7th form

Here you are! Don’t forget copying it into your notebooks:

TEST Nº"2 – Answer key

1.1. True. He lives onMars

1.2. False. He lives with his family.

1.3. False. The town is called Red River because there is a rusty river running through it.

1.4. True. Gregory’s father works at a project in the university.

1.5. False. Gregory’s sister had bad (poor) marks this year.

2.1. Gregory lives in a small village on Mars.

2.2. He wears special clothes made of different metals.

2.3. Gregory is very green today (he is greener than usual) because he spent all day in the beach.

2.4. Of course not. The Earth’s inhabitants are different. They don’t get green when they are exposed to the sun. They get tanned, that’s all.

3.1. Do they live in big houses?

3.2. What do they do at weekends?

4.1. is 4.2 spends 4.3 works 4.4 isn’t working (is working) 4.5 has 4.6 is having 4.7 go

5.1 I often get up before 7 o’clock.

5.2 I have never been to Mars.

5.3 She is always thinking about the future

5.4 They are always busy.

6.1 in 6.2 on 6.3 at 6.4 in 6.5 in 6.6 at 6.7 on 6.8 in

7.1 my ... my 7.2 his 7.3 his ... their 7.4 Her

NOW COPY THIS COMPOSITION, TOO. WHY DON’T YOU TRY TO TRANSLATE IT INTO GOOD PORTUGUESE?

I usually get up at seven o’clock. Sometimes, when I have to drive to school, I get up much earlier, because I live very far from it. On these days I always get up at half past five. Then I brush my teeth and I take a hot shower. Afterwards, I dress myself, of course. My breakfast is usually at seven o’clock and it consists of bread and butter (sometimes cheese, margarine or jam) a cup of black coffee and a piece of fruit. After breakfast I brush my teeth again (by the way, did you know that you should brush your teeth at least four times a day?). Well, when I think I am ready, I usually drive to school. My lessons begin at half past eight in the morning and they usually finish at quarter to six PM. After the morning lessons, there’s a one-hour break for lunch. I have lunch at a restaurant nearby and then I come back to school for the afternoon lessons. I always arrive home between six and seven PM, depending on the house I’m arriving at. At half past seven I have dinner (a very light one), I brush my teeth again (remember?) and I prepare some of my lessons for the next day. Sometimes I have works or tests to evaluate, but i usually do this at weekends. On Saturdays and on Mondays things usually change a bit. For example, I can sleep until much later, let’s say, 10 o’clock, for example. Weekends are important to recover our energies.

(Have a nice Christmas time. You and all your family, of course...

See you next year!)

all classes stuff

Another interesting and useful dictionary I came across with in the Net. It is specialized in pronunciation. Excellent sound, attractive graphs. Go there and check.

11th form professional

Find below a short excerpt of a text on animal cruelty and vegetarianism. The excerpt is part of the text that will be included in the final test of Module 6, for those students who had no success in the first attempt.

(The author decided to help the animals that were suffering all kinds of neglect and cruelty in circuses. He found out that he could do a lot of things to help them…)

(…)  As there was nothing for vegetarians to eat in our school cafeteria, I asked the administration to offer vegetarian food. Last year I started my school's first animal rights group.

I have tried to do all I can to give more information to other people about the dangers of eating meat and the good things about vegetarianism. I think I have changed some people's opinions about the killing of animals for consumption.

11th form

Common test contents

Comprehension: text on alternative medicines.

I. True/False with evidence (for both) quoted from the text

II. Finding synonyms for given words

III. Matching exercise (synonyms of phrases from the text)

IV. Answering questions on the text

Structure:

V. Comparatives of adjectives or adverbs (possibility of

double comparative: gradual increase and parallel increase)

VI. Connectives (like in order to, so that, in spite of, since, moreover, etc) - used in rephrasing exercises.

VII. Definite Article or Zero Article

Production:

VIII. Compo – Three options approaching the topic conveyed in the text

NB: O teste de Inglês do 11C terá lugar às 11H55 do dia 3 de Dezembro, na sala C22

all classes stuff

Another interesting and useful dictionary I came across with in the Net. It is specialized in pronunciation. Excellent sound, attractive graphs. Go there and check.

