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jueves, 10 de mayo de 2018

SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE

SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE

MAIN CHARACTERS:
     Viola de Lesseps (Gwyneth Paltrow) and William Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes)

SOCIETY OF THE TIME:
    People lived in households: the owner, his family, and their servants. Most people (rich or poor) left home as children to train for their adult life. There were government laws about the fabrics and furs that people could wear so that you could tell at a glance how well


THE FILM AND "ROMEO AND JULIET":
   William is an poor author os theatre who is finding his love, he wrote a tragedy call Romeo and Juliet. 
He meet a nobel girl called Viola de Lesseps, but his love is prohibited because she wanted to marry with Lord Wessex. in the theatre Viola as passed like a man called Thomas Kent and Will fall in love, time after he discover that Thomas was a woman. The day of the weding after the ceremony ended she runs to the theatre and playing in the show called Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by Will Shakepeare in 1597. the nobel talked about two young couple that fall in love but their families are confronted, at the end of the history Romeo and Juliet dead  

THE QUEEN AND THE THEATRE:
    Elizabeth the I was the queen of the UK (1558-1603), she was the daughter of Henry VIII. In this era William Shakespeare start written his plays.
The theatre in London including the Globe Thetre. The plays, the drama, the people, the actors, the events and the history. The Elizabethan Theatre section covers all aspects of the theatre.




Photo of Will now


Photo of Viola now














































domingo, 18 de marzo de 2018

UNIT 5


                   YOUNG AND OLD

EXTRA VOCABULARY
easily:fácilmente
eventually:finalmente
fluently:con fluidez
fortunately:afortunadamente
properly:correctamente
unenjoyable:desagradable
unhappy:infeliz
unhealthy:insano
unimportant:sin importancia
uninteresting:poco interesante
untidy:desordenado
audition:audición
comedian:cómico
finalist:finalista
judge:juez
variety show:show de variedades

GLOSSARY
elderly:old people
toddler:1-2 year old child
lie-in:sleeping late (UK informal)
sleepover:child`s overnight party
sunbathe:lie in sun,exposing skin

LISTENING
she could play the piano when she was two: 9/10
britain's got talent: 7/10

READING
she could play the piano when she was two: 5/10
britain's got talent: 7/10
practical english: 6/10

SPEAKING
Charles Dickens: 8/10

WRITING
a comparison review: 6/10

MY DIARY OF ARCHIEVEMENTS
  • I learned the form of "be allowed".
AREAS I NEED TO WORK
  • Comparative and superlative adverbs

WHAT I LEARNED ABOUT THE CULTURE
  • I didn't learn nothing about culture

MY OPINION
  • In this unit there are some difficoult grmmar and a lot of vocabulary

domingo, 4 de febrero de 2018

UNIT 4

MAKING IT HAPPEN


GLOSSARY
Annoyed : to disturb or bother in a way that displeases, troubles or irritates.
Broke : without money.
Messy : characterised by a dirty, untidy or disordered condition.
Pleased : having a feeling of pleasure, happiness or satisfaction.
Rich : having wealth or great possessions.
Tidy : neat and orderly, as in appearance or dress.
Bridge : a structure that reaches across a river, road, etc; and provides a way of crossing.
Net : a fabric made up of evenly sized open mesh.
Slide : to move in continuous contact with a smooth or slippery surface.
Tunnel : an underground passage.
Wall : a vertical, upright structure used to form part of a shelter.
Bride : a newly married woman or a woman about to be married.
Get married : to come united in marriage.
Groom : a man in charge of horses or a stable.
Valuable : worth a great deal of money.
Weeding : to marry.

GLOSSARY
notes: a piece of paper money
pocket money: an amount of money that parents give to a child each week
annoyed: a little angry
messy: dirty or untidy
crawl: to move on your hands and knees
bride: a woman who is getting married or has just been married

READING
a lucky find: 6/10

WRITING
card: 8/10

MY DIARY OF ARCHIEVEMENTS
I learned new vocabulary


AREAS I NEED TO WORK

I need to work in grammar and writing


WHAT I LEARNED ABOUT THE CULTURE

I didn't learned nothing about culture

UNIT 3

 PEOPLE AND PLANET


EXTRA VOCABULARY
fit: en forma
healthy: saludable
ill: enfermo
strong: fuerte
unfit:no en forma
weak: debil
award:premio
graduate:graduar
heat:calentar
nut:nuez
survey:encuesta

