lunes, 22 de noviembre de 2010

MAKE QUESTIONS- 5TO CUAT/2DO CUAT RR.HH

1. ………………………………………………………………………………………………?(feel)
Martin Jerson and his friend Steve Harris were confident when they started their two-day climbing trip.
2. ……………………………………………………………………………………………..?(do)
The men called the police immediately.
3. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….?(lose)
They lost Steve´s backpack.
4. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….?
The backpack had a tent and a mobile phone inside.
5. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….?
The rescue service found them at ten.
6. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….?
The men were taken to hospital.
7. …………………………………………………………………………………………….?
They planned their next trip.

Make questions:(alguna respuestas están en presente por que lo que necesitarán loas auxiliares DO or DOES en lugar de DID). Usen HOW OFTEN-WHEN-HOW MUCH-HOW MANY-WHERE-WHY-HOW-WHAT-

a. ......................................?
That car cost 150.000 dollars
b. ........................................?
We take English lessons twice a week.
c. .........................................?
There are 28 students in my class.
d. ...........................................?
The car accident happened two weeks ago.
e. .............................................?
I go to work by car.
f. ...............................................?
Because I hate public transport.
g. ..............................................?
I study at UBA in Buenos aires.
h. ..............................................?
They had staff meetings every Monday.
i. ................................................?
I felt confident before the exam.

jueves, 11 de noviembre de 2010

5to cuat. SIMPLE PAST PRACTICE

Buenas,
Les envío ejercitación de simple past. El fin de semana subo otra serie de ejercicios. Please hacer y ENTREGAR la próxima clase.

Complete the text. Use the past tense of these verbs:
BE BEGIN GO HAVE LIKE OFFER STUDY WANT WORK(X2)

Renate Langer .............economics and marketing in Stuttgart from 2001 to 2005. During te summer holidays, she .............. in the sales departament of a pharmaceutical company. After graduating, she ..............to improve her English, so she ...................to Canada. She ..............to Vancouver a lot and ............... looking for a part-time job. She........... an interview with the marketing manager of a large company where the needed a German speaker with good qualifications. Renate got the job immediately. It.................very interesting, and she ............. very hard. Three months ago, the manager............. her a full-time job. Now she doesn´t know what to do: she loves Canada, but she wants to be with her family and friends in Stuttgart, too.

Corregir los errores en las siguintes líneas d este mensaje. Hay un error por línea.

Maris, I´m sorry. I´m havng a bad day. I didn´t sent the report
out, I not check the figures. I didnt get to the bank
on time, I didn´t phoned the suppliers. I tried to call you
this morning, but you not answer. I think I need to go home.

Complete the short answers to the questions(completar las respuestas cortas)

1. Was Philip in time? no, ................................
2. Did you and Barbara go to the staff party? no, ............................
3. Did the sales representatives get all the information they need? Yes, ..........................
4. Were Sue and Tom in the same team? ........................... weren´t
5. Was the training course useful? Yes, .........................
6. Does sue have a computer at home? no, ...........................
7. Were the participants satisfied?, Yes, .................
8. Can you finish this for Friday?, No , ..........................

martes, 2 de noviembre de 2010

THE ORIGINS OF HALLOWEEN/2º cuat. RR.HH

THE ORIGINS OF HALLOWEEN

The origins of Halloween go back very far, to the ancient Celts. The Celts lived in British isles during ancient times. They were pagans. The believed in the gods of nature.

There were important festivals on the Celtic calendar. One was called Beltane. It marked the beginning of summer. The other was called Samhain. It marked the end of summer, on October 31. Samhain was also the last day of the year on the Celtic calendar.

Samhain was the Celtic god of death. The Celts were afraid of winter. They associated it with death and evil spirits.

The Druids were Celtic priests and teachers. They were very important in Celtic society.Everyone respected them. They practised magic and religious rituals.
Samhain, October 31, the Druids predicted the future. The Celtic people dressed in scary costumes to frighten the spirits. They dressed as witches, ghosts and skeletons. They also played games to bring good luck in the new year. The Celts believed that the night of October 31, ghosts came out of their tombs. The spirits of the dead returned to earth. After the Roman invasion in 43 AD., Samhain also became a harvest festival. The Romans had a harvest festival called Pomona. Pomona was the Roman goddess of garden and orchards. Nuts, fruits and apples were part of the Samhain ceremonies. Apples were sacred and lucky! The coulous of Halloween are orange and black. They represent the harvest (orange) and death (black).
After the Roman invasion, Christian rites substituted pagan rites.

