ALBOHISPANO

ALBOHISPANO
HIGH SCHOOL

viernes, 28 de mayo de 2010

10TH FRIDAY MAY 28TH, 2010

NO SUBJECT

HOMEWORK


Exercise on Simple Past

1) UNSCRAMBLE THE SENTENCES CORRECTLY.

Jill / be / in London last year.

I / be / not / ill last month.

Where / your parents / live / when they / be / young?

We / buy / a new car on Tuesday.

We / not / visit / them when they / be / ill.

I / read / Hamlet last year.

Mandy / not / do / her homework yesterday.

Why / they / go / to London?

When / you / meet / Jane?

When / you / meet / Jane?

2) Rewrite the sentences in the negative.

1.They collected postcards.→

2.You jumped high. →

3.Albert played squash. →

4.The teacher tested our English. →

5.Fiona visited her grandma. →

6.He washed the car. →

7.You were thirsty. →

8.He had a computer. →

9.I bought bread. →

10.You saw the house. →

3) Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Watch the punctuation and form sentences or questions.

Example: The children ______ their sandwiches. (to forget)

Answer: The children forgot their sandwiches on Monday.

1) When _______ you in London? (to be)
2) We __________in a flat when we were in Paris. (not/to live)
3) What _______you __________yesterday? (to lose)
4) He _________magic tricks at the party. (not/to do)
5) Mandy ___________her room on Thursday. (not/to tidy up)
6) ___________Frank ______________a room with Henry when they _________in Rome? (to share) (to be)
7) I ___________Physics at school. (not/to like)
8) __________the shop assistant __________10 percent off the price? (to take)
9) She _________________the correct word in the exercise. (to use)
10) Why ___________the baby ___________this morning? (to cry)


9TH FRIDAY, MAY 28TH, 2010

SUBJECT

1) PASS THE CHART AND THE TEXT TO ON NOTEBOOK. (Don´t paste the page, please)



To make a question with question words in the Simple Present, you simply make a normal question, and then put a question word in front.


With the verb 'to be':
Statement: His name is Tyler.
Question: Is his name Tyler?
With a Question Word: What is his name ?

With other verbs:
Statement: I like flowers.
Question: Do you like flowers?
With a Question Word: Why do you like flowers ?

EXAMPLES:

1. WHAT is your name ?
2. WHERE are you from ?
3. HOW are you today ?
4. WHO is she ?
5. WHY are you tired ?
6. WHOSE pen is this ?
7. WHEN do you get up ?
8. WHICH fruit do you prefere , oranges or lemons ?
9. WHAT does David have ?
10. HOW old is she ?


HOMEWORK

1) Complete the sentences using the Wh.. Words. WHAT, WHO, WHEN , WHERE, WHY, WHOSE, WHICH AND HOW. Paste a picture of each one sentences. NO DRAW. (Lea bien la Instrucción).


1) _____________car is this? It is my uncle´s car.

2) ____________do you like to eat? I like to eat chicken.

3)__________is your name? My name is John Chan.

4) _________does Mary get up in th e morning? At six o´clock.

5) _____is reading in the Library ? Sue is reading in the library.

6) _________is your school? It is near the post office.

7)_________is this lady? She is my favourite teacher.

8) ________ are you going ? I´m going to the market.

9) _________ do you like better, teddy bears or toy cars?

10_________time is it now? It´s nine o´clock.

8TH FRIDAY MAY 28TH,2010






SUBJECT

1)PASS AND COMPLETE THE SENTENCES, THEN CHANGE THEM INTO NEGATIVE:

EXAMPLE: I live in Euador, I´m Ecuadorian
I don´t live in Ecuador.
Do You live in Ecuador?
Yes, I do
Are you Ecuadorian?
Yes, I´m


1. I live in France, I'm _____________
2. I live in ___________. I'm English
3. I live in America. I'm ___________
4. I live in ___________. I'm Irish
5. I live in Italy. I'm _____________
6. I live in ___________. I'm Spanish.
7. I live in Germany. I'm ____________
8. I live in __________. I'm Japanese
9. I live in Scotland. I'm ___________
10. I live in Great Britain, I'm ______________


HOMEWORK

1) PRINT THE CHART, COMPLETE THE SENTENCES AND PASS THEM ON NOTEBOOK AND CUT THE FLAGS AND THEIR CITIZENS AND PASTE THEM AFTER THE SENTENCE.(Lea bien la instrucción)




viernes, 14 de mayo de 2010

8TH FRIDAY MAY 14TH, 2010

SUBJECT

PRINT, CUT EACH ONE, COLOR AND PASTE THEM.
Write sentences using : have got a , an / has got a , an

NOTA: FAVOR NO PEGAR TODA LA PAGINA. USAR LAS MISMAS FIGURAS DEL BLOG, NO DIBUJAR, Y RECORTAR CADA UNA Y ELABORAR LA ORACION JUNTO A LA FIGURA. GRACIAS.



COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING "HAVE GOT" OR "HAS GOT".

1 They ________ three kids.

2 Charlie _______ Internet.

3 Gerard's ________ one cat called Rudi.

4 Mrs Tyler ________ a new kitchen.

5 I ________ much time.

6 We ________ got a telly yet.

7 ______ Clare ______ a horse?

8 ______ you ______ the time?

9 Margaret _________ satellite TV?

10 It ________ much of a future.


HOMEWORK
PASS THE SENTENCES, CHOOSE THE CORRECT " HAVE " OR "HAS". THEN REWRITE IN NEGATIVE AND QUESTIONS FORM.

Example:

Mandy has got two sisters.
Mandy hasn´t got two sisters.
Has Mandy got two sisters?
Yes, she has.
No, she hasn´t.


Mandy _____ got two sisters.

A dog _____ got four legs.

My teacher _____ got a red pen.

My mother _____ got a car.

We _____ got a new teacher.

My parents _____ got four children.

I _____ got a lot of homework.

We _____ got a house.

Your father _____ got a lot of money.

They _____ got two cars.

10TH FRIDAY MAY 14TH, 2010

SUBJECT

Put the verbs into the correct form (simple past).

1.Last year I (spend) my holiday in Ireland.
2.It (be) great.
3.I (travel) around by car with two friends and we (visit) lots of interesting places.
4.In the evenings we usually (go) to a pub.
5.One night we even (learn) some Irish dances.
6.We (be) very lucky with the weather.
7.It (not / rain) a lot.
8.But we (see) some beautiful rainbows.
9.Where (spend / you) your last holiday?

Make sentences with the pictures, using the following verbs in past. minimun 10 words.
Print, cut each one and write the sentences next to them.

DRANK , WROTE , READ, RAN, SAT, CALLED, BOUGHT, SHOPPED, WALKED, CUT, CLEANED, SANG, WATCHED, PALYED, LOOKED, KISSED, DROVE, TALKED, JUMPED, POINTED, CARRIED, PICKED UP, CLIMBED, CAME OUT, GAVE, GOT OF, WAITED, SHOUTED.

EXAMPLE:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
AFFIRMATIVE: SHE WROTE A LOVE LETTER IN HER ROOM FOR HER FRIEND YESTERDAY.
NEGATIVE: SHE DIDN´T WRITE A LOVE LETTER IN HER ROOM FOR HER FRIEND YESTERDAY.


NOTA: NO OLVIDE QUE CUANDO USAS EL AUXILIAR "DID" EL VERBO VA EN SU FORMA ORIGINAL. CONCENTRATE, PON ATENCION Y HAZLO. SUERTE.

ARE 28 PICTURES, SO ARE 28 SENTENCES. BYE





HOMERWOK

WRITE IN SIMPLE PRESENT OR SIMPLE PAST.

1. Everyday I (go) _________ to school.

2. Last year we (visit) __________our grandchildren.

3. Jane often (cook) ___________a meal for her husband.

4. Yesterday, she (have) ____________lunch with her sister.

5. Last week, Rob (buy) _________a new car.

6. I (send) _________three letters yesterday.

7. We (invite) ___________ our family for dinner last night.

8. We always (invite) __________ our family for dinner on Sundays.

9. Jane usually (take) __________ the bus.

10. Yesterday, Jane (take) the train.




9TH FRIDAY MAYO 14TH, 2010

SUBJECT

1) PRINT, CUT EACH ONE AND PASTE ON NOTEBOOK. THEN ELABORATE SENTENCES IN PRESENT SIMPLE (affirmative, negative and questions), AND SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS USING (at the moment, in this moment, right now, now, etc..)
Example:

Present Simple
He eats breakfast every morning at 8:oo ó clock.
He doesn´t eat breakfast every mornig at 8:00 ó clock.
Does he eat breakfast every morning at 8:00 ó clock?
yes, he does
no, he doesn´t.
Present Continuous
He is eating breakfast at this moment.
He isn´t eating breakfast at this moment.
Is he eating breakfast at this moment?
yes, he is
no, he isn´t.

