lunes, 28 de abril de 2008

Comic stripes to see

As it has been quite difficult for you, I will show you a concrete example on how I expect you to work on Reported Speech following a comic stripe.
Click to this link www.kingfeatures.com/features/comics/popeye/about.htm and you will see many examples.
How would I work on this concrete comic stripe?
1. First, I must understand what the characters are doing with their words. Primero, debo entender lo que hacen los personajes a través de sus palabras. ¿Preguntan? ¿Piden algo? O ¿simplemente lo dicen?
In this concrete comic, Popeye says "I'm busy!" and then he tells the other character "I am packing for a voyage". Wimpy says to Popeye "I want you to meet my sister", so he is asking Popeye to do something. En este concreto ejemplo, Popeye dice. "Tengo prisa" y luego (otra vez) dice: "Me estoy preparando la maleta para el viaje". Wimpy, sin embargo, diciendo "Quiero que conozcas a mi hermana" pretende que Popeye realmente lo haga.
2. Transformation into the reported speech. Remember, if the main sentence goes in past, there must be changes in the tenses in the subordinate sentences. There will always be changes in personal pronouns (depending on the context) and in adverbials. Transformación al estilo indirecto. Recordad: si la oración principal va en pasado, tiene que haber cambios de los tiempos verbales en la oración subordinada. Siempre los habrá, dependiendo del contexto, en los pronombres personales y en los complementos circunstanciales de tiempo.
So, "I'm busy" will become: Popeye said that he was busy. "I want you to meet my sister" will become: Wimpy wanted Popeye to meet his sister.















jueves, 14 de febrero de 2008

Happy Saint Valentine!

Today, 14th February, Happy Saint Valentine to you all. Even though sometimes you might not believe it, I love you all very much. What would I do without my children?
http://www.pictureframes.co.uk/pages/saint_valentine.htm
With all my love.

sábado, 15 de diciembre de 2007

Games and activities. Christmas

HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OF YOU!!!
Just in case you get bored during our winter holidays, click to this link and have fun.
http://www.blackdog.net/holiday/christmas/index.html

Pronouns: 4th ESO

Here you have the exercises you have asked me for.
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/pronomen3.htm
Interactive exercises which can help you be fluent at least at the basic forms. Really, that is not that difficult!!!!

jueves, 13 de diciembre de 2007

Songs

I’m starring at a broken door Estoy mirando a una puerta rota
there’s nothin left here any more Ya no queda nada
my room is cold Mi habitación está fría
it’s making me insane Eso me está volviendo loco
I’ve been waitin here so long He estado esperando tanto
but now the moment seems to‘ve come Pero parece que el momento había llegado
I see the dark clouds comin up again Veo las oscuras nubes subiendo de nuevo

runnin through the monsoon corriendo a través del monzón
beyond the world más allá del mundo
to the end of time hasta el final del tiempo
where the rain won’t hurt donde la lluvia no hará daño
fighting the storm luchando contra la tormenta
into the blue hacia el infinito
and when I lose myself I’ll think of you y cuando me pierda, pensaré en ti
together we’ll be running somewhere new juntos correremos a un lugar nuevo
through the monsoon a través del monzón
just me and you solos tú y yo

a half moon’s fading from my sight media luna está desvaneciéndose de mi vista
I see your vision in it’s light veo tu visión en su luz
but now it’s gone and left me so alone pero ahora se ha ido y me ha dejado tan solo
I know I have to find you now sé que ahora te tendo que encontrar
can hear your name puedo oir tu nombre
I don’t know how no sé cómo
why can’t we make this darkness feel like home por qué no podemos domar esta oscuridad

running through the monsoon
beyond the world
to the end of time
where the rain won’t hurt
fighting the storm
into the blue
and when I lose myself
I’ll think of you
together we’ll be running somewhere new
and nothing can hold me back from you
through the monsoon

hey! - hey!
I’m fightin all it’s power estoy luchando contra todo su poder
comin’ in my way viniendo hacia mí
let it take me straight to you deja que me lleve directo hacia ti
I'll be running night and day correré noche y día
I’ll be with you soon, just me and you, we’ll be there soon, so soon… estaré contigo pronto

[Monsoon Lyrics on http://www.lyricsmania.com/ ]