Wednesday, April 25, 2012

DIALOGUE UNIT 7!

Jake              Hi, Tina. How was your trip?

Tina              Great, thanks. I visited my uncle and then I travelled to London.

Jake              Really? What was London like?

Tina              It was cool. The shops were amazing.

Jake              Only the shops?

Tina              No, there were a lot of things to do. My favourite place was
                      Covent Garden.

Jake              Well, it's good to see you again.

Tina              Yes, it's good to be back.

DIALOGUE UNIT 6!

Jake           Hey, Tina, do you want to go into town after school?

Tina           No. Sorry, Jake, I can't. I've got a maths exam tomorrow.

Jake           Oh, right. That's a pity.

Tina           Yes, I know.

Jake           What about Saturday then? Are you busy?

Tina           No. Why? What are you doing?

Jake           Some of us are meeting at the shopping centre if you want to come.

Tina           Sounds good. I must go now. Text me later, OK?

Jake           OK. Bye, Tina.

DIALOGUE UNIT 5!

Tina                 Hello.

Jake                 Hey, Tina. It's Jake.

Tina                 Hi, Jake. How are you?

Jake                 Fine, thanks. Listen, what are you doing at the moment?

Tina                Oh, the are some sharks here. They're really cool.

Jake                Are you having a good time?

Tina                Yeah, it's really interesting. We can meet later if you want.

Jake                OK, great! Give me a call.

Tina                Sure. Bye for now.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

TITANIC 3D

Titanic, the 1997 film by Jame Cameron, is out in 3D. The story is about Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Rose (Kate Winslet), two passengers from different social classes who meet on the Titanic's first voyage. Rose is a first-class passenger and she shouldn't speak to Jack, who is in third-class. But then they fall in love. It's an emotional film with a tragic ending.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

DIALOGUE UNIT 4

Tina               Hey, what's that music?

Laura             I'm in a samba band. We've got band practice now.

Tina               Really? How often do you practise?

Laura             We practise every Friday, and in July we participate in the
                       Brighton Carnival.

Tina               A carnival? Cool! What do you do in it?

Laura            Well, we sing, dance and wear costumes. It's fun.

Tina               I love dancing. What about you, Jake?
                      Do you like carnivals?

Jake               I don't mind watching them, but I hate dancing.

DIALOGUE UNIT 3

Tina                 Jake, do you know any German?
 
Jake                 Yes, I do. Why?
 
Tina                 I don't understand this. How do you say "read" in German?
 
Jake                 I think it's "lesen".
 
Tina                 Sorry, can you say that again?
 
Jake                 Yes, it's "lesen".
 
Tina                 How do you spell that?
 
Jake                 L-E-S-E-N.
 
Tina                 OK, thanks.

Robert Pattinson

Fans will do anything for Robert Pattinson, the actor in the Twilight trilogy.
One girl asked Pattinson what she could do to get his attention. As a joke, he said "Take your clothes of".
But it wasn't funny when the girl really started to undress. Be careful what you say to fans in future, Robert!

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

THE LAST SONG

Miley Cyrus has finally decided to get rid of her Hannah Montana disguise to take part in this romantic drama based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks. The film tells the story of Steve Miller (Greg Kinnear), a separated father who decides to spend the summer with his conflictive daughter Ronnie (Miley Cyrus)  who he hasn't seen for a long time. He wants to get back in touch with her with the help of the only thing they have in common: music. But, while they are both trying to make up for lost time, Ronnie meets Will (Liam Hemsworth), her first real love, and her life begins to change completely.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

DIALOGUE UNIT 2

Man            Hello. Can I help you?

Tina            Yes, I want to visit London. How far is it from here?

Man            London's about fivetin minutes from here on the train.

Tina            OK. How much is a return ticket?

Man            A return ticket is ten pounds.

Tina            And is there a bus or coach to London?

