Aquí estoy de nuevo

Hola a todos:
Después de varios meses -casi un año- sin publicar, me dispongo a continuar este diario; no sé si interesará a alguien lo que cuente aquí, tampoco sé si me importa. Quizá sólo quiera hablar conmigo mismo; aún así, me encantaría que alguien compartiera algún sentimiento.

Comments on Jose Mª and José Ramón's papers

Mark for José Mª: 7. Your answers are good enough, although some basic mistakes must be avoided, for example: "He doesn't like anything (not "nothing")", "He didn't stop complaining".

Mark for José Ramón: 6. Be careful with some mistakes, for instance: "He liked the landscape much..." (have a look at the word order).

1st ESO: "Giving directions"

This is a city map of Oxford and we are at Bugis Station; how do I get to ....................., please?
1. War Memorial Park.
2. Albert Street.

A nice Scottish Castle

Have a look at this Scottish castle and describe it as fully as you can:

2nd Bachillerato "A"; "Used in Evidence"

Read the second story of the book - "The Emperor"- and publish the questions below in your blog, before Thursday, 26th April.
QUESTIONS:
1. Mrs Murgatroyd was always complaining. What is the meaning of "complain"?
2. What did Mrs Murgatroyd complain about
a) in the taxi?
b) when she arrived at the hotel?
3. "So -Murgatroyd of the Midland and Higgins from Head Office," said Harry Foster.
4. Roger looked out of the window of the hotel room and he felt happy. What did he like about Mauitius?
5. Every day, the Murgatroyds did the same things. Did Edna stop complaining?
6. Roger Murgatroyd and JOhn Higgins went fishing in the Avant. There was a special seat at the back of the boat. What was the seat for?
7. There was a bucket of squid in the Avant. What were the squid for?
8. There was a harness fixed to the fishing-seat. What was tis harness for?
9. How long did Roger Murgatroyd fight the Emperor?
10. At last, Roger reeled in the huge Marlin. But he did not let Jean-Paul kill it. Why do you think that he did not want the fish to be killed?
11. Roger told Edna that he had talked with Monsieur Patient. What had they talked about?
12. What are Roger's plans for the future now?
13. When she heard Roger's plans, Edna was not happy. She wanted to complain but she could not. Why not?
14. The other hotel guests laughed and shouted. Why do you think that they did this?
14.

Activities on the Present Continuous

Please, go to the following web page to practise some nice exercises about the Present Continuous Tense.

USED IN EVIDENCE. STORY 1.

Dear students,
I would like you to read carefully the first story, called "Used in evidence", and answer the questions on page 56. Write your answers as a comment in this blog.

1º A Bach.: Answers for the exercises on Modals.

Dear students, here you here the answers to the exercises on the Modals sheet:
B.
1. could walk.
2. shouldn't have said.
3. might leave.
4. needn't come.
5. must be.
6. ought to have introduced.

C.
1. couldn't have known
2. needn't/shouldn't have been
3. must have left
4. could have driven
5. may/might have forgotten
6. should/ought to have called

D.
1. ... don't have to/ needn't finish the job tonight.
2. ... may/might have taken your jacket ...
3. ... can/is able to speak four languages.
4. ... . I should/ought to have worn a sunhat.
5. ... must have rained last night.
6. ... couldn't have seen Jack.

Good luck for the exam; do not disappoint me!

LIMERICKS

Dear students,
1.- A limerick is an easy and short poem which can be used to practise your rythm and pronunciation; let me give you an example:
A limerick is simply five lines
that add up to make a short rhyme.
Whatever you do
it goes two by two
so your sentences rhyme every time.

2.- Now, try to fill in the blanks of the following limerick:
There once was a girl called Alice
who wanted to live in a ..............
She lived in a cave
and she saved and she ..................
and married a banker from .................

3.- This is the hardest part of the activity; you will have to create a limerick by yourself. Follow the instructions given above.