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Famous people

2008-05-24T10:38:00.000-07:00

Hello everybody.

In this unit we are studying the past simple tense and we are talking about famous people. I have a proposal: let's make a biography of a famous person.

You can choose a sports star, a musician, a film star, an explorer, an artist, etc...

This is an example of a biography of a famous person done by secondary school student's:

What you have to do is to think about your star, look for information about him or her, and write a short biography.

Don't llok for the information in English and try to copy it. I will notice it and you will fail. Find information in your own language and translate it into English. And don't forget to use the dictionary.

Good luck!!

And here I give you a tip. You can listen to this beautiful song while you work on the writing.

Castaway

2008-04-11T08:16:00.000-07:00

One of the most famous castaways of cinema's history is Tom Hanks. He's the main character of Cast Away, a great movie from 2000. Tom Hanks obtained the Oscar for that role.

Here you've got a trailer from that film:

Cast Away had a lot of success. Even Fed-Ex, an important American messenger company, made a funny advertisement joking about that movie. Have a look!

Funny, isn't it?

When you are a castaway, if you want to be saved, you can send a message to the rest of the world. You can, for example, send a message in a bottle. The group The Police, from England, wrote a song called Message in a bottle . Listen to the song and read the lyrics.

Now imagine that you're lost in a desert island and you write a message in a bottle. You can use the letter in your book as a guide.

Good luck!

HOT NEWS (NOVETATS IMPORTANTS)

2008-03-13T07:51:00.000-07:00

Hello, boys,

recently I've noticed some unpolite comments on the blog. I'm not interested in who did it (stupids anyway). But, from now on, you must be registered inorder to write comments on the posts. You just have to sign in at the Google mail (Gmail) with your name.

Thanks for your attention and keep working. You are doing good job.

Bye,

Albert.

Hola, nois,

recentment m'he adonat de certs missatges maleducats en el nostre blog. no vull esbrinar qui ha estat. Però, d'ara endavant, haureu d'estar registrats al Gmail per tal de poder escriure comentaris. Només heu d'obrir un compte de correu al Gamail amb el vostre nom.

Gràcies per la vostra atenció i a seguir treballant. Esteu fent una bona feina.

Adéu,

Albert.

Holidays in London

2008-03-02T09:56:00.000-08:00

Hi again,

today I have a new proposal for you.

Imagine that you are on holiday in London and you want to email a friend to explain what are you doing there.

Try to find information about London write an email to a friend.

You can use the following text as a model:

Hi Josep,

I'm on holiday here in London with my parents and my brother Adam. It's always raining here, so we always have to take the unbrella with us.

At the moment we I'm sitting in an Internet café with my brother and we're eating a sandwich. My mum is shopping next to the café and my father is visiting the Tate Gallery. He really likes art.

Tomorrow we're visiting the London Eye and Westminster Abbey.

I hope you're having a good time.

See you soon,

Albert.

Finally, a short guide for London City.

Enjoy it.

Practise on the Present Continuous

2008-03-02T09:43:00.000-08:00

Hello,

here you have two power point presentations to practise on the Present Continuous tense.

View Upload your own

You can watch it whenever you want in order to practise for the exam. You have to click on View button.

If you have any question, just write a comment under this post.

Bye.

Welcome!!

2007-10-19T09:58:00.000-07:00

Welcome everybody to the English writing corner.

This blog has been created by Albert Prat for students of IES Vescomptat de Cabrera. Here you can find many things related to English language (texts, photos, videos, activities, links, games, etc.). Furthermore, you will be able to be a part of this blog posting your writing tasks and commenting on the teacher posts.

I hope we will have a nice time creating this blog together.

Enjoy it!!!

2007-09-30T11:06:00.000-07:00

My Best Friend

Hi, boys, this is the first activity in our blog. You will have to write about your best friend.

First of all, enjoy this video clip called "Young folks" and start thinking about friendship.

Did you enjoy the video?

Now , please, read the following text about my best friend. You can use it as a model.

"My best friend's name is Joan. He's thirty years old and he lives in my town, Girona.

He is my best friend and I Know him since we were teens. I like him because he's very funny and I always can count on him. We sometimes disagree, he doesn't like basketball, but I love it.

We often meet at the same café and we usually go out together. I also like going to the sports centre with him. We play tennis or squash. We sometimes play golf together.

He's a good friend. He always is by my side."

Here you have another example of friendship. Watch this video by Hello Saferide and read the lyrics. You can also take ideas for your task.

Now is time for you to work.

See you.