viernes, 24 de abril de 2015

File 8 B HOMEWORK A new product

PRODUCT:  RELAX SODA

Everyone will buy it, everyone will enjoy it, because it's a relaxing tea soda. The special ingredient is LINDEN. You might know linden, lime flower, is a sedative and relaxing herb,  that, mixed with gas has an exceptional and refreshing taste, much better than usual.
It's different from anything else in the market because it's the first tea soda in the whole world. You can have it wherever you want, you don't need the hot water. 
These days, society is under great stress, and this product could be a little moment of relax for many people, and It will cost you just £1 !

We have an advertising jingle...

Relax... take it easy... you could have a relaxing soda ♪ :)
FOUND IT


We developed an app for Smartphones with Android, iOs and windows Phone. We called it "Found It"
It's simple but very useful application for our days, We're always in a hurry and many times we lost our stuff and gadgets.
I'm a very messy person, every day I spend a lot of time searching for my smartphone in my house, car or office. That was the reason for the app.
Maybe you're wondering how it works? Ok is too easy:
* First users must download the app in the specific store.
* Then you need to configure "Found It" You must select a keyword and record it with your own voice. For example "Blue"
* The app is always running in the background, but don't worry about this, because it  uses very few resources for this function.
* When you can't find your smartphone, you only have to say the keyword aloud then you smartphone starts ringing.
It's special for messy people like me.
Nowadays a similar app doesn’t exist. Many app's can find your smartphone in a map but not in your house or car.
We think of a Slogan to sell it "If you're a messy on your own, you need  to FIND IT in your phone"

Mauro Carballo
Hello, I’m here to present to you this new product, it’s a watch for blind people, it isn’t a watch with speakers, this gadget have a 3d screen, with an air system to modify the screen to form numbers in braille. The name is Braille-Watch.
In this first version, the battery has autonomy for about 3 days. The price is £ 199, but I think it’s possible to improve the battery autonomy in 2 more days and reduce the price 25% after 1 year in the market.
Our slogan is “Time for all”
This watch will be the first one to use this technology and in a near future we can provide a smartwatch with a lot of functions.

Franco Borgazzi



Name: María Fernanda Arino

Presenting a product


Good morning, I´m going to tell you about my new product. It´s a fantastic and an incredible chair and it´s called “Contortionist Chair”. Now you can see it opened and with its real  shape, but in a few seconds your eyes won´t be able to believe what you see. Look and pay attention!!!
Firstly, I turn the four legs; secondly, I fold the back and the seat and… ready!!! What do you see now? A small box with the same shape of a matchbox. Obviously, it is for people who don´t want to be standing up in a queue anymore. You can go everywhere and you will always have a seat. You can take it in your bag and suddenly, a chair besides you!!!   It will cost
$ 400. Believe me, everyone will want one of them, it will be very popular and there isn´t similar products in the market. It´s an exclusive chair and you can choose it in different colours with a radio AM/FM or with MP4.
I have an advertising slogan for it:

No more standing up queues.
The SOS chair will rescue you.


-          Do you have questions?



Smart lamp
Good morning. We’re going to tell you about our new product.
It’s a lamp and it’s called Smart lamp.
It’s completely different from conventional lamps because this product has the possibility of calibrating the light intensity according to the atmosphere brightness. It’s better than anything else in the market because, in first place, it’s the cheapest lamp in the market –it costs $100–. This lamp is very light, it only weighs 500 grams. One of the most important characteristics of this product is that the light quality is certificated by Ophthalmology International Association. This lamp will not draw energy from the mains, it is wireless and it works with solar energy –you only need 15 minutes to charge it and the battery lasts 24 hours–. And you also have this lamp in 20 colors to combine with your room.

We think it will very popular with North American people because most of them work in offices and read a lot, so probably they need the Smart lamp to do their job easier and get a better vision quality. This is why we think this a great opportunity to invest your money.



Eliana Mattiacci Stablun


 The new pork hamburguer

-It is delicious!
-It is cheaper than others meals
-It is low in calories
-You reduce the costs,the sales go up and people will love it!
-the new pork hamburguer will be sold to the big market, like BK and Mc.
No doubts: it will be a success!!!!!



domingo, 12 de abril de 2015

File 8 B Song: Piano Man

Billy Joel – Piano Man   




It's nine o'clock on a Saturday
The regular crowd shuffles in
There's an old man sitting next to me
Makin' love to his tonic and gin

He says, "Son, can you play me a memory
I'm not really sure how it goes
But it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete
When I wore a younger man's clothes."

