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lunes, 25 de febrero de 2008

domingo, 24 de febrero de 2008

ENGLISH AROUND THE WORLD. TASK FOR 4TH ESO


ENGLISH AROUND THE WORLD:
Read the text and answer the questions
below. Send your comment with the answers

Vocabulary

mother tongue- the language you learned from your parents,

your first language

variety- many different kinds

to be exposed/ exposure- to be shown, to be surrounded,

to notice something

to focus- to concentrate on or think about one thing


English is spoken as a first language by several countries including Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada, and the United States. While all of these countries share the same mother tongue, there are some differences in the way they speak and write.

The first difference is in the accent. Each country has its own accent. And within each country there are a variety of accents called regional accents.

Another difference is the spelling of some words, like color and colour, or theater and theatre.

And a third difference is that some of the words are not the same at all. For example, Americans say restroom, Canadians say washroom, and the British say W.C. (water closet.) But all of these words have the same meaning (the room where the toilet is located.)

So which English is the best English to learn? Well, there is no best English. They are all equally good and correct. But two things may help you decide which one is best for you to study.

First of all, where do you live? If you are from South America, for example, you will probably have more exposure to North American English. If you live in Europe, most likely you will be more exposed to British English.

The second thing to think about is why you are learning English. Is it for business? travel? to watch movies? Think about the kind of English you plan to use and focus on understanding people from that area.

But no matter where you study English or whether it's British, American, Australian, or whatever, it's good to know a little about English in other countries.


Questions and Answers

Choose the best answer based on the reading. .

1. Which country is not listed as one where English is spoken as a first language?

a. Australia
b. South Africa
c. Brazil

2. The many different accents in one country are called

a. regional accents
b. variety accents
c. country accents

3. Which of these is not different between English speaking countries.

a. the accent
b. all of the spelling
c. some of the words

4. The best English in the world is

a. British English
b. American English
c. No English is best

5. The best English for everyone to learn is

a. British English
b. American English
c. it depends on why the person is learning English and the kind

of English he will be exposed to

GOOD JOB CARLOS AND ADELINA. BUT NOT ALL YOUR ANSWERS ARE CORRECT.




martes, 19 de febrero de 2008

INTERNATIONALWOMEN'S DAY. TASK FOR 3RD ESO


WATCH THE VIDEO AND THEN ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SITUATIONS DEPICTED IN IT:

1. What do you think of the husband's role in this family? Do you think his children will consider him a good father ?

2. What about the mother? Will she be a happy and balanced person or will she be moody and exhausted from too much work?

3. What about the children? Do you think that the boy and the girl, both more or less of the same age, are expected to do the same things at home? Will they learn to behave responsably when they grow up?

4. Do you think women are better fit to care for the family than men?

5. Do you make a strong effort to share the housework with other members of your family?

4. Are you learning right now how to manage your own house in the future?

5. Could you take care of yourself if your family left you alone for a few days? Do you know how to use the washing-machine? Can you iron your clothes? Can you cook?

6. Are you a boy or a girl?

thanks adelina for your comments. Good work

I love you David! Good boy! You can sweep, cook, vacuum the carpet! You are just perfect!.

Thank Jose and Rafa. Yes, I know, your mother's hamburgers are the best, but I'm quite happy to see that things are changing and that you know that you have to help at home! Thanks

THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. YOU'VE DONE A GOOD JOB!

lunes, 4 de febrero de 2008

THE GOLDEN COMPASS



The Golden Compass: Watch this trailer and summ up in a few lines the plot of the story. (Escribe en unas pocas líneas el guión de la película)

There is a world where witches rule the Northern skies, where ice bears are the bravest of warriors, where every human is joined with an animal spirit which is as close to them as their own hearts... But this world is dominated by the Magisterium, which seeks to control all humanity and whose greatest threat is the Golden Compass and the one child destined to possess it....

JOSE SAYS: The movie is about lyra a guirl who has a golden compass that it is the threat of the white bears and they are the greatest warriors. so she use the golden compass. Could be better JOSE. The threat is not the Golden Compass nor the white bears. Anyone else wants to try?

ADELINA SAYS: The trailer speaks about a fantastic world which is dominated by a malefic woman,called the Magisterium,whose threat is a Golden Compass.She try (ies) to do yours the girl which was destinated to have the compass, attaining like that her purposes.The girl escape(s) and start a fight for the possesion of the Compass and to protect all the world.The girl ha(s)ve a lot of friends in her service.Ler's see if that will help her to win,and beat the Magisterium.

VICKY SAYS: the trailer is about a world that is (traying to be conquisted) BEING CONQUERED by the Magisterium but a child with a golden compas and an animal spirit will try to (impede) prevent that, with the help of witches and ice bears.!

PABLO SAYS:the movie is about one girl(Lyra).Lyra Ha(ve)s a Golden Compass.The Golden Compass is a "door" for other worlds with Polars Bears and (an)other(s) Fantastics Criatures.

Good job Pablo and Vicky.