ENGLISH PROJECT 1

ABOUT MY TOWN                                                                                            

Banyoles is a city in Catalonia the north-west of Spain. It’s got a population of about 18,780, and there a lot of tourism here. For tourists there is the Lake, the neolithic park of la Draga, the wall, the Darder museum, and there are a lot of restaurants and hotels.

THE LAKE             

Is the first largest natural lake in Catalonia and the main sign of identity and origin of the town. It measures approximately 2150 m long. At the 1992 there were the Summer Olympic Games in the lake, there were 14 rowing races.

NEOLITHIC PARK OF LA DRAGA 

The neolithic park of La Draga. The site of La Draga was discovered in April 1990 and belongs to the Neolithic, some 7,000 years ago.This is the only prehistoric neolithic park of Banyoles.

DARDER MUSEUM   

Darder Museum is one of the oldest of the region. In 2007 the museum open. Is a place for visit with family an collections of natural history a part dedicated to explaining the the Lake of Banyoles.

SAINT MARTIRIÀ'S DAY     

Every year there’s a big celebration in Banyoles. It’s called St. Martirià’s Day, he is the patron saint. It is in October. On this festival the people go to the fair, see the giants, and go to fireworks…

SAINT GEORGE DAY                                                                                        

Another celebration in Banyoles is St. George, he is the patron saint of Catalonia. Held on April 23^th. On this day, tradition is that boy giving a rose to the girl and the girl the boy a book.

CROSSING 

A year in Lake Banyoles has been made across the pond, which this year celebrated its 68th edicion Has been a total of 2,138 athletes have been thrown into the lake.

MARIA SHARAPOVA

Maria Sharapova full name is Maria Yuryevna Sharapova. She was born on 19^th April 1987 in Nyagan, Russia. She's 1 meter 88 centimeters tall. She's slim and she's got blond long hair and green eyes.

Maria start playing tennis when she was four years old, and he became professional when he was only fourteen years old.

Maria won her fist big trophy, the Wimbledon championship in 2004.

MAKE SUGGESTIONS

Jake     What's the matter, Tina?

Tina      I think we're lost. I can't find the museum on the map.

Jake     Oh, great! What are we going to do?

Tina      Why don't we find a taxi?

Jake     I'm not sure about that.

Tina      Well, let's ask someone.

Jake     Tht's a good idea! Excuse me!

PARIS

Paris is a big city in the north of France. It's the capital of France. It is located on the river Seine. Has 12.089.098 of population and is one of the most populated metropolitan areas in Europe. Paris was the largest city in the Western world for about 1,000 years, prior to the 19th century, and the largest in the entire world between the 16th and 19th centuries. Paris is today one of the world's leading business and cultural centers, and its influences in politics, education, entertainment, media, fashion, science, and the arts.

Paris receives around 28 million tourists per year, the tourists visited museums, monuments, the Eiffel Tower, the Disneyland Paris Park, the Arc of Triumph…

All sites are very interesting and suitable for people of any age.

I visited this city for 5 years ago.

A CARD

Dear Sir Ector,

I want to tell you about my difficulties at Camelot,my ride in the forest and my meeting with Sir Pellinore and what happened.

Problems at Camelot: Some noblemen of my court are causing trouble, because they do not want to obey a young king. Also I have to fight against enemies from other lands. The Saxons are very bad.

Ride in the forest: I like riding my horse in the forest and look for adventures.

Meeting with Sir Pellinore and what happened: One day in the forest when I was riding my horse I saw a fountain. Near the fountain there was Sir Pellinore. I could not go past the fountain, and I had to fight with him. During the fight my sword broke and Merlin appeared and said: I was the king and Sir Pellinore stopped the fight.

This is all for now,

Good bye!

Arthur.

TALK ABOUT PAST EVENTS

Jake       Hi, Laura. Did you have a good weekend?

Laura    It was OK. I bought a new game. I played it all weekend.

Jake       You played a video game all weekend?

Laura    Yeah. What about you? What did you do?

Jake       We went to the match.

Laura    That's cool. Was it good?

Jake       Yeah. Why don't you come with us next time?

Laura    OK. Why not?

TALK ABOUT A TRIP

Jake     Hi, Tina. How was your trip?

Tina     Great, thanks. I visited my uncle and then I travelled to London.

Jake     Really? Wat was London like?

Tina     It was cool. The shops were amazing.

Jake     Only the shops?

Tina     No, there were a lot of thing to do. My favourite place was Covent Garden.

Jake     Well, it's good to see you again.

