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6th TASK - 9th grade Future Xmas

Will for future predictions Xmas X Going to Xmas

1st Part: Choose a year in the future, write about it and make predictions about a typical Xmas in that year similar to those below, e.g. for the year 2100 you could say “There won’t be any real Xmas trees left” or "It will be illegal to use real Xmas trees and we will have to use plastic ones." Post a picture to illustrate your ideas in the future.

2nd Part: What do you typycally do at Xmas? Think about all the things you intend to do at Christmas time and for the New Year. As you are planning those things use going to. Write a short text about all your plans. Post a picture to illustrate your text.

Good work!!!

Carla :-)

6th TASK - 8th Grade "Future Xmas"

Will for future predictions Xmas  X  Going to Xmas

1st Part: Choose a year in the future, write about it and make predictions about a typical Xmas in that year similar to those below, e.g. for the year 2100 you could say “There won’t be any real Xmas trees left” or "It will be illegal to use real Xmas trees and we will have to use plastic ones." Post a picture to illustrate your ideas in the future.

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2nd Part: What do you typycally do at Xmas? Think about all the things you intend to do at Christmas time and for the New Year. As you are planning those things use going to. Write a short text about all your plans. Post a picture to illustrate your text.

Good work!!!
Carla :-)

5th TASK 9th GRADE

Hi students!
What about thinking of the future? Can you imagine what you will do in 10 years from now?
After doing the ´Writing Activity` from your student book - page 71, write an essay about your future.
You should write what you will do after finishing education, what kind of job we want to do, and about your personal life (will you marry, have children... etc?)
Post a picture to illustrate your text.

Bye for now.

Carla Reis

Deadline: October 8th, 2010

5th TASK 8th GRADE

Hi students!
Here it is our 5th task...
After doing the ´Writing Activity´ from your student book - page 71, write about a movie that you like.
You should describe the place and characters, say what happened and how it ended. Don't forget to use your notes to help you. Post a picture to illustrate the movie you have chosen.
Bye for now.

Carla Reis

Deadline: October, 8th 2010

4th TASK 9th GRADE

Read the beginning of a horror story and then use your imagination to write the ending. Be as creative as possible and write at least 12 more lines. To make it a little bit challenging, my dearest students, you HAVE TO use the following words:

knife – chimpanzees – neighbor – flashlight – a red dress

After finishing your story post a picture to illustrate it and give it a title!

DEADLINE: August 27th

I perfectly remember that cold winter night. It was January 13th ,1860, the same day that Paul and I had just got married. We were deeply in love with each other and had decided to spend our honeymoon somewhere remote from the city and the people we knew. We were invited to the luxurious mansion that his uncle, Lord James, had in the country, and we accepted as we did not have any other better choice.



After leaving the train station, we had to walk for a long time among the woods that led directly to the house. I will never forget the thick mist of that scary silent night, when we were able to perceive the most insignificant sounds of Nature. As I was very frightened, I asked my dear Paul to put his arm around me. Suddenly, we saw a dim light far in the distance that seemed to come from the mansion we were looking for. We sighed and smiled at each other because we felt relieved. However, it was a short-lived feeling since as we were approaching the dwelling, we found a cemetery just in front of the house. Paul tried to comfort me but I did not like the idea of sharing the place for our honeymoon with the dead ancestors of my husband. As we were passing by all those graves, it started to rain heavily and I could see how a rusty cross was beginning to lean forward and backward as though somebody were pushing it from below. That sight made my hair stand on end but Paul tried to convince me that it was only the blowing wind.




We arrived at the house at last and Lord James welcomed us with open arms. He was standing at the hall with Joan, his new wife, and Veronica, his stepdaughter. They were really kind to us but there was something in the way Veronica looked at Paul that made me feel terrified. She was a short blond girl whose eyes seemed to be hiding something...

4th TASK 8th GRADE

Read the beginning of a horror story and then use your imagination to write the ending. Be as creative as possible and write at least 12 more lines. To make it a little bit challenging, my dearest students, you HAVE TO use the following words:

knife – chimpanzees – neighbor – flashlight – a red dress

After finishing your story post a picture to illustrate it and give it a title!

DEADLINE: August 27th

I perfectly remember that cold winter night. It was January 13th ,1860, the same day that Paul and I had just got married. We were deeply in love with each other and had decided to spend our honeymoon somewhere remote from the city and the people we knew. We were invited to the luxurious mansion that his uncle, Lord James, had in the country, and we accepted as we did not have any other better choice.



