jueves, 25 de junio de 2015

25-06-15

DEAR STUDENTS:
I WAS WAITING TO SEE YOU FOR OUR  CLASS BUT......... IT´S SUMMER TIME!!! I GUESS YOU MUST BE AT THE SWIMMING POOL SUNBATHING AND YOU DON´T FEEL LIKE HAVING YOUR ENGLISH CLASS.........DO YOU????
I  HAVE POSTED THE PRESENTATION OF OUR PROJECT FOR DFC. I HOPE YOU LIKE IT!!!!

HAPPY SUMMER HOLIDAYS!!!



jueves, 18 de junio de 2015

18-06-29

THIS WEEK WE FINISHED EDITING THE LETTER FOR THE DFC PROJECT.WE  WE DISCUSSING ON THE WAY TO SEND THE LETTER AND FINALLY THE STUDENTS DECIDED THAT THEY WILL BE SENDING THE LETTER BY ORDINARY MAIL:

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ESTIMADO SEÑOR CONCEJAL DE URBANISMO:
Somos un grupo de alumnos de la academia "LEARN  & ENJOY" situada en la calle Perú, Leganés en el barrio del V Centenario.
Le escribimos está carta para comunicarle que estamos participando en un proyecto de la Organización No Gubernamental (ONG) "Design For Children"(DFC).
Nuestro proyecto consiste en investigar sobre las necesidades de la gente y la ciudad e intentar resolverlos. En particular, nos hemos centrado en la escasez de zonas para estacionamiento de bicicletas de Leganés.
Según nuestra propia experiencia los lugares donde harían falta serían en los centros comerciales, institutos, centros sanitarios y barrios como Leganés Norte.
Le agradeceríamos su colaboración para llevar a cabo este proyecto. La juventud de Leganés le estaría muy agradecido por su gesto de contar con estos nuevos recursos.
Desde ya le agradecemos su atención.
Atentamente
Los alumnos del grupo C9 de la academia "LEARN &ENJOY".

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
We're a group of students from "LEARN & ENJOY" academy, located in Peru Street, Quinto Centenario neighbourhood, in Leganés.
At present we're taking part in a project from the Non Govermental Organization (NGO) "Design for Children" (DFC).
Our Project consists in detecting people and city needs and try to solve them.
We have specially focused on the lack of parking areas for bikes in Leganés. According to our own experience these areas would be necessary in shopping centers, high schools, and some neighbourhoods such as Leganes Norte.
We would be grateful if you could cooperate with this project.
The young people in Leganes would be pleased to count on these new facilities.
Thanks for your attention. 
Yours sincerely

Studens of the C-9 group at "LEARN & ENJOY" academy.



WE'RE SENDING THIS LETTER TO THE TOWN HALL: Plaza Mayor, 1, 28911 Leganés, Madrid.

domingo, 14 de junio de 2015

09-06-15

THIS CLASS  I HAD JUST ONE STUDENT, VICTOR AND HE DID THE END OF TERM-EXAM. ( I KNOW THAT YOU WERE VERY BUSY AT HOME STUDYNG FOR EXAMS!!)

THE FIRST EXERCISE WAS A LISTENING ABOUT A COLLEGE GRADUATE  WORKING AS A  PAPER BOY! YOU HAD TO FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH INFORMATION FROM THE LISTENING.
THEN ,FOR GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY YOU HAD AN EXERCISE  TO PUT THE WORDS IN THE RIGHT ORDER.THERE WAS ANOTHER EXERCISE  TO COMPLETE WITH A RELATIVE PRONOUN, A REPORTED SENTENCE/QUESTION OR ADD THE CORRECT PUNCTUATION FOR RELATIVE CLAUSES.
AS FOR THE READING COMPREHENSION THERE WAS A TEXT ABOUT AGATHA CHRISTIE. THEN YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO MARK SOME STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE.
FOR WRITING YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO WRITE AN EMAIL TO A FRIEND DESCRIBING THINGS YOU HAVE DONE RECENTLY AND ALSO TALK ABOUT YOUR  FUTURE PLANS.YOU HAD TO ASK ABOUT HIS/ HER FAMILY.
FOR THE SPEAKING PART YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS USING MODALS, USED TO, THIRD CONDITIONAL,  PAST PERFECT, ETC. FINALLY,  YOU ARE TO PRODUCE A CONVERSATION  WITH A PARTNER ON THE COURSE TOPICS.
YOU HAVE NOT  SUBMITTED YOUR PAPERS FOR ME TO CHECK WITH THE MATERIAL FOR THE SPECIAL CLASS!!.