NOTA: FAVOR NO CORTAR TODA LA PAGINA Y PEGARLA, SINO CORTAR CADA UNA DE LAS FIGURAS Y ELABORAR LA ORACION CON CADA UNA. GRACIAS.



HOMEWORK

PRESENT SIMPLE
1. Write the HE/SHE/IT forms

catch, read, come, run,
cook, smoke, drink, stand,
fetch, start, fix, touch,
live, watch, miss, wish,
rush, write, buy, carry,
copy, enjoy, fry, marry,
play, study, try.

2. Write the verb in the right form.

1. Children ................................ (ask) a lot of questions.
2. She .................................. (go) to college on her bike.
3. A lot of birds .............................. (fly) south in the winter.
4. She ..................................... (study) very hard at the weekends.
5. My father .............................. (watch) television most evenings.
6. He ................................... (understand) Arabic.
7. He ........................................ (fight) with his brother.
8. Big dogs............................ (like) a lot of exercise.
9. He’s very naughty – he ............................ (push) other children.
10. Lessons ................................. (start) at 8.35 every morning.

3. Choose one verb to make each sentence negative

e.g. It doesn’t snow very often in San Francisco (snow, sing, play)

1. I like football, but I ............................................ cricket at all. (think, like, remember)
2. She lives in Japan, but she ...................................... a word of Japanese (sing, work, speak)
3. I’m sorry – I ................................. your name. (eat, remember, work)
4. He works in New York, but I .................................... what he does. (know, use, come)
5. Mary’s really tired, but she ...................................... to go to bed. (help, want, walk)
6. We .......................................... a big flat – just one bedroom. (work, play, want)
7. Phil ..................................... very hard, but he makes a lot of money. (work, stand, stop)
8. Ann’s parents ................................... I’m the right man for their daughter. (write, read, think)

4. a) Make questions

1. How / you pronounce / this word?
2. How / you spell / that?
3. What / this word / mean?
4. How much / they cost?
5. Where / you live?
6. What / you do?
7. How / you do?
8. What time / the plane / leave?
9. What time/ the class / start?
10. What time / the train / arrive?

b) Make questions. Write the short answer ( + and -)

1. She / live / with her parents?
2. You / like / your new job?
3. I /speak / good Italian?
4. They /work / hard / at university?
5. We /usually give/ her a birthday present?
6. Your sister / help / you / very much?
7. Alan /smoke?

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1. Write the –ING FORM of these verbs.

Break, clean, wash, live,
Come, die, enjoy, go,
Make, play, sing, jump,
Write, start, get, feel,
Begin, put, hit, rain,
Rob, shop, dream, sleep,
Shout, sit, stand, talk,
Turn, open, visit, forget,

2. Fill in the blanks with the verbs in the present continuous tense

1. John and I ...................................... (stay) in a beautiful hotel.
2. Kevin .......................................... (work) at home today.
3. I ...................................... (wait) for a very important letter.
4. You ...................................... (walk) too fast.
5. We ........................................... (plan) our next holiday.
6. The girls ............................................ (visit) their grandmother today.
7. She ....................................... (read) in her bedroom at the moment.
8. The baby ...................................... (learn) how to walk.

3. Rewrite the sentences in the negative. Use the present continuous

1. They .......................................... (buy) a new car.
2. He ............................................... (learn) to read.
3. I .................................................. ( look) for your keys.
4. We ............................................... (sell) the house.
5. They ........................................ (drink) tea.
6. You ....................................... (work) very hard.
7. Jack and Jill ....................................... (run) downhill.
8. I ....................................... (go) home now.

4. A) Write the questions. Use the present continuous

1. What /Jessica / do?
2. Why / John and Patrick / laugh?
3. What book / you / read?
4. What / we / watch?
5. Where / they / stay?
6. Why / we / sit in the dark?
7. Where / they / wait?
8. What / you / sell?

b) Make questions. Write the short answer ( + and -)

1. It / rain?
2. You / learn / French / at school?
3. I /speak / clearly?
4. Angela and Fred / dance / together?
5. The plane / land/ now?
6. The Smiths / plan / a party?
7. The children / study / in their bedroon?
8. Chris / wave/ at us?

