HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Bringin our students closer to the culture and history of the countries where English is spoken is as important as teaching them vocabulary or grammar. Therefore, today we have been working on Halloween, of course. First of all, I showed my students a video about the origins of Halloween, and then we did a Quizizz to check their understanding.

Here you have the video and some of the questions:

LISTEN AND CHECK

You all know that listening activities are also very important. Here you have a link to practice your listening skills and also the grammar from Unit 1: future tenses. There we go!

CLICK HERE: British Council - Future Tenses

Hope you like it!

A FUNNY GAME: GUESS THE MOVIE!

In Unit 3, we are talking about films and TV.

Today we have played this funny game in the classroom. I have read a short synopsis of different famous film and students have tried to guess it. Here you have the ones we have worked with:

Movie 1:

The boy's world changes on his 11th birthday. A giant man informs him that he's a real wizard, and will soon go to a special wizard school. He also realizes that, in the wizard world, he's a hero. When he was a child, an evil sorcerer killed his parents and tried to kill him too; but he didn't. He has been living with his uncle, his aunt and his horrible cousin, and he hates them all. Therefore, he's very happy when he starts in his new school: it's an enormous castle! There, he becomes best friends with a boy with red hair and a very intelligent girl, with whom he will live a lot of adventures.

Movie 2:

In a dystopian future, the nation is divided into 12 districts and the Capitol. Each year two young representatives from each district are chosen by lottery to participate in a game which is broadcast throughout all the nation. The 24 participants are forced to eliminate their competitors and kill each others to survive; only one person can remain alive.

Movie 3:

In a happy neighborhood there is a simple black house. What the neighbors don’t know is that hidden in this home, there is secret hideout of a villain. He lives with a big army of small yellow creatures, which speak an unknown language. This villain has a plan; the most incredible plan in the history of the world: he is going to steal the moon. But someday, he meets three little orphaned girls who look at him and see something that no one else has ever seen: a potential Dad.

Movie 4:

This is the story of a little creature who lives under the sea and who dreams of going on land and meet her prince. She visits a witch, who changes her tail into two legs. Now, she can go on land, but she has completely lost her spectacular voice and she can't talk to her prince and make him fall in love.

Solutions:

1. Harry Potter

2. The Hunger Games

3. Despicable Me

4. The Little Mermaid

PROJECT UNIT 3

MOVIE TRAILER

In this project, students will create and record a movie trailer of a film they will make up.

PROJECT INSTRUCTIONS:

STEP 1: in groups or 5/6, you will decide what your films will be like. You will have to consider the following information:

Genre (comedy, drama, thriller, science-fiction...)

Plot

Characters

Name of the film

Etc.

STEP 2: you will write the scripts of the information you are going to explain in your movie trailer. All students must cooperate and participate in the video.

FINAL TASK: you will then record the video at school. You can use all the resources you want (landscape, objects, music, disguises, etc.). You will then edit the video with the web https://www.flexclip.com/.

COLLABORATIVE WRITING: A DANGEROUS ADVENTURE

Today, students have prepared this activity in the classroom. In two groups, they had to write their own story, following the guidelines of the activity. Here you can see the result!

Complete one part of the story of a dangerous adventure.

Then, fold the paper over and pass it to the person on your left.

Last year my friend and I were feeling adventurous and so we decided to go to… (WHERE DID YOU DECIDED TO GO?)

In preparation for our trip, I had… (WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?)

The day our adventure started, we were wearing… (WHAT WERE YOU WEARING?)

A little while later, we heard a growl. We turned around and saw… (WHAT DID YOU SEE AND WHAT WAS IT DOING?)

We immediately… (WHAT DID YOU DO?)

Later that day, we met a group of people who had been… (WHAT HAD THEY BEEN DOING?)

We thought it would be fun to spend some time with them so we decided to… (WHAT DID YOU DECIDED TO DO?)

The best thing that happened to us was on the last day… (WHAT HAPPENED THE LAST DAY?)

It was the perfect ending for our unusual adventure.

Group 1 Version

Group 2 Version

It was really funny and you can see both stories are completely different. Remember it is very important to foster students creativity too.

Until next time!

BREXIT - BYE BYE UK!

As you may have heard in the news o read in the newspapers, Brexit is already a reality. For that reason, I decided to dedicate some time in the class to talk about this issue with my students.

First of all, we watched a short explanatory video to clarify all Brexit's aspects. After that, we raised the debate: What do you think about this situation? Is it Brexit benefitial for the UK? And for the rest of Europe?

