Monday, 30th March 2020

Good morning! 

How are you? I hope you had a great weekend at home and you are ready for the last week of the second term. This Thursday is the last day before the Easter holidays.

Bruno will choose a song for this week. Which one do you want? 

Let´s start!

ENGLISH

1. Read a book in Travelers. 

2. Follow these steps to complete the next task.

AIM FOR THIS WEEK: TO WRITE AN ADVANTAGE AND DISADVANTAGE ESSAY COMPARING LIFE IN THE COUNTRY TO LIFE IN THE CITY

DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY, 1ST APRIL 2020

GUIDE FOR WRITING

1. ORGANIZE YOUR IDEAS. Copy the chart from the activity 2 on page 66 in your notebook and classify the ideas. Then add your ideas to the chart.
2. CHOOSE THE IDEAS YOU WILL WRITE ABOUT. Choose 3 advantages and 3 disadvantages about life in the country and 3 advantages and 3 disadvantages about life in the city. Write them on a separate piece of paper. 
3. FOCUS ON THE STRUCTURE.

• Paragraph 1: Introduction. You can copy it from the activity 3 on page 66.
• Paragraph 2: Life in the city (advantages and disadvantages)
• Paragraph 3: Life in the country (advantages and disadvantages)
• Paragraph 4: Conclusion (your opinion)

     4. USE GREAT EXPRESSIONS. Choose which expressions from the following           list you will use in each paragrpah. These expressions will make your text           nicer. Write the expressions you will use on a separate piece of paper.

            - Phrases to express advantages:

• The main advantage is…
• Another advantage is..
• One/Another/A further/An additional (major) advantage of … is …
• The main/greatest/first advantage of … is …
• One point of view in favour of…
• Some/Many people suggest/feel/ argue that…

             - Phrases to express disadvantages:

• On the other hand,
• Another disadvantage is…
• One/Another/A further/An additional (major) disadvantage/ drawback of …
• The main/greatest/most serious/first disadvantage/drawback of …
• Another negative aspect of … is ....
• Some/Many people are against… beacuse...

             - Phrases to introduce a conclusion with your own opinion:

• In conclusion
• To sum up
• In conclusion, it seems that …
• On balance,———– it may be concluded/said that …
• Taking everything into account, it is clear that...
• Finally, it is true to say that …,
• It is my opinion that …

         5. WRITE YOUR ESSAY AND SEND IT TO MY E-MAIL. If you write it on the               computer, it will be easier for me to correct it. 

NOTE: This task will last for the whole week. Think when you want to do each step. Take into account that you must have finished it on Wednesday.

SCIENCE

1. Today is the last day to finish or correct the activity you chose. 

Have a very nice day!