Book: The elephantman

Book: The elephantman 

Joseph Merrick, the Elephant Man named because he was born with a body very ugly, accused of a disease, he could not work due to illness, lost his home in London for the lack of money, his house in the hospidal conbirtio where it very well attended and cared much it gets very bad about the lack of air, admired nurses and nurse wrote a letter about Joseph Merrick in which he described his nature and love life.

One day Dr. Treves, one of his friends, he found a blue mueto so determined that he had died of asphyxiation due to lack of air, the police took into believing the doctor but in the end all his friends could the fire of his funeral.

*What I liked most was that everyone wanted to the elephant man and treated him very well and did not treated him badly with her ​​illness

Activities:

1: Make a list of things you can find in hospital.

*visitors
*deads
*wounded
*stretchers
*rooms
*nurses
*doctors

2: You are a nurse in the hospital.Write a letter to a friend and tell him/her about Joseph Merrick.

I wrote to you about a man called Joseph Merrick. This man was called "The elephant Man "because he was born with a very ugly body.Merrik was not ill, but the he could not work, and he could not hand money.Merrick  has a home in the  London Hospital.It was his first good home. lived happily in that place for three and half years.
Yours faithfully: Thania Perez


3: Because Merrick dies suddenly, the police come to the hospital to see Dr. Treves. Wat questions do they ask Dr. Treves about Merrick? What does Dr. Treves answer?

 asked how he died Merrick and as found dead. He responded: I  found him dead in bed. He was on is back  in bet so at first I thought  the was asleep. I talked to him, but he did not move. Then I saw that the  skin on his face was blue, so I knew he was dead of asphyxiation

Segundo parcial

I.              Pre-Listening Exercises

1. Where does this news program take place?
R: A; at a shopping center

2. How does the young girl, Elizabeth, celebrate this holiday with her family?

R: B; they visit close relatives

3. What does Johnny and his family eat on this day?
 R: A; turkey

4. What sentence best describes Steven's feelings about Christmas?
R: C; It`s a day when people think of others without waiting for a gift in re      turn.

5. The final young woman says that the best thing about Christmas is:
R: B; having a vacation from school

Holiday Traditions: Thanksgiving and Christmas

My father has always been very ____ generous_________ to others. He always gives his time and money to those in need.

I want to go _____ sledding__________ after lunch. It should be a great day because there is a lot of snow on the hill, and everyone is traveling really fast down it.

When I was little, my parents didn't want me to find my presents, so they tried to _____hide_________ them in their closet, but I always figured out where they put them.

What does Thanksgiving  _____ mean____ to you? For some, it represents a time to remember your blessings.

How does your family ____celebrate_____ Christmas?

Thanksgiving and Christmas: Holiday Traditions

Mixed-up Sentence Exercise

1: How does your family  celebrate Christmas?

Thanksgiving and Christmas: Holiday Traditions

Matching Exercise

Our family loves to go __sledding___ down snowy hills.

Where should we _____hide______ the gifts so the children don't find them?

Is there anything special or _particular____ that you do for the holidays?

We _____celebrate____ birthdays by eating cake and icecream.

What does this celebration _____mean____ to you?

Holiday Traditions

News reporter: Hello. This is Charles Richards from Channel 7 News, and were down here, uh, at the City Mall interviewing people on how they celebrate Christmas. And, uh, hi young lady. What ir your name?
Young girl: Elizabeth Carter
News reporter: And, uh, Elizabeth, uh. How does your family celebrate Christmas?
Young girl: We go sledding  and we go over to my grandparents' house and have dinner with them.
News reporter: Well, that, is great, and let me ask this young man. Hi, whant ir your name? [Johnny] And Johnny, how old are you?
Johnny: Five
News reporter: And, uh, does your family eat anything particular for Christmas?
Johnny: Turkey...
News reporter: And what does Christmas meat to you?
Young girl: Going to my grandma's and making their breakfast.
News reporter: Going to grandma's and making breakfast. And let me ask another young man. Hi, what is your name? [Steven] Okay, and Steven, What does Christmas mean to you?
Steven: Giving but not expecting to get.
News reporter: Now, that's kind of hard for a young man like yourself. What does that mean: Giving by not expecting?
Steven: Well, one thing that we do is secret giving.
News reporter: Secret diving? Now how does that work in your family?
Steven: We sneak up to the porch of somebody that we want to give to, we put the gift that we want to give to them, ring the doorbel, and hide.
News reporter: Ring the doorbel and hide? Uh, so you're not expecting something; you just want to be generous to someone else. Is that right?
Steven: Yeah, That's correct
News reporter: And let's interview one more. And, uh, how do you celebrate Christmas? What is the best thing about Christmas and what does it meat to you?
Child: It means getting off from school!!
News reporter: Getting off from school?! Do you all feel that way?
Group of children: Yeah!!
Young girl: Because I hate Homework
News reporter: Yeah. Well, taht alt here from the City Mall. Channel 7 reporting.

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DATE                            ARTICLE                        TIME                               REFLECTION
21/Agust/ 2012         Consullin boocks                    0:31             I learned new worksand questions in                                       
                                                                                                   english. Example: crazy, lazy and grumpy.

23/Agust/2012              Tasks                                 0:50             I did my homework of english in the                               
                                                                                                   computer the internet page of the theacher                 
                                                                                                   I learn some words of conversation. 
                                                                                                   Example: how are you? I am very well 
                                                                                                   thanks.

24/Agust/ 2012       Tell me more ingles                  0:24               I reviewed the program of tell me more I l
                                                                                                   earn new pronucation of english american 
                                                                                                   and britrish.

27/Agust/ 2012       Tell me more ingles                  0:47               I used a computer to check the program 
                                                                                                   of tell me more and learn words an 
                                                                                                    phrases new.

7/September/2012   Tell me more ingles                0:36               I wrote some sentences and wotk in tell me 
                                                                                                    more. I reviewed the verb tobe.

10/September/2012  Tell me more ingles               1:26               I learned numbers and phrases new. 
                                                                                                   Example: fifty-six.

12/September/2012   Tasks                                  0:29               I did the homework site of the teacher. I 
                                                                                                  learn words to give orders. Example: shut 
                                                                                                  up.

14/September/2012  Internet                                1:05               I did my blog an copy the introduction.

17/September/2012   DVD                                   3:06              I saw two mivies of Shrek an the life is 
                                                                                                  beaitiful and learning new words. Example:  
                                                                                                  stair an waiter.

20/September/2012  Tasks                                   1:28              I did my homeworks of correction of the 
                                                                                                  exam. I learn works.

24/September/2012  Tasks                                   1:03              I did my homeworks of my family tree an 
                                                                                                 notes. I learn pharase new.
                                     TOTAL: 9:39 hrs