FESTIVALS - CARNIVAL

It´s Carnival time! As you probably know, the school Carnival topic for this year is THE SEA, according to our PDI, so our school will be full of fish, oysters, jellyfish, sharks, fishermen,  ships, pirates and so on. It sounds good, doesn´t it? 

By the way, have you ever heard of Molly Malone? She was an Irish fishmonger who sold cockles and mussles in the streets of Dublin many years ago (19th century). There is a very popular song that tells her sad story which has become the unofficial anthem of Ireland. Listen carefully...

1.- First things first: let´s review some vocabulary about Carnival. How many words do you remember? Have a look at this video: it gives information about this specific celebration. You also have a photocopy in your notebook.

 

2.- Now let´s listen to the song "Molly Malone". It is very sweet and tender...

 

3.- Here is the statue of Molly Malone, situated in Suffolk Street - Dublin, in front of the tourist information centre. Lots of tourists visit it every year:

 

4.- Finally, let´s do the Liveworksheets 44 and 45.

HOMEWORK: Please

1.- Dress up and enjoy the Carnival!!!

HAPPY CARNIVAL TO ALL!!!

UNIT 2 - THE NEW SUPERHERO: Real superheroes

Today we will speak about superheroes: their names, their superpowers and their weapons. But you already know that they only exist in comics and films. In real life there are many people with superpowers, who help us, take care of us, encourage us, teach us, hail us, atay with us... They are docotrs, nurses, police officers, cleaners, firefighters, farmers, shop assistants, supermarket workers, teachers... and, above all, our family, who is always there when we need it.

And you are also a superhero: you always wash your hands or uses sanitizer, you wear your face mask and you keep your distance. We are the "NEW SUPERHEROES".

1.- Pease read the photocopies related to superheroes in your notebook.

2.- Now go to EDIXGAL - unit 2 - "Describing someone´s personality": exercises 1 to 8 and 10 to 15 and ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE.

3.- Finally, complete the Liveworksheets 3 and 4.

4.- Time to meet the real superheroes:

 

Good job!!! YOU ARE A REAL SUPERHERO!!!

HOMEWORK:  Please

1.- Study the new vocabulary.

2.- Finish the pending activities.

UNIT 2 - THE NEW SUPERHERO: Personality adjectives

Today we are starting a new unit: UNIT 2 "THE NEW SUPERHERO". As its title indicates, we will learn about superheroes and their superpowers. How much do you know about superheroes? Can you name their gadgets? What is your favourite one?

As you know, superheroes appear in films, books and comics, but don´t forget that we can find other superheroes in real life. And, somehow, we are all superheroes, aren´t we? We are capable of living with our masks on and do all our daily activities with them. We are brave, strong, patient, positive... We are the best!!!

I am an English teacher, what´s your superpower?



1.- Please design a cover for this unit in your notebook: UNIT 2 - THE NEW SUPERHERO.

2.- Now write down the CONTENTS of this unit: copy them from Calameo unit 2 (on the left of the blog, under the accsess to Liveworksheets).

3.- Next, stick with glue all the photocopies with the vocabulary of this unit. Please read and learn the personality adjectives (photocopies 1 and 2).

4.- Now we are ready to go to EDIXGAL - unit 2 - "A difficult school task": exercises 2 to 10 and read ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE.

5.- Let´s reinforce the personality adjectives doing the Liveworksheets number 1 and 2.

6.- Finally, if you want to find out your superpower, do this test: 

 

Task complete!!! You are a real superhero!!!

HOMEWORK: Please

1.- Study the new vocabulary.

2.- Finish the pending activities.

SEASONS - WINTER: Speaking and reading comprehension tests

Today we have the SPEAKING - LISTENING and READING COMPREHENSION TESTS about the winter. Remember to keep calm and speak clearly, there is no hurry. Try to sound like a native speaker and talk about 3 things:

     1.- Firstly, mention some general facts about the winter: months, colours, weather, clothes...

     2.- Secondly, explain what happens in winter: nature and animals.

     3.- Finally, name 3 activities you can do in winter.

Meanwhile it is not your turn, you have to do the following tasks:

1.- Listening comprehension test: Liveworksheet 37 (SEASONS).

2.- Reading comprehension test: Liveworksheets 38 (SEASONS).

3.- When you finish, please complete the Liveworksheet 36 about the Winter Olympic games.

YOU ARE THE BEST!!!

HOMEWORK: Please

1.- Get some rest after the exam. You deserve it!!!

SEASONS - WINTER

We already know many words about the winter: colours, months, weather, clothes, fruits, animals, festivals ...

Can you now add some activities we can do during this season? 

There are lots of funny things to do. 

You have some examples on the left picture. Zoom in and take a look...

And later, try to write a composition about this season with all the information we have learned so far. Remember to organize it in 3 paragraphs:

- PARAGRAPH 1: months, weather, clothes.

- PARAGRAPH 2: nature and animals in winter.

- PARAGRAPH 3: 3 activities you can do this winter.

Remember to add something new which isn´t in the template.

Easy-peasy!!!

1.- Let´s begin with this video: winter bucket list.

 

 2.- Now please write a  WINTER BUCKET LIST in your notebook with 3 activities you would like to do this winter (or just underline 3 activities from your photocopy).

3.- Next, we can mix all the information about the winter together in a composition. You have one example in your notebook. Write your own one in a new page, dividing it in 3 paragraphs and adding something which is not included. Watch this video to get some ideas:

 

4.- Finally complete the Liveworksheets 33-34-35 (SEASONS). 

 HOMEWORK: Please

 1.- Study the vocabulary and the winter activities. 

 2.- Finish the pending activities.

