Showing posts with label ESO. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ESO. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
Monday, May 8, 2017
Friday, January 20, 2017
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Monday, March 7, 2016
Saturday, December 12, 2015
Visit to Fundación TIC
These are some of the pictures of our visit to Fundación TIC last Wednesday. There we learnt about all the steps in the creation of TV programmes: how programmes are recorded, edited, and finally released. To understand the process better, we made a News programme which is now available online.
SOME PICTURES
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Reid' Halloween class
This is Reid's presentations for his classes this week. The first part is for primary classes and the second one is for ESO.
Sunday, September 13, 2015
New school year
Next Tuesday we will start our English language classes. These are the materials you will need:
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| 3º ESO |
- Notebook or blank sheets of paper
- Pen
- USB memory (advisable)
- Textbook (ask the school)
- 3º ESO: English in Use 3º ESO
- 4º ESO: Passport 4º ESO
- 4º PDC: Let's Go 2
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| 4º ESO-PDC |
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| 4º ESO |
Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Introduction to passive sentences
This last month we are going to revise passive structures and how to use them. Here you are some additional materials for your to work on your own.
SOME EXERCISES FOR YOU:
SOME EXERCISES FOR YOU:
- Passives (easier exercises)
- Passives (more difficult exercises)
- Hot Potatoes ESO-3
- Hot Potatoes ESO-
OTHER INTERESTING EXERCISES:
- Passive verbs
- Correct passive forms
- Rewrite these sentences using the passive voice
- Rewrite these sentences using the passive voice2
- Rewrite these sentences using the passive voice (some have two objects)
- Advanced level-choose the right passive tense
ACTIVE TO PASSIVE
Saturday, April 18, 2015
Reading Comprehension text: Liberland
You are going to read a text about Liberland. Try to find out:
- Where it is
- What it is
- Why it was founded
- How long it has existed
TEXT
(taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberland)
Liberland, officially the Free Republic of Liberland (Czech: Svobodná republika Liberland) is an uninternationally recognized country situated on an unclaimed parcel of land at the western bank of the Danube river between Croatia and Serbia, sharing a land border with the latter. It was proclaimed on 13 April 2015 by Vít Jedlička.
The official website of Liberland states that the nation could be created due to the ongoing Croatia–Serbia border dispute. Since the Yugoslav Wars, some borderland territories have been disputed, such as the Island of Vukovar and the Island of Šarengrad; however, this area (also known as Gornja Siga) has remained unclaimed.
HISTORY
As described by Jedlička, neither Serbia, Croatia or any other nation claims the land as their own (terra nullius). The border is defined in accordance with both Croatian and Serbian border claims and does not interfere with any other state sovereignty. Jedlička has stated that an official diplomatic note shall be sent to both Croatia and Serbia, and later to all other states, with a formal request for international recognition.
Vít Jedlička is a member of the Czech Party of Free Citizens, which bases its values on the classical liberal ideology. The flag raising on Liberland was performed by Jedlička and some of his associates at the day the republic was proclaimed.
In an interview with Parlamentní listy (cz), Jedlička said that he has received positive reactions for his initiative, mainly from his own party, but also from some members of the Civic Democratic Party and the Pirate Party.
STRUCTURE
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| Liberpolis - picture from Wikipedia |
Administration
A government with "ten to twenty members" has been suggested for the administration of Liberland. An electronic voting system will be used to elect members.
Borders and immigration
Liberland will operate on an open-border policy.
Citizenship
The official motto of Liberland is "To live and let live". The goal of the state is to create a society where righteous people can prosper without inefficient state regulations and taxes. The founders are inspired by countries like Monaco and Liechtenstein. Jedlička accepts requests for citizenship, and according to the official website, only communists, neonazis, and other extremists are ineligible for citizenship.
Constitution
At the time of the founding of Liberland, the constitution was still in the planning stage, although it has been described as inspired by Switzerland.
Economy
There are plans for an official cryptocurrency system, although all other currencies will be allowed.
The politicians will be constitutionally forbidden from indebting the nation.
