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Welcome to this blog. I'm a teacher at the E.O.I Dos Hermanas. This has been created to enhance your knowledge of English. Apart from the lessons, this blog can also be used as an extra tool. I'll publish material to be used both in class and at home. I hope you find it useful and enjoyable!! Have fun!!

22/10/09

Fifth Week

On 21st October, we started section 1C (pages 8 & 9). We revised the parts of the body focusing on their pronunciation (very important!!) and we did the exercises concerning Toulouse- Lautrec´s painting At the Moulin Rouge (speaking and listening exercises).





On Monday (26th Oct), you are going to talk about your favourite picture (be ready for a brief presentation in front of the class!!) and we´ll start section 1D.



HOMEWORK:



1. Do Grammar Bank, section 1C on page 126 in the book.



2. Click here to see my favourite painting closer and do this exercise:

Brief description of the painting:

Bottom right, there are some people talking.
Bottom left, two people are kissing.
In the middle, on the left, there is a lake. Some people are eating blackberries. And a man is doing a handstand.
Top left, there is a fish flying.
In the the middle, there are some women having a bath and a lot of people riding different animals.
On the right, there are some people carrying a huge shell.


YOU CAN COMPLETE THE DESCRIPTION WITH 3 MORE SENTENCES:

INCLUYE LAS ORACIONES EN LA SECCIÓN DE COMENTARIOS DE LA ENTRADA


3. Choose your favourite painting and write 5 sentences describing what is happening. Use the prepositions we saw on page 9. Send it by email.

13 comentarios:

Anónimo dijo...

No se puede ver el documento del ejercio, te salta a la página de inicio de google doc's. ¿Podrías colgarlo como un archivo corriente?

Gracias, Carlos

Mariluz dijo...

Hola, es que tengo problemas técnicos con google docs and google groups. Me hacen revisiones continuas porque dicen que el material publicado es ilícito... Sigo intentando solucionar el asunto. Gracias!!

Anónimo dijo...

In the top, some people are sitting around a giant strawberry next to a great lake.

On the right, in front of the huge shell; there are a lot of people in a tremendous flower.

Top right, there are three winged persons. They are flying on the right of a rare tower.

Anónimo dijo...

Hi! I´m Rosi.

In the whole painting there are a lot of people swimming in the little lakes.
In the middle, on the left, there are big coloured birds.
Top right, there is a big red flower in which there are people resting.

Anónimo dijo...

Hi, I'm Félix.

In the top there are a lot of people swiming in the lake.
Bottom left there is a black woman with an apple in her head.
In the middle there are a lot of people riding a horse.

Leo dijo...

In the left, four big birds are watching the scene.
Bottom left, a black woman has an apple on her head.
Top middle, people are swimming in the lake around the tower

Unknown dijo...

Hi, I´m peter. I think this picture is very nice because everyone are without clothes. I like it, there are two women for each man, is this the "paraiso"?.
On the top, there are some houses next to the lake and on the bottom, left and right, there are two black persons. I can not see more them, and you?

M. Asunción Criado dijo...

Hello everybody from Eastbourne.
This one is my short description:

Bottom middle, there is a fish in the floor. Next to it on the right, there are two strange creatures, they are doing a handstand.

On the left of it, there are two women, they are sitting in the floor and are chatting. On these there is another lady, she is drinking while other woman hold one strange pitcher.

Bye bye

africa dijo...

Under of the lake there are people ar riding horses and picks ands cows.

At the bottom there are some nudes people.They are enjoying life.

At the top on the right cornet there is a fish, it is flying and an angel that he is carrying a red ball in his hands.

Lidia dijo...

At the botton, there are a lot of people. They aren't wearing any clothes.

In the midle, on the left, there are three beatiful birds.I think they are singing.

At the top of the picture, there are some women, they are flying in the sky-

Mª Ángeles E. dijo...

On the left there are some big birds. On the right there are two men and two women. They are sitting on the grass and eating some fruits.
At the bottom we can see a big fish on the floor.
In the middle there is a lake, there are some women in the water.

José Jiménez Campos dijo...

Middle right, a naked girl, takes an apple from a tree.

Bottm right, near the corner, another naked girl gives an apple too, to a bird.

No far away, an owl watches everything from the top, with great attention.

Marta dijo...

Bedroom´s Van Gogh

Top right, there are some pictures on the wall, above a bed.
At the top, there is a window. Under the window there is a table and a chair.
Bottom left, there is a chair, too.
In the middle there is a bed. There are some cushions on the bed.

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