SCHOOL MEETING: ENGLISH WEEK IN BATH

ENGLISH WEEK IN BATH

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KAPLAN SCHOOL IN BATH!!!

We are visiting Bath from 13th-19th May, it's about time we get more information about the town and the school.
Our School is Kaplan International School. To get information about our programme, click HERE

IN BUSINESS

3rd year students organized groups and presented their ideas for their business. Here you have some photos. Do you think that they'll be successful?

I'D LIKE TO BE...

In unit 7 we're dealing with professions. Have you got any ambitions? What profession would you like to do? What professions don't you like? Do you know what training you need? Can you follow these studies in your town or do you have to move to a different place?
Please, add your comments.

CHARLES DICKENS IS 200 YEARS OLD

In 2012 we celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens.
How much do you know about this novelist, his time, his works, his importance?
In 6 groups we are going to do some research on these aspects:

1. Charles Dickens' life.
2. Charles Dickens' social context.
3. Themes in the works of Charles Dickens.
4. Great Expectations.
5. Hard Times.
6. Oliver Twist.


General information and works:
http://www.online-literature.com/dickens/

Biography:
http://www.biography.com/assets/pdf/study_guides/bio4kids/Bio4KidsCharlesDickens.pdf

Social Context
http://dickens.stanford.edu/hard/historical_context.html

Themes:
http://rachel-mccrum.suite101.com/recurring-themes-in-the-works-of-charles-dickens-a124708

Videos:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/bleakhouse/animation.shtml


http://www.zaneeducation.com/Videos/Literature/The_History_of_British_Literature/The_Time_Life_and_Works_of_Charles_Dickens/The_Time_Life_and_Works_of_Charles_Dickens.php

WE KEEP READING, READING, READING...

These are some of the books 3rd year students have read and presented.


Ariel Stefano Araque: The legend of Sleepy Hollow
Irene Delgado: The Canterville Ghost
María Ávila: My family and other animals
José Ignacio Calzada: The Crysalid
Carlos García: The Model Millionaire
Silvia Lucas: Frankenstein
Lidia Moreno: Sherlock Holmes
Patricia Naharro: Love Actually
María Luceño: The long tunnel
Antonio Rocha: Dracula
Celia Salvador: Matilda

MATCHMAKERS

What if you couldn't choose your boyfriend or girlfriend? Some years ago young people couldn't. Matchmakers did! They were always warm accepted in houses. Mostly women were occupied with matchmaking. Their main aim was to find a good match to brides and to bridegrooms. Their services were generously paid, especially when both parts agreed such kind of marriage. In many cases parents decided on behalf of their children to make them engage. Often engagement was organized between under-age-children. Such ceremony was formal and was considered as a kind of verbal declaration of such intentions. Everything was organized by parents with the help of matchmakers.

We're going to pretend we are matchmakers and we have to convince parents how good the boys and girls from our class are.

Don't forget to add your comments with the results of the interviews you did during last Friday lesson.

Cinema is always an inspiration. In this scene of Fiddle on the roof (1971), you can see some girls worried about who their matchmaker is finding for them.

UNIT 4. Grammar: the present perfect

In Unit 4 we are studying the PRESENT PERFECT. In the Grammar Bank (pages 98-99) you have information about this tense. But to learn more and get some practice go to

learnenglish.britishcouncil.org

Then for more practice, go to

www.englishpage.com

And here you have some examples of how to use the present perfect:

NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS

HAPPY 2012!!!


Have you heard about New Year's Resolutions?

A New Year's resolution is a commitment that a person makes to one or more personal goals, projects, or the reforming of a habit. People committing themselves to a New Year's resolution generally plan to do so for the whole following year. This lifestyle change is generally interpreted as advantageous.



Here you have some of the most common resolutions:

-Quit smoking
-Get in shape
-Save more, spend less
-Dedicate more time to family
-Read more
-Learn a musical instrument
-Get in to a relationship
-Learn a new language
-Control temper:
-Keep up with the resolutions



Other lists include:

■Keeping in touch with friends more
■Exercising more
■Eating a more healthy diet
■Relaxing more
■Helping family more
■Learning something new
■Saving more money
■Reducing loans and debts.
■Becoming a volunteer for a local organization or charity
■Making regular contributions to a world wide charity
■Being more environmentally aware
■Recycling more products
■Helping a neighbour or a friend in need


Add comments with your resolutions for 2012.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Year's_resolution
http://www.wishafriend.com/newyear/new-year-resolutions.php
http://www.rachaelwestdesigns.com/new-years-resolution-ideas-for-2011