The Passive Voice

The Passive Voice

 Do the activities and write down the scores. Show them to your teacher. Copy the corrected sentences on your notebook.
1) Active or passive?
2) Questions in passive.
3) Rewrite the sentences using passive voice.
4) Passive sentences in the simple past.

5) Passive sentences in the simple present.

0. If you need some more revision go to this link

1. To see an example of what you have to do go to this link and enter in the MENU-1st Baxt-Grammar- Passive Voice.

2. Final Task: prepare a power point like the one you have just done (with pictures/questions using the passive voice/sentences using the passive voice/three possible answers/one clue for every question) to present to your classmates with at least 10 questions. Remember to follow the same format and... Be original! Your classmates will choose the best power point! All the power point will be uploaded to the blog using the slideshare page! Label: passive

Some things that i like

I love dancing but especially K-POP, yes korean pop.
I dancing k-pop with my friends or people who like kpop. Nothing happens because as we all love, as we have fun together. I learn new dances and learn to dance in trying hard together and giving you the ultimate in dance.

I love cook cakes, cookies, muffins, creeps, cakes. I always watch cooking shows to learn more and do better than what I've done.

I love watching anime,  since childhood and see but when I was 11 or 12 I was already more attentive to what was the anime. I love the gore is my favorite genre but I see almost all genres, I think it's funny because almost all grew up watching "anime" as Shinchan, DragonBall, Doraemon.

I would travell around the world.

Princess Mononoke(Review by Justina Andeme)

This film is set in old Japan and tells the stoy of a boy, the prince Ashitaka. In Muromochi period, there is a village called Emishi. The prince Ashitaka kills a demon, before attacking the village, but the demon infected his right arm. This infection gives him superhuman habilities,but will eventually kill him.
Ashitaka meets Jiko-bo, a wandering monk, who tells Ashitaka he may find help from the Great Forest Spirit. Other day Ashitaka discovers two injured Irontown men, and sees San and her wolf clan; he greets them, but they ignore him and leave. He carries the injured men through the forest.

This movie makes you rethink how we care for nature. The story is fantastic is mixed love, comedy, action and also is very well drawn wind effects, transformations and fighting.

I love this movie and would recommend to everyone no matter their age, perfectly understand the story because it engages.

THINGS THAT I LIKE

I love swimming, either on the beach or by the pool, which is my favourite sport and my favourite season is summer. When I was small I made swimming lessons in the swimming pool in my neighborhood.

I love going to spend the afternoon away, especially with my boyfriend, who is one  person most important in my life.

My favorite place in the world so far is Paris, where I was traveling  with my classmates to prom trip.

A Review by Lubaba

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief is a 2010 fantasy film directed by Chris Columbus. The film is based on The Lightning Thief, the first novel in the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series by Rick Riordan. It stars Logan Lerman as Percy Jackson alongside an ensemble cast that includes Brandon T. Jackson, Alexandra Daddario, Jake Abel, Rosario Dawson, Steve Coogan, Uma Thurman, Catherine Keener, Kevin McKidd, Sean Bean and Pierce Brosnan. It was released to theaters on February 12, 2010.
Is a boy named Percy who lives with his mother and stepfather one day going to the museum and is attacked by a gargoyle tell you that is a demigod and he is the son poseidon in their eagerness to escape the gods of Olympus who believe that it has ray robbed a dangerous weapon in the realm of the gods and humans is llevadoo to camp to be trained with other semi gods but escapes to find the lightning and save his mother from the underworld.

Is a film that, thanks to the right mix of action, adventure and comedy entertains from start to finish. Its proper staging and successful deal the benefit. 

 I recommend this film to people who likes fantasy and science fiction films.

Things that I like

THINGS THAT I LIKE

I love reading books when I'm in bed or in a raining day , in special I read  Beautiful disaster which is my favourite book. I can't stand the people who think that reading is boring which I think it's a really stupid thought you just have to find the type of books that you like.

I really like talk with my closest male friend, who give me love advices from the point of view of a boy which I think is a useful think because the girls don't know exactly how boys really think.

A place that I like is Morroco, where my parents where born, I used to go there every summer but I don't go since 2013 .

