tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21357816122093085652024-03-05T21:31:00.260-08:00English for BachilleratoUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135781612209308565.post-76318864309066381722010-10-12T04:31:00.000-07:002010-10-12T04:34:51.898-07:00SCHOOLYEAR 2010-11 2nd Bachillerato ClassMeet our class of 2nd Bachillerato<br /><br /><script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://vhss-d.oddcast.com/voki_embed_functions.php"></script><script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">AC_Voki_Embed(200, 267, '9dc77e39f427f06f06983804a95ea108', 2874799, 1,'', 0);</script> CELIA<br /><br /><script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://vhss-d.oddcast.com/voki_embed_functions.php"></script><script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">AC_Voki_Embed(200, 267, '2d77a40ab98808b09b7515b1c8e39453', 2874811, 1,'', 0);</script> CARMENUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135781612209308565.post-82480187732472275892009-03-06T07:21:00.000-08:002009-03-08T11:58:34.836-07:00English novels<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYaFvVhyRE4_iuNta5yigDLvXKzIWi-wjsT6Y4JInAAwNCdfJwoFE67xTbd1eCk-pvZiF0KvYETu4ozjk5majwCqWDpxO2mY5y5kxII-jb3X0QdBWR2i6u460VTu4WA9Zg8kNLlxk_Vxh8/s1600-h/Tess+dUrbervilles.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 92px; height: 142px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYaFvVhyRE4_iuNta5yigDLvXKzIWi-wjsT6Y4JInAAwNCdfJwoFE67xTbd1eCk-pvZiF0KvYETu4ozjk5majwCqWDpxO2mY5y5kxII-jb3X0QdBWR2i6u460VTu4WA9Zg8kNLlxk_Vxh8/s320/Tess+dUrbervilles.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310096346021646706" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihGMTDM4ZWOpXy50KfY1aDbUSLca8SHVZ48ZUnYUioL1tSVsvXrGu1MG5p-_hMSG6iN9aek5QXFgaHsz3aDl28Orxfr3xWWkHpvCcjg_Cv-Rtiy4oQzPAcCMInQ_lZkcaufeb-lmKAbXDu/s1600-h/Wuthering+Heights.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 81px; height: 129px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihGMTDM4ZWOpXy50KfY1aDbUSLca8SHVZ48ZUnYUioL1tSVsvXrGu1MG5p-_hMSG6iN9aek5QXFgaHsz3aDl28Orxfr3xWWkHpvCcjg_Cv-Rtiy4oQzPAcCMInQ_lZkcaufeb-lmKAbXDu/s320/Wuthering+Heights.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310096100137295698" /></a><br /><br />In the following days you are going to start reading your graded books. One group will read <em>Wuthering Heights</em>, by Emily Brontë, and the other group will read<em> Tess of the D'Urbervilles</em>. <br /><br /><br />I hope you like them. They are two of the most famous English novels. If you want to learn more about English Literature and authors, here is this document for you.<br /><br /><br /><a title="View A History of the English Literature on Scribd" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/7084791/A-History-of-the-English-Literature" style="margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block; text-decoration: underline;">A History of the English Literature</a> <object codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" id="doc_87755169739747" name="doc_87755169739747" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" align="middle" height="500" width="100%" > <param name="movie" value="http://d.scribd.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=7084791&access_key=key-2jggs0094ijfy1sr6thj&page=1&version=1&viewMode="> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="play" value="true"> <param name="loop" value="true"> <param name="scale" value="showall"> <param name="wmode" value="opaque"> <param name="devicefont" value="false"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff"> <param name="menu" value="true"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"> <param name="salign" value=""> <embed src="http://d.scribd.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=7084791&access_key=key-2jggs0094ijfy1sr6thj&page=1&version=1&viewMode=" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" play="true" loop="true" scale="showall" wmode="opaque" devicefont="false" bgcolor="#ffffff" name="doc_87755169739747_object" menu="true" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" salign="" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" align="middle" height="500" width="100%"></embed> </object> <div style="margin: 6px auto 3px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block;"> <a href="http://www.scribd.com/upload" style="text-decoration: underline;">Publish at Scribd</a> or <a href="http://www.scribd.com/browse" style="text-decoration: underline;">explore</a> others: <a href="http://www.scribd.com/browse/eBooks/History?style=text-decoration%3A+underline%3B">History</a> <a href="http://www.scribd.com/browse/eBooks/Language?style=text-decoration%3A+underline%3B">Language</a> <a href="http://www.scribd.com/tag/language" style="text-decoration: underline;">language</a> <a href="http://www.scribd.com/tag/literature" style="text-decoration: underline;">literature</a> </div> <br /><br />If you don't want to read anymore... Why don't you enjoy some music related to literature? Watch this video with a song inspired by <em>Wuthering Heights</em>.