After leaving the train station, we had to walk for a long time among the woods that led directly to the house. I will never forget the thick mist of that scary silent night, when we were able to perceive the most insignificant sounds of Nature. As I was very frightened, I asked my dear Paul to put his arm around me. Suddenly, we saw a dim light far in the distance that seemed to come from the mansion we were looking for. We sighed and smiled at each other because we felt relieved. However, it was a short-lived feeling since as we were approaching the dwelling, we found a cemetery just in front of the house. Paul tried to comfort me but I did not like the idea of sharing the place for our honeymoon with the dead ancestors of my husband. As we were passing by all those graves, it started to rain heavily and I could see how a rusty cross was beginning to lean forward and backward as though somebody were pushing it from below. That sight made my hair stand on end but Paul tried to convince me that it was only the blowing wind.



We arrived at the house at last and Lord James welcomed us with open arms. He was standing at the hall with Joan, his new wife, and Veronica, his stepdaughter. They were really kind to us but there was something in the way Veronica looked at Paul that made me feel terrified. She was a short blond girl whose eyes seemed to be hiding something...

3rd TASK 9th GRADE

Welcome back, students!


Here I am again!

Hope you all had a wonderful holiday, time to enjoy yourselves with your family and refresh your minds. Now I want to know a little bit about what you did or what you didn't do on your holidays.

Write a text saying about your holidays ... where you went, what you did, who you visited, what you liked best about your holidays, films you watched, places you visisted in general, etc... any other information you want to add.

Share some pictures of your holidays by posting them in your blog. :-)

Don't forget to revise your text beforre posting it. Use your dictionary when necessary!

See you.

Bye for now!

Cacau

xxx

3rd TASK 8th GRADE

Welcome back, students!
Here I am again!
Hope you all had a wonderful holiday, time to enjoy yourselves with your family and refresh your minds. Now I want to know a little bit about what you did or what you didn't do on your holidays.
Write a text saying about your holidays ... where you went, what you did, who you visited, what you liked best about your holidays, films you watched, places you visisted in general, etc... any other information you want to add.
Share some pictures of your holidays by posting them in your blog. :-)
Don't forget to revise your text before posting it. Use your dictionary when necessary!
See you.
Bye for now!
Cacau
xxx

WELCOME BACK, DEAR STUDENTS!

Welcome back, students!


This semester started off with a bang, and I’m nervous yet excited to go on with our project (the blogs). After a very tiring semester, I thought I would have some time to rest and feel fresh and new after holiday. However, as August got closer and closer, I realized I still had a lot of tests to finish and lots of texts to read – much work! So, I’m not completely refreshed!!!

Luckily, I know most of you ( my students) well because I have been with you for some years. And I think we have built trusting and comfortable relationships and we are all eager to grow and learn during the rest of the school year.

Do our best!

Count on me whenever you need!

Cacau

2nd TASK 9th grade - World Cup

Hi people!
I m glad to see that you are all involved with our poject!
Here it is the new task.
Hope you enjoy it!!!

2nd TASK - World Cup

Brazil play Chile today!!!


As we know, today is the big one. Brazil must win to continue in the World Cup. The team is under a lot of pressure. Some fans have been strict. Some of the players are feeling not confident or dispirited.

Imagine you are either Dunga, the coach, or Lucio, the captain.

You are in the dressing room ten minutes before going out onto the pitch.

Your exercise today is to write a speech to stir the players to victory in no more than 150 words. Make sure you use powerful words to encourage the players and give them their confidence back.

Bye for now!!!
Carla Reis

(This exercise is being written every week for a project but it hasn’t been checked weekly. Please accept that although every effort has been made not to have grammatical or spelling errors we cannot guarantee that there will be none.)
English Teachers:  Carla and Itamar

2nd TASK 8th grade - World Cup

Hi people!
I am glad that you are all involved with our project!
We are a bit late but there it is the new task.
 Hope you enjoy it!!!

2nd TASK -  World Cup

Choose a country which is taking part t in the World Cup games and write a short text about it (3 paragraphs: introduction, development and conclusion). Post pictures to illustrate the country you choose, its flag etc.

Give as much relevant information as you can but remember that you have to write your own text, it must be authentic! Don´t copy and paste anything from the Internet. The Internet is a source for research only!
Avoid translator programs and use simple language. Dicitonaries are welcome!

