Kong- The 8th Wonder of the World

WARM-UP:
1) Look at the picture on the front of your book.
   - Do you know anything about the 2005 movie King Kong?
   - What is the movie about?
   -What kind of story is it?


2)Describe Kong with some of the adjectives from the box.

CHAPTERS 1-2

1)Answer the following questions.

a) What is Ann's job?
b) What is Jack's job?
c) Does Jack like Ann?
d) Does Ann like Jack?

2) Write about Ann's new boss. Who is he? Where and when does she meet him?

3) Complete each character's job.

a) Carl Denham is ....a moviemaker.

b)Preston is ..................................

c) Englehorn is ................................

d) Bruce Baxter is ..........................

e) Jimmy is ..................................

f) Ben Hayes is ..............................

g) Herb is .....................................

h) Lumpy is ...................................

3) Match the sentences (1-5)  with the ones below (a-e)

Take a look!:)

WHEN  they didn't like a movie, they stopped the money.

     1-When the Lyric Theater closed its doors for the last time,

     2- When their conversation ended,

     3- Jack couldn't find the right words

     4-When he finished the first twenty pages,

     5- I will know the ending

     a-When he was with women.

     b- Jack said, "I would like you to read it."

     c- Carl gave her Maureen McKenzie's job on his new movie.

     d- when I finish reading this book.

     e- Ann Darrow had no work and no money.

4-Match the pictures with the words.

Then, write the same words in these sentences.

5-What more did you learn?

Circle the right word(s) in italics

6- Language in use

Look at these examples: 

Carl was as excited as a little boy. 

We're leaving here as quickly as we can.

Then, write the sentences below in the same way.

a-Herb was excited and Carl was excited.

b-The little girl was strange and the other islanders were strange.

c-The islanders men shouted angrily and the old woman shouted angrily.

d- The old islanders cried loudly and the young islanders cried loudly.

CHAPTERS 3-4

Warm-up: 

-Where is Ann? How did she get there?
-Who is looking for Ann?
-Why is the wall important?

1) True or False

a- One of the islanders jumps onto the ship and takes Ann.
b- Ann swims to the island.
c- Englehorn goes back to the island happily.
d- The islanders push Ann to the wall
e- The islanders take Ann to the bridge at the top of the wall and put ropes on her.
f- The islanders put Ann down into a ravine on a bed of rocks.
g- Ann sees a giant gorilla-eighty meters tall!
h- Dinosaurs kill three sailors, Herb and Bruce.

2)Answer these questions.
 a-Why does Englehorn want to throw Carl's camera into the ocean?
 b-Why does Jack want Englehorn to turn back to the island?
c- Why do the islanders give Ann to Kong?
d-What does Kong do with Ann in Chapter 3?
e- What does Carl think when he sees Kong?

3- Language in use
Look at the sentences on the right. Which sentence in b follows each sentence in A? Make longer sentences with so

Example: He couldn't do it, so Hayes shot it open with his gun.


4-Finish the sentences

a- Ann runs away from Kong, but then she....
b- Kong kills dinosaurs and saves....
c- two more sailors die in the ....
d- Jimmy shoots a dinosaur and saves ....
e- Preston...
f- Kong wants to kill the mes, so he puts....

5- Check and choose the right picture.

6- Language in use
Look at the sentences on the right. Then make these words into sentences, with BEFORE in the right place.

example: Before she could get away, Kong's hand hit the ground in front of her.

a- the dinosaur could take Ann / Kong killed it.
b- the men could go across the water / they built boats.
c- the giant fish ate the sailor / Jack could save him.
d- Jimmy killed the dinosaur / Hayes saw it.
e- Kong put Ann on a very high rock / he ran through the jungle to the men.

CHAPTERS 5-6

1) Look at the pictures in Chapter 5 and choose the right answer.

2) What happens at the ravine? Put the numbers of the sentences under the right picture.

3) Language in use
Finish each sentence with too and one of the words in the box.

example: Kong's large foot came down, but Jack was too fast for the gorilla.

a-The giant bird tried to kill Kong, but he was............................for the.

b- Jack and Ann were.......................for  the bird, so it couldn't stay up.

c- Jack wanted to say something to Ann, but it was .....for him.

d- Ann and Jack shouted to Carl, but he was ...................so Preston cut the rope and the bridge went down.

e- Kong was.................after Carl threw the chloroform into his face. He couldn't try to get Ann after that.

4) After reading chapter 6. Look at the pictures in this chapter. What happens to these people by the end of the story?

-Carl                            -Bruce

-Jack                           -Kong

-Ann

Your productions!

