2 A

Com ja varem quedar dimarts passat avui heu de crear una redacció (composition) utilitzant la informació que us donaré i seguint l'exemple del texte de Robert Graves (escriptor anglès que va viure a Deià on hi morí fa vint-i-cinc anys).

Recordau que l'heu de fer i entregar en un full apart avui a classe.

1. Read the following text:


Robert Graves was an English writer. He was born in Wimbledon (London) in England in 1895. He was a writer. He wrote novels, poems and biographies. Robert Graves studied at the University of Oxford.

In the First World War he was a soldier and he was hurt. He married Nancy Nicholson in 1918. Then, he moved to Cairo (Egypt) to work at the University of Cairo. At the university he worked as a teacher. In 1929 Robert and a friend lived in Deià (Mallorca) but with the Civil War they left the island and went away.

He wrote his famous novel I, Claudius in 1934. In 1939, he moved to England and started a new relationship with a lady called Beryl Hodge. After the Second World War in 1946 Graves came to Mallorca. He lived in Deià again. He married his girlfriend here in 1950.

On December 7th, 1985 Robert Graves died in his house in Mallorca. If you want you can visit his house "Ca n'Alluny" in Deià.

Now, you can visit the house HERE.

Vocabulary:
* First World War: 1ª guerra mundial
*Civil War: Guerra Civil
*Second World War: 2ª guerra mundial

2. Aquí teniu la informació d'un altre personatge (aquesta vegada inventat). Heu d'escriure la seva biografia seguint el text de Robert Graves per entregar. Pensau en escriure el nom!

Lyon in France

Name: Pierre Montesquieu
Job: Painter ans sculptor
Born: Lyon (France)
Born: April 25th, 1901
Painted: 127 painting
Made: 68 sculptures
Studies: University of Sorbonne in Paris.
First World War: not to war / stayed in Lyon
Married: his girlfriend Marie in 1931
Moved to: Morocco
In Morocco: teacher at Casablanca University
Lived with: wife and two daughters
Famous painting: Le fleur in 1952
After Second World War: moved to Lyon
Died: May 2nd, 1989 in Lyon

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2 B & C Reading: Madame Tussaud

1. Read

Madame Tussaud Museum

Madame Tussaud was born in France in 1761. She wasn't from a rich family, but she became a successful businesswomam. She made was models of politicians and other important people. In 1802, she came to the UK with an exhibition of her wax models.

In 1835, Madame Tussaud opened a permanent exhibition in London. She died in 1850, but her exhibition is still very popular. Two and a half million people visit it every year. There are Madame Tussaud exhibitions in other cities too - Las Vegas, New York, Amsterdam and Hong Kong.

The exhibitions have wax models of famous people from the present and the past. There are actors, politicians, kings, queens and pop stars.

Text by Oxford Spotlight, 2.

2. Are these sentences true or false? Correct the false sentences.
Do it on an OPEN OFFICE document.

a) Madame Tussaud eas born in 1761.
b) She was from a rich family.
c) She came to the United Kingdom in 1820.
d) She opened an exhibition in London in 1835.
e) She was 70 years old when she died.
f) There are Madame Tussaud exhibitions in the USA.

Question by Oxford Spotlight, 2.

3. Write the name of the country of these cities. If you doubt check in internet.

Las Vegas:.....................................
New York:.....................................
Amsterdam:..................................
Hong Kong:...................................


4. Find in internet the meaing of these words. (You have a dictionary HERE)
Do it on YOUR NOTEBOOK, not open office document.

successful:
businesswoman:
wax:
exhibition:
still:
every:

5. REVISE Unit 1, 2, 3 and 4: Verb To Be, Have got, Present Simple and Continuous and Past Simple.
Do it on YOUR NOTEBOOK, we will correct it next Monday.

You are going to work on Mª de Bonany's blog. Do the green exercise. Click HERE.


6. GAME: practise irregular verbs with this MEMORY GAME

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2A Past Simple Affirmative

A la classe d'avui practicarem el Past Simple en afirmativa.

Remember how to form the PAST SIMPLE.

Recorda!

El passat simple es forma amb verbs Regulars i verbs Irregulars.

Els verbs REGULARS són els que acaben amb -ED

watch - watchED

1. Practise regular verbs by click HERE and HERE.

Els verbs IRREGULARS són els de la llista. El passat són els de la 2ª columna de la plana 128 del vostre Student's book.

2. Open your book and with the verbs list complete the following Irregular verbs by clicking HERE. Si no teniu el llibre trobareu una llista de verbs irregulars AQUÍ.

3. Practise REGULAR and IRREGULAR verbs HERE and HERE.

4. Complete with the PAST SIMPLE tense in affirmative. Then, translate the sentences. Do in on your NOTEBOOK.

-We ................(go) to Madrid. Translation:.................................
-I.....................(watch) at the TV. T:.................................................
-They.........................(leave) the house. T:.................................................
-My sister..................(listen) o the radio. T:.................................................
-He.............................(live) in Inca. T:.................................................
-My friends...............(study) Maths. T:.................................................
-My cat......................(die). T:................................................
- My dad ...................(write) an e-mail. T:................................................

5. Look at the following text about Shakira.

El que primer has de fer és agafar el quadern i dibuixar dues columnes ben separades. A una columna escriuràs els verbs regulars en passat que trobis i a l'altra columna escriuràs els verbs irregulars. A la dreta de cada un posaràs el seu infinitiu.

