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Thursday, October 25, 2012

FRESHMAN CLASSES:"TALES OF MYSTERY AND IMAGINATION" DRAMATIZATIONS.


TOPIC:

A passage of one of the stories in the book “Tales of mystery and imagination”.

DATE:

Starting on Monday, October 22nd  on.

GROUPS:

 Students will work in groups (3 students per group)

LENGTH OF THE PRESENTATION:

5 minutes minimum.

MATERIAL:
Costumes and elements for stage design.

PRESENTATION REQUIREMENTS

The Passage of the story will be chosen by the students freely.

Each group will be responsible for preparing the script necessary to fill 5 minutes.

All groups will prepare their presentations in class on Monday 22nd, Tuesday 23rd , Wednesday 24th , Thursday 25th and Friday 26th .  presenting a written progress of the work done. This will have a grade that will affect the final evaluation of the Dramatization.

On Friday 26th Every group will rehearse their dialogues in front of the class.

On Monday 29th students start presenting their dialogues.

CATEGORIES TO BE EVALUATED:

¡Pronunciation.

¡Preparedness.

¡Costumes.

¡Group work.

¡Creativity.

¡Grammar.

¡Dramatization

Thursday, October 18, 2012

SOPHOMORES: PRE TEST.


PRE TEST: Conditional Clauses

 

 

I.              Provide the missing part for the following clauses. Apply “Zero” conditional clause.

IMPORTANT: These answers are only suggestions, any answer is possible as long is it logical and respects the grammar structure.
 

1.    If you touch fire…I get burnt.

 

2.    You get a cold…If you don't wear warm clothes.

 

3.    I get good grades if…I study hard.

 

4.    If I eat too much…I get a stomachache.

 

5.    If I drink poison…I die.

 

6.    If the police catches you drunk and driving…you lose your driving's license.

 

7.    You are expelled from Colegio Inglés…if you consume alcohol or drugs inside of it.

 

8.    You go to the doctor if…you are sick.

 

9.    If a tsunami comes…you run to the security zone.

 

10. I you are thirsty…you get something to drink.

 
II.            First conditional clause. Fill in with the right verb form.

 

1.    If we go (go) on holiday this summer, we will go (go) to Spain.

2.    If the weather doesn't improve (not/improve) , we _won't have (not/have) a picnic.

3.    They will go (go) to the party if they are (be) invited.

4.    If I don't go (not/go) to bed early, I will be (be) tired tomorrow.

5.    If we eat (eat) all this cake, we will feel (feel) sick .

6.    She will stay (stay) in London if she gets (get) a job.

7.    If you don't want (not/want) to go out, I _will cook (cook) dinner at home.

8.    I will come (come) early, if you want (want).

9.    He won't get (not/get) a better job if he doesn't pass (not/pass) that exam.

10. I will buy (buy) a new dress if I have (have) enough money.

11. If I go (go) out tonight, I will go (go) to the cinema.

12. If you get (get) back late, I will be (be) angry.

13. If we don't see (not/see) each other tomorrow, we will see  (see) each other next week.

14. If he comes (come) , I will be (be) surprised.

15. If we wait (wait) here, we will be (be) late.
 
 
REMEMBER:
 
ZERO CONDITIONAL CLAUSE
 
IF+S+PRESENT VERB+S+PRESENT VERB

EXAMPLE: If I run a lot, I get tired.
                     I get good grades if I study hard.

            FIRST CONDITIONAL CLAUSE

IF+S+PRESENT VERB+S+WILL+INFINITIVE VERB

EXAMPLE: If I eat expired food, I will get sick.
                     I will sleep if I´m tired.

HALLOWEEN

There is a lot of ignorance around Halloween, read this and get a glimpse of the real connotation of this festival.




Like many other holidays, Halloween has evolved and changed throughout history. Over 2,000 years ago people called the Celts lived in what is now Ireland, the UK, and parts of Northern France. November 1 was their New Year's Day. They believed that the night before the New Year (October 31) was a time when the living and the dead came together.

More than a thousand years ago the Christian church named November 1 All Saints Day (also called All Hallows.) This was a special holy day to honor the saints and other people who died for their religion. The night before All Hallows was called Hallows Eve. Later the name was changed to Halloween.

Like the Celts, the Europeans of that time also believed that the spirits of the dead would visit the earth on Halloween. They worried that evil spirits would cause problems or hurt them. So on that night people wore costumes that looked like ghosts or other evil creatures. They thought if they dressed like that, the spirits would think they were also dead and not harm them.

The tradition of Halloween was carried to America by the immigrating Europeans. Some of the traditions changed a little, though. For example, on Halloween in Europe some people would carry lanterns made from turnips. In America, pumpkins were more common. So people began putting candles inside them and using them as lanterns. That is why you see Jack 'o lanterns today.

These days Halloween is not usually considered a religious holiday. It is primarily a fun day for children. Children dress up in costumes like people did a thousand years ago. But instead of worrying about evil spirits, they go from house to house. They knock on doors and say "trick or treat." The owner of each house gives candy or something special to each trick or treater.

