30-04-15

THERE WERE ONLY TWO STUDENTS IN THE CLASS; ANGEL AND JULIO.
ON THE FIRST PART WE REVISED SOME HOMEWORK ABOUT REPORTED SPEECH.YOU GUYS ARE LAZY PEOPLE! YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO REPORT SENTENCES AND QUESTIONS.
WE INTRODUCED THE USE OF SOME OTHER VERBS TO REPORT; ASK, TELL, ORDER,INVITE, REMIND, BEG, REFUSE, ETC. YOU FILLED IN AN EXERCISE WITH THOSE VERBS.
WE HAD A LISTENING ABOUT TWO NEIGHBOURS WHO DO NOT GET ON WELL, GIVING THEIR DIFFERENT OPINIONS ABOUT EACH OTHER.THEN YOU HAD TO REPORT THEIR  OPINIONS.
ON THE LAST EXERCISE, JULIO HAD TO REPORT DIFFERENT KIND OF QUESTIONS ANGEL WAS ASKING HIM AND THE OTHER WAY ROUND. THAT WAS VERY FUNNY!!
FINALLY YOU TYPED A CLEAR COPY OF THE SPANISH VERSION(  ANGEL WAS
SUPPOSED TO DO IT AT HOME!)FOR THE LETTER THE GROUP IS SENDING TO THE TOWN HALL CONCERNING THE PROJECT FOR DFC.( VICTOR WAS ASSIGNED THE ENGLISH VERSION.).
NOW YOU HAVE TO FIND OUT THE NAME FOR THE  HEAD OF THE URBANIZATION DEPARTMENT IN THAT OFFICE.
FOR HOMEWWORK YOU WERE ASIGNED SOME OTHER EXERCISE  TO USE THE NEW VERS FOR REPORTED SPEECH.

23-04-15

ON THE FIRST PART OF THE CLASS,WE STARTED CHECKING HOMEWORK ABOUT REPORTED SPEECH.THEN WE CONTINUED  WITH A LISTENING.
THERE WAS AN EXERCISE FOR YOU TO TURN INTO REPORTED SPEECH.NEXT, YOU DID IT THE OTHER WAY ROUND: THERE WAS A TEXT IN INDIRECT SPEECH AND YOU TRANSFORMED INTO DIRECT SPEECH.
ON THE SECOND PART. WE CONTINUED THE LETTER FOR THE PROJECT WORK FOR DFC
WE REVISED SOME EXPRESSION FOR FORMAL LETTERS: EXPRESSION TO START A LETTER, TO END IT,TO EXPRESS THE REASON FOR WRITING, TO MAKE REQUESTS, CLOSING REMARKS, ETC.
VICTOR WILL MAKE THE CLEAR COPY FOR STHE ENGLISH VERSION OF THE LETTER AND ANGEL WILL DO THE SAME  WITH THE SPANISH ONE. THEN THEY WILL POST THEM ON THIS BLOG.
FOR HOMEWORK YOU WERE ASIGNED SOME EXERCISES TO PRACTISE REPORTED       SPEECH






CARTA:


ESTIMADO SEÑOR CONCEJAL DE URBANISMO:
Somos un grupo de alumnos de la academia"Learn & Enjoy" situada en la calle Perú, Leganes en el barrio del V centenario.
Le escribimos está carta para comunicarle que estamos participando en un proyecto de la ONG "Desing 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 Leganes 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".

15/04

THIS WEEK WE CONTINUED REVISING REPORTED SPEECH. WE CHECKED TENSES THROUGH AN EXERCISE THEN WE TOOK A TEXT IN INDIRECT STYLE AND TURNED IT INTO THE DIRECT STYLE. YOU STILL NEED SOME MORE PRACTICE! WE HAD A LISTENING TO REPORT WHAT PEOPLE WAS SAYING. IT WAS A FUNNY SITUATION!
ON THE SECOND PART, WE CONTINUED WRITING THE LETTER FOR OUR PROJECT FOR D.F.C. YOU FINALLY MANAGED TO END THE LETTER. WE STILL HAD TO WRITE THE ENGLISH VERSION FOR THE LETTER.
DAN IS GOING TO FIND OUT THE NAME OF THE PERSON WHO WE SHOULD BE SENDING THE LETTER TO.
NEXT CLASS, I'LL TEACH YOU SOME EXPRESSIONS FOR A FORMAL LETTER, AND THIS TIME, YOU'LL HAS TO WRITE IT UP ON YOUR OWN.
FOR HOMEWORK YOU ARE SUPOSSED TO FILL IN AN EXERCISE REPORTING STATEMENTS AND A DIALOGUE.

10-04-15

ON THE FIRST PART YOU FILLED IN THE WRITTEN REVISION.
THEN WE CHECKED ALL THE MISTAKES AND DISCUSSED THE DIFFERENT MISTAKES. YOU EXPRESSED YOUR OPINIONS.THE LISTENING SEEMED TO BE HARD FOR YOU.NEXT CLASS I´LL GIVE THE FINAL SCORES.

ON THE SECOND PART WE CONTINUED WITH THE PROJECT FOR DFC.
YOU BRAINSTORMED THE IDEAS YOU NEEDED TO EXPRESS IN THE LETTER FOR THE TOWN HALL:
THE INTRODUCTION OF THE LETTER, (ADDRESSING THE RIGHT PERSON)
INTRODUCING YOURSELF
THE REASON FOR WRITING
POSSIBLE LOCATIONS FOR THE BIKE PARKS.
ENDING THE LETTER.

YOU HAVE NEARLY FINISHED THE LETTER IN SPANISH. ONCE YOU FINISH THAT YOU WILL HAVE TO WRITE THE ENGLISH VERSION.

FOR HOMEWORK YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO FINISH WRITING THE LETTER. WE`LL SEE YOUR IDEAS!

26/03/2015

ON THE FIRST PART, YOU  STARTED FILING IN THE WRITTEN REVISION. IT WAS VERY HARD TO DO IT SINCE ON THAT DAY YOU WERE COMPLETELY ABSENT MINDED (YOU WERE ALREADY ON HOLYDAY AT HIGH SCHOOL) YOU LOOKED VERY TIRED.
ON THE SECOND PART, WE CONTINUED WATCHING THE FILM: "DRAGONFLY". WE REVISED THE STORY AND THE PREVIOUS VOCABULARY.
THIS TERM, THE OLIMPICS' WINNER WAS: ANGEL! THE ACADEMY HAS AWARDED HIM WITH A T-SHIRT WITH THE NAME OF THE INSTITUTION ON IT.

I HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAYS AND GATHER STRENGHT FOR THE LAST TERM OF THE YEAR! HAPPY EASTER!

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!