English Intermediate´s Exam

English Exam 

Fechas de examenes de enero

• Miercoles 23: 705 y 706 
• Jueves 24: 701 y 702
• Viernes 25: 703 y 704

Temas de Examen 

• Simple Past

a. Affirmative

b. Negative

c. Interrogative

• Past Continuous

a. Affirmative

b. Negative

c. Interrogative

• Past Continuous with "when and while"
• Study the verbs from page 127 from the book.
• Study from your notebook and book.

Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

Te invitamos a practicar en tu vida las virtudes de Benjamin Franklin:

• Silencio
• Frugalidad
• Templanza
• Determinación
• Sinceridad
• Moderación 
• Limpieza
• Humildad
• Castidad
• Orden
• Justicia
• Diligencia

Happy New Year

Happy New Year 2013

My best wishes for you in this new year.

New Year

Happy New Year

Si no te esfuerzas hasta el máximo como sabrás donde esta tu limite

¡Feliz 2013!

Christmas Show

Christmas Show Photos

Great Show Guys !!

Merry Christmas !

Christmas

La navidad es más que un día de diciembre, son todas esas cosas que nos gusta recordar, es la magia y el amor que siempre recordaremos.

Navidad es la ternura del pasado, el valor del presente y la esperanza del futuro. 

Es el deseo más sincero de que cada taza se rebose con bendiciones ricas y eternas y de que cada camino nos lleve a la paz.

No existe la navidad ideal solo la que ustedes decidan crear como reflejo de susu valores, deseos y tradiciones. 

¡ Les deseo la mejor de las navidades !

English Exam

English Intermediate´s Exam

El examen de Ingles Intermedio se presentará el día lunes de 17 de diciembre del 2012.

Temas para el examen

1. Simple Present vs. Present Continuous. 
2. Simple Past.
3. Much, Some, Any and Many.
4. First Conditional.
5. Future Going to and Will. 
6. Should and Shouldn´t.
7. Don´t forget to study your verbs list at the end of the book.

• NOTA: Estudiar los apuntes del cuaderno y las páginas correspondientes del libro.

December´s Newsletter

December´s Newsletter

The Donkey and the Peasant

 

An Interesting Story

 

The Donkey and the Peasant

 

One day a farmer's donkey fell into a well. The animal cried hard for hours as the farmer tried to find something to do.

Finally, the farmer decided that the donkey was old and the well was dry and needed to be covered up anyway, it really was not worth the donkey out of the well.

He invited all his neighbors to come and help. Each grabbed a shovel and began to throw dirt into the well.

The donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone's surprise, quieted down after a few shovelfuls of dirt.

The farmer finally looked down the well and was astonished at what he saw ... with each scoop of dirt, the donkey was doing something amazing: the earth is shaking and stepped over the earth.

Very soon everyone was amazed as the donkey came to the mouth of the well, stepped over the edge and trotted ...

Life is going to throw dirt, all kinds of land ... the trick is to shake it out of the pot and use it to take a step up. Each of our troubles is a step up. We can get out of the deepest holes if we give up ...

Land Use throw you to succeed!

Christmas Songs

 

Christmas Songs

 

Jingle Bell Rock Lyrics

Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock

Jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring
Snowing and blowing up bushels of fun
Now the jingle hop has begun

Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock
Jingle bells chime in jingle bell time
Dancing and prancing in Jingle Bell Square
In the frosty air.

What a bright time, it's the right time
To rock the night away

Jingle bell time is a swell time
To go gliding in a one-horse sleigh
Giddy-up jingle horse, pick up your feet
Jingle around the clock

Mix and a-mingle in the jingling feet
That's the jingle bell,
That's the jingle bell,
That's the jingle bell rock.

 

So this is Christmas Lyrics 

So this is Christmas and what have you done

Another year over a new one just begun.

 

And so this is Christmas, I hope you have fun.

The near and the dear ones, the old and the young 

A very merry Christmas and a happy new year

Let´s hope it´s a good one without any fears. 

And so this is Christmas for weak and for strong,

The rich and the poor ones, the road is so long. 

And so happy Christmas for blck and white

For the yellow and red ones let´s stop all the fights. 

A very merry Christmas and a happy new year

Let´s hope it´s a good one without any fears. 

So this is Christmas and what have you done

Another year over a new one just begun. 

And so this is Christmas, I hope you have fun.

The near and the dear ones, the old and the young 

A very merry Christmas and a happy new year

Let´s hope it´s a good one without any fears.

War is over if you want it, war is over now.



Miss Esperanza´s Birthday

 

 Happy Birthady

 

Miss Esperanza

Christmas Card

Les recuerdo que el día de entrega de la tarjeta navideña es el 5 de diciembre.

Examen de Inglés de Intermedios

El examen de Inglés de intermedios se presentará el día 22 de noviembre.

!EL BUEN FIN!

