The Way Up To Heaven (1D)

Earlier this year we read the short story by Roald Dahl Lamb to Slaughter. This month we are going to read another of his short stories, The Way up to Heaven, first published in The New Yorker in 1954
Read and listen  to the story here.

After you've read the story,  WRITE A REVIEW of about 150 words (You can find some ideas on how to write a review here - you don't have to include all the questions) 

DEADLINE: THURSDAY 26TH

Kamala Harris Speech

 

NY Times videos

Go to the NY Times Film Club and choose a video. Take some time choosing. Remember to scroll down. There are pages and pages of different videos to choose from.

Send me an audio recording explaining:

1. why you chose it
2. what it is about
   
3. what messages, emotions or ideas stood out for you
   
4. what connections can you make between this film and your own life or experience...)

 

 

Please make sure you do not read, just talk about your video!

Lamb To Slaughter ( 1D BachiBac)

This week we are going to read a short story and do some grammar revision.

1. Grammar revision. Download and complete the following  Mixed tenses exercises.  for Monday 28th. 

 

2. Short story Lamb to Slaughter by Roald Dahl. Tuesday 29th

As you all know,  Roald Dahl was a British novelist, short story writer, poet, fighter pilot, and screenwriter. 
 He is the author of Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,The Magic Finger, and so many unforgettable stories which we have all read and enjoyed. 
This week  we are going to read one of his short stories.
Click here to read Lamb to Slaughter

3. Presentation of Projects. Thursday 30th

How the World is Preparing for the Second Wave (1C /1D)

VOCABULARY . Click here for a list of Covid related vocabulary.

Part 1: Read the article in The Guardian Global Preparation  and answer the questions.

   What determines the success of a good policy to        control the spread of the virus?      

     How is New Zealand dealing with the situation?   
    
     Name two countries that were well prepared for         the second wave and explain why.
      

     Compare Australia’s and Spain’s approaches. 

 

Explain the following expressions found in the article:

• buying a window
• at the heart of every effective system
• stamp out
• Spain courted summer visitors

Deadline:   

1 C: Wednesday 23rd/Thursday 24th (in class)

1D:  Thursday 24th

Part 2: Choose a country other than Spain. Read about it in different media (in English) and write a brief report  to explain to the group  how the country has dealt with the pandemic and its current situation.

Deadline: 1 C: To be presented to the group on Friday 25th

Boris Johnson's speech to the nation

UNIT 4 PROGRESS TEST B1F

Here is some C1 practice to keep you entertained

UNIT 4 progress test

Unit 4   LISTENING 

ANSWER KEY

Unit 7&8 (Review) B1E

 Unit 7
Pages 78&79 Exercises 1-6
Page 80 (all exercises)
Pages 82 &83 (1,4, 6,7)
ANSWER  KEY

Unit 8

Pages 94&95

ANSWER KEY unit 8

Valedictorian Speeches (B2D)

Valedictorian or graduation speech is a farewell speech given at a graduation ceremony. It was my intention to ask each one of you to prepare one to give during the third term. Alas, the COVID 19 pandemic put an end to my plans. It will be a virtual farewell instead.

I'd like you to take some time to reflect on these past few years at school and to think about what you'd like to say to your classmates and teachers if you had the chance. Think back and try to recapture those moments which will stay with you for ever, your very first day, all the good and bad memories ...  You are about to embark on a new adventure, so you might also like to talk about your hopes for the future. But don't panic! It does not have to be a formal speech, just a few thoughts and memories.

• Send me an audio or video recording (Deadline Tuesday 26th)

The Great Gatsby Book Review B1F

The assignment: Write a review of about 250 words. Deadline: Friday 22nd
 Before you write  your review, I  recommend you do some research. The Web is full of examples and description of what a review should include. These are just some suggestions.

• The Great Gatsby-The Guardian
• Jay Gatsby-A Dreamer Doomed 
• Why I love The Great Gatsby
• How to Write a Book Review
• How to Write a Review
• Book reviews-examples
• The Writing Centre
• The Guardian Books
• NY Times Books

The Way up to Heaven by Roald Dahl B1E (updated)

Earlier this year we read the short story by Roald Dahl Lamb to Slaughter. This week we are going to read another of his short stories, The Way up to Heaven, first published in The New Yorker in 1954
Read and listen the story here.








