RELATIVES READING COMPREHENSION
Here you have a reading
comprehension in which I introduced the Relative Pronouns to my students in a
more inductive way.
RELATIVES GAME
I have prepared a game for my students to practise the relative
pronouns and they loved it!
Here you have the game with its
instructions. Enjoy it!
THANKSGIVING:
WHAT IS IT?
Thanksgiving is a holiday celebrated in America every year on the fourth Thursday in November. Many people use it as a day to reflect on the positive things in life and spend time with their families. Nearly everyone in America gets one or two days off school or work, and this celebration marks the beginning of the Christmas holiday season.
It is very
important that we bring British and American culture closer to our
students, so explaining something about this celebration can be very
interesting.
Here you have a
link with an explanatory video and some exercises to work on the celebration of
Thanksgiving: Thanksgiving: What is it?
And you? What
are you grateful for?
Happy
Thanksgiving Day!
25 NOVEMBER - INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
Hi everyone! As you already know, today, 25 November, is the International Day of the Elimination of Violence against Women. This is a very remarkable day and we should include some special activities in our classroom to discuss the topic and make our students aware of this event.
In our school, this year we are celebrating a demonstration against gender violence, where everyone is wearing a T-shirt with a slogan denouncing this situation.
In the English classroom, we have created our own T-shirt with the messages, of course, in English.
But before starting with the creative part, I made my students a question: What happens when you put a boy in front of a girl and ask him to slap her?
We brainstormed together for a while, and then I showed them a short: "Slap her": Children's reactions.
After a little debate about the short, we started creating our slogans. Here is my example:
Hope you like it!
22 NOVEMBER - DAY OF THE ANDALUSIAN GYPSY PEOPLE
RELATIVE
PRONOUNS
Hi guys! We are already in Unit 4 and it's time to revise the relative
pronouns. Here you have some extra exercises to practice! Good luck!
A.
Complete each sentence with a word below.
who ■ whose ■ when ■ where ■ which
1.
Jim can’t remember the room ........................... he left his glasses.
2.
He showed us the car ........................... he wants to buy.
3.
That’s the man ........................... stole my bag.
4.
I still remember the moment ........................... I first saw her.
5.
We have never met the neighbours ........................... flat is above ours.
B.
Combine each pair of sentences with a relative clause. Make any necessary
changes.
1.
I bought my first car ten years ago. I was a salesman then.
............................................................................................................................................
2.
There is a girl in my class. Her family emigrated from India.
............................................................................................................................................
3.
Mark’s sister is getting married tomorrow. She has just graduated.
............................................................................................................................................
4.
Lots of people walk in the park. I jog there every morning.
............................................................................................................................................
5.
My uncle’s farm is twenty kilometres from here. We often visit it.
............................................................................................................................................
6.
The young boy was given a reward. He had saved the drowning child.
............................................................................................................................................
C.
Correct the error in each of the sentences.
1.
The boy which sits next to me in class is very clever.
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2.
Our cat, that we all loved very much, died last week.
............................................................................................................................................
3.
The man who car was stolen was very upset.
............................................................................................................................................
4.
The school which I had studied as a child was destroyed in a fire.
............................................................................................................................................
5.
At the weekend, that my family is at home, we have breakfast together.
............................................................................................................................................
D.
Complete the passage with suitable words. There may be more than one correct
answer.
March
17th is an Irish holiday 1. ............................... honours the patron
saint of Ireland, St Patrick, 2................................ brought
Christianity to the Irish people. According to tradition, St Patrick,
3................................ father was a wealthy man, was actually born
in England. At the age of 16, he was kidnapped by pirates and sold as a slave.
Some years later, he escaped to France, 4................................ he
lived for many years and became a priest. At the age of 60,
5................................ he returned to Ireland, he built his first
church. On March 17th, the day 6................................ St Patrick
died, people wear green clothes decorated with the shamrock,
7................................ is the national symbol of Ireland.
Keep working!
SOME, ANY, NO AND THEIR FRIENDS
Hi everyone! I know Christmas holidays are almost here and you are
looking forward to relaxing and having fun... but first, some exercises to
revise the last part of Unit 4.
Last effort! See you in school!
Fill
in: some, any, somewhere, anywhere, someone, anyone, something and
anything.
1.
Would you like_____________ more tea? – Yes, please. – But I haven’t got
_____________left.
2.
_______________ closed the door and locked us out.
3.
If you have _______________ questions, please ask me.
4.
The map must be _______________ around here. I need it
5.
I don’t drink _______________ alcohol at all.
6.
I have got _______________ in my eye. Could you take it out?
7.
I would like ______________ sandwiches with egg, but we don’t have
_____________ bread left.
8.
