sábado, 23 de enero de 2010
Unit 8. Planning Holiday
Before planning your holiday you can take a look to the place, for example London.
miércoles, 20 de enero de 2010
Unit 8. Planning Holiday
Objective of the unit:
Learn about vocabulary used in a travel agency,
Countries and Nationalities;
Use the Be going to and the Present Continuous correctly;
Reading and interpret a travel deals correctly;
Writing about your future holidays,
Knowing what cognates are.
Learn about vocabulary used in a travel agency,
Countries and Nationalities;
Use the Be going to and the Present Continuous correctly;
Reading and interpret a travel deals correctly;
Writing about your future holidays,
Knowing what cognates are.
miércoles, 13 de enero de 2010
Unit 7: Present Perfect vs. Past Simple
Alexander Graham Bell
Today almost everybody has got a telephone, but ______________ (you ever think) about the time when people ______________ (not have) telephones? In the past, when people ____________ (want) to talk someone who ___________ (live) far away, they _____________ (write) letters. Many things ______________ (change) since then! The biggest change ___________ (come) in 1876 when Alexander Graham Bell, since then the telephone ___________ (became) very important to all of us. He ___________ (make) our lives a lot of easier.
Today almost everybody has got a telephone, but ______________ (you ever think) about the time when people ______________ (not have) telephones? In the past, when people ____________ (want) to talk someone who ___________ (live) far away, they _____________ (write) letters. Many things ______________ (change) since then! The biggest change ___________ (come) in 1876 when Alexander Graham Bell, since then the telephone ___________ (became) very important to all of us. He ___________ (make) our lives a lot of easier.
lunes, 11 de enero de 2010
UNIT 7: LONDON'S STREETS
Attractions and Monuments
London Eye: situated on the banks of the River Thames in Central London. The ticket cost £17.50. (£1.00=1.12943€)Visitors are treated to a gently paced half-hour ride in space age capsules holding 25 people each.
British Museum houses a vast collection of world art and artefacts and is free to all visitors. It opens every day from 10.00 to 17.30, and it opens later on Thursday and Friday.
National Gallery houses a rich collection of over 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900 in its home on Trafalgar Square.
The Tower of London: is a historic fortress and scheduled monument in central London. The ceremony of the keys at the Tower of London has been a nightly event for the last 700 years. Every night the Tower is locked up by the Chief Yeoman Warder at exactly 21:53.
Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the British monarch. The Changing of the Guard takes place in the forecourt of Buckingham Palace at 11.30 every day in summer, every other day in winter, and lasts about 45 minutes.
Prepare your holiday.
Activities:Choose betwenn Past Simple and Present Perfect
1. Joji ________ in Tokyo for five years, but he left in 1993.
a. lived b. have lived
2. The Titanic ________ in 1912.
a. sank b. has sunk
3. Somebody ________ my bicycle! Now I'll have to walk home.
a. stole b. has stolen
4. Gerry ________ off his bike three times this month.
a. fell b. has fallen
5. Chika ________ from university last July.
a. graduated b. has graduated
6. I ________ the movie Titanic three times. I'm going to see it again tonight.
a. saw b. have seen
7. I ________ to work every day for the last six weeks!
a. walked b.have walked
8. When Young Hee was a child, she ________ in Seoul.
a. lived b. has lived
9. Ouch! ________ my finger!
a.I cut b. I've cut
10. I ________ my key yesterday, so I couldn't get into the house. Eventually, I found it in my jacket pocket.
a. lost b. have lost
London Eye: situated on the banks of the River Thames in Central London. The ticket cost £17.50. (£1.00=1.12943€)Visitors are treated to a gently paced half-hour ride in space age capsules holding 25 people each.
British Museum houses a vast collection of world art and artefacts and is free to all visitors. It opens every day from 10.00 to 17.30, and it opens later on Thursday and Friday.
National Gallery houses a rich collection of over 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900 in its home on Trafalgar Square.
The Tower of London: is a historic fortress and scheduled monument in central London. The ceremony of the keys at the Tower of London has been a nightly event for the last 700 years. Every night the Tower is locked up by the Chief Yeoman Warder at exactly 21:53.
Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the British monarch. The Changing of the Guard takes place in the forecourt of Buckingham Palace at 11.30 every day in summer, every other day in winter, and lasts about 45 minutes.
Prepare your holiday.
Activities:Choose betwenn Past Simple and Present Perfect
1. Joji ________ in Tokyo for five years, but he left in 1993.
a. lived b. have lived
2. The Titanic ________ in 1912.
a. sank b. has sunk
3. Somebody ________ my bicycle! Now I'll have to walk home.
a. stole b. has stolen
4. Gerry ________ off his bike three times this month.
a. fell b. has fallen
5. Chika ________ from university last July.
a. graduated b. has graduated
6. I ________ the movie Titanic three times. I'm going to see it again tonight.
a. saw b. have seen
7. I ________ to work every day for the last six weeks!
a. walked b.have walked
8. When Young Hee was a child, she ________ in Seoul.
a. lived b. has lived
9. Ouch! ________ my finger!
a.I cut b. I've cut
10. I ________ my key yesterday, so I couldn't get into the house. Eventually, I found it in my jacket pocket.
a. lost b. have lost
sábado, 9 de enero de 2010
UNIT 7: LONDON'S STREETS
Objectives of the unit
Learn about professions;
Use the Present Perfect and the Past Simple correctly;
Reading and interpret a guidebook correctly;
Inventing a short-story,
Using and recognize the different parts of speech,
Knowing and using correctly short and long vowels,
Knowing London.
Learn about professions;
Use the Present Perfect and the Past Simple correctly;
Reading and interpret a guidebook correctly;
Inventing a short-story,
Using and recognize the different parts of speech,
Knowing and using correctly short and long vowels,
Knowing London.
miércoles, 2 de diciembre de 2009
WRITING: MY FAVOURITE ANIMAL
EXERCISE EXAMPLE: Dolphins
Dolphins are marine mammals that are closely related to whales and porpoises. They vary in size from 1.2 m and 40 kg, up to 9.5 m and 10 tonnes. Dolphins are among the most intelligent animals and their often friendly appearance and seemingly playful attitude have made them popular in human culture.The tail fin, called the fluke, is used for propulsion, while the pectoral fins together with the entire tail section provide directional control. The dorsal fin, in those species that have one, provides stability while swimming.
Dolphins are marine mammals that are closely related to whales and porpoises. They vary in size from 1.2 m and 40 kg, up to 9.5 m and 10 tonnes. Dolphins are among the most intelligent animals and their often friendly appearance and seemingly playful attitude have made them popular in human culture.The tail fin, called the fluke, is used for propulsion, while the pectoral fins together with the entire tail section provide directional control. The dorsal fin, in those species that have one, provides stability while swimming.
UNIT 6: The environment!
Environmental organizations.
Do you know any Environmental Organization?
Do you belong to any of them?
Do you know what they do?
What can we do to save the Planet?
Do you know any Environmental Organization?
Do you belong to any of them?
Do you know what they do?
What can we do to save the Planet?
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