Some of the things that I like by Diana

I like swimming, which is my favorite sport. In summer, I love going to the beach to swim, because is totally hilarious.  

I like going out with my friends, who give me advice about my problems, make me laugh…

Another thing that I like is getting up late in the morning, when I don’t have to go to school. On holidays, it’s really fantastic lie in bed in the morning without having to get up. 

I would like travel around the world, specially I like travel to Sydney, where my cousin lives, it's a place where there are lots of vegetation and animals. There are also many monuments to visit, for example: The Opera Hous. 

Pretty little liars

The TV serie Pretty little liars is set in Pennsylvania specifically in Rosewood, an invented place. The serie talks about the life of 5 teenagers, Aria, Hanna, Emily, Spencer and Alison. The serie starts when Alison dissapear, and one year later she is found dead. Then they begin receiving messages signed by   -A. They are very worried about that, and they try found who is A.

It's a serie that make you go crazy. If you want to see the serie you can watch it on ABC family every tuesday. 

THINGS THAT I LIKE

I love read all kind of books. But my favourite book is "Bel: amor más allá de la muerte." And the first saga that I read was Harry Potter. The books are my life.
Another things that I like are watch movies, and my favourite movie is Frozen. I love Disney, and all of his films. I think that Disney is absolutely amazing!
Too I love see TV series and my favourite TV                                               serie is Pretty little liars.
I love travel but I can't afford it... The last travel that I did was in London, and it was very beautiful. Really I love London and I need return. 

Some of the things that I like, by Tania

Some of the things that I like

I love dancing and playing badminton, which are my favorite sports. However, i can not stand people only whose interest is basketball, I find it very boring.

I used to play badminton when I was going to primary school and I will never forget the day to win a classmate for the first time. It was wonderful!!

I love listening to music, which I think the best thing to forget about problems.

A place that I will like visiting is the island of Ibiza, where I go on holidays with my family next year.

Some things that i like

Some things that i like is watch american series which have best plots and more action than spanish series. However i can't understend the people that don't like this series, are amazing and interesting!
When i was younger i played football with boys and girls in my school, they were good people who likes play all the time. I love listening to music which good messages and funnies, althought sometimes i listen sad music :C
I love english subject because is interesting and a good lenguaje, and i hope travel to United States or England *-*. Finally Guayaquil is a place where i was born.

A Review by Diana, Houda and Irene

THE NAME OF THE WIND 

The name of the wind, whose written by Patrick Rothfuss, is the first book of the fantasy saga: The Kingkiller Chronicle. The story is set in The University, and it's about the biography of a men who is called The Hero Kvothe: an unequaled swordfighter, magician, and musician, rumored to have killed a king and somehow caused the present war.

It's a book that makes you enter in an other world, a world of fantasy and adventures with an absolutely fantastic places. We were totally shocked by the main character, Kvothe, but in the good way. We mean he's so smart and stunning.

We particularly like the scene where his whole family is killed by the villians because in that moment started the real story and the action.

In general, we thought the story was absolutely brilliant and we strongly recommend it to people of all ages who like fantasy books.

Some of the things that I like, by Maria Ortega.

Some of the things that I like

I love dancing ballet and I like swimming, which are my favourite sports. But, I hate to people whose only interest is football and sports related with balls.

I used to swim when I was younger and I will never forget when my profersor helped me to swim and taught me many things. With he through it all was fun.

A place that I will like go is Russia, where they are the best dancers in the world.

I love going to the cinema, which I think is a good hobby that I have.

THINKS THAT I LIKE.

One of the things I like to travel around the world because I know new cultures and new people. The best country I have visited is belgium, where I spent my summer vacation.

Another thing I like is listening to music and watching movies because that way I'm calmer, but only funny because I can't watch scary movies. 
Finally I like sports especially badtiminton and tennis because I see it more entertaining than other sports.

The Equalizer [Review by Claudia]

The Equalizer is a 2014 action thriller film directed by Antonie Fuqua and written by Richard Wenk, based on the television series of the same name. 
The film it stars Denzel Washington, Marton Csokas, Chloë Grace Moretz, David Harbour, Bill Pullman and Melissa Leo.