Tina     Yes, it's good to be back.

CRAZY RACES 

50,000 people watched this crazy cart race in Bogota, Colombia. 64 teams raced their carts on a series of slopes until the finish line. The carts, or "ballineras", weighed less than 100 kg and had no engine. One of the team members said it was "a spectacular race". One of the team members said it was "a spectacular race". But who won? The car in the photo, of course!

THE TITANIC A TRAGIC STORY

100 years after the Titanic tragedy, the world's most famous ship still fascinates us. This April, discover the legend in the new 3D version of James Cameron's film Titanic.

The Titanic was the largest passenger ship in the world when it was built in 1912 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was like floating town with passengers from all social classes. Third-class passsengers paid 3 to 8 pounds for a one-way ticket to America. First-class passengers paid 30 pounds.

ABOUT ME

ENGLISH PROJECT 1

 ABOUT ME                                                                                                  

Hi, my name is Eva, I've got twelve years old and I'm from Catalonia in Spain. I go to Casa Nostra school. I don't have any pets. I'm kind and nice. I've got brown eyes, brown hair and I'm tall. I love skating but I don't like playing tennis. I've got two skates. I like listening music too, especially pop music. I don't have any favourite singer. I don't like eating fish but I really like eating cake.

 MY DAY                                                                                                             

I usually get up at eight o'clock, then I get dressed. I have breakfast at half past eight. After that I go to school. The school starts at nine o'clock, there we study a lot of subjects. At half past one I go to my house and I have lunch, after I do my homework. The school finishes at five o'clock. Then I go to my house and I do my homework. When I finish that I go skating in Cornellá del Terri. After that I go back to my house. I have a shower, have dinner and I go to bed at eleven o'clock.

 MY WEEK                                                                                                      

From Monday to Friday I go to school. The school starts at nine o'clock, and finishes at five, except on Tuesday and Friday, that we are ending at six and two o'clock. On Tuesday I go to Maths classes and on Wednesday go to English classes and I go skating very often.

 MY WEEKEND                                                                                                

On Saturday I usually get up early because I go skating. In the afternoon I go buy to the supermarket or go shopping with my parents.

On Sunday I like chatting on the internet with my friends, in the afternoon I do my homework and in the evening I watch a film on TV.

POWERPOINT

English Project 1

VIDEO

English Project 1

 

SERLOCK HOLMES

Sherlock Holmes appears in 60 stories, published between 1887 and 1927. Seven million hardbacks and a 100 million paperbacks have been sold. There are translations in 62 languages, and books printed in Braille. Sherlock Holmes big rival bestsellers are Shakespeare, the Bible and...Harry Potter!

221b Baker Street

In the books, this is the London address of Holmes and Watson. In the real world, until 2002, it was a bank. It got so many letters from fans that it employed someone to reply! Today, 221b is the number of the Sherlock Holmes Museum. The museum is actually between 237 and 241 Baker Street. But now it officially has the number 221b. There is also a pub in London called The Sherlock Holmes!

Sherlock Holmes memorabilia

Hundreds of businesses sell Sherlock Holmes memorabilia: from quill pens to mugs with his silhouette. But Conan Doyle never described Holmes's accessories himself! An illustrator invented the famosus hat and cape for The Strand Magazine, which first publiched the stories. Later, and actor was first to use a curly pipe to play Holmes on stage.

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM.

The Natural History Museum of New York is being renovated so Larry Daley (Ben Stiller), the night guard, is senst to the Washington Smithsonian Museum, wich houses some of the most important historical items in the USA. Problems arise when, inexplicably, some picews missing from the New York museum turn up there. And when things come to life at night, chaos takes over the museum. But don't panic! Good old Larry is there to sort evenrything out... This squel to Night at the museum follows the same line as the first, which was a box office hit: that means it is a crazy story and an action comedy which is sure to entertain.

SPIDER-MAN 3

Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) is happy. He and Mary Jane Watson (Kirsten Dunst) are together, and the people of New York love Spiderman.

But suddenly his red Spiderman suit changes, becoming black and more powerful. It makes Peter dark and more powerful too. Will Spiderman become a "bad" superhero? And can he win against Sandman and Venom, his strongest enemies.

MUSIC

AVRIL LAVIGNE

The American singer's new album, The Best Damn Thing, includes the hit song "Girlfriend" in eigt different languages, for her fans all over the world. The mood on this album is light and happy. "I had a dark phase... But I grew out of that, she says.