Man            Yes, there are coaches from the bus station. They're cheaper than
                    the train. The timetables are here.

Tina            Great. Thanks very much.

DIALOGUE UNIT 1

Jake                Hi, Laura. How are things?

Laura             Not bad. How are you, Jake? This is Tina.
                       She's my cousin. She's from America.

Jake                Hello, Tina. Good to meet you.

Tina                And you. Hey, that's a cool T-shirt. Are you into surfing?

Jake                Yes, but I'm not very good. What part of
                       America are you from?

Tina                I'm form Florida.

Jake                That's cool. See you later then.

Tina                Yeah. See you later.

WRITING (POLAR BEARS)

A) The animal in this photo is a polar bear. Females have two cubs every four or five years. Polar bears usually eat seals.

B) Adult polar bears are 750 kilos. They can swim more than 150 kilometres. Polar bears live in the Artic, Canada, Russia, Greenland and Norway. They live and hunt on the ice.

C) The Artic ice is smaller because the climate is changing. Pollution is a problema, especially oil. Humans hunt polar bears in some areas.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

WRITING ABOUT BANYOLES

Banyoles is in Catalonia and has 17.000 population. There is much tourism because it has a very large lake. Almost everyone comes to see the lake. I like to Banyoles is a quiet town and you can rest assured. There are many places: Plaça Major, Plaça de les Rodes and Plaça dels Peixos.
There are many buses to got to Girona, Barcelona..

ALL ABOUT ANNA..

Anna is a friend of the school but also in the same group of friends. She's from Banyoles. She's got one brother her name's Lluís. She's mad about animals and she's got one dog, Kas and one turtle. She's also into sport he likes dancing and skiing but she isn't interested
in football. He prefers meeting his friends and chatting to people on the internet. At home, Anna likes watching films or DVD's his favourite actors are Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz. His favourite food is pizza.

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

NIM'S ISLAND!

A girl called Nim lives on an Australian island with her father. She is friends with three animals: a sealion, a turtle and a lizard. But her father disappears at sea, so Nim asks for help from her hero: adventurer Alex Rover. But in fact Alex Rover is a fictional character, invented by a timid writer also named Alex Rover.
Will Alex leave New York to help Nim?

DIALOGUES!!

Jake            Hi, Laura. How are things?

Laura         Not bad. How are you, Jake? This is Tina. She's my cousin. She's
                   from America.

Jake            Hello, Tina. Good to meet you.

Tina            And you. Hey, that's a cool T-shirt. Are you into surfing?

Jake            Yes, but I'm not very good. What part of America are you from?

Tina            I'm from Florida.

Jake            That's cool. See you later then.

Tina            Yeah. See you later.

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

JACK AND JILL

This comic film is sure to make you laugh. Adam Sandler plays Jack Sadelstein AND his twim sister, Jill. Jack is a successful executive in Los Angeles with a beautiful wife (Katie Holmes) and kids. His sister Jill visits every year for Thanksgiving... and always causes stress for Jack!

ONE DIRECTION

One direction are a British-Irish boy-band who have become starts in the UK. The public discovered One Direction on the British talent show, the X Factor. They didn't win but their songs have been top of the charts. Whats the music videos of songs from their album Up All Night on youtube.com/OneDirectionVEVO.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

MARK ZUCKERBERG

The geekh who changed the world

Mark Zuckerberg created Facebook in 2004, aged 19.
Today he is the second youngest billionaire in the world.
In 2006, the website Yahoo tried to buy Facebook, but Zuckerberg refused. He became known as the "kid who refused a billion dollars".
At American universities, at the start of the year, students receive a book with photos of all the new students: a "facebook". That's where the name comes from.

IN TIME.

 Imagine a future where you pay for things with time, not money. That's what happens in this action-thriller. To live beyond the age of 25, people must work to earn time. A poor man, Will Salas (Justin Timberlake), is accused of murdering a rich man to steal his time. Can Will escape from the police?