7TH FORM

7TH FORM  SECOND TEST CONTENTS

I. ARE THESE SENTENCES TRUE OR FALSE? FIND EVIDENCE FOR BOTH:

II. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ON THE TEXT

III. ASK QUESTIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING ANSWERS:

IV. COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES WITH SUITABLE FORMS OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS

V. INSERT THE FOLLOWING ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY IN THE RIGHT PLACE:

VI. FILL IN WITH SUITABLE PREPOSITIONS OF TIME

VII. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH SUITABLE POSSESSIVE DETERMINERS

VIII. WRITE A SHORT COMPOSITION ABOUT YOUR DAILY ROUTINE

7th grade

Test number 1 – answer key

I.

1.1. Usher is a singer and an actor.

1.2. Many of his songs are about women and relationships.

1.3. He is a famous singer because he’s got many fans who love him and buy all his albums.

II. Answered accordingly.

III.

3.1. is 3.2. are 3.3. are 3.4.is / isn’t she? 3.5. is

IV

4.1. Is Nancy at school today?

4.2. No, today she is at home.

4.3. These girls are not French.

4.4. What nationality are they?

V

1F; 2A; 3E; 4B; 5C; 6D

VI

fifteen / nineteen / twentieth / twenty-third / a hundred

VII

7.1. my my 7.2. her 7.3 their 7.4. His 7.5 its

VIII

What is her name?

Where is she from? (or: Where does she come from?)

Who is her favourite actor?

IX

9.1 He 9.2. It 9.3 them

X

That woman isn’t my aunt

We haven’t got a photograph of our class

Susan and Peter aren’t very rich.

XI

11.1 there is 11.2 Is there 11.3 there isn’t 11.4 there are 11.5 are there

11.6 there aren’t.

all classes stuff

Another interesting and useful dictionary I came across with in the Net. It is specialized in pronunciation. Excellent sound, attractive graphs. Go there and check.

11th form (regular)

FORMATIVE TEST Nº 1 Contents Comprehension: Topic area – Environment (narrative text) Matching the two halves of a sentence – Completing sentences according to the text – Finding evidence – Referring exercise – Answering questions on the text – Grammar: The Tenses of the Past: Past Simple/Continuous; Present Perfect/Continuous; Past perfect/Continuous; Prepositional Verbs; Passive Voice (Revision).

Production: Topic area – Environment Test Structure 1. Match the sentence halves on the left with their ends on the right 2. Complete the sentences according to the text 3. Find evidence of the following words/expressions 4. What do the following pronouns refer to? 5. Answer the following questions 6. Insert the correct verb forms 7. Fill in the gaps with suitable prepositions 8. Insert a verb from the box below. 9. Rephrase the following sentences.

7TH FORM

TEST NUMBER 1   (2010 2011)

Contents:

Comprehension:

Text on “People and Places”

1. Questions on the text.

2. Filling in a form with information on you.

Grammar:

Present Simple of “to be”- affirmative, negative, interrogative forms; cardinal and ordinal numbers; personal pronouns (subject and object); possessive determiners; verb “there to be” (present simple – affirmative, negative and interrogative forms.

Composition:

There are three options. You must choose only one.

A- Describing a member of your family (physical appearance and psychological profile)

B- The kind of relationship you establish with your family (parents/brothers etc)

C- Your free time. - How do you ussually spent it?

 

Test structure:

I. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ON THE TEXT – 9 points

II. FILL IN THE FORM WITH PERSONAL INFORMATION – 12 points

III. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH FORMS OF THE PRESENT OF TO BE – 8 points

IV. BUILD CORRECT SENTENCES AFTER THESE SENTENCE ELEMENTS – 8 points

V. MATCH THE QUESTIONS WITH THEIR ANSWERS – 6 points

VI. WRITE THE NUMBERS IN FULL – 5 points

VII. COMPLETE SENTENCES WITH CORRECT POSSESSIVE DETERMINERS – 6 points

VIII. ASK SUITABLE QUESTIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING ANSWERS – 6 points

IX. USE PERSONAL PRONOUNS – 6 points

X. WRITE THE SENTENCES IN THE NEGATIVE FORM –6 points

XI. USE THE VERB “THERE TO BE” IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES – 6 points

COMPOSITION. WRITE 90 WORDS ON ONE OF THE FO –22 points

11th form professional

Final test - module 6 – overview

Comprehension - Narrative text about a natural catastrophe. -(90 points)

1. Matching exercise - lexis (vocabulário)

2. Referring exercise. What do the pronouns refer to?

3. Answering questions on the text.

4. Translate a paragraph into Portuguese

Grammar: Passive voice; Adverbs of manner; degrees of adjectives and adverbs; Reported speech (revision)- (60 points)

1. Rephrasing sentences (The sentences must be started in the given way. (Includes passive voice and reported speech).

2. Use the correct word (adjective or adverb).

3. Complete with the comparative or superlative of the adjectives/adverbs given.

Production: There are three options, all of them concerning the environment. (50 points)

A- Helping the planet by having green attitudes.