La la la, di da da
La la, di da da da dum

Sing us a song, you're the piano man
Sing us a song tonight
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody
And you've got us feelin' alright

Now John at the bar is a friend of mine
He gets me my drinks for free
And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke
But there's someplace that he'd rather be
He says, "Bill, I believe this is killing me."
As the smile ran away from his face
"Well I'm sure that I could be a movie star
If I could get out of this place"

Oh, la la la, di da da
La la, di da da da dum

Now Paul is a real estate novelist
Who never had time for a wife
And he's talkin' with Davy, who's still in the Navy
And probably will be for life

And the waitress is practicing politics
As the businessmen slowly get stoned
Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness
But it's better than drinkin' alone

Sing us a song you're the piano man
Sing us a song tonight
Well we're all in the mood for a melody
And you got us feeling alright

It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday
And the manager gives me a smile
'Cause he knows that it's me they've been comin' to see
To forget about life for a while
And the piano, it sounds like a carnival
And the microphone smells like a beer
And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar
And say, "Man, what are you doin' here?"

Oh, la la la, di da da
La la, di da da da dum

Sing us a song you're the piano man
Sing us a song tonight
Well we're all in the mood for a melody
And you got us feeling alright
Songwriters: JOEL, BILLY
Piano Man lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

File 8 B The Dragons' Den

The TV Show

Click  and visit DRAGONS' DEN OFFICIAL



Dragons' Den Trailer

Aquatina in the market!


Trunki Cases




miércoles, 8 de abril de 2015

File 8 B Grammar - Gerunds and Infinitives


Gerunds and Infinitives

List of common verbs and phrases that are followed by a gerund :

  • admit
  • advise
  • avoid
  • be used to
  • can’t help
  • can’t stand
  • consider
  • deny
  • discuss
  • dislike
  • end up
  • enjoy
  • feel like
  • finish
  • forget
  • get used to
  • give up
  • go on
  • have difficulty
  • have problems
  • have trouble
  • imagine
  • it’s no use
  • it’s worthwhile
  • keep
  • look forward to
  • mention
  • mind
  • miss
  • recommend
  • remember
  • quit
  • spend time
  • stop
  • suggest
  • understand
  • waste time
  • work at
List of common verbs that can be followed by either a gerund or an infinitive without causing a change in meaning:

  • begin
  • continue
  • hate
  • intend
  • like
  • love
  • prefer
  • start

List of common verbs that can be followed by a gerund or infinitive but with a change in meaning

  • forget
  • remember
  • stop
List of common verbs are followed by an infinitive:

  • afford
  • agree
  • appear
  • arrange
  • ask
  • care
  • decide
  • demand
  • expect
  • fail
  • forget
  • hope
  • learn
  • manage
  • mean
  • offer
  • plan
  • prepare
  • pretend
  • promise
  • refuse
  • remember
  • seem
  • stop
  • volunteer
  • wait
  • want
  • wish


File 8 B Vocabulary - Work


Click on the word WORK and enjoy the vocabulary.

viernes, 3 de abril de 2015

File 8 A Workbook Reading

Top tips for safe online shopping

Vocabulary


Turn up: Put in an appearance; arrive:
half the guests failed to turn up

Up-to-date : Incorporating the latest developments and trends:
a modern, up-to-date hospital

Firewall:  Computing A part of a computer system or network which is designed to block unauthorized access while permitting outward communication.

Hacker: A person who uses computers to gain unauthorized access to data.

Log out Go through the procedures to conclude use of a computer, database, or system.

Landline: A conventional telecommunications connection by cable laid across land.

Purchase: Acquire (something) by paying for it; buy:
Mr Gill spotted the manuscript at a local auction and purchased it for £1,500

Cooling of: An interval during which two sides in a disagreement can try to settle their differences before taking further action:
a cooling-off period before industrial action can be taken

Padlock : A detachable lock hanging by a pivoted hook on the object fastened:

a padlock on the garden gate

File 8 A Reading The King of compaliners

File 8 A READING

 Vocabulary

The king of complainers - 

complain
Complaining, complaint.
1 [intransitive,transitive not in passive]  to say that you are annoyed, not satisfied, or unhappy about something or someone [ complaint]:
Residents are complaining because traffic in the area has increased.
admirable  formal  having many good qualities that you respect and admire:
admirable achievement
—admirably       adverb
eccentric
behaving in a way that is unusual and different from most people:
His eccentric behaviour lost him his job.
complimentary
given free to people:
There was a complimentary bottle of champagne in the hotel room.
fumes [plural]
strong-smelling gas or smoke that is unpleasant to breathe in:
paint fumes
faulty
not working properly, or not made correctly:
Customers may ask for a refund if the goods are faulty.
puddle [countable]
a small pool of liquid, especially rain water:
Children splashed through the puddles.
mouldy             British English ; moldy American English
covered with mould
cope to succeed in dealing with a difficult problem or situation:
cope with
he feared she wouldn't be able to cope with two new babies.
Swear  past tense swore  past participle sworn
offensive language [intransitive]              to use rude and offensive language:
British English Don't swear in front of the children.
hesitate
to pause before saying or doing something because you are nervous or not sure:

Kay hesitated for a moment and then said 'yes'.