CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2019!

THE AMERICAN EDUCATION SYSTEM

                         SCHOOL LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES (powerpoint by Abby)

FIRST TERM TASKS

                                   

1) YOUR FIRST TERM ACTIVITIES WITH YOUR BLOGS HAVE BEEN :

• UPDATING YOUR OWN BLOG PORTFOLIO
• POSTING A WELCOME PICTURE
• ADDING YOUR BILINGUAL TEACHERS' BLOGS AT THE TOP
• ADDING LABELS: ENGLISH, MUSIC, and P.E ON THE RIGHT-SIDE BAR IN ORDER TO HAVE YOUR POSTS ORGANISED.
• POSTING YOUR ENGLISH GLOSSARIES: UNITS 0/1/2
• POSTING YOUR PROJECTS: "THIS IS ME" and  "WELCOME TO THE 60s."

2) HAVE A LOOK AT THESE QUESTIONS AND WRITE A SHORT PARAGRAPH IN YOUR BLOG PORTFOLIO AFTER THINKING ABOUT YOUR PERSONAL PROGRESS IN ENGLISH SINCE SEPTEMBER.

SELF-ASSESSMENT

• What can I do that I couldn't do before?
• What do I like most?
• What do I do well?
• What am I confused about?
• What do I need help with?
• What do I do in English outside the class?
• What do I need to improve?
• What did I learn about culture?

DEADLINE: FRIDAY, 7th. DECEMBER

THANKSGIVING

It is the fourth Thursday in November
                                                                      

                                        
                                                     ( powerpoint by ABBY)

In September 1620, a group of English people called The Pilgrim Fathers sailed from Plymouth, England across the Athlantic Ocean, in a ship called the Mayflower, to Cape Cod in North America. They went away from England because they didn't agree with the religion in England. They wanted to make a new life in a new country.

When they arrived, they called their new home New England., but they were not the first people to live there. The Wampanoag were the first people.The Wampanoag taught them to grow and cook new kinds of fruit and vegetables. The first winter was difficult. Many of the Pilgrim Fathers died because it was very cold and they had little food. In the spring they started to grow food, with the help of some friendly Wampanoag, and in the autumn of 1621 they celebrated their first harvest. They gave thanks, not only for the harvest, but for their new home, new life and new friends.

In 1863 during The Civil War, President Lincoln declared a national THANKSGIVING DAY every November. This year is on November 22nd.

Nowadays, most American families dinner together to celebrate this day. They have turkey, vegetables, mashed potatoes, pumpkin and apple pie, nuts....

GRAMMAR UNIT 2

WATCH THIS VIDEO TO UNDERSTAND THE PAST CONTINUOUS & PAST SIMPLE

ADJECTIVES DESCRIBING FEELINGS

EMOJI FEELING FACES: How do you feel today?

CULTURE

                                     

On the 11th. November 1918, The First World War came to an end and now 11th. November has become REMEMBRANCE DAY.

An  Australian man called Edward George Honey wrote to the London Evening News in 1919. In his letter he said he wanted people to stop one day and think about the soldiers who died in the war. King George the Fifth saw the letter and agreed, so he asked everyone to stop work and remember the dead. And so in the UK and other countries people are silent for two minutes at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.

The nearest Sunday to 11th. November is REMEMBRANCE DAY. In towns and cities young and old soldiers walk  together in parades to remember the soldiers who died in all the different wars.

In London, The Queen and the Prime Minister put flowers on the big war memorial called the Cenotaph.

The poppy is the symbol of this day.

This year marks 100 years since the end of the First World War, with tributes in the shape of films, poetry and exhibitions taking place over the course of 2018.

SIMPLE PAST

                            

PAST TENSE from Cristina2014

LEARNING WITH SONGS

               

HALLOWEEN: 31st. October

                               

HALLOWEEN PRESENTATION (by Abigail) de isabelingles

60s PROJECT

60s project de IsabelMartn20

MUSIC and ENGLISH PROJECT

• You are going to work with your Music teacher the song " BLOWING IN THE WIND" and both Music and English teachers will work on the vocabulary and the pronunciation of certain words, besides the song's poetic meaning.
• You are going to work in groups of four people to write two new stanzas (the second and the third ones) that have to fit in musical terms with the correct English syntax.
• Read the power point presentation to know the guidelines of this new project.

