lunes, 3 de marzo de 2014

Speaking

Unit 1
TRAVEL DISCUSSION
1)
Do you like travelling?
2)
What is travel for you?
3)
What different kinds of travelling are there?
4)
What’s the best place you’ve ever been to?
5)
Would you like to go travelling for a few years non-stop?
6)
What are the good and bad things about travelling?
7)
Where do you want to travel to before you die?

Unit 2
ENVIRONMENT DISCUSSION

1. Do you worry about the environment?

2. What are the biggest problems facing our environment?
3. What would you do to save our environment?
4. What danger does your country pose to the global environment? 
5. How important is the natural environment to you in your daily life?
6. Are you environmentally friendly? 

Unit 3 


CRIME DISCUSSION

1. Have you ever been a victim of crime?
2. Are you afraid of becoming a victim of crime?
3. Is crime a problem where you live?
4. Does your government talk a lot about combating crime?
5. Do you worry about Internet crime?

6. Is anyone capable of turning to crime?
7. Who are the world’s biggest war criminals?
8. Have you ever thought of fighting crime by becoming a police officer? 

Unit 4


INVENTIONS DISCUSSION

1. What is the greatest invention ever?
2. What invention would you like to invent?
3.What is the world’s most useless invention?
4. How was the world different before the wheel was invented?

5. Do you think the person who invented the atomic bomb was happy with his discovery?
6. Do new inventions always create new problems? 

7. Have you ever thought about inventing anything?
8. Which invention is better, the Internet or electricity?


Unit 5 

ART DISCUSSION
1)
How great is your interest in art?
2)
What’s the best art gallery you’ve been to?
3)
Do you like modern art?
4)
What do you think of installation art?
5)
Describe the pieces of artwork in your house.
6)
Do you have a favorite artist?
7)
What kind of art do you like – paintings, sculpture, ceramics, etc?
8)
What is art?
9)
Does art change the way you think or feel?
10)
Do you think anyone can be an artist or do you need a special talent?







domingo, 2 de marzo de 2014

Para practicar el reading

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miércoles, 19 de febrero de 2014

lunes, 10 de febrero de 2014

domingo, 9 de febrero de 2014

Conectores

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1.         CONSTRUIR LA REDACCIÓN

a) Introducción
b) Primer párrafo

At first sight                                      A primera vista
First of all                                          Antes que nada
In the first place                                En primer lugar
To start with                                      Para empezar
To begin with                                     Para comenzar

c) Segundo párrafo

In the second place,                          En segundo lugar,
Second,                                              Segundo,
Secondly,                                           En segundo lugar,
Third,                                                 Tercero,
Thirdly,                                              En tercer lugar,

d) Conclusión

Finally,                                               Por último,
In conclusion,                                    Para concluir,
Lastly,                                                Por último,

2.         AÑADIR INFORMACIÓN

and eventually,                                  y finalmente,
apart from + noun                              aparte de + sustantivo
besides ,                                            además,
in addition to + noun                          además de + sustantivo
in addition,                                         además,
moreover,                                          además,

furthermore                                       asimismo
also                                                    también
on top of that,                                    además,
what's more,                                      además; lo que es más,
another point is that                          habría que añadir que


3.         EXPRESAR SIMILARIDAD

Similarly,                                            Igualmente, de forma similar,
Likewise,                                           Asimismo, del mismo modo, 
In the same way,                                Del mismo modo,
In the same manner,                          De la misma manera,

In a similar way,                                 De forma similar,

4.         ESTABLECER UN CONTRASTE

however,                                            sin embargo
instead of                                           en vez de 
neverthelesss,                                   no obstante
on the contrary,                                 por el contrario
whereas / while                                  mientras
though / although                              aunque
On the one hand,       On the other hand,     Por una parte,     Por otra parte, 

Conversely                                         A la inversa, por el contrario
                           

5.         EXPLICAR CAUSAS

because of + noun                              A causa de + sustantivo
due to + noun                                     Debido a + sustantivo
due to the fact that + sentence           Debido a que + oración
for this/that reason                            Por esta/esa razón
on account of + noun                         A causa de + sustantivo

6.         EXPLICAR RESULTADOS

as a result                                          Como resultado, en consecuencia
consequently                                     En consecuencia
therefore                                           Por lo tanto

7.         EXPRESAR ALGO DE OTRA MANERA

in other words,                                  en otras palabras,
in short,                                             en resumen,
that is (to say),                                   es decir,

8.         EXPRESAR HECHOS

actually                                              En realidad
as a matter of fact                             De hecho
in fact                                                De hecho
really                                                 En realidad