B- Environmental problems in your area.

C- An imaginary description of a rain forest.

11th form – reading/comprehension on “Teen in Trouble”

Bearing in mind the text “Teen in Trouble”, published on 01 10 2010, try to answer the following questions, producing full sentences and using your own words, as far as possible:

Towards comprehension

1. Why was mother so astonished when she peeped into her daughter’s chamber?

2. Why did she start trembling as she read the letter?

3. Who was the letter from?

4. List some of the tragedies the little girl assembled in his letter.

5. Did the situation narrated in the letter correspond to the truth?

6. Why did the girl write her mom such a dramatic letter?

7. What dramatic event had really happened?

8. Explain the meaning of the expression “when it is safe for me to come home”?

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11th grade - homework

B. Rephrase the following sentences beginning with the words given:

1. In spite of all the trouble, we managed to win some games.

    Although…

2. Cecilia plays wonderful music and she’s a lovely girl as well.

    Not only …

3. Phil saw someone asking for help. He was driving home at night.

    While…

4. I’ll do what you want, but you must stop insisting all the time.

    As long as…

5. If you do not work hard enough, you won’t stay in the firm for long.

   Unless….

6. Little Sally got lost on the beach one day. Her parents were terrified.

   When…

11th grade “Teen in trouble”

“A mother passing by her daughter's bedroom was astonished to see the bed was nicely made and everything was picked up. Then she saw an envelope propped up prominently on the center of the bed. It was addressed, "Mom." With the worst premonition, she opened the envelope and read the letter with trembling hands:
Dear Mom: It is with great regret and sorrow that I'm writing you. I had to elope with my new boyfriend because I wanted to avoid a scene with Dad and you. I've been finding real passion with Ahmed and he is so nice-even with all his piercings, tattoos, beard, and his motorcycle clothes. But it's not only the passion Mom, I'm pregnant and Ahmed said that we will be very happy. He already owns a trailer in the woods and has a stack of firewood for the whole winter. He wants to have many more children with me and that's now one of my dreams too. Ahmed taught me that marijuana doesn't really hurt anyone and we'll be growing it for us and trading it with his friends for all the cocaine and ecstasy we want. In the meantime, we'll pray that science will find a cure for AIDS so Ahmed can get better; he sure deserves it!! Don't worry Mom, I'm 15 years old now and I know how to take care of myself. Someday I'm sure we'll be back to visit so you can get to know your grand children.
Your daughter, Judith
PS: Mom, none of the above is true. I'm over at the neighbor's house. I just wanted to remind you that there are worse things in life than my report card that's in my desk center drawer. I love you! Call when it is safe for me to come home.”

(Source: http://www.boardofwisdom.com/default.asp?topic=1005&listname=Humor)

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7th grade

Diagnostic test - Answer key

1. Name, eleven, from, student, live, United Kingdom, 0, is, love, net, favourite.

2.1. a) No, it isn’t. Her name is Rachel. b) Her surname is Sullivan. c) She lives in London. d) She lives with her parents and her aunt. e) No, he isn’t. He is John Potter. f) He is thirteen years old. g) He’s got two sisters.

2.2. a) Are you Rachel? b) What’s your surname? c) What is your name? d) Is your surname Thompson? e) How old are you? f)Is he thirteen years old?

3. a)my b)he c)you d)your e)are f)am not g)is h) is

4. is, am, have got, are, wakes up, wake up, go, eats, eat, is, likes, prefer, study, studies, have got, has got, there is, there are, l ove, are.

Have a nice time.

 

(8C - Global results of the diagnostic test:

Total number of students: 27

Number of successful students: 20

Global average: 61.4)

Your English Teacher

7th form

Should those who have no book yet try the following homework:

I. ABOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM    Say if these sentences are true or false. Correct the false ones (answer in your notebooks):

1. Great Britain is made up of England, Scotland and Wales.

2. The United Kingdom is made up of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

3. The British Isles are made up of Great Britain, Ireland, and many smaller islands.

4. The capital of England id York.

5. The Queen has three children.

6. The Queen lives in St James Palace.

7. The word PUB is an abbreviation for Public House.

8. BBC means British Broadcasting Corporation.

9. A typical British breakfast consists of cereal, bacon and eggs, toast and marmalade and tea.

10. Students can leave school at sixteen.

11. London’s biggest airport is Gatwick.

12. Big Ben is a famous clock in London.

II. BOUT THE UNITED STATES

1. Washington DC is the capital of the USA

2. Disneyland is in Texas

3. The Empire State Building is in New York city.

4. Taxis in New York are red.

5. Hollywood is in California.

6. Hollywood is the centre of the film industry in the USA.

7. The favourite sport in the USA is baseball.

8. The USA has got fifty-five states.

9. The White House is in Washington DC.

10. The American currency is the US dollar.

11. David Beckam is from the USA.

12. San Francisco is in Florida.

   Good work!