DEADLINE: 23rd. NOVEMBER

PROJECTS:

- IMPORTANT NEWS IN THE 60s
- POLITCS, ECONOMY AND RACISM IN THE 60s
- AMERICAN TRADITIONAL MUSIC
- COUNTERCULTURE AND THE HIPPIE MOVEMENT

"THIS IS ME " PROJECTS

THESE ARE SOME OF THE PROJECTS YOU HAVE DONE. SOME OF YOU HAVE WORKED WELL SO, CONGRATULATIONS! OTHERS HAVEN'T CORRECTED THE MISTAKES OR HAVEN'T WORKED PROPERLY. YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE PROJECTS SERIOUSLY AND WORK HARDER.

• LUCÍA Q.

• DAVID
• CLAUDIA
• ANA
• GUILLERMO
• PAULA
• BLANCA
• LUCÍA V.
• VÍCTOR

REGULAR VERBS PRONUNCIATION

WATCH THIS VIDEO FOR THE PRONUNCIATION OF THE -ED OF REGULAR VERBS.
LISTEN AND REPEAT TO PRACTISE.

PRESENT SIMPLE / PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1st. TERM PROJECT: "THIS IS ME"

The first entry in your blog-portfolio is going to be a presentation of yourselves but before starting with the project UPDATE YOUR BLOG-PORTFOLIOS.

The project is called "THIS IS ME" and these are the GUIDELINES:

• This is an individual project.
• Make a digital poster or a mind map presenting information about you and your life.
• You can make a power point presentation or a prezi.
• Don't forget to check your spelling, to use To Be, To Have got, The Present Simple, There is/There are, Connectors, Prepositions...

• The project should include the following topics:

1.     PERSONAL INFORMATION: age, birthday, town, school.

2.     PEOPLE: family and friends.

3.     FREE TIME ACTIVITIES: interests, hobbies, activities you are good at.

4.  FAVOURITE THINGS: possessions, music, food, school subjects.

DEADLINE: 15th. OCTOBER

WELCOME BACK!

New school year, new teachers, new friends, new subjects and new projects in English, Music and P.E.

Get your blogs-portfolios ready and do things enthusiastically. HERE WE GO!

SUMMER HOLIDAYS

ENJOY YOUR SUMMER HOLIDAYS GUYS !!! DO THE ACTIVITIES YOU CAN'T DO DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR AND RELAX.

HAVE A GOOD TIME AND READ, LISTEN AND SPEAK IN ENGLISH IF YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK AND EFFORT !!!

INVENTION PROJECTS

GREAT EFFORT GUYS !!! HAVE A LOOK AT YOUR PROJECTS.

 3º ESO A

- MARIO A: The Playstation
- ELIA: The Clock
- MONTSE: The Mobile Phone
- DAVID: The Camera
- ISIS: The Television
- NACHO: The Plane
- CONCHI: The Car
- CARLA: Google
- ADRIÁN P: The Computer
- ALEJANDRO P: The Radio
- MARINA: The Washing Machine
- TONY: The Electric Bulb
- RODRIGO: The Electric Guitar

3º ESO B

- JUAN: The Mop
- ADRIÁN F: The Computer Mouse
- JESÚS: The Clock/Watc
- HÉCTOR: The Bike
- MARIO L: The Electric Bu
- ISABEL: The Radio
- MIGUEL: The Game Console
- PABLO R: The Car
- ALEX R: The Vacuum Cleaner
- BEATRIZ: The Book
- ANTONIO: The Truck

3º ESO C

- MANUEL: Robots
- IKER:The Television
- ESTHER: The Mobile Phone
- JOSÉ MANUEL: The Battery
- CRISTINA: The Wheel
- PABLO M: The Toile
- RAFA: Videogames

THIRD TERM TASKS

DON'T FORGET THESE LAST TASKS:

• UPDATE YOUR BLOGS: GLOSSARIES, PROJECT LINKS, LABELS...
• WRITE YOUR END OF YEAR SELF-ASSESSMENT IN YOUR BLOG-PORTFOLIO:

1. WHAT CAN YOU DO NOW?
2. YOUR SKILLS: READING, WRITING, LISTENING,  SPEAKING, PROJECTS...


THANKS A LOT GUYS!!!

DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY 20th JUNE

THE HEALTHY GUIDE

THIS IS A HEALTHY GUIDE TO EXAM SUCCESS. READ ON TO FIND OUT HOW TO GET GREAT RESULTS ALL AROUND.

