tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40060632507784612032024-03-13T11:12:00.565-07:00PRE-INTERMEDIATE LEVELReina Chay Cercashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14710383976629510026noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006063250778461203.post-83094479727052914102009-07-03T14:07:00.000-07:002009-09-04T12:39:30.694-07:00WELCOME GUYS!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1tEcUGWEV0/Sk-7fvF85CI/AAAAAAAAACA/7Ic39qEegwo/s1600-h/bg_profile.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 225px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 168px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354704635858576418" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1tEcUGWEV0/Sk-7fvF85CI/AAAAAAAAACA/7Ic39qEegwo/s320/bg_profile.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><br />It's time to learn more English out of school, that's why here you have a blog to practice English by doing more exercises, watching videos, reading articles, etc.</span> </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;"><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;"></span><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">I hope you like it and learn from it at the same time!</span></span></div>Reina Chay Cercashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14710383976629510026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006063250778461203.post-34003400774579524972009-06-30T13:02:00.003-07:002009-09-04T15:41:03.275-07:00UNIT 11 Future plans<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1tEcUGWEV0/Skpyel42A6I/AAAAAAAAAAg/5-mPV90lEs4/s1600-h/6a00d8345269c569e2010536db7e3b970b-800wi.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 224px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353216976975430562" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1tEcUGWEV0/Skpyel42A6I/AAAAAAAAAAg/5-mPV90lEs4/s320/6a00d8345269c569e2010536db7e3b970b-800wi.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,255,51)"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,255,51)"></span></strong><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;"><strong><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,255,51)">11A New Year’s resolutions </span></strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,255,51)"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Activity 1</strong></span> </span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,255,51)"><span style="color:#000000;">Click the following link and read about the "be going to" for the future. Then, do the exercises, check your grades. Finally, SEND me the exercises to my e-mail (you just have to select them and copy them on a Word Document)</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,255,51)"><span style="color:#000000;"></span></span></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,255,51)"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Click here </span></span></span></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,255,51)"><a href="http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/gofut.htm"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">Future: "Be going to"</span></strong></a><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"> </span></strong></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,255,51)"><a href="http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/gofut1.htm"><strong>Exercise 1</strong></a></span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffffff;"><strong><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"><a href="http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/going_to_future_mix.htm">Exercise 2</a></span><br /></strong></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,255,51)"><br /><strong>11B No more exams!<br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff0000;"></span></strong></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,255,51)"><strong><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff0000;">Activity 2</span></strong></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span>Click the following link and do the matching exercise, check your grades. Finally, SEND me the exercises to my e-mail (you just have to select them and copy them on a Word Document)<br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#ff0000;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#ff0000;"><strong>Click here</strong></span> </span><br /><a href="http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/naturalenglish/pre/a_grammar/unit06/nepre_grammar06_2/"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">will, going to, might</span><br /></strong></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,255,51)"><strong>11C Finding your way </strong></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;"><strong><span style="color:#33ff33;"></span></strong><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Activity 3</strong></span> </span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Click the next link and do the lintening exercise about giving directions. When you finish send me the exercise. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Click here:</strong></span> <a href="http://www.esl-lab.com/dir1/dir1.htm"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong>"Giving Directions"</strong></span></a></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffffff;"><strong><br /></strong></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;">CHECK THE VIDEOS ON YOUR RIGHT!!!!<br /><strong><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,255,51)"></span></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;"><strong><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,255,51)">11D The grass is always greener</span></strong></span><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:180%;color:#33ff33;"></span></strong><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>Activity 4</strong></span><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#000000;">Watch </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pwwrF0UBQQ"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ffffff;">video 1</span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> and write five similar sentences but compare two different cities from Mexico. Send the sentences to my e-mail.</span></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;color:#000000;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#000000;">Watch </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLE5yPZa_Ow&feature=fvw"><span style="color:#ffffff;">video 2</span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> and answer the following questions:</span></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">Comparative:</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;color:#000000;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;color:#000000;">1. Which twin is older?</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;color:#000000;">2. Which city is bigger, San Francisco or New York?</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;color:#000000;">3. Who can cook better, Archie or Helen?</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;color:#000000;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">Superlative:</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;color:#000000;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;color:#000000;">4. Which is the most beautiful city in the USA?</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;color:#000000;">5. Which is the coldest country in the world?</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong>SEND ME THE ANSWERS!!<br /><br /></strong></span><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"></span></strong></span>Reina Chay Cercashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14710383976629510026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006063250778461203.post-59179590127144306432009-06-30T13:02:00.001-07:002009-07-03T13:07:24.511-07:00UNIT 12 Life Experiences<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1tEcUGWEV0/Skp2U_SIH4I/AAAAAAAAAAo/la_XxWRAIOs/s1600-h/present+perfect+conti.