12-03

ON THE FIRST PART OF THE CLASS WE CHECKED SOME SENTENCES YOU HAD TO TURN INTO REPORTED SPEECH. YOU DID A GREAT JOB!
THEN WE INTRODUCED THE IDEA OF REPORTED SPEECH IN QUESTIONS. WE ANALIZED THE ORDER IN  INDIRECT QUESTIONS, WE REVISED THE USE OF INTRODUCTORY VERBS SUCH AS ASKED, WANTED TO KNOW, ENQUIRED, ETC
AS AN EXAMPLE  YOU TRANSFORMED SOME QUESTIONS IN CLASS. YOU EVEN GAVE YOUR OWN EXAMPLES.
FOR HOMEWOK YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO CONTINUE  REPORTING QUESTIONS FROM A COPY YOU WERE GIVEN.
WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT YOUR PLANS FOR THE FUTURE. IT WAS  A NICE TALK!!

ON THE SECOND PART OF THE CLASS, WE  STARTED  WATCHING THE FILM DRAGONFLY.
 I INTRODUCED SOME DETAILS AND VOCABULARY ABOUT THE STORY.

05/03

05-03-2015 

On the first part of the class we introduced the idea of reported speech in sentences. You analyzed the tenses correspondence and gave your examples. You also revised the use of modals adverbs (might, may, could). You filled it in your first examples. Not a big deal! You are supposed to complete some other exercises before introducing R.S in questions.

On the second part, we continued with our project for DFC. You had to decide to work on the idea of asking the Town hall for more bicycles stands to park those vehicles. We were analyzing who you should write the letter to, how formal it should be, what it was that you were really asking for and where those parkings would really be necessary.

For homework, you are supposed to interview different people to get to know their opinions about this project. You should ask them their views, what they think is going to  benefit from the project. Next class you will report on that!

26-02-2015

WE CHECKED AN EXERCISE YOU HAD FOR HOMEWORK TO USE THE THREE TYPES OF CONDITIONALS.

THEN, WE CONTINUED TALKING ABOUT AN ARTICLE  WE READ THE WEEK BEFORE. TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THAT ARTICLE, YOU EXPRESSED YOUR OWN “WISH LIST” RELATED TO SOME TOPICS SUCH AS FAMILY, FRIENDS, HOLIDAY, MONEY. YOU HAD TO TALK ABOUT PRESENT AND PAST SITUATIONS.

ON THE SECOND PART, WE CONTINUED WITH OUR DFC PROJECT. AFTER ADDING MORE IDEAS FOR THE PROJECT, WE VOTED THE BEST IDEA. AND THE WINNER WAS: SENDING A LETTER TO TOWN HALL ASKING FOR MORE BICYCLE STANDS. NOW, YOU HAVE TO FIND OUT THE REQUIREMENTS TO SEND A LETTER TO TOWN HALL. BESIDES, YOU HAVE TO THINK WHERE THOSE STANDS WILL BE NECESSARY. YOU HAVE TO COLLECT AS MUCH INFORMATION AS YOU CAN ABOUT THE THINGS WE ARE ASKING FOR THE  TOWN HALL AND PEOPLE’S OPINION.

19/02/2015

ON THE FIRST PART OF THE CLASS, WE CHECKED HOMEWORK. THERE WERE SOME EXERCISES FOR YOU TO FEEL IN USING I WISH/IF ONLY... YOU HAD TO TALK ABOUT PRESENT/PAST SITUATIONS. AFTER THAT WE READ AND COMMENTED ABOUT A GREEK MAN: SOZOS. HE USED TO BUY A TICKET LOTTERY EVERY WEEK. ONE DAY, ,AS HE WAS STANDING IN A QUEUE WAITING FOR HIS TICKETS ,HE SAW AN  OLD LADY AND OFFERED HER HIS PLACE IN THE QUEUE. THE NEXT WEEK HE SAW ON TV THE WINNING TICKET WAS THE ONE THE OLD LADY HAD BOUGHT.

ON THE BASIS OF THAT STORY, WE MADE EXPECULATIONS ABOUT HOW DIFFERENT SOZOS LIFE WOULD HAVE BEEN IF HE HADNT LET THE OLD LADY HIS PLACE AT THE QUEUE. YOU WERE RECICLYNG THIRD CONDITIONAL. 

FINALLY WE HAD A LISTENING ABOUT A COUPLE WHO BOUGHT AN ISLAND ON THE PACIFIC AND BECAUSE OF AN EARTHQUEAKE THEY LOST EVERYTHING. WE USED EXPRESSIONS SUCH US IF THEY HAD KNOWN THEY SHOULD HAVE...IF THEY HADN'T...THEY WISH THEY...