• EAT WELL: fish, walnuts and eggs are good examples of food that improves your memory.
• DRINK PLENTY OF WATER: if you don't, you may find it more difficult to concentrate.
• GET ENOUGH SLEEP: if you're tired when you do the exam, all your hard work will be wasted.
• TAKE REGULAR BREAKS: do some stretching or work out between study sessions. You could even sing or dance for ten minutes!
• STRESS IS NORMAL: sometimes it can even help you feel more motivated.

                                                                GOOD LUCK!!!

APOLOGIZING

FUNCTIONAL PHRASES FOR APOLOGIZING, PROMISING AND RESPONDING TO AN APOLOGY.

• I apologize for ... + ---ING
• I'm so sorry.
• I'm really sorry about ... 
• Sorry, it was all my fault.
• I'll do better next time.
• It won't happen again.
• Next time I'll remember to ...+ INFINITIVE
• That's all right.
• Never mind.
• Don't worry about it.

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

- FIRST CONDITIONAL EXERCISES
- SECOND CONDITIONAL EXERCISES
- FIRST AND SECOND CONDITIONAL GAME

PERSONALITY ADJECTIVES

THE CHINESE ZODIAC

In Chinese tradition, a different animal represents each new year. 2018 is the year of the DOG. The Chinese believe that people's personalities are influenced by the animal year in which they were born.

Here are some of the positive and negative characteristics of each animal:

• RAT: intelligent and charming and can be selfish. 
• OX: patient and sensible and can be stubborn. 
• TIGER: adventurous and strong and can be competitive. 
• RABBIT: ambitious and sensitive and can be shy. 
• DRAGON: powerful and energetic and can be unpredictable. 
• SNAKE: calm and clever and can be vain. 
• HORSE: talkative and sociable and can be impatient. 
• SHEEP: artistic and thoughtful and can be moody. 
• MONKEY: funny and confident and can be jealous. 
• ROOSTER: hard-working and organized and can be proud. 
• DOG: honest and loyal and can be nervous. 
• PIG: generous and kind and can be lazy.

VOICETHREAD

WATCH THIS VIDEO CAREFULLY AND LEARN HOW TO UPLOAD A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION WITH VOICETHREAD:

LAST PROJECT: Talking about inventions

   

                             

GUIDELINES:
- Create an individual presentation of about 3-4 minutes.

- Choose an important invention, describe it and explain the evolution from the time it was invented until nowadays.

- You must create a recording of the presentation so you can use voicethread. You have to open an account at this site: www.voicethread.com. We'll see how it works in the English lesson.

- The follwing questions can help you to describe the invention:

• What is it?
• Who was it invented by?
• When and where was it invented?
• What is it made from?
• What can it do?
• How has it changed over the years? 

- Use connectors such as: first of all, then, before, eventually, at last, finally...
- Before recording, send the written information to your English teacher in order to check the mistakes you might have made. (Deadline: 17th. May).

- DEADLINE OF THE PROJECT: 25th. May.

THIRD TERM

THE PASSIVE VOICE

Watch these videos to understand "The passive voice".

PASSIVE VOICE EXERCISES  

   

  

GEOGRAPHY AND ENGLISH PROJECTS

MOST OF YOU HAVE MADE AN EFFORT AND HAVE WORKED WELL. CONGRATULATIONS!!! HAVE A LOOK AT YOUR PROJECTS:

PREZI PRESENTATIONS:

• NEWCASTLE:Beatriz and Isabel
• SYDNEY: Jesús and Adrián
• MIAMI: Esther and Pablo R.
• SAN FRANCISCO: Cristina and Pablo M.
• AUSTIN: Manuel and Antonio
• DUBLIN: Mario L. and Juan
• LIVERPOOL: Iker and Rafa
• TORONTO: Alex and Héctor.
• OTTAWA: Marina and Elia

POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS:

• LONDON: Rodrigo and Toni.
• LAS VEGAS: Miguel and José Manuel.
• BRIGHTON: Adrián and Carlos.
• MANCHESTER: Nacho and Alex.
• LOS ANGELES: Mario and David.

SECOND TERM TASKS

BLOG / PORTFOLIO

THERE ARE SOME TASKS YOU SHOULD HAVE DONE IN THE SECOND TERM:

• Glossaries of Units 3/4/5
• Glossary of the book "Madame Doubtfire.
• Functional Language and dialogue of Unit 3.
• Gif
• The project about a city (Geography and English project).
• Your self-assessment.

SOME QUESTIONS TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR SELF-ASSESSMENT:

1. Which skill/s do you need to improve?
2. How can you improve it / them?
3. What can you do better now?
4. What did you do in English outside class?

