Tuesday 30 November 2010

Homework Intermedio 1, 30th November

Do you remember the copy I gave you in the language lab. The last activity was a crossword whose clues are in phonetic symbols. You have to find the English word for the transcriptions.
Bring your grammar book and we'll see what difficulties you came across when you did the units about the future.

Monday 29 November 2010

Homework Básico 1, 29th November

Do the vocabulary activities on page 146 "Common Adjectives".  We'll correct them on Wednesday, 1st December (las corregiremos el día 1, miércoles).
De momento no hemos acabado la unidad 2, y hemos pasado a la 3, pero no os preocupéis porque volveremos próximamente para acabarla.
A la derecha encontrarás un "gadget" que te lleva a un diccionario online. Puedes elegir el idioma y es muy fácil de usar.
También puedes pinchar aquí.

A hunter ... a bear

Just a bit of fun!!!
 Do you like this advertising campaign?
 It's incredible. Choose the "don't" option at the end and type any word (verb).


Wednesday 24 November 2010

Homework Básico 1 - 24th November

Homework for Monday, 29th November:

The answers are below (las soluciones están al final)

Translate this text into English:

Hola, me llamo Will y estos son mis amigos, Annette y Max. No somos españoles pero nos gusta este país.
Annette es piloto y vive con sus padres.
Max está casado y trabaja con su mujer. Son muy felices y tinen 3 mascotas. Sus nombres son Mimi, Elfo y Fujur. Tienen 2 años.

Write questions for these answers. (Haz preguntas para estas respuestas).
Ejemplo:
-          ____________________________? I'm from Spain.
       Where are you from?

-          ____________________________?  I work in an office.
-          ____________________________?  No, she doesn’t do yoga.
-          ____________________________?  I’m 29.
-          ____________________________?  I don’t like sugar.
-          ____________________________?  I come to school in the morning.
-          ____________________________?  I am a student.
-          ____________________________?  Yes, he has a dog.
-          ____________________________?   Yes, we are.

Answers
  
Hi, my name's Will / I'm Will and these are my friends, Annette and Max. We aren't Spanish but we like this country.
Annette is a pilot and (she) lives with her parents.
Max is married and (he) works with his wife. They're very happy and have three pets. Their names are Mimi, Elfo y Fujur. They are two (years old).


Where do you work?  I work in an office.
Does she do yoga? No, she doesn’t do yoga. 
How old are you?  I’m 29.
Do you like sugar / What don't you like?  I don’t like sugar.
What do you do in the morning /When do you come to school?  I come to school in the morning.
What do you do / What's your job / What are you?  I am a student. 
Does she have a pet / Has she got a pet?  Yes, he has a dog.
Are you from Torrelavega?   Yes, we are. (Cualquier pregunta que empiece por "Are you" serviría: are you happy / are you at home...?)

Tuesday 23 November 2010

Intermedio 1 - 23rd November

If you couldn't come to class today, you can get a summary of the PowerPoint presentation about numbers by clicking here.
I'll try to keep this blog and the folders updated so that you can work at home.
Important news: there'll be a listening test on Thursday, 25th November. It won't take long (no durará mucho).

Homework Básico 1 - 22nd November

Leed y rellenad el impreso que encontraréis en esta carpetaNo es necesario hacer frases completas ni dar datos personales: podéis inventaros un personaje extravagante aunque pensaréis que bastante complicado es ya decir la verdad en inglés como para además inventarse cosas.

Money

Do you like money?
Listen to the video and do the activity in unit 2A.


Click here to read the lyrics.