Homework 25th March 2013

 Process ( I'm sorry)

But .... there won't be class next Wednesday the 27th!!! Next day will be the 8th of April, and pay attention, because the 10th and 15th will be the oral tests, if you have not singed... you don't need to come...

I'll post the homework when someone who went to class will send me an email... See you and have a wonderful Easter!!

Thanks to Antonio, we can have this photocopies which were given and done this day:

photocopy from 25-3_2013 from Isidoro Interino JCCM Educación

fotocopy_25-3-2013 from Isidoro Interino JCCM Educación

No class for Wednesday the 20th

Due to the Irland trip to Microsoft facilities, there will be no class the next Wednesday. There is also no new homework but reviewing all that we have done since the start it should be our homework. About the Monday's class, it was San Patrick's day, and we worked a large list of related vocabulary. We checked the exercises about modal verbs from the dossier. We listened to the first audio from the first group, who after the play was assesst by the class following the teacher's criteria. Although they were the first, they made very well and of course, they had would passed the exam.  Congratulations!! And right now, I'm not really sure if we made something more, but don't worry... I would upload it later. Have a nice weekend and Congratulations for all whose name is Pepe, Pepa, José, Josefa or Pepita... and of course for all fathers!!

Homework 13th March 2013

            After suffering a complicated correction that it lasted about 30 minutes... we listened to the same listening (task 3, EOI  Xunta Galicia from page 62 (An interview Ian McEwan ), those who were in the last class could check and others could listen only once... Afterwards, our teacher made us speak in small groups about an exercise in Student's book from unit 7 "Shipwrecked", we were discussing about the type of the reality and how will be made in order to have success. Later, we listened a track which was related with the same topic and finally, we watch a ppt about Slang and dialects.
            And of course I won't forget the homework for Monday. From our loved dossier, pages 44 and 45, Modal Verbs, these exercise should be easier than the "Causative Form" nightmare-exercises... but I consider it is quite easy to manage it!  Ok, that's all folks!! Have a superb weekend!!

Homework 11th March 2013

Lots of exercises were prepared for today, but... without the explanation of Causative form's theory... most of us couldn't have success. As a general problem, our teacher decided to check only the first 20 sentences (from page 43) in order to offer an example of how to do it. Here you are the 20 first causative form changed sentences. I hope all are ok, because the checking time is in some periods a mess (in my notebook). Anyway, this is better than nothing, doesn't it?

Write sentences in the causative form as in the example:

1.- John will have some bring him the post

1.- John will have the post brought to him

2.- Did Sheila ask the dressmaker to make her a dress?

2.- Did Sheila have a dress made?

3.- When will his photographs be developed?

3.- When will have his photographs been developed / developed? (both are possible)

4.- The decorators are decorating Tim’s house at the moment.

4.- Tim is having his house decorating at the moment.

5.- Your car needs to be serviced.

5.- You need to have your car serviced.

6.- The gardener was pruning Bob’s bushes.

6.- Bob was having his bushes pruned.

7.- The manager had asked the secretary to book a room for him

7.- The manager had a room booked for him.

8.- I paid someone to fix the roof of my house.

8.- I paid someone for having the roof of my house fixed.

9.- Let’s ask the porter to carry the luggage to the taxi.

9.- Let’s ask the porter to have the luggage carried to the taxi.

10.- Larry has got the plastic surgeon to remove his tatoo.

10.- Larry has his tatoo removed.

11.- A nurse took her temperature.

11.- A nurse had her temperature taken.

12.- The make-up artist was applying the model’s lipstick.

12.- The model was having the lipstick applied.

13.- Ask the cook to prepare the vegetables.

13.- Ask the cook to have the vegetables prepared.

14.- Have you told the accountant to check the figures?

14.- Have you told the accountant to have the figures checked?

15.- Jim hates the teacher correcting his mistakes.

15.- Jim hates having his mistakes corrected.

16.- Did the beautician paint Joanne’s nails?

16.- Did Joanne’s have her nails painted?

17.- He told the maid to serve breakfast in his room.

17.- He told the maid to have breakfast served in his room.

18.- Dad was late bacause the garage had been servicing his car.

18.- He had been having his car serviced.

19.- Pam is going to tell someone to reapir the pipes.

19.- Pam is going to tell someone to have the pipes repaired.

20.- My parents’ house was burgled last Monday.

20.- My parents had their house burgled last Monday.

        As a homework, finish the exercises from page 43 (the same as the last day, you can visit my last post) and bearing in mind, I think that we have to write down and Opinion article. Nothing more for Wednesday! 
       We also made a listening activity (page 62,  listening from Xunta Galicia, Task 3) but we hadn't enough time to check it. Our American girls came to speak about Uncle Sam and the meaning of flags for people.... Nothing more in my mind, at least at the moment... I hope it was helpful!! Enjoy it! 

Homework 6th March 2013

If you are with laziness, it would be better that you don't go on reading. As a homework for the next day we have to do exercises from page 68 and 69, "Laws and punishments" and also from page 43 "6.Passive voice /Causative Form" (click here if you want some help) . Moreover, for next Wednesday, prepare an "Opinion article" about this three topics:
1.- Spend or waste money in fashion.
2.- Cars, dangerous vehicle?
3.- Will life be better i the future?

Length: 180-200 words.

Today's class started with a role-play activity in which 2 people where in an interview, one as an employer and other as an employee. Next, this video was shown:

and the "filling the gap" activity from page 53 (Dossier) was done.

Going back to the Writing activity, pay attention to this ppt from the teacher's blog, because it was explained in class in detail. Later we work on our own with a double side photocopy.

The exercises were checked straightaway. I hope this information was helpful, no hesitate and send an email if you don't understand anything... See you around and have a nice weekend!!

Homework 4th March 2013

You have a little work to do for next wednesday... Prepare yourself for a role-playing in which one partner will be the employee and the other one the employer. This exercise is related with a sheet of paper which was been given by our teacher. But you don't really need it. Here is the activity:

3.- Take a look at this job advertisement

MICROSOFT IRELAND SEEKS FOR A Senior Software Development Engineer

To occupy a one-year vacancy. Good salary and possibilities for a long-term hiring period. Send your application letter to South County Business Park, Leopardstown

a) What kind of skills do you really need for this job vacancy? Why?
b) In which ways will you do the job interview?

4.- Role-play activity (THIS HIS THE ACTIVITY THAT I TOLD BEFORE!!)
A).- Student A is going to be the employer. Choose some of the above-mentioned questions.
B).- Student B will be the employee. You will have ten minutes to prepare answers for the job interview.

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And for those who played hooky or only a little bit lazy with the rain and these stuffs... I've to remember you that we checked the exercises of "Useful english" and the page about passive. We watched a video related with Irland from the teachers' blog and we made and exercise. Afterwards, the American girls came and we talked about man and woman in a small groups. That was all. See you next wednesday!!