Written examination task

                                                      Allsop From the Worst to the Top

Allsop is one of the best schools in the UK. Since a new headteacher arrived to the school, Allsop has become a much better school. Allsop was considered one of the worst schools in the UK.
The new headteacher made severe rules to apply discipline and make it a decent school, like that students must wait in lines for their teachers to arrice, they can't have their hait too short or too long, they must wear uniforms, mobile phones are forbidden in class, at lunch time they can't go to fast food shop and they have to stay at school in the afternoon if they don't do their homework.
Before this headteacher came students didn't behave well, the school was old and ugly. But now all this has changed to the exact opposite.
I think this school needed that teacher a long time ago, it has now become a good school, something difficult since it was one of the worst schools.

3 tasks link

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FcYPS9muxpjwaTlcdoDCPIqipDsbibEoDuDGq7Mg6QQ/edit?usp=sharing

My common grammar mistakes + vocabulary link

Comma use:
"Jack who was helping me to...."
Correction:
"Jack, who was helping me to..."

Use a comma to set off parenthetical elements, as in "The Founders Bridge, which spans the Connecticut River, is falling down." By "parenthetical element," we mean a part of a sentence that can be removed without changing the essential meaning of that sentence. The parenthetical element is sometimes called "added information." This is the most difficult rule in punctuation because it is sometimes unclear what is "added" or "parenthetical" and what is essential to the meaning of a sentence.

Example:

Jack, that is from scotland, eats food.

Francisco, who eats people, ate his sister.

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/commas.htm
Comma use practice: http://www.grammar-monster.com/tests/test_commas.htm ; http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/game/en29punc-game-going-to-work-with-commas

This and These
This (singular)
These (plural)
Example:
This is my house
These are my houses.
Mistake:
This are my plants
Correction:
These are my plants.
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/pronouns/that-these-and-those

This and these practice: http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-games/these-those ; http://www.grammar.cl/Games/This_That_These_Those.htm

PAST SIMPLE:
Something that has been
Regular verbs  = verb + ed
Irregular verbs = depends on the verb

Example:
I walked in the school.
I ran in the school.
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past
Past Simple practice;http://www.eslgamesplus.com/past-simple-irregular-verbs-esl-grammar-interactive-activity-online/ ; http://www.englishclub.com/esl-games/grammar/jumbled-tenses-past-simple-1.htm

Expressing obligation:
have to + infinitive (strong obligation, possibly from outside)
must + infinitive (strong obligation, posibly from the speaker)
Example:
I have to pay my bills.
I must not break the law.
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/modal-verbs-of-obligation.html
Practice link; http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/musthaveto/exercise1.html ; http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/musthaveto/exercise2.html

Expressing purpose:
Use to , so as to, and in order to to express purpose in the affirmative form. 
Use so as not to and in order not to to express purpose in the negative form..
Example:
She told us to do our homework so that we could play.
He taught the kid so as he wouldn't fail his exam.
http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-lesson-purpose.php

Practice link: http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-85663.php ;



Vocabulary link:
http://trinity-ise-1-vocabulary.wikia.com/wiki/Health_and_Fitness

 

Section 2 task 5

Yesterday I was at a soccer match in your stadium, everything was fine, people watching the game and the players playing. But suddenly I sas how a player took the ball in his hands and threw it to the floor, this is unacceptable how didn't your referee see that. It's also called football and the foot part isn't coincidence. It isn't fair, players can't just broke rules.
I have a few suggestions so this doesn't happen again, you can train your referees so they don't miss anything, you can select th referees you hire or you could have more people helping the referee.
Hope you take my suggestions seriously so this doesn't happen again in the future.

Section 3 task 3

Best Surprise

A few weeks ago I organized a party for my friend, Julio, it was really messy at the beginnig.
Jack, who was helping me to organize the party, had the idea, he brought me into the "project" with two more friends.
We decided to do this because he always does this kind of things to us so we thought it would be nice to return the favour.
First we went to buy all the stuf for his party, we left Diego distracting him so he didn't caught us, just in case.
We finished buying but while preparing the stuff for the party, someone called Jack and told him he had to go back to scotland. It was a problem because he was Julio's best friend.
While we convinced Jack to stay until the party started, they called him again and his house in scotland had burnt so he would live a couple months more in chile, we were so happy he was staying but sad for his house.
Finally Julio entered and we surprised him, he was very happy, but he said he was expecting it.