Bye for now!
Carla Reis

Deadline: 5th July, 2010

(This exercise is being written every week for a project but it hasn't been checked weekly. Please accept that although every effort has been made not to have grammatical or spelling errors we cannot guarantee that there will be none).
English Teachers: Carla and Itamar

1st TASK 9th grade - PROFILE

PROFILE

For the first task you must write your profile and add a picture of yours.



In your text you have to say:


• your name


• your age


• your home city


• about your likes / dislikes


• what your favorite books are


• what your favorite movies and songs are


• if you have any pets


• about your family members


• what you do in your free time


• You can add any other information about you!


That’s it for now


DEADLINE: 11th June, 2010

1st TASK 8th grade - PROFILE

 PROFILE

For the first task you must write your profile and add a picture of yours.


In your text you have to say:


• your name


• your age


• your home city


• about your likes / dislikes


• what your favorite books are


• what your favorite movies and songs are


• if you have any pets


• about your family members


• what you do in your free time

* You can add any other information.

That's it for now!

DEADLINE: 11th June, 2010

Is it a call?

As teachers, we want to inspire our students to want to do well and to know more about the world around us. We want to continue to teach even when the going gets tough because we have the passion to want to continually add to our students' knowledge and to improve their skills so that they can go on to be lifelong learners.

Even with the stress that is part of teaching, we still have that passion to teach. We see teaching as a two-way relationship, and we enjoy students as well reaping personal reward and the satisfaction of meeting a challenge head-on.

I have been thinking if teaching is a call?

If it is a calling ,we have to answer the call.

 Carla Reis

Reflexion ...

Como diz Mário Quintana ....

A princípio, bastaria ter saúde, dinheiro e amor, o que já é um pacote louvável, mas nossos desejos são ainda mais complexos.
Não basta que a gente esteja sem febre: queremos, além de saúde, ser magérrimos, sarados, irresistíveis. Dinheiro? Não basta termos para pagar o aluguel, a comida e o cinema: queremos a piscina olímpica e uma temporada num spa cinco estrelas.

E quanto ao amor? Ah, o amor... não basta termos alguém com quem podemos conversar, dividir uma pizza e fazer sexo de vez em quando. Isso é pensar pequeno: queremos AMOR, todinho maiúsculo. Queremos estar visceralmente apaixonados, queremos ser surpreendidos por declarações e presentes inesperados, queremos jantar à luz de velas de segunda a domingo, queremos sexo selvagem e diário,queremos ser felizes assim e não de outro jeito.

É o que dá ver tanta televisão. Simplesmente esquecemos de tentar ser felizes de uma forma mais realista. Ter um parceiro constante, pode ou não, ser sinônimo de felicidade. Você pode ser feliz solteiro, feliz com uns romances ocasionais, feliz com um parceiro, feliz sem nenhum. Não existe amor minúsculo, principalmente quando se trata de amor-próprio. Dinheiro é uma benção. Quem tem, precisa aproveitá-lo, gastá-lo, usufruí-lo. Não perder tempo juntando, juntando, juntando. Apenas o suficiente para se sentir seguro, mas não aprisionado. E se a gente tem pouco, é com este pouco que vai tentar segurar a onda, buscando coisas que saiam de graça, como um pouco de humor, um pouco de fé e um pouco de criatividade. Ser feliz de uma forma realista é fazer o possível e aceitar o improvável. Fazer exercícios sem almejar passarelas, trabalhar sem almejar o estrelato, amar sem almejar o eterno...Olhe para o relógio: hora de acordar. É importante pensar-se ao extremo, buscar lá dentro o que nos mobiliza, instiga e conduz mas sem exigir-se desumanamente...A vida não é um jogo onde só quem testa seus limites é que leva o prêmio. Não sejamos vítimas ingênuas desta tal competitividade. Se a meta está alta demais, reduza-a. Se você não está de acordo com as regras, demita-se. Invente seu próprio jogo. Faça o que for necessário para ser feliz. Mas não se esqueça que a felicidade é um sentimento simples, você pode encontrá-la e deixá-la ir embora por não perceber sua simplicidade. Ela transmite paz e não sentimentos fortes, que nos atormenta e provoca inquietude no nosso coração. Isso pode ser alegria, paixão, entusiasmo, mas não felicidade. "O tempo não pára! Só a saudade é que faz as coisas pararem no tempo..." Mario Quintana

Silêncio

Muitas vezes o silêncio determina tudo. Faz com que pessoas mudem de caminho; leva a reflexões, permite interpretações e pode também fazer com que oportunidades não aflorem.... Silêncio emociona...decepciona e marca. Deve ser por isso que muitos gestos podem ferir ou sarar...

