BEING A TEACHER IS A DIFFICULT TASK NOWADAYS, SO I DECIDED TO FOLLOW THIS PIECE OF ADVICE BY BRUCE LEE:
Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
Who's coming to town this summer? You never know. It may be the love of your life!! So stay alert because summers are full of emotions. You can also go on a trip and be the one who comes into town. 😎😎😎😎
Unfortunately
just by a hundredth our 2º Bachillerato student Fran Toledo, who got a
13,675 in the Selectivity exams, wasn't able to be among the 30 best
students in the province of Granada. What a pity!!! He deserved it.
Congratulations, anyway!!!
This experience should show our students the right way to face the coming school years.
Road towards success in the new PAU (Selectivity exam)
Solution to the exercises in the previous post:
Rewrite...
a) If only I had started working on the project last month. (if only) b) Playing football makes me feel very happy. (makes) c) Nick refused to go to that boring party. d) After writing his mother an email, David apologised for his behaviour. After David had written...
Complete the following sentences to report what was said.
e) Sue asked me what he was going to do to relax.
Rephrase the sentence beginning with the words given.
f) A new high-technology hospital is being built in my town.
Here's my musical hint for today: She loved me that way by Michael DuBois. And now here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along.
There are moments in life when you have to give your best and that was the case of Álcaraz and our 2º bachillerato students in their Selectivity exams. There is no longer place for cheating, tricks or fake impressions. These are the moments of truth when you have to accept the challenge and go for it.
These are my proposed answers, although I haven't double-checked them....
A1- c (line 9) A2- b (line 10)
A3: False (lines 10-11). “After earning his degree from the nearest college offering physics to Afro-American students, Ron got a brochure in the mail from NASA one day.”
A4: True. (lines 13-15): “(The mission’s goal was to put a satellite into orbit, but) Ron had another, secret objective: playing the saxophone in space. // By blowing a solo performance of “What the World Needs Now Is Love,” Ron McNair became the first person to play a saxophone in space.”
A5: True. (lines 16-17): “He lost his life along with six other crew members when the shuttle broke apart during launch on January 28th.”
A6: False. (line 19): “In 2011, Lake City Library was turned into Ronald E. McNair Life History Center.”
B1: This is the least comfortable car I've ever driven. B2: Unless you drive slowly, he won't go with you. B3: Despite being a good lawyer, she doesn't always win her cases.// Despite the fact that she is a good lawyer, she doesn’t always win her cases. // Despite not always winning her cases, she is a good lawyer. B4: Claudia is likely to know the right answer // It is likely that Claudia knows the right answer. B5: I'd rather you didn't touch my laptop. B6: You will be taken to the train station in a fancy car.
B7: It was such a cold evening that we decided to stay indoors. B8: I would like to know what time the next bus to York is. B9: I gave her a watch, which stopped working two days later. // The watch which I gave her stopped working two days later. B10: His mother warned Peter not to leave the door unlocked. // Peter’s mother warned him not to leave the door unlocked. // Peter was warned not to leave the door unlocked by his mother. // Peter was warned by his mother not to leave the door unlocked. B11: By the time we get to the theatre, the play will have (already) begun. B12: My sister used to eat a lot of sweets when she was a child.// When she was a child / As a child, my sister used to eat a lot of sweets. // When my sister was a child, she used to eat a lot of sweets.
Road towards success in the new PAU (Selectivity exam)
Rewrite the following sentences without changing the original meaning and using the words in brackets:
a) I should have started working on the project last month. (if only) b) When I play football, I feel very happy. (makes) c) “I won’t go to that boring party,” said Nick. (refused) d) First, David wrote his mother an email, and then he apologised for his behaviour. (after)
Complete the following sentences to report what was said.
e) “What is he going to do to relax?” Sue asked me.
Rephrase the sentence beginning with the words given.
f) They are building a new high-technology hospital in my town. A new high-technology ... .
Here's my musical hint for today: Moment of Glory by Scorpions (classic). And now here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along.
Solution to the exercises in the previous post:
1.Jane may/might visit Switzerland next year. 2.I may/might take Spanish lessons.
3.They must be home by now. 4. James can't be eighteen yet!
5. The weather may/might be sunny tomorrow. 6. She must be at home.
7. It can't be Janet - She's in America. 8.She must think I'm stupid.
9.I must look silly in this coat.
10.They're always buying new cars. They must have a lot of money.
Here are some activities for my students in 3º ESO...
Activity on the Reader Close Shave
You
have read the book. Now you are going to watch the film. Take notes
during the film of words and expressions that may be useful for you
later.
You will have to write an email to Albert, your teacher, telling him:
How difficult or how easy it was for you to find the book, and how you finally read it.
Write a summary of the book in no more than 60 words of the plot and characters.
Express your preferences, likes and dislikes about the reader proposed.
End the email wishing nice summer holidays.
You
will be able to use your textbook and all the dictionaries and books
available in the Language Department. Don't try to cheat by talking to
your classmates or using any digital appliance.
A good example:
Hello, Albert!
I hope you're doing well. I wanted to tell you what I think about the book "A Close Shave". For me the book was not difficult to read. The vocabulary was easy to understand, and the story was fun. Sometimes I had to check some words, but in general it was alright.
The story is about Wallace and his dog Gromit. They have a machine that washes windows. Wallace meets a sheep named Shaun and a woman called Wendolene. There is a nasty robot that wants to steal sheep. Gromit is in danger, but in the end they stop the robot and save the sheep.
I liked the story because it was funny and exciting. I really liked the characters, especially Gromit, because he is smart and brave. I didn't like the robot dog because it was scary. Also, I prefer happy endings, and this one was perfect!
See you soon and I hope you'll enjoy your summer holidays,
Andrea
written by Andrea Romera Noguera (3º ESO B)
Here's a nice video to watch:
YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE by the Toledo Bros (Fran & Martín Toledo 2º Bach / 3º ESO B)
