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MARCH 20TH: TASKS

TASKS FOR ESO 3: Grammar and speaking Dear students. Today, you have to: 1-Copy (on a document you can send me) and complete the dialogue on page 50, exercise 4 ,  workbook , and order the phrases in the dialogue in the Speaking section on the same page. 2- Record the dialogues in mp3. Do your best to imitate a native speaker . 3-Send me an e-mail with both the written document and the mp3. 4-Play this online game  to review modal verbs. Tell me what you have learnt. Use the same e-mail message for all the tasks. TASKS FOR BACH. 1: Listening, reading, grammar and speaking 1-Watch this video and do the quiz to practise the second conditional .  Tell me what you liked best about these chapters and what your results were. Also, WHAT STEREOTYPES are shown in these scenes?' Which is the last conditional sentence that appears in this video? It is not part of the quiz 2- Read this real conversation with a Chinese ...

MARCH 19TH: IMPORTANT

PLEASE, READ ALL THIS INFORMATION WITH ATTENTION Dear student, 1-Te recuerdo recuerdo que esto no son deberes extra, son actividades que sustituyen una clase.  Si no te da tiempo, ¿tal vez no le estás dedicando los 50 minutos correspondientes? I strongly recommend you to get up early,  exercise at home and do only what you can do yourself. Please, do not copy texts from the Internet. Breathe in and control stress. 2-De ahora en adelante, para que haya más orden en la entrega de trabajos, solo pueden enviarse el mismo día en que se publican o al día siguiente. Also, make a note of this. There will be a TEST AFTER EASTER (10 POINTS): These are the abridged novels you have to read this term: ESO 3:   The Grey Owl . Burlington books. BACH 1:   The Woman in White . Burlington books. Remember you can share the book and take turns to read it. That way, it won't be so expensive. THANKS FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING

MARCH 18TH. TASKS

Dear students, these are the tasks for today! Please, send me the exercises in the same e-mail, to save energy LISTENING and WRITING:  1-SONG. ESO 3 AND BACH 1 Listen to this song . Pay attention to the lyrics. Write a short text including: -The topic of the song -How it makes you feel. -Where, when and why you think this song was written. Did you know that this song was part of a famous film's soundtrack? Which one? 2-GRAMMAR VIDEO. BACH 1.  Watch this video.   Take notes while you are watching. Also, read everything here before you start doing the task After that, write three examples about yourself, one with "used to", another one with "be used to" and another one with "get used to". They have to be followed by a short explanation so that I know you understand what you are saying. Here are my examples: 1-I used to send letters to my friends when I was a teenager. At those times it wasn't easy to meet if you didn...

MARCH 17TH. VOCABULARY

ESO 3: Ask somebody in your family the following questions related to food. Then report to me using the 3rd person singular. Remember you can use this online dictionary: https://www.wordreference.com Also, remember you are allowed to lie. In your opinion, which is the most important meal (breakfast, lunch or dinner)? How often do you eat mushrooms ? What side dishes do you remember eating lately? How often do you prepare a  sauce when you are cooking? What is your favourite dessert ? What type of food do you prefer to eat raw ? Name the last ripe piece of fruit that you have eaten. What do you prefer, mashed potatoes or baked potatoes? Why? BACH. 1. Use the words to complete the sentences: Illiterate/    fee/  wipe out/  available/ fed up with/   make up/   stand up for/  speak up/   encourage/ educated Undoubtedly, education is the best way to .......................... any trace of ..........

MARCH 17TH. GRAMMAR GAME AND EXERCISE

Interactive grammar game for EVERYONE! GRAMMAR REVISION: TENSES ESO 3: Fill in the gaps  with the correct form of the verb. Herbie loves trains ! He first __________________ (SEE) a train when he was five years old and he __________________ (BE) absolutely fascinated. He __________________ (GO) to a different train station every week and __________________ (WRITE) down the engine number of every train he sees. He _____________________ (DO) this since he was seven. By the time he left school he _____________________ (COLLECT) over 5000 different engine numbers from all over the world. At one time, while he __________________ (STAND) at a station he _____________ (SEE) something very strange. He __________________ (WAIT) for a train for an hour when he suddenly __________________ (SEE) an old steam locomotive coming down the tracks. It __________________ (NOT STOP) at the station and when it __________________ (PASS) Herbie saw that all the passengers __________________ (WE...

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TASK 2. MARCH 16TH SPEAKING. THIS IS GOING TO BE FUN!

ESO 3 AND BACH 1 LISTENING AND SPEAKING ESO 3: Watch this video:  a conversation about food . Listen carefully Remember some of the phrases and write your own conversation.   You will have to RECORD YOUR CONVERSATION (speaking ) PRETENDING YOU ARE TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE. Send me the mp3 and I will give you feedback!! BACH 1: Listen to this person talking about his emotions .  Write down some key expressions. Record your own interview (pretending you are two different people) or record your monologue about HOW YOU ARE FEELING these days. Send me the mp3 and I will give you feedback!! Do it and enjoy yourself!!!