Writing Task 2 . Marco Antonio

The first school I attended was kind of big. It had only nine rooms from the first grade to the sixth grade. There was a coffeeshop which was not big. The school had two principal entrances. One was on 16 de Septiembre Street and the other one on Matamoros Street. From the first entrance, there was a handball court. As you walked down,there were a small soccer field and two basketball courts. The different classrooms were around the courts.

The director´s office was just at the second entrance. There were two ladies´ rooms and two men´s rooms. The school had two stories. The first,second and third grade rooms were located downstairs and the fourth,fifth and sixth grade rooms were upstairs. As time went by, the school was getting bigger. More rooms were built as well as some green areas. The coffeeshop is much bigger because there are currently more students than there used to be before.

Writing Task 2 - Itzeleydy

My first institute that I remember was the primary school located in Panotla, Tlaxcala. In 1990 the main door of the building was at the left, it had a wide hall, if you crossed it and turn immediately to the left there was the principal office and in the opposite side was the toilet; the entrance was considerably smaller than the playground located in the middle of the institute, also it had a enough green areas to play during the recess; the school had sixteen classrooms three for each group. 

Nowadays, the central door was moved to the left side since was built a cafeteria there. In addition, a big auditorium was made; besides another cafeteria and restroom were constructed at the back of the institute, so that the classrooms were increased to eighteen in total.  The oldest toilet at the entrance of the school continue working, but now next to it, there is a computer classroom and over this is the library; currently this schoolhouse is changing because it is the biggest one in the town with around 600 students.

Writing Task 2 - Ma. Elena

 A description of my first School

My unforgettable Elementary School it was a small but very nice school with wonderful teachers. Called Benito Juarez  is located in the main square of my town Santa Cruz Aquiahuac .

In the main entrance there were slaters and at your right side there was the computer classroom , at side there were all classrooms from first grade to sixth grade next to this last room there were two toilets one for girls and another one for boys at side of this ones there was the principal´s office  close to this one the coordinators office too.

In front of the classrooms there was basketball court at the back there was  a beautiful jarden where I used to play with my classmates behind this, there was a cafeteria on your left 

there was a big soccer court, now it has not change. What a wonderful memories came to my main !

Writing Task 2 - María Guadalupe

Description of my first school.

 I studied at Miguel Alemán Primary School, located on the corner of the Allende Avenue and Veracruz Street. It is about 3 blocks from downtown in Tepic, Nayarit. When I studied there, it was a school only for girls. Nowadays, it is a co-educational school. It was a lovely two floors school and it main entrance was situated on the side of Veracruz St. After the main entrance, there was a wide Hall and the Principal’s Office was on the right. Turning to the left, there was a Grocery’s Store and an Stationery’s Store. Straight ahead, there was an uncovered big Yard with several boleibol fields. Behind the Yard, there was classrooms for first and second grades, arranged in only one floor. Classrooms for the rest of grades were situated on the second floor, above the Hall. There was a large Theatre Room situated on the side of Allende St with its own entrance for guests. Students had to cross the yard for going into there.

Writing Task 2 - Leticia

My first school

My school was in a little town in Tlaxcala. It was a small school and had six classrooms. 

At the main entrance there was a bar door with a large playground in the middle of the school.

On the left,there was the classroom of first grade next to the restrooms. Across from the 

first grade classroom there was the sixth grade classroom. Straight ahead the main entrance

there was the third grade classroom. The fifth grade classroom was between sixth grade classroom 

and fourth grade classroom.

Nowadays the bulding has been rebuilt and three floors have been added. Now it is the Municipality 

of the town. Straight ahead the main entrance is the principal office on the second floor.

It has many offices inside.Right in front of the principal office is the garage where the patrols 

trucks are.

Writing Task 2 - Eliney

DESCRIPTION  ABOUT  MY  FIRST   SCHOOL

MY  FIRST  SCHOOL  WAS  GREAT,  SMALL AND   COLORFUL. AT THE  MAIN  ENTRANCE THERE   WERE   TWO BIG TREES, ONE  ON THE  LEFT  AND  THE  OTHER  ON THE  RIGHT  SIDE. WHEN  I  ENTERED  TO THE BUILDING  I  SAW MANY    CHILDREN   WERE PLAYING AROUND  THE  YARD . WHEN SUDDENLY   THE PRINCIPAL GOT OUT  FROM THE  PRINCIPAL'S ROOM, THAT  WAS  SITUATED  ON THE  LEFT  SIDE. THERE  WERE    THREE  CLASSROOMS  WITH  MANY  TABLES  AND  CHAIRS  OF  EACH  STUDENTS,  ON THE OPPOSITE  THERE WERE OTHER THREE OF THEM, ALSO THERE  WAS  A LIBRARY  AT THE  END  OF THE  CORNER,  WHERE  YOU  COULD  FIND  SEVERAL  TYPES  OF  INTERESTING BOOKS. IN ADDITION   ON THE RIGHT  SIDE THERE  WERE   TWO TOILETS  NEXT TO  THE LIBRARY.

