Class 13. Thursday 18/12

Hello

Today we had our last class in our trimester and this year! We did some crafts work and made Christmas baubles! We also listened to your small presentations! Well done!


We announced our winners today. Our Olympic Games winner is Jimena Díaz!
Well done!

During your long winter vacations you can play fun games in English. Here´s a link:
Fun English Games

I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Class 12. Thursday 11/12

Hello

This week you were working with Chus, hope you liked the class and the activities!
How´s our project doing? Let´s see the results next week!

You still have some extra activities, for which you can get extra points. (Don´t copy-paste the information. Write is in your own words!)


Now your next task - watch a video with Peppa and her family and write a short summary:
What is the story about? Who are the characters? How did Peppa help Santa Claus? What did each child get for Christmas?
Peppa Pig Christmas Story


Next class is our Christmas class, where we´re going to make a short presentation of our Christmas Project. We´ll also announce an Olympic Games winner!

Class 11. Thursday 04/12

Hello

Today only Marco was present at the class:( But we did a lot of things together!

We were preparing our final project - Christmas traditions. We found the information about Christmas presents and the tradition to give and receive presents:

Christmas presents link

Here are some more links to your topics:
Christmas Carols

Christmas decorations

Christmas food

Christmas Tree

Santa Claus

Bring pictures and photos, we´ll use them for our wall paper!

Class 10. Thursday 27/11

Hello

Don´t forget to read the blog and to do the tasks below.

We prectised asking and answering the questions about school. We revised some question words:
What? Where? When? Why? Who? ect.

Here´s a great link to practise the questions. Do the exercises and check them online:
Exercise Link

We´re preparing a final trimestre project dedicated to Christmas Traditions!

Homework:
Everybody has his task - find the information about Christmas traditions and bring pictures:
Jimena: New Year Tree and Santa Claus
Miguel: Christmas Food (British) and Christmas decorations
Marco: Christmas presents and Christmas Carols

At the end we´re going to make a wall paper and presentation in front of other students!

Class 9. Thursday 20/11

Hello

Today we learnt some new grammar structures : HAVE TO/DON´T HAVE TO. We use them to say what is obligatory to do or not at school.

Mandy is at new school:

I have to take a bus.
I have to get up early.
I have to have lunch in the canteen.
BUT:
I don´t have to wear a uniform.
I don´t have to clean my classroom.

Let´s practise! Here´s a link of an exercise online:
Exercise Link

We did our Olympic Games and practised writing phrases. Correct your mistakes at home:

Player 1 - 
Player 2 - 8 points
Player 3 - 5 points

Do you know what "Homeschooling" is? Find the information in the internet.
Would you prefer to study subjects at home and not to go to school? Why/Why not?

When you study at home, what do you have to do and what not?
Example: When you study at home you don´t have to get up early.
You have to research by yourself.

Write more sentences about it.

Class 8. Thursday 13/11

Hello!
Our blog competition started the previous week. So, publish your stories with the Dragon in the blog. Also don´t forget to vote for the stories of others - look at your blog and the one from  
C5 Monday, C5 Wednesday and C5 Friday, there´re also stories where you can vote!
 
Also we continued talking about school and school subjects. We checked your homework where you had to write about your school day. 

 
We listened to a girl talking about her school time-table. We revised the time expressions of frequency: once/twice a week, three times a week, every day etc. 


Finally, we had our Olympic Games and got the following points:

Player 1 - 8 points
Player 2 - 3 points
Player 3 - 5 points

Your homework is to watch a video where different students are talking about their favourite subjects and write down - what subjects they like and why.

And one more video - "What´s your typical school day" (a bit difficult) - write down what subjects she has got. 

Class 7. Thursday 06/11

Hello!

This week we´ve got some news!

We´re organising a blog competition "My Week with the Dragon". You´ll have to post your stories about your week with the Dragon here in the blog. Write a story, post photos and put any interesting links in the Internet. The rest of the class has to vote for the story in the comments of the blog below, you can give your points from 1 to 10 for the story you like. The story that gets the most points in the end of the trimestre - wins a surprise!


