Homework For Tuesday, June 9th

Student Book Pg. 141 - 9

Research a stolen invention, summarise and blog the story in your own words. No copying and pasting!!

Translation List 66 - "For" Vs. "(In Order) To"

Define and blog all the new words in your individual texts on "Body Language" before midday on Monday, June 8th, in preparation for our crossword-making activity the following day, Tuesday, June 9th

MAYA ANGELOU'S' BEST POEM EVER

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
... enough money within her control to move out and rent a place of her own, even if she never wants to or needs to
... something perfect to wear if the employer, or date of her dreams wants to see her in an hour

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
.. a youth she's content to leave behind
.... a past juicy enough that she's looking forward to retelling it in her old age
.... a set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill, and a black lace bra
... one friend who always makes her laugh
... and one who lets her cry...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
.. a good piece of furniture not previously owned by anyone else in her family
... eight matching plates, wine glasses with stems, and a recipe for a meal, that will make her guests feel honored

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
.. a feeling of control over her destiny
... the ability to fall in love without losing herself..

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW
... how to quit a job, break up with a lover, and confront a friend without; ruining the friendship

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW
.... when to try harder...
and WHEN TO WALK AWAY...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW
... that she can't change the length of her calves, the width of her hips, or the nature of her parents.. that her childhood may not have been perfect...but it's over...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW
... what she would and wouldn't do for love or more
... how to live alone... even if she doesn't like it...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW
.. . whom she can trust, whom she can't, and why she shouldn't take it personally

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW
... where to go... be it to her best friend's kitchen table.. or a charming Inn in the woods... when her soul needs soothing

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW... What she can and can't accomplish in a day... a month...and a year...

Sizable furniture by Ale and Fabi

Our invention is a kind of furniture that is made of a special recycled plastic that can be expanded or minimized. You can make it bigger if you need it or even make it as small as a piece of paper to carry it in your pocket! It's easy to carry, easy to clean and environmentally friendly.

Slogan: "Make it the size you want"

Brand: Please yourself

Interesting Articles To Read This Week/Weekend

Check out articles about

1.Microsoft's new BING decision machine:
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/0906/090603-bing.html

2.Canadian Leader Eats Raw Seal Heart:
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/0905/090528-hunting.html

3.North Korea To Test Long-Range Missile:
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/0905/090531-north_korea.html

Juicy Gossip Game Summary by Fabiola

The first person I talked to was Alex. She mentioned she is living in #1 and she explained that she works as a secretary in office hours. She also told me that she shares room with Sally who is a nurse and has had night duties lately.
Then Mrs. Higgins said that she suffers of arthritis and that sometimes Sally takes care of her. She also pointed out that the man who visits her is the rent collector. She promised that no other man goes to her apartment.
Alice, who lives in #3 admitted having just moved in. She claimed that her father is the man who usually comes to her flat in order to help her with the redecoration.
The man in #7 insisted that he had no problems with the police, he suggested that he had done a training to become a police officer but he realized later that it wasn’t the job he wanted.
Geraldine denied having divorced her husband. She explained that he is a sailor and he works a lot.
Kevin from #1’s downstairs said that he always throws parties and that Sally never shows up, he suggested that she is a prostitute.
However, everybody agreed that they have heard strange voices in #4. Some of them blamed Geraldine’s husband’s ghost for that but and some other warned me to be careful because someone usually hides there…

Wishes – Dreams
- I wish I had another place to rehearse with my roommates
- If only I had a bigger flat
- I wish I knew who makes the strange noises in #4
- If only I had more free time to rehearse
- I wish I spent more time with my family

Wishes – Annoyances
- I wish everybody would understand me and my roommates
- I wish they wouldn’t complain so much
- I wish couple from #6 wouldn’t make so much noise
- I wish Kevin and his friends wouldn’t make parties everyday
- I wish police wouldn’t visit #7 so often

verb report and wishes * Prislla =)

Verbs report

Couple in #6 mentions they were actors.

Alice denied having a lover.

Miss. Higgins explained that the man who visits her was the rent collector.