Back to school

A new year is coming around. “Keep in Touch” aims to provide useful information on several items related to the English teaching and learning processes. Come regularly. Find suitable information in the posts and use the comments button to ask for it. Have a nice time.

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Despedida

Às turmas 11A2 e 11A3 endereço os meus cordiais cumprimentos e os desejos de que toda a vossa vida seja feliz e frutuosa. Como já tive oportunidade de vos dizer, vocês representam um pouco ainda a reserva moral da classe discente em Portugal. Foi uma honra ter trabalhado convosco durante dois (ou mais) anos.

Aos Alunos que me fizeram sentir que a entrega ao ensino ainda pode valer a pena o meu muito obrigado. A todos os que souberam compreender as limitações a que a doença me sujeitou, o meu eterno afecto.

Muita SAÚDE para todos.

Um grande abraço deste vosso Amigo

Sempre

joão de miranda maranhão

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9th form

English Test number 5

Notice: Considering that a student of the 9th form, in the name of the whole class, has suggested that the test should be postponed, the test will be postponed to may 25th, at 10H00, in the lesson of Estudo Acompanhado.

11th form

Test nº5 – main contents

Comprehension – There will be a text on one of the following sbtopics: 1. Teleworking; 2. Multi-tasking; 3. Work and Leisure. True/false or find evidence; questions.

Grammar – 1. Relative pronouns / clauses. DEfining ansd non-defining. Sentential clauses.

                    2. Modals – passive infinitive.

Composition – One of the following:

1. Importance of teleworking in today’s society. Advantages and disadvantages.

2. Work and madness. The stress at work. The necessity of multitasking.

3. Work and leisure.

A song by Bob Dylan (or should I say Arthurex?)

Arthurex is a young Nipo-american guy who sings Bob Dylan. One More Cup of Coffee or Valley Below is a farewell song, after a night spent with a beautiful young gypsy. The Valley Below represents the coming back to real life, a life that must go on without the sweet attractions of the young gypsy lady. Nobody knows who Arthurex is, yet. However, he represents the promise of a youth who still care about their great poets of the past.

Your breath is sweet
Your eyes are like two jewels in the sky
Your back is straight, your hair is smooth
On the pillow where you lie
But I don’t sense affection
No gratitude or love
Your loyalty is not to me
But to the stars above

One more cup of coffee for the road
One more cup of coffee ’fore I go
To the valley below

Your daddy he’s an outlaw
And a wanderer by trade
He’ll teach you how to pick and choose
And how to throw the blade
He oversees his kingdom
So no stranger does intrude
His voice it trembles as he calls out
For another plate of food

One more cup of coffee for the road
One more cup of coffee ’fore I go
To the valley below

Your sister sees the future
Like your mama and yourself
You’ve never learned to read or write
There’s no books upon your shelf
And your pleasure knows no limits
Your voice is like a meadowlark
But your heart is like an ocean
Mysterious and dark

One more cup of coffee for the road
One more cup of coffee ’fore I go
To the valley below

11th form

11A2 – Results of test nº4

11th form regular

Test nº4 – answer key

I 1F  2G  3A  4B  5C  6D  7E  8H.  2.1.migrants; 2.2. Billy;  2.3. brother;  2.4. parents;  2.5. Senegal.  3.1. The elusive dream of African migrants consists of the paradisiacal idea they have of Europe. Europe is, for them, a place of all opportunities. They dream of belonging to its consumer society. It is elusive, as Europe no longer corresponds to their stereotype. 3.2. The African emigrants have an optimitic and affirmative idea of the European continent. There they will have access to all the benefits  only developed countries can offer. 3.3. No, they aren’t. “I was struck by how little they really knew before setting off about the hardships of the trip”.  3.4. According to the author, the remittances seem to be important (at least they represent relatively high percentages of the countries’ income), although it is not clear whether these remittances outweigh or not all the social problems caused by the mass exoduses. 4.1. …don’t seem to be enough to buy the “luxuries” found in Europe. 4.2. …whether the money from emigrant remittances overweigh the problems caused by the mass emigration. 4.3. … are more likely to emigrate and be welcomed in European countries. 5.1. The builders have built the house in a very short time. 5.2. People usually buy paintings cheap and sell them at exorbitant prices.  5.3. …who this bag was brought by.  5.4. Younger teenagers read books more often than older teenagers. 5.5. Portugal is said to have one of the best soccer teams in the world.  5.6. America is considered to be the rightful home of great scientists.  5.7.  Students are often suspected (by the teachers) to spend more time playing than working.  5.8. the little girl was reported to have been killed. 6.1. better and better.  6.2. easier and easier.  6.3. more and more expensive. 6.4. strickter and stricter.  6.5. The better I know the immigrants, the better I understand their aims. 6.6. The more important the man is, the more problems he has.  6.7. The ssoner you discover it, the better (it is).  Composition.

8th 9th 10th 11th

For those who didn’t take good notice of the link I released in class, here are the ba.bla bilingual dictionaries. This is perhaps the best site in the web providing excellent bilingual dictionaries. Notice the pronunciation keys in all the words of the target language.

9th form

9A - Test nº4 – answer key

I. 1D; 2G; 3A; 4F; 5B; 6C; 7E; 8H.   2.1. False. “The roots are economic. …the cosmetic and diet product industries are assured of growth and profits.”   2.2. True. “…For sure they are all aging”.   2.3. True –“Women who are insecure about their bodies are more likely to buy beauty product.”   3.1. The profits of the cosmetic industry are very high, because all women are concerned about their body aspect. Besides this, having a slim body is a very difficult goal to achieve. So, the women never stop buying all the products the industry is constantly providing.   3.2. The women’s main concerns are the weight and the age.   3.3. One of the possible causes of depression among the women is the exposure to the slim bodies of pretty young girls. When they compare those bodies with their own they can easily get depressed.   3.4. They go on unbalanced diets because they want to get good results in the shortest time possible.   3.5. The media reinforce the ideal of the thin body by conveying messages through the magazines, TV and cinema. Most of the sitcom programs have underweight girls and the heavy actresses are usually negatively commented.   3.6. No, they don’t. “Women’s magazines have ten times more ads promoting weight loss than men’s magazines do.”   4.1. despite;   4.2. although;   4.3. in spite of;   4.4. although;   4.5. although.   5.1. If I had enough money I would buy a new plasma;   5.2. If she studied more, she would be a successful student;   5.3. If you stopped smoking, you would feel better.     6.1. ability;   6.2. absence;   6.3. accidentally;   6.4. agreement;   6.5. activities/actions;   6.6 admission / admittance;   6.7. alterations.   COMPOSITION.

11th form

Test nº4 - Further information

Grammar item: passive voice

1. I suppose all the tests have their side effects > all the tests…

2. They accused me of having worn my dreams away. > I…

3. They say that all the Portuguese get lost easily. >All the Portuguese…

4. Do they suoppose that I should have done the work? > Am…

Grammar item: double comparative (gradual increase)

1. The Portuguese students/to get/ hardworking >…

2. The subjects /to get /difficult >…

3. Life /to be /expensive >…

(Parallel increase)

1.1. I eat. I am hungry > …

1.2. I read a lot. It is good.> …

1.3. I study the women. I understand them.> …

1.4. We are old. We are depressive-> …

Notice: In case of difficulty, use the comments box.

11th form regular

TEST 4 – contents and structure

TOPIC: Text subject – migrations.  Composition general subject – stereotypes

Comprehension – I. Vocabulary matching exercise. 2. Referring exercise. 3. Give complete answers  on the text. 4. Completing sentences according to the text. (85 points)

Grammar: 1. Passive voice in rephrasing (Examples: They say that immigrants have more benefits from the governments than the autochthons – Immigrants are said to have more benefits from the government than the autochthons.  2. Double comparative (gradual increase/parallel increase). GRADUAL INCREASE: The weather is getting better and better.  PARALLEL INCREASE: The more I study, the more I know; the more I know, the more I forget; the more I forget, the less I know; therefore: the more I study, the less I know.  (75 points)

Production: You’ll be asked to comment on a given sentence. (40 points)

9th form

Speaking

The topic area for the speaking item will be the same as the one selected for test 4. (See the test contents in the previous post)

9th form

Test nº4 – contents and structure

Text topic – Beauty and body image in the media

(The lexis concerning the topic includes: top models; diets; beauty industry; cosmetics; the promotion of thinness; weight loss; today’s beauty ideal. eating disorders; the promotion of the skinny in women’s magazines, at the cinema and on TV.