As your teacher told you in the English lesson the DEADLINE is : FRIDAY, 23rd. MARCH

21st. MARCH: WORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAY

A KARAOKE LIP SYN VIDEO IN SUPPORT OF WORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAY FEATURES 50 MUMS AND THEIR CHILDREN  SINGING ALONG TO CHRISTINA PERRI'S SONG "A THOUSAND YEARS".

UNIT 5:THE PAST PERFECT

CRIMES AND CRIMINALS

WATCH THIS VIDEO AND LEARN VOCABULARY RELATED TO CRIMES AND CRIMINALS

HOW TO CREATE A GIF

These are the guidelines to create an animated gif related to an aspect of the English culture to post on your blog:

• There are many options: The GIMP,  Unfreez or Gifmaker (http://gifmaker.me)

• You must choose same sized images to obtain a uniform result. 

• Once you have selected the images, just select the order of appearance and the animation speed.

• Finally, save the file as gif format.

SUBJECT AND OBJECT QUESTIONS

SUBJECT AND OBJECT QUESTIONS EXERCISES

UNIT 4: FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE

ASKING FOR HELP ON THE PHONE

• I'VE JUST BOUGHT ... AND I'VE GOT A PROBLEM WITH IT..
• COULD YOU EXPLAIN HOW TO ... ( + infinitive) ?
• CAN YOU TELL ME ...?
• COULD YOU HELP ME WITH ... PLEASE?
• I NEED SOME HELP WITH ...
• GOOD AFTERNOON.  ... MR/ MS...SPEAKING.
• COULD I SPEAK TO ..., PLEASE?
• I'M CALLING BECAUSE ...
• CAN I TAKE YOUR NAME, PLEASE?
• WOULD YOU MIND SPELLING THAT FOR ME ?
• THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR HELP.

DIALOGUE

-ASSISTANT: Good afternoon, customer support, Tom speaking.

-DEBBIE: Oh, hello. Could you help me with my mobile phone, please? I've jus bought it and I've got a problem with it.

-ASSISTANT: Certainly. Firstly, can I take your name, please?

-DEBBIE: Debbie Sherbourne.

-ASSISTANT: Would you mind spelling your surname for me?

-DEBBIE: Sure. S-H-E-R-B-O-U-R-N-E

-ASSISTANT: Thank you Ms. Sherbourne. How can I help you with your phone?

-DEBBIE: Well, I've already charged the battery and I have switched it on, but I can't get on the Internet. Can you explain how to do this, please?

-ASSISTANT: Of course. Let me put you through to a technician who will be able to explain this to you.

-DEBBIE: OK, That's great. Thank you very much for your help.

-ASSISTANT: You're welcome. Good bye.

ENGLISH AND GEOGRAPHY PROJECT

GUIDELINES:

• Make pairs.
• Choose one city of an English-speaking country and write a comment on your      teacher´s blog saying the city you have chosen and the student's name you are going to work with.
• Title the project.
• Create a PREZI or a POWER POINT presentation (a video about some aspects of the city can be included) with the following sections:

1. A short historical introduction of the city and the historical transformation: monuments, highlights...
2. Country and continent where the city is located.
3. Hemisphere and relation to the equator, prime meridian and tropic lines.
4. Distance from your home town.
5. Time zone.
6. Population (social groups, important people, main features, problems, main activities...) and area city (habitats, types of cities...)
7. Current season and what seasons are like.
8. Ecosystem and climate.
9. Environmental issues.
10. Bibliography.    

REMEMBER:

• AVOID LONG AND BORING PARAGRAPHS.
• ADD HELPFUL WEBSITES AT THE END OF THE PROJECT.
• POST YOUR PROJECT ON YOUR OWN BLOG/PORTFOLIO.
• SEND THE PROJECT TO YOUR GEOGRAPHY AND ENGLISH TEACHERS.
• YOUR PRESENTATION WILL BE HELD IN THE GEOGRAPHY AND ENGLISH CLASSES.
• WE WILL ASSESS YOUR ORAL SKILLS, INTERACTION, FLUENCY, ORIGINALITY, CREATIVITY, THE USE OF SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHY VOCABULARY, WRITING SKILLS, DIGITAL COMPETENCE, YOUR MANNER OF PRESENTATION AND OF COURSE,THE GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY CONTENTS.

DEADLINE: 23rd. FEBRUARY.

2nd. TERM

UNITS 3/4: THE PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

TO PRACTISE  THIS TENSE CLICK HERE