Exemple:
Verbs regulars : watched - watch
Verbs irregulars: ate - eat


Shakira is perhaps the most recognizable voice in Latin pop/rock today. When she was only 8 years old, she dedicated her first song called "Tus gafas oscuras", to her father. Two years later, she won a local and national talent contests. By 13, she had signed a record deal with Sony in Colombia, which resulted in her first album, "Magia (Magic)", a compilation of songs she wrote between 8 and 13 years old.
She was chosen to represent her country at the Festival OTI in Spain. But she was under the minimum age of 16 and she could not participate. So instead, Shakira recorded her second album "Peligro (Danger)". At that point, Shakira took a break from music graduated from high school (at age 15-really) and came back to the staged. The result was the phenomenally successful "Pies Descalzos" which sold more than four million copies worldwide.
In addition, this determined girl wanted to try her luck as an actress in "Oasis", a soap opera, but her music was her life instead of TV. Then she began to be very popular: the Colombian government designated Shakira as an official goodwill ambassador.

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1A Writing class

Avui continuarem repassant el Present Continu breument i llavors seguirem practicant l'expressió escrita redactant un altre e-mail.

1. Completa aquestes frases en Present Continu en el teu quadern.

Recorda! --> is/are/am + Verb (-ing)

a) She...............................(watch) a film.
b) Peter...........................(sleep) on the sofa.
c) We ...............................(buy) a new book.
d) They............................(read) a magazine.
e) Anne............................(change) clothes.
f) I....................................(run) very fast.

2. Aquí tens el email de l'altre dia. Avui el que has de fer es traduïr-ho al quadern.

Hello,

My name's Sharon. I live in Bangor (Wales, UK). I live here with my parents, my brother and my sister.
It's half past eleven and it is sunny and cold today. What is the weather like there?
At the moment I'm sitting in my bedroom and I'm listening to music. My favourite singer is Shakira. Do you like her?
My favourite sport is swimming. I go swimming on Mondays and Wednesdays.
My mum is calling me. I'm going to the supermarket.
Goodbye from Wales!

Sharon

3. Ara has d'escriure un email amb la següent informació. Pots utilitzar l'email de l'altre dia perquè et serveixi de guia.

Name: Anne
Place: Liverpool (United Kingdom)
People: mother, aunt, uncle and my two cousins
Hour: a quarter to one
Weather: cloudy and warm
Room: living-room
Listening: Lady Gaga
Singer: Beyoncé
Sport: basketball
Days: Tuesday and Thursday
Calling: cousin
Going: swimming-pool
Goodbye: Liverpool


4. COPY this map of UK (United Kingdom).

Fixa't on està Liverpool, escriu el seu nom al lloc corresponent sobre el mapa.

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2 C & B Past Simple: neg & int

ATENCIÓ 2B!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Els deures que vaig mandar ahir a classe i l'examen de la segona meitat de verbs irregulars són per aquest pròxim dilluns dia 8. Ahir me vaig confondre i pensava que aquest dilluns era dia 15 però és 8.

Llegeix totes les frases i posa atenció al que heu de fer!!!!!!!

I hope you had a nice time last week skiing or here at home!

Today you are going to learn how to form:

-the Past Simple in the NEGATIVE form
-the Past Simple in the INTERROGATIVE form



1. Read and COPY the theory on your notebook.

Com es forma una frase en PAST SIMPLE en NEGATIU?

Subjecte + DIDN'T (=DID + NOT) + Verb en infinitiu (regul: sense -ed /irregul: 1era columna)

Exemple:

Mary didn't study Maths.
We didn't sleep 2 hours.

Com es forma una frase en PAST SIMPLE en INTERROGATIVE?

DID + Subject + Verb en infinitiu (regular: sense -ed /irregular: 1era columna) ?

Exemple:

Did Mary study Maths?
Did we sleep 2 hours?


2. LOOK at this video and DO its 3 EXERCISES. (Trobaràs els exercicis als minuts 2.21, 2.46 i 3.26)



3. Practise:

-Past simple negative HERE
-Past simple interrogative HERE
-P.S affirmative, negative and interrogative HERE and HERE.

4. Look at the following text about Fernando Alonso. CHANGE all the verbs in past from affirmative to negative form in your NOTEBOOK.

RECORDA com es fa la negativa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Subject + DIDN'T + Verb en infinitiu*

*(sense -ED si és regular i si és irregular es posa el verb de la 1ª columna de la plana 128 del llibre de text)


Fernando Alonso became the youngest ever Formula One champion at the age of just 24.
The Spaniard finished third behind Juan Pablo Montoya in the Brazilian Grand Prix, and there are two more races he won.
Kimi Raikkonen, Alonso's only rival to the title, finished second behind his McLaren team-mate Montoya.
Alonso was already the youngest driver to take pole position and the youngest to win a race.
After the race the driver said he was delighted with his victory.
"I am extremely happy and it is a very emotional day for me," explained Alonso.
"I come from a country with no tradition in Formula One and I fought alone basically because I didn´t have any help from anybody all throughout my career."
He also told he thought he had obtained the most he desired in his life and career.

Ivan i Jaume, feis els exercicis 3 a) i 3 c) (del 3c) fes una llista copiant en català i anglès els esports dels dibuixos que surten) a la plana que trobaràs AQUÍ.

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