PRESENT SIMPLE

Make POSITIVE, INTERROGATIVE and NEGATIVE sentences. Add SHORT ANSWERS ( + AND – ANSWERS)

1. They (smoke)
2. Ann (teach) chemistry.
3. The Oxford bus (stop) here.
4. The teachers (know) her.
5. You (play) the piano.
6. John (work) in a restaurant.
7. We (need) more eggs.
8. Mary (like) parties.
9. Peter (speak) English well.
10. The ticket (cost) $5.
11. You (speak) Arabic.
12. We (agree) about most things.
13. Alan and John (live) near me.
14. My father (write) novels.
15. John (fly) to NY every Monday.
16. That child (never /say) Thank you.
17. Andy (always/wash) his clothes at the weekend.
18. My father (teach) English.
19. My boss (think) you’re wonderful.
20. She (try) to go skiing every winter.

2. PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Make POSITIVE, INTERROGATIVE and NEGATIVE sentences. Add SHORT ANSWERS ( + AND – ANSWERS)

1. Ann (read) the newspaper.
2. The baby (cry).
3. It (snow).
4. You (look) very beautiful today.
5. I (play) a lot of football this year.
6. We (wait) for a phone call.
7. He (listen) to me.
8. She (wear) a coat.
9. They (learn) very much.
10. You (eat) bread these days.
11. Your boyfriend (enjoy) the concert.
12. We (go) too fast.
13. The children (make) something.
14. Bill (write) something on the wall.
15. I (cook) rice tonight.

3. Make questions for the answers provided

1. The President and his wife live in Madrid.
2. Peter and Ann’s children play football on Saturdays.
3. The film about skiing in New Zealand starts at 8.00.
4. The second word in the first sentence means ‘kind’.
5. The man in the flat downstairs wants to change his job.
6. A ticket for Saturday’s concert costs € 15.

4. Complete the conversation putting the verbs into the present continuous and completing the short answers with AM, IS , ARE (NOT)

A: So what ........................................ (happen)? ........................................... (they/have) a party?
B: Yes, they ......................
A: And what ................................................................ (they/do)?
B: Well, a few of them .............................................. (dance)
A: ........................................................................ (Mum and Dad) dance?
B: Yes, Mum ............................ but Dad ........................ He .......................................(talk) to Uncle Jack and they ..............................................(laugh) a lot.
A: Is Aunty Linda there?
B: Yes, she ...................... She ......................................(dance) with Brian from next door. Oh, and Dad ......................................(give) everyone a drink.
A: ...............................................(they/eat)?
B: Only crisps and nuts and some cheese.
A: and we..................................................(not/eat) anything. It’s not fair.

5. WORD ORDER.

a) Rewrite these sentences including the word in brackets

1. My brother speaks to me (never)
2. Susan is polite. (always)
3. Do you finish work at 5 o’clock? (usually)
4. I go to bed before midnight. (rarely)
5. The bus isn’t late. (usually)
6. I don’t eat fish. (often)
7. What do you have for breakfast? (usually)
8. Is Tina here? (already)
9. They stay in the same hotel. (always)
10. Does Janet work in the same place? (still)

b) Write the following sentences in the correct order
1. (to work / every day/ walks / Liz)
2. (goes / every year / to Italy / Julia)
3. (Ann / very well / French / doesn’t speak)
4. (every day/ do / the same thing / we)
5. ( football / don’t like / very much / I)
6. (watch/ when / you / TV/ do)?
7. ( hungry/I / the /in / am / morning / always)
8. ( Dave / in / Jane / that / never / restaurant / and / eat)
9. ( weekend / tennis / do / play / the / you / at / ever)?
10. (sometimes / park / Sunday / the / we / on / to / go)
11. (usually / the / Claire / bus / gets / to / school)

PRESENT SIMPLE / PRESENT CONTINOUS

2. Put the verbs in the PRESENT SIMPLE/PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1. a: What ................................................. (you/do)? b: I’m an architect.
2. a: What ................................................. (you/do)? b: I .................... (want) to get this car started.
3. a: Where .............................................. (you/work)? B: I ............................ (work) in a big insurance company.
4. a: Where .............................................. ( you/work)? B: I’m in Cardiff this week.
5. a: .................................................................. (your son/play) the violin? B: No, the piano.
6. a: ............................................................. (your son/play) the violin? B: Actually, that’s the radio.
7. a: What language .............................................. (she/speak)? It .......................... (sound) like Russian.
8. a: What language ............................................... (she/speak)? b: French- she’s from Belgium.
9. a: Who ............................................... (drink) champagne? B: Me, when I can afford it.
10. a: Who ............................................... (drink) champagne? B: Me, can I have some more.

