Miguel's Text on Monkeys

Monkeys are arboreal mammals in the primate order.  Monkeys are clever, social animals who are famous for climbing trees easily.Monkey is a species of primate that is really close to human. Monkey is the animal with the highest thinking  abilities. Monkey is really similar to human in every aspect. This make Charles Darwin think about evolution theory.

Some monkeys live in trees, others live on the ground. Different primate families eat fruit, leaves, insects, flowers, small mammals, reptiles, amphibians, crabs or even other monkeys. They can be kept as pets but due to their high intelligence and advanced emotional needs are not suggested. Monkeys can live in forests, savannahs, deserts and even in snowy mountains, but they are most commonly found  in rainforests, except for Australia and New Guinea.

A group of monkeys is called a "troop"  

Some monkeys are very small, about 15 cm (6 in) long and 120 grams (4.2 oz) in weight, while other monkeys can be very big, about 1 m (3 ft 3 in) long and 35 kilograms .

Squirrel Monkey                                                                                            Spider Monkey

Tufted Capuchins                                                                        Saki Monkey

                                                                     Gorilla

1)          TRUE OR  FALSE :

a)  Monkeys are not  in the primate order        

b)  All monkeys are bigger than humans             

c)   Monkyes live on Australia        

2)        Questions :

a)   Where do they live?

b)   How can the smaller monkeys be measured?

3)        SYNONIMS :

a)      Tribe ( p. 3)        

b)      Tiny ( p. 4 )         

c)      Much the same (p. 1)      

d)Antecedents  (p. 2 )        

Martin's Text on Skrillex

SKRILLEX

Sonny Moore (born January 15, 1988), better known by his stage name Skrillex, is an American electronic dance music producer, DJ, singer and songwriter. Growing up in Northeast Los Angeles and in Northern California, Sonny Moore joined the American post-hardcore band From First to Last as the lead singer in 2004, and recorded two studio albums with the band (Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has a Body Count, 2004, and Heroine, 2006) before leaving to pursue a solo career in 2007. He began his first tour as a solo artist in late 2007. After recruiting a new band lineup, Moore joined the Alternative Press Tour to support bands such as All Time Low and The Rocket Summer, and appeared on the cover of Alternative Press' annual "100 Bands You Need to Know" issue.

After releasing the Gypsyhook EP in 2009, Moore was scheduled to record his debut studio album, Bells, with producer Noah Shain. However, he ceased production of the album and began performing under the name Skrillex, distributing the My Name Is Skrillex EP for free download on his official My Space page. Subsequently, he released the Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites EP in late–2010 and More Monsters and Sprites EP in mid–2011, both of which have since become moderate commercial successes. On November 30, 2011, he was nominated for a total of five Grammy Awards at the 54th Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist and won three: "Best Dance/Electronica Album", "Best Dance Recording", and "Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical". On December 5, 2011, the BBC announced that he had been nominated for their Sound of 2012 poll. On December 12, 2011, he was also named MTV's Electronic Dance Music Artist of the Year. Skrillex has won a total of six Grammy Awards. Skrillex has collaborated with Diplo to form the group Jack Ü.

1.True or False.

-He was the MTV´s Electronic Dance Music Artist of the year.

-Skrillex was born in January 15th,1991.

-He is an American electronic dance music producer.

2. Open questions.

-Where was he born?

-How many Grammy Awards won?

3. Synonyms.

-arranged (paragraph 2)

-creator (paragraph 2)

-new man(paragraph 1)

-raiser(paragraph 1)

Kike's text on Ski

SKI

Skiing is a recreational activity and competitive winter sport in which the participant uses skis to glide on snow.

Modern skiing has evolved from beginnings in Scandinavia, it may have been practiced as early as 600 BC in what is now China.

The word "ski" is one of a handful of words Norway has exported to the international community. It comes from the Old Norse word "skíð".Asymmetrical skis were used at least in northern Finland and Sweden up until the late 1800s .