Robert McCall (Denzel Washington) is a retired government agent operative who lives in Boston, Massachusetts and works at a Home Mart's store, where he is always friendly and helpful with his co-workers. 
McCall has promised his recently dead wife that he'd leave his old life behind.

But some day McCall's ''friend'' Alina (Chloë Grace Moretz), who was a child victim of sex trafficking by the Russian Mafia, is brutally beaten by her pimp, Slavi (David Meunier). McCall enters a restaurant owned by the Russian Mafia and tries to convince Slavi to release Alina by paying him 9800$, but Slavi declines the offer. Failing in his nice approach, McCall kills Slavi and four of his men. Then, Russian mafia leader Vladimir Pushkin (Vladimir Kulich) sends his mercenary Teddy (Marton Csokas) to Boston to find and eliminate the culprit.




I recomended this amazing, fascinating and incredible film because when I saw the trailer I thought that this movie could be very very good, but when I whatched it I'm completely fell in love with him (also, Denzel Washington is one of my favourite actors of thriller and action films).

If you want to see the trailer here you have it! I hope you enjoyed! :D

Some of the things that I like by Lubaba

Some things that I like to do is  sport, especially basketball and tennis.

I love cooking.It’s very exacting.I love travelling and I love speak English because this is one of my favourite language .I love cycling because is great way to stay fit, in addition to having a lot of fun.

I like to make new friends .I like to go shopping with my friends.

Review by Mar and Analía

First at all to watch the film that we will recommend you, you have to watch this Marvel's films: IRON MAN, THOR, CAPTAIN AMERICA and HULK for understand the film THE AVENGERS.

The avengers is a action film based on the classic comics of Marvel by Stan Lee.
The main characters are superheroes called: Tony Stark (who is Iron man), Thor, Steve Rogers (Captain America),Bruce Banner (Hulk), Natasha Kerensky (Black widow), Clint Barton (Hawkeye).
Nick Fury is the director of  intelligence agency and anti-terrorism S.H.I.E.L.D, where he reclutes the superheroes for set up a team (THE AVENGERS) versus Loki who try enslave the humanity using the tesseract (a cube that have a big power).

We recommend this film because have action and comedy. Apart, the young people attract this type of arguments, in particular we watch the film for the handsome actors *_*. IT'S JOKE!!!!, althrought we like fiction films.
Also we recommend watch the next films of the superheroes: IRON MAN 2 AND 3, CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER AND THOR 2.

Finally, after watch the film, in May 2015 release the second part: The avengers: The age of Ultron.
WE HOPE YOU WILL WATCH IT!

Interstellar's review

The film begins with the Cooper's family and the destruction of the earth because of human life and pollution, life on earth is running out. There are dust storms because oxygen on earth is finished. The crops are devastated by pests that consume oxygen definitively, and dust storms that destroy the planet, causing humanity has regressed to an agrarian society.

There is a phrase that Cooper's father says:
"The humanity was born in Earth, but her destiny is not to die here."


In the family are the father, Joseph Cooper, a former NASA pilot (Matthew McConaughey), his daughter Murph, his father in law and his son. His wife died of brain cancer. 

Cooper is sent into space to explore other galaxies in search of an habitable planet to bring there all humans. From this moment the action begins. It is an interstellar trip with many adventures and dangers.

In my opinion, this movie is one of the best I have ever seen. The visual effects, the actors (my husband Matthew), the feelings and emotions, the story, the director (Christopher Nolan), the great soundtrack by Hans Zimmer and the poem by Dylan Thomas. I LOVED it and I would see it thousands of time more.

REVIEW

TAKEN

Bryan Mills is a retired special agent. But when his daughter Kim is kidnapped in Paris by an Albanian criminal organization, will have to get back into action to try to save her. The band is dedicated to a network of trafficking, so Mills knows that only has a few hours to get rescue before the trail of his daughter perish.

It's a film that makes you be puzzled but it is also absolutely funny. We were totally blown away by the visual images, especially the scenes of the streets of Paris and we love the way the 4D special effects pulled you into the cinema world.

Although it could have been a little longer, in general, we thought it was absolutely wonderful. We strongly recommend it to people that like action movies. We're looking forward to the second part out as it left us speechless.

Review

Ultimas tardes con Teresa.