1) Role-Play
It is two days after Kong dies. Work with three other students and have a conversation.

2)Letter Writing 
Write a letter from Carl to Herb's family. Tell them:

3) Film review

Write a film review of this movie.

Here there are some useful phrases you can use!;) 

Remember not to tell people about the end of the movie!jijij

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Knowing about the Mayans

What do you know about the Mayans?

Do you think their predictions of the world are correct?

Would you trust their calendar?

To know more about the Mayans you can surf the net.

Video Session

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIWkm2E090Y

Read the sentences, and then write a T for true or an F for false. Correct the false sentences.

1) Mayan prophecies and ancient Mayan calendars point to December 23, 2012.   

      2)    The Mayan calendar was not as precise as today’s calendar. 

      3)      The Mayan calendar was more advanced than anything that we use today.  

      4)      The Mayans created the most superficial calendar.  

      5)      The Mayan Calendar is five calendars in one.  

      6)      The first calendar was the solar calendar called The Haab. 

Predictions

Click on the links ald solve the activities.

Good Luck.

http://iesonava.info/olgaenlared/3eso-unit11-predictions-will.htm

http://www.learn-english-online.org/Lesson39/willwont.htm

Travel & Fun

1) Warm-up:

- Are you a globetrotter? Do you like to know different places/ cultures?

- Have you ever travelled to an exotic place?

2) Ckeck out this power point.

    -Then, discuss in pairs which place you prefer most. And say why?

 3) Watch this video about a different extreme activity.

-Do you know any other activities? Which ones?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HxVeI9IPgs

Guilt- Free Holidays

1) What is the meaning of the title?

2) Do you know what ECO-TOURISM is?
   - Use these words and try to form a definition.

      


   
3) Check out these links and find different ecotourism holidays.

http://www.ecotourism.org/alaska-wildland-adventures

http://travel.nytimes.com/travel/guides/eco-tourism/overview.html

http://www.responsibletravel.com/search/results.asp?category=0&region=0&country=0&type=0&day=0&month=0&offset=7&duration=0

4)   Vocabulary:

- Complete the sentences with the correct word.
-Make sentences with the rest of the unused words.

a)      John seems to have visited every country on earth. He’s a real......................

b)      We couldn’t stay because we both had jobs to get back to. It was just a .....................

c)       My friend Tom is a real  ............................ He travels to different places about which little is known to make new discoveries.

d)      We have a wonderful time here in Luro Park. Pity, it’s just a ................... and we had to come back soon.

e)      Backpacker

f)       Weekend break

g)      Cruise

h)      Excursion

How to write an e-mail about your trip??

1) Read this e-mail.

2) Look at this structure and find it in the e-mail.

*OPENING SENTENCE

*GENERAL COMMENT ABOUT THE PLACE/PEOPLE/ ACTIVITIES

*CONCLUSION

*CLOSING SENTENCE

Now It's YOUR turn!!!

      1)  Imagine you’re in an exciting trip in an exotic place.

-Write an e-mail to your friend and use the model before as a guide.

-You should include information about:  accommodation/ feelings/ places you are visiting/  concluding sentence or paragraph.

2)  Make a telephone dialogue making an invitation to your friend about some exciting trip.

- Use all the specific vocabulary for travelling as much as you can, including information about kind of trip, places to visit, etc.
- Use SHALL/ WHY DON'T .../ WHAT ABOUT ...

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Trailers about ancient treasures

1) Watch these trailers
-Have you seen these movies? Do you know the main characters?
-Do you think  they are mysterious?
- Summarize what you have seen there. What is the movie about? (suspense, horror,etc)

Trailers about ancient treasures

TRailers About Ancient treasures

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BgyhHBoz50

Scenes about ancient treasures

2) Now, watch these scenes about  Indiana Jones and the last crusade

-          Can you explain what happened in these scenes?

-          Choose one and write a short summary of the actions.

          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFntFdEGgws&feature=fvwrel

-          Here there are some useful words:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH9TSLqjKis&feature=related

-          Here there are some useful words:

A little bit of ancient treasures

1) Open this link and watch the scene.

-Explain what happened in the scene using these words.

http://es.indianajonestheexhibition.com/la-busqueda-del-tesoro.html

2) Read the text and then complete with the best option (a/b/c)

Archaeology: The Bare Bones?

If we want to find 1)..OUT...what happened in the past, we 2) .................read history books. Another 3)..........to learn about the past is archaeology: the study of the past through the things people have left 4)................... . The written word and archaeological remains are very different from 5)............................other, of course, but is one more reliable than the other? You might 6)................tempted to say that something written down is 7)...................dependable than a pile of old bones, say, or weapons from prehistoric period. But stop a minute and think: is this really the case?.

