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Tuesday 31 March 2020

ALUMNOS DE 3 Y 4.

Hi! Desde ayer vamos a trabajar con Google Classroom. 

Aún hay alumnos que no están. Corred!

Friday 27 March 2020

4. Answers, Friday 27th March.

Here are the answers. I hope you did well but if you didn't, don't worry, we''l practice more.

Here

Have a nice weekend dentro de lo que cabe.

Take care!

4 Friday 27th March

Hi! Ohhhhhhhh, sorry , no Sherlock today... we are going to do part 3 from B1. I have added a vocab exercise in which you have to look for synonyms, antonyms and definitions in the text ( I helped you a bit...I have also written the paragragh where they are.

Here

I'll post the answers later.

Copy all the new vocab to improve your language skills.


Thursday 26 March 2020

4. Answers 26th March

Workbook

page 49:


1)

1.was getting worse.
2. her mum caught that.
3. would decrease.
4. could decompose.
5. she hadn't dumped...the week before/ the previous week.

2)

1. recycled.     2. did    3.    had walked.      4. hadn't    5.  would travel     6. was going
7. had ever reused        8. hadn't      9. got



page 50


1)

1. warn  (advertir)     2.  beg (rogar)          3. remind  ( recordar)    4.    add ( añadir)                   5. announce  (anunciar)       6. recommend (recomendar)

2)

1. enquire       2.  promised     3. instructed    4. admitted     5. complained



CLASS BOOK

page 77

7)

1. warned     2. explained    3.  recommended    4. announced    5. reminded     6. promised

8)

1e   2d   3a   4b   5c

9)

1. begged. I begged that to help me do that project.
2. offered...aquí sería ...Jessie offered to take me to the recycling center. Seguro que habéis puesto "would take", verdad? Por ahora en este curso vamos a ver sólo las declaraciones y las preguntas y los reporting verbs más básicos ( los que os dí en el vídeo).
3. wondered. Luke wondered if / whether   those birds were endangered.
4. explained. They teacher explained that they had to do a project on that subject.
5. recommend. ( las sugerencias/recomendaciones junto con las órdenes es lo que NO vamos a ver este año, por eso hay ejercicios que no he mandado) Boyan recommended using / that we use floating barriers.

3rd. Answers Thursday 26th March

WORKBOOK


page 59

8)

1. won't be
2. look
3. will find
4. doesn't wear
5. throw

9)

1. won't be, wear
2. leaves, will arrive
3. won't need, use
4. sleeps, won't fly
5. lose, will fall
6. will be, doesn't exercise.

CLASS BOOK

Page 83

9)

1. won't have
2. will live
3. discover
4. won't move
5. will be

10)

1. doesn't stop
2. will start
3. helps
4. won't need
5. goes
6. won't transport
7. want
8. will be


4th ESO Homework Thursday 26 th March

Hi! A bit of practice today...


Workbook 49: 1, 2- Page 50: 1, 2.

Class Book 77: 7.8,9

3. Homework Thursday 26th March

Hi! I think I'll use Google Classroom or are you ok with the blog?

Click here for a brief explanation on the first conditional.

Now some practice:

Class Book 83: 9 and 10.

Workbook 59: 8 and 9.

Wednesday 25 March 2020

3 ESO. Answers. Wed 25th March

Got talent


1. When she is not singing it.

2. She's not used to that particular microphone and there was like background noise- the music was too loud.


Will Smith

1) Because he was going to be well-known for his role in the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air  all over the world . No matter how many movies he would make that he was always going to be remembered as the name of that character. Hence they used his real name, Will Smith.

2) The rap song.

3) To practice the song ( the piano playing)

4. It's like Television makes you come inside people's homes, they don't need to get dressed to watch it - they can be in their underwear.

3ESO. Wednesday 25th March

Have a look at the links I've put on the right side of the blog ( unit 7), click and practice. Tomorrow we'll see the 1st conditional.



Watch the clips and answer the questions.


1) When is the song she sang a beautiful song?
2) What does she think it's the problem?