DEAR STUDENTS,

Remember that I always stressed that you should have a good breakfast.  If you cannot eat breakfast,then prepare something nutritious to eat before arriving to school or while you´re waiting in the patio for school to start.   Below you will find Links to places that give you recipes for lunch or some others.  For example:

www.mrlucky.com.mx   --  para ensaladas y frutas y verduras combinadas para lunch quizas
www.mangomexicano.com.mx
www.hongoseldorado.com.mx
www.comesanamente.com.mx

¿ Por qué desayunar?   El desayuno es la primera comida de dí y la más importante, ya que rompe el estado de ayuno después de las horas de sueño y recarga el cuerpo de energía para ayudarlo a inicir las actividades cotidianas.   ¿Qué desayunar?  El desayuno debe de representar aproximadamente el 25% de la energía total del día.  Muchos nutriólogos coinciden en decir que un buen desayuno tiene que ser compuesto por elementos básicos:

Un lácteo:  Fuente de calcio, valioso para los huesos.  Fuente de proteína y vitaminas, importantes para el buen funcionamiento del organismo.  La leche contribuye a la rehidratación el cuerpo en el desayuno.

Un cereal:  De preferencia integral--son fuente de carbohidratos y tabi én de fibra, que tiene efectos benéficos como producir sensación de saciedad y facilitar el tránsito intestinal.

Una fruta fresca:  Por la fibra, las vitaminas y los minerales.
Desayuno con nutella (1 cucharada) crema de avellanas con cacao combinado con una rebanada de pan integral, una fruta y un vaso de leche parcialmente descremada, aporta una cantidad razonable de energía sin colorates ni conservadores.   CHICOS, si aprenden a desayunar, se van a acordar de mi.  Hasta luego!

Complete these jokes by putting my or mine, your or yours, his, her or hers, its, our orours, their or theirs in the gaps (blank spaces) provided:

1  A: John and George, is thisyour football?    B:  Did it break anything, sir?
    A: No, not that I know of.                 B:  Then yes, sir, it´s ours_____.

2  A: That´s a nice dog you have.  What´s  its_name?   B:  I don´t know.  It won´t tell me.

3  A: Is that Susan´s brother? B: Yes A:  He´s very small, isn´t he? B:  Well, he´s only her_half-brother.

4  Two boys went into a café and began to eat their_sandwiches.    "You can´t eat  your_
    own food here!", shouted the waiter. The boys smiled at each other, then they swapped* sandwiches.

5  A:  Miss, I can´t find __my_ shoes anywhere.     B:  There´s one pair left outside the classroom.  Are                you sure they aren´t yours__?   A:  Yes, I´m sure, mine_ had snow on them.

6  A:  Mary and I want to get married but we can´t find anywhere to live.   B:  Why don´t you stay with
    Mary´s parents?     A: Because they´re still living with their__parents!

7  A:  My husband puts his money in the bank.  What does your husband do with  his?
    B:  He puts it in oil.     A: What a strange thing to do!  Who wants oily money?

8  A:  Last week a man stole a pair of boots from my aunt´s shop.   B:  Did she chase the thief?
    A:  No, they were her_ boots.    OR    A:  No, they were_hers____.

* Intercambiaron     YA CON ESTO PODRÁN CHECAR SU TRABAJO EN CLASD

Hi Kids,
Congratulations on today´s festivities...all of you performed or danced really well!  And the "Calaveritas" in English were excellent.

My contribution to BF´s Radio program while you have your lunch is...guess what.....????
THE IMPORTANCE OF NUTRITION!!!!!!!
I am positively sure that many of you eat,  at least,  one balanced meal every day.   However, many do not have a good breakfast and THAT IS a PROBLEM.

If you don´t know, OATS is Avena in Spanish. The genus Avena of the grass family, Gramineae. The scientific name of the common oat is Avena sativa .  "A grain which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people" -- this is the definition of oats given in the dictionary written in the 18th century by Dr. Samuel Johnson.  "True enough," was a Scotsman´s reply, "and where will you find such fine horses as in England, or such fine men as in Scotland?"

First let me give you the HOTCAKES recipe which you, yourselves can make at home, then freeze...and have for breakfast or bring for lunch any time of the week.  Ingredients are:

1  90gm butter bar Gloria brand without salt or your favorite brand
1  cup of wheat flour (preferably Harina de Trigo INTEGRAL 3 Estrellas)
1 to 1.5 cup of whole Oats ( Avena )
1  cup Amaranto
1/2 to 1 cup Germen de Trigo
Sugar to your liking
Small quantity of milk  or  fruit juice any flavour, or even water
1 squirt of vanilla (chorrito)
1 medium sized apple (red or yellow, sliced very fine)
Raisins, cranberries or blueberries, any nuts, semillas de linaza and/or sesame seeds are OPTIONAL

Procedure:  First, melt the butter and immediately add the Oats and the rest of the dry ingredients and then the liquids.  Then blend the rest of the ingredients.  If you need more liquid just add it little by little until you
see that it is pourable.  Heat your pan first and start making your Hot-cakes...the size and form is up to you...let them cool and then freeze.  If you do them on the weekend, you will be ready to start a good week anywhere!  Bon Apetit! (that is Buen apetito or provecho in french, but the English took it from the french)

Later I´ll give you links to places where you can find other recipes which you can choose from.