Your  next two assignments:

• Read about twenty lines from the story. Make sure you listen to it a few times before. Record and send by Thursday 21st

• Write a brief essay comparing the two stories by Roal Dhal we have read this year.You can read Lamb To Slaughter here  Deadline: Sunday 24th

You can watch a version of The way to Heaven from the TV series Tales of The Unexpected

HIT THE BOOKS UNIT 6 B1E (UPDATED)

Before you start Unit 6, don't forget to Check the answers to the last exercise. Active/Passive Mixed tenses.

UNIT 6

 TEXT pages 66-67  exercises 1-6
 VOCABULARY
-from the text:page 68 exercises 1-6
-education: page 72 exercises 1& 2

GRAMMAR  Reported Speech
Read page 128
pages 70-71 all exercises
Reported speech explained
Other Reporting Verbs 
Reported speech extra practice






 UNIT 6 ANSWER KEY

UNIT 6 REVIEW: DOWNLOAD, ANSWER AND SEND BEFORE Thursday 7th 
UNIT 6 REVIEW ANSWER KEY 

REPORTED SPEECH EXTRA PRACTICE+KEY
  

English Department Ascot Hat Contest

Ascot is a small town in England. Ascot racecourse is one of the leading racecourses in the UK. Should you want to attend Royal Ascot, a hat is a must. And that is why the English Department is inviting you to take part in the Ascot Hat Contest. Are you feeling creative? Here is how you can take part.

Check these out for inspiration!
Royal Ascot Most Impressive Hats
The Craziests Hats 


YOU CAN NOW VOTE FOR THE BEST HATS HERE .THESE ARE THE CATEGORIES. Send me an email with your votes.

JUNIOR: Vote two hats:

•  Most British
• Most Spanish

SENIOR: vote one

LISTENING: Ted Talks B1E

Listening Assignment
You have written, you have read, you have spoken, so now it's time to listen.
Go to TedTalks,  browse through different topics and choose a talk you find interesting. Listen to it and then send me a brief summary of about 70 words explaining :
a) what it its about
b) why you chose it


DEADLINE: Friday 31st

PROJECT:Comparing Countries B1F B2D

The Coronavirus Pandemic: How does the situation in Spain compare to that in other countries?

In this project you are going to compare the situation in Spain to the situation in another country.

Choose an English speaking country, read and watch the news about that country for a few days.

Then choose one or more aspects and compare them with what is happening in Spain.



Here are some ideas:

• How do the two countries compare or differ in their response to the coronavirus pandemic?
• Problems they face
• Economic impact
• People's responses, initiatives...
• Impact on domestic and international politics
• Media coverage
• Your own ideas

Work in groups  of three. Once you have done your research, write an article of about 250 words comparing the two countries. You must also do a brief presentation to the rest of the group.

Deadlines:
Written article:  May 4th
Presentations: B2D starting May 5th       B1F starting May 8th

You Clap for Me Now

The NY Times Film Club B1F B2D

 Choose a short documentary film from the  NY Times Film Club - scroll down, there are plenty to choose from.


Watch and answer the following questions :

1.  What messages, emotions or ideas stood out for you?
2. What connections can you make between this film and your own life or experience? Why? Does this film remind you of anything else you’ve read or seen? If so, how and why?

 

·     

 Send your answers by the 23rd April. Don't forget to write the title of the video.

Optional:You can also post a public comment  on the NY Times Learning Network by clicking on the comment button. You can also read other students' comments.

LOCKDOWN DIARIES B1E

 Let me hear from you...


A speaking assignment this time. Send an audio recording of about 2 minutes - or  longer if you wish.

It has  been over a month now. How are you coping? What is a day like for you? What do you miss? What's the best part  - and don't say not going to school! Don't forget to tell me who you are(name & group)
Deadline:22nd April

THE GREAT GATSBY updated (B1F)

Now that you know a little about the Roaring Twenties, it is time to start reading THE GREAT GATSBY, considered  the most American of stories, a masterpiece, the great American novel, an American classic, a timeless classic, ...

Below are the questions for the first three chapters. Download and mail them to me. Remember to send them as a word document and please read and check spelling before sending.