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UI5qEQAvOcY&hl=es&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UI5qEQAvOcY&hl=es&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135781612209308565.post-7981697395764020812009-02-28T14:53:00.000-08:002009-02-28T14:57:58.588-08:00InterRail EuropeThose of you in 1º Bachillerato are doing a project on InterRail. <br />If you need help with official information, documents to take, etc. have a look at this presentation: <br /><div style="width:425px;text-align:left" id="__ss_652252"><a style="font:14px Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif;display:block;margin:12px 0 3px 0;text-decoration:underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/maochoa35/tourism-in-europe-presentation?type=presentation" title="Tourism in Europe">Tourism in Europe</a><object style="margin:0px" width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=tourism-in-europe-1223807358053941-8&stripped_title=tourism-in-europe-presentation" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><embed src="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=tourism-in-europe-1223807358053941-8&stripped_title=tourism-in-europe-presentation" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><div style="font-size:11px;font-family:tahoma,arial;height:26px;padding-top:2px;">View more <a style="text-decoration:underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/">presentations</a> from <a style="text-decoration:underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/maochoa35">maochoa35</a>.</div></div><br /><br />If you want to create something more personal, have a look at this other presentation:<br /><br /><object width="420" height="312" ><param name="movie" value="http://www.scrapblog.com/viewer/viewer_v2_embed.swf?scrapblogId=461733&showShareButton=true&showShareInitially=true&showOnlyShare=false&partnerId=1" /></param><embed src="http://www.scrapblog.com/viewer/viewer_v2_embed.swf?scrapblogId=461733&showShareButton=true&showShareInitially=true&showOnlyShare=false&partnerId=1" width="420" height="312"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135781612209308565.post-30333736471476504102009-02-28T13:58:00.000-08:002009-02-28T14:15:59.722-08:00Be a reporterThis week you have all had fun with this piece of news:<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/alrWfRXAyYg&hl=es&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/alrWfRXAyYg&hl=es&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />You then were asked to become a reporter who is at the station and interviews a girl who is not allowed to kiss goodbye to her grandmother. <br /><br />It has been very entertaining to listen to your recordings. <br /><br />All this reminds me of a famous song: "Kiss me", by Avril Lavigne. I hope you like it!<br /><br /><object width="353" height="132"><embed src="http://www.goear.com/files/external.swf?file=df14922" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" quality="high" width="353" height="132"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135781612209308565.post-32025557103622038762009-01-15T00:26:00.000-08:002009-01-15T00:29:03.852-08:00My experience with English<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxXefgeBUwuMbkGjrdyq_CKVubngQLzaTZp_yUKDHoM84ptKJVExMLwjdVpWP6K5o1sJdsKt2pz8kN-SG1ubNRYeSAi-PmHsjLZmnAFYezGGAKREB6umY2MDqqV5qFL-kZSTjdsK3pJ7Q5/s1600-h/English.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 131px; height: 131px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxXefgeBUwuMbkGjrdyq_CKVubngQLzaTZp_yUKDHoM84ptKJVExMLwjdVpWP6K5o1sJdsKt2pz8kN-SG1ubNRYeSAi-PmHsjLZmnAFYezGGAKREB6umY2MDqqV5qFL-kZSTjdsK3pJ7Q5/s320/English.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291434641820171010" /></a><br />Hello again. This time one of your classmates, Rebeca Dorado, has helped me organise all your comments. This is the final version of your collaborative writing. THANKS, REBECA!<br /><br />I started to learn English at the pre-school when I was so little. I used to sing a lot of songs and play different games in which I learnt so much having fun! Some people started studying English at Senara (schools) where they did games like to say the name of a picture to learn vocabulary or singing songs! Others started with a private tutor. The method was the same: they used to sing a lot of traditional and easy songs and play games because they were too little to study grammar or vocabulary but the teacher sometimes read some books in English like "Little Red Riding Hood”. They used to colour some activities or do very easy activities to learn vocabulary too.