All right, so lots of plans! Today we´ve revised the vocabulary from our new topic - school subjects and what we study:
We study the science of numbers and shapes - Maths.
We study the events from the past - History.
We study the parts of living things - Biology etc.

We had our Olympic Games and got the following points:
Player 1 - 14 points
Player 2 - 5 points
Player 3 - 11 points

We also watched a short video about a school day in Britain and we found out a lot of interesting things about a Lollipop Lady, school subjects, school day, canteen etc.

Here´s a link for the video in case you´d like to watch it again:
This is Britain - School Video

We also learnt some verbs to express what we like and dislike:
It is OK + (Maths is OK.)
I like ++ (I like Biology.)
I love +++ (I love P.E.)
I don´t like - (I don´t like History.)
I can´t stand - - (I can´t stand I.T.)
I hate - - -  (I hate Chemistry.)

Why do you like/dislike some subjects?
Do you remember the adjectives?
Interesting, easy, difficult, boring, fun etc.

Your homework is to do the exercises in the copy and write some sentences about what you like/dislike at school.

This week a lucky student is Miguel who spends a week with the Dragon. Write your story in the blog.

Class 6. Thursday 30/10

Hello! Today we had an unusual class - Halloween Class where you were teachers yourselves! It was super! You prepared lots of funny Halloween activities! Here´re some our photos:

And of course we went "Trick-or-treating", we sang a scary Halloween song and got some candies!






                                                                     

  Happy Halloween!

Class 5. Thursday 23/10

Hello!  How´re you?

We´ve listened to Sandra´s project about your favourite sports and hobbies. Good job!
Boys, Marco and Miguel, you have the chance to prepare the projects for the next class. In your notebooks you´ve got a plan to follow.

So, in our Olympic Games for the projects only Sandra this time got 10 points.

You have also the chance to get extra points writing in the blog your comments.

We watched a short video about popular sports in Britain.
What sports are popular in Britain? What unusual sports do British play?
Here´s a link for this video: Sports in Britain. Watch it again and compare with Spain.

We finished with our topic and started a new one:
"What do you study?"
Where can you study? - At primary school, at secondary school, at the library, at the University etc.

We learnt different subjects you can study at school:
Maths, Science, Foreign Language, English, History, Physics, Chemistry, Art, Music, P.E. etc.

What´s your favourite subject at school? Why do you like it?

Next class 30th we have a Halloween class. But it´s an unusual class - Flipped Class. It means that you will teach younger children different activities in English. We dedicate this class to our favourite holiday - Halloween! Your task is to prepare an activity you´ll teach other children in English, related to Halloween topic.

Unfortunately, Jimena wasn´t present at the class and did tell about our Dragon´s week. Next Thursday then.


Your homework is to prepare a project and a Halloween activity!

Class 4. Thursday 16/10.

Hello!

Today we learnt some useful grammar:
I like/love/hate playing football. (Gerund)
I like/love/hate to play football. (Infinitive) (these sentences mean the same)

BUT:
I´m good at playing the guitar.
I´m bad at speaking French. (after these phrases - Gerund ONLY).

We listened to Roberto´s hobbies and sports and interviewed our parnters:
I love playing volleyball, but my partner loves playing football etc.

We also did a very fun sports quiz. You needed some general knowledge and English to answer the quesions. You did it very well. Here´re our Olympic Games results:
Player 1 - 13 points
Player 2 - 9 points
Player 3 - 9 points
Player 4 - 13 points

 Well done!


Today we also listened to Sandra´s project - her week with our DRAGON Chispa:
Chispa likes to play different sports and games. She also won the competition with Sandra. She usually does homework and goes to bed with Sandra.


Next lucky student is JIMENA. The task is the same - spend a week with a dragon and prepare a project.
(Prepare a project in advance, take photos, draw a picture, write a short story etc.)

Your homework is to prepare a project "My favourite sport or hobby". We´ll vote for the most interesting one.