9.         EXPRESAR UNA OPINIÓN PERSONAL
           
as far as I’m concerned                   por lo que a mí respecta
from my point of view                      desde mi punto de vista
I agree / disagree                            estoy de acuerdo / no estoy de acuerdo
in my opinion                                   en mi opinión
in my view                                        en mi opinión
I think (that)                                    Creo que
it is true that                                    es verdad que
personally                                        personalmente
to be honest,                                    para ser honesto
to tell the truth,                               a decir verdad

10.         MODIFICAR LO QUE SE ESTÁ DICIENDO

above all                                          sobre todo
at least                                             al menos
basically                                           básicamente, fundamentalmente
especially                                         especialmente
essentially                                        esencialmente, básicamente
in general                                         en general
By and large,                                    Por lo general, 
Generally speaking,                         En general,
in particular                                      en particular
more or less                                     más o menos
on the whole                                     en general
to a certain extent                            hasta cierto punto


11.       PONER EJEMPLOS

,and so on.                                       etcétera
and so on and so forth                     etcétera, y así sucesivamente
for example,                                     por ejemplo,
for instance,                                     por ejemplo,
such as                                             tal(es) como

12.       RESUMIR LO QUE SE HA DICHO

All in all,                                          En conjunto, resumiendo
In brief,                                            En resumen
In conclusion,                                  Para concluir
In short,                                           En resumen
On the whole,                                  En general
To sum up,                                      Para resumir

13.       SECUENCIAR LA NARRACIÓN

after that                                           después de eso
all of a sudden                                  de repente,
finally                                                finalmente
first of all                                          en primer lugar
in the end                                         al final
in the meantime,                              mientras tanto
meanwhile                                        mientras tanto
next                                                  luego
suddenly                                           de repente,
then                                                  entonces, después

miércoles, 25 de diciembre de 2013

REVISIÓN PARA LAS VACACIONES

HOLA CHIC@S , ESTOS SON LOS EJERCICIOS PARA REFORZAR EL TRIMESTRE. LOS QUE HAYAN SUSPENDIDO EL TRIMESTRE O HAYAN OBTENIDO UNA CALIFICACIÓN DE 5 DEBEN ENTREGAR ESTAS ACTIVIDADES A LA VUELTA DE LAS VACACIONES. AQUELLOS QUE QUIERAN HACERLO VOLUNTARIAMENTE, TENDRÁN TAMBIÉN UN POSITIVO EN LA NOTA FINAL.

FELICES FIESTAS!!! :)

1) Revisión de tiempos verbales: teoría:

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2) Revisión de tiempos: ejercicios

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3) Presente perfecto: teoría

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4)  Ejercicios presente perfecto vs. Pasado simple

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5) Oración de relativo: teoría y práctica

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6) Oración condicional: teoría y práctica

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SOLUCIONES CONDICIONALES

lunes, 9 de diciembre de 2013

Super Size Me

 


WATCH THE VIDEO: SUPER SIZE ME


LISTENING &
READING ACTIVITY

Read the following article and then watch the youtube video: SUPER SIZE ME
Plot summary:
As the film begins, Spurlock, age 32 at the time the movie was filmed in 2003, is physically above average, as attested to by three doctors (a cardiologist, a gastroenterologist, and a general practitioner), as well as a nutritionist and a personal trainer. He enlists all three to track his health during the month-long binge. All of the health professionals predict the "McDiet" will have unwelcome effects on his body, but none expects anything too drastic, one citing the human body as being "extremely adaptable." Prior to the experiment, Spurlock ate a varied diet but always had vegan evening meals to appease his then-girlfriend (now wife), Alexandra, a vegan chef. At the beginning of the experiment, Spurlock, who stands 6 feet 2 inches (188 cm) tall, had a body weight of 185.5 lb (84.1 kg).

Spurlock starts the month with breakfast near his home in Manhattan, where there are an average of four McDonald's (and 66,950 residents, and twice as many commuters) per square mile (2.6 km²). He also elects to ride in taxis more often, since he aims to keep the distances he walks in line with the 5,000 steps (approximately two miles) walked per day by the average American. Spurlock has several stipulations which govern his eating habits:

He must fully consume three McDonald's meals per day (at breakfast, lunch, and dinner time). He must sample every item on the McDonald's menu at least once over the course of the 30 days (he managed this in nine days). He must only ingest items that are offered on the McDonald's menu. This includes bottled water. Any and all outside consumption of food is prohibited. He must SuperSize the meal when asked, but only when asked. He is not able to SuperSize by his own accord. He will attempt to walk about as much as a typical U.S citizen, based on a suggested figure of 5,000 standardized distance steps per day,[5] but he did not closely adhere to this, as he walked relatively more while in New York than Houston. Day 2 brings Spurlock's first Super Size meal, at the McDonald's on 34th Street and Tenth Avenue, which happens to be a meal made of a Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese, Super Size french fries, and a 42 ounce Coke, which takes 52 minutes to eat. He experiences steadily increasing stomach aches during the process, and promptly throws up in the McDonald's parking lot.

