TERRIFIC TERRY DEARY

Terry Deary is a British children´s author. He was born in 1946 in Sunderland, England. He is one of Britain´s best-selling authors and was voted Outstanding Children´s Non-Fiction Author of the 20th century. He is famous among childdren and adults for being the main author of the "Horrible Histories" series of books. Terry Deary is nowadays retired from writing  and lives in Burnhope, County Durham, England.

Now, read the following excerpts borrowed from two of Terry Deary´s "Horrible Histories" books and complete the activities about INCAN TEMPLES and AZTEC SUPERSTITIONS: (My sincere thanks to the authors for these fantabulous materials, which have only been used for didactic purposes)

INCAN TEMPLES

 Now, answer the following questions using your own words:

1. Who was Pedro de Cieza de Leon and what did he write?

2. Were the Spanish conquistadors surprised when they saw the Incan temple? How do we know?

3. Do you think the conquistadors were really interested in Incan art? Explain your answer.

4. Describe the temple using your own words in no more than three lines.

Find synonyms in the text for the following words and expressions:

1. baby llamas:

2. enormous:

3. piece:

4. had the intention:

Find a Passive structure in the text: ________________________________________________

Turn the following sentence into Reported Speech: 
 "If I wrote down everything I saw then no one would believe me" , Cieza de Leon said.
____________________________________________________________________

(excerpt borrowed and adapted from "The Incredible Incas" by Terry Deary, Martin Brown and Philip Reeve)

AZTEC SUPERSTITIONS

When the Spanish first arrived in Mexico, they discovered a fabulous civilization: the Aztecs. But, what did Aztec explorers said  to their Emperor Motecuhzoma about the strange people they had seen? Read the following speech bubbles and find out:

 Now turn the bubbles into Reported Speech and try to join them using the appropriate sequencers and connectors.

Would you like to know what really happened? Read about it and write a summary in three or four lines.

(excerpt borrowed and adapted from "The Angry Aztecs" by Terry Deary and Martin Brown)

Avril Lavigne: Sk8er Boi (Skater Boy)

Avril Lavigne was born in Ontario (Canada). She began her career in 2002 with the album "Let Go", where the song "Sk8er Boi" appeared. Avril reached Nº2 on the Billboard 200 with only 17 years old.

Now, watch the clip, listen to the song and answer to the questions about it; then, listen to the song once more and complete the lyrics. Please, pay attention to Avril's non-verbal language, rhyme, and the bottom glossary, as they may help you to fill in the blank spaces. Leave your comments. Enjoy!!!

QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CLIP

1. Describe Avril's physical appearance in the clip (two lines).
2.  Where are Avril and her band playing?
3. What kind of place is it?
4. Do they have problems at the end of the clip? How do we know?
5. What do you think is going to happen next? Make up an alternative ending for the clip in no more than three lines.

"Sk8er Boi" Lyrics

He was a boy

She was a girl

Can I make it anymore 1._____________?

He was a punk.

She did 2.____________.

What more can I say?

He 3.___________ her.

She'd never tell.

Secretly she wanted him as 4.__________.

And all of her friends

Stuck up their 5.__________.

And they had a problem with his 6.___________ clothes.

He was a skater boy, she said see ya later boy.

He wasn't good 7.____________ for her.

She had a 8.___________ face but her head was up in space.

She needed to come back down to 9.__________.

Five years from now, she sits at home 10._____________ the baby, she's all alone.

She turns on TV and 11.___________ who she sees?

Skater boy rockin' up MTV.

She calls up her friends.

They 12.___________ know

And they've all got 13.__________ to see his show.

She tags along, stands in the 14.__________.

Looks up at the man that she turned down.

He was a skater boy, she said see ya later boy.

He wasn't good 15.___________ for her.

Now he's a superstar

Slammin' on his 16.________

Does your pretty face see what he's 17.___________?