The first day of November was the day of all saints for the Christians. It was called "All Hallaow´s Day"(the day of all saints). The evening of October 31 was All Hallow´s Eve. This was shortened to Halloween.

The Druid religion went on for a long time in Ireland and Scotland. Halloween continued to be important in both places.
In the 19th century, Irish immigrants brought their Halloween customs to the United States. Now Halloween is one of the biggest festivities in the United States. The day is on every American calendar!

sábado, 23 de octubre de 2010

Simple Past practice(5to CUAT ESBA)

Buenas, le estoy enviando ejercitación relacionada con SIMPLE PAST. Slds,
JP

Write questions like this: (escriban preguntas, la primera está hecha)
1. Ask where they went last summer: WHERE DID YOU GO LAST SUMMER?
2. Ask how they travelled:
3. Ask how long the journey took:
4. Ask if they enjoyed thecamping:
5. Ask if they did anything special:
6. Ask where they stayed after camping:
7. Ask how long they stayed in Austria.

Put the words in order(ordear las palabras):

a. last you enjoy party did night?
b. like very parties much didn´t going Jane
c. night film the last did you enjoy?
d. there did have you lunch?
e. camping I enjoy much didn´t the

Write the conversations. WAS and WERE

1. Where / you last night?____ WHERE WERE YOU LAST NIGHT?
We/ at home ____ WE WERE AT HOME

2. The party/fun? ________________________________________
yes/ quite fun ________________________________________

3. Where/your teacher last week? __________________________________
He/ on holiday

4. The lecture/ interesting? ____________________________
Yes/very interesting ____________________________

5. You/ meeting this morning? _________________________________
No/in bed _________________________________________________

6. They/ conference yesterday afternoon?___________________________
Yes/there all day ____________________________________________

Regular and irregular verbs. Clasificar.
go-ask-tell-type-scan-text-print-show-read-send-receive-erase-clean-surf-turn on- turn off-pause-zoom-smoke-write-look for-find-search-memorize-underline-pass-fail-teach-learn-photograph-leave-finish-say-open-close-carry-fly-arrive-drink-run-listen to-hear-hand in-share-grow-light-try-put-sell-buy-

sábado, 16 de octubre de 2010

5º cuat/TN

Completar con el verbo entre paréntesis, en Simple Present or Present Continuous.

A Trekking Journal

November 12, 1997

Today........ (be) the second day of my trek around Mount Annapurna. I am exhausted and my legs............ (shake) ; I just hope I am able to complete the trek. My feet............. (kill, really) me and my toes ..........(bleed) , but I............ (want, still) to continue.

Nepal is a fascinating country, but I have a great deal to learn. Everything........... (be) so different, and I.......... (try) to adapt to the new way of life here. I........... (learn) a little bit of the language to make communication easier; unfortunately, I.............. (learn, not) foreign languages quickly. Although I................ (understand, not) much yet, I believe that I................... (improve, gradually) .

I................ (travel, currently) with Liam, a student from Leeds University in England. He............ (be) a nice guy, but impatient. He (walk, always) ahead of me and............... (complain) that I am too slow. I.............. (do) my best to keep up with him, but he is younger and stronger than I am. Maybe, I am just feeling sorry for myself because I am getting old.

Right now, Liam............ (sit) with the owner of the inn. They .............(discuss) the differences between life in England and life in Nepal. I ..................(know, not) the real name of the owner, but everybody.......... (call, just) him Tam. Tam ..............(speak) English very well and he .....................(try) to teach Liam some words in Nepali. Every time Tam .............(say) a new word, Liam.......... (try) to repeat it. Unfortunately, Liam............ (seem, also) to have difficulty learning foreign languages. I just hope we don't get lost and have to ask for directions.

Poner las palabras en order para obtener preguntas:
1. discussing/they/are?
2. Tam/speak/does/well/very?
3. Nepal/is/nice/a/place?
4.do/learn/quickly/languages/you?
5. are/gradually/improving/they/English/in?

