............to BOURNEMOUTH

On Sunday the 17th June, a group of students of 1º BTO will travel to Bournemouth, on the South coast of England, to spend a week improving their English skills as much as possible. Students will be accommodated by a host family and will attend to classes every morning for three hours. After classes, some activities are organized for them: visiting a beach with Jurassic remains, getting to know Bath and Oxford, sightseeing the town and of course, meeting some other foreign students...Enjoy your stay!!!

END-OF-THE-YEAR

 

MORE FOR EVALUATION

The end of the school-year is VERY NEAR......!
You have worked really hard in ENGLISH and you have to be given a FINAL MARK
As the aim of this optional subject is to IMPROVE your speaking and listening skills and provide you with as much practice as possible...
You will be tested on your SPEAKING and LISTENING abilities with all of the activites presented here.

books

Books? 
Do we really enjoy reading? Of course, we do....
We discussed in class about our favourite genres when it comes to reading.

Did you know that many of us usually read ghost stories, thrillers,  mystery and murder novels?
But fantasy novels are also among our favourites:

 Why don't we read poetry or plays? What about historical novels, science-fiction or romances?

In class, each of us had to talk about the last book we had read....describe the plot, characters, why we liked it and we learned a new word that now we use all the time: GRIPPING

volunteering

Our language assistant told us about VOLUNTEERING. It is not popular in our country, doing some voluntary work to help others without getting any money in exchange. Would you do it? Can you give an example? Do you remember what we saw on the DVD ?
WHAT IS YOUR OPINION?

some information 

PHRASE BANK
volunteer
charity
voluntary work
unpaid
pressure groups
community care
a feeling of satisfaction
a sense of pride
learn useful life skills
benefit the local community

REMEMBER:
You can use the following expressions with 'make' and 'change' to talk about the effects of voluntary work:
make a difference, a contribution, something count
change your point of view, your attitude, your view of the world, your perspective on life  

summer jobs

Some students decide to work during the summer holidays in order to save money for the following school year or for a wonderful travel far away from home.
 Others decide to live on their own while studying , so a part-time job seems the most suitable option if you still want to finish your studies.
We commented about summer jobs in class, which one would you rather do, timetable, salary......requirements.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Would you like to spend the summer as a lifeguard, camp monitor, babysitter or helping in a farm?

FIRST AID tips

One day we had a funny competition . It was called SURVIVAL GAME.
Each group had to take a test on 'First Aid' tips:

-What should you do if you cut a finger and it couldn't stop bleeding?
put a plaster on it
put your arm up so the hand is above the heart level
tie a handkerchief tight around your arm

-What should you do if you broke a leg while you are waiting for an ambulance to come?
try to stand up
lie down
sit down keeping your feet towards the front

....................and ten more questions  ????

We got to the conclusion that we still have a lot to learn!!!!!!!!

inviting people...../accepting and declining politely

How to make and accept invitations in English.

"What are you doing next Saturday? We're having some people over for a meal. Would you like to come?"
"Are you free next Thursday?"
"Are you doing anything next weekend?"
"Would you be interested in coming to the cinema with me tonight?"
"How do you fancy going out for a meal at the weekend?"

Accepting

"Would you like to…"
"I'd love to, thanks."
"That's very kind of you, thanks."
"That sounds lovely, thanks."
Do you fancy coming to the cinema tonight?
"What a great idea, thanks."

Declining

"Would you like to come over for dinner on Saturday?"
"That's very kind of you, but actually I'm doing something else on Saturday."
"Well, I'd love to, but I'm already going out to the cinema."
"I'm really sorry, but I've got something else on."
"I really don't think I can – I'm supposed to be doing something else."

Speaking Tip

It's important to be polite when you decline an invitation. We normally give a reason why we can't do something and either apologise, or use words like "actually" or "really".

video

IN AMERICA.....a moving film

Following the tragic death of their two-year-old son Frankie, Irish couple Johnny and Sarah Sullivan and their remaining two offspring, 10 year old Christy Sullivan and 5 year old Ariel Sullivan, emigrate illegally to the United States via Canada with little in their pockets. Their final destination is Manhattan where Johnny hopes to work as a stage actor. They move into a unit in a run town tenement housed primarily with drug addicts, transvestites and one tenant coined "the man who screams". They do whatever they can to eke out a supportive family environment in this difficult situation, the support which ultimately extends to those around them, most specifically "the screamer" who turns out to be an African-American artist named Mateo with AIDS. But the memory of Frankie hangs over the family in good and bad ways, especially as Sarah learns she's pregnant. Christy...
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0298845/