Cassandra´s dream

There’s no question, Dunbar agrees, that networks like Facebook are changing the nature of human interaction.  “What Facebook does and why it’s been so successful in so many ways is it allows you to keep track of people who would otherwise effectively disappear,” he said. But one of the things that keeps face-to-face friendships strong is the  nature of shared experience : you laugh together; you dance together;  you gape at the hot-dog eaters on Coney Island together.  We do have a social-media equivalent—sharing, liking, knowing that all of your friends have looked at the same cat video on YouTube as you did—but it lacks the synchronicity of shared experience. It’s like a comedy that you watch by yourself: you won’t laugh as loudly or as often, even if you’re fully aware that all your friends think it’s hysterical. We’ve seen the same movie, but we can’t bond over it in the same way.   With social media, we can easily keep up with the lives and interests of far more than

4º B English File: Past Simple and Past Continuous WB and homework correction (pages 4,5,6 &7+ -Vocab. pages 4-5 and Grammar pages 94-95) Write down 15 verbs From CHOOSE to  FIGHT WB: homework, Vocab. Builder pages 6-7  and page 8 1º BACH. 3/4 Desdoble con Miguel 1º AMPLIACIÓN THREE GROUPS WITHS: Jenny Miguel Ana Ängeles ELUVEITIE - A Rose For Epona (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)S.

Everyone has (had) bad days.  You forget your homework  or leave your lunch at home.  Someone says something rude or uncaring.  The money you thought was in the bank  has been spent.  You wake up feeling sick on the day  of an important job interview. All of these things are  no good .  It sounds like bad grammar…  nd maybe it is… but instead of saying  “not good,” it’s also OK to say  no good .  Your bicycle has a flat tire? That’s  no good .  You can’t find your favorite jeans? That’s  no good .  You fall and break your ankle?  That’s definitely  no good !  To be  no good  is to be unfortunate,  disappointing, sad, or just plain terrible. It isn’t only situations that are described this way.  No good  is also used to talk about something  that has stopped working.  Your broken cell phone,  your computer that won’t start,  the refrigerator that won’t stay cold…  all of these things are  no good . taken from e-b

1º BACHILLERATO 3/4 The author of this post is Jason from  Express-English Online Institute When learning English, there are so many aspects that one must focus on in order to improve: vocabulary, writing, grammar, pronunciation, conversation, etc. However, one of the most commonly overlooked aspects of the English language is also one of the most important: Phrasal Verbs. What is a phrasal verb? A phrasal verb is the combination of a Verb and a Preposition, so: Phrasal Verb=Verb + Preposition. In most cases, the preposition modifies the definition of the verb. Phrasal verbs are so important for ESL students to study because they are used all the time by native English speakers, and are a key factor in speaking “natural” English. Let’s look at some important phrasal verbs. Drop off - To take something/someone somewhere and leave it/them in that location Example 1: I have to drop off my brother at school at 8:30. Example 2: I dropped off my laundry at the clean

HEAD IDIOMS EYE IDIOMS FOOT IDIOMS ARM IDIOMS An idiom is a common word or phrase with a culturally understood meaning that differs from what its composite words' denotations would suggest. For example, an English speaker would understand the phrase " kick the bucket " to mean "to die"  – as well as to actually kick a bucket. Furthermore, they would understand when each meaning is being used in context. An idiom is not to be confused with other figures of speech such as a metaphor, which invokes an image by use of implicit comparisons ( e.g. , "the man of steel" ); a simile, which invokes an image by use of explicit comparisons ( e.g. , "faster than a speeding bullet" ); and hyperbole, which exaggerates an image beyond truthfulness ( e.g. , like "missed by a mile" ). Idioms are also not to be confused with proverbs, which are simple sayings that express a truth based on common sense or practical experience.