Here is the video we watched: Brexit explained in simple terms.

Have a nice week!

MY LAST TRIP

Now it's time to practise your writing skills; here you have a little activity!

Write about your last trip. What did you do?

Where did you go? Here you have an example:

My last holiday was fantastic. I went to the mountains in a place called Salalah in Oman. The mountains were so green and the people were so friendly. I visited many places like, forts, beaches, the hotels at night and I also went shopping in the grand mall. I stayed there for 10 days. The weather was really nice and it was great for camping. Therefore, we went camping on the mountains and made a small fire for a barbacue.

Now it is your turn! Good luck!

GRAMMAR REVIEW
7 YEARS - LUKAS GRAHAM

Let's review Past Simple and Continuous! Here you have a song you are gonna love!

ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS COMPARATIVES

Hi guys! We have already finished Unit 2. Here you have a little summary and some exercises of Adjectives and Adverbs Comparatives so you can practice a little bit more before the exam. Keep going!

PAST SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS EXERCISES

And don't forget about the past! Keep Practising!

A. Find in this word search the PAST of the following irregular verbs:

drink - fall - draw - learn - drive - build - find - break - fly - go - do - wear - keep - sing

B. Complete the story with the correct past tense form (simple or continuous) of the verbs in brackets:

Sometimes I hate computers! Once, when I 1 ____________ (try) to do my English homework on my laptop, the battery 2 ____________(run out). I 3 ____________(lie) on my bed and I was listening to music on Spotify. It helps me to concentrate. I 4 also ____________(chat) to my friend Daniel on Facebook. OK, so I 5 ____________(not concentrate) very hard on my homework and I 6 ____________(forget) to plug in my laptop!I didn’t notice that the battery was getting low. I was just finishing the essay when the screen 7 ____________(go) black. I 8 ____________(lose) everything. I 9 ____________(scream) in frustration. My dad 10 ____________(come) running into my bedroom. I 11 almost ____________(cry) so he 12 ____________(give) me his laptop. I 13 ________________________(try) to remember everything in my essay – it 14 ____________(be) quite difficult especially because Daniel was sending me lots of funny videos. Anyway, while I was watching one, the WiFi stopped working. In the end it was probably better because I 15 ____________(manage) to finish the essay.

BOOM UNIT 2

As I have already show you, I usually prepare games for my students which are very helpful to review the vocabulary of the unit.

This time, I recreated a version of the famous game Who wants to be a Millionaire with the vocabulary of unit 2 (risks and danger). Here you have the link: Boom Unit 2.

This is the vocabulary I used for this game:

1. Turn back: darse la vuelta

2. Give up: rendirse

3. Prove: demostrar

4. Dare: atreverse

5. Support: apoyar

6. Encourage: animar

7. Struggle: luchar

8. Regret: arrepentirse

9. Avoid: evitar

10. Take risks: correr riesgos

11. Go wrong: salir mal

12. Amaze: impresionar

13. Daring: atrevido

14. Skeptical: escéptico

15. Humble: humilde

16. Tough: duro

17. Inspiring: inspirador

18. Courageous: valiente

19. Ambitious: ambicioso

20. Determined: decidido

21. Charming: encantador

22. Influential: influyente

23. Fearless: valiente

Have fun!

PROJECT UNIT 2

NATURAL DISASTERS BLOG ENTRY

In this project, you will learn about, discover, and discuss natural disasters that took place in the past and the effects they had on our world.

PROJECT INSTRUCTIONS:

STEP 1: you will be assigned a natural disaster from the following list:

avalanches

drought

earthquakes

floods

hurricanes/typhoons

landslides

meteor strikes

ice storms & hail

sandstorms

severe thunderstorms

sinkholes

tornadoes

tsunamis

volcanoes

wildfires

blizzards

STEP 2: you will use the computer room to gather information about the natural disaster you were assigned and an specific situation in which it occurred. You should answer some basic questions, such as: What happened? Where did it take place? What were the consequences?

FINAL TASK: you will write a blog entry exposing the information you gathered and exploding your creativity. You can add images, videos, change the font and colours of the blog, etc. Here you have an amazing example from the National Geographic webpage.

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

LISTEN AND CHECK

A FUNNY GAME: GUESS THE MOVIE!

In Unit 3, we are talking about films and TV.

Today we have played this funny game in the classroom. I have read a short synopsis of different famous film and students have tried to guess it. Here you have the ones we have worked with: