THE PAST SIMPLE

    THE PAST SIMPLE OF REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS AND THE VERB TO BE

                               

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UNIT 7: APPEARANCES

VOCABULARY TO LEARN: 

• APPEARANCE

• CLOTHING

5 TOP MUSICALS IN LONDON

WATCH THE VIDEO AND PAY ATTENTION TO THE DIFFERENT COSTUMES.

        

                                   

THE CAMDEN MARKET

HAVE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO ABOUT THE CAMDEN MARKET. YOU LISTENED TO  TWO PEOPLE TALKING  ABOUT IT IN THE ENGLISH LESSON.

EASTER HOLIDAYS

YOU HAVE MADE A GREAT EFFORT THIS TERM AND NOW YOU NEED TO RELAX.

ENJOY EASTER HOLIDAYS  VERY MUCH. YOU DESERVE IT!

THESE ARE THE EASTER EGGS YOU PAINTED IN THE ENGLISH LESSON. YOU MADE A GREAT JOB! CONGRATULATIONS!!!

THIS IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST DECORATED EASTER EGG STANDING 15 METRES HIGH AND 8.77 METRES IN DIAMETER AFTER 48 DAYS OF CONSTRUCTION AND DECORATING. IT IS IN THE BRAZILIAN TOWN OF POMERADE.

• EASTER IN THE UNITED STATES (Presentation done by Abby)

A NEW PROJECT

                   

                                               ELVIS PRESLEY BY ABBY 

A BIOGRAPHY

GUIDELINES:

• Choose a character you like or admire. It has to be someone who isn't alive.
• Look for information about him/her and then design a powerpoint or prezi presentation with some details of his/her life: name, date and place of birth, job, marriage, children, personality, important events, date of his/her death...
• This project has to be done in pairs.
• You can't read it, try to learn it by heart (you can have a look at the dates).
• Be careful with the spelling and the pronunciation of the past simple of the regular verbs.
• In this project your English teacher will evaluate not only your oral skills but also the written information. 
• Your teacher will check the information before you present it so send her the written project before MAY 3rd..
• Your presentations will begin on MAY 10th.
• Write an entry in your teacher's blog and say the classmate's name you are going to work with and the character you have chosen and why.

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

                                   
                                         

SECOND TERM EVALUATION

LOOK AT THE QUESTIONS AND ANSWER THEM OR WRITE A SHORT PARAGRAPH IN YOUR BLOG/ PORTFOLIO AFTER THINKING ABOUT YOUR PERSONAL PROGRESS IN ENGLISH DURING THE SECOND TERM.

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?

                            

PE and ART PROJECT

WELL DONE! CONGRATULATIONS ! A VERY INTERESTING PROJECT!

ALL ABOUT BRITAIN

A NEW PROJECT:  PRONUNCIATION and INTONATION

This new project has to do with improving pronunciation. Read the following instructions to do it:

• Firstly, write a comment on your teacher's blog with the pages you are going to read and record and write your opinion about this project.
• It is an individual project.
• Each student will be given the pages that he/she has to work on. 
• You´ll have to listen to the audio of the book "ALL ABOUT BRITAIN" as many times as you need and then practice reading aloud to improve pronunciation and intonation.
• When you think you are ready, read aloud and record it.
• Pay attention to the punctuation and read slowly.
• When it is finished, email the audio to your teacher.

GOOD LUCK AND DO YOUR BEST!

DEADLINE: 14TH. MARCH

CONGRATULATIONS ! ALL OF YOU HAVE MADE A GREAT EFFORT!
THE BEST RECORDINGS HAVE BEEN:

• EMMA
• GUILLERMO
• MARÍA 
• MARTA
• HUGO
• JORGE

SAINT VALENTINE'S DAY

EXTREME SPORTS

COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

                            

SCHOOLS: A WORLD OF DIFFERENCES

WATCH THIS VIDEO ABOUT A SCHOOL CALLED E.R MURROW HIGH SCHOOL IN BROOKLYN, U.S.A.  IN 2011, 2012 AND 2013 STUDENTS FROM IESO TOMÁS BRETÓN HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO AN EXCHANGE WITH STUDENTS FROM THIS AMAZING HIGH SCHOOL AND THEY VISITED ITS MUSIC ROOMS, THEATRE, PLANETARIUM, DANCE ROOMS AND THE SPORTS CENTRE .STUDENTS ALSO HAD THE CHANCE TO GET TO KNOW NEW YORK CITY AND MEET WONDERFUL AMERICAN STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

A NEW PROJECT

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.
• Don't forget to check your spelling.
• Use capital letters for the names of people, places, months.
• Use To Be, To Have got, The Present Simple, adverbs of frequency, There is/There are, Connectors, Prepositions...
• Don't upload personal photos.
• 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.

There are some examples on page 44, Student's Book (MOSAIC 1º ESO).

DEADLINE: 28th. JANUARY

PROJECTS:
- ALBA
- ANTONIO
- EMMA
- ISMAEL
- JORGE
- MARA
- MARÍA
- MIGUEL
- PAOLA
- UNAI
- VÍCTOR
- YASIR
- ÁLVARO A.
- ÁLVARO C.
- ÁLVARO R.

UNIT 3: SUGGESTIONS

LOOK AT THE CHARTS TO UNDERSTAND THE WAY WE CAN MAKE SUGGESTIONS AND ALSO THE WAY WE CAN GIVE OPINIONS TO ACCEPT OR REFUSE THE SUGGESTIONS.

WATCH THIS VIDEO TO UNDERSTAND BETTER "DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS

                                      

SECOND TERM

WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!

A NEW TERM, NEW PROJECTS, NEW RESOLUTIONS, NEW AIMS! I HOPE YOU WORK WELL AND WITH ENTHUSIASM AND GET GOOD RESULTS. GOOD LUCK!

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!

FIRST TERM BLOGS TASKS

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

• CREATING YOUR OWN BLOG PORTFOLIO
• POSTING A WELCOME PICTURE
• ADDING YOUR BILINGUAL TEACHERS' BLOGS AT THE TOP
• ADDING LABELS: ENGLISH, ART, P.E.... ON THE RIGHT-SIDE BAR IN ORDER TO HAVE YOUR POSTS ORGANISED.
• POSTING YOUR ENGLISH GLOSSARIES: UNITS 0/1/2
• POSTING YOUR WRITINGS ABOUT: "YOUR BEDROOM" and "YOUR DAILY ROUTINE"
• POSTING A PICTURE OR A VIDEO RELATED TO THANKSGIVING.

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?

                            

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR EFFORT AND YOUR ENTHUSIASM!

DEADLINE: FRIDAY, 7th. DECEMBER

CULTURE

THANKSGIVING

In the United States "Thanksgiving Day" is a holiday on the fourth Thursday in November. It precedes Black Friday.It is traditionally a day for families and friends to get together for a special meal. The meal often includes turkey, stuffing, potatoes, cranberry sauce, gravy, pumpkin pie, and vegetables. Thanksgiving Day is a time for many people to give thanks for what they have.
This year is celebrated on November 22nd.

BLACK FRIDAY

Black Friday is an informal name for the day following "Thanksgiving Day" in the USA which has been regarded as the beginning of the country's Christmas shopping season since 1952.

UNIT 2: EVERY DAY, EVERY YEAR

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