 


1) Why did they choose his real name ( Will Smith) as the name of the main character in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air?

2) What does everybody know?

3) What has taken the second interviewee the whole week?

4) According to Will, what is the difference between a movie and Television?


I'LL POST THE ANSWERS LATER.


Tuesday 24 March 2020

3rd. Answers Tuesday 24th March

1  
       1.   sun                           6.   space colony
      2.   gravity                      7.   spaceship
      3.   telescope                 8.   astronaut
      4.   earth                        9.   meteor
      5.   solar system
2       1.   moon                  3.   sky                      5.   star

      2.   spacesuit            4.   planetarium        6.   astronomer
3  
      1.   Our teacher is planning a trip to the planetarium.
      2.   An architect is designing the building.
      3.   The number of people on Earth is increasing every day.
      4.   Their spaceship is exploring the solar system.
      5.   She is predicting my future.

Got Talent

1. No, they aren't. They are best friends.
2. Great song, they look great in the outfits and they danced really well. ( He admitted he was wrong about them)
3.No, she doesn't ( she hates it)
4. The girl is 9 and the boy is 8.
5. They are cute, there's an incredible connection between them ( he thinks they are girlfriend and boyfriend) and it's been his favourite act for the night.

I hope you understood them more or less.

4th . Answers. Tuesday 24 th March

Page 75

6)

lived, had explored, would cover, had dumped, was destroying.

8)

1. the recycling bin was
2. would have a serious effect on the town.
3. had found a solution to that problem.
4. were going to cut down those trees.
5. could tell him about that problem.
6. environmental projects our / my school did.

Page 76

2)

1. diving in Greece.
2. ships with nets.
3. floating barriers.
4. the foundation Boyan set up.
5. he gave a TED talk and the video went viral.

3)

1. plastic bags found in the sea.
2. a rotating current.
3. almost 2 million euros.
4. he hopes that people will take the issue more seriously.

4)

1. Boyan's age when he went diving in Greece and found more plastic bags than fish in the sea.
2. The number of tonnes of plastic produced every year.
3. The percentage of plastic litter that ends up in the ocean.
4. The amount of dollars that would be needed to clean up the plastic in the sea using ships and nets.
5. The number of emails Boyan received per day after the video of his talk went viral.


After reading the text, have a look at Boyan's talk ( it's just 2 mins)


3rd homework . Tuesday 24th March.

Hi! How you doing? 

1) Write the correct word according to the definition.

      1.   a very hot bright star
      2.   a strong force
      3.   equipment to see far into space
      4.   the name of our planet
      5.   a group of planets  around  a sun
      6.   a group of homes in space
      7.   a vehicle in space
      8.   a job in space
      9.   a giant rock in space.

2) Complete the sentences with the words below.


spacesuit • moon • planetarium • sky • astronomer • star
      1.   The …………………… is full every 29.5 days.
      2.   Astronauts can’t survive without a …………………… .
      3.   The …………………… looks blue during the day and black at night.
      4.   You can learn about the galaxy in a …………………… .
      5.   A …………………… is very hot and bright.
      6.   The …………………… studied the planet Mars carefully.

3) Write a sentence to follow each sentence below. Use the words in the chart.

Our teacher
is exploring
a trip to the planetarium.
An architect
is increasing
the solar system.
The number of people on Earth
is predicting
every day.
Their spaceship
is planning
the building.
She
is designing
my future.
      1.   Our next science lesson will be fun.
                                                                                                                                                         
      2.   They're going to build a new school.
                                                                                                                                                         
      3.   In the future, we will need many more homes.
                                                                                                                                                         
      4.   We sent astronauts into space.
                                                                                                                                                         
      5.   Madame Claire is a fortune-teller.
                                                                                                                                                          

4) Watch the clip and answer the questions below.





1. Are the two kids brothers?
2. What does the first judge like most of the Cheeky Monkeys? ( 3 things)
3. Does the female judge like the song?
4. How old are they?
5. Which three things does  Simon (the last judge) say?