Section 1 task 5

August 5th, 2013
Dear Diego:
I heard you want to become a tv presenter, I will give you some tips so you can do this.
You should find a plaec to work as a tv presenter, you will have to be  accepted to work there. You will need to speak very clearly, be self-confident and have the ability to speak without being nervous or at least so that it isn't noticeable.
It might be difficult, because not everyone can do it, it's an important part of being a tv presenter.
Good Luck
Carlos Oyarce

Section 2, task 2

The Boring Center
Yesterday I went to your new leisure center and I think it's not working very well, people are not having fun.
The service is really bad, a few games aren't fun you need better things to do and better people. Without a friendly staff you won't get so far.
I have a few suggestions for you, so your leisure center won' be that bad as it is now.
You should train your staff or get new people, friendly people. Also you should get fun stuff to do because it gets really boring in there.
Also if you make a nice place there,maybe a beautiful place it would be great, it would be attractive to a person.
Hope you take my suggestions seriously.

Section 3 task 5

My Visit to Mexico
One year ago, I visited a place near cancun in Mexico, it is called "Riviera Maya"
When I arrived it was really hot, it was winter and at least 35ºC.
First we went to the hotel and just left our stuff, everything was so full of life, if you looked to one of the million plants you would see a different animal.
Also there was a beach and if you looked in a bush or something like that you would see more animals.
There I met some kids, they were from Mexico, they were just walking by there, but we played, soon they had to leave so I didn't see them anymore.
I recommend the place, it's fun and something different from what you see everyday.
I would go back to this place if I had the opportunity, it was a really good experience that I'd like to have again.

Task 1 number 5

August 1st, 2013

Referee mistake

Yesterday I was at a rugby match in a stadium of Viña del Mar, when I realised that one player should've got a penalty but he didn't get anything.
This shouldn't happen because you let a team broke a rule and it's unfair.
You should prevent this from happening again, you could get a training for your referees so they don't miss anything the players do. This would make the game fair for both teams.
Another thing you could do would be to choose the referees you hire and make sure they don't make this mistakes that can give an advantage to one team and a disadvantage to the other one.
Hope you read this and do something so we can watch fair games.

Email to Nicolas

To: Nicovalencia12@gmail.com
Subject: Sports Competition

Hi Nicolas,
How are you?
The thing is that I'm going to take part in a sports competition, and if I win I'm going to meet Arturo Vidal!
Well in football as you probably know there are some rule slike not touching the ball with your hands, not getting the ball outside of the court and score the points on the opposite team's goal in.
I will prepare a lot, I will train in a football school, I will play in my yard, I will always play with a ball!
See you soon!
Carlos Oyarce

Viña del Mar exercising parks /200 word article

In Viña del mar a park was built a few months ago, this park has exercising machines, it gives everyone the opportunity to exercise, and get to know viña del mar.
You can ride a bike, walk, jog, take your children so they can play, there are special games for children.
This is the opportunity for every family to go and have time together, they can do lots of things including going to the beach, walking, riding a bike, etc. All this will contribute for their healthiness, they do exercise, they spend time together and they can breathe air outdoors.
They installed exercising machines on purpose so people could see them and feel attracted to them, if you cant go to the gym, you just get a walk and use them for a while.
And this is not the only place to exercise, also there are gyms all around Viña del mar.
In conclusion, Viña del mar is a great place to get exercise, you can easily get access to sports equipment or just get your bike and ride it. Also you can just take a walk with your family, etc. Sports will give you a lot of benefits, you just need to do it.

Survey

Here is the survey for our topic.

http://es.surveymonkey.com/s/6YFXSXB

Video

You can see the video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BGpfx-EmWM

Sharing, Using and doing.

