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jueves, 6 de junio de 2013

Integrative Assignment I. Hands at work!

Hello people! I was ill and I could not come today? Did you miss me? Well, well, well! Online asignment! Please, read the instructions carefully. You can also ask doubts online. :)  You have to submit your practical task with a general portada. 

Submission dates:June, 13th or June, 27th. You have two opportunities! You can copy and print the assignment or you can copy it!

Topics: Past simple & continuous. Comparatives.


1) Listen to the following songs. Analyze and compare them. Write ten comparatives sentences. Use short, long & irregular adjectives as well as the structure (not) as... as.

Song 1. Tell me baby by the Red Hot Chili Peppers.  


Song 2. Someone like you by Adele.


2) Look at the following pictures. Write ten comparative sentences. Use short, long & irregular adjectives as well as the structure (not) as... as. 



Picture 1. The city. 




Picture 2. The country.


3) Compare the Comic Super Heroes. Who is your favourite?  Write ten comparative sentences. Use short, long & irregular adjectives as well as the structure (not) as... as. Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, & Captain America.



4) Copy the chart. And classify these adjectives in the correct column. WRITE them in the correct COMPARATIVE FORM.

Hot- dangerous- dirty- good- nice- sunny- bad- loud- young- interesting-
Short adjectives
Long adjectives
Irregular
adjectives
+ er
+ r
+ ier
+ double consonant











5) Complete the story with the correct form of the past simple or continuous. 

Read the story of when Dave Mascott met his hero, and put the verb in brackets in the Past simple or past continuous.

The famous American rock star Bob Goldhart (a)........... (do) a tour of Britain when he (b).........(meet) British rock star Dave wells at a party. As he (c)............. (leave), Dave (d)............ (invite) Bob to come to his house and (e)........... (tell) him the address. But Bob (f)............ (make) mistake as he (g).............. (write) down the address: he wrote 'Addison Street’ of "Addison Road.
The next day, Helen Mascott of 145 Addison London (h)......... (listen) to the radio in her kitchen when the doorbell (I).......... (ring). A man with long hair (j)............. (stand) outside. She (k) ........ (think) the man(I)................ (look) familiar but (m).............anything (not say). Is Dave in?' the man (n)........... (ask) The woman - whose husband’s name was also Dave - (o).............. (explain) that Dave (p)............ (do) the shopping but he would be back in a few minutes. She (q)............ (invite) come in and wait.-While Helen (r)........ (make) some coffee, he (s)........... (look)around the living room and (t)........... (be) very happy to see all of his albums! A few minutes later, Dave (u)............. (arrive) home, 'You've got a visitor,' Helen (v)......... (tell) her -husband, When Dave - a big, big fan of Bob Goldhart (w)......... (open) the living room door and(x)........... (see) who (y)................ (wait) for him..he (z)............. (faint) !!

That's all!! 

Submission requirements:

1. Include a title page (portada).
2. You can copy and paste the activities in word and print your results or you can copy it and solve it by hand.
3. Be prepared to answer ORAL questions about your assignment. So, DO IT YOURSELF, do not copy it from your classmates. ;)

Hope you find this experience interesting. Remember you can consult your doubts online!

Love,

Miss Yanina

PS: No need to print the pictures. Thanks for being there. I'm working for you... because I want you to enjoy my classes as much as I do... :) and because I know I can count with you!

jueves, 30 de mayo de 2013



Hello beautiful people!!! How R u?? This week I won't give you online homework. But there will some tests for you to find out if you are good students or not. :) 

General Culture. In the American system, students do not get "numbers" but letters.

A+= 10
A= 9
B= 8/7
C=5/6
D= 4/3
Fail= Minus 3

Link 1. 

Link 2. 


Link 3.


Once you finish, you can share your results!

In my case,

Link 1. My answer:

You aren't afraid to crack the books when you need to, and you make your education a true priority.
You could become a PhD in anything, if you set your mind to it. There's no limit to what you can learn! 

Link 2. My answer.
You're a GREAT student!

Link 3. 

80%. (I'm not a booklicker ;)

Have a nice week! CU!

Miss Yanina


jueves, 23 de mayo de 2013

More comparatives & superlatives!




Dear All,


;) You have some activities to practise. 


Link 1. Comparatives & Superlatives. 
http://www.eflnet.com/grammar/compsupadj1.php 


Link 2. More comparatives & superlatives. 


http://www.autoenglish.org/gr.comp.i.htm 


Link 3. Last but not least...


http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/45.html 


And as usual... some music. I followed your suggestions!


Video 1. Sweet Child O Mine. Guns & Roses. 




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-AYAv0IoWI


Video 2. No rain. Blind Melon.

http://991.com/NewGallery/Blind-Melon-No-Rain-50611.jpg


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8YfabRu4yc&feature=fvsr 


Kisses & love,


Miss Yanina

lunes, 20 de mayo de 2013

More music! Enjoy!

Hello people! This week I won't give you homework. But I'd like to share some of the videos of the songs we have worked with in class! Enjoy! Which is the best song of the following links, in your opinion? Who's your favourite singer? And music band? 


Link 1. Listen to your heart. Roxette.

Link 2. Celebration. Kool & The Gang.



Link 3. Give me everything tonight. Pitbull & Neyo, Afrojack, Nayer. 





Link 4. Please, forgive me. Bryan Adams. 

Well, that's all! Please, do your assingments! C U next class beautiful people!