4th. Tuesday 24th March

Hi! Although you'll study 4 types in Reported Speech next year but they are supposed to be taught  this year , we decided to see just the first two ( statements and questions).


Class book page 75:  6, 8. Page 76: 2,3,4.

Watch the clip on Bonfire Night and do the worksheet ( you have the answers on that website and also the transcript)

I'll post the answers later.


Monday 23 March 2020

4th. Answer Key .23rd March


REPORTED SPEECH- ANSWER KEY

      1.      The officer asked Sam when his mother had been robbed.
      2.      Tom asked Bob what colour his new car was.
      3.      The boss asked Tim what he has looking under his table then.
      4.      The psychologist asked Susan how she had tried to cope with that problem.
      5.      Mum asked children where her new slippers were.
     6.      Alan asked Paul how many apples he had eaten that day.
     7.      She asked JIm when he had lost her telephone number.
     8.      Mum asked Peter how often he cleaned his teeth a day.      
     9.      Ann asked her dad who would take her to the hospital the following day / the day after.  
     10.   The teacher asked Pablo what that scar was in his face.
     11.   Grandma asked Ann why she was so sad.
     12.   The PE teacher asked Hellen why she was wearing that awful tracksuit. 
     13.   Mum asked us what he had done with all those broken plates.
     14.   Peter’s wife asked him why there wasn’t any coffee for her.
     15.   The teacher asked Mr Smith how long he had waited for him/her.
     16.   He wondered how he could get there in that storm.
     17.   Mum wondered where we had enjoyed ourselves.
     18.   He wanted to know if I was / we were going to the gym the following week/ the week after.
    19.   The students wondered if those exercises would be difficult for their brains.
     20.   The teacher asked them if they were tired of doing 20 sentences.

3rd. Answer Key. Monday 23rd March

Were you right? Did you find the vids interesting? Feel free to comment and suggest some things you would like to do apart from the books.

5) 
1. clouds and ice.
2. to send an expedition to Mars.
3. six months or more.
4. ozone
5. 3rd May

6)

1. the ancient Romans.
2. They named it after their god of war, probably because the colour is similar to blood.
3. The idea of life on another planet fascinated them.
4. NASA and a Dutch company.
5. They will die  from radiation because there isn't any ozone to protect them from radiation.

3rd. Monday 23rd March. Homework

Hi! How have you started the week? Are you being responsible and indoors since March 15th? I hope so.

Today, we are going to the reading comprehension that's in your Class book page 85 and do exercises 5 and 6.

What do you know about "Bonfire Night"? Does " Guy Fawkes sound familiar?" Watch the clip here

and about the UK? Is it a country, two? eight?  Here

4th . Homework 23rd March

Hi! Are you ok? As I told you the other day, today we were going to turn direct questions into Indirect Speech. If you copied the whole grammar the other day, that's fine. If you didn't, write down the aprt where I talk about questions. Once finished, turn the following sentences into Indirect Speech.


REPORTED SPEECH- QUESTIONS


      1)      “ When was your mother robbed?”, the officer asked Sam.
      2)      “What colour is your new car?”, Tom asked Bob.
3)      “What are you looking for under my table now?”, the boss asked Tim.
4)      “How did you try to cope with this problema?”, the psychologist asked Susan.
5)      “ Where are my new slippers, children?”, Mum asked.
6)      “How many apples have you eaten today?”, Alan asked Paul.
7)      “When did you lose my telephone number, Jim?”, she asked.
8)      “ How often do you clean your teeth a day?”, mum asked Peter.
9)      “Who will you take to the hospital tomorrow, dad?”, Ann asked.
10)   “What is this scar in your face?”, the teacher asked Pablo.
11)   “Why are you so sad, Ann?”, grandma asked.
12)   “Why are you wearing this awful tracksuit?”, the PE teacher asked Hellen.
13)   “What did you do with all these broken plates?”, mum asked us.
14)   “ Why isn’t there any coffee for me, Peter?”, Peter’s wife asked him.
15)   “How long have you waited for me?”, the teacher asked Mr Smith.
16)   “How can I get there in this storm?, he wondered.
17)   “ Where did you enjoy yourselves?”, mum wondered.
18)   “ Are you going to the gym next week?”, he wanted to know.
19)   “ Will these exercises be difficult for our brains?”, the students wondered.
20)   “ Are you tired of doing 20 sentences?”, the teacher asked them.

