SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION 1º BTO

 

Are you preparing for the Test? Here you can have some practice.
 

KEYS

WORKSHEET 1:                       WORKSHEET 2                      WORKSHEET 3

1.  We´re meeting at ...             1. I´ll be quieter later ...             1. If you had ...

2. ... don´t have to ...                2. I´ll go ...                                  2. You will lose ...

3. I have been ...                       3.You mustn´t ...                         3. You aren´t allowed..

4. ...ought ...                             4. ... should´t have copied ...      4. We used to ... 

5. ... film (which)...                   5. ... used to wear ...                  5. ... has got flu.

 

   Happy Earth Day!
 

 

Today the main World Leaders are meeting in Paris to talk about how to stop the climate change. Below, you can watch Messenger of Peace, Leonardo Di Caprio, at Paris Agreement signing ceremony today.

 

But my question is:

 How can we *do our bit from our highschool?

Can we take action? The answer is YES!

Please, LET´S TAKE ACTION!

We could start with a very simple thing: keep our highschool clean, keep our town clean, in this way WE WILL KEEP OUR PLANET CLEAN.

*aportar nuestro granito de arena

Here’s video of DiCaprio’s speech to the UN today: 

Now, here is another video about our amazing planet. Relax and enjoy.

 

Learning through Songs

 The Present Perfect 

Learn the Present Perfect through this beautiful song by Rod Steward,

Have you Ever Seen the Rain?

 



Someone told me long ago
There's a calm before the storm,
I know;
It's been comin' for some time.
When it's over, so they say,
It'll rain a sunny day,
I know;
Shinin' down like water.

[Chorus:]
I want to know, have you ever seen the rain?
I want to know, have you ever seen the rain
Comin' down on a sunny day?

Yesterday, and days before,
Sun is cold and rain is hard,
I know;
Been that way for all my time.
'Til forever, on it goes
Through the circle, fast and slow,
I know;
It can't stop, I wonder.

[Chorus]

Yeah!

[Chorus]

The Present Perfect in TV Shows

 

  WRITING A FORMAL LETTER/E-MAIL OF ENQUIRY

TIPS

• If it is an e-mail YOU MUSTN´T write addresses. If is is a letter, write your address on the right top of the page. 
• Leave a line and write the date under the address.
• Under the date, on the left top of the page, write the address of the person or company you are writing to.
• Leave a line and write your greeting.
• At the end of the letter write your name under your signature.
• Write three or four Paragraphs:
• In the first paragraph, give your reason for writing:
• I am writing to enquire about ...

                         ... which was advertised in ...

• In the next paragraphs, write your main ideas or queries.
• In the final paragraph, say what you would like to happen next, (ex., I look forward to hearing from you.)

GREETINGS AND ENDINGS:

A)In a letter:

• If you know their name: 
•  Dear Mr  / Mrs  /  Miss  /  Ms (+ surname)             Greeting
• Yours sincerely, (+ your full name)                          Ending
• If you don´t know their name:
• Dear Sir  /  Madam,                               Greeting
• Yours faithfully, (+ your full name)       Ending

B) In an E-mail:

• You can end formal  e-mails with: 
• Best wishes, (+your full name) or
• Best / Kind  regards, (+your full name)

STYLE

• Use FORMAL language.
• Do not use contractions.
• Use Modal Verbs like WOULD  /  SHOULD  /  COULD  /  
• Use FORMAL structures, expressions and linkers and avoid colloquial language.

SAMPLE LETTERS

TASK FOR MY STUDENTS

Write a formal letter of enquire to this Language School. You need more information. 

1º BTO END-OF-YEAR PROJECTS

THE GREEN PROJECT

 

You must do a campaign FOR a "green / animal conservation cause"

               The project should include:

•  The SLOGAN of your campaign.
• A POSTERr or Power-point presentation with instructions or explanations of your campaign.
• A SPEECH on the topic.( either recorded or spoken at the moment of the presentation)
• A STREET INTERVIEW recorded in a video. One of you plays the role of a TV reporter, other(s) play(s) the role of a "green person" / an expert on the topic/ a street protester/ a zoo worker/ an affected citizen, etc
• An APPLICATION FORM for people who can be interested in joining/ volunteering YOUR cause.
• A GLOSSARY with the "green" words that you have used/learnt in the project.
• Bibliography and resources.

• Some interesting "green" links to help you get ideas:
• Friends of the Earth 
• WWF Panda
• Greenpeace International

 Of course, there are lots of ideas and vocabulary in Unit 5, Student book, Over to You.

 



 





1º ESO Present Continuous with Movies and Songs

 Practise the Present Continuous with scenes from TV shows

 

 



 

What are these people doing NOW?

1. Are you dancing now?

2. Charlie’s writing on the wall.

3. Dexter, are you listening to me? Yes, I’m listening.

4. I’m not bothering you, am I? A little.

5. I know what you’re doing. Having breakfast?

6. Merlin, what are you doing? Looking for a book.

7.

- Cary, do you have a second?

- Sure. What’s up?

- Are you tweeting about me?

- Am I tweeting about you?

- Are you Upriser 7?

- What are you talking about?

- Someone’s gossiping online about me.

8. I know what you’re thinking. I’m not thinking anything.

9. What are you doing?

10. I’m texting.

11.

- Yes…me…what?

- Cary?

- Kalinda?

- What are you doing?

- What am I doing?

- Making an omelette? What do you think?

- Where are you?

- I need some help.

- OK. Now?

12. Hey, guys, what are you studying? Chemistry.

13. What are two laughing at? You, Eli. We’re laughing at you!

14. Mom. Phineas and Ferb are making a title sequence!


SONG: THE LEMON TREE by Fool´s Garden

Now watch this video and complete the song below:

LEMON TREE By Fool's Garden

I' (1)_____________ here in a boring room

 it's just another rainy
Sunday afternoon

 I'(2)______________ my time

 I got nothing to do
I'(3) ________________around

 I'(4)_______________ for you
But nothing ever happens- and I wonder

I'(5) ________________ around in my car

 I'(5) __________ too fast
I' (5)_________________ too far

I'd like to change my point of view
I feel so lonely

 I'(6) _______________  for you
But nothing ever happens-

 and I wonder

I wonder how I wonder

 why yesterday you told me
'bout the blue blue sky

and all tall that I can see

 is just a yellow lemon-tree
I'm turning my head up and down
I'm turning turning turning turning turning around
And all that I can see

is just another lemon-tree

I'(6)__________________ here I miss the power I'd like to go out
taking a shower but there's a heavy cloud in side my head
I feel so tired put myself into bed where nothing
ever happens- and I wonder

Isolation - is not good for me
Isolation -

I don't want to

sit on a lemon-tree
I'_______________' around in a desert of joy

 Baby anyhow I'll get another toy

and every thing will happen-

and you'll wonder

 

I wonder how I wonder why

yesterday you told me
'bout the blue blue sky

and all tall that I can see

 is just a yellow lemon-tree
I'm turning my head up and down
I'm turning turning turning turning turning around
And all that I can see

is just another lemon-tree

More practice : http://www.lyricstraining.com/play/70/fools_garden/lemon_tree_dance_remix