THE TELL TALE HEART.

a) Number the events.
6-5-1-3-4-2.

b) List five important events.
1. The narrator enters into the old man's bedroom.
2. The narrator pulls the bed over the old man's body.
3. The narrator cuts the old man's body into pieces and puts them under the wooden floor.
4. The police arrives because of a neighbor's report.
5. The narrator starts shouting because of a sound he hears.

c) Provide important characteristics.
"The murderer"
- Very nervous person.
- He can see very well.
- He has an excellent hearing capacity.

"The old man"
- He has a pale, blue eye.
- His eye looks like the eye of a vulture.

d) Questions.

1. The narrator is a very nervous person, he has an excellent hearing capacity. The old man has a pale, blue eye, like the eye of a vulture.

2. The color of the old man's eye was blue and pale.

3. The story takes place in the house of the narrator, in the old man's bedroom, at night.

4. The policemen visit the house because a neighbor reported a loud shout coming from the narrator's house.

5. The narrator pulled the old man out of his bed, threw it over him, killing the man by suffocation.

6. Because he couldn't stand the eye of the old man, he hated it.

7. The murderer cuts the body into pieces and hides them under the wooden floor.

8. He hears what he believes is the sound of the beating of the old man's heart.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

WILLIAM WILSON

I. Complete the passages.
1. cheat-thief-cheating-caught-destroy.
2. gambler-make-cards-sleeve-stupid.
3. wife-where-clever-mine-stop.
4. pleasure-secret-enough-evil-should.

II. Provide as much information as you can.

William Wilson, the first: Evil person, who only listens to himself, cheats when he plays cards.
William Wilson, the second: Refuses to obey William Wilson I, shows people the crimes of WWI.
Glendinning: New student at Oxford, comes from a rich family. he is cheated by WWI playing cards, losing everything he has.
Mr. Preston: Friend of WWI, people play cards in his room.
Duke Di Broglio: Old and boring man, gives a party.
Duke's wife: Young and beautiful woman, no sensible, gets involved with WWI.

III. Correct the false sentences.

a) As a boy, William Wilson went to a school in a small, quiet village in England.

b) The two William Wilsons didn't go to the university together.

c) William Wilson went to Oxford university.

d) Lord Glendinning was cheated in cards.

e) William Wilson was killed with a sword.


V. Questions


Why does the main character change his name?
Because everybody hated his name because of his crimes.

Why does William Wilson have to leave Oxford?
Because people found that he was cheating when he played cards.
What kind of boy was William Wilson I ?
he was an evil person who only listened to himself.

What kind of boy was William Wilson II ?
He was clever and silent, refused to obey William Wilson I.

Who was Mr. Preston?
He was a friend of WWI.

Describe William Wilson’s first school.
It was an old and large building in a small village in England.

What kind of life does William Wilson have at Eton?
He devoted his hours drinking and smoking with his friends day and night.
Who was Glendinning?
He was a not very intelligent new student at Oxford, coming from a rich family.

Why does William Wilson always win at playing cards?
Because he cheats by hiding cards on his sleeve.

Why can’t W.W. II leave W.W. I alone?
Because WWII is only product of the imagination of WWI.

Thursday, October 4, 2012

THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH


HANDOUT “The masque of the red death”

 

I.                    Mark whether these sentences are right or wrong.

1.       B

2.       B

3.       D and E

4.       A

5.       B

6.       C

7.       C

8.       C

9.       A, D and E

10.   C

11.   C

12.   B

13.   A

14.   A

 

II.                  Complete the sentence in column A with the final idea in column B.

5-9-7-10-1-3-2-4-14-8-6-13-12-11.

 

III.                Answer the following questions.

1.-What is “the red death”?

The red death is a lethal disease.

2.-What happened when a person got “the red death”?

The person started to bleed, had terrible pains and died in thirty minutes.

3.- Who was not afraid of the Red Death?

The fearless Prince Prospero.

4.- Who does Prince Prospero invite to his castle?

He invites a thousand of his brave friends.

5.- Why could nobody enter or escape from the castle?

Because Prince Prospero locked the gates and threw away the keys.

6.- What were the colors of the seven rooms in the castle?

The first room was blue, the second purple, the third was green, the fourth orange, the fifth white, the sixth violet and the seventh black, with red windows.

7.- What was against the wall in the last room?

There was a large black clock.

8.- What do people notice while the clock is chiming midnight?

They notice a stranger with a mask who has not been there before.

9.- What was the stranger wearing?

The stranger was wearing white clothes of the dead and a red mask.

10.- How does the prince feel when he sees the stranger?

He feels fear at first and then angry.

11.- Why didn’t anyone want to touch the stranger?

Because they were too frightened.

12.- What happens when the stranger turns and looks at the prince?

Prince Prospero dies.

13.- What was inside the stranger’s clothes and mask?

There wasn’t anything.

14.- What was left in the castle when the clock stopped chiming?

The only thing left was darkness and the red death.