I put my purse here but _______________ must have taken it. I can’t find it
______________ .
9.
I think _______________ rang the doorbell. I checked it but there wasn’t
_______________ there.
10.
If you can’t tell me _______________ new then don’t call me.
11.
We usually go to the bar around the corner but today we went _______________
else.
12.
There are more and more thunderstorms in our area. I’m sure it has
_______________ to do with global warming.
13.
Can I have _______________ sweets please? – Of course you can.
14.
My teacher asked me _______________ but I didn’t give him _______________
answer. I was looking _______________ else.
15.
I need _______________ milk. - Have you got _______________ ?
16.
We have been looking for _______________ to live but Vienna is simply too
expensive.
17.
The children played _______________ nice games at the birthday party.
18.
Have you seen my keys _______________ ? – I have put them down _______________ .
19.
Please tell me if you find _______________ on the Internet. I have done a lot
of research, but I haven’t found _______________ yet.
20.
Can I have _______________ to drink?
21.
We always stay at home. We never go _______________ .
22.
_______________ must have scared him. I have never seen him like this before.
23.
_______________ of my CDs are broken because I left them _______________ on the
floor.
24.
Has _______________ seen my bag?
25.
Hannah shouldn’t smoke _______________ cigarettes. She’s got _______________
problems with her health.
26.
Luis isn’t _______________ smarter than Jane.
27.
Have you got _______________ brothers and sisters?
28.
Don’t you know _______________ good restaurants around here?
29.
There wasn’t _______________ at home, so we went.
30.
I don’t know our exact location, but it must be _______________ near Berlin.
PARALYMPIC ATHLETES LISTENING COMPREHENSION
You are going to watch a video about The Paralympic Games which took place in Rio de Janeiro from 7 to 18 September 2016. This trailer shows some of the sports that these amazing athletes will do during the Games.
Presentation: Put the letters in order to make Paralympics sports.
g w m i n s i m =
c y i g n l c =
g x o b i n =
s a t e h c I i t =
l b o f o t a l =
h r a e c y r =
a k l a e t b l s b =
f e n g c i n =
Practice: Watch the video about Paralympics Games.
Production: Discussion. Do you watch the Paralympic Games? Were
you surprised or impressed by anything you saw in the video?
PROJECT UNIT 4
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES (3RD DECEMBER)
In this project, students will
create different infographics that will be shown in the school's walls and
blogs in order to commemorate the International Day of People with Disabilities
(3rd December).
PROJECT INSTRUCTIONS:
PROJECT INSTRUCTIONS:
STEP 1: You will choose a paralympic athlete.
STEP 2: Now, you have to do some research. You will use the computer room to do so.
FINAL
TASK: It's time to create your infographics. Remember to use the relatives whenever it's possible as well as the vocabulary we have been learning this unit. Here you have an example:
FUTURE TENSES - GRAMMAR EXERCISES
Here you have some review exercises from Unit 3.
1.
Mark is going shopping and his sister Theresa asks him to get some things for
her. Complete their sentences.
M:
I'm going shopping. Do you need anything?
T:
We've run out of coffee.
M:
OK. I .................................. some. (buy)
T:
And there's only one carton of milk left in the fridge.
M:
I ............................... two cartons. I can make a milk shake. (get)
T:
You ............................ vanilla sugar to make a milk shake, too. (need)
M:
Good idea. Anything else?
T:
I don't think so. What time ..............you .................. back? (come)
2.
Match a sentence in A with a sentence in B.
A
Why
are you taking that knife?
Look
at that man on the ladder.
John
hasn't revised for the exam at all.
So
you want to buy Sue a present.
I've
had enough of you.
Roger
is playing so badly today.
B
He
is going to lose.
He
is going to fail.
Now
I am going to tell you parents.
He
is going to fall!
What
are you going to do?
What
are you going to give her?
3.
Look at Michael's diary for this weekend. What is he doing on Saturday and
Sunday?
SATURDAY
Morning:
meet his friends
Afternoon:
play volleyball
Evening:
have dinner with Mary
SUNDAY
Morning:
do nothing
Afternoon:
visit his grandpa
Evening:
go to the theatre
On
Saturday morning
Michael..............................................................................
On
Saturday afternoon he
................................................................................
On
Saturday evening
he....................................................................................
On
Sunday morning he
....................................................................................
On
Sunday afternoon he ..................................................................................
On
Sunday evening he
.....................................................................................
TALKING ABOUT THE FUTURE - BOARD GAME
Today, I
want my students to interact and cooperate with each others in order to talk
about the future. For that reason, I created a Board Game that will serve them
as a guide to practise their speaking skills.
They will be divided in groups of two or three students. Here you have the
Board Game:
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