ON THE SECOND PART OF THE CLASS WE STARTED WORKING ON THE PROYECT WORK. YOU BEGAN BY GIVING IDEAS ABOUT THE THINGS YOU DON'T LIKE ABOUT YOUR SCHOOL, NEIGHBOURHOOD AND LEGANÉS. THE IDEA WAS TO MAKE A LIST OF THE THINGS YOU CAN CHANGE. ALTHOUGH THERE WERE ONLY THREE STUDENTS IN THE CLASS MANY IDEAS CAME UP. YOU WROTE THOSE IDEAS ON A POST-IT AND STICK THEM IN A BIG PAPER ON THE BOARD. THEN YOU REORGANIZED THOSE IDEAS IN GROUPS ACCORDING TO THE TOPICS. NEXT CLASSWE WILL SORT OUT THOSE IDEAS AND WILL DO THE VOTING TO SEE THE ONES YOU CAN CARRY OUT. 

FOR HOMEWORK YOU ARE SUPOSSED TO FILL IN SOME EXERCISES ABOUT THE THREE TYPES OF CONDITIONALS.

12-02-15

THIS WEEK WE HAS A FLIP CLASS.
FIRST WE CHECKED SOME EXERCISES ABOUT THE USE OF I WISH, IF ONLY.
THEM WE  TALKED ABOUT CARNIVAL: WE ANALISED A TEXT A BOUT CARNIVAL IN BRAZIL. WE TALKED ABOT THE DIFFERENT CITIES WERE IT TAKES PLACE: RIO DE JANIERO,SALVADOR AND RECIFE. THE DIFFERENT KIND OF MUSIC, COSTUMES AND DANCERS. THEN YOU COMPLETED AN EXERCISE TO CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING. FINALLY WE WATCHED A VIDEO BY MICHAEL JACKSON WITH ONE  OF THE MOST FAMOUS GROUP OF MUSICIANS FOR CARNIVAL: THE ODONEUM.
IN THE SECOND PART, WE VISITED TEACHER BEGOÑA`S CLASSROOM. THERE THE STUDENTS HAD PREPARED SOME GAMES  ABOUT VALENTINE´S DAY. THERE WAS ALSO A HANGMAN. THEY ALSO ASKED MISCELLANEAS QUESTIONS FOR THE NEW STUDENTS TO ANSWER. FINALLY THEY PLAYED BINGO ABOUT VALENTINE´S VOCABULARY. YOU HAD A GREAT TIME AND ENJOY YOURSELVES!

05-02-15

DEAR STUDENTS,

THIS WEEK WE REVISED THE USE OF IF ONLY,  I WISH....WE CHECKED SOME EXERCISES FOR TO USE THOSE EXPRESSIONS. AND YOU DID IT VERY WELL!!

WE HAD A LISTENING TO COMMENT SOME OTHER PEOPLE`S REGRETS AND WISHES. YOU COMMENTED ABOUT YOURS TOO. THEN WE HAD SOME EXERCISES FOR YOU TO REPHRASE USING CONDITIONALS AND THE EXPRESSIONS WE MENTIONED BEFORE.

 ON THE SECOND PART OF THE CLASS, I EXPLAINED WHAT OUR NEXT PROJECT WILL BE. WE WATCHED A VIDEO ABOUT DESIGN FOR CHANGE AND YOU GAVE YOUR OPINIONS. YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO START GATHERING IDEAS POR THAT PROJECT WORK.
WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT THE ACTIVITIES FOR VALENTINE´S DAY.WE EXCHANGED IDEAS ABOUT TASKS.NEXT CLASS, WE´LL SEE WHAT YOU HAVE PREPARED FOR "YOUR STUDENTS".

28-01-15

THIS WEEK WE CONTINUED REVISING THE THIRD TYPE OF CONDITIONAL.
YOU FILLED IN SOME EXERCISES IT WAS HARD WORK FOR YOU TO ORGANIZED THOSE SENTENCES, THERE ALSO WERE SOME SENTENCES TO BE REPHRASED.
WE ALSO INTRODUCED THE USE OF I WISH...., IF ONLY..... WHEN TALKING ABOU PRESENT SITUATIONS.
THERE WAS A LISTENING ABOUT PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT THEIR REGRETS.
YOU SPECULATED ABOUT DIFFERENT SITUATIONS.AND ALSO GAVE YOUR OWN EXAMPLES ABOUT YOUR OWN REGRETS.Y
OU PRACTICED EXPRESSIONS: IF ONLY I DIDN´T,I SHOULDN´T HAVE.....,SOMETIMES I WISH..,IF ONLY I HADN´T.
FOR HOMEWORK YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO FILL IN  SOME EXERCISES USING  THE NEW EXPRESSIONS.