OUR EUROPEAN MAGAZINE: SECTIONS

Dear students from Latvia, Romania and Spain. Here is a poll that we are going to use to decide which sections will be included in our magazine. Please read the instructions and then answer the poll.

1.- Click on the link below these instructions.
2.- Read the proposed sections.
3.- Vot for ONLY THREE of them
4.- Then, in late January, the 8 most voted sections will be selected.


TAKE THE POLL

Thank you very much for participating!

PICTURE DESCRIPTION

Dear students, here are some photographs (well, one is actually a drawing) which you can use to practise describing pictures following the structure we studied in class.

Remember that you can ask me anything you need about this iin class at anytime.

STRANGER THINGS

"Stranger Things" is an American TV series which has a sort of Steven Spielberg/Stephen king atmosphere, very much like classic 1980s movies such as "Stand By Me", "The Goonies", "E.T." or even "IT". On this occasion, I invite you to have a look at a scene from the first season, where two characters, Mike and Lucas, have an argument about Eleven, a weird girl with strange powers. Then, you can do the activities in the worksheet.

I hope you enjoy the activity and paractise Reported Speech with it.
Click on the picture to watch the scene, and on the link below it for the worksheet.

WORKSHEET

LISTENING: The Filter Bubble.

Dear students,
Here is a listening about how websites and social media work. Here are the instructions:
- The listenign has three exercises:
           Preparation (before you listen),
           TRUEvs.FALSE  (listening)
           Matching. (listening)
- When you answer each exercise, click on "FINISH" to get your score.
- Once you have finished the exercises, post a comment here with your name and your score, for example:
Name: Jose Angel Ballesteros
Score: Preparation: 8 out of 8 (100%)
           TRUEvs. FALSE: 8 out of 8 (100%)
           Matching: 6 out of 6 (100%)

Click on the image below to go to the listening.

THE USES OF "THE"

Dear students, here is all the information I have been able to gather regarding the uses of the definite article in English. I include some exercises so you can practise all this. Don't hesitate to as me anything about this if you have the slightest doubt about it.


Uses of THE


Bye!

REPORTED SPEECH. VERB PATTERNS

Dear Students, here is a chart with the most important reporting verbs and their patterns. Please download it and keep it for reference.

Verb Patterns in Reported Speech

And now here are some exercises to practise.

Exercises

Bye!

NOTES ON REPORTED SPEECH

Dearstudents, here are the notes on Reporrted Speech I promised. Please, keep them as reference and don't hesitate to ask me anything about them.


REPORTED SPEECH NOTES

Reported Speech Flipped Lesson

Dear students, we are going to try flipped lessons, and we are going to start with “Reported Speech.” Please,  click on the link below and have a close look at the video. We will then revise any possible doubts in class.

 Reported Speech


Now, click on the following link and do the activity on reported speech to practise the lesson.

Exercise

LIFE OF A BRITISH BOY

Dear Students, here is the worksheet. Remember to read the text carefully and do exercises 1, 2, 3 and 4.

LIFE OF A BRITISH BOY

See you on Friday.

Dear students, here is the alphabet song, in case you want to practise it at home.

ALPHABET SONG

Bye.

Assessment Criteria for PEvAU

Dear students,

As I said in class, here are the assessment criteria for PEvAU. As you can see, the writing section has three basic criteria, each with plenty of items to take into account. I do believe you should read this carefully, because it is essential to know the "rules of the game." Click on the link below to get them.

CRITERIOS CALIFICACIÓN PEvAU

Jolene

... and here is the Miley Cyrus video. I have to admit that I’ve never liked her music, but when I came across this cover of a Dolly Parton’s song I was surprised at how genuine it sounds. Enjoy.

https://youtu.be/wOwblaKmyVw

Achy breaky heart

Dear students, as I promised here is the first video. Of course I have chosen the original version in English.

https://youtu.be/byQIPdHMpjc

Tenses

Dear Students, here is the booklet on tenses in English. I think it is a handy guide and I hope you find it useful.

ENGLISH TENSES

Gerund or Infinitive? (II)

And now, let's keep working on those gerunds and infinitives. Here is another exercise for you to practise.


EXERCISE GERUND VS. INFINITIVE

Gerund or Infinitive?

My dear students, here you have some notes about the uses of the infinitive and the gerund. We will discuss themn in class, but you can download them from this entry if you want.


  GERUND VS. INFINITIVE

Mystery

Dear Students, here is teh worksheet, Please, download and print it.

 THE DEATH OF THE WINE MERCHANT

PRESENT PERFECT

Dear Students. Here are the notes on the Present Perfect. Please, copy them into your notebook, as we will discuss them in class tomorrow.

HISTORY ACCORDING TO WOMEN

Last month we had an exhibition about women who have played an important role in history. They excelled in the fields of art, sports, politics or science, and our students in the 4th year ESO thought it was time we acknowledged their contributions. Here is a short video summarising the exhibition.

ORIGAMI

Here is a video showing an origami workshop we had in class during our "Culture Week". Thanks to Heriberto Alarcón for showing us all the amazing things we can make with a piece of paper.

CAN & COULD

Dear students, Here is the worksheet I promised... Please, print or copy it and do the exercises. They are good revision for you. We will correct them in class tomorrow.

SHOPPING!

Dear Students, Here is the "Shopping for Clothes" conversation. Remember that you need to print or copy it, because we need it in class to learn how to buy clothes (or any other thing) in English. See you. Jose Angel

Dragon Khan is older than Shambhala

Dear students.Please, copy this chart in your notebooks. It is important that yo do it in a neat and cleanly manner. We will use it in class tomorrow.

ON CONDITION THAT...

Dear students. Here are the worksheets I promised. The first one is about the use of WILL, the second one contains exercises on conditionals, and finally, I have included the notes on the use of the future in English (Will & Be going to). Please, do the exercises in the worksheets. Remember: PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT.