Ghostly places in Britain

TASK: 
1. Find out about a haunted place in Great Britain.
2. Create a PPT (Speaking)
3. Prepare your writing exam.

1. You will be given some links to an old castle which is supposed to be haunted. Visit the websites and find out the following information:

- Where is the place?

- What is the place like?
- Give a brief history of the place.
- Briefly summarize what ghosts the place has. What had happened to them?

(Use around 300 words to complete the report about the place)

2. Thursday 21st: Prepare a short ppt to talk in class for about 3 minutes about your haunted castle.

2. Monday 25th: Preparing your writing test.
Use the information you have found out about your haunted castle to prepare your writing test. Also revise vocabulary describing a spooky place/situation and connectors of sequence.

Your writing should have:
-An introduction with background information.
-Events.
-End of story (try to include a twist)
-Don't forget to use vocabulary, adjectives, etc to describe the atmosphere.

Remember a good ghost story needs a sinister

atmosphere!!

1. Glamis Castle

http://www.visitdunkeld.com/glamis-castle.htm

http://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/featured-sites/glamis-castle/

2. Blickling Hall

http://myths.e2bn.org/mythsandlegends/textonly17-the-headless-ghosts-of-blickling-hall.html

https://www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/anne-boleyn-ghost-sightings-pictures

3. Tower of London

https://www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/the-tower-of-london-ghosts

http://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/featured-sites/the-tower-of-london/

4. Hampton Court Palace

https://www.hrp.org.uk/hampton-court-palace/history-and-stories/historic-hauntings-at-hampton-court-palace/#gs.ge9m3o

https://www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/ghosts-of-hampton-court-palace-london

5. Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire

http://livingwithkingrichard.blogspot.com/2015/05/the-ghosts-of-fotheringhayand-sheep.html

https://www.spookyisles.com/the-life-and-afterlives-of-mary-queen-of-scots/

Writing: A real risk taker

TASK 1: A REAL RISK TAKER.

You will have to write, in about 200 words, the story of someone admirable. You can use the information learnt about "Nujeen Mustafa" to help you. You will have to answer the question proposed by the teacher. Any other answer will not be considered.

Don't forget to revise the use of verb tenses studied last year, linkers of cause and result (and any other linkers studied previously) and vocabulary learnt in this section.

 Parts:
-Introduction to the topic: Ex. What is going on? Why are people migrating to Europe?
-Story of a migrant:
   -As a child.
     -Why s/he had to leave his/her country.
 
   -Journey: hardships found and final destination.
 
   -Life in Europe:
     -What s/he does now.
     -Difficulties found.
     -What's next? (Dreams)
  
-Why you admire this person.
  

TEST:Wednesday, 9th October.

RUBRICA PARA EL WRITING

1. Adecuación y contenido

El texto es claro y preciso. Responde a todos los requisitos de manera creativa y desarrolla con gran habilidad crítica el tema, las preguntas o la situación comunicativa.

2. Estructura

El texto es coherente y está muy bien estructurado
a) La introducción presenta el tema de manera original.

b) Demuestra excelente control de las conexiones textuales, de la organización y de la fluidez de las ideas. En concreto, enlaza de manera apropiada, las ideas por medio de conectores discursivos que expresan causa y consecuencia, finalidad ...

c) La estructura y la distribución de los párrafos es consistente, acertada y apropiada. Cada párrafo tiene un propósito claramente definido.
Los párrafos centrales incluyen, cada uno, una idea principal sustentada por ideas secundarias, (ejemplos apropiados, motivos, consecuencias.…)

d)El texto no es repetitivo ni confuso.

e) La puntuación es adecuada y acertada. Existen márgenes definidos en cada párrafo.

3. Gramática

El texto demuestra excelente control de la gramática.

a) El texto demuestra excelente control de las estructuras básicas en  inglés.

c) El uso de conjugaciones verbales es preciso.

d) No incluye errores ortográficos.

f) Integra acertadamente estructuras aprendidas (en concreto, cláusulas adverbiales, estructuras condicionales, voz pasiva...)

4. Vocabulario

El texto incluye vocabulario variado, correcto y preciso relacionado con el tema propuesto. 8El texto integra correctamente vocabulario y expresiones aprendidas en la unidad / a lo largo del curso).

Informal letter (Lower)

OPENING EXPRESSIONS

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-Thanks for your letter./-Thank you so much for writing.

-How are you?/-How’s everything going?/-What have you been up to?

-I hope you are doing fine./-Hope you are well.

RESPONDING TO NEWS / MAKING COMMENTS

-Sorry for not writing for so long./I’m sorry I haven’t written for so long but I    was really busy with…

-I’ve just received your letter. /It was lovely to hear from you.

-I’m so happy / sad to hear that…

PURPOSE / WHY ARE YOU WRITING?

-I’m writing to tell you about …/-I would like to give you some good news about...

-Guess what? / You won’t believe....….

CHANGING THE TOPIC 

-Anyway, I would like to tell you about one more thing.... 

-Anyway, I was wondering ...

CLOSING EXPRESSIONS

-I’ll have to finish now because…

-Anyway, I’d better get ready for…….. now.

-I’d better say goodbye now.

ENDING/SIGNATURE

-Well, that's all for now .

-Write soon / Write again soon!

-Bye for now/ Best wishes / Take care / All the best/ Lots of love

-Hope to hear from you soon. /Looking forward to hearing from/seeing you soon.

-Give my regards to your family.