Early skiers used one long pole or spear. The first depiction of a skier with two ski poles dates
to 1741. Until the mid-1800s skiing was primarily used for transport, and since then has become a recreation and sport. Ski races were held in Norway during the 18th century.

NORDIC

The Nordic disciplines include cross-country skiing and ski jumping.

ALPINE

Also downhill skiing, alpine skiing typically takes place on a piste at a ski resort . Backcountry skiing can be accessed by helicopter or snowcat. Facilities at resorts can include night skiing, Après-ski, and glade skiing under the supervision of the ski patrol and the ski school . this type of ski is the most practiced.

1.TRUE OR FALSE

a) Skiing is a competitive winter sport

b) Early skiers don´t used one long pole or spear

c) Backcountry  can be accessed by chairlifts

2. OPEN QUESTIONS 

a) When started the winter sport ski?

b) Wich is the type of ski more practiced?

3. SYNONYMS

a)  held  (paragraph 5)

b)  practiced  (paragraph 7)

c)  recreation (paragraph 5)

Nico's Text on Dynamo

Dynamo, the best

 

Dynamo: Magician Impossible is a documentary series that follows the lives of the magician Steven Frayne, aka Dynamo. The show is produced by Phil McIntyre Productions and Inner Circle Films for UKTV channel Watch and Universal Networks International.

Dynamo was born on December 17, 1982 as Steven Frayne in Bradford , England. He grew up there with his grandparents learned to perform acts of illusion thanks to his grandfather and developed his skills during his trips to New Orleans , Louisiana. It is currently affected by a disease called Crohn's disease which makes it a little difficu On August 1, 2013 , Dynamo published an autobiography called ' Nothing is Impossible'

On July 5, 2012 , Dynamo was awarded by the British Society of Magicians The Magic Circle as an Associate Member of The Inner Magic Circle. That same year, the series Dynamo : Magician Impossible won the award for Best Entertainment Programme of the Broadcast Awards 7 Dynamo named as one of the best known magicians and seen the world lt to attend some events .

1 :   True or false

    A.       Dynamo was born in 1983

    B.      “Magician imposible” won the award for best entertaiment

    C.      The show was produced by Phil McIntyre

2 : Open questions.

   1.What is the real name of “Dynamo”?

  2.How is the name of the documentary of Dynamo?

3:Synonyms

   1:fantasy  (paragraph  two)

   2:named  (paragraph two)

   3:course  (paragraph one)                                                                                    

Clara's Text on X Factor

The X Factor is an American reality television show music competition created by Simon Cowell and produced by Fremantle Media North America, which aired on Fox from 2011 to 2013. Based on the original UK show, and an addition to the The X Factor, the series found new singing talent drawn from public auditions, and they competed against each other for votes. The winner was determined by the show's viewers

The series employed a panel of judges who critiqued the contestants' performances. Each judge was assigned to one of the categories and acted as mentor to the contestants in his or her category, helping to decide song choices, styling and staging, while also judging contestants from the other categories after each of the live performances. They competed with each other to win the competition, us making them the winning judge.

The original judging panel consisted of Cowell, Paula Abdul, Cheryl Cole and L.A. Reid. Demi Lovato and Britney Spears joined the panel in the second season. In this show was created groups that didn´t win but have a famous reputation like 1D,Little Mix ,Fifth Harmony..

YOU CAN SEE THE VIDEOS:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7YPlAz75wk  (2014)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sp5Ws-u8EU  (BEST AUDITIONS)

1.­TRUE or FALSE

-The x factor is an American comedy television show

-The x factor is produced by Simon Cowell and   created by Fremantle Media North America

-The series employed a panel of judges who criquited the constants´ performances

2. OPEN QUESTIONS

-Who are the members of the original judging panel ?

-What does the judge do when he is assigned to a category or a contestant?

3. SYNONIMS

-Prestige (paragraph 3)

-Champion (paragraph 1)

-Contest (paragraph 1)

-Authority (paragraph 2)

More Exercises!

