Natural Disasters

Hurricane Sandy- US

As we are now talking about natural disasters and survivals, I suggest you have a look at the website of National Geographic, which is very interesting.

"Learn how rock, wind, ice, snow, raging storms, and Earth's inner fire have transformed the planet and life on it. Watch video from inside a tornado, create your own hurricane, and see photos of tsunami devastation."

Here is the link

Relative Clauses

Before the Christmas holidays we worked on relative clauses in class. Here you have an explanation in order to refresh your memory.



And here you have some exercises (on relative pronouns, combining sentences..) to test your knowledge  ! ;)

 

How to Write an Opinion Essay

This morning we had a look at the structure of an opinion essay and what to include on it. Now, your task is to answer to one of these questions: Is your town a good place for teenagers?? or Life in big cities.
Have a look at the presentation below, you'll find the structure you should follow for the composition , useful language to enrich your essay and a couple of essay examples.

 

FUTURE TENSES

  Here you have a revision on what we have said in class, the difference between WILL and GOING TO and the use of the FUTURE PERFECT and the FUTURE CONTINUOUS, as well as some examples.


If you want to practise a bit, have a look at this website and you'll find several exercises.

CHECK YOUR PROGRESS - Unit 4

Here you have the answer key to the Check your progress section in Unit 4. Don't hesitate to ask me any question you may have. ;)

Touching The Void

The text you have for homework, called Documenting Survival, talks about Touching the Void, the true story of two climbers and their dangerous journey up the Siula Grande, in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.

Here you have the trailer of the movie:






WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO SURVIVE?

Guy Fawkes Day - 5th of November

Yesterday was Guy Fawkes Day, which has been celebrated every Nov. 5 in Great Britain.

Guy Fawkes was part of a group of men who wanted to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London but he was caught red-handed with the explosives!

Guy Fawkes wasn't even the ringleader, but has become the one we remember most. All this happened in 1605, more than 400 years ago, and nowadays we call the story the Gunpowder Plot.

After Guy Fawkes was captured he was imprisoned in the Tower of London where many people think he was tortured during his questioning.

Guy Fawkes and many of his fellow plotters were executed.

Nowadays, people celebrate Guy Fawkes Day by lighting fireworks and bonfires. But yesterday, inspired on the film V for Vendetta , about a masked rebel named V who fights a fascist future British government,

several hundred protesters wearing masks gathered outside the British Parliament to mark Guy Fawkes night.

Learn more about Guy Fawkes Day and Anonymous in this article and this other.