He was a skater boy, she said see ya later boy.
He wasn't good 18.__________ for her.
Now he's a superstar
Slammin' on his 19._________
Does your pretty face see what he's 20.___________?

Sorry girl but you missed out.

Well tough luck that boy's 21.__________ now.

We are more than just good friends.

This is how the story 22.__________.

Too bad that you couldn't see...

See the man that boy 23.__________ be.

There is more than meets the eye,

I see the 24._________ that is inside.

He's just a boy, and I'm just a girl.

Can I make it anymore 25.____________?

We are in love.

Haven't you 26._________ how we rock each other's world?

I met the skater boy I said see ya later boy.

I'll be backstage after the 27.___________.

I'll be at the studio singing the song he wrote about a girl he 28.__________ to know

I met the skater boy I said see ya later boy.

I'll be backstage after the 29.___________.

I'll be at the studio singing the song we wrote about a girl he 30.__________ to know

GLOSSARY

tag along: accompany somebody without invitation.

slam on: put into action suddenly or forcefully.

ya: you

tough luck: bad luck.

meet the eye: see at first sight.

miss out: fail to include.

turn down: reject an offer or proposal or someone making one.

Eurythmics: Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

Eurythmics were a "New Wave" band from London. The band was formed by the singer Annie Lennox and the composer David A. Stewart around 1980. They were very successful and managed to sell seventy-five million records all over the world, apart from receiving lots of awards.

 Listen to the song and complete the lyrics:

 Sweet dreams are made of this
Who am I to 1.____________?
I 2. _________the world
And the seven 3. _________
Everybody's looking for something.
Some of them want to 4. ____________ you
Some of them want to get used by you.
Some of them want to 5. ___________ you
Some of them want to be abused.
Sweet dreams are made of this
Who am I to 6. ____________?
I 7. _____________ the world
And the seven 8._____________

Everybody's looking for something.
(Hold your head up Keep your head up)
(Hold your head up Keep your head up)
(Hold your head up Keep your head up)
(Hold your head up Keep your head up)
Some of them want to 9. __________ you
Some of them want to get used by you.
Some of them want to 10. __________ you
Some of them want to be abused.
oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Sweet dreams are made of this
Who am I to 11. ____________?
I 12. ________ the world
And the seven 13. ___________

Everybody's looking for something.
Sweet dreams are made of this
Who am I to 14. ___________?
I 15. _____________ the world
And the seven 16. ___________
Everybody's looking for something.
Sweet dreams are made of this
Who am I to 17. _____________?
I 18. ____________ the world
And the seven19. ___________

Now, find three different examples of Passive Voice in the lyrics:

1. ___________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________

Answer the following questions (write complete sentences using Passive Voice):

1. Where and When was the band formed?
2. Who was the band formed by?  

MARK TWAIN

Mark Twain, who lived from 1835 to 1910, is one of America´s most famous authors. He wrote many books, including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Mark Twain´s own life was interesting enough to be a book.

Twain was born in the state of Missouri, near the Mississippi River. He came from a poor family. His father died when he was twelve, so he had to leave school. While he was still a boy, he worked as a riverboat pilot. He steered boats up and down the long Mississippi River.

The Civil War, which started in 1861, made traveling on the Mississippi impossible. Twain then went west to Nevada. There he worked on a newspaper. In 1864 he went to California to find gold. Twain did not have much luck as a gold miner. He left California to travel in Europe. Twain wrote a book about his trips around Europe.

But the most important influence on Twain and his books was the Mississippi River. When Twain finally settled down, he lived in a house with a porch that looked like the deck of a riverboat. Huckleberry Finn, Twain's greatest book, is about the adventures of a boy on the Mississippi River. Another of Twain's books is called Life on the Mississippi.

In fact, even the name Mark Twain comes from the Mississippi. Mark Twain's real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens. On the river Samuel Clemens often heard the boatmen shout Mark twain! This meant the water was twelve feet deep. When Samuel Clemens began to write he chose for himself the name Mark Twain.

