THOUGHT PROVOKING PHOTOS. 4A

 CLICK HERE TO SEE OUR PHOTOS AND ACTIVITIES

 

STORY 2: BOYS AND GIRLS

CLICK HERE TO READ THE STORY. TO IMPROVE YOUR PRONUNCIATION, YOU CAN FOLLOW THE AUDIOBOOK.

DEADLINE TO FINISH THE STORY: MARCH, 29TH






 

OUR TOY STORIES

Do you remember your favourite toys?

We don't play with them any longer, but they used to be our best friends. 

Leave your comments describing them...

 

 

 

 

 

OBJECTS. GUESS WHAT IT IS

CLICK HERE TO SEE PHOTOS OF EVERYDAY OBJECTS AND GUESS WHAT IT IS.








Could you translate this poem by Jorge Luis Borges into English? 

 



LAS COSAS

El bastón, las monedas, el llavero,

la dócil cerradura, las tardías

notas que no leerán los pocos días

que me quedan, los naipes y el tablero,

un libro y en sus páginas la ajada

violeta, monumento de una tarde

sin duda inolvidable y ya olvidada,

el rojo espejo occidental en que arde

una ilusoria aurora. ¿Cuántas cosas,

limas, umbrales, atlas, copas, clavos,

nos sirven como tácitos esclavos,

ciegas y extrañamente sigilosas!

Durarán más allá de nuestro olvido;

no sabrán nunca que nos hemos ido.

 

 

Here you have a version in English

 

Things

My walking-stick, small change, key-ring,
The docile lock and the belated
Notes my few days left will grant
No time to read, the cards, the table,
A book, in its pages, that pressed
Violet, the leavings of an afternoon
Doubtless unforgettable, forgotten,
The reddened mirror facing to the west
Where burns illusory dawn. Many things,
Files, sills, atlases, wine-glasses, nails,
Which serve us, like unspeaking slaves,
So blind and so mysteriously secret!
They’ll long outlast our oblivion;
And never know that we are gone.


 Could you write a similar text dedicated to your personal objects?

STORY 1: THE BULLY

"THE BULLY" BY ROGER D. KISER

Click HERE to read the short story "The Bully"
by Roger D. Kiser.


NOW WATCH THE STORY

4. I WISH... IF ONLY...

CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE

EXERCISE 1

EXERCISE 2

4. 2nd CONDITIONAL, 2 SONGS

SEPTEMBER: STUDENT INFORMATION FORM

 

NAME:

CLASS: 

PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS:  

EDUCAREX EMAIL ADDRESS: 

MOBILE PHONE NUMBER: 

FAMILY PHONE NUMBERS: 

RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: 

FATHER'S NAME: 

MOTHER'S NAME: 

DO YOU HAVE A PERSONAL COMPUTER:   YES    NO

DO YOU HAVE INTERNET CONNECTION:  YES     NO

 

LIES IN HISTORY

Were Greek and Roman stutues pure white? This is what we tend to believe, but... Watch this video and see.

FINAL MIX

1.-People can find this product in the new shop. (passive)
2.-Mark has sent us the invitations. (passive 2)
3.-Professional cleaners are going to clean our factory. (causative)
4.-People claim that the new principal does not pay attention to the students' problems.  (2 impersonal sentences)
5.-People say that children are afraid of ghosts.  (2 impersonal sentences)
6.-My friend didn't tell me her problem, so I couldn't help her. (Rephrase conditional)
7.-I don't have enough money. I can't go on holidays. (Rephrase conditional)
8.-He doesn't study hard. He will probably fail this subject. (Rephrase conditional using unless)
9.-Mary works with me. Her son is a plastic surgeon. (Join using a relative pronoun)
10.-That's the boy. I told you about him last night. (2 relative sentences, formal and informal)
11.-Look at Peter's new mansion. He ............................... (win) the lottery! (modal verb)
12.-I didn't prepare well for this test. I ................................. (practise) more.
13.-He .......................... (come) to the party this evening, but he is not sure.
14.-"Why did you arrive so late yesterday?" Fred's mum asked him. (reported speech)
15.-"Let's organise a surprise party for my brother next weekend" Laura suggested. (reported speech)

MATCHMAKERS

MATCHMAKERS

What if you couldn't choose your boyfriend or girlfriend?