3. Put the verbs in the PRESENT SIMPLE or the PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1. Vegetarians are people who .................................................. (not / eat ) meat.
2. Look out! My father ........................................... (come)
3. Some people still ................................... (think) the sun ............................. (go) round the earth.
4. I .................................. (play) tennis every weekend.
5. Who .................................... (sit) in my chair?
6. What ........................................... (happen) in golf if you ............................. (lose) the ball?
7. Look! She ............................................ (wear) the same shoes as me.
8. a: What ................................................ (you/look) at? B: A strange bird!
9. I ........................................ (stay) with John for a few weeks until my flat is ready.
10. We ....................................................... (usually/stay) with Peggy when we go to Chicago.
11. What time .................................................. (you/go) to bed on Saturdays?
12. Why ............................................. (you/wait) outside the door.
13. Don’t ask Tim. He ...................................... (not/know) the answer.
14. I .................................. (have) lunch at the moment.
15. When ......................................... (he / leave) the house?
16. I ............................................... (not/understand). What ...................................... (happen)?
17. Excuse me, ............................................ (you/know) the time?
18. This is a great party. I .................................... (have) a lovely time.
19. We can’t use the lift because it ................................... (not/work)
20. a:What ......................................... (you/do) here? B: Nothing.
21. a: ......................................... (Penny/like) cheese sandwiches? No, ...................................
22. a: What time ............................................ (the sun/rise)? B: It ............................... (rise) at 7.30.
23. We ......................................... (not/watch) videos at school.
24. Look out of the window! It ................................. (snow).
25. a: ...................................................... (you/wear) a uniform at your school? B: Yes, ........................
3. Make QUESTIONS for the following answers

1. Mark and George are engineers.
2. Pam starts school at nine o’ clock.
3. Bob is writing a letter.
4. John hates football.
5. Yes, I do. ( You like hip hop)
6. No, she isn’t (Reggie is listening to the teacher)
7. It is half-past seven.
8. No, I haven’t (got any brothers or sisters)
9. Yes, she does. (Paula walk to school every morning)
10. Our children visit their grandparents twice a week.

viernes, 7 de mayo de 2010

10TH FRIDAY MAY 07TH, 2010

HAPPY MOTHER´S DAY TO YOUR MOM.



SUBJECT


1) PRINT THE CROOSWORD AND COMPLETE USING THE CLUES.




HOMEWORK

1) PASS ON NOTEBOOK THE TEXT FROM STUDENT BOOK ABOUT "TRUE STORIES", AND CHANGE THE TEXT INTO PRESENT PERFECT. GOOD LUCK.

9TH FRIDAY MAY 07TH, 2010

HAPPY MOTHER´S DAY TO YOUR MOM.


SUBJECT

1) PASS ON NOTEBOOK THE PHRASES ABOUT WEATHER

THE WEATHER: Useful Phrases
ESPAÑOL E N G L I S H
Questions
¿Qué tiempo hace hoy?
What's the weather like today?
¿Hace bueno, frío, fresco?
Is it warm / cold / cool?
¿Qué temperatura hace fuera?
What's the temperature outside?
¿Cuál es el pronóstico?
What's the forecast?
¿Hace sol?
Is the sun shining?
Is it sunny?
¿Dónde está mi paraguas?
Where's my umbrella?

PHRASES 1 – It’s + VERB
Está lloviendo.
It's raining.
Está relampagueando.
There's lightning.
Está tronando.
It's thundering.
Está nevando.
It's snowing.
Está helando.
It’s freezing.
Está granizando.
It's hailing.
Está lloviznando.
It’s drizzling.

