Equals

This is what we watched in class with Lauren:

Avanzado 1 09.02.11

Again, the song we listened to in class, and for which you had so many great stories:

This is the handout for the song.

HW:

Composition TB pg. 49

TB pg. 137 ex. 3C a & b

Stereotypes, again.

What do you think of the stereotypes associated with the Spanish? We were reading about that in class yesterday. Write a comment.

Avanzado 1 07.02.11

This is the song we did in class today:

HW:

Textbook pg. 44-45 Reading and exercises

Handout 3B on Future prefect and Future Continuous

Video presentation on annecdote during a trip (3rd composition) (by Monday 21st February)

Avanzado 1 02.02.11

This is the song we did in class:

And this is Quentin Crisp commenting on American and British culture:

HW:

Textbook exercises pg. 37 3B a & b

Avanzado 1 31.01.11

The langauge in the text we read today about Janury and gyms was quite literary but the tone was playful. We came accross the words greed and sloth. In case you have not seen the film Seven…

The seven Deadly Sins		The seven Christian Virtues
Lust		Chastity
Gluttony		Temperance
Greed		Charity
Sloth		Diligence
Wrath		Patience
Envy		Kindness
Pride		Humility

HW:

Reading handout: Spanish Stereotypes

Reading handout “Fun at the Dentist’s?” and Use of English handout “The Inferno ski Race”

And Justice for All

People involved in a trial:

judge

prosecutor

witness

defence

defendant

jury

witness

victim

Here you have an amazing courtroom scene from the 1979 film And Justice for All, starring Al Pacino, in which an ethical Baltimore defense lawyer disgusted with rampant legal corruption is asked to defend a judge he despises in a rape trial. But if he doesn’t do it, the judge will have him disbarred. We watched the beginning in class. Now you can see how it ends.

Avanzado 1 26.01.11

This is what we watched in class today:

And these are the scripts for the Blackadder Scene (handout24) and the (Monty Python Sketch (handout26)

HW:

Handouts: Reading “Fim Critic” and Use of English “Famous Explorer”

TB pg. 49 ex. a & b

New Year’s Resolutions

New Year’s is a time for fresh starts, new beginnings. Tradition dictates that every 365 days, you should try to kick bad habits and start your life anew. This is a time to look disdainfully at the person you have been, and look longingly into the idealistic future at the person you will become.

So,  sit down with a paper and a pen, and reflect: what New Year’s Resolutions will you make for yourself this January 1st?

These are some New Year’s resolutions that are popular year after year according to the usa.gov site:

• Drink Less Alcohol
• Get a Better Education
• Get a Better Job
• Get Fit
• Lose Weight
• Manage Debt
• Manage Stress
• Quit Smoking Now
• Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle
• Save Money
• Take a Trip
• Volunteer to Help Others

If you need more ideas you can visit this resolutions generator.

The Curious Incident… /1

Mark Haddon‘s latest book for children, Boom! has just been translated into Spanish. Read a short interview with the author published today in El País here.

And here you have  quite informal video review of the book: