Cassandra´s dream

Aquí tenéis un ejemplo de como voy a preguntar la voz pasiva en el exámen. PASSIVE VOICE: Change the sentences from active to passive keeping the meaning with ditransitive verbs. They offered my father a new job as senior consultant. My father (indirect object as subject) was offered a new job as senior consultant. A new job as senior consultant (direct object as subject)... We are writing them some cheese cake recipes. They... Some cheese cake recipes... BMW sells the most expensive sports cars in Dubai. The most expensive sports cars..... REPORTED VERBS + PASSIVE VERBS ********BE CAREFUL WITH THIS STRUCTURE. Aunque esto aún tenemos que explicarlo a la vuelta. Se dice que BMV vende  los coches más caros de Dubai--- pasiva refleja--- They say that BMV sells the most expensive cars in Dubai. BMV is said to sell the most expensive cars in Dubai.

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Idiom of the week: Put our Heads Together (our/your /their depending on the subject of the sentence). =  if a group of people put their heads together, they think about something in order to get ideas or to solve a problem If we put our heads together I know we can come up with a design that really works. =  to share ideas in trying to solve a problem If we can put our heads together we'll figure out a way to deal with this.

1º BACHILLERATO 3/4 We are having the retake exam of the reader "LIVE AND LET DIE" on April 15th, seventh period in classroom Inglés III ( miércoles 15 de abril a séptima hora). 1º  AMPLIACIÓN I do realise that this last week of the 2nd term may not  be the time for doing Unit-9-test so I have made up my mind and we are calling the test off and putting the date off until our Easter holiday  be finished. We are doing the  Unit-9-test on April 8th, Wednesday during our class in the Multiple Use Classroom (SUM).   ***Remember to revise vocabulary and to do the listenings (UNIT 9) again more then once. The road to success implies some effort made (I mean some effort you have to make on your own, by yourself without company.)  

1º AMPLIACIÓN We start watching the film " Northanger Abbey" based on the homonym Jane Austen´s book. The place where the story is set is Bath.  Bath happens to be the city which is described in the listening activity from Unit 9, Communicate 1, page 54. PLOT Seventeen-year-old Catherine Morland is one of ten children of a country clergyman. Although a  tomboy  in her childhood, by the age of 17 she is "in training for a heroine" and is excessively fond of reading  Gothic novels , among which  Ann Radcliffe 's  Mysteries of Udolpho  is a favourite. Catherine is invited by the Allens, her wealthier neighbours in Fullerton, to accompany them to visit the town of  Bath  and partake in the winter season of balls, theatre and other social delights. Although initially the excitement of Bath is dampened by her lack of acquaintances, she is soon introduced to a clever young gentleman, Henry Tilney, with whom she dances and converses. Much to Cath

Idiom of the week: This is a"piece of cake" means that something is very, very easy, so easy that anybody can do it without difficulty.

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Grammar - using 'used to' and 'use to'

    "All Of The Stars" It's just another night And I'm staring at the moon I saw a shooting star And thought of you I sang a lullaby By the waterside and knew If you were here, I'd sing to you You're on the other side As the skyline splits in two I'm miles away from seeing you I can see the stars From America I wonder, do you see them, too? So open your eyes and see The way our horizons meet And all of the lights will lead Into the night with me And I know these scars will bleed But both of our hearts believe All of these stars will guide us home I can hear your heart On the radio beat They're playing 'Chasing Cars' And I thought of us Back to the time, You were lying next to me I looked across and fell in love So I took your hand Back through lands and streets I knew Everything led back to you So can you see the stars? Over Amsterdam You're the song my heart is Beating to So open your ey

FOUR O´CLOCK FRIDAY   Four o´clock, Friday, I´m home at last. time to forget the week that´s passed.   On Monday, at break, they stole my ball and threw it over the playground wall.   On Tuesday morning, I came in late, But they were waiting behind the gate.   On Wednesday afternoon, in games, They threw mud at me and called me names.   Yesterday, they laughed after the test ´Cause my marks were lower than the rest.   Today, they trampled my books on the floor And I was kept in because I swore.   Four o´clock, Friday, at last I´m free. For two whole days they can´t get me. Written by John Foster (Originally printed in Issue 1 Collins Educational- HarperCollins. Published 1992 ISBN 0 00 3273342

QUESTIONS IN REPORTED SPEECH As we are having the retake exam of 1º Ampliación Pendientes at 2:45 I ´ve asked María and Algenis to prepare SB, pages 92-93 at home. I f you haven´t attended class for next week we are doing exercises on those pages to be corrected next 17th March. I hope the explanation to be clear. If you need more input just send a message and let me know. En las preguntas pasamos de pregunta directa a indirecta.  "Where do they sell the tickets?", pasa a ser: He asked where they sold the tickets.  Aquí hay más ejemplos con traducciones. Direct Speech Reported Speech What "What are you looking for?" → He asked what I was looking for Where "Where can we go tonight?" → She asked where they could go that night When "When did they go to India?" → He asked when they had gone to India Who "Who told you that?" → He asked me who had told me that How "How old are the twins?" → He asked how old th

4º C Monday, SB, page 60 with Jennifer and with AA. Thursday, Conditional sentences File Friday,WB, pages 40 to 46 We only corrected page 41 18th March- Retake exam of the reader. Students have given in their projects for STAYING WELL.  Some Students have also sent their drafts via AULA VIRTUAL. 4º B Tuesday, WB, pages 40 to 46. I tried to revise but students didn´t follow my instructions.B Wednesday, We corrected pages 40 and 41 + SB, page 60 Friday, Evaluation Test, Units 1 to 5 I have handed out the Conditional Sentences File (due to be corrected on Wednesday, 11th March) 18th March- Retake exam of the reader. 2º AMPLIACIÓN Monday, "Job interview" rehearsals during the class. Jenny shares some interested questions that can be asked during a job interview. Wednesday, Unit 8 Test Thusday, we have the Job interview and the listening practise with files to be completed. SPEAKING AND LISTE

British sea power. Learn: lagoon, incoming, outgoing, harness, generate

On-coming tests 4º C Evaluation test Units  1 to 5 12th March Retake test  for the READERS: "Skating Detective"  & "Live and Let Die" 18th March 2015 English Classroom III 14:30-15:20 to revise the Passive Voice http://learningisbetterthanhouseandlan.blogspot.com.es/2015/01/passive-for-everybody.html to revise the Conditionals