PROJECTS 2017: 1º ESO 'DESCRIPTION OF A PHOTO' IES V CENTENARIO (SEVILLA)

Project made by Gema García on Description of a Photo.

AN OPNION ESSAY

AN OPINION ESSAY

 

            The objective when writing an  opinion essay is to convince the readers that the writer’s opinion is justified. In order to do so, the writer should give aspects about the essay topic that support his or her opinion. 

 

OPINION ESSAY STRUCTURE

1. Opening: It’s important to introduce the topic of the sentence in one sentence so that the reader knows what the essay is about. Together with the topic, the writer’s opinion should be stated in this first paragraph.

2. Body: The writer’s opinion is supported by facts and examples. This part of the essay may be one or several paragraphs depending on the essay extension. 

3. Conclusion: This final paragraph includes a brief summary and restates the writer’s opinion.

 

USEFUL LANGUAGE

In my opinion,

I think (that)

I believe (that)

As for

As I see it,

I love/like/hate/don’t mind

If you ask my opinion, I’d say

For example,

For instance,

It seems to be (that)

As far as I am concerned, 

Personally,

In conclusion,

To sum up,

In short,

On the one hand, … on the other hand

 

AN EXAMPLE     
       

 

Computers in our lives (153)

 

            We must agree that  technology is present in our lives. We cannot imagine living in this world without computers. They are present in everything we do today.

 

            As everything, they bring a lot of advantages but disadvantages also exist. Computers have changed our lives, for example, e-mails are fast, we can book or make reservations, pay, write, do all kinds of things if we are connected to the Internet.

 

            But on the other hand, there are negative consequences, too. The Internet can be dangerous if we are not careful. Children are very vulnerable to inappropriate information. Viruses and hackers are also a risk or danger for our privacy. Many people become addicted to computers or  mobile phones, spending too much time connected without interruption.

 

            To conclude, I would like to say that, as we cannot live without computers and ITC technologies, we should use them reasonably and give them a correct use.

PERFECT MODALS

PERFECT MODALS


MODAL + HAVE + Vpp

• • WOULD HAVE Vpp
    To express missed opportunities and past hypothesis: She told me (that) she would have liked to come and see us.
     
  • SHOULD / OUGHT TO HAVE Vpp
    To express a certain degree of obligation in the past on the part of the speaker. To express regrets or complains: I should have booked a room in advanced (but I didn’t do it). She ought to have resisted the urge to eat chocolate cake because she is on a diet (but she didn’t do it).
     
  • MUST / CAN / COULD / MAY / MIGHT HAVE Vpp
    To express if a past action did or did not happen. Depending on the chosen verb, the possibility of the action been achieved is bigger or smaller: It must / can / could / may / might have rained a lot tonight.

  
  

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A Summary (Selectividad)

               (Space exploration is part of modern culture. Unfortunately, as well as polluting Earth, man has started to pollute outer space too.)

 Space Junk

                In 1997, Lottie Williams was taking a walk in a park in Tulsa, Oklahoma when a piece of metal fell out of the sky and hit her shoulder. She later found out that it was a part of an old space rocket that fell to Earth.

                So how did this happen? Since 1957, space programmes have sent thousands of objects into orbit. Some of these objects fall back to Earth and burn up on the way to the surface. However, there’s a lot of debris like old rocket parts and used satellites still circling the Earth. Even a glove that was lost during the first American spacewalk in 1965 is still out there somewhere!

                No one knows how much junk is circulating in space, but scientists estimate that there are 22,000 man-made objects that are big enough to track. In addition, there are millions of pieces of metal, plastic and glass that are smaller than a centimetre. They were created by explosions or accidental collisions between large space objects.

                All this debris is causing serious problems for space programmes today. Even a little piece of junk can destroy a satellite, which costs millions of dollars. These tiny pieces are actually the most dangerous because they move at extremely high speeds but they are too small to track.

                In 1983, the windscreen of the shuttle Challenger was hit by a 0.3-mm fragment that was travelling at 4 kilometres per second. The windscreen had to be replaced because of the damage. In June 2011, there was a near collision between the International Space Station and an unidentified piece of junk. It flew so close that the space crew immediately prepared to evacuate the station for their own safety.

            At the moment, there are agreements among the space agencies to make sure that what is sent into space will be designed to return towards Earth and burn up on the way. This will reduce space debris in the coming years, but will not remove what is already out there. Therefore, scientists are considering unusual techniques to clean up the skies, like special lasers or devices that will sweep up the space debris. No matter what the method, the international space community knows that a solution has to be found now to protect future space exploration.