Measurements are ways that we tell others how much of an item we have. There are two systems of measuring things—English and Metric. English measurements are used  in the United States and UK, while metric measurements are used in nearly every other country. Measurements are used to give number values to distance (length, width, and height), weight, time, volume (liquid measurements), and temperature.         Common English Measures Distance Inches (in) 12 in = 1 ft Feet (ft) 3 ft = 1 yd Yards (yd) 1760 yd = 1 mi Miles (mi) 1 mi = 5280 ft Weight Ounces (oz) 16 oz = 1 lb Pounds (lb) 2000 lb = 1 t Tons (t) 1 t

"Through The Fire And The Flames" On a cold winter morning, in the time before the light In flames of death's eternal reign we ride towards the fight When the darkness has fallen down, and the times are tough all right The sound of evil laughter falls around the world tonight Fighting hard, fighting on for the steel, through the wastelands evermore The scattered souls will feel the hell bodies wasted on the shores On the blackest plains in hell's domain, we watch them as we go In fire and pain, and once again we know So now we fly ever free We're free before the thunderstorm On towards the wilderness our quest carries on Far beyond the sundown, far beyond the moonlight Deep inside our hearts and all our souls [Chorus:] So far away we wait for the day For the lives all so wasted and gone We feel the pain of a lifetime lost in a thousand days Through the fire and the flames we carry on As the red day is dawning And the lightning cracks t

4º B CLASS PRESENTATION TESTS AND EVALUATIONS MARKING & PERCENTAGE CONTENTS FOUR SKILLS ATTITUDE/INTEREST PORTFOLIO LEVELS STUDENT´S BOOK WORKBOOK PRACTICE: Ask questions for the answers. I met Jennifer at the beach.  at the beach Jennifer The film is going to begin in an hour. in an hour the film I like the red T-shirt best. the red I The baby weighs four kilos. four kilos the baby We are going to the museum after school. I´ve cooked this meat and potatoes for lunch. Jason´s cat is meowing. I can´t come to the party because I´m ill. I will turn 16 years old in October. My little nephew broke his leg during the match.

FIRST THINGS FIRST Your teacher looks like this inside, I promise!!! 4º C First class and presen tation. Students did listen to me carefully although nobody has sent any email addresses.  I wonder if they were just pretending to be alert Ana, please don´t despair there are more groups... there are more possibilities.   Are you a Digital Native or Digital Immigrant by choice? Has technology changed our lives? Hasn´t technology changed your life yet? Yes, it has. No, it hasn´t Why hasn´t it happened yet? Are you not worried about being left behind? If you are interested, remember to subscribe. If you are not interested and you lack curiosity, then you are much older than your parents and teachers. Don´t worry, you may be a bit boring, dull and basic.  But I won´t tell anyone ( they might know it) CURIOSITY   My favourite words are possibilities , opportunities and curiosity. I think if you are curious,

We sometimes make mistakes because of inattention. If the subject doesn´t agree with the verb, you will make  the same mistake time after time. Even English speakers make mistakes once in a while. Not everybody is proud of their own mistakes. Only the most alert-minded students are able to check their mistakes before handing the tests in. Some students were so hard-working that they repeated all the exercises before the term exams so that they could avoid making those mistakes again. "Luckily you all will have corrected some grammar errors, which are silly and easy to solve,  by the end of the semester", the old professor stated. Some explanations are so incredibly complicated that teachers have to post their lessons so that the students can concentrate on the topic completely.

2º BACHILLERATO LISTENING PREDICTION AFTER THE LISTENING UNIT 4 SB, PAGE 40 SB, READING PAGES 46 AND 47. HOMEWORK SET FOR NEXT MONDAY, 27TH JANUARY: REPORTED SPEECH: FINISH STATEMENTS AND QUESTIONS FROM THE PHOTOCOPY. THESE EXERCISES WILL NOT BE COLLECTED BY ME AND HOPEFULLLY  WILL BE CORRECTED DURING  THE NEXT CLASS. REPORTED SPEECH WILL BE USEFUL IF YOU WANT TO PREPARE OUR GRAMMAR TEST. THE FOLLOWING VIDEOS MIGHT ALSO HELP THE STUDENTS WHO DID NOT ATTEND CLASSES TODAY,  24TH JANUARY 2014.