Wednesday 18 March 2020

Answers. 3rd ESO. 18th March

1) ( Sometimes "present continuous woul have also been correct but the exercises was just with Will and Be going to).

1. are going to attend. INTENTION
2. will be. PREDICTION ON OPINION.
3. is going to buy. INTENTION
4. Will Liverpool win...? OPINION
5. Will travel. OPINION
6. will lift. OFFER
7. is going to snow. PREDICTION ON EVIDENCE
8. am going to backpack. INTENTION
9. will answer. OFFER, INSTANT DECISION
10. is going to win. EVIDENCE
11. will be. FUTURE PREDICTION, OPINION
12. are going to have/ are having. PLAN, INTENTION
13. is going to work / is working. PLAN, INTENTION
14. are going to go/ are going. PLAN , INTENTION
15. are going to drop. EVIDENCE PREDICTION ON OPINION.
16. will find. PREDICTION ON OPINION
17. will help. OFFER
18. will bite ( aunque se vea el Look out! es la primera condicional, que se forma con will)

2) 

1. FALSE
2. TRUE
3. TRUE
4.TRUE
5. FALSE
6. FALSE
7. TRUE

3rd ESO 18th March Homework


Morning! How are you today? Did you learn something interesting yesterday?

     1)     Complete with WILL or BE GOING TO and write the use ( plan, offer, opinion, evidence...)

    1-     Next Saturday we _____________(attend) an NBA game. 
    2-     I think the game _____________(be) at the Olympic arena.
    3-     My father ________________(buy) tickets tonight.
    4-     _________________Liverpool____________(win) the League?
    5-     In 300 years people _____________(travel) with flying cars instead of airplanes.
    6-     I_______________-( lift) the heavy box for you.
     7-     Oh look! It____________(snow) soon.
2   8-     Next summer I_________(backpack) around Europe.
3   9-     Ring ring! I_______(answer) it.
4   10-     Our team ____________(win) the match. It’s nearly time and it’s 7-0.
5   11-     In 2055 robots __________(be) our teachers.
6   12-     Tonight we______________-(have) a birthday party.
7   13-     Sponge Bob ___________-(work) at the Crabby Patty tonight.
8   14-     My friends _____________(go) to the movies tomorrow.
9   15-     Be careful! You________(dro) the plate.
1    16-  I’m sure you _______--(find) your lost ring.
1    17-  I_____________(help) you carry your books.
      18-  Look out! That dog __________(you) if you get near it.

      2)     Say whether the sentences are True or False.

Will is used for plans__________
Will is used for predictions______________
Be going to is used for plans_____________
Will is used for offers of help_____________
Will is used for something likely to happen _________
Be going to is used after I think_____________
Will is used for decisions make now__________



I'll post the answers in an hour.


Watch the video and listen to Ashleigh. Poor Pudsey died some time later ( maybe a year or so).  They were the actual winners of Britain's Got Talent that season. Isn't he cute?

They even performed in front of the Queen in an event that takes place annually. Enjoy!  Yabba Dabba Doo!


 

Tuesday 17 March 2020

Answers 4th ESO . 17 TH March


TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO REPORTED SPEECH.