jueves, 23 de septiembre de 2010

2do CUAT/RR.HH

Hi, guys
I´m sending some excercises in connection with the use of there is/are.
Have it done for next class.
Good luck,
JP
Write there ´s/there isn´t/is there/there are/there aren´t/are there1. Springfield isn´t an old town. …………………………..any old buildings.
2. Look! ……………………………..a picture of your brother in the newspaper.
3. “Excuse me, ……………………………a bank near here ? “Yes, at the end of the block.”
4. …………………………. Five people in my family: my parents, my two sisters, and me.
5. How many students……………………………. In the class? “Twenty”.
6. “Can we take a picture?” “No, ……………………..any film in the camera.”
7. “…………………….. a bus downtown from the airport?” “Yes, every twenty minutes”.
8. “……………………..any problems” “No, everything´s OK”.
9. ………………………nowhere to sit down…………………………….any chairs.
Springfield is a small town. Write sentences using there is/are or there isn´t/aren´t. Use the information below.1. A golf course? NO ……………………………………………………..
2. Any restaurants? YES(A LOT) ……………………………………………….
3. A hospital? YES ………………………………………………………………..
4. A swimming pool? NO ……………………………………………………….
5. Any movie theaters? YES (TWO) ………………………………………………….
6. A university? NO ……………………………………………………………………..
7. Any big hotels? NO ……………………………………………………………

5to Cuat/ESBA/PRACTICE

Buenas,
Les estoy enviando excercises en relación con el Simple Present y el Present Continuous. Trabajen con un diccionario al lado. Lleven hechos e impresos estos ejercicos así los podemos corregir en clase el próximo Miércoles.

Simple Present questions-

Where (you/work) ? ................................


Where (he/be) from? - He's from Hamburg. ...........................


Where (he/work) ? ...................................


Where (they/work) ? .....................................


How long (it/take) you to drive to work in the mornings? .............................


Which university (Tom/go) to? ............................


How much (the book/cost) ? .................................


Why (you/smoke) so much - it's unhealthy? ..........................


Where (they/spend) their weekends? .....................................

SIMPLE PRESENT OR PRESENT CONTINUOUS ?
En este ejercico tienen que completar con el Simple Present (sólo el verbo co S/ ES o común) o con el Present Continuous ( verb to be(is are am) más el verbo con ING.
1. Every Monday, Sally............ (drive) her kids to football practice.

2. Usually, I (work).......... as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I (study) French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris.

3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John........... (sleep) .

4. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It............. (rain) .

5. I hate living in Seattle because it......... (rain, always) .

6. I'm sorry I can't hear what you.........(say) because everybody......... (talk) so loudly.

7. Justin.......... (write, currently) a book about his adventures in Tibet. I hope he can find a good publisher when he is finished.

8. Jim: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight?
Denise: Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I............. (go) to a movie tonight with some friends.

9. The business cards .............(be, normally ) printed by a company in New York. Their prices.......... (be) inexpensive, yet the quality of their work is quite good.

10. This delicious chocolate............. (be) made by a small chocolatier in Zurich, Switzerland.




Maria's week:

Complete the paragraph with the following verbs: start- have-finish-get-comb-have-get-.Then answer the questions.

"On weekdays, I......... up at half past seven. I............ a shower,...... my hair and ........... dressed. I go to school by car. School........ at a quarter eight. Break is from quarter past eleven quarter to twelve. School.......... at half past two. I ........... lunch at three o'clock"


a. What time does school start?
b. What time does school finish?
c. What time does Maria get up?
d. What does she do first in the morning?
e. What time does she have a break?

viernes, 18 de junio de 2010

5to CUATRIMESTRE/ESBA

Buenas, le estoy enviando ejercitación relacionada con SIMPLE PAST. Durante el fin de semana subiré otros ejercicios en relaión a las unidades 6-9 del libro.
Slds,
JP

Write questions like this:
1. Ask where they went last summer: WHERE DID YOU GO LAST SUMMER?
2. Ask how they travelled:
3. Ask how long the journey took:
4. Ask if they enjoyed thecamping:
5. Ask if they did anything special:
6. Ask where they stayed after camping:
7. Ask how long they stayed in Austria.

Put the verbs in the right order:

a. last you enjoy party did night?
b. like very parties much didn´t going Jane
c. night film the last did you enjoy?
d. there did have you lunch?
e. camping I enjoy much didn´t the

Write the conversations. WAS and WERE

1. Where / you last night?____ WHERE WERE YOU LAST NIGHT?
We/ at home ____ WE WERE AT HOME

2. The party/fun? ________________________________________
yes/ quite fun ________________________________________

3. Where/your teacher last week? __________________________________
He/ on holiday

4. The lecture/ interesting? ____________________________
Yes/very interesting ____________________________

5. You/ meeting this morning? _________________________________
No/in bed _________________________________________________

6. They/ conference yesterday afternoon?___________________________
Yes/there all day ____________________________________________

martes, 18 de mayo de 2010

RR.HH/ 2DO CUATRIMESTRE

Hi guys!,

I´m sending some excercises so you can practise for the test.

