Monday, 16 December 2024

MERRY CHRISTMAS!











CHRISTMAS SCAVENGER HUNT

Start by examining these question words.


INSTRUCTIONS:

1. You must answer thirteen questions.

2. Click on the questions to look for the answers.

3. Answer the questions in your notebook.


LET'S BEGIN

















Watch the video and answer the following questions:

1. What Christmas traditions do they talk about in the video?

2. What craft do the children make?

3. What do the children make with their mother?

4. What do the children use to count down the days to Christmas?

5. What Christmas decorations do the children use?

6. What do the family eat on Christmas day?

7. Compare and contrast British Christmas traditions with your own.







Monday, 25 November 2024

HAPPY HOLIDAYS (U3)


1. Watch the video.  What types of holidays do they mention?

2. Watch the video again.  Where do the speakers go?  What do they do there?







NOUNS TO ADJECTIVES






 

Sunday, 17 November 2024

Wednesday, 13 November 2024

Perspective (U6-C1)

 


PART 1:          Make notes as you watch the above video and then write a summary                        of what it is about.  Compare it to your classmates' summaries.

PART 2:         Watch the second part of the video (minute 4:25) and draw a table                          with the following categories: 

artist/painting  ::  content/ topic/theme  ::  colour/composition/brushstrokes/lines































Thursday, 7 November 2024

LEISURE AND PLEASURE

 


What do the young people in this video do in their free time.  Write down what you hear.


What did people in the U.S.A. do for fun?  How does that compare with the way people have fun there today?














Monday, 28 October 2024

What was happening as the Titanic was sinking?

Past Continuous Tense vs. Past Simple: 
The Mysterious Stalker 



ACTIVITIES


Past Simple Tense


Past Continuous Tense
Exercise 1
Exercise 4
Exercise 5

Past Simple and Past Continuous Tense


REMEMBER: 

- We can introduce the Past Continuous using:  WHILE, AS and WHEN.

- We usually introduce the Past Simple using: WHEN.

Activity 1
Activity 2

What was happening as the Titanic was sinking?




WORKSHEETS


ACTIVITIES



Sunday, 6 October 2024

My First Job


Watch the video and answer the questions.

1.  In the first minute of the clip, we are introduced to some of the main characters in the show.  How would you describe them?
- Charlotte
- Jasper
- Henry
- Piper

2. Why does Jasper find the word "duties" funny?

3. Explain the name of the shop, "Junk ´n Stuff".  What do the duties at this store entail?

4. Describe our introduction to "Junk 'n Stuff" and the Man Cave.  Can you explain why Captain Man's secret headquarters is called that?  

5.  There's a spelling error in the video.  Can you identify it?

6.  All super villains have at least one distinguishing characteristic.  What is the Toddler's?

7.  Explain what a sidekick does.  Can you name a few more from books and films.

8. Why does Henry describe his first day at work as "interesting"?

9. Would you want to have a part-time job?  Explain.

10. What are the laws regarding under-18s working in your country?




ADJECTIVE ORDER

The common arrangement of adjectives in order is: 
 quantity, opinion, size, age, colour, shape, origin, material and purpose.







Write three sentences using as many adjectives as possible.  Ask your partner to correct it.


TEENAGE JOBS

DESCRIBING JOBS



Think of three jobs you might want to do in the future.  Describe the job.  Have your partner guess what it is?



LITERATURE

THE THREE LITTLE PIGS BY Roald Dahl


1. Tell the story about the Three Little Pigs.

2. Compare Roald Dahl's version to the traditional tale.

3.  What does the traditional story say about having a good work ethic?  Do you think this is always true?

The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran

Part 1 - On Work (23:00)

1. Summarise Kahlil Gibran's attitude towards work.

2. Does his view of work differ to your own?  If so, how?

3. In what ways do you coincide with his point of view?

4. Give some examples of poetic devices that he uses.

5. Why does he not write down his ideas in simpler, more plain prose?

HOUSE AND HOME


Houses around the World


JUST FOR FUN

Describe the sequence of events in the video.



GRAMMAR

PREPOSITIONS OF TIME: VIDEO, EXPLANATION AND PRACTICE


ADVERB POSITION

v BEFORE THE MAIN VERB
Ø We often watch movies on Friday nights.

v AFTER THE VERB "BE"
Ø Lucy is always punctual.  She hates arriving late.

v AFTER AUXILIARY AND MODAL VERBS
Ø I can never understand what he says.

v WE PUT PHRASES AT THE BEGINNING OR THE END OF A SENTENCE.
Ø Every Friday, we have a family movie night with pizza.

Ø I have football practice twice a week.




WORKSHEET

Explanation and activity

WRITE: Put the words in the correct order.

ONLINE ACTIVITY

ONLINE ACTIVITY 2





LET'S PRACTISE!








2. Present Continuous explanation and activities


A.  Choose the correct answer for speakers 1, 2 and 3.  How does each one feel about London?

B.  Why?  Note down your answers for speakers 1, 2 and 3.


Watch the video and write down: the countries and one original characteristic of each house described.

21 Houses You Won't Believe Exist


SPONGEBOB THEME SONG


A LUXURY HOME


Describe your home to your classmates.  Draw.