Use this pppt to practise modal verbs:
1.11.2019
10.14.2018
6.16.2018
THE MAN WHO NEVER WAS
Mincemeat was a successful British disinformation plan during World War II.
As part of Operation Barclay, the widespread deception intended to cover the invasion of Italy from North Africa, Mincemeat helped to convince the German high command that the Allies planned to invade Greece and Sardinia in 1943 instead of Sicily, the actual objective.
This was accomplished by persuading the Germans that they had, by accident, intercepted "top secret" documents giving details of Allied war plans. The documents were attached to a corpse deliberately left to wash up on a beach in Punta Umbría in Spain.
The operation started with the planting of false documents on the corpse but the use of the Enigma machine by the Germans helped double agents work for the Allies. In addition to technology, the use of double agents like Garbo was integral to Allied success in World War II.
The operation started with the planting of false documents on the corpse but the use of the Enigma machine by the Germans helped double agents work for the Allies. In addition to technology, the use of double agents like Garbo was integral to Allied success in World War II.
The story was used as the plot in Duff Cooper's 1950 novel Operation Heartbreak, but revealed as a true story in the 1953 book The Man Who Never Was. A film of the same name was made in 1956.
BBC. online article
These videos tell the story of the grave of the man who never was
BBC. online article
These videos tell the story of the grave of the man who never was
In part, this was possible due to the intervention of a Mathematician and a group of data researchers and linguists working for the British Intelligence. This story has been told in a film called The Imitation Game

How an Enigma machine works

Enigma allowed an operator to type in a message, then scramble it by means of three to five notched wheels, which displayed different letters of the alphabet. The receiver needed to know the exact settings of these rotors in order to reconstitute the coded text.
The Germans were convinced that Enigma output could not be broken, so they used it for all sorts of communications - on the battlefield, at sea, in the sky and, significantly, within its secret services.
6.09.2018
SEVEN YEARS. LUCAS GRAHAM
These are the sentences from the lyrics of the song that I gave you in the test:
You can try doing them at home for further practise.
you can download the test and the corrections HERE
Let's do some more Practise following this link
INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES
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1 (*0.5)
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Once I was
seven years old and my mother told me
“Go, make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely”
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2 (*0.4)
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“It was a
big world, but we thought that we were bigger” he explained
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3 (*0.3)
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“Pushing
each other to the limits, we were learning quicker” he added
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4 (*0.2)
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“By eleven,
we were smoking herb and drinking burning liquor” he complained
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5 (*0.3)
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“We were
not rich, so we were out to make that steady figure” (hacer cálculos continuos)
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6 (*0.6)
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Once, I was
eleven years old and my daddy told
me “Go, get yourself a wife or you'll
be lonely”
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7 (*0.2)
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“I always
had that dream like my daddy had before me” he told Sarah
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8 (*0.2)
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“So I
started writing songs, I started writing stories” he explained
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9 (*0.2)
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“Something
about that glory (just) always seemed to bore me” he complained
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10 (*0.3)
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“because, only
those that I really love will ever really know me” he realised
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11 (*0.5)
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Once I was
twenty years old, my story got told before
the morning sun when my life was lonely
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12 (*0.2)
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“I only see
my goals, I don't believe in failure” he stated
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13 (*0.3)
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“Because I
know the smallest voices can make it major” he explained
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14 (*0.2)
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“I got my
boys with me, at least those in favour” he thanked
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15 (*0.4)
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“And if we
don't meet before I leave, I hope I'll see you later” he added
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16 (*0.2)
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“Once, I was
twenty years old, my story was told” he said
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17 (*0.2)
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“I was
writing about everything that I saw before me” he said
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18 (*0.6)
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“Soon we'll
be thirty years old, our songs have been sold
and I can tell them stories” he explained
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19 (*0.3)
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“We've
travelled around the world and we're still roaming “(vagabundear/deambular)he
added
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20 (*0.3)
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“I'm still
learning about life” he says
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21 (*0.2)
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“My woman
brought children for me so I can sing them all my songs” he told his sister
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23 (*0.6)
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“Most of my
boys are with me, some are still out seeking glory and some I had to leave
behind (like)My brother (for whom) I'm
still sorry” he said
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24 (*0.4)
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“Soon I'll
be sixty years old, my daddy got sixty-one (when he died)” he said
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25 (*0.4)
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“Remember
life and then your life becomes a better one” he suggested
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26 (*0.4)
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“I made a
man (my father) so happy when I wrote a letter (to him only) once” he added
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27 (*0.4)
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“I hope my
children come and visit, once or twice a month (when I´m old)” he hoped
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28 (*0.6)
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“Soon I'll
be sixty years old, will I think the world is cold” he asked
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29 (*0.6)
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“Or will I
have a lot of children who can warm me” he wondered
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6.05.2018
5.15.2018
5.14.2018
EUROVISION SONG CONTEST WEB QUEST
This weekend we have seen, once more, how surprising a song contest can be. We have watched
television all around Europe --and more--to see how a chicken song wins the contest.
Please, follow the links and answer these questions, write them in your notebook.
Who is Netta? Where is she from?
What language does she speak?
What is the title of the song?
What`s the meaning of the song ?
what is her opinion of the topic of the song?
What is your opinion on the song once you
know all about it?
first step watch this video
second step read this article
third step read this article
fourth step look for more information
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