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Tuesday, 30 April 2013

UNIT 8 - RELATIVE CLAUSES - 3rd EESS

Look at this presentation to learn about the Relatives Clauses. Then click on the links and do the activities proposed.



Activity 1: Rephrasing sentences
Activity 2:  Realtive pronouns and adverbs
Activity 3:  Relative pronoun necessary or not?
Activity 4:  Defininf or non-defining relative clauses?
Activity 5: SONG (choose a song and complete the gaps)

To study at home and to solve your doubts here you have a very good explanation  fo Relative Clauses:
- Relative Clauses
- Exercises

Monday, 18 February 2013

3rd EESS PROJECT SECOND TERM - GLOBAL ISSUES

Here you have a slide presentation about the project for your poster. Read all the information and the instructions. 



Wednesday, 23 January 2013

3rd SSEE - GLOBAL ISSUES

As you know, global warming and climate change are one of the most threatening issues we are facing at present. As a consequence, in 2011 Japan was hit by a devastating earthquake and tsunami. We are going to listen to the telephone interview between a CNN reporter and a witness. In your worksheets  decide if the sentences below are True  or False.




Wednesday, 16 January 2013

4t D- COMPUTER SESSION - UNITS 1-4

Here you have some links to practise Unit 4 and revise some other units contents. 
Click on the links and do the following activities:



Activity 1 : Past Simple (affirmative, negative and questions)
Activity 2: Past Simple - Irregular /Regular
Activity 3: Present Simple - Present Continuous
Activity 4: Song: Brian Adams "Summer of 69"

Tuesday, 15 January 2013

3rd B SONG "WHO KNEW" BY PINK

This is the song "Who Knew" by Pink we practised in class. Sing it again and pay attention to the Past Simple verbs! 


3rd SSEE - UNIT 4 - OPINION ESSAY

We are back to school after the well -deserved Christmas holidays. In Unit 4 we are learning to express our opinion about different topics. Your writing task will be to write an opinion essay (minimum 170 words) choosing ONE of the following topics. 

a) "Bullfighting in Spain should be banned by law" Do you agree?
b) "In the USA the use of arms should be illegal" What's your opinion about this topic?
c) " Learning foreign languages is important to get a good job". Give your opinion.
d) " We are becoming too dependent on computers" Do you agree? 
e) " Teachers shouldn't give so much homework" . What do you think?

Before starting to write, have a look at these slides about how to write an opinion essay. It is important you organise the paragraphs and use connectors.



Sunday, 9 December 2012

THE LIGER EXISTS!

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


Tuesday, 4 December 2012

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

Thursday, 22 November 2012

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!




Sunday, 18 November 2012

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. 




Wednesday, 7 November 2012

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
 

Sunday, 4 November 2012

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!



HAPPY HALLOWEEN