We all know that women represent at least half of the world population. It is also said that men and women have the same rights and the same possibilities. Is it true?
We can think of Spain as a “modern” country if we take into account the number of women government ministers. Or perhaps you don’t think we are “so” modern and things are as they used to be 10 years ago.
In our lesson you have been interviewing your classmates about these and other issues concerning how much gender roles have changed in the last years.
Please, send your conclusions here. It will be very interesting to read your findings.
Remember to follow the example we worked with in our lesson.
I hope you have done the revision I told you to do on Reported Speech and verb patterns in general. In case you want to do a bit more, go to CLASSROOM. I have uploaded a couple of exercises for you. Remember also to have a look at USEFUL LINKS page where, I’m sure, you’ll find something else to help you improve your English. Good revision!
You can do some vocabulary revision from module 7 in our book.
You can do some practice on verb patterns: verbs that are followed either by infinitive (with ot without to) or by -ing form. Each of the exercises has been uploaded separately, so if you try to use the navigation bar to go to the next one, you won’t be able to do it. You’ll have to go back to CLASSROOM and select the next one. I’m sorry about the inconvenience, but sometimes I seem to have communication problems with ICTs.
As I told you, I’ve uploaded the exercises we did on Monday and Tuesday so you can do some revision. Go to “CLASSROOM” and you’ll find them there. Have a good practice!
I hope you have enjoyed the song. After so much work we have to relax from time to time. But if while we are relaxing, we can practice English at the same time… PERFECT! You can listen to the song again while watching the video and if you feel like it, you can sing along with Duffy. If you have problems with the lyrics remember to use the zoom.
Have a nice weekend, do some revision and see you on Monday again with more new things to learn.
A teacher in EOI LUARCA has prepared a listening comprehension exercise to be done online and he very kindly has sent the link to other teachers in Asturias who, as him, are teaching 5th year. The point is that we have never met. Aren’t ICTs great?
You may think how lucky his students are, and you are right. I’m doing my best to catch up with my “technological” colleagues but it’s more difficult than I thought. Just think we are also lucky because Francisco Javier doesn’t mind sharing with us what he thinks can be useful.
Once upon a time there was a little girl who in a dark Autumn evening decided to go to a Halloween party. She was enjoying herself a lot, but a few hours later she had to leave because she had gone without her mother’s permission and she had to be home before she was back from work.
Not to waste time, she took a short cut through the forest. Everything was right until she realized she was lost. When she was at her wit’s end a bright well appeared in front of her. She was so desperate that she wished the well was magic so she could ask for a mobile phone to call her mum. Her wish came true and she felt overjoyed. But, everything was too perfect… Suddenly, a witch who was hidden in the bushes cast a spell on her: “As you are a really spoilt girl, you won’t move from where you are standing and you won’t see your family again.”
The girl thought: “I’m much more intelligent than this fool witch.” And she had a great idea. Using the mobile phone she called her best friend and asked him to search on the internet for a way to break the spell. In a few minutes he got the solution: she had to dance three times around the wishing well saying: “I won’t do this again”. She did it and she found the right way back home and ran so fast to avoid being punished. Fortunately, her mum was so exhausted when she arrived home that she felt asleep on the sofa without noticing her daughter wasn’t at home.
Once not-so upon a time, there was a beautiful princess…well, in fact the princess is still alive. She lives in a high tower not too far from a housing estate. Our sweet princess, instead of wearing shiny clothes or a crown, usually wears a pair of Dolce & Gavanna jeans and a pair of fashionable sunglasses.
One day, a wicked wizard, who lives in the housing estate, envious of our princess’s stunning tower, casts a spell on her: She wouldn’t be able to leave the tower again. With this purpose the wizard cuts the telephone line and hires a furious dragon, which does not admit bribes, to control the main door of the tower.
In the face of this situation, our intelligent and witty princess (against all conventionalities) comes up wirh a nifty plan: by using the Wi-Fi connection she e-mails a friendly witch. This kind woman sends her a magic sword by urgent post. Thanks to this, she manages to defeat the dragon and gets out of the tower to breathe fresh air, as she likes doing. After that, she decides to change all the locks of her tower into safe ones with a very modern key.
Since then, she lives happy and secure in her beautiful tower and it is rumoured that she is dating a blue charming prince.
Once upon a time, there was a very beautiful princess called Naomi whose father had died. She inherited a big fortune which included a “magic cash card” and a book of spells with which she would be able to make all her dreams come true with the help of some recipes.
The princess spent part of her life travelling all around the world buying exclusive clothes, fashionable shoes, accessories, etc. She was very happy for some time, but there was something she missed: LOVE.
She realized that the perfect man for him should be a fashion designer. Then, she remembered “the book of spells”. She put into practice one of the recipes in the book in order to find the perfect man for her. Suddenly, she found herself facing a very handsome young man who was a gorgeous Italian fashion designer called Gianny.
Since then, he spent the rest of his life very happily designing wonderful and exclusive clothes for his princess, and she showed his creations in the most important and glamorous parties around the world till the end of their lives.