1. “We don't worry if people spend too much money”, the director said.
THE DIRECTOR SAID THAT THEY DIDN'T WORRY IF PEOPLE SPENT TOO MUCH MONEY.
2.  “I am very sorry for what I have done”, he said. 
HE SAID THAT HE WAS VERY SORRY FOR WHAT HE HAD DONE.
3.        The doctor said to the old lady: “I will not operate on you.” __________________________
T         THE DOCTOR SAID TO/ TOLD THE OLD LADY THAT HE WOULD NOT OPERATE ON HER.
4.        He said: “We are here today to reach consensus.” __________________________________
5.       HE SAID THAT THEY/WE WERE THERE THAT DAY TO REACH CONSENSUS.
6.       5. BBC news reported: “The government will release all the UFO files that have been secret
over the past 50 years.” 
BBC NEWS REPORTER SAID THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD RELEASE ALL THE UFO FILES THAT HAD BEEN SECRET OVER THE PAST 50 YEARS. 
7.        6. My aunt said: “Single men should drive slowly if they want to live longer.” _____________
MY AUNT SAID THAT SINGLE MEN SHOULD DRIVE SLOWLY IF THEY WANTED TO LIVE LONGER.
8.       7. She said: “We'll go and get some food.” _________________________________________
SHE SAID THAT THEY / WE WOULD GO AND GET SOME FOOD.
9.        8.  “There is a way we can be at the seaside”, Granny said. _____________________________
GRANNY SAID THAT THERE WAS A WAY WE COULD BE AT THE SEA SIDE.
1        9. “All my life I've had a temper and I got into fights at school and university,” Mary said.
MARY SAID ( THAT) ALL HER LIFE SHE HAD HAD A TEMPER AND SHE HAD GOT INTO FIGHTS AT SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY.
1      10. “I'll pay for the operation,” he said. _____________________________________________
HE SAID THAT HE WOULD PAY FOR THE OPERATION.
1       11.  “You must buy these shoes because they fit you perfectly”, she  told me. ____________
SHE TOLD ME THAT I HAD TO BUY THOSE SHOES BECAUSE THEY FIT/ FITTED ME PERFECTLY.
1       12. In 2001 the councillor said: “The city will launch this radical traffic plan next month.”
THE COUNCILLOR SAID THAT THE CITY COUNCIL WOULD LAUNCH THAT RADICAL TRAFFIC PLAN THE FOLLOWING  MONTH/ THE MONTH AFTER.
1        13. She told me: “I will lend you my doll next week.” _________________________________
SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE WOULD LEND ME HER DOOL THE FOLLOWING WEEK / THE WEEK AFTER
1       14. Last week Julia said: “We are meeting our new instructor tomorrow.” ____________________
LAST WEEK JULIA SAID THAT THEY  WERE MEETING THEIR NEW INSTRUCTOR THE FOLLOWING DAY / THE DAY AFTER.

Answers 3rd ESO





Turn your head. It's good exercise!

4th ESO. Homework 17th March


Click here to watch the video, just Statements.

After watching the video , turn the following sentences into Indirect Speech.


TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO REPORTED SPEECH.


1. “We don't worry if people spend too much money”, the director said.
________________________________________________________________________
2.  “I am very sorry for what I have done”, he said. ___________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
3.        The doctor said to the old lady: “I will not operate on you.” __________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
4.      4.  He said: “We are here today to reach consensus.” __________________________________
5.       __________________________________________________________________________
6.       5.  BBC newsreported: “The government will release all the UFO files that have been secret
over the past 50 years.” ______________________________________________________
6.   My aunt said: “Single men should drive slowly if they want to live longer.” _____________
_________________________________________________________________________
8.       7. She said: “We'll go and get some food.” _________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
9.        8. “There is a way we can be at the seaside”, Granny said. _____________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
1         9.“All my life I've had a temper and I got into fights at school and university,” Mary said.
_________________________________________________________________________
           10.     “I'll pay for the operation,” he said. _____________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
          11.     “You must buy these shoes because they fit you perfectly”, she advised me. ____________
__________________________________________________________________________
1        12.   In 2001 the councillor said: “The city will launch this radical traffic plan next month.”
_________________________________________________________________________
1       13. She told me: “I will lend you my doll next week.” _________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
1       14.  Last week Julia said: “We are meeting our new instructor tomorrow.” ____________________
__________________________________________________________________________

I´ll post the answers later.

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