Monday 17 November 2014

JOSE TECNOFANATICO

Jose Tecnofanatico is a youtuber, in his channel he presents moviles and electronical things in Spanish. For example in this video he do de unboxing of the new i phone six and in the other video, he compare the real i phone six with the clone. I think it's very interesting to see this videos.












TV HIGHLIGHTS

The highlights of this week's TV was definitely "La que se avecina. Antonio Recio matamoros was in the jail with a black man and an strange woman.



On TV3, the highli8ght is "el Crac", a humor show that it's tarring by Joel Joan, a very curious catalan actor.



















Finally, something curious, caught me eye was the talen show Pequeños Guigantes. Pablo, an exceptional child won the talent show singing with Jesús Vazquez, the presenter.












Monday 10 November 2014

Donkey Kong

Donkey Kong and the creation of Mario.
Mario first appeared in the 1981 arcade game Donkey Kong, but he was called Jumpan.
And he wasn't a plumber, he was a carpenter! It was fun game where a man with a moustache had to jump over obstacles to save a princess.
The game was Nintendo's first big video game success.


MAGAZINE WORKSEET

READING MAGAZINE: I LOVE ENGLISH

HI WORLD!
Pages 2-3

Before you read
1. Which famous Gothic novel was written by the English writer Mary Shelley?
a) Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde b) Dracula c) Frankenstein
2. What do people do at Halloween?
a) wear costumes and have fun b) give presents c) make pancakes
3. What do you think pupils do to celebrate World Teacher’s Day?
a) have a party b) give gifts to their teachers c) stay at home
4. Which food do Americans love?
a) pumpkin pie b) curry c) rice
5. What do we call a person who dances ballet?
a) a balleter b) a ballerina c) a baller

While you read
Read pages 2-3 more carefully and then match the list of numbers and dates to the corresponding information:
1. 4,000 a. is Frankenstein Friday.
2. 500 b. is the age of Bruno Mars.
3. 31 Oct c. dollars in prizes for the best Halloween costumes.
4. 16 d. gymnasts take part in the World Gymnastics Championships.
  1. 29 e. is the age of Simone Biles, Artistic Gymnastics Champion


CINEMA & MUSIC
Pages 4-5

Before you read
Work in pairs to match the words with the definitions.
1. the place where dirty water goes under the city a. maps
2. by means of b. twice
3. labyrinth c. hat
4. two times d. sewer
5. a child with no parents e. maze
6. you wear this on your head f. orphan
7. these help you find your way g. via


Read the texts on pages 4-5 quickly to find the words from the pre-reading exercise in context.
Then read the texts again more carefully and answer the following questions:
1. When were the Ninja turtles first in a comic book series? At 1984
2. Where is Thomas trapped? In a labyrinth
3. What is the maze full of? It's full of horrible creatures
4. Who adopts Eggs? Boxtrolls
5. How many times has Ariana performed in the White House? Twice
6. Who is “The Godfather of Soul”?
  1. When did Maroon 5 meet? They meet in the high school





PEOPLE: Angelina Jolie
Pages 6-7
Read the texts on pages 6-7 more carefully and then answer the following questions:
1. What kind of teenager was Angelina? Rebelious teenager
2. Why didn’t film directors choose her for their films? Because her ivage was too dark
3. What did she have to do for her role in Lara Croft Tomb Raider?
4. In which country did she meet children who were victims of landmines? In Cambodia
5. Why was the film Mr and Mrs Smith important for Angelina? Because she fell in love
  1. How many children has Angelina got? 6

REPORT: My American school
Pages 8-11

Read the four pages more carefully and check comprehension by completing the following sentences:
1. Eliott chose to study at an ....International. school.
2. His school is proud of its cultural diversity..............
3. Students must be able to speak one foreign ...language........
4. Exchange students come from all round the ..world..........
5. Eliott didn’t like wearing a ....uniform.................
6. It was against school rules to have long .................
7. In his class students worked in small ...groups.........
  1. In America there are discipline problems on school .........


LOOK!: The Tower of London
Pages 12-13


Read the texts more carefully and answer the following questions:
1. When was the Tower built? It was builded in 1078
2. Where can you see the Crown Jewels? You can see the crown jewels in the Jewel House
3. Who had 20 servants when he was in the tower?
4. What do you usually find in a moat? water
5. Where were prisoners executed? Yes
6. What do the Beefeaters do? They guard the tower and olso take care of the ravens
7. When was the White Tower completed? The white tower was completed in 1078
  1. Who completed it? Wiliam the Conqueror


Read and decide if the following sentences are true or false.
If they are false, then correct them:
f1. The biggest diamond in the world is in the Jewel House.
f2. Some prisoners left graffiti on the walls of the prison.
t3. The King’s polar bear used to fish in the moat.
t4. The Beefeaters live inside the Tower walls.
  1. A Rudolf Hess was the last prisoner in the Queen’s House.t




SUCCESS STORY: Nintendo!
Pages 14-15

Read pages 14-15 of the magazine and answer the following question:
Where was Nintendo created?

Read pages 14-15 more carefully and complete the following table with one of these answers:

Game Boy / Tetris / Mario / Wii / Mickey Mouse

1. ...Mario..... is the most famous video game character in the world.
2. More children recognised him than ...Mickey Mouse..............
3. In the 1990s Nintendo created a portable console called .....Game Boy...............
4. In 2006 the ...Wii............ changed the video game experience.
  1. ......Mario Kart 8........ by Nintendo is the best-selling video game.