THE  PLAYGROUND  WAS LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE  OF THE  SCHOOL BUT  ALSO, THERE WAS  A BACKYARD   BEHIND  THE   COFFEE SHOP  THAT  WAS  ON THE OPPOSITE  OF TOILETTES.

I REALLY LIKED IT TO BE A STUDENT IN "GABRIELA  MISTRAL  SCHOOL".

Writing Task 2

Here you are the second writing task from the student's book, page 37.

Writing Task 1 - Sample Answer

Hi teachers. I will share with you the sample answer of the first writing task. I hope you find it useful. Don't forget to comment on your partners' writings, as well.

Writing Task 1 - Leticia

The line graph shows changes in car ownership between 1972 and 2002 in UK. The table shows the principal method of travel to

work in England, wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland in 2002.

As stated by the results on the line graph, the percentage of househols who own one car or van has been slightly rising from

1972 to 2002. While people who possess two cars or vans percentage has been considerably increasing since 1972 until 2002.

The table reveals by far the highest main method of travel to work in England is by car or van with a 70.6% of people. Train is the least 

main method used in Wales with a 1.1%. Scotland has a slightly difference between using bus or going on foot to work with a 11.4% and 12.5% each respectively. Meanwhile Northern Ireland has a bit less percentage of people using car or van than wales.

Writing Task 1 - Eliney

MAIN  METHOD  OF TRAVEL TO  WORK  IN THE  U.K, IN  2002

The graph shows the  main method of travel  among four  countries. From  1972 to   2002  Northern  Ireland  with  40 per  cent  of  households  began  to  increased  gradually,  using  two  cars  or  vans more than  bicycle, compared  with  Scotland  just over  50 per cent  has  declined  dramatically from  1982 to 1990, because  12.5  percent  go  on   foot  to  work,  this  decline  continued  until  1996.

In addition, we  can  notice  that  from   1978   to  2002 Wales with  5  per cent  has been  gradually  growing  up and  it fluctuated  or  the  following   ten   years traveling  by car  or  vans,  the  most  useful   method they  use  is  go to  work   by  foot they   never use  motorbike or  scooter. By contrast England   is has   a  fluctuation  slight from  1984 to 1992 using  one   car.  The last three years  Northern Ireland  an d  England  be  stable  between   1998 an d  2002.

Writing Task 1 - Marco Antonio

According to the graph only 5 % of households owned three cars during the period 1972 to 2002. By 2002,22% owned two cars. There was a fall in the number of households without a car. There was a steady remain owning one car with only 45%.

As it is seen in the graph, the most popular method of traveling in the United Kingdom was the car (Wales 80.4% followed by Northern Ireland and England).  

A minority of people used a bicycle or motorcycle to go to their working places.                                                                                                                                                                                              

It is important to mention that the bus or coach also reached a low percentage as a use of means of transportation.

Writing Task 1 - María Guadalupe

According to the line graph, from 1972 to 2002 in the UK, the percentage of households with ownership of only one car or van were fluctuating slightly. However, in 2002 the 45% of households were owning one car or van. In contrast, households with three or more cars or vans increased steadily from 1% to 5% and households with two cars or vans rose steeply from 8% to 22%. As an important data, there was a dramatic fall in the case of households with no cars or vans.
In 2002 a car or a van was by far the most used method of travel to work in the UK by the four countries showed in the table: England, Wales, Scotland and Nothern Ireland. Travel to work by foot was the second method, and travel on Bus or on coach were the third method used to, as well by the four countries. Besides other methods not mentioned, the train, bicycle, motorbike and scooter were the least used methods of travel to work, although in the case of the train in England had considerably a bigger percentage than in the other countries. Motorbike or scooter was used only in England in a bit percentage of 1.3%, while no other country has used it.

Writing Task 1 - Maribel

                             Car ownership in the UK between  1972 and 2002

According to the line graph, there  was a gradual increase in the car ownership in the UK households, which could possess three cars or vans  from  1972 to 1994.This increase was just for  the 1 or 7 % of households. Although the  possession of this  car number  remained  steady  from  1972 to 1994. On the other hand, there was decrease of in car ownership for the 10 to 20%  of households because the number of cars they  possessed was reduced  from 3 or more cars to 2.Furthermore , the number of cars for the 50% of  households in UK was  by far the fewest. The car possession was  dramaticly  reduced to 0 cars. In contrast, one car or van were possesed by the 40% of  households.

Fort t he method of travel to work, van or car are a bit more used in Wales than in Northen Ireland. They are also  the most useful  mean of transportation  in England  and Scotland .In contrast,  the motorbike or scooter are the  least used.

Writing Task 1 - Angélica

THE CHANGES IN A CAR OWNERSHP BETWEEN 1972 AND 2002.

According to the line graph, England is  the country that uses all mean of transportation. Northerm Ireland is the country that uses a bit less mean of transportation than the other countries.

