Trinity Written Examination

Succes of Alsop Academy


This school has made many changes since the new headteacher arrived, his name Michael Wilson. He " is famous for his belief in strong discipline ". The students of Allsop Academy must follow some strict rules: stand in lines waiting for teachers to lead them into classrooms", " wear grey and red jackets, ties and pullovers". " Teachers send students home if they have the wrong shoes, or the hair too long or too short ". Some of the new changes made in the school are new buildings with new colors because before the headteacher arrived, the buildings were too old and ugly. " The school has received a lot of money for teaching and sports activities". In my opinion more discipline is good to make a school better but I personally disagree with some rules, like the one about the short hair or the wrong pair of shoes.

Final 3 Trinity Tasks

Here is the link:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JywvN_qgKB3c2tvhi9TGxhkesmqtQo2tKV8EcX5d6Uk/edit?usp=sharing

Portfolio Tasks, Correspondence Nº5

                                          07/10/2013
Dear Julian,

If you want to be a television presenter there are some things that you will need to know, if you fail in a word or something like that all the people will see you because you are in live. Another thing is you will need to study journalism and know how to speak in front of a public and use correctly the language. I hope that you will be happy being a television presenter.

                                                Franco

Portfolio Tasks, Factual Writing Nº5

Yesterday I watched a football match and one of the players push the ball with his hand to avoid another player that was trying to take the ball from him, causing an unfairly goal. The reffery didn't saw the fault and the public could do nothing. This can't be allowed again because the players make all his effort to win matches and the opponents make faults of extreme grade. I think that the FIFA need to change his metodology of only reffery's and not cameras. I expect that you could understand my opinion and make something to do this sport more fairly.
                                   
Franco Nervi

Portfolio Tasks, Creative and Descriptive Writing N°3

A month ago I organize a surprise party for my best friend, it was his birthday party. One of the reasons why I start to organize this party is that he didn't want to organize by his own the party and it made me a very big favor and I want to reward him. The party was in the house of his neighbor, a very good friend of his family. I brought the music for the stereo. We had to buy a lot of food and make a very ordered guest list. He was very impressed when he saw all that people in his birthday party, in the beginning he didn't know what to say and only smiled and greeted guests, but then he started to enjoy the party very happy.

Portfolio Tasks, Factual Writing N°4

l have some amazing ideas for a perfect party, first of all I think that all party have to be organized with enough time to have all ready, then I always say that it has to be with list and if it is a party with many people must have guards if some try to evade the guest list, the place need to be very big so that the people can move comfortable around the place, those were some of the causes of why some parties are not successful. The party must be in another place that a house to avoid the problems with the proprietary. I prefer the little parties with a few friends having fun and laughing.

Holiday's Questions Activity

1. Which one would you choose?

Heaven

2. What is it about the holiday that made you choose it? Be specific

I will choose a caribbean beach, with the crystalline sea, the white sand and a very hot weather.

3. If you could choose one person to go with you, who would it be? why?

With my brother because I laugh a lot with him and he loves the caribbean.

Ppt Trinity Presentation

Here is the link of my Trinity Presentation:

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B77wJOQq7IMvNHI4T1FsR3llTGM/edit?usp=drive_web

MY COMMON GRAMMAR MISTAKES Y GLOSSARY

Name: Franco Nervi                   Date: Thursday 22nd, august, 2013                    Grade: 8th ISE-1

Mistake N1: " Last year I had a Travel to NY"

Rule: Correct use of nouns.

Correction:    "Last year I had a Trip to NY"

Explanation of  the grammar rule:

These two words frequently confuse learners of English.
A quick explanation that is valid for most situations is the following:
Travel – a verb (the action)
Trip – a noun

Extracted from : http://www.woodwardenglish.com/travel-vs-trip-difference/

New Examples:

1) I will go on a trip to Mexico.

2) My trip to Mexico was the best of my life.

2 links to practice this structure:

Exercise 1: http://www.woodwardenglish.com/travel-vs-trip-difference/

Exercice 2: http://www.woodwardenglish.com/travel-vs-trip-difference/



Mistake N2:  I will play a futbol cup.

Correction: I will play a football cup.

Grammar rule: Correct use of language.

Grammar rule stracted from: http://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=f%C3%BAtbol

Examples:

1) I love playing football.
2) I will play football tonight.

To practice:

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/articles2.htm


Mistake N3: The party must be in another place that a house.

Correction: The party must be in other place that a house.

Grammar Rule: Correct form to use singular and plural.

Explanation of the grammar rule:

If the noun is singular, we use another to modify it; if it is plural, we use other. Anothermeans one other, so it should only be used with the singular.

Stracted from: http://www.grammarly.com/handbook/grammar/adjectives-and-adverbs/27/other-and-another/

Two new examples:

1)  I will give you another chance.
2)  I saw Jane and Jack holding each other.

To practice: 

1) http://www.englishpractice.b-books.cz/Grammar/grammar13_cz.php
2) http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=6663


Mistake N4: I brought my sterero to the music.

Correction: I brought my stereo for the music.

Grammar rule: Correct use of prepositions.

Explanation of the grammar rule:

To

Used to indicate the place, person, or thing that someone or something moves toward, or the direction of something:

"I am heading to the entrance of the building."

For

Used to indicate the use of something:

"This place is for exhibitions and shows."

Stracted From:

http://www.talkenglish.com/Grammar/prepositions-of-to-for.aspx


Two new examples:

1) I am so happy for you.
2) This letter is very important to your admission.

To practice:

1) http://www.talkenglish.com/Grammar/prepositions-of-to-for.aspx
2) http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/ask-teacher/32421-when-use.html


Mistake N5: The five Avenue is the most exclusive street.