Miss Yanina

jueves, 9 de mayo de 2013

New topic: Comparatives & Superlatives

 

Hello people! Our blog has had 1209 visits so far!! Great! Thanks to your effort! This entry is for you to practise comparatives. 
You also have a link about Celine Dion´s song: "Because you loved me". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CkKuA86Mis







Link 1. Comparatives quiz.


Link 2. Comparatives. Complete the sentences.


Link 3. Last but not least...! More comparatives.


Link 4. PPT (Power Point )
Practise & practise!! :)

Love,

Miss Yanina

jueves, 2 de mayo de 2013

Jailhouse Rock! No more crime!

 

Hello people! How are you? Remember next class we are having a test. It's important for you to leave comments. Study & practice. 

Link 1. Here you'll have a listening about crime. 


Link 2. Story. Complete with the past simple & past continuous.


Link 3. Song Jailhouse Rock (by Elvis Presley). You can dance a good old rock & do the activity. :)


The warden _______ (throw) a party in the county jail.
The prison band _______ (be)  there and they ________ (begin) to wail.
The band ___________ (jump) and the joint __________ (begin) to swing.
You should've heard those knocked out jailbirds sing.
Lets rock, everybody, lets rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block
__________________ (dance) to the jailhouse rock.

Spider Murphy _________ (play) the tenor saxophone,
Little Joe ____________ (blow) on the slide trombone.
The drummer boy from Illinois __________ (go) crash, boom, bang,
The whole rhythm section ____________ (be) the purple gang.
Lets rock, everybody, lets rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block
______________________ (dance) to the jailhouse rock.

Number forty-seven _____________ (say)to number three:
You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see.
I sure would be delighted with your company,
Come on and do the jailhouse rock with me.
Lets rock, everybody, lets rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block
______________ (dance) to the jailhouse rock.

The sad sack _________ (be) a sittin on a block of stone
Way over in the corner weepin all alone.
The warden _______ (say), hey, buddy, don't you be no square.
If you can't find a partner use a wooden chair.
Lets rock, everybody, lets rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block
________________ (dance) to the jailhouse rock.

Shifty Henry __________ (say) to bugs, for heavens sake,
No ones lookin, now's our chance to make a break.
Bugsy _________ (turn) to shifty and he said, nix nix,
I wanna stick around a while and get my kicks.
Lets rock, everybody, lets rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block
 ___________ (dance) to the jailhouse rock


Can you dance rock? Are you good at dancing? What is your favourite  music style? What is Jail House Rock about? Why do you think I chose this song? Did you like the song? It´s an oldie but it was a hit in those times!
 
C U on Thursday!
Love,
 
Miss Yanina :)




 



miércoles, 24 de abril de 2013

More Music! It´s my life! Bon Jovi







Hello beautiful people? How are you? Did you enjoy the TIC-TAC-TOE? Well, for this week we are going to work with a new song because you all express how much you enjoy this type of activities. :)

It's also optional. You can copy and paste the activity and bring it to class. 

Do you know Bon Jovi? And what about his song "It's my life"? 

Link 1. Song. Optional activity.


a) Listen to the song and complete the lyrics with THE, A,AN, - (or nothing).

This ain't .............. song for .............. broken-hearted
No .............. silent prayer for .............. faith-departed
I ain't gonna be just .............. face in .............. crowd
You're gonna hear my voice
When I shout .............. it out loud
<>()<>
Chorus
It's my .............. life
It's now or .............. never
I ain't gonna live forever
I just want to live while I'm alive
(It's my .............. life)
<>()<>
My heart is like .............. open highway
Like .............. Frankie said
I did it my way
I just wanna live while I'm alive
It's my .............. life
<>()<>
This is for .............. ones who stood their ground
For..............Tommy and .............. Gina who never backed down
Tomorrow's getting .............. harder make no mistake
.............. Luck ain't even lucky
Got to make your own breaks
<>()<>
Chorus
It's my .............. life
It's now or .............. never
I ain't gonna live forever
I just want to live while I'm alive
(It's my .............. life)
<>()<>
My heart is like .............. open highway
Like ..............Frankie said
I did it my way
I just wanna live while I'm alive
'Cause it's my .............. life
<>()<>
[Solo]
<>()<>
Better stand tall
When they're calling you out
Don't bend, don't break, 
Baby, don't back down
<>()<>
Chorus
It's my .............. life
It's now or .............. never
I ain't gonna live forever
I just want to live while I'm alive
(It's my .............. life)
<>()<>
My heart is like .............. open highway
Like .............. Frankie said
I did it my way
I just wanna live while I'm alive
It's my .............. life
<>()<>
Chorus
It's my .............. life
It's now or .............. never
I ain't gonna live forever
I just want to live while I'm alive
(It's my .............. life)
<>()<>
My heart is like .............. open highway
Like Frankie said
I did it my way
I just wanna live while I'm alive
'Cause it's my .............. life!
<>()<>



Optional: Enjoy the song. You can submit the song if you want. Add some info about Bon Jovi's biography for next class.

Comments you can make by answering these questions in the blog.

Did you like the song? What is it about?

  • Do you want to change everything about your life, or do you only want to change a few things?
  • Do you want to move to a different area?
  • Do you require a different circle of friends?
  • Do you feel your life is being wasted?
  • Do you feel capable of achieving something beneficial to yourself?
  • Do you feel capable of achieving something beneficial to others?
Link 2. Grammar. Theory (in Spanish + examples).


Link 3. Grammar. Practice.


That's all! C U next class!

Love,

Miss Yanina