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353221210040180610" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; width: 320px; cursor: pointer; height: 264px;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1tEcUGWEV0/Skp2U_SIH4I/AAAAAAAAAAo/la_XxWRAIOs/s320/present+perfect+conti.png" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">12A World records<br /><br />12B Have you ever…?<br /><br />12C Have a good trip!</span></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span></strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong></span></span>Reina Chay Cercashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14710383976629510026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006063250778461203.post-21886391380476796442009-06-30T13:01:00.004-07:002009-07-03T13:09:21.000-07:00UNIT 1 Work, Rest and Play<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1tEcUGWEV0/SkqRmTJTx3I/AAAAAAAAAAw/O_i629zlzCo/s1600-h/commute.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353251194243630962" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; width: 320px; cursor: pointer; height: 197px;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1tEcUGWEV0/SkqRmTJTx3I/AAAAAAAAAAw/O_i629zlzCo/s320/commute.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);font-size:130%;" ><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />1A Life stories</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">1B Super commuters</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">1C Time to relax</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">1D Speed dating </span></span></span></strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><strong style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"></strong></span>Reina Chay Cercashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14710383976629510026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006063250778461203.post-31681579602773776722009-06-30T13:01:00.003-07:002009-07-03T13:13:18.511-07:00UNIT 2 Beginnings<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E1tEcUGWEV0/SkqhYO6uayI/AAAAAAAAAA4/cDG7JIbi7ko/s1600-h/pca0051l.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353268544776596258" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; width: 284px; cursor: pointer; height: 320px;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E1tEcUGWEV0/SkqhYO6uayI/AAAAAAAAAA4/cDG7JIbi7ko/s320/pca0051l.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />2A Starting small</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">2B First meetings</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">2C The 1001 Nights</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">2D Small talk</span></span></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span></span></span></strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><strong style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"></strong></span>Reina Chay Cercashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14710383976629510026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006063250778461203.post-16824585647897027822009-06-30T13:01:00.001-07:002009-07-03T13:13:59.975-07:00UNIT 3 The World of Work<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E1tEcUGWEV0/SkqmOqKgQ1I/AAAAAAAAABA/NvVZyvg8530/s1600-h/dxolls.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353273877849981778" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; width: 320px; cursor: pointer; height: 256px;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E1tEcUGWEV0/SkqmOqKgQ1I/AAAAAAAAABA/NvVZyvg8530/s320/dxolls.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">3A Getting qualified</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">3B Job-hunting</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">3C Strange jobs</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">3D I’m really sorry!</span></span></span></strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><strong style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"></strong></span>Reina Chay Cercashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14710383976629510026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006063250778461203.post-17608394661646788682009-06-30T13:00:00.000-07:002009-07-04T13:03:09.630-07:00UNIT 4 That’s entertainment!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1tEcUGWEV0/SkqppMkXa6I/AAAAAAAAABI/GuLMRRZOb2s/s1600-h/entertainment_guides.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353277632296741794" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; width: 320px; cursor: pointer; height: 190px;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E1tEcUGWEV0/SkqppMkXa6I/AAAAAAAAABI/GuLMRRZOb2s/s320/entertainment_guides.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);"><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >4A The silver screen</span><br /></span></span></strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br />Activity 1<br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br />Watch the following trailer about the movie: 'Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs'</span></span></span></strong></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span></strong></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span></strong></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">and answer these questions:</span><br /><br />Click here </span></span></strong></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyOCIkjTvQs">‘Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs’</a><br /><br /></span></span></span></strong></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">1. What kind of film is it?<br />2. Who is the director?<br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">3. Which are the characters?</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">4. What’s it about? (the plot: the story of the film)</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">5. What’s it like? ( your opinion of the film)</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Once you answer the questions send them to my e-mail.</span><br /></span></span></strong></span><strong></strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></strong></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></strong></span><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >4B The rhythm of life</span><br /></span></span></strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br />Activity 2<br /></span></strong></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br />Here you have a link of a very good explanation of Present Perfect, check it and do exercises 5 and 6 which are at the bottom of the page.</span></span></span></strong></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Click here</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> </span><a href="http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/presentperfect.html"><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Present Perfect explanation with exercises </span></span></a></span></span></strong></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span></span></span></strong></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><strong face="trebuchet ms"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br /></span></strong></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong face="trebuchet ms"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >Once you finish doing the exercises, select, copy, and paste them on a Word document and send it to my e-mail.</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><br />To learn more about Present Perfect, check the 4 videos on the right about Life Experience.<br /><br /></span></span></span></strong></span><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >4C TV or not TV?