Good luck!



Jpablo



PRESENT CONTINUOUS OR PRESENT SIMPLE?:At work Mark is talking to Alan in the corridor, Complete their conversation. Put in the Present Continuous or the Present Simple of the verbs.


Mark
: ………………………………………………(you/look)for someone?
Alan:………………………………………………..(I-need) to speak to Neil. He isn´t in his office.
Mark:………………………………………………..(he-talk) to the boss at the moment. I……………………..(I-think)………………………………(they-discuss)money.
Alan: Oh, right. And what about you?...................................... (you-look)for someone too?
Mark: Yes, Linda…………………………………(you-know) where she is?
Alan: Oh, she isn´t here today. She only ………….....(work) four days a week……………………………………
(she-not-work) on Fridays. She´ll be here on Monday.
Mark: Thank you. …………………………(you-know) a lot about Linda.
Alan: Well, most days………………………….(I-give) her a lift, or………………………………..(she-give) me one. ……………………………….(she-live) quite close to me. …………………………… (It-save) petrol.
Mark: Yes, of course. Good idea. Yes, ……………………………………..(I-agree). Well, ………………………………(I-waste) my time here then. I´ll get back to my computer.



STATIVE VERBS
Which of the following verbs are not normally used in continuous tenses ? Choose five and make sentences.

Like-think-love-look-hate-buy-want-walk-need-say-
Know-realize-suppose-mean-understand-believe-remember-
Cry-belong-try-consist-write-depend-type-seem-



SIMPLE PRESENT QUESTIONS

Arrange the words below to make questions.


1.she / to collect / stickers ............................................................................................
2.they / to play / a game ..............................................................................................
3.the cat / to sleep / in the cat's bed...........................................................................
4.she / often / to dream ...............................................................................................
5.he / to play / streetball.............................................................................................
6.you / to be / from Paris ..........................................................................................
7.the pupils / to wear / school uniforms...................................................................
8.you / to go / to the cinema ....................................................................................
9.she / to have / friends............................................................................................
10.he / to read / books ............................................................................................



THE TIME. What´s the time?



a. 6.35

b. 1.3o

c. 5.25

d.4.oo

e.2.15

f.3.30.

g.7.45

h.1.50

i.9.20






sábado, 1 de mayo de 2010

ORAL PRESENTATION 4th year -Wednesday, April 5th-

The Present Perfect


Students´team: JA/BL/PG/FD/LR/SS/
You should be able to anwer the following questions correctly:

What´s the Present Perfect? /What do we use it for?/ What´s the difference between the Present Perfect and The Simple Past?(examples)/ How do we make affirmative sentences using the Present Perfect?(examples) /What about Interrogative and negative sentences? (examples)/ What´s the position for -already-just-yet-ever-for-and since-in a sentence? (examples)-What can I know when to use FOR and when to use SINCE?/What´s a past participle?/Explain the difference between the following expressions: Mary´s gone to Spain/Mary went to Spain/ What´s the contracted form form for HAS/ HAVE in a sentence?/

The presentation must be accompanied by posters and summaries. Remember that you will be in charge of clearing all the students´doubts as regards the topics I´ve mentioned.

Good luck and take advantage of this chance.

Juan Pablo

jueves, 18 de marzo de 2010

Why learn English?

Hi guys!,
I´m sending some of the reasons we discussed in class about why learning English is important...

#Get access to knowledge: Today´s media-such as the internet, television and the press-give you almost unlimited access to knowledge about your favourite subjects.

#Communicate with people: English, as the Language for International communication, allows you to communicate with people from different countries no matter where they are from.

#Push your carrer fordward: Put "Excelent knowledge of English" on your CV.Use your computer more effectively.

#Enjoy art like never before: Watch American and British films in the original(forget about dubbed versions!!), read great books and enjoy English music more!.

#English is easy to learn: Although English is one of the easiest languages to learn. What does it make it so?.....Simple Alphabet-easy plurals-words are easy to learn-short words-words don´t usually change as in some other languages-etc.

#Get satisfaction: When you meet someone whose mother tongue is English, and you succed to communicate with him/her, that gives you lots of satisfaction. Making progress feels also great.
Hugs,
Juan Pablo

jueves, 25 de febrero de 2010

English ESBA 2010

Hi everyone,

Hope we have a great year!!

Happy 2010 and welcome!.

Mister Juan Pablo(ja, ja!)