The book Ultimas tardes con Teresa is set in Barcelona in the 1956s and tells the story of Manolo who lives in El Carmelo and Teresa who lives in Blanes. He is a young man of 19, who survives on the street, is dedicated to stealing motorbikes. On the feast of San Juan, meets Teresa, a rich girl, with whom he gets to have something, but not for long. After living moments together, each will make their way separately.

We believe it is a entertaining book, very detailed and explanatory to the reader to understand the society of that time . Although it is long, it is not heavy you read and each chapter leaves you with a different plot.

Althought it could have been a little shorter, in general,  we thought it was absolutely brilliant. we strongly recommend it to people of all ages.

Some of the things that I like

                                      Some of the things that I like

 I like  meet friends whenever I can, wich is my favorite passtime. I enjoy playing basketball, but I only practise when I stay with my old team mates. In my spare time I like to cook, bake cakes, muffins..with my father, who has taught me to cook.

I would like to travel to many parts of the world and learn more.

I like dancing, singing and do the fool always that I can.

And these are some of the many things I like to do !!

Some of the things that I like

I love playing the swimming practice, which is my favourite sport.However, I I hate the people to just focus on futball and basketball..

I used to play go swimming lessons when I was younger and I will always remember what a great time I spent with my mates!

I love to learn French, which I think is a nice language.

A place that I like country of Brazil , where she is living a very importan friendt for me.

The oscars predictions

Best film: The Theory of Everything

Actor in a Leading Role: Eddie Redmayne

Actress in a Leading Role: Felicity Jones

Actor in a Supporting Role: Ethan Hawke

Actress in a Suporting Role: Emma Stone

Animated feature film: How to train your dragon 2

Costume design: Into the woods

Directing: Boyhood

Documentary feature: Last days in Vietnam

Documentary short subject: White Earth

Foreign language film: ida

2/11

Oscar predictions by Analía and Mar

Our Oscars 2015 predictions are:

BEST PICTURE: AMERICAN SNIPER
BEST DIRECTOR: ALEJANDRO G.IÑÁRRITU: BIRDMAN
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE: EDDIE REDMAYNE: THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING 
ACTRESS IN A LEDING ROLE: FELICITY JONES: THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: J.K SIMMONS: WHIPLASH
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: MERYL STREEP: INTO THE WOODS
BEST ANIMATED FILM: BIG HERO 6
COSTUME DESIGN: MALEFICIENT
DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT: JOANNA
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: IDA
ORIGINAL SONG: GLORY: SELMA

6/11

Oscar Prediction by Claudia and Marina

Our Oscars predictions are:

 - Best Picture: American Sniper

 - Actor (in the leading role): Eddie Redmayne

 - Actress (in the leading role): Julianne Moore

 - Actor (in a supporting role): Mark Ruffalo

 - Actress (in a supporting role): Mery Streep

 - Animated feature film: Big Heroe 6

 - Costume design: Into the Woods

 - Best director: The Imitation Game

 - Documentary short subject: Our Curse

 - Foreign language film: Timbuktu

- Visual effects: Guardians of the Galaxy

Oscar predictions by Houda, Irene and Diana

Our predictions of the winners are:

Best picture: The theory of everything 

Best director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu (Birdman) 

Best actor in a leading role: Eddie Redmayne (The theory of everything)
Bast actress in a leading role: Julianne Moore (Still Alice)

Best actor in a supporting role: J. K. Simmons (Whiplash)
Best actress in a supporting role: Meryl Streep (Into the Woods) 

Best animated film: Big Hero 6

Costume design: Maleficent

Documentary short subject: Joanna

Foreign language film: Timbuktu

Original song: "Glory" (Selma)

Visual effects: Guardians of the Galaxy

Writting adapted Screenplay: The Imitation Game

TOTAL: 7/13

Oscar Predictions, by Tania Hernández and Maria Ortega

The best film to win the Oscar is Boyhood. 

Because it is the film which tells the story of Mason, a boy who lives a time of many changes as changes and controversies, relationships falter, weddings, various schools, first loves.

Also disappointments, wonderful moments of fear and constant mixing tear and surprise.

That is, it is an intimate epic journey through the euphoria of childhood, the seismic shifts of a modern family and the passage of time.

So that's why we have found it very interesting and the best movie.