For humans there are lots of needs, one of them, and the one that I will talk about is exercise in communities.
Exercise is one of the main things for a healthy life style, of course there  are other things to like healthy eating, etc.
Every community neds places to exercise and if you exercise you will become physically active and probably not in over weight.
Not every community has the availability for physical activities, it's related to a lot of things, income, geography, etc. For example african communities have barriers, like lack of parks, side walks and bike lanes.
Shared use is a way to increase access to recreational facilities. This can be agreements between two entities, for example a school and any other group agree to let that group use the school facilities like a gym, courts, etc. During non-school hours.
But shared use does not only help people to do exercise, it also reduces costs because they share them. It's helping  each other.
There are two types of agreements in shared use, formal agreements and informal agreements.
Formal agreements ensure the responsability from each part. But informal ones don't have any written paper, just by word.
But shared use has some obstacles that prevent from being completely efficent, like vandalism, so you can ensure school facilities will be left as they were before use.
Also shared use is not the only way to exercise, people make groups to go running together or exercise at the beach.
Exercising, it's a life style, it requires time and commitment.
Exercising does not only prevent over weight and obesity, it also prevents a lot more diseases, like heart ones. People who exercise more, have less possibilities of having a heart problem.
Doing exercise also gets people with more energy, it energizes them.
It helps to improve digestive systems.
It also improves relationship between people when they do it together, also when doing it with friends they can encourage each other to do it, it's more exciting to do it with friends than alone.
Sports will not only give you inmediate benefits, it will also give you long term benefits, But for those benefits to become permanent, yu need to keep pratising sports.
In summary sports aren't just an activity, they are an important part of a healthy life.

Posters

Pictures ...

It's a thing where you can do abdominals

It's a machine where you "ride a bike" but you just move your legs without moving from your place.

They are elliptical trainers, they simulate stair climbing.

It's a weight lifting machine.

It's the whole gym equipment

Nicolas pictures:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7Ewd3bemc8Ld1AzNUpBYTBGTEE/edit?usp=sharing
He is Nicolas doing exercise in a machine that simulates riding a bike.
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7Ewd3bemc8LLWQyMXMwRUJkbEE/edit?usp=sharing
That's part of Nicolas's house gym.
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7Ewd3bemc8Lc1o4eVdCM1Ffa0U/edit?usp=sharing
That's Nicolas's brother using a elliptical trainer.
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7Ewd3bemc8LVEtGQllJbEFlTnM/edit?usp=sharing
That's Nicolas on a elliptical trainer.
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7Ewd3bemc8LSzE5aFNLeUZmbHM/edit?usp=sharing
Nicolas on a running machine.
Christian's Pictures:
The pictures are on this link:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/zv2cszvl1kmr1ez/QJ6sQMboCZ
Captions:
1.- A simple gym, to do exercise. You can see some machines and weights.
2.- Mackay School's gym, this is a clear way to see there are exercise equipments in this school.
3.-It's the volleyball, soccer and basketball court. You can also use it as a normal sports gym.
4.- Sebastian Irusta doing exercise on the rugby / soccer field.
5.-The multi- field, in here you can play many things either in break or in sports class.

Technology Powerpoint

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B2IFXhI-pqd4YzI2cTdKSEhybms/edit?usp=sharing

Page 86

a) Who are the three people named in the story?
A: George, Mrs Philpot and Julian
b) What sort of day is it? Which word tells us this?
A: I think it could have been a party day because it says they started cheering when they came in.
c) Who do you think got the food ready? Why?
A: Mrs. Philpot because she was pouring the cups of tea and they said she was their hostess.
d)In your own words, describe the man sitting in the chair.
A: A very old man with white hair, just as his beard. A grumpy man.
e) What did the man think the children had said?
A: That they worked too much, that they didnt work anymore.
f) What had Julian said actually?
A: That Mrs. Philpot shouldn't spoil them, hat his hostess was doing too much.
g) How is the man speaking? How do we know this?
A: Loud and with a bossy voice. We know it because it says they heard "a loud commanding voice"
h) What does the man mean by "grumble"?
A: He means to complain.
i) How did the children's feelings change as they walked into the kitchen?
A: They were in silence and when they came in they started to cheer up.

Crossword

    4    A small sharp point, spine or thorn.
    6    Sympathy and sorrow aroused by the misfortune or suffering of another. A matter of regret.
    7   A shrill, often frantic cry. A sound suggestive of such a cry.