CHAPTERS 1-3 Questions send by Tuesday 24th March

CHAPTERS 4-7 Questions send by Monday 20th April
 

As the previous assignment, this is part of your 20%! 
Don't forget to do the exercises in unit 4!

Suggested articles
La lección de los años veinte 

De todo aquello  hace ya 100 años.

TENSE REVIEW B1E

Check your answers  UNIT 5 REVIEW Key 

Once you have checked and corrected your mistakes, you are ready for some extra practice.

Tense revision : Active/Passive mixed 
No rush, you're on holiday! You have up to Wed 15th to send them.

I'll be posting the key here after the Easter break.

Tense revision : Active/Passive mixed KEY



And don't forget you can find some more practice on the  1º BACHILLERATO tab.

Unit 5 Review B1E

Unit 5 An Apple a Day...
You have had  time to finish and correct the exercises in unit 5, but before we start unit 6, here are some exercises to check your progress:    UNIT 5 EXTRA 



Download, complete and send  before :  Friday 3rd
It is NOT an exam, it does not matter if you make mistakes!

Money Makes the World ... 2D BachiBac

And so we come to the last unit in  the book, Unit 6
Below you will find the key to the exercises ans some links to some more extra practice if you feel you need it. And remember you have some extra exercises on page 133.
Let me know if you have any questions or any doubts.  ?

After the Easter Break, around the 16th, we will do a little review test of units 5 & 6 so that you can check your progress.  

Unit 6 Answer Key

Relative Clauses Extra Practice
Relative clauses explained
relative clauses+preposition examples
Extra Practice
Extra practice 2
Extra Practice 3

UNIT4 B1F

4B  He got himself locked in a shed

LISTENING
page 47  Listen here

GRAMMAR have/get passives (solutions to these exercises will be published here  on this post Monday 30th)

• page 47 4d  
• page 145 all ANSWER KEY !!!

You don't have to send me the answers to the exercises. I'll post the answers to some of them  here and we'll correct the rest  in class when we go back.

 Extra Practice

• The causative explained
• Practice what you've learnt

World Pandemics (B1E, B1F, B2D Bachibac)

How does the COVID-19 pandemic compare to  the 1918 flu pandemic and to the plague?
Read these two NY Times articles and answer the  following questions briefly.

1918 Flu Pandemic
The Plague

• What historical parallels can we find?
• What has changed? 

 Send me an email with your answers   before Wed 26th !!!

Oops, I seem to have made a mistake! Thursday 26th is fine. Sorry! (Thank you Jessica!)

B2D BachiBac

Hope you are all coping and keeping healthy.

 Unit 5 Key I'm sure you have all been busy, so click here to see the answers to unit 5 exercises. 
 
Read here some articles about Spain
Spain's streets turn eerily quiet...
 Millions confined to homes...
 Spain takes over private healthcare...
Write I would like to know how you are all coping, so why not drop me a few lines telling me how you are doing at the email address I gave you? It doesn't need to be too long. And it will be part of your 20% !! 😀 Deadline Friday 20th






Unit 6
Once you have finished doing the exercises in unit 5 and corrected them, start unit 6.
I'll post the answers to unit 6 here on this post on Monday 23rd.

Keeping Healthy 1º E

PART 1  
Unit 5  An Apple a Day

To check the answers to the exercises  in unit 5  click here

 Passive voice  extra practice. You can check your answers online.
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3

Passive Causative 1
Passive Causative 2


PART 2  
Watch the  WHO (World Health Organisation) video about coronavirus.




Assignment
 Write: Now go to page 62 of your book Informative Essay and read the example. Then using the information on this video write a similar essay about Coronavirus and the current situation. Give a title to your essay. Deadline  23rd March. 

This is part of your 3rd term 20% , don't forget!

The Roaring Twenties (1ºF)

In preparation for the reading of The Great Gatsby, here is a video about the Roaring Twenties.

What defines the 1920s? How were those years similar to the 2020s?

Watch the video  and  email me your answers. (Deadline Wednesday 18th)

Greta & George

What are trees examples of? Why are they magic machines?
What are we doing wrong?
Name some examples of how nature is being destroyed?
What do Greta and George say we should do to stop the destruction of our planet?
How can we help?