21 dic 2012

Sunny Side Up 3

Here are the answers to chapter 3:


Chapter 3
Section A
1. Better-off, intellectual, larger, main; 2. roguish; 3. inimitable, sun-warmed;
4. amiable, octogenarian; 5. worm-eaten, old, outrageous;
6. black, beady, pronounced; 7. unsuspecting / obliging; 8. juicy
9. outside, strange, threatening, sheltered
Section B
1. at, of; 2. in; 3. to, at; 4. in; 5. down, on; 6. to; 7. on; 8. on; 9. for; 10. for
Section D
1. a difficult or unpleasant experience.
2. without much flesh; thin and fit
3. to make someone love you
4. to have a mind and body full of life and energy; to be lively
5. a person that you can easily persuade to do something, especially to give you money
6. to make no progress or have no success
7. to be forgotten because it happened such a long time ago
8. not to use too much of something

Sunny Side Up 1

Here are the answers to chapter 1:


Section A
  1. Bright, lively; 2. Pink, freshly-picked; 3. Narrow, cobbled; 4. charming, easygoing; 5. Idyllic              6. Tourist-packed, cheerful; 7. astronomical; 8. intensely-cultivated, bleak; 9. unreal, astonishing   
Section B
  1. Of, about, of; 2. Off; 3. At; 4. Away, from; 5. Off; 6. Off, from; 7. To, for; 8. On, to
Section D
1.to relax by sittinh, or lying down; enjoy a period of rest from work
2.to accept something
3.in such a way as to secure an agreement/business
4. it was clear to me

19 dic 2012

Basic Criteria



Expresión e interacción escrita
Criterio base
Subcriterio
Adecuación
Formato
Registro
Funciones comunicativas
Cohesión y coherencia
Distribución/organización y signos de puntuación
Conectores y mecanismos de referencia
Riqueza de lenguaje
Estructuras
Léxico
Corrección
Estructuras
Léxico
Ortografía

Expresión e interacción oral
Criterio base
Subcriterio
Adecuación
Formato, intervenciones, duración y contenido
Registro
Funciones comunicativas
Cohesión y fluidez
Enlace de ideas y estrategias de interacción
Entonación y ritmo
Riqueza de lenguaje
Estructuras
Léxico
Corrección
Estructuras
Léxico
Pronunciación

10 dic 2012

Answers for Reading Homework 2NA



Hello! Hope you had a nice bank holiday.
Well, here are the promised and long awaited answers to the last reading pack I handed out to you.
-Part 1 (Chewing Gum Culture) 17-D, 18-A, 19-G, 20-E, 21-B, 22-C
-Part 2 (Eccentrics) 21-A, 22-B, 23-A, 24-D, 25-C
-Part 3 (The Legend of the Root) 16-to, 17-as, 18-so, 19-be, 20-despite, 21-like, 22-in, 23-this, 24-have/ cause/produce, 25-which/that, 26-no, 27-it, 28-such, 29-how, 30-more

Tomorrow Tuesday 11th class is cancelled. Writing and some speakings on Thursday 13th. Listening and Reading and rest of speakings on Tuesday 18th.

27 nov 2012

Sunny Side Up 2

Here are the answers to chapter 2.

Section A
  1. Fresh, crusty;
  2. Sharp-tongued, impervious, mercilessly;
  3. weathered, old, remote, fresh, creamy; 
  4. Plump, jet-black, golden
  5. treeless, abruptly, dry;
  6. Bustling, provincial
  7. 90-minute, winding, potholed, nearest;
  8. Quintessential
  9. young, striking
Section B
1.Off; 2. By; 3. Into; 4. Of, out, of, by, of; 5. Out; 6. On; 7. By; 8. At, in; 9. About, through;         10. On, for, to; 11. of

Section D
1.not be nearly as good as something (e.g. tomatoes)
2. a particular way of saying something or describing something

Sunny Side Up

Here are the answers for the vocab and grammar sections corresponding to the prologue.

Section A
1.       Little bullet-like
2.       Fine
3.       Basic back-to-nature
4.       Sloping and leaking
5.       Nerve-jangling
6.       Hectic outside
7.       Pale and jaded
8.       Decent. Precious
9.       Absolutely
10.   Exactly sparkling
11.   Rain-sodden
12.   Funny
13.   Outsize
14.   Costly
15.   Centuries-old beamed
16.   Gaudy floor-to-ceiling
17.   Flowery
18.   Headlong, modern, obsessive, material
19.   Age
20.   Shattered, broken, crushed
Section B
1.On, 2. Without, 3. By, 4. Out, 5. On, from; 6. Past, 7. To, 8. In, 9. Out, 10. Down, for; 11. To, 12. For, 13. Of, 14. From, 15. Out, about.
Section D
1.Man’s frills and follies. Frills: things that are not necessary but are added to make something more attractive or interesting. Follies: stupidity, the fact of doing something stupid, an activity or idea that shows a lack of judgement.
2.A spending spree. A short period of time that you spend doing one particular activity that you enjoy, but often too much of it.
3.To have little idea of something.  To not have a clear plan or thought about what to do in a particular situation.
4.Having knocked about the world a bit. Having travelled and lived in various places.
5.To know a thing or two. To know a lot about something from your own experience.