Diary entry

Britain AD 45
Today I had to woke up very early, it's very hard to build these roads.
Today i had to finish a stone road that I started a few weeks ago, it's very boring to place piece by piece. Well, today we had to finish the ditches.
Everything was fine until someone was digging and a lot of dirt fell on him, in that moment I thought "oh no, the ditches are ruined", but then I realized there was someone in there, we all started digging to take him out and for our luck, he was alive, he cleaned himself and everyone went home except me, I just had to finish a few details. I was burried by more dirt, I just had this paper, inm and no way out, this is how my last day went.

Hadrian's Wall History

Hadrian's wall was built because Hadrian thought that they wouldn't be able to mantain the border.
The wall towered fifteen feet high, it had parapets rising aditional six feet above that, also a nine feet ditch was dug at its base.
The main problem when building this wall was to carry the materials to the constructing site, three legions were needed to move heavy rocks. It took 5 years to complete the wall.
The wall also had superforts, with barracks, assembly hall, temple, hospital and a bath house were some of the facilities inside this superforts.

How to play octopus dare

I will be explaining to you how to play octopus dare.
Octopus dare is a game where the objective is to beat the octopus and get the treasure at the end of the game.
Apparently it's a difficult game because no one except Dinah could end it.

Well, in the first stage you will be like a ship and you have to avoid some shoals that will be "killing" you if you crash with them. Then you will be a submarine and you will have to beat the OCTOPUS-S-S-S you will have to avoid his tentacles and survive until you can get the treasure. If he kills you, you will have to start the game again...

The Demon Headmaster, We are going to London!

Dear aunt Alice:
Soon we are going to London because Dinah is going to a contest of one computer game, she's very good and I hope she wins, we were asking if we could stay with you, we are all going.
Dinah is very nervous, her mom has made everything so she can go. She sold her grandmother's nest egg to buy her an S-7 computer that she needs, is a requirement to participate, she wants to go but she gets like weird sometimes, it seems like she would die if she doesnt go, its very strange in her.
We all want her to win and I know she will! Well the SPLATs will be trying to go with her, because she needs our support, we know what we are, we are a fighting organization, The Society for the Protection of our Lives Against Them, that's what SPLAT means and we will succeed.

Voicethread for speaking project

That's the link of our voicethread with the powerpoint :)

https://voicethread.com/?#q.b4327281.i22089004

Definitions

Hectic: Intense environment, agitated.

Schedule: Routine for a day, chart with meeting or things to do at a exact time.

Hanging: To hung something in a wall a neck, ears, etc.

Dig: To break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer,or claw; make an excavation.

Kneeling: To go down or rest on the knees or a knee.

Hauling up: to cart or transport; carry: He hauled freight.

Pottery Shards: Piece of pottery.

Beads:a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it,often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.

Lodging: A temporary place to stay.

Wares:  articles of merchandise or manufacture; goods: a peddler selling his wares.

Allay:  To rest, to be calm.

Impoverished: poor enough to need help from others

Pounding: Repeated hard hits or heavy attack.

Outfitter:b a business providing equipment, supplies, and often trained guides (as for hunting trips); also : a guide working for such an outfitter

Volunteering trips

Trip: Crow canyon archeological center
Destination: U.S.A
Activities: Hauling up buckets of dirt, the chance to find pottery shards, turquoise, beads and other remmants of this ancient community, a tour of Mesa Verde National Park.


Trip: Biosphere Expedition
Destination: Oman, Slovakia, Azores and Honduras
Activities: Work with scientists as they protect the Arabian leopard of Oman, wolf of Slovakia, whales of Azores and the reef of  Honduras.


Trip: Sierra Club
Destination: Colorado, Aspen and Colo.
Activities: Maintain Trails, cleanup trash and restore woodland.




Trip: Cross Cultural Solutions
Destination: Morocco, Peru, Costa Rica, China, Guatemala and Brazil
Activities: Volunteer in orphanages, child care centers, schools. Also a teen volunteering program, teaching young artists. Also teaching english, empowering woman in Guatemala, helping with childcare in Brazil or giving a hand to rebuild a community in Peru.




Trip: Global citizens network
Destination: Kenya, Nepal, Guatemala and Minnesota
Activities: Build a medical clinic in Kenya, construct a roof for Tibetan Refugees in Nepal, weaving in Guatemala and harvesting rice in minnesota.




