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Saturday 25 January 2014





THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW (PART IV)

Can you answer these questions about chapters 7 & 8?




CHAPTER 7: THE INVITATION

1.       What does the man give Ichabod?
2.      Does Ichabod want to go to the party?
3.      What`s the horse`s name?
4.      Does Ichabod walk to Katrina`s house?

CHAPTER 8: THE PARTY

1.       Where are the people?
2.      Is Ichabod hungry?
3.      What does the man play?
4.      Do Katrina and Brom dance together?


Thursday 23 January 2014

DR JEKYLL  AND  MR HYDE




Reread chapters 3 & 4 and answer the following questions.

CHAPTER 3: THE CAREW MURDER

1.       How did the servant girl recognize Mr Hyde?
2.      What did the man have in his pockets?
3.      Did Mr Utterson recognize the weapon?
4.      Where was Mr Hyde`s house?

CHAPTER 4: DOCTOR JEKYLL RECEIVES A LETTER

1.       Had Mr Utterson visited the laboratory before?
2.      Why was Mr Utterson sad?
3.      What was the note about?
4.      What was Mr Guest`s opinion about the handwriting of the letter and the note?

Wednesday 22 January 2014

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (PART III)





Try to answer these questions about chapters 5 & 6.

CHAPTER 5: GROWING OLDER, LOOKING  YOUNGER

  1. Why did Benjamin stop going to the kindergarten?
  2. What does he want to wear when he was 12?
  3. Did he study at Yale College?
  4. How did he go home?
CHAPTER 6: BENJAMIN BUTTON IN LOVE


  1. Why did people think Benjamin and Roger were brothers?
  2. What is Hildegarde like?
  3. Did they dance that night?
  4. According to Hildegarde, what did young boys talk about?
THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW ( PART III)


We have already read chapters 5 & 6, so it`s time to answer the following questions:

CHAPTER 5: A DANGEROUS RIVAL

1.     When does Ichabod visit Katrina at her house?
2.    How many good friends has Brom got?
3.    How does Ichabod feel when he sees Brom`s horse outside the Van Tassel`s house?
4.    Does Brom want to marry Katrina?

CHAPTER 6: BROM FRIGHTENS ICHABOD

1.     Why do Brom and his friends go to the forest?
2.    What do the music students hear outside?
3.    Is Ichabod happy?
4.    How does Ichabod go home?

Tuesday 21 January 2014

GUESS 9 ...



It is a poster produced by the British government
 before the beginning of the Second World War.

It wasn`t very well-known at that time
but
nowadays, it seems to be EVERYWHERE.

Here you have a few examples:






There are lots of them...

So, why don`t you send us your favourite one?

What about the message?
What does it mean?

There are different free versions as you can see in these examples:






Look for some examples and
 send us the most original.

If you want to have more information about 
the story of Keep Calm... CLICK HERE.
It won`t take long... it`s only three minutes!

Monday 20 January 2014

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON




Some questions about chapters 3 & 4:

CHAPTER 3: BUYING CLOTHES FOR THE "BABY"


  1. Where was the baby department?
  2. How many times did Roger change his mind?
  3. What did Roger buy at the end?
  4. What did Roger do before going home with his son?
CHAPTER 4: FUN, GAMES AND CIGARS

  1. Did Roger`s wife like the baby`s name?
  2. Why was Roger surprised?
  3. Roger visited a toyshop every week. What did he buy?
  4. Did he have a good time with his grandfather? Explain why. 
THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW




Here you have a few questions about chapters 3 & 4:

CHAPTER 3: THE HEADLESS HORSEMAN


  1. What hits the soldier`s head?
  2. Where did they bury the soldier?
  3. Does Major Brouwer believe the stories about the Headless Horseman?
  4. Where does the Headless Horseman throw Major Brouwer?
CHAPTER 4: KATRINA VAN TASSEL

  1. Why does a student invite Ichabod to have dinner at home?
  2. What has Katrina`s father got?
  3. Is Ichabod in love with Katrina?
  4. Has  Katrina got an excellent voice?
Now, it`s time to answer them!

Sunday 19 January 2014




DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE by R.L. STEVENSON is the book we are reading during this second term in 1º Bachillerato.

Here you have a few questions about chapters 1 & 2:

CHAPTER 1: THE MYSTERIOUS DOOR


  1. What does Mr Utterson do?
  2. Nobody could understand why Mr Utterson and Mr Enfield were friends. Explain why.
  3. What happened to the little girl?
  4. How much did the strange man pay?
  5. Describe Mr Hyde.
CHAPTER 2: IN SEARCH OF MR HYDE

  1. What did Mr Utterson have in a cupboard?
  2. Why did Doctor Lanyon and Dr Jekyll stop their friendship?
  3. When did Mr Utterson meet Mr Hyde?
  4. Was the servant surprised when she heard that  Mr Hyde was in the house?