The best...

- Picture is Birdman or. --> OK.

- Actor in a Leading Role is Steve Carell. --> No.

- Actress in a Leading Role is Reese Witherpoon. --> No.

-  Actor in a  Supporting Role is Edward Norton. --> No.

- Actress in a Supporting Role is Emma Stone. --> No.

- Animated Feature Film is How To Train Your Dragon 2. --> No.

- Cinematography is Ida. --> No.

- Costume Desing is Maleficent. --> No.

- Directing is The Imitation Game. --> No.

- Documentary Feature is Citizen Four. --> OK.

- Documentary Short Subject is Joanna. --> No.

- Film Editing is Whiplash. --> OK.

- Foreign Language Film is Ida. --> OK.

- Makeup And Hairstyling is Foxcatcher.  --> No.

- Music Original Score is Interestellar.  --> No.

- Music Original Song is "I'm Not Gonna Miss You" from GLEN

 CAMPBELL...I'LL BE ME.  --> No.

- Production Design is Mr Turner.  --> No.

- Short Film (Animated) is A Single Life.  --> No.

- Short Film (Live Action) is Aya.  --> No.

4 out of 19

The modals verbs

In this song appear: can, could
http://youtu.be/8IE6HfvtX5g

We chose this song because we see the film Dixie Chicks and we love this song.
Appears modals verbs CAN'T , MUST, NEED, HAVE TO

THE FILM THAT I THING THAT THE BEST FILM TO WIN THE  OSCAR IS FOCUS.

OSCARS PREDICTION by Anna and Xènia     10/19

Best picture: Birdman or (the unexpected virtue of ignorance) 

Actor in a Leading Role: Eddie Redmayne

Actress in a Leading Role: Felicity Jones

Actor in a Supporting Role: Ethan Hawke

Actress in a Suporting Role: Emma Stone

Animated feature film: Big hero 6

Cinematography: Birdman or (the unexpected virtue of ignorance) 

Costume design: Maleficient

Directing: Birdman or (the unexpected virtue of ignorance) 

Documentary feature: The salt of the Eart

Documentary short subject: Joanna

Film editing: Whiplash

Foreign language film: Ida

Makeup and Hairstyling: Guardians of the Galaxy

Music original score: The Theory of Everything

Music original song: "Glory" from SELMA

Production design: Interestellar

Short film (animated): Feast

Short film (live action): The phone call

Second term labels

What do you have to do in this blog this term:

1. Label --> modals.     You have to insert a song in which modals are used.
2. Label --> oscars       You have to predict the winners of the oscars (Best film, best director, best actor/actress in a leading role, best actor/actress in a supporting role, and best animated film, costume design,documentary short subject and foreign language film)  10 points!!!!

3.Label --> relative      You have to write a short paragraph using relative pronouns about things that you like

4. Label --> review    You have to write a review about a film or book that you like/don't like                                             and  recommend it to me!!!!  Or not!!!

Things that I like!

Things that I like!

Some of the things that I like

I love playing basketball, which is my favourite sport.However, I can't stand people whose only interest is football.

I used to play basketball when I was younger and I will never forget the day when we won the Junior Spanish Championship. It was great!!!

I love teaching English, which I think is a useful language.

A place that I like is the island of Bali, where I spent one of my best holidays.

There are a lot of activities on the Internet. Try these:

Relative sentences 1
Relative sentences 2
Relative sentences 3

- Choose the relative pronoun.

Now, you are ready to publish your own post about the things you like and the things you don't like, which has to be full of relative clauses like mine. Don't forget to write a title, which has to be original, and the labels: relative,your name.

Oscar Prediction by Syeda Lubaba Batool

I Think the best film to win the Oscar is The Theory of Everything.

Oscars

Oscars Predictions by Mireia Rubio, Hanae Ghazouani and Rubí Roldán.

The best film to win the Oscar is The Theory of Everything.
The best actor in a leading role is Eddie Redmayne and the best actress is Felicity Jones.
The best actor in a supporting role is Mark Ruffalo and the best actress is Emma Stone.
The best animated film is Big Hero 6.
The best costum desing is Mr. Turner.
The best documentary short subject is The Reaper.
And the best foreign language film is Ida.

3/9