Taking risks

 1. INTRODUCTION

SB, p. 9  What do all these people have in common?

2. EXTREME SPORTS: DISCUSSION*

Answer the following questions:

1. Do you think people are getting more and more interested in extreme sports?

2. Why do some people take reasonable risks even if they know it may have some terrible consequences if something goes wrong?

3. What is adrenalin? Why is adrenalin necessary?

3. CAN YOU NAME THESE EXTREME SPORTS?

PPT: extreme sports

4. LISTENING COMPREHENSION: Answer the following questions:

a. True or False: Extreme sports are not very popular in UK.

b. What are people who love dangerous activities called?

c. How long is the white-water course?

d. What does Pas Blackwell enjoy about white-water rafting?

e. According to Pas, why do people enjoy dangerous activities?

f. What is parkour also called?

g. Where did parkour start?

h. How long has Rebecca Ahmed been doing parkour?

Listening: Extreme sports

HOMEWORK

1. Write a list of vocabulary (extreme sports) and translation in your notebook.

2. Practise your pronunciation: watch the video and practise the pronunciation of the different extreme sports.

Pronunciation: Extreme sports

3. Student’s Book:

Open your book on page 10. Read the reviews (exercise 1). Copy the new vocabulary (green) in your notebook and check the meaning if necessary.

-In your online students book, complete exercise 2.

-Prepare (notebook) the questions in exercise 3* (be ready to answer tomorrow)

*All questions with an asterisk will be part of the speaking test.

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interactive worksheets (liveworksheets)

 liveworksheets

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01- Getting to know each other

Today we are going to get to know one another a little bit.

A: Talk about you: Answer the teacher's questions. Talk for as much as you can (at least 1 minute)

1. Family matters

2. Something that really...

B. Now... the teacher.

 Question me!!You will see some information about the teacher on the board. Try to find out what each piece of information is about. You have 5 minutes to find out all the information.

C. Some homework:  

1. People who are at home today:

Secrets....Think of a secret nobody in the class knows about. (Write down the information if you need to organise your ideas).

What comes next??? 

I will tell you tomorrow.

2. People who are in class today:

Choose one of the following topics and talk about it for at least 1 minute.

Weird!

Access to digital Student´s Book and Webbook

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You must register by Friday!!!

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

 PPT: ASSESSMENT CRITERIA, MATERIALS AND SOME OTHER INFORMATION

INSTRUCTIONS JUNE 2020

ATENDERÉ CONSULTAS DE LUNES A VIERNES, DE 9:00 A 13:00, EXCEPTO JUEVES 28 Y VIERNES 29 (FESTIVOS)

A partir de hoy:

1-Alumnos que han aprobado: podéis hacer actividades de Listening, Reading y Use of English (nivel B1 y B2) (Estas actividades son para aquellos alumnos que no quieran leer el libro). No hay que enviar nada, os autocorregís.

Este es el enlace: Click here for more practice.

2-Alumnos que quieran subir nota: (Algunos alumnos no necesitan leer el libro para subir la nota; de las dos que os aparecen en la evaluación ordinaria, ya tenéis la más alta)

Debéis leer uno de los libros que os enlazo a continuación. Cuando lo leáis, debéis hacer una video-reseña, de unos dos o tres minutos, donde habléis del libro:

-The writer

-The plot.

-The characters
-Has the story been taken to the big screen?

-Would you recommend reading the book?
Para acceder a los libros, debéis entrar en la página de Burlington Books, (click here), pinchar en "get your free readers", poner la contraseña BBFREE-SP, y buscar uno de los siguientes títulos en la sección de Bachillerato: "The Murders of the Rue Morgue", "Wuthering Heights" or "Price and Prejudice".

Hay que entregarlo el 11 de junio como muy tarde.
No pondré más entradas al blog. si tenéis aguna duda, escribidme al correo electrónico.

3-Alumnos que han suspendido la asignatura:

Aquí os dejo un enlace con todas las instrucciones, contenidos y explicaciones que necesitáis para trabajar a lo largo de este periodo (también o he enviado por correo electrónico). Por lo tanto, no pondré nuevas entradas hasta el 11 de junio. Si necesito comunicarme con vosotros, lo haré por correo electrónico. Si tenéis dudas, escribidme al correo.

4-Alumnos a los que he aconsejado seguir trabajando, aun habiendo aprobado: (opcional)

Además de las actividades de reading y listening que he enlazado más arriba, podéis pinchar en el mismo enlace los alumnos que han suspendido. No hace falta que os registréis en el webbook, pero podéis hacer actividades del blog.
Si tenéis alguna cuestión, escribidme al correo.