Following Kike's request I've added more exercises for you to study the use of English exam we have on friday:

Present Simple vs. Present Continuous: http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-simple-present-continuous-1.html

Past simple vs. past continuous: http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/pastsimpleorcontinuous/menu.php

Present Perfect Simple: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-perfect-simple

Present perfect simple vs. past simple: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpas-preper

Futures: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/future-mix/exercises

If you need more just ask me :)

See you tomorrow! ^^

Exercises to practice for the exam

For First/ Zero conditionals: http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=10753

http://www.macmillaninspiration.com/new/files/2010/12/Grammar-EXTRA_NI_4_Unit_4_First-conditional-with-if-and-unless.pdf

https://inglesaway.wordpress.com/2013/05/08/grammar-zero-and-first-conditional-sentences/

Sergio M's text on Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital of France and the Ile de France region. Is incorporated in the only unidepartamental commune in the country.

The city of Paris within its administrative limits with a population of 2,243,833 inhabitants. However, during the twentieth century, the Paris metropolitan area expanded beyond the limits of the municipality of Paris, and is today the fifth largest city in Europe and the second metropolitan area with a population of 12,223,100 inhabitants  

The Paris region is, along with London, one of the most important economic centers of Europe. With 607 billion euros (845 billion dollars), produced more than a quarter of the gross domestic product of France in 2011.La Défense is the main business district in Europe .It houses the headquarters of almost half of major French companies, as well as the headquarters of twenty of the 100 largest in the world. 

The city is the most popular tourist destination in the world with over 42 million foreign visitors per year. It features many of the most famous and admired monuments of the world: the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, the Avenue of the Champs Elysees, Arc de Triomphe, the Sacré Cœur, the former Hospital of the Invalides, the Pantheon, the Arch of Defense, the Opera Garnier and Montmartre, among others. It also hosts world-renowned institutions: the Louvre , the Orsay Museum and the National Museum of Natural History France, as well as an extensive system of higher education of international standing.

TRUE OR FALSE

a)Paris is the capital of the Ille de France region.

b)Paris region is the most important economic centers of Europe.

ANSWER THE FOLLOWIN QUESTIONS

a)How many visitors has Paris harbor per year?

b)How many Euros has Paris produced in 2011?

SYNONYMS

a) Famed/Paragraph 4

b)Bounds/Paragraph 2

c)Together/Paragraph 3

d)Outlandish/Paragraph 4

Sergio G's Text on Vines

Vine is a short-form video sharing service. Founded in June 2012, it was acquired by microblogging website Twitter in October 2012, just prior to its official launch. The service allows users to record and edit five to six-second long looping video clips, and to "revine", or share others' posts with followers. Some Vines are revined automatically based on what is popular. The videos can then be published through Vine's social network and shared on other services such as Facebook and Twitter. Vine's app can also be used to browse through videos posted by other users, along with groups of videos by theme, and trending videos.

Vine was founded by Dom Hofmann, Rus Yusupov, and Colin Kroll in June 2012. The company was acquired by Twitter in October 2012 for a reported $30 million.

Vine officially launched on January 24, 2013 as a free app for iOS devices. On June 2, 2013, an Android version was released.

On October 14, 2014, an Xbox One version was released allowing Xbox Live members to watch the looping videos.

In a couple of months, Vine became the most used video sharing application in the market.

1.       TRUE OR FALSE .

-          - Vine is a long –form video sharing service.

-          - In 5 months , vine became the most used video sharing application in the market .

-          - Some vines are vined automatically .

-          - Vine was founded by Dom Hofmann , Rus Yusopov and Collin Kroll .

2.OPEN QUESTIONS .

- When was It found ?

- When was it launched ?

3. SYNONIMS.

- giving/ exchanging (paragraph 1)

- published (paragraph 4 )

- set up ( paragraph 2 )

- reached ( paragraph 1 )

Sofía's Text on the Bermudas Triangle

THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE

Located in the Atlantic Ocean, the Bermuda Triangle falls between Bermuda, Puerto Rico and Florida. The Bermuda Triangle has long been believed to be the site where a number of mysterious plane and boat incidents have occurred.