Source: All about the USA, a cultural reader

QUESTIONS

VOCABULARY


Complete the definitions. Choose the correct answer:

1.-  People who write books are called...:

       a. states                b. trips                c. authors

2.- The covered entrance area attached to a house is the...:

       a. boat                 b. porch                c. luck

3.- Someone who looks for coal or gold in the ground is a ...:

       a. miner                b. boatman            c. pilot

4.- The floor of a sip is called the...:

       a. house                b. deck                c. river

5.- The action of driving a ship or car is...:

       a. steering              b. traveling          c. shouting

6.- A person who gives directions to help steer a boat is a ...:

       a. pilot                   b. boy                  c. Samuel Clemens

7.- When you stop moving from place to place, you ...:

       a. leave                 b. come from         c. settle down

8.- Another word for trip is ...:

       a. Influence            b. riverboat            c. journey

COMPREHENSION

Choose the best answer:

1.- Mark Twain is ...:

      a. the name os a riverboat.
      b. one of America's most famous authors.
      c. the real name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens.

2.- Mark Twain ...:

      a. left school to be a writer.
      b. was born in Nevada.
      c. worked at many different.

3.- The greatest influence on Mark Twain and his books was ...:

      a. his poor family.
      b. his porch.
      c. the Mississippi River.

Number the sentences 1 through 10 to show the correct order.

____  He left school when his father died.

____ Then he went west to Nevada.

____ In 1864 he went to California to find gold.

____ He wrote Huckleberry Finn.

____ Mark Twain was born in Missouri in 1835.

____ He left California to travel in Europe.

____ There he worked on a newspaper.

____ He worked as a riverboat pilot.

____ Mark Twain died in 1910.

____ He wrote a book about his trips around Europe.

Lady Gaga - Alejandro

Watch and listen to the song and complete the lyrics:

Alejandro

I know that we are young.

And I know you may love me.

But I just can't be with you like this anymore.

Alejandro.

She's got both hands

In her 1.................

And she won't look at you,

won't look at you

She 2................. true love

En su bolsillo.

She's got a halo around her finger.

around you.

You know that I love you boy.

Hot like Mexico, rejoice.

At this point I gotta 3............................,

Nothing to lose.

Don't call my name.

Don't call my name, Alejandro.

I'm not your babe.

I'm not your babe, Fernando.

Don't wanna kiss, don't wanna touch.

Just smoke my 4......................... and hush.

Don't call my name.

Don't call my name, Roberto.

Alejandro.

Alejandro.

Ale-ale-jandro.

Ale-ale-jandro. [2x]

(Just stop. Please. Just let me go. Alejandro. Just let me go.)

She's not 5......................,

She's just a baby.

But her boyfriend's like a dad, just like a dad.

And all 6................... flames that burned before him.

Now he's gonna fight your fight, gonna cool the bad.

You know that I love you boy.

Hot like Mexico, rejoice.

At this point I gotta 7.....................,

Nothing to lose

Don't call my name.

Don't call my name, Alejandro.

I'm not your babe.

I'm not your babe, Fernando.

Don't wanna kiss, don't wanna touch.

Just smoke my 8........................ and hush.

Don't call my name.

Don't call my name, Roberto.

Alejandro.

Alejandro.

Ale-ale-jandro.

Ale-ale-jandro. [2x]

Don't bother me.

Don't bother me, Alejandro

Don't call my name.

Don't call my name, 9............. Fernando.

I'm not your babe.

I'm not your babe, Alejandro.

Don't wanna kiss, don't wanna touch, Fernando.

Don't call my name.

Don't call my name, Alejandro.

I'm not your babe.

I'm not your babe, Fernando.

Don't wanna kiss, don't wanna touch.

Just smoke my 10.................... and hush.

Don't call my name.

Don't call my name, Roberto.