<br />When I went to primary, in the first years I studied like in pre-school with songs and games, learning some basic words of vocabulary and starting doing very simple sentences. When I passed to 4th grade of primary, I started learning a little bit of irregular verbs doing games and also the teacher told us to copy them if we did not have good behaviour in class. I also played games like 'Simon says' or we sang 'head, shoulders knees and toes...'<br />When I started 5th, I started learning past tenses and also I did a personal dictionary with all the words of vocabulary that I did not understand and that was the method that they used for learning vocabulary. With irregular verbs we did competitions in groups and that was the way we studied them. When I started 6th, all was a bit more complicated and I started studying all tenses except past perfect / past perfect continuous and futures perfect / continuous.<br />Other classes that I had were English culture and drama. They there were two subjects that I did with a Scottish native speaker. All the classes were in English, I did plays, dances and we listened to a lot of English music. Also, I had to read two books in English every year since I was 9.<br />When we passed to secondary, we had to study hard, but the teacher was very enjoyable. Apart of the grammar lessons, also she played a lot of films with subtitles, then we discussed them in English. In the first course of secondary my teacher said to me that I did not know English and that I needed a private tutor, but I did not have it, and I passed all the years with difficulties but I always tried it. Now, I know that I do not know English. Patricia was my teacher in secondary. She went with us to the theatre in English. We had many activities in the computers room.<br />I started bachillerato last year. In 1st of bachillerato, I have done many activities: with my class we did a magazine, in which we talked about the school and all 1st of bachillerato, we talked about teachers, travels, and other topics. It was very funny.<br />This year, in the second course of bachillerato I participate in a virtual classroom where we can do many activities, and it is very interesting. Also we do PAU exams to practice before June, because it is very important to pass Selectividad.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135781612209308565.post-79679855202535395782008-12-17T05:07:00.000-08:002008-12-17T05:12:04.117-08:00Christmas time!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6FlaIxOHEkRFtD5ejrtQU1IeWkgeutCeYT-AtXkRVaKlA_RpVY2rDnhZvNuBWydv85RGaNxUy4U7YFNnMRM67LNgMb64y-OGwCPZOUS4gi4ptoShSMetECJV8NvGGsLWARqdOxVHpQlC4/s1600-h/merry_christmas-1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6FlaIxOHEkRFtD5ejrtQU1IeWkgeutCeYT-AtXkRVaKlA_RpVY2rDnhZvNuBWydv85RGaNxUy4U7YFNnMRM67LNgMb64y-OGwCPZOUS4gi4ptoShSMetECJV8NvGGsLWARqdOxVHpQlC4/s320/merry_christmas-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280745671532514882" /></a><br /><br />Season's greetings for everyone!<br /><br /><br />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?<br /><br />I will start:<br />I started learning English when I was very little, probably four or five, I don't remember. We did different activities:Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135781612209308565.post-23262011089054300102008-11-01T09:10:00.000-07:002008-11-01T09:35:40.171-07:00Your favourite TV programmes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZsyPjJVSuuiLzvO08ECF_MB7ZFcColnQ9Gei2WLGv8MxnqzrAnqhwBs_NMBDvLc2GHFZNxa4PkazeJ0sezgVAoIeg1LUutI56njUaiFxi6VW8NYXSRC039Efhp1h4kNNTBnJkjQnA3DjC/s1600-h/csi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZsyPjJVSuuiLzvO08ECF_MB7ZFcColnQ9Gei2WLGv8MxnqzrAnqhwBs_NMBDvLc2GHFZNxa4PkazeJ0sezgVAoIeg1LUutI56njUaiFxi6VW8NYXSRC039Efhp1h4kNNTBnJkjQnA3DjC/s320/csi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263727177774261874" border="0" /></a><br />Hello again. This is the text you have produced, "untouched":<br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:hyphenationzone>21</w:HyphenationZone> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} p {mso-margin-top-alt:auto; margin-right:0cm; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:0cm; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:70.85pt 3.0cm 70.85pt 3.0cm; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--><p style="margin-left: 36pt;"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:hyphenationzone>21</w:HyphenationZone> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} p {mso-margin-top-alt:auto; margin-right:0cm; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:0cm; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:595.3pt 841.9pt; margin:70.85pt 3.0cm 70.85pt 3.0cm; mso-header-margin:35.4pt; mso-footer-margin:35.4pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;font-family:georgia;"><em><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></em></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;font-family:georgia;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">I love watching TV. There are many TV channels and so many programmes to choose from, that it is difficult to decide.