THE PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 

Capitan Jack Sparrow is trapped at the bottom of the sea. Will Turner (Orlando Bloom), Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley) and Captain Barbossa must go to Singapore in their quest to save him. During this time, the ghost ship The Flying Dutchman and Davy Jones are creating panic across the Seven Seas. The trio must go to the end of the world - world's end. But who will win the final, terrible battle?

THE LORD OF THE RINGS

You may have seen the films, but have you read the book? It's enormous! The Lord of the Rings is Tolkien's most famous novel and it's more than 1200 pages long! It was so long that it was published in three volumes. It's a drak, and scary sotry about the evil Lord Sauron who is looking for a Ring tht will give him the power to control Middle Earth. The strory follows the Hobbit, Frodo Baggins, who has the Ring, and his long and dangerous journey to destroy it before Sauron finds it.

TWILIGHT SAGA

Twilight is not a traditional story about good and evil. It is a series of four fantasy and romance novels abut a teenager, Isabella Swan, who falls in love with a vampire called Edward Cullen. The series is one of the most popular written for teenagers and has sold over 17 million copies in 37 countries. The other books in the series, New Moon and Eclipse, follow the adventures of Isabella. The final book, Breaking Dawn, is the grand finale

WORKBOOK

I made page 58 of the 61 workbook

The Karate Kid

In this film, American boy Dre Parker (Jaden Smith, Will Smith's son) goes to live in China with his mother. He quickly falls in love with Mei Ying, a girl in his class. But the class bully Cheng, is jealous of Dre and Mei. Dre knows very little karate, and Cheng and his friends constantly attack him. Dre's new life is terrible until he meets school cretaker Mr Han. Mr Han teaches Dre how to survive in the land of Kung Fu...

E-mail

E-mail

Hi!

My name’s Eva. I’m twelve years old and I’m a student at Escola Casa Nostra.

I like sport, especially skate and basketball. My other interests are music and art. I’m really into pop music. My favorite group is One Direction.

What about you? Have you got any hobbies or interests? Please write, and send a photo if you’ve got one.

Bye for now.

Eva

ABOUT A CITY

BANYOLES

Banyoles is a city in the north-west of Spain.

It's got a population of about 18,780 and there are a lot of tourism here.

I like Banyoles because it is my city and it's a friendly place. For tourists there is the Lake, the old Banyoles town center, the wall, and there are a lot of restaurants and hotels. My favourite places are the lake and the theater.

Banyoles is 15 kilometers from Girona. There are about 20 minutes by car to Girona.

ALL ABOUT LAIA...

ALL ABOUT LAIA...

Laia Millan is my cousin. She's from Girona, a big city in Spain. She hasn't got any sisters or brothers.

She's mad about animals but hasn't got any pets.

She's also into sport she likes swimming but she's not interested in football. She prefers playing with her friends in the park. She's in a play at the theater because she like play the piano.

At home, Laia listening to music in her mp3, her favorite grup of music is Macedonia. She likes eating pizza and potatoes. 

ABOUT MY SCHOOL

ABOUT MY SCHOOL

Hi!

I'm very happy that you're coming to stay with us next week. Here's some information about my timetable and my school.

School starts at nine o'clock except on Friday. It starts at half past eight and finishes at two o'clock and there are six lessons every day. Lessons last sixty minutes. All of subjects are compulsory. The school finishes at five o'clock. There are clubs after school, for example: music, drama...

I sometimes have lunch in the canteen. You can buy food for breakfast or a snack, bread and chocolate, fruit... But there aren't fizzy drinks.

Bye for now.

Eva.

ACCEPT AND REFUSE INVITATIONS

Jake          Hey, Tina, do you want to go into town after school?
Tina           No. Sorry, Jake, I can't. I've got a maths exam tomorrow.
Jake          Oh, right. That's a pity.
Tina           Yes, I know.
Jake          What about Saturday then? Are you busy?
Tina           No. Why? What are you doing?
Jake          Some of us are meeting at the shopping centre if you
                   want to come.
Tina           Sounds good. I must go now. Text me later,
                   OK?
Jake          OK. Bye, Tina.

TALK ABOUT LIKES AND DISLIKES

Tina        Hey, what's that music?

Laura      I'm in a samba band. We've got band practice now.

Tina        Really? How often do you practise?

Laura      We practise every Friday, and in July we 

               participate in the Brighton Carnival.

Tina        A carnival? Cool! What do you do in it?

Laura      Well, we sing, dance and wear costumes.

               It's fun.

Tina        I love dancing. What about you, Jake?

               Do you like carnivals?