HOW TO BECOME A CITIZEN OF LIBERLAND (from http://liberland.org/en/about/)
Do you want to become a citizen of Liberland? Liberland is currently accepting applications for citizenship, which will be processed in due time.
Who is needed in Liberland?
Liberland currently needs people who:
have respect for other people and respect the opinions of others, regardless of their race, ethnicity, orientation, or religion
have respect for private ownership which is untouchable
do not have communist, nazi or other extremist past
were not punished for past criminal offences
How to apply?
Online form will be available in next few hours. For now you can register HERE on this site. You will be noticed by e-mailem, when the form is ready.
QUESTIONS:
- Why does the wikipedia article start with: This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedia's deletion policy?
- What is different from any other country?
- In your opinion, what will happen to this country in the future?
- If you want to become a citizen of Liberland, what should you do?
READ MORE:
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Do versus Make
These are some of the differences in use between do and make:
If you want to check if you have already masterred these two verbs, you might try this exercise:
Sunday, December 21, 2014
The most important historical events in 2014
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| 44th American President Barack Obama |
Jan 29th - Archaeologists discover the oldest Roman Temple (6th C BC) at Sant’Omobono
Feb 5th - Archaeologists decrypt the 13th C Viking jötunvillur runic code
Feb 14th - Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta resigns after less than a year in office
Feb 15th - Tammam Salam is elected Prime Minister of Lebanon after a 10 month gridlock
Feb 21st - US President Barack Obama meets with the Dalai Lama
Feb 21st - 10 words from the 15th C Voynich manuscript have been decoded
Feb 22nd - Matteo Renzi becomes Prime Minister of Italy
Feb 22nd - Ukrainian parliament votes to remove President Viktor Yanukovych from his position
Feb 24th - Pope Francis creates a second Secretariat with the power to audit any Vatican agency at any time
Feb 27th - Republic of Crimea announces a referendum & ousts its regional government
Feb 27th - Arseniy Yatsenyuk appointed Prime Minister of the Ukraine
Feb 28th - Russia moves troops into the Crimea to protect its interests against Ukraine
Mar 17th - The Republic of Crimea is declared
Mar 18th - Russia and Crimea sign an accession treaty
Mar 21st - Russia formally annexes Crimea amid international condemenation
Mar 22nd - Guinea confirms Ebola outbreak has already killed 59 people
Mar 24th - Ukraine withdraws its forces from the Crimea
Mar 26th - Taavi Rõivas becomes Prime Minister of Estonia
Mar 27th - UN General Assembly condemns Russia's annexation of Crimea
Mar 29th - Andrej Kiska is elected President of Slovakia
Apr 3rd - Marie Louise Coleiro Preca is elected President of Malta
Apr 6th - Viktor Orbán's Fidesz is re-elected Prime Minister of Hungary
Apr 17th - Abdelaziz Bouteflika wins a fourth term as President of Algeria
May 4th - Juan Carlos Varela is elected President of Panama
May 10th - The African National Congress wins the 2014 South African General Election
May 13th - Christopher Columbus's flagship, the Santa Maria, is discovered north off the coast of Haiti
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| Christopher Columbus |
May 21st - José Mário Vaz is elected President of Guinea-Bissau
May 22nd - Royal Thai Armed Forces launch a coup d'état against the caretaker government of Thailand
May 25th - Petro Poroshenk is elected President of the Ukraine
May 25th - Dalia Grybauskaitė is re-elected President of Lithuania
May 26th - Narendra Modi becomes President of India
May 26th - The World Health Organization (WHO) confirms that Ebola has reached Sierra Leone
May 28th - Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is elected President of Egypt
Jun 14th - Alexander Stubb becomes Prime Minister of Finland
Jun 15th - Juan Manuel Santos is reelected President of Colombia
Jun 23rd - Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz is re-elected President of Mauritania
Jul 1st - Martin Schulz is re-elected President of the European Parliament
Jul 7th - Israel launches a "counter-terrorist operation" dubbed Operation Protective Edge against Hamas in the West Bank
Jul 9th - Joko Widodo is elected president of Indonesia