sábado, 30 de mayo de 2015

28-05

WE  CHECKED SOME HOMEWORK ABOUT DEFINING AND NON DEFINING RELATIVES CLAUSES.
THERE WAS AN EXERCISE IN WICH FIRST YOU HAD TO DECIDE  WHETHER THE SENTENCE WAS DEFINING OR NON DEFINING. THEN YOU WERE GIVEN  SOME PHRASES FOR YOU TO COMPLETE THE NON DEFINING ONES.
 SOME OF YOU HAD BEEN ABSENT THE CLASS BEFORE,SO WE HAD TO REVISE THEIR USE. -THEN WE PRACTISED ANOTHER EXERCISE FOR YOU TO ADD THE PUNCTUATION DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF CLAUSE
ON THE SECOND PART, YOU HAD THE SPECIAL CLASS ABOUT SUMMER TIME; SOME OF YOU VISITED ANOTHER CLASSRROM TO BE THE TEACHERS AND SOME STUDENTS FROM THE OTHER CLASS VISITED US AS STUDENTS. YOU GAVE THEM  SOME ACTIVITIES : CROSSWORD  TO FIND VOCABULARY ABOUT SUMMER TIME, THERE ALSO WAS A GUESSING GAME .
 FINALLY YOU PLAYED A SONG FOR THEM TO FILL IN WITH SOME VOCABULARY: "ENDLESS SUMMER".
FOR HOMEWORK YOU WERE ASIGNED AN EXERCISE WITH TWO PARTS:  FIRST YOU HAVE TO MATCH THE HALVES  OF A SENTENCE AND   THEN YOU MUST COMPLETE THEM WITH A RELATIVE PRONOUN.

sábado, 23 de mayo de 2015

21-05-15

 THIS CLASS WE INTRODUCED THE USE OF DEFINING AND NON DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES. WE ANALISED THEIR USE.
YOU STARTED BY REFRESHING THE USE OF RELATIVE PRONOUNS: WHO, WHICH,WHOSE, WHAT,WHEN, WHERE.
WE COMMENTED IN WHICH CASES WE COULD OMIT THE PRONOUN.THEN YOU REVISED TWO SENTENCES WITH CLAUSES AND YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO SAY IN WHICH CASES THE INFORMATION WAS NOT ESSENTIAL.
THEN WE READ AN ARTICLE ABOUT ABOT A FAMOUS ACTOR/SINGER:JOHN TRAVOLTA. YOU ANALISED A TEXT ABOUT HIS LIFESTYLE AND HIS PASSION: FLYING PLANES-IT TOOK YOU MORE THAN THE EXPECTED, BUT YOU COULD INSERT THE CLAUSES: WHO LIVES,WHICH IS BUILT,WHOSE 3.5 MILLION MANSION,MOST OF WHOM SHARE,ETC
 WE ALSO ANALISED THE VOCABULARY ON THE TEXT.
YOU HAD TO CHECK ON THE ACTIVITIES FOR NEXT FLIPPED CLASS. THE TOPIC IS: SUMMER HOLIDAYS. WE FOUND OUT SOME PUZZLES BUT YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BRING YOUR OWN MATERIAL FROM HOME.

FOR HOMEWORK YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO DECIDE IF THE SENTENCES ARE BEST COMPLETED WITH A DEFINING OR NON DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSE AND  AFTER THAT, YOU HAVE TO  ADD A RELATIVE  PRONOUNS AND COMMAS WHERE NECESSARY. YOU CAN ALSO OMIT THE PRONOUN IF POSSIBLE
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domingo, 17 de mayo de 2015

14-05-15

ON THE FIRST PART OF THE CLASS WE REVISED HOMEWORK.
YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO TURN INTO DIRECT SPEECH SOME INFORMATION FROM AN AGENDA. YOU DID IT WELL. THEN WE CONTINUED FILLING IN AN EXERCISE REPORTING QUESTIONS, STATEMENTS AND COMMANDS.
THEN THERE WAS ANOTHER EXERCISE IN WHICH FIRST YOU HAD TO MAKE UP THE QUESTIONS BASED ON THE ANSWERS OF A DIALOGUE AND THEN  YOU HAD TO REPORT THE QUESTIONS.
FOR HOMEWORK YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO REPORT SOME QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ON A PHOTOCOPY.
ON THE SECOND PART,WE FINISHED WATCHING THE FILM DRAGON FLY. WE TALKED ABOUT THE OTHER POSSIBLE ENDINGS FOR THE FILM AND YOU GAVE YOUR OPINIONS ABOUT IT.
FOR NEXT CLASS YOU ARE ALSO SUPPOSED TO BRING IDEAS FOR THE SPECIAL CLASS FOR THE TERM.