THE LIGER EXISTS!

Watch  this video about the liger, an animal that is 50% tiger and 50% lion! Amazing!

3rd B - UNIT 1-3 PRACTICE

Today is our last class before your end-of-term exam. Here you have activities to practise the grammar we have learnt until now. Click on the activities and good practice! 
Grammar
- Comparative
- Superlative and Comparative
-Present Simple / Present Continuous
- Quantifiers
- Too / Enough

4th ESO REVISION UNITS 1-3 COMPUTER SESSION

We have finished the first term so now you are ready for your end of term exam. Here you have some online exercises to revise for your final test. Click on the following activities

Vocabulary
Activity 1 - Jobs
Activity 2 - Free time activities
Activity 3 - Feelings and emotions
Activity 4 - Parts of the body

Grammar

Activity 5 - Verb to be Present / Past

Activity 6 - There was / There were

 Activity 7- Present Simple / Present Continuous

Activity 8 - Giving directions

3rd SSEE - UNIT 3 PAST PERFECT /PAST SIMPLE

Hi!!! It seems that you haven't studied the Past Perfect before, so today we are going to practise more with some online exercises. I hope that after this lesson, everything will be clearer.

First have a look at this presentation and learn the uses and form of the Past Perfect:



Now you are ready to practise with some exercises. Click on the image and start!

4th ESO - WEBQUEST CHRISTMAS!

Christmas is celebrated in many different ways around the world. Research a country and see what they do for Christmas. See if you can persuade Santa to spend Christmas with you by telling him all about the celebrations in your country. 

In this Webquest you have all the instructions for your research. Work in groups and prepare your oral presentation. This will be your first term project. Enjoy!

1st ESO - WHO MAKES THIS SOUND?

For my 1st ESO students! As you know, in Unit 3 we are talking about animals. Here you have a video with sounds of different animals. Guess the animals! 

3rd SSEE - PROJECT: WEBQUEST

Congratulations! You and your classmates have just won a two-week trip to an English speaking country of your choice. Before the trip you should find information on different aspects of life in this country and present it to your classmates in a Power point presentation.

This is your first term Project! Here you have a link to the Webquest. Just follow the instructions and work with your partners to prepare your oral presentations. In class we will decide the groups, timings, and countries. 

3rd ESO B - ANSWERS ACTIVITY

Here you have the answers of the multiple choice "Present Simple / Present Continuous" activity.

1 C

2 A

3 B

4 C

5 C

6 A

7 A

8 B

9 B

10 C

11 A

12 A

13 B

14 A

15 B

16 C

17 B

18 C

19 B

20 A

 

3rd ESO B LESSON- PICTURE DICTATION

Today we are going to practice descriptions with dictations. We are going to describe different pictures and you have to draw what you hear. It can be funny to see the different versions of your drawings and the original! Here are some of the pictures we have described

                                         The Card Players (Cezanne)

                                          Walk on the Beach (Sorolla)

                                               The Milkmaid (Vermeer)

3rd ESO B - PICTURES DESCRIPTIONS

We are learning to describe pictures in Unit 2. Your writing task will be to choose a picture and write a description. Don't forget to use Present Simple /Continuous, There is/ There are, correct adjectives order, prepositions of place (in the middle, at the top, at the bottom, on the left, on the right,at the back, in the front)

Here you have a video explaining the steps for your description:
1- Introduce the picture (who is the painter? what's the painting name?, when /where was painted?...)
2- Describe the people (clothes, hair, what are they doing?, location in the picture)
3- Describe the place (objects you can see, colours, etc)
Example:

Choose one painting you like, or photograph and write a description.
Decide the vocabulary, the actions, the verbs tenses, prepositions and adjectives to describe people and objects and the place where the action takes place. Don't forget to revise your spelling. 

GOOD LUCK!

SONG - THIS IS HALLOWEEN - Marilyn Mason & Tim Burton

HALLOWEEN LESSON - 3rd ESO B

As a prize and because you asked me, today we dedicate our lesson to Halloween!! Enjoy the class! 

To start, watch this video about Halloween 
Video

Now, you can do this activity to learn more about the history of this celebration:
ACTIVITY 1

UNIT 2- COMPUTER SESSION 4th ESO

Once again we are practising the lesson with online exercises. Here there are activities to revise the Present Simple and Continuous (Unit 2). Click on the links and do your best.

Vocabulary exercises
1) The time
2) Giving directions

Grammar exercises
3) Present Simple & Halloween
4) Present Continuous
5) Present Simple and Present Continuous

HALLOWEEN SESSION - 3rd ESO SSEE

Happy Halloween. Today we are going to dedicate the class to this celebration. Watch and listen carefully to the video and complete the comprehension activities!

PRESENT CONTINUOUS - REVISION

Check the Present Continuous with this presentation.Can you distinguish the different uses between Present Simple and Continuous? We will practise this in Unit 2.

PRESENT SIMPLE REVISION

This presentation is for both my students in 2nd B and 3rd ESO B to revise the Present Simple forms, as we are going to see them in Unit 2.

SPELLOWEEN GAME

Do you like Halloween? Do you want to have fun and learn? PLAY SPELLOWEEN . You have 45 seconds to select as many correct words as you can. See how many points you can score. Click on the image and play.

MODAL VERBS - REVISION

Here you have a very good summary of Modal Verbs in English. Have a look at it, it will help you a lot!