TAREA DE JUEVES PARA ENTREGAR LUNES 29 de Oct /  Thursday´s homework due next Monday:
Favor de imprimir el siguiente ejercicio, llenarlo con lo que practicamos ayer y hoy, escriban su nombre
en la parte superior derecha y me lo entregan el lunes, posteriormente lo pegarán en su cuaderno.



POSSESSIVES

Complete these jokes by putting my or mine, your or yours, his, her or hers, its, our or ours, their or theirs in the gaps (blank spaces) provided:

1  A: John and George, is this ______________ football?    B:  Did it break anything, sir?
    A: No, not that I know of.                 B:  Then yes, sir, it´s _______________.

2  A: That´s a nice dog you have.  What´s ______name?   B:  I don´t know.  It won´t tell me.

3  A: Is that Susan´s brother? B: Yes A:  He´s very small, isn´t he? B:  Well, he´s only ____half-brother.

4  Two boys went into a café and began to eat ________sandwiches.    "You can´t eat ___________
    own food here!", shouted the waiter. The boys smiled at each other, then they swapped* sandwiches.

5  A:  Miss, I can´t find _______ shoes anywhere.     B:  There´s one pair left outside the classroom.  Are                you sure they aren´t ___________?   A:  Yes, I´m sure, ___________ had snow on them.

6  A:  Mary and I want to get married but we can´t find anywhere to live.   B:  Why don´t you stay with
    Mary´s parents?     A: Because they´re still living with _______________parents!

7  A:  My husband puts his money in the bank.  What does your husband do with _________?
    B:  He puts it in oil.     A: What a strange thing to do!  Who wants oily money?

8  A:  Last week a man stole a pair of boots from my aunt´s shop.   B:  Did she chase the thief?
    A:  No, they were ___________ boots.    OR    A:  No, they were ______________.

* Intercambiaron

Dear Students and Parents,
Although I wanted all of you to see the games from Lumosity to make exercises designed for the brain,
only 3rd graders got a chance to see some of them.

WARNING:  PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR PARENTS AGREE - TRY THE FREE GAMES ONLY
BECAUSE SOME GAMES YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR IN  U.S. DOLLARS !!!!!!!   SO BE
CAREFUL AND TELL YOUR PARENTS OR ASK THEM TO SUPERVISE YOU.

AVISO DE PRECAUCIÓN:  Asegúrense de que sus padres estén de acuerdo - intenten los juegos gratuitos solamente porque algunos juegos son de paga y en dólares!!!!!  Tengan cuidado y digánle a sus padres o pidan que les supervisen  a la hora de entrar.****  Esta compañía Lumosity con frecuencia tiene opciones para probar sus juegos durante 3 días sin costo alguno. *****************

Here is another interesting article from LUMOSITY that I received ... consider it if you like DIET SODAS.

Diet Sodas: Changing Your Brain And Your Waistline

Diet sodas may not be helping you lose weight—in fact, these and other artificially sweetened foods may sabotage your diet by confusing and rewiring your brain’s reward centers. This study from the journal Physiology & Behavior is yet another example of how lifestyle choices can alter your brain—negatively or positively.

Scanning diet soda drinkers' brains

The University of San Diego study followed 24 young adults: half the group drank at least one serving of diet soda every day, while the other half avoided the artificially sweetened drinks. These adults were then hooked up to brain scanning equipmentwhile scientists fed them water alternately flavored by natural and artificial sweeteners—then the researchers sat back and watched what unfolded in the brain.
The results, according to University of California San Diego researchers Green and Murphy, were pronounced: “[Diet soda drinkers] who consumed a greater number of diet sodas had reduced caudate head activation. These findings may provide some insight into the link between diet soda consumption and obesity.”

Artificial sweeteners confuse reward

A little bit of background: the caudate head is a part of the brain involved in signaling reward and controlling food intake—and its decreased activity in the brains of diet soda drinkers has substantial implications.
Researchers posit that consumption of diet soda had confused the reward loops normally processed by the caudate head: because sweetness was no longer a reliable indicator of incoming calories, the brain had trained itself to respond less in the face of sweet flavors. Unreliable sweet tastes threw off normal predictions about calories and energy in the changed brains of diet soda drinkers—making it more likely that these people would consume additional calories later in the day.

Small choices can affect your brain

This newest study is pretty preliminary; it’s difficult to say how drastically diet sodas can affect bigger questions of lifestyle and health based on such short-term brain activation patterns. Still, this recent investigation provides an interesting reflection on how choices and actions made in everyday life can powerfully influence the way your brain is wired—in other words, the concept of neuroplasticity.
We can’t always foresee the unintended negative responses our brain makes—who would have thought diet coke might do quite the opposite of what its name suggests?—but there are positive ways to harness your brain’s ability to change. Just a little Lumosity training every day, for example, can change your brain for the better: instead of confused reward signals, you could experience faster processing speed, quicker flexibility, and improved problem solving. Unlock full access today and harness that power to change!

Learn more on the Lumosity blog.