FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE

How is it cooked?
It's cooked on the grill/ in the oven/ in a pan
What's is that made with?
What does it come with?/ What is it served with?
It comes with.../ It's served with...
What has it got on?/ in it?
It's got ... on/ in it
That smells/ looks/ sounds/ tastes...
I don't the like smell/ look/ sound/ taste of that!
I'm fond/ not very fond of...
I'm keen/ not very keen on...
... are favourites/ is a favourite of mine
I can't resist...

VOCABULARY UNIT 6

Bury:put under the earth.

Dump:rubbish tip.

Portable:easily moved.

Reliable:trustworthy.

Ice rink:arena with ice-covered floor.

THE EVOLUTION OF THE COMPUTERS

A computer is a device that can be instructed to carry out sequences of arithmetic or logical operations automatically via computer programming.

The computer as we know it today had its beginning with a 19th century English mathematics professor name Charles Babbage.

He designed the Analytical Engine and it was this design that the basic framework of the computers of today are based on.
Generally speaking, computers can be classified into three generations. Each generation lasted for a certain period of
time,and each gave us either a new and improved computer or an improvement to the existing computer.

First generation: 1937 – 1946 - In 1937 the first electronic digital computer was built by Dr. John V. Atanasoff and Clifford Berry. It was called the Atanasoff-Berry Computer (ABC).

In 1943 an electronic computer name the Colossus was

built for the military. Other developments continued until in 1946 the first general– purpose digital computer, the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC) was built. It is said that this computer weighed 30 tons, and had 18,000 vacuum tubes which was used for processing. When this computer was turned on for the first time lights dim in sections of Philadelphia. Computers of this generation could only perform single task, and they had no operating system.

Second generation: 1947 – 1962 - This generation of computers used transistors instead of vacuum tubes which were more reliable. In 1951 the first computer for commercial use was introduced to the public; the Universal Automatic Computer (UNIVAC 1). In 1953 the International Business Machine (IBM) 650 and 700 series computers made their mark in the computer world. During this generation of computers over 100 computer programming languages were developed, computers had memory and operating systems. Storage media such as tape and disk were in use also were printers for output.

 


Third generation: 1963 - present - The invention of integrated circuit brought us the third generation of computers. With this invention computers became smaller, more powerful more reliable and they are able to run many different programs at the same time. In1980 Microsoft Disk Operating System (MS-Dos) was born and in 1981 IBM introduced the personal computer (PC) for home and office use. Three years later Apple gave us the Macintosh computer with its icon driven interface and the 90s gave us Windows operating system. 



As a result of the various improvements to the development of the computer we have seen the computer being used in all areas of life. It is a very useful tool that will continue to experience new development as time passes.

SELF ASSESMENT

 Which skill/s do you need to imrove?
I need to improve in speaking and reading
How can you improve it / them?
Practising.
What can you do better now?
Study.
What did you do in English outside class?
I went to English class.

VOCABULARY OF MADAME DOUBTFIRE´S BOOK

-Cheeks: Either side of the face below the eye and above the jaw.

-Scratch: Damage or mark the surface of by scraping with something rough.

-Arranged: To place in proper, desired, or convenient order.

-Lifting: To move or bring (something) from a lower to a higher position.

-Trust: Reliance on the goodness, strengt, or ability of a person or thin

-Leaned: To bend or tilt (the body) from a vertical position.

-Jealous: Full of a feeling of resentment or anger about someone's success.

-Handwriting: A style or manner of writing by hand.

-Selfish: Caring only or chiefly for oneself.

-Sheets: A large rectangular piece of cotton used for bedding.

VOCABULARY OF UNIT 5

-Burglar: A person who enter at a house and steal something.
-Fraudster: A swindler
-Mugger: A person who assaults another person.
-Murderer: Someone who kills a person.
-Traffic warden: A person who is appointed to supervise a road traffic.
-Arson: The crime os deliberately setting fire to property.
-Blackmail: An act to frightening someone into making a payment of money.
-Drug dealing:To sell drugs to someone.
-Forgery: The crime of falsely making or changing writing or a signature.
-Kidnapping: To carry off a person by force or trickery.
-Smuggling: To convey (goods) secretly and illegally into or out of a country.

VOCABULARY UNITS 3 AND 4

Bargain:that is a good value.
Waste:use inefficiently.
Wakeboarding:type of water ski.
Sour:acidic.
Fill up:make full of.

Browse:navigate the internet.
Stream:real time audio or video.
Unplug:disconnect from mains.
Squeeze:compress with the hand.
Warn:advice.

FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE

I suggest (I, you, we, etc,).../Why don't we...?/

Let's.../ Shall we ...?/ We could (+ infinitive)

What about...? /How about,,,? (+ing)

I'm happy to... (+infinitive)

That sounds like a good plan/great idea

That works for me/ doesn't work for me

That's not a bad idea but how about ...?(+ing)

That could be a bit difficult. What about...? (+ing)

How soes that sound?

Do we all agree?

Is everyone happy to go with that idea?

Dialogue

Alberto:Ok,so we need a birthday present for Filiberto.

Carlos:How about buying an umbrella?

Alberto:That doesn't work for me.

Tomas:Ok,why don't we get him a kite?

Carlos:That sounds like a great idea,but,we could buy a football.

Alberto:No,he doesn't like football, he likes loved basketball.

Tomas:Let´s buy a pair of baseball trainers.D we all agree?

Alberto/Carlos/Tomas:yes,that´s not a bad idea.

SELF EVALUATION

Next term I'm going to do my homework every day and update the blog.I like Michael's classes because I think they are interesting,funny and very important to learn pronunciation.I like learning new words.Outside class I have studied the verbs and the vocabulary.About culture I have learnt about Ireland,traditional dances and poems.Also I have learnt about Australia,natives and rituals.

VOCABULARY UNIT 2

-Income:profit.
-Script:text to read.
-Performer:entertainer.

IRELAND

1-It is divided into two parts,Ireland and Northern Ireland.
2-In Ireland the languages are english and irish.
3-The capital of Ireland is Dublin and the capital of Northern Ireland is Belfast.
4-A most famous legend of Ireland is the leprechaun,if you catch him he gives to you his gold to run away.
5-Some of the most famous sports in Ireland are the gaelic football and hurling.
6-The patron saint of the island is San Patrick.
7-Halloween was created in Ireland.
8-The irish people are famous to be the first consumers of beer.