Some years ago young people couldn't. Matchmakers did! They were always warm accepted in houses. Mostly women were occupied with matchmaking. Their main aim was to find a good match to brides and to bridegrooms. Their services were generously paid, especially when both parts agreed such kind of marriage. In many cases parents decided on behalf of their children to make them engage. Often engagement was organized between under-age-children. Such ceremony was formal and was considered as a kind of verbal declaration of such intentions. Everything was organized by parents with the help of matchmakers.

We're going to pretend we are matchmakers and we have to convince parents how good the boys and girls from our class are. In pairs, student A is the matchmaker and student B is the bride or bridegroom. The aim of the matchmaker is to find as many positive things as possible of student B and tell the class in order to to try to arrange a marriage.



GIRL IN TROUBLE WITH HER MATCHMAKER

Matchmaker:

(Name of girl)

Girl:

Present!

Matchmaker:

Speaking without permission ...

Girl:

Oops ... [They go inside]

Granny:

[to the girl's mother] Who spit in her bean curd?

Matchmaker:

Too skinny ... not good for bearing sons.

Matchmaker:

Recite the Final Admonition.

Girl:

Mmm-hmm-hmm ... 

Matchmaker:

Well?

Girl:

Fulfill your duties, calmly and ... respectively. Um, reflect before you ... snack. Act! This shall bring you honor and glory. 

Matchmaker:

This way. Now, pour the tea. To please your future in-laws, you must demonstrate a sense of dignity. 

Girl:

Um, pardon me ...

Matchmaker:

And silent! [sniffs the tea] Ah ...

Girl:

Could I just take that back? One moment ...

The Matchmaker fights for the teacup, and they both fall back, the tea spilling all over the Matchmaker. 

Matchmaker:

Why, you clumsy! ... Oh! Ah! Woo! [She trips over the fire-pot, spilling the coals and then sitting on them, the bottom of her dress smoking. The matchmaker runs around screaming.]

Outside

Granny:

[To the girl's mother ] I think it's going well, don't you?

The matchmaker runs outside, screaming.

Matchmaker:

Put it out! Put it out! PUT IT OUT! [The girl throws tea over her, putting out the fire. Embarrassed, she hands the teapot to the Matchmaker and quickly walks toward her mother and grandmother]

Matchmaker:

[furious] You are a DISGRACE! You may look like a bride, but you will NEVER bring your family honor!




FIVE SISTERS WAITING FOR THEIR MATCHMAKER

 

Five sisters are talking about the matchmaker who is coming.

Hodel:

Well, somebody has to arrange the matches,

Chava:

She might bring someone wonderful----

Hodel:

Someone interesting----

Chava:

And well off----

Hodel:

And important---

Matchmaker, Matchmaker,

Make me a match,

Find me a find,

catch me a catch

Matchmaker, Matchmaker

Look through your book,

And make me a perfect match

Chava:

Matchmaker, Matchmaker,

I'll bring the veil,

You bring the groom,

Slender and pale.

Bring me a ring for I'm longing to be,

The envy of all I see.

Hodel:

For Papa,

Make him a scholar.

Chava:

For mama,

Make him rich as a king.

Chava and Hodel:

For me, well,

I wouldn't holler

If he were as handsome as anything.

Matchmaker, Matchmaker,

Make me a match,

Find me a find,

Catch me a catch,

Night after night in the dark I'm alone

So find me match,

Of my own.

(spoken)

Tzeitel:

Since when are you in a match, Chava? I thought you just had your eye on your books.