 

 Writing Test: Write a summary (80 words) of the following text. Rephrase, don't copy and paste from the text.

Summary

            In the previous text, Lottie Williams was hit by something made of metal coming from the sky. The reason for this seems to be the comeback many different materials are experiencing, such as rockets or satellites that end up falling out of the sky. It is widely accepted that this debris is risky for us, due to the huge damage they can cause. An example of this is the near collision the International Space Station and a piece of junk could have suffered in 2011. For this reason, agreements are being made not only to avoid this, but to clean up skies, too.


                Production made by Juan Pablo Abello on A Summary. (IES V Centenario - Sevilla).

PROJECTS 2017: 2º ESO 'PROFILES' IES V CENTENARIO (SEVILLA)

THE KING ARTHUR
                                                                                          The King Arthur or also known as Arthur of Brittany, was a very important character of the literature Europen, especially English and French. According to some medievals texts, Arthur led the the defence of Britain against Saxon invaders in the late 5th and early 6th centuries. The first account of the character's life is found in the History Regum Britanniae (Hirtory of the kings of Britannia) by Geoffry de Monmouth, who Configured the main features of his legend. In his story appear characters like the father of Arthur, Uther Pendragon, and his adviser, the magician Merlin, also elements like the sword Excalibur. Also mentions the birth of Arthurin Tintagel, the legend mentions too the final battle with Mordre in Camlan and his posterior retirement to the island of Avalon with the fairy Morgana, student fo Merlin. Chrétien de Troyes added other elements to the story, like the character of Lanzarote del Lago and The Holy Grail. The most read version of the story is The Dead Of Arthur, by Thomas Malory. The history oh Arthur is bassed in the search of The Holy Grial, that cup that supposedly Jesus drank in The Last Dinner. This cup it was delivered to Jose from Arimatea. Merlin requested Arthur that he have to search The Holy Grial, so Arthur sent his  gentlemen to found it.
The monarch is the son of the King Uther Pendragon. When Arthur was born, Merlin take him and the magician give him to sir Hector To raise him as his own son, Kay. When Arthur was 16 years old, he went with sir Hcetor and Kay to London, where knights of all England were trying to take a a sword from a pieze of mármol. The man who takes of the sword whould be the new king of England. All the knights tried to take of the sword, but just Arthur got it. Finally he was proclaimed king and bit by bit everybody accepte him.

During one battle, Arthur lost his sword. Merlin the wizard went with Arthur to search another sword. One witch gave him one magic sword called Excalibur.

In his castle of Camelot, Arthur form the famous Round Table (mesa redonda) with the most brave and honest knights like Lanzarote, Perceval, Gawain and others. Then, Britain had twelve years of peace. He get married with Ginebra, the daughter of the king Cameliard. The Arthur’s knights were looking for the Holy Grail, so they went to fight in forest, castles, against goblins, dragons and anothers beasts and they return to tell they adventures in the Round Table where they met.

King Arthur had many many problems with his wife because the wife had a lover. Arthur sentenced his wife and Lanzarote (the lover of Ginebra) saved Ginebra and they went to France. King Arthur went in pursuit of Lanzarote and let the Kingdom in charge of his son, who seizes the throne. When Arthur returns, he confronts his son and finally both of them died at the Battle of Camlann.

Project made by Raquel Delgado and Mª Carmen Ortiz on Profiles.

PROJECTS 2017: 2º ESO 'PROFILES' IES V CENTENARIO (SEVILLA)

NASA is the American´s Government Agency responsible of developing civil plan, as well as aeronautical and aerospace research. After the first artificial satellite took off in the world (4^th October 1957), the interest of the USA went to their own progress in the space.
The Congress of USA warried about a threat for national security and it started an immediate action but the Eisenhower´s President and his gabinet decided to do something after they talked about it with more calm. So, they created an agreement about a new federal agency.
On 29^th July 1958 Aeronautics National law was aprobed and on 1^st October 1958 new agency started by work. Its orientation wasn´t military. It was civil. From now on, NASA managed most espacial explorations by USA ( Apolo´s tasks, Skylab (spacial station), and later the space shuttle). Plan Apolo cost about 200,000 millions dollars. Skylab was the first American spacial station and it built independently. At this moment NASA is supporting the International Space Station and is checking vehicle Orión. NASA´s facilities have research, communication and building centres. Now, some facilities keep only for causes administratives or historicals. NASA operate a small line railroad on Spacial Centre Kennedy and have two aeroplanes Boeing 474 for move the spacials suttles too.

Project made by Lucía Mota and María Serrano on Profiles.