ANAGRAMS AMARGAN(S)

ANAGRAM MAKER JUST CREATE AN ANAGRAM FROM YOUR NAME AND SURNAMES

CHECK THAT YOUR INITIALS CORRESPOND TO SOME EXISTING ENTITY

GOOGLE YOUR CAR, MOTORBIKE LETTER PLATES AND FIND NEW MEANINGS

Classical examples:
Cities: PAIRS,SOLO;LOUSE;ANIMAL;HASTEN;MAIL....

VILLAGES IN THE AXARQUÍA:   ( Try to find all of them)

JAR EN

CAME TOP                                                                    

CZAR HE                                                                                                                                               

A BAR MANGOES                                                       

ALE SLED                                                                      

LASAGNA YO                                                              

ANI ART                                                                        

NEAR PÀ I                                                                      

GAL OAR BRO                                                           

SERCOMA                                                                      

OIDOR GRO

I A GIRL A FIN   

CALLINAS DEI LABADA

RESALSA

CONNIR LADE  AVICITOR

UN SALLIN DEA CACEITO

MOBERCARANA

A SNARE

JO MEON CLI

EL BAMURCO

BLOG ERE

RAMACHAL

EL BON BANGA

RUTAC

UNA CILCA

EL AÑUVI

MERCONAL

ZIJAC

EL VEZ

TRECHIPA

MARTOR LEDER

EL FRAN ATA

EL FRAN ATAJO

ROTROX

SOLT ROGEN DELLA

EL TAMAYA

EL LAVAZIN

TEZINA

LA QUIMEZTIL

SAGOL

QUENABE

YA VI A CHARAMA

AXARQUÍA                               COUNTRIES ( Continued)

JAR EN

CAME TOP                                                                     SLENDER THAN

CZAR HE                                                                        ANY ROW

A SNARE                                                                        A SNIP

A BAR MANGOES                                                        NEAR GIANT

ALE SLED                                                                      LIZARDS WENT 

LASAGNA YO                                                               UDISA IBRAAA

ANI ART                                                                         BUCA

NEAR PÀ I                                                                      Q8

GAL OAR BRO                                                           

SERCOMA                                                                      SPORTS

OIDOR GRO

I A GIRL A FIN                                                              IN NETS

                                                                                         KEY CHOICE

SPANISH CITIES                                                        MYSTIC SANG

                                                                                        TAKES ICING

BROCADO                                                                     I SIGNAL

LECHE

DELIRA                                                                           ANIMALS       

OVOIDE

VALIA                                                                             SO EMU         RAPTOR

MOLESTOS                                                                     MAIN GOLF   A MALL

CALIENTA                                                                      NO CALF        FIG FEAR

SERENO                                                                          ANY CAR        NIP HOLD

ARIOS                                                                              A PENCIL        GREAT DRIP

SENEGAL                                                                      LONE EGG DEAL  ORBELTS

WORLD CITIES                                 ANAGRAM HALL OF FAME

 PAIRS                                                              FUNERAL = REAL FUN

SOLO                                                              CATHOLICISM=COMICAL SHIT

LOUSE                                                            REVOLUTION= LOVE TO RUIN

ANIMAL                                                        A GENTLEMAN=ELEGANT MAN

HASTEN                                                        DORMITORY= DIRTY ROOM

MAIL                                                              SCHOOLMASTER= THE CLASSROOM 

TENAMOCARS   
OPEN CHANGE                                          DESPERATION= A ROPE ENDS IT.

                                                                         EVANGELIST= EVIL´S AGENT

COUNTRIES                                                 THE EYES = THEY SEE

ULTRA ASIA / LATASAURI                       LISTEN= SILENT

BIG MULE                                          FAMOUS PEOPLE

COLD ANTS                                                   LIVES

NEAR GYM                                                     OLD WEST ACTION

NICE LAD  
DID TRAIN 
NEAT GRAIN               I AM A WEAKISH SPELLER=WE ALL MAKE HIS PRAISE
                                                          NOON LEAP
MISCELLANEOUS
PAST EIGHT  (Popular in Italy)
RING LATE    (Three sides)
LITHE CATS   (Track& Field)
COOL CHEAT (Chocolate)
GROAN            (Musical instrument)
CRIED             (Alcoholic drink)
CHEAP             (A fruit)
A MOTTO         (A vegetable)

 

 

SIX WORDS CAN TELL A STORY

SIX WORDS CAN TELL A STORY.
TRY INVENTING A SIX-WORD STORY
AS AN EXAMPLE LET US QUOTE:

FOR SALE: BABY SHOES, NEVER WORN
THE DINOSAUR WAS STILL THERE WAITING
MUM,MUMMY,DAD,GRAN, GRANNY,MUMMY
BREAST,BOTTLE,MILK,COKE,BEER,WHISKY
I STILL MAKE COFFEE FOR ONE
STEP FORWARD.LOOK BACK.DON´T STARE

(Look up two-sentence stories and 50 word stories)
(Write a mini love letter: I´m so sad you´ve forgotten me)

SAMPLE UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAM

TEXT D

Rhino’s Protection                                           Test designed by Lucas Valenzuela

            Officers patrolling wildlife reserves in East Africa often find dead rhinos with their horns sawed off. Why? Simply, because rhino horn is extremely valuable. In Asia, it is used to treat headaches, colds and flu. But most importantly, it is thought to increase a man's potency.