<br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;font-family:georgia;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">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!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;font-family:georgia;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;font-family:georgia;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">My favourite programme is El Internado, its a mystery TV programme.<br />My favourite character is Ivan because he has a problematic past, he is rude but he apologized.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;font-family:georgia;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">My favourite programme is House.It´s a different history for one hospital.<br />He isn´t a perfect doctor, he is very unkid and grumpy.<br />He loves to insult his pacients but he is the best doctor in all the world.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;font-family:georgia;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">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...<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> Now, a better, corrected version:</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:hyphenationzone>21</w:HyphenationZone> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Georgia; panose-1:2 4 5 2 5 4 5 2 3 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:647 0 0 0 159 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} p {mso-margin-top-alt:auto; margin-right:0cm; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:0cm; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:70.85pt 3.0cm 70.85pt 3.0cm; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> </p><p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;"><em><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Georgia;">I love watching TV. There are many TV channels and so many programmes to choose from, that it is difficult to decide.<o:p></o:p></span></em></p> <p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;"><i style=""><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Georgia;">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!<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;"><i style=""><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Georgia;">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'... <span style=""> </span>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.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;"><i style=""><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Georgia;">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.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;"><i style=""><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Georgia;">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.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;"><i style=""><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Georgia;">As you can see, our favourite TV programmes are shown in the evening, and our main interests are mystery, crime and medicine. <span style=""> </span>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 <span style=""> </span>good TV programmes you learn something at the same time as you are having fun.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p></p> <p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135781612209308565.post-88881857577580971942008-10-22T01:39:00.000-07:002008-10-22T01:49:15.268-07:00Practise your writing for PAUHello again, this time the activity is designed for students of 2º Bachillerato, but anyone with good ideas is welcome.<br /><br />You are doing a past paper to practise for PAU in English, and the topic you have to write about is the following:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0nRiSMqetyDdzltVUSTMtxX1HpnyRGsuZl-kXdhELfUyD2XZotzOWoRYQTfrtNcY5sJQMXcN6s7PbzwwPdv5VImfe9_Xhuen1rZERcprDcIpvzcnRMeB0snZe-yi-SVYn7MdrmkxvTTaj/s1600-h/TV.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259896622207924562" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 145px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 149px" height="141" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0nRiSMqetyDdzltVUSTMtxX1HpnyRGsuZl-kXdhELfUyD2XZotzOWoRYQTfrtNcY5sJQMXcN6s7PbzwwPdv5VImfe9_Xhuen1rZERcprDcIpvzcnRMeB0snZe-yi-SVYn7MdrmkxvTTaj/s320/TV.jpg" width="134" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Which are your favorite TV programmes? Describe them and explain why you like them.