PAU in English, and the topic you have to write about is the following:



Which are your favorite TV programmes? Describe them and explain why you like them.

You have to write about 100-150 words, and this time we are going to do it together. I will start:

I love watching TV. There are many TV channels and so many programmes to choose from, that it is difficult to decide.

Who wants to continue?

Friday, October 17, 2008

WANTED: Final description

Hi again. Thank you to those who have taken part in this activity. Well done!

This is the description as you wrote it:

We are looking for a middle-aged man, in his forties.He is tall, more or less one metre eigthy, and quite big

I know it!As well, he has pale skin and he is shaven with a bit of hair in the middle(as a line that divides the cerebral hemispheres).
Normally, he wears baggy trousers and shabby shirts and he always wears his red cap. Also, he uses white glasses.


Ohh! yeah yeah! hahahaha he also likes travelling and visiting the most important countries in the world, he is a very curious person and he takes a lot of pictures during his trips

And this is the corrected version:

We are looking for a middle-aged man, in his forties. He is tall, more or less one metre eigthy, and quite big.

He has pale skin and his head is half-shaven, with a crest in the middle. Normally, he wears baggy trousers and shabby shirts and he always wears his red cap. He also uses white glasses.

This man likes travelling and visiting the most important countries in the world. He is a very curious person. That is why he takes a lot of pictures during his trips.


Now your next challenge is to find a photo that suits this description. Can you do it?





Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Describing people


In Inglés II we have been practising how to describe people. Let's see if we can do some collaborative writing and create a good description with everyone's contribution.

I'll start...
WANTED
We are looking for a middle-aged man, in his forties.
He is tall, more or less one metre eigthy, and quite big.

Friday, September 26, 2008

Shiny Happy People

Today we have been talking in class about having a positive attitude towards the English subject.
They have to believe that they can improve their language skills, and I'm sure they will do it.

We have done an activity around this, using the song Shiny Happy People, by R.E.M.

Shiny Happy People - REM

Sunday, September 7, 2008

First Steps

Hi, welcome to my blog.
It is designed to go with my courses at Colegio Los Tilos in Madrid, where I work.

The idea behind it is to help me motivate and communicate with my students, specially those that are doing Bachillerato.

This, togeher with the Aula Virtual de Inglés, will help you practise and consolidate what you learn in class. You, as a student, will be able to study independently and explore new possibilities to improve your English.

Hopefully, you will enjoy learning English this year:
- It will open you the door to new worlds and new experiences
- It will be an exciting challenge
- You will learn about other cultures
- It will make you more employable
- It will be fun!

Now, listen to an inspiring song: You gotta be, by Des'ree