Passive Voice

• Visit this link to review general aspects about passive voice: http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/omgrammar/vozpasiva.htm

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  Now you can go to http://perso.wanadoo.es/autoenglish/gr.pas.p.htm , print the page and bring the exercise to class.
  


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  You can print or copy the following exercise for having in class, too:

Write the past participle of each verb under the verb:
paint, write, discover, invent, build, climb, manufacture, kill, cause, grow, eat, first see, make, shoot, assassinate, destroy
Fill in the blanks using the passive voice and the verbs given:
(1) Romeo and Juliet ______________________Shakespeare.
(2) San Francisco _____________________ an earthquake in 1906.
(3) More traffic accidents ___________________ drunk drivers than anything else.
(4) The Sistine Chapel ___________________ Michelangelo.
(5) The Mona Lisa ___________________ Leonardo da Vinci.
(6) Rice ___________________ Koreans, Chinese, and Japanese.
(7) The light bulb ___________________ Edison.
(8) The Law of Gravity ___________________ Newton.
(9) The moons of Jupiter ___________________ Galileo.
(10) Everest ___________________ Sir Edmund Hillary.
(11) Lung cancer ___________________ smoking.
(12) JFK ___________________ Lee Harvey Oswald.
(13) The pyramids ___________________ the pharaohs.
(14) The Eiffel Tower ___________________ in the 19th century.
(15) The Sphinx’s nose ___________________ Napoleon.
(16) Cars ______________________ in America, Japan, and Korea.
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LET'S PRACTICE THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

EXCERSISES ON PRESENT PERFECT (taken from http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-perfect-simple)

Work in the following exercises and copy or print them for next class:

Put the verbs into the correct form (present perfect simple).
1. I (not / work) ____________________today.
2. He(buy)___________________ a new lamp.
3. We (not plan) ________________________ our holiday yet.
4. Where (be/you) _________________________________?
5. He (write) _______________________ five e-mails.
6. She (not/see) ____________________ him for a long time.
7. (be/you) _________________________ at school?
8. School (not/start) _________________________ yet.
9. (speak/he) _______________________ to his boss?
10. No, he (have/not) _________________________the time yet.

Reading Loch Ness

Loch Ness is a lake between the Scottish towns of Inverness and Fort Augustus. The word loch is Scottish for lake. Loch Ness is about 37 km long and extremely deep, the deepest part is 226 m.
Loch Ness is famous for its friendly monster, Nessie. Most people think that this is only a legend, but every year tourists from all over the world come to Loch Ness and hope that they will see the monster.
Exercise on the Text
Write the verbs in present perfect simple.
Tourists from all over the world (be) __________________to Loch Ness.
Most of them (see / not) ___________________Nessie, however.
Only very few people say that the Loch Ness Monster (appear) ___________in front of them.
Even scientists (come) _______________to Loch Ness to find the monster.
And the boss of the Guinness brewery (promise) __________to pay 500,000 Pounds to the person who catches Nessie.

Write sentences in present perfect simple. Place 'never' before the main verb.
In a contest, people get the chance to do something they've never done before. This is what the participants told the jury:
1. Fergal / never / sail / on the Pacific. _____________________
2.Rebecca / never / stay / at a five-star hotel _________________
3. Jason / never / watch / a world-cup final __________________
4. Rachel and Gareth / never / climb / Mount Kilimanjaro _________
5.Elaine / never / see / a whale _____________________________
6. Ruth / never / spend / her holiday in Mexico _________________
7. Connor / never / be / to Canada __________________________
8. Lisa and Holly / never / cycle / around England ________________
9.Barry / never / drive / a Ferrari ____________________________
10.Clare / never / meet / Mickey Mouse _______________________

The weather

Hi, friends. I'll share with you these two links for practising vocabulary and listening related to the weather. There you will find nice games and activities. Surf freely on them! They are sure. Hugs.
http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-games-matching-weather.htm
http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/kids/games/Weather_Maze/