Wales uses a bit more a car or a van than Nothern  Ireland, furthermore  Scotland uses a car or a van consierably less than they used to.

In addition all coutries go on foot as a mean of transportation there for the least way to tavel is the motorcycle or bike,  being England the only country that uses this mean. Inconclusion the country that  uses  less mean of tranportation is Nothern Ireland  in fact  it has just four mean os transportation comparing with the other countries, and it is the country that has other way to travel  without taking into account the ones mention in the chart.

Writing Task 1 - Enedina

According to the bar chart, The UK has had some changes in the method of travel between 1972 and 2002. The graph shows that ownership of three or more cars or vans increased gradually from 1972 to 2002, but had a slight decrease in 1992. The ownership of car or van had a constant fluctuation between 1972 and 2002. The percentage of no car or van ownership had a dramatic fall in those years.

Wales has the highest percentage of car or van users, whereas the percentage of people who travel by train is the lowest in the UK. The motorbike or scooter is the lowest means of transportation with only a 1.3 percentage use in England. The range of people who travel on foot fluctuates between 10.3 and 12.5 percentage in the UK. Scotland has by far the highest percentage of bus or coach use. In contrast, Wales has the lowest percentage.

Writing Task 1 - Patricia

ACCES TO A MOTOR VEHICLE IN THE UK 1972 TO 2002

According to the Chart, that show Acces to a motor vehicle in the UK, in 1972 in the UK wasn`t relevant to until 1976 that had three or more cars or vans to the people use for transportation., in 1978 the chart show a gradual increase until 1980, the most significant increae was in 1996, for 2002 there was a decline.

In the case that two cars or vans begun to increase in 1972 but in 1996 had a remarkable rebound that in 1998, 2000 and 2002 remained stable.

For the Access to a motor, there was a terribe fall and remained until to 2002.

The Chart show the use that one car or van in 1972 begin to increase and so it remained between 1974 to 1976 and later in 1982 had a slight increase until 1986, in 1987 had a slight fall, but in 1988 exist an increase until to 1994 but in 1998 increase in 2002 is stable.

In the table show the percentage that the people use to main method of travel to work in the UK in 2002 in comparison with another countries find the following results.

In Gales the 80.4% of population use Car or Van, in comparison with Northern Ireland that use 79.9% this method to travel, follow Scotland with 69.6% in the use of Car or Van.

For the Case of England only 1.3% use Motorbike or scooter no data from other countries.

The use of bicycle , England is more common this method to travel with 3% use this, later Scotland with 1.7% and finally Wales with 1.3%.

The Bus or Coach the 11.4% of people use thsi transportation while that England only 7.5% use in comparison with Northen Ireland, that only 50% use the Bus or Coach amd Finally Wales only 4.5% that use this.

Another method of travel was the train the 6.8% of people use this transportation in Scotland 2.9% use this, and 1.1% in Wales use that.

The people of Europe prefers in Scotland use their fotos with 12.5% while Wales show 11.5% in the Northern Ireland 11.4% walk and England only 10.3% prefer walk.

Other method of travel show that in North Ireland 1.6% of population use this, in Scotland 1.1% and Scotland show  1.1%

Writing Task 1 - Itzeleydy

According to the graph between 1972 and 2002 it is showed the access to a motor vehicle in UK. Firstly, in 1972 there was around 49% of population that did not have a car or van. Nevertheless, to have one car or a van considerably increased in 1974. By far the highest percentage of households were noticed in 1973 because there was a dramatically rise in order to possess two cars or vans in the UK. Although, to acquire three or more cars had been stable from 1972 to 1978, since in this year the graph is showed a reach peak until 2002.

In another way, the main method of travel to work table in UK 2002, it is demonstrated that cars or vans are a great deal more useful than the train transportation by the four countries mentioned; whereas  the least used transportation in England is the motorbike or scooter with 1.3 percentage of people who utilize them. Finally, the four countries listed on the table continue using foot method as the oldest way of transportation where there is over 10% from people in UK.

Writing Task 1 - Ma. Elena

The line graph shows changes in car ownership between 1972 and 2002 in the UK. 

1._There was a sharp rise in the access to a motor vehicle in the UK frpm 1972 to 2002, on one car o van.

2._There was a decline in the access to a motor vehicle in the UK from 1972 to 2002, between the year 1990 to 2002, on no car or van.

3._Access to a motor vehicle in the UK 1972 to 2002 on two cars or vans fluctuated slightly between 1996 to 2002.

The table shows the main method of travel to work in the UK in 2002.

1._Wales has by far the most car o vans.

2._England has almost as much travelers by foot as the country Wales.

3._Wales does not have nearly as much travelers by bicicle than Scotland.

4._Scotland has a big more higtern travelers by bus or coach.

5._To travel by train in is a great.

Writing Task 1

Here you are the Writing Task from the workbook. Don't forget to write it and send it on Sunday, July 8th, 2017. I will be posting the sample answer on Tuesday, July 11th, 2017.

Listening Practice

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts

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