While it has become part of popular culture to link the Bermuda Triangle to paranormal activity, most investigations indicate bad weather and human error are the more likely culprits.

Research has suggested that many original reports of strange incidents in the Bermuda Triangle were exaggerated and that the actual number of incidents in the area is similar to that of other parts of the ocean.

While its reputation may scare some people, the Bermuda Triangle is actually part of a regularly sailed shipping lane with cruise ships and other boats also frequently sailing through the area. Aircraft are also common in the Bermuda Triangle with both private and commercial planes commonly flying through the air space.

Stories of unexplained disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle started to reach public awareness around 1950 and have been consistently reported since then. Unverified supernatural explanations for Bermuda Triangle incidents have included references to UFO’s and even the mythical lost continent of Atlantis. Other explanations have included magnetic anomalies, pirates, deliberate sinkings, hurricanes, gas deposits, rough weather, huge waves and human error.

True or false:

a.       The Bermuda triangle is in the Pacific Ocean.

b.      Around 1950 they were published stories of strange disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle.

Open questions:

a.       Where are the vertices of the Bermuda Triangle located?                              

b.      What is the result of the research made on the Bermuda Triangle?

Synonyms:

a.       Strange (paragraph 1): 

b.      Events (paragraph 1): 

c.       Unconfirmed (paragraph 5): 

d.      Frighten (paragraph 4): 

Lucía's Text on Wolves

Living and hunting in packs, wolves are wild dogs that come from the same group as the dingo and coyote.

They can reach speeds of 65 km/h (40 mph) when chasing prey and include a number of species such as the gray wolf (also known as the grey wolf or timber wolf), red wolf, arctic wolf, mexican wolf and white wolf. Read on for more interesting information and enjoy our full list of wolf facts.

Wolves are excellent hunters and have been found to be living in more places in the world than any other mammal except humans.

The wolf is the ancestor of all breeds of domestic dog. It is part of a group of animals called the wild dogs which also includes the dingo and the coyote.

Most wolves weigh about 40 kilograms but the heaviest wolf ever recorded weighed over 80 kilograms!

Adult wolves have large feet. A fully grown wolf would have a paw print nearly 13 centimetres long and 10 centimetres wide.

Wolves live and hunt in groups called a pack. A pack can range from two wolves to as many as 20 wolves depending on such factors as habitat and food supply. Most packs have one breeding pair of wolves, called the alpha pair, who lead the hunt.

Wolf pups are born deaf and blind while weighing around 0.5 kg (1 lb). It takes about 8 months before they are old enough to actively join in wolf pack hunts.

Wolves in the Arctic have to travel much longer distances than wolves in the forest to find food and will sometimes go for several days without eating.

When hunting alone, the wolf catches small animals such as squirrels, hares, chipmunks, raccoons or rabbits. However, a pack of wolves can hunt very large animals like moose, caribou and yaks.

When the pack kills an animal, the alpha pair always eats first. As food supply is often irregular for wolves, they will eat up to 1/5th of their own body weight at a time to make up for days of missed food.

Wolves have two layers of fur, an undercoat and a top coat, which allow them to survive in temperatures as low at minus 40 degrees Celsius! In warmer weather they flatten their fur to keep cool.

A wolf can run at a speed of 65 kilometres per hour during a chase. Wolves have long legs and spend most of their time trotting at a speed of 12-16 kilometres per hour. They can keep up a reasonable pace for hours and have been known to cover distances of 90 kilometres in one night

1 True  or  False . A) Wolves are excellent hunters and have been found to be living in more places in the world than any other mammal except humans.  B) A wolf can run at a speed of 70 kilometres per hour during a chase.  C) Wolves have two layers of fur, an undercoat and a top coat, which allow them to survive in temperatures as low at minus 50 degrees . 2 Answer the Questions A)    What species of wolves are there? B)    how many months must have cubs to hunt? 3 Synonyms A)    Approximately (paragraph 8) B)    Data(paragraph2) C)    Deer(paragraph 9) D)    Couple(paragraph7)