(Hodel chuckles)

Tzeitel con't:

And you have your eye on the Rabbi's son.

Hodel:

Well, why not?

We only have one Rabbi and he only has one son.

Why shouldn't I want the best?

Tzeitel:

Because you're a girl from a poor family.

So whatever Yenta brings, you'll take, right?

Of course right!

(throws scarf over her head, imitating Yenta)

(singing)

Hodel, oh Hodel,

Have I made a match for you!

He's handsome, he's young!

Alright, he's 62.

But he's a nice man, a good catch, true?

True.

I promise you'll be happy,

And even if you're not,

There's more to life than that---

Don't ask me what.

Chava, I found him.

Won't you be a lucky bride!

He's handsome, he's tall,

That is from side to side.

But he's a nice man, a good catch, right?

Right.

You heard he has a temper.

He'll beat you every night,

But only when he's sober,

So you'll be alright.

Did you think you'd get a prince?

Well I'll find the best I can.

With no dowry, no money, no family background

Be glad you got a man!

Chava:

Matchmaker, Matchmaker,

You know that I'm

Still very young.

Please, take your time.

Welcome or Welcomed

BOTH ARE CORRECT!

CLICK HERE TO LEARN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THEM

WEEK MAY 25th-31st

TUESDAY, 26th May. ONLINE LESSON: We will focus on the last sections of unit 2.
Reading: "A traditional Chinese wedding".
Review on page 26.
Unit 2 Workbook.

WEDNESDAY, 27th May. CLASSROOM ACTIVITY: Use of English general revision.

FRIDAY, 29th May. ONLINE LESSON. Unit 2. Finish workbook.

WEDNESDAY MAY 20TH. REVISION CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

1.-If I had time, I gogoeswill gowenthad gonewould gowould have gone(GO)  shopping with you.

CHANGE TO THIRD CONDITIONAL:

2.-If you speakspeakswill speakspokehad spokenwould speakwould have spoken  (SPEAK) English, you will get along with them perfectly.

CHANGE TO SECOND CONDITIONAL:

3.-f they had gone for a walk, they turnturnswill turnturnedhad turnedwould turnwould have turned  (TURN) the lights off.

CHANGE TO FIRST CONDITIONAL:

4.-If she comecomeswill comecamehad comewould comewould have come (COME) to see us, we will go to the zoo.

CHANGE TO THIRD CONDITIONAL:

5.-I would have told you, if I seeseeswill seesawhad seenwould seewould have seen  (SEE) him.

CHANGE TO SECOND CONDITIONAL:

6.-Would you mind if I openopenswill openopenedhad openedwould openwould have opened (OPEN) the window?

CHANGE TO THIRD CONDITIONAL:

7.-If they inviteinviteswill inviteinvitedhad invitedwould invitewould have invited (INVITE) me, I wouldn't have said no.

CHANGE TO SECOND CONDITIONAL:

8.-My friend meetmeetswill meetmethad metwould meetwould have met (MEET) me at the station if he gets the afternoon off.

CHANGE TO THIRD CONDITIONAL:

9.-If she don't dodoesn't dowon't dodidn't dohadn't donewould dowould have done (DO) it, nobody would do it.

CHANGE TO FIRST CONDITIONAL:

10.-If my father don't pickdoesn't pickwon't pickdidn't pickhadn't pickedwouldn't pickwouldn't have picked (NOT PICK) me up, I'll take the bus home.


CHANGE TO THIRD CONDITIONAL:


MORE PRACTICE

1. If they (have)  time at the weekend, they will come to see us.
2. If we sneak out quietly, nobody (notice) .
3. If we (know)  about your problem, we would have helped you.
4. If I (be)  you, I would not buy that dress.
5. We (arrive)  earlier if we had not missed the bus.
6. If I didn't have a mobile phone, my life (not / be)  complete.
7. Okay, I (get)  the popcorn if you buy the drinks.
8. If I (tell)  you a secret, you would be sure to leak it.
9. She (go)  out with you if you had only asked her.
10. I would not have read your diary if you (not hide)  it in such an obvious place.