</strong><br /><br />You have to write about 100-150 words, and this time we are going to do it together. I will start:<br /><br /><em>I love watching TV. There are many TV channels and so many programmes to choose from, that it is difficult to decide.</em><br /><blockquote><p align="center"> Who wants to continue?</p></blockquote>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135781612209308565.post-17650174078256652852008-10-17T10:46:00.000-07:002008-10-20T05:05:20.383-07:00WANTED: Final descriptionHi again. Thank you to those who have taken part in this activity. Well done!<br /><br /><strong>This is the description as you wrote it:</strong><br /><blockquote><p>We are looking for a middle-aged man, in his forties.He is tall, more or less one metre eigthy, and quite big</p><p>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).<br />Normally, he wears baggy trousers and shabby shirts and he always wears his red cap. Also, he uses white glasses.</p><p><br />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<br /></p></blockquote><p><strong>And this is the corrected version:</strong></p><blockquote><em>We are looking for a middle-aged man, in his forties. He is tall, more or less one metre eigthy, and quite big.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.</em><br /></blockquote><br /><strong>Now your next challenge is to find a photo that suits this description. Can you do it?</strong><br /><blockquote></blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><p><br /></p></blockquote><blockquote></blockquote><blockquote></blockquote><p><br /><br /></p></blockquote><br /></span></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135781612209308565.post-86746790647149609512008-10-07T00:52:00.000-07:002008-10-07T01:04:56.387-07:00Describing people<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBNupTo6J7Fde5xyHB6pqENDAbTTGzD1IJnFFAW7EjbuLqQvDbEwXrs4EfOxCg1ha1d0XmxyZRVgb0G1RgvsHf-57bPk7BIiCaZloH5JMTIzQD75cxdKr54yYZlPyzFJYZLwv53R3gEQQw/s1600-h/Wanted+poster+for+Blog.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254319839331871362" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBNupTo6J7Fde5xyHB6pqENDAbTTGzD1IJnFFAW7EjbuLqQvDbEwXrs4EfOxCg1ha1d0XmxyZRVgb0G1RgvsHf-57bPk7BIiCaZloH5JMTIzQD75cxdKr54yYZlPyzFJYZLwv53R3gEQQw/s320/Wanted+poster+for+Blog.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>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.<br /><br />I'll start...<br /><strong>WANTED</strong><br />We are looking for a middle-aged man, in his forties.<br />He is tall, more or less one metre eigthy, and quite big.</div><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135781612209308565.post-90667876067456523272008-09-26T07:59:00.000-07:002008-09-26T08:49:14.571-07:00Shiny Happy PeopleToday we have been talking in class about having a positive attitude towards the English subject.<br />They have to believe that they can improve their language skills, and I'm sure they will do it.<br /><br />We have done an activity around this, using the song Shiny Happy People, by R.E.M.<br /><br /><object width="300" height="110"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/Dr1XevDhi8/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/Dr1XevDhi8/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="110" wmode="transparent"></embed><a href="http://www.imeem.com/people/DzyrJ8f/music/0rXgjop1/rem_shiny_happy_people/">Shiny Happy People - REM</a></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135781612209308565.post-36383787789524218822008-09-07T02:41:00.000-07:002008-09-07T03:08:27.618-07:00First StepsHi, welcome to my blog.<br />It is designed to go with my courses at Colegio Los Tilos in Madrid, where I work.<br /><br />The idea behind it is to help me motivate and communicate with my students, specially those that are doing Bachillerato.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />Hopefully, you will enjoy learning English this year:<br />- It will open you the door to new worlds and new experiences<br />- It will be an exciting challenge<br />- You will learn about other cultures<br />- It will make you more employable<br />- It will be fun!<br /><br />Now, listen to an inspiring song: <span style="color:#6600cc;"><strong>You gotta be</strong></span>, by <span style="color:#6600cc;"><strong>Des'ree<br /></strong></span><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JhpZfltbnAQ&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JhpZfltbnAQ&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0