Alejandro.

Alejandro.

Ale-ale-jandro.

Ale-ale-jandro. [2x]

Don't call my name.

Don't call my name, Alejandro.

I'm not your babe.

I'm not your babe, Fernando.

Don't wanna kiss, don't wanna touch.

Just smoke my 11.................... and hush.

Don't call my name.

Don't call my name, Roberto.

Alejandro.

Turn the following sentences from the song into Reported Speech:

1. She said, "I know you may love me"

     2. Lady Gaga said, "Don't call my name, Roberto"

     3. Lady Gaga said, "Don't bother me, Alejandro"

     4. She said, "I'm not your babe, Fernando"

     5. She said to Alejandro, "Stop, please and let me go"

From the northern mountains of Madrid...

Hi everybody! "English in Getafe" is coming back this academic year with more activities from IES Alto Jarama,Torrelaguna, a small village located in the northern mountains of Madrid. As usual, everybody's welcome.

Terry Conroy, a Potters legend

With his flaming ginger hair, Irishman Terry Conroy is one of the most iconic Stoke City players ever. Known affectionately by fans as "White Legs" he was the scorer and supplier of 2 of the most important goals in Potters history.

When Terry Conroy headed Stoke City's first goal in the 1972 league cup final against Chelsea - he achieved a dream he'd had as a young boy. "My aspiration as a kid was to become a professional footballer, play in England, play for my country and score the winning goal at Wembley", he said. "I got the last part wrong because I scored the first goal at Wembley but I made the winner though!"

Conroy joined the Potters from the Irish club, Glentoran F.C. for 10 thousand pounds in March 1967, but if it hadn't been for a spell of bad weather he could've been heading to London. "Fulham had made an offer but had to get parental permission for me to sign because I was under 21. I said to my dad I wanted to get the cup replay (for Glentoran) out of the way before signing, but when I got to Belfast for the match it was snowed off. I then had to catch the train home to Dublin, and told Fulham I would decide in the next 24 hours, but I was still undecided." That was when Stoke made their move - Manager Tony Waddington shared that train ride back to Dublin with him. Waddo convinced me Stoke was the place for me, and I've never regretted the decision."

He went on to make 333 Cup and League appearances for Stoke, scoring 66 goals. He was also capped by the Republic of Ireland 26 times.

He now works in the commercial department at Stoke City, and is the UK welfare officer for all Irish players who play in England and Scotland. His role is to look after youngsters who come over and take academy scholarships. "I know what it's like. I came to Stoke at 20 - I was in digs for 2 years and was very homesick. If I wanted to ring home I had to go out and find a phone box, make sure I had the right change. Youngsters don't have those problems now because of mobile phones and the internet but it can still be difficult. I'm there to help them and make sure they settle in and enjoy their football."

                                                                                Adapted and abridged from BBC

Say whether the following sentences are True or False. Give evidence from the text.

a. Terry Conroy decided to sign with Stoke City when he was travelling on a train to Dublin.

b. The first two years in Stoke were comfortable and easy for Terry Conroy.

Answer these questions using your own words. Do not copy from the text.

a. Why hadn't Conroy signed for Fulham yet when Stoke City made their move?

b. Explain in your own words the job Terry Conroy has nowadays.

Find a synonym in the text for the following words:

a. representative (paragraph 1):
b. dearly (paragraph 1):
c. duty (paragraph 5):
d. grants (paragraph 5): 

Turn into Reported Speech:


-"I got the last part wrong because I only scored the first goal at Wembley", Terry Conroy said.

Turn into Active:

-He was capped by the Republic of Ireland 26 times.

Fill in the blank spaces:

-When Conroy played for Glentoran, he used to travel _________ Dublin ________ Belfast ______train.

-Conroy played finally for Stoke City, although he _____________ (receive) an offer from Fulham before.

-Terry Conroy was ____________ (famous) ____________ other football players.