VER vendo

De tanto ver, a gente banaliza o olhar.
Vê... não vendo. Experimente ver, pela primeira vez, o que você vê todo dia, sem ver. Parece fácil, mas não é!
O que nos cerca, o que nos é familiar, já não desperta curiosidade. O campo visual da nossa retina é como um vazio. Você sai todos os dias, pela mesma porta...
Se alguém lhe perguntar o que vê no caminho, você não sabe. O hábito suja os olhos e baixa a voltagem.
Mas há sempre o que ver: Gente, coisas, bichos. E vemos? Não, não vemos. Uma criança vê o que um adulto não vê. Tem olhos atentos e limpos para o espetáculo do mundo. O poeta é capaz de ver pela primeira vez, o que, de tão visto, ninguém vê. Há pai que raramente vê o próprio filho. Marido que nunca viu a própria esposa. Nossos olhos se gastam no dia-a-dia, opacos...
É por aí que se instala o "monstro da indiferênça".
Estou cansada de ver e não enxergar ... de não ser vista pelas pessoas que deveriam REALMENTE me "ver".
Precisamos estar atentos às nunaces do dia, às pessoas que nos cercam e vê-las com olhos vivos ... um olhar pode dizer muita coisa!
Cacauzinha
XXX

A Idade de Ser Feliz

Existe somente uma idade para a gente ser feliz, somente uma época na vida de cada pessoa em que é possível sonhar e fazer planos e ter energia bastante para realizá-las a despeito de todas as dificuldades e obstáculos.
Uma só idade para a gente se encantar com a vida e viver apaixonadamente e desfrutar tudo com toda intensidade sem medo, nem culpa de sentir prazer.
Fase dourada em que a gente pode criar e recriar a vida, a nossa própria imagem e semelhança e vestir-se com todas as cores e experimentar todos os sabores e entregar-se a todos os amores sem preconceito nem pudor.
Tempo de entusiasmo e coragem em que todo o desafio é mais um convite à luta que a gente enfrenta com toda disposição de tentar algo NOVO, de NOVO e de NOVO, e quantas vezes for preciso.
Essa idade tão fugaz na vida da gente chama-se PRESENTE e tem a duração do instante que passa.
Mário Quintana

RE-começar ou Recomeçar?

Recomeçar ...
Sempre é tempo de recomeçar. Em qualquer situação podemos abrir novas portas, conhecer novos lugares, novas pessoas, ter outros sonhos.Renovar o nosso compromisso com a vida e assim, renascer para a vida e alcançar a felicidade.Não importa quem te feriu, o importante é que você ficou.Não interessa o que te faltou, tudo pode ser conquistado.Não se ligue em quem te traiu, você foi fiel.Não se lamente por quem se foi, cada um tem seu tempo.Não reclame da dor, ela é a conselheira que nos chama de volta ao caminho.Não se espante com as pessoas, cada um carrega dentro de si, dores e marcas que alteram o seu comportamento, ora estamos felizes e transbordamos de alegria e paz, ora estamos melancólicos e só queremos ficar sozinhos...O mundo está cheio de novas oportunidades, basta olhar para a terra depois da chuva. Veja quantas plantinhas estão surgindo, como o verde se espalha mais bonito e forte depois da tempestade.As portas se abrem para os que não tem medo de enfrentar as adversidades da vida, para os que caíram, mas se levantam com o brilho de vitória nos olhos.Todo o caminho tem duas mãos, uma que seguimos ainda com passos inseguros, com medo, porque não sabemos ainda o que vamos encontrar lá na frente, na volta, mesmo derrotados, já sabemos o que tem no caminho, e quando um dia, resolvemos enfrentar os nossos medos e fazer essa viagem novamente, somos mais fortes, nossos passos são mais firmes, já sabemos onde e como chegar ao destino, o destino é a vitória, o seu destino é ser feliz, eu creio nisso, e você?Você está pronto para recomeçar?O caminho está a tua espera, pé na estrada, coloque um sonho na alma, fé no coração e esperança na mochila, a vida se enche de novidades para os que se aventuram na viagem que conduz a verdadeira liberdade.
Cacau
XXX