</span><br /></span></span></strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br />Activity 3<span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></span></strong></span> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:130%;">-ed or –ing adjectives<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span><i style=""><u><span style="" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>Examples:<o:p></o:p></span></u></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span><i style=""><span style="" lang="EN-US">TV can sometimes de fun and exciting.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><i style=""><span style="" lang="EN-US">Many people are worried about how much TV children watch<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="" lang="EN-US">Rules:</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><span>1. We use -ed adjectives to describe how people feel.<br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><span>2. We use -ing adjectives to describe the thing, situation, place or person that causes the feeling.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><span><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >Check this link and do the exercise which is at the bottom of the page. Copy it on a Word Document and send it to me.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/passive3a.html"><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51); font-weight: bold;">-ED/-ING ADJECTIVES</span></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-style: italic;">4D What do you think?</span><br /></span></span></span></strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong face="trebuchet ms"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br />Activity 4<br /></span></strong></span> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">-</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">What do you know about cloning?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:180%;">-Do you know who was Dolly?</span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><br /><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:180%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:180%;">Watch this conference called <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfMSU3uK38A"><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">Human cloning: why is there a fuss? </span></a>By Lee Silver <span style="font-size:85%;">(Princeton University- Molecular/ Biology & Public Affairs Professor)</span>, then post a comment answering the following questions and comment someone else opinion, check my example.</span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><br /><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:180%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:180%;">Should human cloning be banned? What do you think? Do you agree or disagree? And Why?</span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><br /><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:180%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p face="trebuchet ms" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:180%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:130%;">To have more ideas about cloning check this article and this video from Discovery Channel: <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.discoverychannel.co.uk/science/dna/cloning_and_research/index.shtml"><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">Article</span></a><a href="http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/tech-human-cloning.html"><o:p></o:p></a></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><a style="font-weight: normal;" href="http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/tech-human-cloning.html"><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">Video</span></a></span><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);font-size:180%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span></span></p>Reina Chay Cercashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14710383976629510026noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006063250778461203.post-57745745289026396002009-06-30T12:44:00.000-07:002009-07-11T13:45:41.300-07:00UNIT 5 Into the Future<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1tEcUGWEV0/SkrkfsvK3CI/AAAAAAAAABQ/BBeSzzNLFyI/s1600-h/i_robot.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353342340319337506" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; width: 242px; cursor: pointer; height: 320px;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E1tEcUGWEV0/SkrkfsvK3CI/AAAAAAAAABQ/BBeSzzNLFyI/s320/i_robot.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);font-size:130%;" ><strong><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">5A Man or machine?</span><br /></span></strong></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Activity 1<br /><br /></span></strong></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);font-size:130%;" ><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">5B Never too old</span><br /></span></strong></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Activity 2<br /><br /></span></strong></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);font-size:130%;" ><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">5C Out of this world</span><br /></span></strong></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Activity 3<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><br />Click the following links to know more about Verbs + prepositions, then do the quiz, check your grades and send it to my e-mail.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://www.english-zone.com/preps/a-preps.html">1.Verbs + prepositions webpage</a><br /><br /></span></span></strong></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://www.englishpage.com/prepositions/verb_preposition.html">2. Verb + Preposition Dictionary</a> <span style="font-size:100%;">(</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> To look up a verb + preposition combination, click a letter in the menu on the left)<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.english-zone.com/preps/vp-a.html"><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51); font-weight: bold;">3. Quiz about Verbs + prepositions</span></a><br /><br /></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);font-size:130%;" ><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">5D It’s for charity<br /></span></span></strong></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Activity 4</span></strong></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);font-size:130%;" ><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></span></strong></span> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="" lang="EN-US">Real world <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Phrases to make offers, suggestions and requests</span></span></span></p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"> </span></strong></span> <table class="MsoTableGrid" style="border: medium none ; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr style=""> <td style="border: 1pt solid black; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 224.45pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" valign="top" width="299"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -18pt; line-height: normal;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b style=""><span style="" lang="EN-US"><span style="">a)<span style=""> </span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style=""><span style="" lang="EN-US">Making offers <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: solid solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; background: rgb(102, 255, 51) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 224.45pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" valign="top" width="299"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -18pt; line-height: normal;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b style=""><span style="" lang="EN-US"><span style="">b)<span style=""> </span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style=""><span style="" lang="EN-US">Responding to offers <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 224.45pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" valign="top" width="299"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><u><span style="" lang="EN-US">Shall I</span></u></b><b style=""><span style="" lang="EN-US"> make some posters?