WEDNESDAY APRIL 29TH. UNIT 2 WRITING: A PERSONAL EMAIL

Go to page 25 on your book and do the activities to prepare for our next writing. Then go to your workbook, page 19 and do the activities to prepare a personal email.

HOMEWORK: Write a personal email that follows the instructions given in unit 2.

DEADLINE TO SEND YOUR WRITING BY EMAIL: MAY, 3RD

TUESDAY APRIL 29TH. UNIT 9

Today Antonio, our teacher in training, is starting teaching unit 9. In his first lesson he will be dealing with the vocabulary related to crime and with the reading comprehension activity.

TUESDAY. APRIL 21ST. PRESENT PERFECT AND PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

1.- Click HERE
2.-Click HERE

FRIDAY APRIL 17TH. I HAD A TERRIBLE DAY YESTERDAY

Read exercise 4 on page 16 (Smart Planet Book) and write a similar paragraph using the past simple and the past perfect tenses. Leave your story in the comments.

I had a terrible day yesterday...

Deadline: Sunday, April 19th

NEXT ONLINE LESSON: FRIDAY, 17TH APRIL

This is to remind you that tomorrow you will recieve an invitation by email to connect to an online lesson. Have your book, workbook and notebook ready. We will be doing unit 1, Book, page 16, Workbook, pages 10, 12,13.

FRIDAY, 17/04/2020

11.00-11.50

Albarrán Salas, Mar Arias Lozano, Julia Borrego Ruiz, Lucía Díaz Padilla, Samuel Díaz Santurino, Elena Díaz Santurino, José Manuel

Durán López, Jorge

Gómez Hernández, Héctor

González Guerra, David

González Sevilla, Carlos

Gragera Serradilla, Alejandro

Hoyo Saucedo, Pablo Catalina Ion

Jaén Conde, Miguel

López Martín, Alberto

12.00-13.50 Luengo Martín, Juan

Manzano Garrido, Elena

Martín Perera, Sofía

Martín Pérez, María Isabel

Moreno Domínguez, Guillermo Moríñigo Avilés, Clara María Parra Becerra, Alberto Parra García, Ángel Ramiro Martín, Daniel Rodríguez De Sande, Álvaro Román Durán, Laura Roncero Costa, Pablo Vicente Arroyo, Jaime Villegas Rojo, Paula

TUESDAY, APRIL 14TH 2020. ONLINE LESSON

This is to remind you that tomorrow you will recieve an invitation by email to connect to an online lesson. Have your book, workbook and notebook ready. We will be doing unit 1, pages 14, 16, 17 (book).

TUESDAY, 14/04/2020

11.00-11.45

Albarrán Salas, Mar Arias Lozano, Julia Borrego Ruiz, Lucía Díaz Padilla, Samuel Díaz Santurino, Elena Díaz Santurino, José Manuel

Durán López, Jorge

Gómez Hernández, Héctor

González Guerra, David

González Sevilla, Carlos

Gragera Serradilla, Alejandro

Hoyo Saucedo, Pablo

Jaén Conde, Miguel

López Martín, Alberto

12.00-13.45 Catalina Ion Luengo Martín, Juan

Manzano Garrido, Elena

Martín Perera, Sofía

Martín Pérez, María Isabel

Moreno Domínguez, Guillermo Moríñigo Avilés, Clara María Parra Becerra, Alberto Parra García, Ángel Ramiro Martín, Daniel Rodríguez De Sande, Álvaro Román Durán, Laura Roncero Costa, Pablo Vicente Arroyo, Jaime Villegas Rojo, Paula

MONDAY, APRIL 20TH. UNIT 2. PERSONAL QUALITIES

  Today we are going to start unit 2. Go to page 19 and read the text "A natural born climber". Then do exercises 5, 6, 7, 8 on your notebook.