"El aprendizaje de idiomas favorece el desarrollo del cerebro"

This article is in Spanish but it shows you the importance of learning languages. 

El aprendizaje de idiomas favorece el desarrollo del cerebro

3rd SSEE - UNIT 1 - THE USA FESTIVALS

At the end of Unit 1 we have learned about some festivals in the USA. To learn more, watch this video about Thanksgiving Day history and then click on the activity proposed. Enjoy!

Activity 1: Listening Comprehension

LEARN WITH SONGS - DRIVE BY TRAIN

Do you like this song? Then click on the link below and practice with the lyrics!

Learn the lyrics on:
Lyricsgaps.com - Learn English Online through music and lyrics of the song Drive By by Train - Mode BEGINNER

4th ESO D - COMPUTER SESSION

Today we are going to revise the grammar of Unit 1 and the introduction to get ready for your exam. Follow the instructions below and do these activities clicking on the links.

Activity 1: A/an /some / any
Activity 2: Countable /uncountable nouns
Activity 3: There is / there are

Activity 4: Watch the video and answer these questions in your notebook
-What's the capital of England?
-How many bridges are there over the river Thames now?
-How many people live in London?
- What's the common name used for "underground"?
- Give three examples of the things we can do in London
- Which two famous places for shopping appear in the video?
- What do you like most about London?
- Name two parks in London.
- What does a busker do?

3rd SSEE - ANSWER KEY

For my students of European Sections, these are the answers for the exercise 12 of the Student's Book page 13. You shouldn't have any mistake ;)
Answers:
1. 've already played    2.went    3.didn't learn    4.Has Nadal won   5.has never ridden   6.did you join

COUNTABLE - UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

Some of you are studying now the quantifiers. Here you have a video about the different uses of quantifiers and the difference between countable and uncountable nouns. I hope it will help you!

1st ESO UNIT 1 - PEOPLE

Hi everyone, we are about to finish Unit 1 and now it's the time to practice and reinforce the grammar and vocabulary you will have to learn for the exam. Click on these links and try to do your best! If you have any doubts, ask me in class!


Vocabulary:
1. Family
2. Family
3. Countries and nationalities 
4. Countries and nationalities 
                                                      
Grammar:        
  1. to be                  
  2. to be
  3. to be
  4. have got
  5. have got
  6. Mix verb to be / have got
  7. Question words
   8. Possessive adjectives
   9. Possessive adjectives 
   10. Revision Unit 1

3 ESO SSEE ANSWER KEY

As I promised you, here you have the answers for the exercises 8,9 and 10 of your Student's Book. Correct them, and if you have any doubt, ask me in class. See you!!

Exercise 8, page 7

Answers: 1. was waiting  2. looked  3.was holding   4.entered   5. stayed   6.wasn't looking   7. stole   8. was running  9. was laughing  10. opened

Exercise 9, page 7
Answers:
1. The sun wasn't shining but I was feeling happy.
2. He fell over while we were walking to town.
3. I didn't go to the cinema last week.
4. I came in, had a shower and went to bed.
5. Were you cycling when you saw Martina?
6. He was doing his work when his friend called.
7. She switched on the TV, sat down and watched a documentary
8. Did they have a break while they were playing football?

Exercise 10, page 7
Answers: 1. Are you enjoying   2. was having   3. had   4. broke   5. Were you doing  6. was skiing    7. started   8. wasn't going  9. hit   10. helped  11. took  12. was waiting

BACK TO SCHOOL

Once again a new school year begins! After summer holidays, we have a whole year to learn, enjoy, have fun, and of course study and do homework ;)

So as it's said in English "shoulders to the wheel!", which would be the equivalent of the Spanish "manos a la obra". 

HAVE A NICE YEAR!

SUMMER TIME!

TODAY school classes finish! I hope all of you  have had a great year. Now it's time for summer holidays, so enjoy them and come back with lots of energy in September!

See you soon! :)

21 ENGLISH ACCENTS!

Here's a little tour of 21 accents in one take. Love the fun challenge of switching between them fluidly. Props to All of these places and their multi-accented people!
Accents: Standard British, Cockney, British RP, Irish, Northern Irish, Scottish, Italian, German, Czech, Russian, French, Australian, New Zealand, Heavy Ocker Australian, Texan, Californian, Northwest, Toronto, Brooklyn, Deep Southern, and Trans-Atlantic.

WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY (5th June)

TODAY June 5th is the  World Environment Day. On this day people from all over the world can do something positive to help our planet. What could you do? Lots of little things can make a big difference if you do it every day.

Do you want to know HOW GREEN ARE YOU? Check it on this link:

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/sites/kids/files/attachment/how-green-are-you-activity.pdf

LEARNING WITH SONGS

Watch the video of the song "Paradise" by Coldplay and then click on the link to do a comprehension exercise.
Lyricsgaps.com - Learn English Online through music and lyrics of the song Paradise by Coldplay - Mode BEGINNER

THE BIGGEST FLOWER

 The Rafflesia is the biggest flower in the world. We can only find it in Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia or Borneo). It can have a diameter up to 1 metre and weight up to 10 kg. 

Most of the flowers have the distinctive smell of rotting flesh. All species are endangered or threatened and they can only live 5 to 7 days.

Assignment: Find another "superlative" fact and post it in the blog. Then prepare a poster to present in class.