LEARNING ACTIVITY FOR LISTENING

This is a learning activity to improve listening and reading comprehension skills. Follow the instructions:
1. Access the web page: http://www.englishmedialab.com/listening.html
2. Click on “Daily activities: Good interactive listening for beginners”.
3. Have your notebook with you to take notes of information ideas you understand.
4. Listen carefully to the wife and husband’s daily routine audio, (as many times as you need). Wait for the multiple choice quiz.
5. Select the correct answer and go to “submit”. Click to continue until you finish the 14 questions.
6. Take notes of your score.
7. Download the audio script that you find on the page by clicking on “download audio script” (copy-paste in a word document)and review the multiple choice quiz that appears later on. Take notes of vocabulary and expressions again.
8. Download the “listening worksheet” and answer the comprehension questions that you will find there (copy-paste in word document-bring it next class).
9. Prepare a very creative presentation for the class talking about anyone in your family’s daily routine. You can help yourselves with charts or timetables.

Planning vacation

INTERNET ACTIVITY- Part 1

Warm- up: Find someone who:
1. ______________ has been to another city in Colombia.

2. ______________ has spoken to an English speaking person.
3. ______________ has stayed at least once in a hotel.
4. ______________ has traveled by plane.
5. ______________ has known the sea.
6. ______________ has traveled by train.
7. ______________ enjoys traveling by plane.
8. ______________ enjoys being a passenger in a car.
9. ______________ enjoys driving cars.
10.______________ has traveled by boat.

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  Write down three places you'd like to visit. These should be places that you have never been to before.
• Get in pairs and share information.
  
  Part 2.
• Plan a vacation for two online. With your partner, choose one vacation spot to research on the web. Some suggested sites are:
• http://www.travel-library.com/hotels/south_america/argentina/
• http://www.travel-library.com/hotels/north_america/canada/
• http://www.travel-library.com/hotels/europe/uk/
• http://www.travel-library.com/hotels/africa/egypt/
• http://www.travel-library.com/hotels/north_america/usa/
  Complete the information:

Where do you want to go? __________________________________.

When will you go there? From ______________ to _______________.

Available flights:
cost, time, and date departing/ arriving. Record the URL of the website from which you get your information.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Accommodations: Type: _________________________________________________Name: ________________________________________________Cost/ night: _____________________________________________URL: __________________________________________________What will you do for fun? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What are the special attractions? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

• Make sure to write down the URL of any websites from which you get information!
  Prepare a very creative presentation (about your plans for vacation) for the class. (posters, collage, pictures, power point, etc)

Tokio Hotel

Tokio Hotel was founded by guitarist Tom Kaulitz and singer Bill Kaulitz, drummer Gustav Schäfer and bassist Georg Listing. The four met in 2001 after a concert in Magdeburg. [7]Under the name Devilish, the band soon began playing in talent shows and small concerts. After Bill Kaulitz's participation in a children's Star Search in 2003 (which he lost in the quarter-final), he was discovered by music producer Peter Hoffmann. Devilish changed their name to Tokio Hotel ("Tokio", the German language spelling of the city Tokyo, Japan, which they love, and "Hotel", due to their constant touring and sleeping in hotels), and Sony BMG took them under contract.

Bill Kaulitz - lead vocals (b. 1 September 1989)
Bill Kaulitz was born on September 1, 1989, in Leipzig, Germany. He was born to Simone Kaulitz a freelance tailor and Jörg Kaulitz. When he and his brother were 7, their parents divorced. Their mother remarried Gordon Trümper, a guitarist from the German rock band Fatun. Their stepfather inspired the twins to begin their music careers.[citation needed]
Tom Kaulitz - lead guitar, backing vocals (b. 1 September 1989)
Tom Kaulitz was born on September 1, 1989. He is ten minutes older than his twin brother, Bill Kaulitz.[citation needed]
Georg Listing - bass guitar (b. 31 March 1987)
Georg Listing was born on March 31, 1987. Georg plays an Axe bass; his playing style was heavily influenced by Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.[citation needed]
Gustav Schäfer - drums (b. 8 September 1988)
Gustav Schäfer was born on September 8, 1988. Gustav has been playing the drums since he was five.


READ THE TEXT AND UNDERLINE WORDS WHICH MEAN A MUSICAL JOB. VIRGINIA

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