GLOSSARY
weak: not physically strong
fossil fuels: fuels such as, gas, coal and oil, that were formed underground remains millions os years ago.
thumb: the shortfinger on the side of your hand
survey: an examination of people's opinions or behaviour done by asking peoplequestions

LISTENING
future humans: 7/10
insects and algae (audio podcast): 8/10
tomorrow`s scientists: 9/10
practical english: 6/10 

READING
future humans: 7/10
tomorrow`s scientists: 9/10
help us save our planet: 10/10

SPEAKING 
speaking in class: 5/10

WRITING
about an enviromental problem: 6/10

MY DIARY OF ARCHIEVEMENTS

  • In this unit I learn to use will and wont to write sentences of predictions.
AREAS I NEED TO WORK
  • I need to work more where put the word "will".
WHAT I LEARNED ABOUT THE CULTURE


  • I don`t learn nothing about culture.
MY OPINION
  • In this unit is very important the grammar because is basic.

lunes, 29 de enero de 2018

CHARLES DICKENS

BASIC INFORMATION

Charles John Huffam Dickens (7 February 1812/9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the best fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian's era. By the 20th century critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories enjoy lasting popularity.
Born in Portsmouth, Dickens work in a factory when his father was incarcerated in a debtor's prison. He edited a weekly journal for 20 years, wrote 15 novels, five novellas, hundreds of short stories and non-fiction articles, was an indefatigable letter and writer
Dickens's literary opening up and inspiring a new class of readers. 

SOME NOVELS THAT HE WROTE:
Oliver Twist – 1837
Barnaby Rudge – 1841 

A Christmas Carol - 1843
Dombey and Son– 1846
The Haunted Man - 1848
David Copperfield – 1849
Bleak House– 1852
A Tale of Two Cities – 1859
A Message From the Sea - 1860
The Mistery of Edwin Drood – 1870

jueves, 14 de diciembre de 2017

Unit 2

LOST AND FOUND

EXTRA VOCABULARY
Coin: a small round piece of metal or plastic used as a of exchange or legal tender.
Field: an expanse of open or cleared ground, especially a piece of landsuitable or used for pasture.
Smell: to perceive the odor or scent of through the nose by means of the olfactory   nerves.
Stomach:a saclike enlargement of the alimentary canal,as in humans and certain animal.
Tool: an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.

GLOSSARY 
wool-lana: the fine, soft, curly hair that forms the fleece of some animals.
tool-herramienta: an implement, as a hammer, for performing a mechanical operation.
strange-extrañocausing a feeling of curiosity or wonder.
envelope-sobrea flat paper container, as for a letter.

cheerful-alegrefull of cheer;happy;in good spirits.


LISTENING
what a find!: 9/10
the world needs more love letters (audio podcast): 10/10
titanic: 10/10

READING
what a find!: 6'5/10
audio podcast: 6/10
titanic: 10/10

SPEAKING
speaking in class: 7/10

WRITING
writing in class: 4/10

MY DIARY OF ARCHIEVEMENTS
  • In this unit I learned to use the past continuous and the past simple in a same sentence.

AREAS I NEED TO WORK
  • I need to work on writing, grammar, tranlation and listening.

WHAT I LEARNED ABOUT THE CULTURE
  • I learned some things about the Titanic and more things os Elvis Presley.
MY OPINION
  • My opinion is that this unit help us to work the past simple and continuous and learn some new vocabulary but is more difficoult that the other unit.



Unit 1

WHAT'S NEW?

Extra vocabulary:
feather: one of many growths which form the covering of a bird's body.
fountain: jet of water in a street or in a garden.
pavement: hard path at the side of a road.
pillow: bag full of soft material which you put your head on ir bed.
soap: material made of oil and fat used for washing.

Glossary:
thirstysediento
mood: estado de animo
lonely: solitario

Listening:
Who´s sleeping now?: 8/10
A film school: 7/10

READING:
Join the crowd!: 7´5/10
Who´s sleeping now?: 8/10
It was the funniest night!: 9/10

SPEAKING
Power point: 5/10
Speaking in class: 5/10

WRITING
About an event: 3/10

MY DIARY OR ARCHIEVEMENTS:
  • In this unit I remember the irregular verbs.

AREAS I NEED TO WORK:
  • I think I need to work in translation 

WHAT I LEARNED ABOUT CULTURE:
  • I think that in this unit are anything of culture.

MY OPINION:
  • This unit is very easy