On an archaeological dig, excavation involves uncovering artefacts and structures that have been buried for a 8)................time. Things literally “come to light”. Modern scientific techniques enable archaeologists 9)...................get detailed information on what they have discovered, like 10)...........different foods have been cooked in a clay pot, for example, 11)..................the sex, age and size of a human skeleton.

It is probably almost impossible to be completely objective 12)...................writing history, whatever period one is writing in. Reading history, therefore, and doing historical research, is also a process of uncovering: the objective truth has to be separated from the subjective falsehood.  13)........................archaeological remains and historical documents need to be interpreted: neither can be taken at face value. The 14)..................... is, the evidence from a clay pot or a pile of bones may be just 15)........................reliable as a written historical account.

2)a) should                            b) may                          c) must
3)a) possibility                       b) example                   c)way
4)a) there                              b) behind                      c)inside
5)a) each                               b) one                           c) another
6)a) feel                                 b) was                          c) wonder
7)a) the most                         b) most                         c) more
8)a) short                               b) long                          c) past
9)a) to                                    b) -                              c) into
10)a) what                             b) how                           c) which
11)a) but                                b) and                           c) or
12)a) which                            b) when                        c) what
13)a) Both                              b) Each                         c) Two
14)a) Truth                             b) Example                   c) Case
15)a) as                                 b) the                            c) -



2) Answear the questions below.

a) Explain what archaeology is in your words.

b) Do you think it is interesting?

c) What does it involves? Does it need technological devices?

d) Can you find information about some ancient treasure or an archaeology discovery? Do you know any?

3) True or false.

......a) Archaeology is a way to know more about ancient civilizations.

.......b) Archaeology involves lots of hard work, especially deep excavations with modern machines.

.......c) Archaeologists can be completely subjective when dealing with an object as regards, its period of time.

.......d) Archaeologists and Historians work together to find the objective truth of ancient treasures. 

........e) Archaeologists do not need to know history at all.

f)

Now it's your turn!!!!:)

What are the movies for the weekend!!!!???

Let's check out!

1) Imagine you are a writer and you work in a newspaper.
-Choose a movie and write a film review for the readers.
-The movie must be about historical discoveries or about an ancient treasure :D
-Include basic information >>director, main characters and a short description of the plot!

2) Imagine you are an archaeologist and you have discovered an amazing object.
   - Find out information about some interesting discovery and write an article for the     
    National Geographic :D
- Include >>> what the discovery is about(object, body, animal,etc), general description, its period of time.

Little Red Riding Hood

Activity: Write the story of Little Red Riding Hood. You have the images to help you and the beggining of the story. Good Luck! :)

Once upon a time, there was a little girl who lived in a village near the forest.  One morning, Little Red Riding Hood asked her mother if she could go to visit her grandmother. "That's a good idea," her mother said.  So they packed a nice basket for Little Red Riding Hood to take to her grandmother.

Mixed Tenses!!:)

1) Complete the text using Simple Present, Present Continuous or Simple Past.

Justin and Selena 1(BE)...........classmates. Justin 2 (LIVE)............................in a nice building with a swimming pool, and Selena 3 (LIVE)...................in a big house next to him.
Justin 4 (LOVE)...............swimming but Selena 5 (NOT LIKE) .........................it. 
She 6 (PREFER).....................playing tennis. Every Morning, they 7 (GO)........................to school together. They 8 (NOT TAKE).....................a bus. They 9 (WALK).......................
At this moment, they 10 (GO).................to school. They 11(TALK).................about their weekend.


Justin: What 12 (YOU/DO)....................................................last weekend?
Selena: I  13 (GO)............................to Pinamar with my family.
Justin: Really??? How was it?
Selena: Oh, great! The weather 14 (BE).........................wonderful. We 17 (GO)........................to the beach every day. We 18 (SUNBATHE)........................., 19 (PLAY)................................volleyball and we 20 (WALK).............................a lot.
Justin: 21 (YOU-SWIM)..................................................................in the sea?
Selena: My brothers 22 (SWIM)...............................but I didn't. I'm scared of the sea. And what about you?
Justin: Well, my weekend 23 (NOT BE)...................... so much fun! I 24 (STAY)..........................home. I 25 (BE)...............................ill. I 26 (NOT FEEL)........................................very well.
 Selena:  What a drag!!!! I'm sorry to hear that, Justin!!

ST. Patrick 's Biography.

About St. Patrick's Day

St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland and the Irish. He was born about 389 A.D in Northern Wales.