PHRASES 2 – It’s + ADJECTIVE
Hace buen día.
It's nice.
Está nublado.
It's cloudy. It’s overcast.
Hace calor.
It's hot.
Hace frío.
It's cold.
Hace sol.
It’s sunny.
Hace fresco.
It’s chilly.
Hace viento.
It's windy.
Está bochornoso / húmedo.
It's muggy / humid /damp
Hay niebla.
It’s foggy
Hay neblina.
It’s misty
Hay relámpagos.
It’s lightning
Hay humedad.
It’s humid / damp
Hay lluvias torrenciales.
It’s pouring
Está oscuro
It’s dark

It's raining really hard.
Está lluviendo muy duro



The heavy rain might flood the valley.
La lluvia fuerte podría inhundar el valle



The wind was blowing so hard we could hardly stand.
El viento estuvo soplando tan fuerte que nosotros difícilmente podíamos ponernos en pie



If you're not careful you might get blown off the mountain.
Si no tienes cuidado podrías ser soplado fuera de la montaña



The sun is shining. It's a beautiful day.


El sol está brillante. Es un día hermoso

It's highly unlikely that the river will flood.
Es altamente improbable que el rio se inunde



It's possible that it will snow this Christmas.
Es posible que nieve está Navidad

What's the forecast?
¿Cuál es el pronóstico?



- It's going to be overcast and the temperature will be in 40s.
Va a estar nublado y la temperatura estará en los 40s.

The weatherman predicted a clear, warm day. Instead we got a blizzard.
El pronosticador del clima predijo un día despejado y caliente. En vez de eso tuvimos una ventisca.



I expect (that) it will be really hot today.
Yo espero que sea realmente caliente hoy.



HOMEWORK

1) WRITE IN ENGLISH THE MEANING OF THE FOLLOWING PHRASES.

• Some weather conditions are expressed with hace:

¿Qué tiempo hace hoy?
Hoy hace sol.
Ayer hizo viento.
Hace buen tiempo.
La semana pasada hizo mal tiempo.
Hace mucho calor en verano.
Está haciendo demasiado frío.
Hizo fresco el miércoles. What's the weather like today?
It's sunny today.
It was windy yesterday.
The weather is good.
The weather was bad last week.
It's very hot.
It's too cold.
It was cool on Wednesday.

Note that frío, calor, viento, etc. are nouns. "Very" will have to be expressed with the adjective mucho / mucha: Hizo mucho calor. Fue un día muy caliente (caluroso).
• Other weather expressions:
llueve, está lloviendo
nieva, está nevando
Está nublado.
Se espera lluvia
un día soleado
Tenemos nieve mañana
¿Cuál es el pronóstico del tiempo? it rains, is raining
it snows, is snowing
it's cloudy.
Rain is expected.
a sunny day
We're having snow tomorrow

8TH FRIDAY MAY 07 TH, 2010

HAPPY MOTHER´S DAY TO YOUR MOM.




SUBJECT

1) LOOK AT THE VOCABULARY ABOUT PARTS OF THE BODY, THEN GET A PICTURE OF A PERSON AND IDENTIFY THE PARTS OF THE BODY USING ALL THE VOCABULARY.

Word List
Body Parts

arm
eye
eyebrow
belly
leg
breast
thumb
elbow
fist
finger
foot (plural: feet)
ankle
buttocks
hair
neck
hand
wrist
hip
chin
knee
head
lip
mouth
nose
nostril
upper arm
thigh
ear
bottom, bum
back
underarm, forearm
lower leg
shoulder
forehead
waist
calf (plural: calves)
cheek
eyelash, lash
tooth (plural: teeth)
toe
tongue

HOMEWORK




1) PRINT THE SAME PICTURE, THEN CUT AND PASTE IT ON NOTEBOOK ADN IDENTIFY THE PARTS OF THE BODY.


FACE









WHOLE BODY






viernes, 30 de abril de 2010

10TH FRIDAY APRIL 30TH, 2010

SUBJECT

1) PASS ON NOTEBOOK AND COMPLETE THE ACTIVITY. DON´T FORGET STUDY THE IRREGULAR VERBS FOR THE QUIZ ON MONDAY GOOK LUCK. BYE BYE



HOMEWORK

1) READ THE TEXT ABOUT "TELLING THE TRUE". WRITE ALL THE SENTENCES IN SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS.

