Great Expectations II

This is the WHOLE EXAM. But, DON'T WORRY!, you won't have to answer all these questions.

1.- Can you remember other novels by Charles Dickens?
Chapters 1 (In the Graveyard) and 2 (Christmas Day).
2.- PIP.
a) What is his real name?
b) Who does he live with?
c) What is he doing in the graveyard?
d) Who does he meet in the graveyard? How does he help him?
3. What are the hulks?
4.- What happens to the two convicts on Christmas day?
Chapters 3 (At Miss Havisham’s) and 4 (The Pale Young Gentleman)
5.- What does Pip try to teach Joe?
6.- What’s strange in Miss Havisham? What’s the name of her house?
7.- What does Miss Havisham want Pip for?
8.- Who does Pip meet at Miss Havisham’s house? What does Pip think of that person?
9.- Who is the pale young gentleman in the title of the chapter?
Chapters 5 (“I must become a gentleman”) and 6 (Great Expectations)
10.- Why does Pip become a blacksmith?
11.- Who is Biddy?
12.- Why did Pip want to be educated as a gentleman?
13.- Who is Jaggers?
14.- Who is Mr. Matthew Pocket?
15.- Why is Pip a “young man with great expectations”?
Chapters 7 (Learning to be a Gentleman) and 8 (Young Men in Love)
16.- Who is Mr. Herbert Pocket?
17.- Herbert tells Pip Miss Havisham’s story, can you summarise it?
18.- Who is Bentley Drummle?
19.- How does Pip know that Estella is back?
20.- Why did Pip think that Miss Havisham had made him a gentleman?
21.- Is Estella a part of Pip’s expectations?
22.- Who is Clara?
Chapters 9 (I Come of Age) and 10 (Abel Magwitch)
23.- Did Pip have enough money?
24.- Why did Pip go back to his village?
25.- What did he promise? Could he keep his word?
26.- Estella said Miss Havisham had made her hard and proud, why?
27.- Who is Abel Magwitch? What is his story? Who is Compeyson?
28.- Was Pip happy when he learned about him? What does he think about Estella then?
29.- Who swears on the Bible? What does he swear?
Chapters 11 (Secrets from the past) , 12 (Escape) and 13 (Friends Together)
30.- Pip tells Estella he loves her, what does she tell him?
31.- What does Pip discover about Molly, Mr. Jagger’s servant?
32.- Why does Miss Havisham tell Pip to forgive her?
33.- What does Pip discover about Estella?
34.- How was Magwitch going to escape? Did he succeed?
35.- Magwitch was tried, what was his sentence?
36.- What happened to Magwitch’s money?
37.- Was Pip alone? Who helped him when he was ill?
38..- Pip plans to marry Biddy, but …….
39.- Where does Pip go to work?
40.- Who are friends together? Why?

Compositions

He encontrado en esta página  las siguientes recomendaciones acerca de cómo realizar una redacción en inglés. Aquí van, adaptadas a lo que hemos visto en clase:

Una buena redacción tiene tres partes:

1. Introducción (Opening)
- Puedes empezar con un párrafo como introducción en el cual presentas el tema que vas a tratar. Para comenzar puedes resumir algunos de los principales argumentos en contra de tu punto de vista: Some people argue that..., Many people think that..., It is said that...

2. Cuerpo (Body)
- Discute las ventajas según las ves. No olvides utilizar nexos. Para comparar o contrastar dos cosas utiliza: Both (of them), On the one hand, On the other hand, In spite of (the fact that), In comparison with, On the contrary

- En otro párrafo puedes hablar de las desventajas o inconvenientes, utilizando también los nexos anteriores.

3. Conclusión (Closing)
- Finalmente, escribe una breve conclusión resumiendo lo que has dicho. Puedes decir si crees que hay más ventajas que inconvenientes. También puedes ofrecer una solución o advertir de las consecuencias si no se toman las medidas necesarias para hacer frente al problema. Para indicar la conclusión puedes utilizar: In conclusion, Finally, In summary, To sum up, In short, Therefore, Thus. Este es el mejor sitio para expresar tu opinión personal, y definirte por alguna de las posturas anteriores, con los matices que puedas considerar.

- Las siguientes palabras y expresiones te pueden ser útiles para mostrar tu opinión: Personally, I think... Fortunately/unfortunately, Obviously, In my opinion, I believe , I agree/disagree (with/that), It seems to me, From my point of view, As far as I'm concerned, To be honest, I am in favour of, I am for, I am against, The way I see it.


Para que las ideas estén conectadas de forma clara y lógica hay que:

- Repetir los nombres clave a lo largo de la redacción.
- Usar pronombres para referirse a los nombres clave.
- Escribir las oraciones siguiendo un orden lógico y utilizando conectores tales como: First, Second, Then, Later, Next, Since then, Finally.
- Los conectores son muy importantes para unir ideas: Moreover, Whereas, For instance, Furthermore, such as, Although, However, In contrast.