Our rubric "I´d like to know". Write in your comments some interesting facts about sports or hobbies. The most interesting will get extra points!
Example: There´s a curious sport - Chess boxing or chessboxing. It is a hybrid sport that combines chess with boxing in alternating rounds. The match begins with a chess round which is followed by a boxing round. Rounds of chess and boxing alternate until the end of the match.

Class 3. Thursday 09/10

Hello
We have a new student in our group! Welcome, Miguel!

Today we read a text "My favourite sport" and revised to ask questions:

What´s Miguel´s favourite sport?
What does he wear?
When did he start?
When does he play? etc.

We also did some listening and played some a Bingo game. It was fun!

We revised the collocations with "play, go and do" and had Olympic Games to check them.

To do - yoga, aerobics, gymnastics, taekwando.
To go - skiing, jogging, swimming.
To play - baseball, volleyball, football, basketball, snooker.

Here´re our results:
Player 1 - 6 points
Player 2 - 11 points
Player 3 - 13 points
Player 4 - 9 points

Today we had a great surprise! A new friend appeared at our class! This is a DRAGON!
First, we have to create a profile for him (name, age, place of living, firends, his favourite food etc.). So, think at home about this.
The first lucky student to take a dragon home is SANDRA. The task is to spend a week with a dragon and then make a small presentation about hobbies and sports that your dragon did during this week.
You can take pictures of him or write a short story!

Your homework is to do the task in the copy and create a dragon´s profile.

Our rubric "I´d like to know". Wirte in the blog 3 questions for me about my sports and hobbies. Don´t repeat the questions!

Class 2. Thursday 02/10

Hello

You did a very good job at home, everybody did their homework. Well done!

Today we revised our vocabulary and played Olympic Games:
You need ... to play this sport:
1.a snorkel and flippers - diving
2. a console and a screen - gaming
3. a ball and a racket - tennis
4. knee pads and a board - skateboarding
5. skis and poles - skiing
6. a stick and a puck - ice hockey
7. a shuttlecock - badminton
8. a helmet, knee pads and skates - rollerblading

Here´re the scores:
Player 1 - 5 points
Player 2 - 3points
Player 3 - 6 points

Good job!

Today we revised some other hobbies (to collect stamps, to listen to music, to go horse riding, swimming, to make model planes etc.).

We watched a short video where British children were talking about their hobbies and what they like to do at the weekend. Here´s a link if you want to watch it again:
Video "What´s your hobbie?"

Now, let´s play a game! Here´s a link for a game Sports Mixer. 
What sports can a girl play and what equipment does she need?

Your homework is to read a text and fill in the gaps, also to make up questions with the words below and find the answers in the text.

Our rubric "I´d like to know..."
Ask 5 people about their hobbies and write it down in the comments below.
Example: My friend Maria likes to watch TV and ride a bike in her free time.
My cousin ...
My brother ... etc.

Class 1. Thursday 25/09

Hello boys and girls! Welcome to our new course! We´ll have a lot of fun and learn lots of new things!

Today we started with some ice-breaker activities to revise all we know and get to know each other.

We played a Flower Game and asked each other questions about our hobbies and interests:
What is your favourite sport? What is your favourite animal? etc.

We also played a game called Guess who am I? it was really fun!

This class we started a topic "Sports and Hobbies", a very exciting topic that everyone likes!
At first we revised what games and sports we know. So, we played Olympic Games and got lots of points. Here they are:

Player 1 - 14 points
Player 2 - 11 points
Player 3 - 8 points

Well done!

We learnt some new hobbies and activities: sailing, chess, rollerblading, tennis, gaming, diving, fishing, cricket.
What equipment do we need to play these sports?

Here is our new vocabulary: a helmet, an ice hockey stick and puck, a shuttlecock, ski goggles, skis and poles, boxing gloves, a skateboard, a bicycle, golf clubs etc.

Your homework is to learn new words and complete the task in the copy - match the equipment with the sports. And also solve the crossword with hobbies and free time activities.

Here´s our permanent rubric "I´d like to know..." where I´ll ask you questions and you answer them here in the blog.
So the question of this week is:
What´s your favourite sport or activity? What equipment do you need to play it?
Example: My favourite sport is tennis. I need a tennis racket and a ball to play tennis.