Trip: Habitat for Humanity
Destination: New Orleans, Cameroon, Malaysia, Paraguay and Romania
Activities: building programs and works to improve cities after a natural disaster.


Trip: Earthwatch
Destination: 49 countries and 18 States.
Activities: Study rhesus monkey feeding behaviour in Nepal, map coastal wetlands in the Polynesiam kingdom of Tonga, help protect the pacific grey whales in british Columbia, or excavate mammoths in South Dakota at a site which has been a museum educating 100.000 tourists a year about issues of extinction.

Volunteering Vacations activity ;D [13/03/2013]

Focus Question for Text A

1.- What is volunteering and what role does it play in american life?
Answer: It's an american tradition, it's when you work with for nothing, with no pay.

2.- What is volunteer vacation? Describe two types of volunteer vacations.
Answer: Volunteer vacations are when you work like a volunteer in your vacations, one type is when you go to national parks or forests building and repairing trails and paths. Also if you want a different experience you can contribute to the U.S. Cultural history.

3.-Why do americans like volunteer vacations?
Answer: Because they keep doing what they like, work and they will not get that feeling of not being productive.

Focus Question for Text B

1.- What did futurists in the 1960s believe about the effect of technology?
Answer: That managing free time would be a problem.

2.- What is a time famine? Why are americans experiencing this famine?
Answer: A time famine means that we are hungry for time and americans experience this because they use their cell phones to keep in touch with work while they are in the beach, buying things for dinner, etc.

3.- What are some Americans doing to take back their time?
Answer: Some people choose to have less possesions and another ones to work less, some are changing priorities and making time for family and friends and others just turn their cell phones OFF. Easier...

Insight Vacations, Listening Activity [11/03/2013]

1.- What do people want when they travel? 
Answer: Flexibility, what they want when they want it. 

 2.- What are the complications of independent travel?
Answer: It's expensive and you waste a lot of time. 

 3.- What can you miss out without personal connections during the trip? 
Answer: Events, sightseeing, restaurants, and the local comeing and goings of a city or region.

 4.- How does Select Choices work?
Answer: Select the place where you want to go and add or remove nights depending on how many time you want to stay. 

 5.- Mention the essentials offered by select choices. 
Answer: Transport, premium hotels, baggage handling, tips for the hotel staff, welcome drinks, breakfasts and full hosting service by one experienced tour director. 

 6.- What will the personal concierge do for you?
Answer: He/she will provide commentaries, local insights, and inside introductions. 

 7.- Do you agree with the slogan "independent touring made easy" Why?
Answer: Yes, because is almost the same than planning it yourself but another people do it for you and you just enjoy it.

Article "Tulio Triviño and 31 minutos"

Tulio Triviño is one of the main characters of "31 minutos" a tv show it's like a chimpanzee with button eyes and with no nose, he works as a journalist. When he was a child he joined a scout group called "Manada Apumanque", where he met his friend "Juan Carlos Bodoque".

 His first job as journalist was in "Maracaibo, Venezuela" in a program about beetles, thanks his friend Juan Carlos he could get a job in "31 minutos", as anchorman, he doesnt have hair.

In the program "31 minutos" there are some members of his family like his niece "Patana" that works as a reporter for her uncle, doing everything that he wants. But Tulio hates her because he thinks she's a disobedient but she is a really inteligent and obedient girl so I can infer that he isn't good judging people. 

Recently all the staff of "31 minutos" sang at the "Festival de Viña" and they got every prize possible, clearly a great team

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Letter "Six ways to have a better year" [06/03/2013]

Dear Friend, This year I want to have a better year so I was hoping you do so, because I discovered some ways to have a better year. Well in the past I've done some of those things, like swimming, walk to school, run upstairs, cycling, touching my toes and well one of the list that I haven't done recently is weight lifting. Also to have a better year you can go in vacations to the countryside or the mountains. Also remember to have a healthy diet its an important thing, don't buy pre-made food it's not good. Stop using the car, use a bike or walk you make exercise and you don't polute the air with the car gases. Maybe some charity is good too, you will be a better person and you will help others. And this one is VERY important, never lose contact with your friends and family, never lose contact with them they are important in your life and you are happy with them you will have great times with them. I'm planning to do almost all in the list. What do you think you need to have a better year? Maybe some of this things will be useful for you. Your Friend Carlos