Es importante que expresemos nuestras ideas y argumentos correctamente. A continuación tienes un recordatorio de algunas reglas básicas a la hora de escribir:

1. Orden de los elementos de la oración en frases afirmativas y negativas. En inglés hay un orden establecido. Cada oración debe tener un sujeto y un verbo, aunque puede haber otras partes de la oración. El orden básico es:
Sujeto + verbo + c. indirecto + c. directo + c.c. modo + c.c. lugar + c.c. tiempo
I
solved
the problem
quickly
at home
yesterday

Recuerda:
- Las expresiones de tiempo también pueden ir al principio de una oración.
- Los complementos indirecto y directo deben ir detrás del verbo.
- Los adverbios de frecuencia van a menudo delante del verbo principal (pero detrás del verbo TO BE)
- Cuando tenemos un complemento indirecto y otro directo, el indirecto se coloca a menudo delante del directo:
She - gave - him - a book
aunque también se puede decir:
She - gave - a book - to him (S -V -C.D.- C.I. con la preposición to)

2. Orden de los elementos de la oración en preguntas indirectas: Las preguntas indirectas siguen el modelo de las oraciones afirmativas o negativas:
Subjeto + verbo
He asked me who she was.
He wanted to know where she lived.

Y muchas cosas más que me habréis escuchado en clase. Seguiremos con todo ello en este monomestre.

Good luck!

Your latest exam 1. 2nd Bachillerato

1.- Complete the passage with the words below.

currently ■ likely ■ might as well ■ afford ■ staff ■ point out ■ first rate ■ disruptive ■ put up with

Most kids that can 1. .................................... an iPod, buy one to download music from the Internet. If they take the iPod to school, they are 2. ................................ to get into trouble. Schools tend to consider iPods a 3. ........................................ influence, but don’t actually ban them as long as students don’t use the iPod during lessons. At Gracemount High School in Scotland, teachers not only 4. .............................. iPods, they actually encourage students to use them. They believe that since kids love iPods, schools 5. .......................... make use of them in teaching. They 6. .......................................... , for example, that an iPod is a 7. ...................................... tool for recording conversations in a foreign language for students to practise at home, or to record a lesson for a student who is absent. They are 8. .................................... examining a variety of uses for iPods in school. Apple, a major producer of iPods, has given the 9. ................................ and students of Gracemount High School 50 state-of-the-art iPods to use for the project.

4.- Complete the sentences with a suitable PREPOSITION.

1. They arrived at the party early so they wouldn’t miss ......................... on anything.
2. While Jane was cleaning a cupboard, she came ......................... some old photographs.
3. Tell me everything at once; don’t beat ......................... the bush.
4. We’re almost there; we get ......................... at the next bus stop.
5. Tom’s father was really angry; he bit Tom’s head ......................... .
6. The whole family came to the airport to see me ……………………..

7.- Rewrite each sentence using TWO PASSIVE structures.

1. Everyone says she’s a great cook.
2. The guide could have given us better advice.

Passive voice and Conditional sentences

Can you rewrite these sentences using the Passive voice?

1) My mother rescued three cats.
2) The students handed in the essays.
3) Maria bought the blue car.
4) Alex learnt the poem by heart.
5) Steven has forgotten the title of the book.
6) Has the mechanic repaired the DVD recorder?
7) They don't play handball.
8) Sue put the purse on the floor.
9) The girls have not lost the match.
10) The teacher is not going to open the window.

And now, can you form a conditional sentence (type I, II, III)? Watch the verbs in bold.


1) If we meet at 9:30, we ....... (to have) plenty of time.
2) Lisa would find the milk if she ..... (to look) in the fridge.
3) The zookeeper would have punished her with a fine if she ..... (to feed) the animals.
4) If you spoke louder, your classmates ..... (to understand) you.
5) Dan ..... (to arrive) safe if he drove slowly.
6) You ..... (to have) no trouble at school if you had done your homework.
7) If you .....(to swim) in this lake, you'll shiver from cold.
8) The door will unlock if you .....(to press) the green button.
9) If Mel ..... (to ask) her teacher, he'd have answered her questions.
10) I .....(to call) the office if I were you.

Good luck if you are studying for your exam.

Conditional sentences

We are going to study the three types of Conditional sentences. Watch, and listen to, this video in which you may learn how to use them. But be careful, because there are some grammatical mistakes, can you find them?




Do you want more? Ok, here you are, and even with explanations:

Great Expectations

This book that you have to read has been twice on screens. Here you can see the trailers of the films based on this novel by Dickens.
First of all, the film of the 1940's:




And now the film of the 1990's:




After watching these trailers you may be confused. The first one looks scary, the second one looks as if it is only about love. Don't worry, read the book and enjoy it. And remember that, as I told you, you will have some of the questions here, maybe one day before the exam

The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole

You students of 2nd Bachillerato have been reading this book. I hope you liked it and didn't find it too difficult. At least I think it is not as boring as many books you have had to read. Anyway I want to help you. Here are some of the questions you will answer tomorrow.

1.Mention the most important growing pains of Adrian Mole.
2.When does the diary start? When does it finish?
3.Who are these characters? Aunt Clara
5.Does Adrian like the name of her sister?
6.For Adrian, what’s the most beautiful girl’s name in the history of the world?
7.Why does Mr. Lucas call Adrian’s mother?
9.Who formed a gay club at school? What’s the original meaning of “gay”?
10.St. Valentine’s Day.