Jul 14th - The Church of England votes in favor of allowing women to become bishops
Jul 14th - The death toll from the West African Ebola outbreak passes 500
Jul 16th - Israel intensify strikes on Gaza
Jul 16th - Bashar Assad is sworn in for a third term as President of Syria
Jul 24th - Fuad Masum is elected as the President of Iraq
Jul 24th - Reuven Rivlin is sworn in as the President of Israel
Jul 28th - UN Security Council hold emergency meeting calling for an immediate and indefinite humanitarian ceasefire between Israel and Hamas
Jul 30th - Death toll in Gaza reaches 1,346, while 56 Israeli soldiers and 3 civilians have been killed
Jul 31st - The US agree to resupply arms to Israel - including rocket launchers, mortar rounds, grenades - despite condemnation of civilian casualties in Gaza
Aug 12th - Ebola outbreak death toll exceeds 1000
Sep 4th - Aracheological remains of a Viking fortress from the 900s CE, the Vallø Borgring, is discovered in Denmark
Sep 15th - Ewa Kopacz becomes Prime Minister of Poland
Sep 15th - US President Obama will send 3000 troops to help combat spread of the Ebola virus, it is announced today
Sep 22nd - NASA's MAVEN space probe successfully arrives in orbit over Mars
Sep 26th - World Health Organisations estimates that Ebola death toll has reached 3,091 - with Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone hit hardest
Sep 27th - 57 people are killed after Mount Ontake erupts in Japan
Sep 29th - Ashraf Ghani becomes President of Afghanistan
Sep 30th - A case of Ebola Virus reaches Dallas, Texas
Oct 7th - Spanish nurse diagnosed with Ebola, the first case outside west Africa
Oct 9th - Patrick Modiano wins the 2014 Nobel Prize in Literature
Oct 12th - Evo Morales is re-elected President of Bolivia
Oct 20th - Joko Widodo becomes President of Indonesia
Nov 3rd - One World Trade Center officially opens 13 years after the September 11 attacks
Nov 4th - The US votes in mid-term elections: Republicans retain the house & regain the Senate
Nov 4th - Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko orderes army reinforcements to key southern and eastern cities to combat potential rebel offensive
Nov 9th - Celebrations held in Germany to mark the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall; white balloons marking a stretch of the wall symbolize its disappearance
Nov 11th - The people of Catalonia in north-eastern Spain vote in a disputed and non-binding poll on independence
Nov 15th - World leaders gather in Brisbane for G20 Summit, which will focus on economic growth
Nov 15th - The parents of 43 Mexican students who disappeared start a nationwide bus tour in protest at the government's handling of the case
Nov 16th - Klaus Iohannis wins the Romanian Presidential election
Nov 17th - The Church of England adopts legislation enabling the appointment of female bishops
Nov 25th - Protest erupt across US after a decision by Missouri grand jury not to bring charges against a white policeman who shot dead a black teenager
Nov 30th - Tabaré Vázquez is re-elected President of Uruguay
Dec 2nd - The World Food Programme suspends critical food aid to more than 1.7 million Syrian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq and Egypt because of a lack of funds
Dec 3rd - Darren Wilson, the police officer who shot dead unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, resigns
Dec 12th - UN climate change talks in Peru continue past scheduled time as negotiations continue to stall
Dec 14th - Shinzō Abe and his ruling Liberal Democratic Party win re-election in Japan, retaining their two-thirds majority with coalition partner New Kōmeitō Party
Excerpted from http://www.historyorb.com/events/date/2014
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Monday, November 3, 2014
Past simple and past continuous (or progressive)
Past simple is often used for past events in a past time. Most stories are told using this tense and it is often used together with past continuous.
Past continuous or past progressive is one of the tenses we are going to study this year.
The following chart summarises the most important aspects you'll have to learn about both of them:
USES:
EXERCISES:
Past continuous or past progressive is one of the tenses we are going to study this year.
The following chart summarises the most important aspects you'll have to learn about both of them:
USES:
- Past simple is used to tell about past event or stories:
- We went to Ireland and there we met your sister.