Correction: The 5th Avenue is the most exclusive street.

Grammar rule: Correct use of adjetives.

Explanation of the grammar rule:

Five

1. The cardinal number equal to 4 + 1.

2. The fifth in a set or sequence.

3. Something, such as a quintet or a basketball team, that has five parts, units, or members.

Fifth 

1. The ordinal number matching the number five in a series.

2. One of five equal parts.

3. One fifth of a gallon or four fifths of a quart of liquor.

Stracted From:

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/fifth and http://www.thefreedictionary.com/five

Two Examples:

1) I am in the fifth avenue
2) There are five candies.

To practice:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com

Portfolio Tasks, Correspondence N°3

To: jhon_77@hotmail.com

Subject: Competition

Hi Jhon,

I am writing to you because I have to tell you that I will play in a Brazilian tournament of football. The tournament will take place in December in Sao Paulo. If I win that tournament, I will meet Neymar. There is one condition that I have to respect to meet him; I have to score one goal in the match. If I am focussed and with a good physical condition, I think that I will make it. I will train physically and psychologically.

                                                                                                                           Bye, Franco

Portfolio Tasks, Creative and Descriptive Writing N°5

Last year I had a trip with my family to New York, we stayed in the Hudson Hotel, very close to the Columbus Circle and the Central Park. There were people from all places in the world, and they were very nice. It is a very big city with huge buildings such as the Empire State and many parks such as the famous Central Park. The subway was in all of New York, this mean that you could explore the city very easily. The 5th Avenue is the most exclusive street of New York, with a lot of expensive shops. I absolutely recomend this city, because it’s one of the most beautiful, modern and majestical cities I have ever known.

                                                                                                                       Franco Nervi

Healthy Life Video

Here is the link of the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKgEzf6Su5c&feature=youtu.be

Emilia Case

On Sunday January 20 of the present year Nelson Fariña under the influence of alcohol crashed against the vehicle where he was going Benjamin Silva, Carolina Figueroa and his daughter Emilia of nine months old,  making the little remained seriously injured causing his death hours later. 

After the investigations Nelson Fariña of 36 years old was in overspeed driving, under the influence of alcohol and whose breathalyzer test  scored 2.23 grams of alcohol per liter of blood. Cameras of transit show that after the crush Fariña started his escape, this was another thing because Nelson Fariña was formalized, the witness managed to catch Fariña when he was undertaking his escape and he dont notice any authority of the accident occurred. Fariña was driving at 130 kilometers per hour. These events add a sentence greater than 5 years in prison cash but by the court of justice the sentence was of two months in prision, the family of Emilia was in disagreement and they say " Do you think that two months applies the death of my daughter?" With this Silva, the father of Emilia made a call to increase the forces to keep fighting for the promulgation of the denominated "Emilia Law" that consist of increase the sentence for the people who makes this types of crime.

                                                                                                                                       

Problems of Alcohol in the People

Problems of Alcohol in the People

In Chile and in the entire world alcohol has been promoted in the history of humanity by adult people, but in these times has been promoted alcohol by underage teenagers behind the 21 years old (that is a decent time to start to ingest alcohol). And cause a big problem in his social life and his health of teenager. In my school I have been watching for some time that teenagers under 18 or 21 as the legal ages for drinking alcohol in my country and in USA, are starting drinking alcohol  to be more cool or be more funny in the parties.

Drinking and Driving

One of the deadliest outcomes of teenage alcohol abuse is drinking and driving. Car accidents are the leading killer of the 15 to 20 year old age group.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration:

• In 2004, 13.6% of all drivers involved in fatal crashes were young drivers age 15 to 20.
• For the same year and age group, 29% of the drivers who were killed in motor vehicle crashes had been drinking.

Drinking too much alcohol for a long time increases the possibility of:

• Bleeding from the esophagus (the tube that connects the throat to the stomach) or stomach.

• Inflammation and damage to the pancreas. The pancreas produces substances that the body needs to function well.

• Damage to the liver. When severe, often leading to death.

• Poor nutrition.

• Cancer of the esophagus, liver, colon, head and neck, breast, and other area     

• Peer pressure is also a cause of the use of alcohol.

Alcohol Problems in the Schools:

In my school there is a lot of teenagers less than 18 or 21 years old that ingest alcohol without the permission of their parents in most schools the problems is alcohol it really does affect the youth the reasons are alcohol makes teens also use drugs.  In some places near my school are some locals that sell alcohol to teenagers illegally without anyone's permission. The more they use alcohol the worse the drugs get because if they start using marijuana in a few months they start using crack and more hard core drugs.  When they start using drugs they start from the more little one but then the thing is worst because is going up the degree of drugs and that is fatal.

Studies performed in 8th grade teenagers :

43.1% have had an alcoholic drink in the past year,  25.1% have been drunk and 15.2% have had 1 or more binge drinking episodes.

Young Sherlock Holmes Tasks

Here is the link of my assignment:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EoUyEpAGNTg00H96r2Jz50gCtuA-K_qKPIQvyuw1if4/edit?usp=sharing

Voicethread Presentation

Here is the link of the voicethread:

http://voicethread.com/share/4384394/

Interview to Andrew Lane

1) How did Andrew became hooked on Sherlock Holmes stories?

He bought the first Sherlock Holmes novel "A study in Scarlet" when he was 12 years old and he became hooked straight away, he felt a very strange impulse with Sherlock Holmes he never knew where it came from.

2) Was Sherlock Holmes a real person?

It is a fictional character from the novels of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

3) Shy has Andrew been criticized by some of Arthur Conan Doyle's fans ?

 Some fans want everything to be exactly the same as it was when Conan Doyle was writing but the world and fictional styles are moved one.