Read exercises 4 and 9. Leave a comment telling us the personal qualities you admire in your best friend. Then include in your comment your best qualities and some qualities you would like to have.


I admire my friend X because...
I think I am...
I'd like to be more...

Watch these videos to get ideas and vocabulary:

EASTER HOLIDAYS

In spite of self-isolation, holidays are a great time to have some fun. We can learn English having fun watching our favourite series, films, documentaries, listening to songs, etc. We can also read books, magazines and newspapers in English or just surf the internet looking for those webs that deal with our interests and hobbies.

In the English department blog we have posted three entries with short stories we can read, listen to and even "shadow" to improve our pronunciation.


https://englishatnorba.blogspot.com/

So, have fun and find something you enjoy doing... in English.
Leave your comments and tell us!

TUESDAY, MARCH 31ST. COOKING TIME

Our teacher in training Antonio Rocha has created an activity for today's lesson. Are you ready?

Hello everyone!  As you know, we all have to stay at home these days, but we can take advantage of this situation. I think it’s the perfect time to do our best and show off with our special dishes.  We are all going to share one dish with the rest of the class, therefore, let your imagination flow and try to catch your classmates’ attention! You have to follow these instructions:

-You have to post your comments in alphabetical order; therefore, the first one on the list will be the first one to share her special dish.

When the first comment is posted, the second student on the list will do the same. S/he will have to give his or her opinion about the first student’s dish and describe his or her own dish afterwards.

- You have to describe your special dish in detail. We all want to taste it!

Best regards and I hope everyone is fine at home. 

ANTONIO ROCHA

IMPORTANT. VIDEO CALL. STORY 4: "BOYS AND GIRLS"

This is to remind you that yesterday was the deadline to read our fourth story, "Boys and girls". During this week we are going to have videolessons to comment on the story, starting tomorrow. So pay attention to the date and the time. You will recieve an invitation by email to connect to an online lesson. Finish reading the story, bring your notes and be prepare to speak. iF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE TIME, PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND WE WILL ARRANGE ANOTHER TIME. 

TUESDAY

11.00-11.30

Albarrán Salas, Mar Arias Lozano, Julia Borrego Ruiz, Lucía Díaz Padilla, Samuel Díaz Santurino, Elena Díaz Santurino, José Manuel

12.00-12.30

Durán López, Jorge

Gómez Hernández, Héctor

González Guerra, David

González Sevilla, Carlos

Gragera Serradilla, Alejandro

Hoyo Saucedo, Pablo

13.00-13.30
 

Jaén Conde, Miguel

López Martín, Alberto

Luengo Martín, Juan

Manzano Garrido, Elena

Martín Perera, Sofía

Martín Pérez, María Isabel

WEDNESDAY

11.00-11.30

Moreno Domínguez, Guillermo Moríñigo Avilés, Clara María Parra Becerra, Alberto Parra García, Ángel Ramiro Martín, Daniel 12.00-12.30 Rodríguez De Sande, Álvaro Román Durán, Laura Roncero Costa, Pablo Vicente Arroyo, Jaime Villegas Rojo, Paula

MONDAY. MARCH, 30TH. SPLIT LESSON

Monday again. Follow the link and have some fun with a song and an activity our English teacher Olga has shared in English at Norba  blog. Follow the link. Click HERE

FRIDAY. MARCH 27TH. KEY

Click HERE to correct today tasks.

FRIDAY, MARCH 27TH

It's Friday. Our last lesson this week. We continue with Smart Planet, Book, Unit 1, pages 12 (grammar) and 13 (Reading comprehension).