Saint Patrick had an adventurous life. He was captured by pirates at the age of 16. The Irish pirates brought him to Ireland to tend the flocks of a chieftain in Ulster. Six years of slavery made him a devoted Christian. He escaped to France and became a monk. In 432, a vision led him to return to Ireland as a missionary bishop. He brought Christianity to Ireland and taught there for 29 years. He used the shamrock, a 3 leaf clover, (Ireland's national flower) to explain the Blessed Trinity. St. Patrick founded 365 churches, baptized over 120,000 people and consecrated 450 bishops.

Many tales sprung up about this popular saint. One of the most popular legends was how he charmed all the snakes of Ireland down to the seashore to be drowned by the water. The only certain writings of St. Patrick's are his Confessions and a letter written to a man named Coroticus (See Tripartite Life of St. Patrick by Stokes and Lives by Todd, Healy, Bury and Lusack.). His Confessions are written in crude Latin.

According to some Irish writings, St. Patrick died on March 17, 461 A.D. The anniversary of his death is celebrated as St. Patrick's Day. It's interesting to note that the shamrock clover flowers around that time of year.

The first official celebration of St. Patrick's Day in the United States occurred in Morristown, New Jersey in 1780. It was authorized by George Washington. Today St. Patrick's Day is celebrated by the Irish as well as many Americans with parades, parties, wearing of green, Irish songs and jigs. People wear green on this day to represent the lushness of Ireland - The Emerald Isle.

1) Read the text

2) Look for all the unkown words.

3) Answer the questions below.

a) Where was Saint Patrick born?
b) How old was he when pirates captured him?
c) Where did the pirates  take him?
d) Why did the pirates take him to Ireland?
e) How long was he a slave in Ireland?
f) What happened when he escaped from France?
g) What did he use to explain the Blessed Trinity?
h) When did Saint Patrick die?

Solve the Quizes

Click on the link and choose one of the options of each sentence. Good Luck!

http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verb-tenses_past_quiz.htm


http://a4esl.org/q/h/lb/was.html

Form questions using the simple past

Click on the link and solve the activity. Good Luck! :)

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/questions/simple_past2.htm

Knowing about Tango

WARM-UP
Activities: Answer the questions below. You can use the net to find more information. 


http://www.tangobuenosaires.gob.ar/festivalymundial/web/es/index.html


http://www.gabicerruti.com/ba/tango-festival-y-mundial/


1- Is the word TANGO familiar to you?
2- Do you know what is it?
3- Do you know where does the word came from? 
4- Have you ever dance Tango? Would you like to try?
5- Name some famous Tango singers and songs.
6- In which countries is Tango practised?

Tango festival in Buenos Aires

August is Tango: Championships afoot in BA

Starting a little over a week ago, the Tango music festival and dance world championships were well underway this week in Buenos Aires. Musicians and dancers from all over the world came to the capital to take part in the ninth edition of the annual event, which this year has attracted participants from 18 countries.

Organised by the City government'sculture ministry, the principally free event got going on August 16, with shows and concerts taking place between a variety of locations, including: the newly-refurbished Exhibitions Centre in the Recoleta neighbourhood, Teatro de la Ribera in La Boca, the CCC Teatro 25 de Mayo in Villa Urquiza neighbourhood, and Luna Park for the grande finale next week.

Throughout the events, the Exhibition Centre (Figueroa Alcorta Ave/ Pueyrredón Ave) is the place to visit, with an abundance of activities are taking place. Aside from the dance championships themselves, numerous Tango music shows, dance shows, Tango classes, free cinema, conferences, exhibitions and a fair.

Today, the Tango Salon and scenic rounds took place in the dance championships and on Friday and Saturday seventy-one couples will compete in the semi-finals.

Aside from the dance, music is available in abundance, notably with 86-year-old Alberto Podestá performing today at the CCC Teatro 25 de Mayo in Villa Urquiza.

Cosquin Rock

ACTIVITY: Write a paragraph about Cosquin Rock Festival. Add extra information by surfing the internet.

What?	Argentine music festival.
Where?	Cosquin, Cordoba.
When?	February, summer holidays.
How long?	Three days.
Who?	Rock bands.

Listening comprehension- Nurse's routine

-True or false.

1) Elizabeth is Lisa’s mother.

2) Lisa works as a nurse at the Maternity’s Hospital.

3) Lisa buys medical equipment.

4) Lisa doesn’t enjoy being a nurse.

5) The nurse starts her day early in the morning.

6) She spends many hours driving to work.

7) Every week she has to work night shifts.

8) When she works the night shift she arrives home at 8 am.

9) She gets tired because she has to work overtime.