- My parents spent a weekend in Coruña but they didn't go to the port.
- When did they release the film? Last Friday?
- Past continuous is often used to talk about what was happening at a specific time in the past (talking about memories...)
- We were watching the film at lunch time.
- Two past continuous tenses can be used to talk about long, simultaneous actions in the past:
- We were studying while the dogs were barking in the yard.
- Both tenses are used to talk about something that happened at one point (in the past simple) while a longer action was taking place (in the past continuous). In this use, the clause referring to the longer action, is often introduced by while or as; or, alternatively, the shorter action clauses is introduced by when:
- We weren't watching the film when my sister rang.
- They found the lost key as they were having a walk along the river.
- Myrtle broke here leg while she was exercising in the park.
EXERCISES:
- Past continuous 1
- Past contunuous 2 - statements
- Past continuous 3 - statements
- Past continuous 4 - negative
- Past continuous 5 - questions
- Past continuous 6 questions
- Past continuous use
- Past simple versus past continuous 1
- Past simple versus past continuous 2
- Past simple versus past continuous 3
- Past simple versus past continuous 4
- Past simple versus past continuous 5
- Past simple boy (from www.isabelperez.com)
- Lady past continuous (from www.isabelperez.com)
- Choose the right tense exercise (perfect-english-grammar.com)
- Revision exercise for unit 2 (past simple / past continuous / jobs / questions)
- Shakira's life (past simple exercise)
Monday, October 13, 2014
States of the world
UNIT 2 - States of the world
- planet
GAMES
- Sheppard Software: world continents
- World Geography Games
- Jet Punk Quiz (all the countries in 12 minutes-English)
- Jet Punk Quiz (all the countries in 12 minutes -Spanish)
- Purpose Games: find the country
- The Guardian: How well do you know the world?
- Lizard Point Quizzes
- Trivia Plaza Quizzes
VIDEO: JUSTIN BIEBER VERSUS ARDEN HAYES
Sunday, October 5, 2014
Present simple and present continuous
PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS
PRESENT SIMPLE
form
use
Key words: how often / always / sometimes / often / never / usually / every day / once a week / twice a month... / if (in conditional sentences)
examples
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
form
Remember the rules for -ing
use
examples
INTERESTING LINKS:
In this unit we are revising the form and uses of two very common tenses: present simple and present continuous. These links will lead you to useful materials for you:
PRESENT SIMPLE
form
- affirmative: subject + infinitive (+3rd p –(e)s)
- negative: subject + don’t/doesn’t + infinitive
- question: do/does + subject + infinitive
Remember that we only add the –(e)s in the 3rd person affirmative form and that be is an
exception: am / is / are
- facts and permanent states.
- habits and routines
- 1st type conditional sentences
- stative verbs that are not used in the pres. cont. (see, hear, believe, want, know, understand, think, like, love...)
Key words: how often / always / sometimes / often / never / usually / every day / once a week / twice a month... / if (in conditional sentences)
examples
- Snow melts at
- Harry lives in Liverpool.
- My dog plays football with us.
- Daniel washes his jacket every week.
- We don’t like football.
- She doesn’t understand baseball.
- Do you enjoy dining out?
- Does Rafael Nadal train in the morning?
- If you drink too much you’ll have to go to the toilet.
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
form
subject + am / is / are + (not) + -ing
Remember the rules for -ing
use
- actions happening at the moment of speaking
- Key words: now / at the moment
examples
- My sister is watching TV now.
- They aren’t listening to me.
- I’m not sleeping now.
- He’s setting the washing machine.
INTERESTING LINKS:
In this unit we are revising the form and uses of two very common tenses: present simple and present continuous. These links will lead you to useful materials for you:
- Summary of tenses
- Tenses in detail
- Worksheet: unit 1
- Revision test for unit 1: Unit 1
- Isabel Pérez:
- Englisch-hilfen:
- Execise 4
- Exercise 5
- Exercise 6
- Exercise 7
- Exercise 8
- Exercise 9
- Exercise 10
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