RESEARCH AND WRITE
In the comments, aswer the questions of exercise 4 (page 13). Before posting your comment, read what o who other people have chosen, so you avoid repetition.
CLICK HERE TO READ AN ARTICLE ABOUT ICONIC SYMBOLS OF SPAIN
DEADLINE FOR YOUR COMMENTS: MONDAY, MARCH 30TH

WEDNESDAY. MARCH 25TH. KEY

Here you have the answers to exercise A. Exercises B and C can be corrected online.
Tomorrow we have a rest. Our next lesson is on Friday. See you then.
Take care

A.-Complete with the past perfect or the past simple: 

1. We _____HAD ALREADY EATEN_______(already eat) when John __CAME_________ (come) home. 

2. Last year Juan ____PASSED________ (pass) all his exams after he __HAD STUDIED_______ (study) a lot. 

3. When I ____GOT____________________________ (get) to the airport I discovered I _HAD FORGOTTEN____(forget) my passport. 

4. I went to the library, then I_____BOUGHT________ (buy) some milk and finally I __WENT______ (go) home. 

5. I __OPENED________(open) my handbag to find that I _HAD LOST________ 

(lose) my credit card. 

6. When we __ARRIVED__________ (arrive) at the station, the train __HAD ALREADY LEFT__________(already/leave). 

7. We _GOT_________(get) home to find that someone ____HAD BROKEN_________ (break) into the house. 

8. I __OPENED______ (open) the fridge to find someone ___HAD EATEN________ (eat) all my chocolate. 

9. I __HAD KNOWN_________ (know) my husband for three years when we   __DECIDED___________  (get) married. 

10. Julie was very pleased to see that John _HAD CLEANED_________ (clean) the kitchen when she __ARRIVED________ (arrive).

TUESDAY, MARCH 24TH. KEY TO CORRECT TODAY TASKS

ACTIVITY 1: SMART PLANET BOOK. UNIT 1. PAGE 11. To correct exercises 3 and 5 click HERE


ACTIVITY 2: Watch a musical scene from the film Back to the Future and try to aswer these questions. Include your answers in your comment.
1) Why does a musician from the band ring his cousin called Chuck? Who is this Chuck?
The musician is supposed to be calling Chuck Berry, the singer who would compose that song in the future.  

2) Why is everybody surprised at the end of the song?
Because the boy is playing the guitar in a way nobody has played before. This is the reason why at the end of the song he says that his audience is not "prepared", but their children (in the future) will love this style of playing the guitar.

TUESDAY, MARCH 24TH

Today we are going to focus on listening and adjectives with dependant prepositions.

ACTIVITY 1: SMART PLANET BOOK. UNIT 1. PAGE 11. To do the listening you have to access the book online. Click HERE
IMPORTANT: WRITE EXERCISE 7 IN THE COMMENTS. 5 sentences using adjetives plus prepositions.

ACTIVITY 2: Watch a musical scene from the film Back to the Future and try to aswer these questions. Include your answers in your comment.
1) Why does a musician from the band ring his cousin called Chuck? Who is this Chuck?
2) Why is everybody surprised at the end of the song?

ACTIVITY 3. Extension. In this link you can find a list of adjectives plus prepositions. Read it and then do the activities at the bottom of the page. You can check the correct answers online. On your notebook correct the sentences you got wrong.

KEY.WORKBOOK.UNIT 1.PAGE 7

Click HERE to correct your last task from the workbook (unit 1, page 7).

MONDAY, MARCH 23RD

I hope you had a good weekend and you and all your family feel well.
Today, an easy task to start the week.
Smart Planet, Workbook. Unit 1. Page 7.

IMPORTANT!!! ACCESS TO YOUR TEXT BOOK

Como usuario del curso de Secundaria Smart Planet, me complace informarte de que ya hemos activado, en abierto y de forma gratuita, el acceso para alumnos a los libros digitales de Smart Planet (Student's Book y Workbook).

Por favor proporciona a tus alumnos este enlace, donde podrán encontrar los libros de todos los niveles:

Libros digitales Smart Planet

En estos libros se ha habilitado el acceso al PDF completo del libro, junto con los vídeos y los audios del curso.

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