After five days Spurlock has gained almost 10 pounds (4.5 kg) (from 185.5 to about 195 pounds). It is not long before he finds himself with a feeling of depression, and he claims that his bouts of depression, lethargy, and headaches are relieved by a McDonald's meal. One doctor describes him as "addicted." He has soon gained another 8 pounds (3.5 kg), putting his weight at 203.5 lb (92 kg). By the end of the month he weighs about 210 pounds (95.5 kg), an increase of about 24.5 pounds (about 11 kg). Because he could only eat McDonald's food for a month, Spurlock refused to take any medication at all. At one weigh-in Morgan lost 1 lb. from the previous weigh-in, but it was hypothesized by a nutritionist that he had lost muscle mass, which weighs more than an identical volume of fat.

Spurlock's girlfriend, Alexandra Jamieson, attests to the fact that Spurlock has lost much of his energy and sex drive during his experiment. It was not clear at the time if Spurlock would be able to complete the full month of the high-fat, high-carbohydrate diet, and friends and family began to express concern.

In Day 21, Spurlock has heart palpitations. Consultation with his concerned internist, Dr. Daryl Isaacs advises him to stop what he is doing immediately to avoid any serious health problems. He compares Spurlock with the protagonist played by Nicolas Cage in the movie Leaving Las Vegas who deliberately drinks himself to death over a similar time period. Despite this warning, Spurlock decides to continue the experiment.

Spurlock makes it to day 30 and achieves his goal. In thirty days, he "Supersized" his meals nine times along the way (five of which were in Texas, three in New York City). All three doctors are surprised at the degree of deterioration in Spurlock's health. One of them states that the irreversible damage done to his heart could cause a heart attack even if he lost all the weight gained during the experiment. He notes that he has eaten as many McDonald's meals as most nutritionists say the ordinary person should eat in 8 years (he ate 90 meals, which is close to 8 years of eating it once a month).

Findings Text at the conclusion of the movie states that it took Spurlock 5 months to lose 20 pounds (9 kg) and another 9.5 months to lose the last 4.5 pounds. His girlfriend Alexandra Jamieson, a vegan chef, began supervising his recovery with her "detox diet," which became the basis for her book, The Great American Detox Diet.[6]

"The bottom line, they're a business, no matter what they say, and by selling you unhealthy food, they make millions, and no company wants to stop doing that."

The movie ends with a rhetorical question, "Who do you want to see go first, you or them?" with a cartoon tombstone for Ronald McDonald ("1954-2012") as a backdrop. The cartoon of the tombstone originated in The Economist where it appeared in an article addressing the ethics of marketing toward children.[7]

In the DVD release of the movie, a short epilogue was added about McDonald's discontinuation of the Super Size option six weeks after the movie's premiere, as well as its recent emphasis on healthier menu items such as salads, and the release of the new adult happy meal. However, it is shown that the salads can contain even more calories than hamburgers, if the customer adds liberal amounts of cheese and dressing onto them prior to consumption. It is claimed by McDonald's that these changes had nothing to do with the film.

Another issue that Spurlock focuses on is the way McDonald's targets young children with ads before the kids themselves realize how harmful the food is. In the movie, Spurlock jokes that he will battle the socialization of his children by punching them in the face every time they pass a McDonald's so that the golden arches do not elicit happy memories


READING ACTIVITY

Read the following article and sum up the main ideas in about 100 words. Hand it in next Friday (13/12/2013)


HEALTHY EATING
SPEAKING ACTIVITY

TASK 1. Do you agree or disagree with the following statements:



  1. Women worry more about their diet than men
  2. Young people today eat less healthily than then years ago.
  3. Men cook as a hoby, women cook because they have to.
  4. Vegetarians are healthier than people who eat a lot of meat.
  5. Every country thinks that their cooking is the best

TASK 2. Ask your partner the following questions:

  1. What do you normally eat in a typical day?
  2. Do you ever cook?
  3. Do you eat unhealthy food? How do you feel about it?
  4. Are you trying to cut down on anything at the moment?
  5. Are people’s diets in your country getting bettter or worse?

VOCABULARY REVIEW


1. FOOD :click on any of the English words to listen to the pronunciation.
4. FOOD ADJECTIVES:
              
               HOME-MADE: CASERO
               SPICY: PICANTE
               RAW: CRUDO
               FROZEN: CONGELADO
               TAKEAWAY: PARA LLEVAR
               LOW-FAT: BAJO EN GRASA
               FRESH: FRESCO
               SWEET: DULCE