Jake       I don't mind watching them, but I hate dancing.

CHECK MEANING AND SPELLING

Tina        Jake, do you know any German?

Jake        Yes, I do. Why?

Tina        I don't understand this. How do you say "read" in German?

Jake        I think it's "lesen".

Tina        Sorry, can you say that again?

Jake        Yes, it's "lesen".

Tina        How do you spell that?

Jake        L-E-S-E-N.

Tina        OK, thanks.

GREET AND MEET PEOPLE

Jake       Hi, Laura. How are things?

Laura     Not bad. How are you, Jake? This is Tina.

              She's my cousin. She's from America.

Jake       Hello, Tina. Good to meet you.

Tina       And you. Hey, that's a cool T-shirt. 

              Are you into surfing?

Jake      Yes, but I'm not very good. What part of 

              America are you from?

Tina       I'm from Florida.

Jake      That's cool. See you later then.

Tina       Yeah. See you later.

Music

RIHANNA

Loud is the new album by R&B singer Rihanna.

"I can't believe it's the fifth album already," says

the 22-year-old singer from Barbados. "The name

of the album reflects its attitude. it gets your 

attention," she says. "I wanted songs that had that

West Indian vibe... that tone and energy!"

CHAT ON THE PHONE

Tina   Hello.

Jake   Hey, Tina. It's Jake.

Tina   Hi, Jake. How are you?

Jake   Fine, thanks. Listen, what are you doing at the        
          moment?

Tina   I'm at the Brighton aquarium.

Jake   Really? What are you looking at?

Tina   Oh, there are some sharks here.

           They're really cool.

Jake   Are you having a good time?

Tina   Yeah, it's really interesting.

          We can meet later if you want.

Jake   OK, great! Give me a call.

Tina   Sure. Bye for now.

ASK FOR TRAVEL INFORMATION 

Man   Hello. Can I help you?

Tina   Yes, I want to visit London. How far is it from here?

Man   London's about 50 minutes from here on the train.

Tina   OK. How much is a return ticket?

Man   A return ticket is 10 pounds.

Tina   And is there a bus or coach to London?

Man   Yes, there are coaches from the bus  station. They're cheaper than the train. The timetables are here.

Tina   Great. Thanks very much.

LONGEST NAILS

Meet Christine Walton from Las Vegas, USA... she has the longest fingernails in the world. The nails are 309.8 cm on the left hand and 292.1 cm on the right hand.

Christine says her nails are not a problem: she drives, cleans and even texts. Why doesen't she cut them? "It's like a leg. I wouldn't just chop it off!" she says.

AFRICAN CATS

This nature documentary is the true story of The Lion King. You'll meet a lion cub called Mara and a cheetah named Sita and her five cubs. You'll also meet Fang, a lion who defends his family from another lion. It's an interesting and adorable story.

MUSIC

 ONE DIRECTION

One Direction are a British-Irish boy-band who have become stars in the UK. The public discovered One Direction on the British talent show, The X Factor. They didn't win but their songs have been top of the charts. Watch the music videos of songs from their album Up All Night on youtube.com/

OneDirectionVEVO

A FILM

IN TIME
Imagine a future where you pay for things
 with time, not money. That's what happens in this action-thriller. To live beyond the age of 25, people must work to earn time. A poor man, Will Salas (JustinTimberlake), is accused of murdering a rich man to steal his time. Can Will escape from the police?

THE POLAR BEAR

 THE POLAR BEAR

The animal in this photo is a polar bear. Here he’s walking near her kids. Adult polar bears are 750 kilos. They can swim more than 150 kilometers. Females have two cubs every four or five years.

Polar bears live in the Artic, Canada, Russia,Greeland and Norway. The Artic ice is smaller because the climate is changing. They live and hunt on the ice. Polar bears usually eat seals.

Polar bears are on the “red list” of animals in danger. Pollution is a problem, especially oil. Humans hunt polar bears in some areas. I think that is important to protect these animals.

SHAKE IT UP

SHAKE IT UP

Shake It Up, Disney's new TV show for teenagers, began in the USA in 2010. The series is about two school friends, Cece and Rocky. In the series, the girls are chosen to dance on their favorite TV dance show. With its humor and cool dance scenes, the series is a big success in the USA.

Cece: She's a fashionista. She wants to reach her goals and won't let anyone stop her. She also loves her best friend Rocky and lives her life to the full.

Rocky: She's a good girl, and is alwatys trying to help her friends. She is generous and helps charities. Always hanging out with my friends and trying to get good grades in school. She always doing the right thing...