A. Comprehension: Equivalents – vocabulary exercise; True/False; Questions on the text.

B. Structure: concessive (despite, in spite of; although / though / even though; If-clauses 2nd type; word formation- formation of adjectives, nouns, verbs. adverbs of manner. (Some suffixes – noun suffixes – ity, ness, ion, ship; adjective suffixes – ful, less; verb suffixes – ize, ate, fy; adverb suffix – ly. Some prefixes: un- dis- im- mis-)

C. Composition. The composition will be based on the students’ personal experience in the topic selected.

11th forms

A student of the 11 A2, João Nadais, had one of his texts published in Bilingual Smiles. As it is a good text, you can go there and read it. Leave a comment if you’re in the mood.

11th form regular

It is highly recommended that those students who haven’t yet posted their works in their eportfolio hurry up doing it. Otherwise, they’ll have one of their evaluation items slightly impaired.

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11th form professional

Relative clauses

Go here and test your knowledge. These relative clauses omit the pronoun. Try it. It’s interesting.               

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9th and 11th forms

You can check your knowledge in Geography. Go to this address and see your score. It is in Portuguese… Go there…

the eportfolio explained to digital natives

The English eportfolio represents nowadays one of the most efficient English learning tools. Apart from this process it helps learners recognize their difficulties as well as have a full panorama of their evolution. The eportfolio brings consciousness to the learning process…

11th form regular

The following excerpt may provide you some information on the type of text you’ll face in your next test:

“There are growing forces making this way of life almost impossible to attain or maintain, even for the wealthy. If you are among the lucky few who still have the kind of life outlined above, these same forces threaten you.   Whether you live in an isolated small town or a big city and prefer your anonymity as well as the multiplicity of things available to you, these same forces will erode your security and ability to make choices for yourself. These forces are manifested as consumerism.”

The comprehension part will have only three groups: the first one is a True/False exercise; the second is a completion exercise (you are asked to complete sentences according to the text, using your own words as far as possible); the third consists of two questions, one of them being of personal nature.

The production part will consist of 4 topics. The students should choose only one. Apart from those items that have already been largely suggested, I’ve joined another one, which is a comment on a teenager’s sentence focusing the problematic of the importance of one’s image to face life.  That’s all folks!

Good luck!

9th and 11th forms

You can visit this site, “bilingual smiles” where teachers publish their students’ best written productions, both in English and in Portuguese. “Bilingual smiles” aims at developing skills in reading and writing personal and creative texts. You too can have your texts published there, provided they are really good. :)

On account of its linguistic quality, “bilingual smiles” is linked to the school site since long ago.

11 form “Somewhere over the Rainbow”

Let me offer you this song by Ray Charles. Listen to it by clicking on the play button and follow the lyrics

Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high,
There's a land that I heard of
Once in a lullaby.

Somewhere over the rainbow
Skies are blue,
And the dreams that you dare to dream
Really do come true.

Someday I'll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far
Behind me.
Where troubles melt like lemon drops
Away above the chimney tops
That's where you'll find me.

Somewhere over the rainbow
Bluebirds fly.
Birds fly over the rainbow.
Why then, oh why can't I?

If happy little bluebirds fly
Beyond the rainbow
Why, oh why can't I?

(Lyrics from here)

11 form (regular)

Writing activity

There are at least four options, so far:

1. Build an ad display with appealing slogan and persuasive text. Add picture and publish it in your e-portfolios.

2. Analyse a display, commenting on its attractive characteristics and explaining how effective its strategies are.

3. Find out (through an inquiry) the attitude people have towards the advertising, both in papers/magazines and on the radio/TV/Internet.

4. Make a survey to find out the main differences between Christmas time today and in the old times (sixty or seventy years ago).

Don’t forget: you’ve got only two weeks. Have a nice time.

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9th form

Information piece

The English common test will take place on the 12th February 2010, at 10.00. The stuff designed for this text will be published as soon as possible.

9th form, 11th form professional

I’ve stumbled on a good bilingual dictionary for beginners.

Access it here or at the sidebar.

 

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11th G form (professional)

Should the students of the 11th G who wish to have access to the English Evaluation System File contact the English Teacher, through the email: joaodemiranda@sapo.pt. The file will be sent as soon as possible.