Telling the Truth

Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. I'm Liz Waid.
Voice 2 And I'm Marina Santee. This programme uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live.
Voice 3 ‘I bought poison. I met him at McDonalds.'
Voice 1 A police station in Pune, India. Officers are investigating a murder. They believe that Aditi Sharma gave poison to her former boyfriend - and killed him. An officer reads out some statements. They describe how the police think the murder happened. They have placed a special covering on her head. There are 32 electrodes attached to it. These electrodes carry electrical messages from the brain to the machine. But Aditi does not say anything. She does not need to. The machine shows how Aditi's brain reacts. It is 'reading' her brain.
Voice 2 Today's Spotlight is on telling the truth. Can technology force people to tell the truth? Is it possible to never lie at all?
Voice 1 In June 2008, Aditi Sharma was found guilty of murdering her former boyfriend Udit Bharati. It was the first time in the world that brain-reading technology had been used as evidence in a trial.
Voice 2 The machine showed that Aditi remembered the events of the murder. The judge decided that meant that Aditi must have been involved in the murder. But not everyone thought the judge was right to trust the brain reading machine. Scientists in India did not agree that the machine always produced the correct results.
Voice 1 India is not the only place that has brain reading machines. Some groups in the United States also have similar technology. But these machines work in a different way. The machines measure how blood flows through the brain. A person answers questions while an expert watches the machine. The machine shows which parts of the brain the person is using. So experts can work out if the person was lying, or telling the truth. People who have been accused of lying can pay to use the machine. It can help to show if the person is being honest.
Voice 2 This may sound like something out of a story book about the future. In fact, one writer wrote about such a machine not very long ago. In 1996, James Halperin wrote a book called ‘The Truth Machine'. It described a machine that shows if people are telling the truth. Halperin is surprised at how quickly his ideas about the future have become true. He spoke to the website, Reason Online, about brain reading technology. He said,
Voice 4 ‘It is happening much faster than I thought it would. I was talking about the idea of a truth machine back in the 1990s. I had a friend who was a brain scientist. He told me that it would take fifty years, if ever, before such a thing could be created. I chose the year 2024 as the date. This was so the idea would not seem too insane.'
Voice 1 Some people are now worried about the use of brain reading technology. They say that using such a machine would be morally wrong. They say people's thoughts should be their own. It should not be legal for anyone to read the thoughts and memories of other people. This could affect a person's basic freedom. However, other people say that the technology could be used in good ways. The machine could stop criminals from lying to police. It could also mean that no one will ever be tortured again.
Voice 2 The technology is still not completely established. Many experts still think it needs better testing before it can be used for important matters. But what if this machine was used more and more? What would the world be like if we could force everyone to tell truth? Would the world be a better place? Or would a truth machine create too many problems?
Voice 1 Most people believe it is generally wrong to lie. Many religions also teach this. For example, the Christian Bible includes the command "Do not lie about other people". Some of the world's greatest thinkers, or philosophers, have also written about lying. One of these philosophers was Immanuel Kant. He lived in Germany in the eighteenth century. He said that lying was always morally wrong. He believed that something was only good if it could work as a law for everyone. But lying went against this. He said if everyone lied all the time then life would become extremely difficult.
Voice 2 Another philosopher who wrote about lying was Saint Augustine. He was a Christian teacher who lived in the fourth and fifth century. He said,
Voice 3 ‘It seems to me that every lie is a sin. However, there are different kinds of lies. These depend on the reason and subject of the lie. Someone may lie to try and be helpful. He does not sin as much as someone who lies to be evil.'
Voice 1 However, in some situations it is difficult to avoid telling lies. For example, someone prepare a meal for you. But you do not like it! Is it right to lie to that person? One man facing this issue is Cathal Morrow. He has decided not to lie for a whole year. He wanted to experience the issues created when someone only told the truth. Cathal Morrow is British but lives with his family in Spain. He will finish this truth-telling project in 2009. Before he started the project he said,
Voice 5 ‘Lying just gets easier. Once you open the door there seems little reason to close it. Thinking about it, I suppose I do lie a little. But I only tell an acceptable number of small lies. I often tell people what I think they would like to hear. This is instead of what I truly think. Do I lie to be liked? To be nice? Because it is easy?'
Voice 2 Cathal Morrow plans to write a book about his year of truth-telling. Many people are already interested in how successful his year will be. For most people, never lying is just too difficult. But for many philosphers and religious leaders, these questions about truth and lies are very important. This is true for Christians, as well. They believe that lying, like other wrong actions, damages the relationship with God, and relationships with other people. As Cathal Morrow said, it is easy to open the door to lies. But it is much more difficult to close it again.