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><u><span style="" lang="EN-US">Can I</span></u></b><b style=""><span style="" lang="EN-US"> give you a hand?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><u><span style="" lang="EN-US">I’ll </span></u></b><b style=""><span style="" lang="EN-US">help you, if you like.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; background: rgb(102, 255, 51) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 224.45pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" valign="top" width="299"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><span style="" lang="EN-US">Yes, that’d be great.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><span style="" lang="EN-US">Great, thanks a lot.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><span style="" lang="EN-US">Yes, why not?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><span style="" lang="EN-US">No, don’t worry. Thanks anyway.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; background: rgb(0, 176, 240) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 224.45pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" valign="top" width="299"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -18pt; line-height: normal;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b style=""><span style="" lang="EN-US"><span style="">c)<span style=""> </span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style=""><span style="" lang="EN-US">Making requests <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; background: red none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 224.45pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" valign="top" width="299"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -18pt; line-height: normal;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b style=""><span style="" lang="EN-US"><span style="">d)<span style=""> </span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style=""><span style="" lang="EN-US">Making suggestions <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; background: rgb(0, 176, 240) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 224.45pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" valign="top" width="299"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><u><span style="" lang="EN-US">Will you</span></u></b><b style=""><span style="" lang="EN-US"> organize that?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><u><span style="" lang="EN-US">Could you</span></u></b><b style=""><span style="" lang="EN-US"> give me a hand?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><u><span style="" lang="EN-US">Can you </span></u></b><b style=""><span style="" lang="EN-US">do that?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><span style="" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; background: red none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 224.45pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" valign="top" width="299"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><u><span style="" lang="EN-US">Shall we</span></u></b><b style=""><span style="" lang="EN-US"> start?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><u><span style="" lang="EN-US">Let’s </span></u></b><b style=""><span style="" lang="EN-US">decide who does what.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><u><span style="" lang="EN-US">Why don’t we</span></u></b><b style=""><span style="" lang="EN-US"> ask Steve?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);font-size:130%;" ><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Do exercise 6 page 42 from the student book<br /><br /> a) Fill in the gaps with the phrases in the boxes.<br /></span></span></span></strong></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;" ><strong></strong></span>Reina Chay Cercashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14710383976629510026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006063250778461203.post-50517993158558237892009-06-29T08:49:00.000-07:002009-07-15T09:04:29.286-07:00UNIT 6 Family and Friends<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1tEcUGWEV0/Skrlxl7H1vI/AAAAAAAAABY/FAkmSd8p4-Y/s1600-h/Family-Guy-Episode-Long-John-Peter-Part-3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353343747239696114" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E1tEcUGWEV0/Skrlxl7H1vI/AAAAAAAAABY/FAkmSd8p4-Y/s320/Family-Guy-Episode-Long-John-Peter-Part-3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong><br /></strong><strong><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,204,0)"></span></strong><br /><p><strong><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,204,0)"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,204,0)"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,204,0)"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,204,0)"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,204,0)"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,204,0)"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,255,51)"><br /></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,255,51)"><br /></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,255,51)"><br /></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,255,51)"><br /></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,255,51)"><br /></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,255,51)"><br /></span></span></strong></p><p><br /><strong></strong></p><p><br /><strong></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,255,51)"><br /></span></span></strong></p><p style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,255,51)"></span></strong></span></p><p style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,255,51)">6A Life with teenagers<br /></span></strong></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Activity 1</span></strong></span></p><p style="FONT-FAMILY: trebuchet ms"><strong>1. Check your e-mails, there you have the lyrics of the song called ...</strong></p><p style="FONT-FAMILY: trebuchet ms"><strong>2. Watch the following video and write all the adjectives you hear.</strong></p><p style="FONT-FAMILY: trebuchet ms"><strong>3. Complete the lyrics of the song I sent to you, don't cheat and try to do it.</strong></p><p style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>Video: </strong></p><p style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>4. Send the activity to my e-mail.</strong></p><p style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,255,51)">6B Roles people play<br /></span></strong></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Activity 2<br /></p></span></strong></span><p style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span><strong>-Look for this information on the Internet:</strong></p><p face="trebuchet ms"><strong>1. Which is the biggest city in the world?</strong></p><p face="trebuchet ms"><strong>2. Which is the highest mountain in the world?</strong></p><p face="trebuchet ms"><strong>3. Who is the richest person in the world?</strong></p><p face="trebuchet ms"><strong>4. ...</strong></p><p face="trebuchet ms"><strong>-Do the following exercise about Superlatives</strong></p><p face="trebuchet ms"><strong>Click here</strong></p><p face="trebuchet ms"><strong>-Send me the activities to my e-mail</strong></p><p face="trebuchet ms"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,255,51)">6C Family Business<br /></span></strong></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong style="FONT-FAMILY: trebuchet ms"><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Activity 3<br /></p></span></strong></span><p face="trebuchet ms"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong style="FONT-FAMILY: trebuchet ms"></strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,255,51)">6D Call me back</span> </strong></span></p><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Activity 4<br /></span></strong></span>Reina Chay Cercashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14710383976629510026noreply@blogger.com0