2.7 Private eye

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Speaking & writing 

a)Imagine you are Detective Simon Malone. Narrate Mark´s story to a friend of yours. 

Mr. and Mrs. Hartland asked me to follow their son...
at 10:30 i saw mark getting out of his house, mark climbed down a tree next of the house, then he rode his bike into a building, there was a man waiting for him, mark gave him an envelope, the man took it, in the envelope was money so he started to count it, the man returned into the building and 15 minutes later a boy just like him got out of the building, they hugged and they talked about half an hour, mark returned at 12:00  and the building was an orphanage.

2.6 Are we alone?

Writing a story  

Before you start writing a s tory you need to decide on the place where it happened, the time it happened, who the main character were, and what happened.  Then you brainstorm for the events that led to the main event and what happened in the end.

Writing 

a) Read the rubric. Look at the picture and the phrases and answer the question. 

A teen magazine wants its readers to send in stories entitled " I met an alien" Write your story of the competition, (100- 120 words) 

Last Saturday   warm    Flying saucer 

1. When did the event take place? 

2. Where did it happened? 

3. Were you alone? 

4. What was the weather like? 

I met an alien

Last saturday, i was in the forest with my brother, we were camping, the weather was like warm, but that night something  weird happened, i taught i was imagining, but when my brother told me that i wasn't the only one who see it, i started to freaking  out. I asked him what does he saw, my brother told me that he saw a flying saucer,  Next day at morning the police came, asking us what happened, we told them that he just saw a flying sauce, but the truth is  that minuted later after we saw that, is that we saw an alien, we stayed talking and learning about him, the thing is, that we met an alien.

Superlative & Comparative

1. - The boy is shorter than the girl. 
2. -The boy is fatter than the girl. 
3. -The boy is happier than the girl. 

The boy is fast. 

The car is faster than the boy.

The spacecraft is the fastest transportation in the world. 

Go Shopping

Conversation

Anna: Hello
Nadia: Hello Can i help you?
Anna: Oh, yes please I'm looking a christmas shirt
Nadia: mmm, well we have these ones
Anna: oh, do you have a shirt blue, with a snowman in front?
Nadia: Im don't think so, let me look inside
Anna: Sure, Ill wait
Nadia: Oh, is your day, I found one
Anna: Excellent, How much is it?
Nadia: It´s $20 us
Anna: Oh, is so expensive, maybe a little cheaper
Nadia: Well i found this one a little bit more cheap
Anna: Wonderful , I´ll take that one

*paying*
Nadia: Thank you

Writing an email.

Portafolio: Use your complete chart to write an email to your american pen Pal about your favorite hobby. Pay attention to the punctuation. 

Dear Brenda: 

My favorite hobby is play basketball, but I must admit I'm not so good playing it.  I considerate basketball my bobbie because since I was in middle school, I always played it. another hobby i have is to cook, my specialty... The Crepes. 

hope you come soon, so you can try it

But tell me What about you? Which is your favorite hobby?  

What sports do you like more? 

Write back soon...

Violette. 

Portafolio 2

Use the information in the chart to complete the email below to your american Pen Pal.


Hi, My name is Paulette.
My dad´s  a seller of handicrafts.
He work in a store, locate in Plaza Galo, and his daily routine is at 9:00 am to 9:00 pm.
My mom´s is a seller of handcrafts too.
She works in a store call "Las Rocas" Her daily  routine is from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm.

Writing

Portafolio: Now, write a short paragraph about yourself. Used the completed chart above. 

On Mondays I get up at 6:50.
I go to school at 7:50.
I have lunch at 10:20.
I go back home at 1:20.
I have dinner at 6:00 pm
and I go to bed at 10:00 pm