            Working at night, poachers are well-equipped with automatic weapons. They shoot the animals and, then, cut off the horns with axes or chain saws. The international trade in rhino horn is banned. But the killing still goes on because poachers can make huge sums of money selling horns on the black market. Large fines, long prison sentences or even the death penalty can't stop the poachers. Wildlife officers admit that they are losing the battle.

            The rhinos can't defend themselves against poachers. They have extremely bad eyesight and a rhino will instinctively assist another rhino when it hears a cry for help. Poachers exploit this fact by imitating the cry and then killing the approaching rhino. There are five different types of rhino in Africa and Asia. All of them are endangered species. Since 1970, 90% of them have disappeared. At the present rate of killing, there will be almost no rhinos left by the year 2011.

            Now more and more rhinos are captured and moved to game reserves. They are tranquilized with a dart gun, and then their horns are cut off with a saw. This makes the rhino worthless to poachers for a time, but the horns grow again within three years.

A.- CONPREHENSION                                                                                                                   (4 points)

 

ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN WORDS.

1.- What do people use rhino horns for?                                                                                                     (1 point per answer)

                                                                                                                                                            

2.- What is the penalty for poachers who get caught?

ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE.? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE PRECISE WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT, OR USE YOUR OWN WORDS.                                                                       (0.5 points per answer)

3.- Rhinos are killed for fun?

4.- Poachers kill rhinos because they need to feed their families.

5.- Rhinos are easy to kill.

6.- Only 90% of the different species are endangered.

USE OF ENGLISH                                                                                                                           (3 points)

 

7.- WHICH WORD DOES NOT HAVE THE SAME MEANING?  Banned / prohibited / allowed / forbidden                 (0.25 points)

8.- FIND A SYNONYM FROM THE TEXT FOR CONTINUES.                                                                                               (0.25 points)

9.- FIND A WORD IN THE TEXT MEANING " Things used to kill or harm."                                                      (0.25 points)

10.- FIND IN THE TEXT THE OPPOSITE OF RELEASED.                                                                                      (0.25 points)

11. - PUT THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO THE PASSIVE VOICE:                                                                 (0.5 points)

 Officers patrolling wildlife reserves in East Africa often find dead rhinos.

12. - PUT THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE IN REPORTED SPEECH:                                                                        (0.5 points)

At this rate of killing, there will be almost no rhinos left by the year 2005.

13. - JOIN THE TWO SENTENCES INTO JUST ONE:                                                                                                (0.5 points)

 Large fines, long prison sentences or even the death penalty can't stop the poachers. Wildlife officers are losing the battle.

14.-  Join the following sentences in an appropriate way (do not use AND/ BUT).                                                         (0.5 points)

 Poachers shoot the rhinos to cut off their horns. Rhinos can't defend themselves against poachers.

	PRODUCTION                                                                                           (3 points)

 

WRITE A COMPOSITION OF APPROXIMATELY 120 WORDS. CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS, AND FOCUS STRICTLY ON IT.

1.- Animals in the zoo. Write for and against.

2.- Wildlife protection.

Valentine Projects

The following websites have been inspirational for Valentine´s day

www.busyteacher.org, particularly 9 Must-have valentine day activities

www.isabelperez.com,has some original valentine activities such as an

interactive crossword

www.manythings.org has 10most popular valentine´s day activities

www.english-zone.com

www.englishclub.com

www.englishpage.com

podcastsinenglish.com has plenty of listening activities for Saint Valentine

Another activity which works well is just to ask students to name

their TOP TEN FAVOURITE LOVE SONGS:

For example: 

All you need is love. The Beatles.
I will always love you.Whitney Houston.
Love is all around Wet, Wet, Wet.
The power of love. Celine Dion.
Someone like you.  Adele.
We found love. Rihanna.
Loving you.  Minnie Ripperton.
Ours.   Taylor Swift.
Without you. David Guetta, Nilson, Mariah Carey.
The one that got away. Katy Perry.

Human beings are essentially creative animals.  We are a creative species. Creativity is an essential part of the evolutionary process.

We get bored easily by repeating the same contents and procedures. We believe that imagination is more important than knowledge in most aspects of life...

EDUCATION REARS DISCIPLES, IMITATORS, ROUTINISTS, NOT PIONEERS OF NEW IDEAS AND CREATIVE GENIUSES. 
THE SCHOOLS ARE NOT NURSERIES OF PROGRESS AND IMPROVEMENT BUT 
CONSERVATORIES OF TRADITION  AND UNVARYING MODES OF THOUGHT 
LUDWIG VON MISES (1881-1973)

KEN ROBINSON Schools kill creativity .Ted.com

Together we have come to realize that for most people the right to learn is curtailed by the obligation to attend school. Ivan Illich

Our past is a storehouse of invaluable field notes  from which to think creatively. Peter Trainin

We are all ignorant in most subjects : we seem to be verbs not nouns, dynamic processes rather than static objects.

 "Make men wise, and by that very operation you make them free. Civil liberty follows as a consequence of this; no usurped power can stand against the artillery of opinion.": William Godwin - (1756-1836) 


 When one tells the truth, it is not for the sake of convincing those who do not know it, but for the sake of defending those that do."
Cuando uno dice la verdad no es para convencer a los que no la conocen,

sino a defender a los que sí.

William Blake