People in #5 were accused of making noise all the time.

people in # 5 were accused of living in a commune

Everybody complain about couple in #6 that always is throwing dishes.

Sally was considered being a prostitute

Ted explained that he was a mechanic.

everybody suggest people in #5 to play music in other place

Sally refuse to be a prostitute, she was a nurse.

Ted and his wife seem to be involved with the police.

All neighbors were warmed about ghosts in one apartment.

Miss. Higgins mention that she had arthritis

Women in # 7 admitted having a husband who was a sailor.

people in #5 admit they were music students .

Wishes

I wish people in #5 wouldn’t play music loudly

I wish people wouldn’t gossip all the time

I wish people in #6 wouldn’t throw dishes to each other

I wish Ted wouldn’t pollute the air with his cars

I wish the rent collector wouldn’t smoke in my apartment

15 REPORT ING VERBS AND 10 WISHES

ALVARO CHACON V.

REPORT ING VERBS
1) Ted denied stealing cars
2) Kate accused Ted for being a crook
3) Ted explained that he had been training with the police
4) Ted warned everybody to be careful about a strange woman that he had seen around the neighborhood
5) A strange woman avoided giving information about her
6) Some neighbors can’t stand living next to the musicians in Nº5
7) Kate admitted practicing music at night with her flat mates
8) Ted advised Kate not to play at nights
9) Kate explained that she had classes during the days
10) Everybody was blaming Sally for being a prostitute
11) Kate apologized for playing while everyone was trying to sleep
12) The couple in Nº 6 mentioned that they were actors
13) Mrs. Higgins explained that the man who visits her every week is the rent collector
14) Alice invited Ted to see how the decoration of her flat was going on
15) Alice refused to have an affair with an old man. She explained that her father was helping her with the decoration of her flat.

WISHES
1) I wish my neighbors wouldn’t talk about my wife
2) I wish I wouldn’t live next to the actors in apartment in Nº7
3) I wish the actors wouldn’t practice breaking the crockery
4) I wish I wouldn’t have to explain anything about my job
5) I wish my neighbors wouldn’t be so gossipy

6) I wish I had more money to live in another neighborhood
7) I wish I were the owner of the apartments
8) I wish I had another job
9) I wish my wife were black-haired
10) I wish people lived their own lives

The gossip game, by Milena

In the flat number 1, lives Sally, who admitted being Mrs. Higgins' nurse, but one of the people living in number 5 disagreed that she was a nurse, he blame her for being a prostitute, because she never stay at home at night and she's always sitting outside. He pointed out that she never goes to his parties. However, she wish she had time to go, dance and get drunk. After that, she explained him that she does night duty, so she can go to his parties.
In flat number two, lives an old lady called Mrs. Higgins. This old lady refused having an affair with Geraldine's husband, but another person insisted that he saw a man going to her house and it didn't happen only once. Then she said that she invited the rent collector to eat and the next day and the next, and he promised her to visit her house all the time. And after thinking this situation again, she wish she could have that man on her arms.
There is another strange situation, in flat number tree lives a girl called Alice, who is visited by an old man, her neighbours said that that man is her lover, but after ask her they realised that he is her father. They apologised for saying what they said about her. She explained them that her mother had just died, so her father was helping her to reorganize her flat and her life. Her neighbours wish they hadn't believed in the gossips they hear. And her father wish her wife hadn't died.
A group of students lives in number five, Geraldine remained hearing them at night, but the rest of neighbours mentioned that they can stand one more minute the noise they make every day very early in the morning. They admitted being musicians and apologised for bothering them with their music. They neighbours recommended that they should practise during the day and not at that time. The musician wish they would be able to practise at other time, but they are at university and they don't have to much time, but promised them playing lower in the morning. Their neighbours wish they hadn't living next to them.
In number 6 is living a couple, they wish they wouldn't have too much problems in their relationship, and apologised for doing too much noise. And their neighbours wish they hadn't heard all their problems.
A flashy couple lives in flat number sever, they were blamed for drug smuggling, because they have much money, bet they explained their neighbours that they work very hard and their incomes are high.
And they wish they hadn't been involved in that scandal.