 3.- Get ready for a SPEAKING TEST and for a LISTENING and READING COMPREHENSION TESTs about the winter this Friday, the 18th of February.

Thank you! Great job!!!

FESTIVALS: Valentine´s Day

Hey! What day is it? It is the 14th of February, Valentine´s Day!!! Come on! Show your dearest ones how much you love them. That´s why the game of this month has to do with this celebration. Do you want to know if your lover loves you? 

1.- Write down in your notebook the phrase and the game of the month.

2.- Now let´s play the game of the month through these 2 funny online games: He loves me, he loves me not. You can also do it with a real daisy. Good luck!!!

- GAME 1: DAISY

- GAME 2: WHEEL DECIDE

3.- It is time to learn some vocabulary related to love with these online games: 

- PICTURE DICTIONARY

- SPELLING GAME

- GUESSING GAME

- PICTURE TEST

- VOCABULARY QUIZ

- MATCHING GAME

4.- Let´s memorise all the love words through this video:

5.- Finally, complete the Liveworksheets (SEASONS) 41-42-43.

GOOD JOB!!!

HOMEWORK: Please

1.- Study the new vocabulary.

2.- Finish the pending acticvities.

3.- Show your love!!!

I LOVE YOU!!!

SEASONS - WINTER

Today we have to finish the SPEAKING TEST, but we are also going to learn about the season we are: WINTER.

Winter is here, have you noticed it? Of course you have. It is freezing cold and there is barely light. Most of the animals have disappeared and there are no flowers or leaves. What colours can we see? Where are all the animals? What ´s the weather like? What activities can we do? You have all the answers in this unit.

Ready to play in the snow?

1.- First, design a cover for the winter: write WINTER in big coloured letters and decorate the page with snow, snowmen, snowflakes... or any other thing related to this season.

2.- Next, stick the photocopies with the vocabulary and expressions of the winter in your notebook with glue.

3.- Now watch this video to remember the words:

 

4.- Finally, complete the Liveworksheets 30-31-32 (SEASONS).

HOMEWORK: Please

1.- Finish the pending activities.

2.- Study the new vocabulary.

UNIT 1 - SPEAKING AND WRITING TEST

Today we have the SPEAKING TEST of unit 1. You have to talk about "A Coruña, my hometown". Remember to keep calm and speak clearly, there is no hurry. Try to sound like a native speaker and talk about 5 things:

     1.- Firstly, mention some general facts about A Coruña: name, location, the promenade.

     2.- Secondly, explain the climate

     3.- Thirdly, talk name some historic buildings.

     4.- Then, talk about the buildings there are or there aren´t.

     5.- Finally, explain the area where you live (your neighbourhood) and what your favourite part is.

Meanwhile it is not your turn, you have to do a WRITING TEST about the same topic. Write a description about A Coruña divided in 5 paragraphs, following the previous indications. It´s easy-peasy!!!

If you finish, please complete the Liveworksheets 30-31.

YOU ARE A STAR!!!

HOMEWORK: Please

1.- Get some rest after the exam. You deserve it!!!

UNIT 1 - GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY TEST

Today we will sit a grammar and vocabulary test about the CITY: places in a city, historic buildings, shops, cardinal points, directions, prepositions of place, there is - there are and some-any.

Read the tasks carefully and focus on the exercises. 

It´s easy-peasy!!!

Put your thinking caps on!!!

THE BOOK NOOK

After a long wait, here is the first programme of THE BOOK NOOK, a brand new radio programme made entirely in English for and by you. And the results couldn´t be better. 

But what is it about? Well, if you like reading, if you are a book lover, if you are on the ninth cloud when you are reading or if you are crazy about stories, this is the programme for you! THE BOOK NOOK, a radio show about books and stories and readings and English and traditions and culture and readers and authors and literature and... You cannot miss it! It has got 5 different sections:

1.  Speak out: a survey section where you can give your opinion about books by answering one simple question: "What is your book nook?

2.  Our Book Clubs: a section about what our school book clubs are reading at the moment.

3.     Meet an author: dedicated to a famous English writer: Emily Dickinson.

4.   Dive in the deep blue sea: a section related to the PDI, the project we are working on this school year. For this 1st programme, we have created some poems about the sea, following the idea of Emily Dickinson.

5.   Our Natives count: a section to meet one of the English speakers of our school: Tareen Rudolph, from New Orleans - Louisiana - the USA.

This first programme was made by students from class 5C, with the collaboration of pupils from the other 2 groups in year 5.  Congratulations on your great job!!! You sound like real native speakers!!! 

Listen carefully... If you want to read what you are listening, click HERE.

UNIT 1 - I DON'T LIKE THIS CITY

Today we will revise all the contents of this unit 1 and we will ask and solve all our doubts for the grammar and vocabulary test next Monday, the 7th of February. Ready?

1.- Please go to e-Dixgal - unit 1 - Revision::

     - SPEAKING TEST: with the teacher

     - TEST: activities 2 to 19 and the CROSSWORD

     - BOOSTER ACTIVITIES: activities 20 to 24.

     - ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE: you can see the solution

2.- Finally, please complete the Liveworksheets 27-28-29. Thank you!!!

GREAT JOB!!! WE CAN CALL IT A DAY!!!

HOMEWORK: Please

1.- Time to hit the books: study hard for the test next Monday, the 7th of February

          - Places and buildings in a city

          - Transport

          - Prepositions of place

          - Directions

          - There is - there are

          - Some - any

          - A Coruña, my hometown

2.- Finish the pending activities.

UNIT 1 - I DON'T LIKE THIS CITY

Today we will learn how to prepare a presentation in Impress. It's easy-peasy!!!

1.- Take the composition about A Coruña that you wrote the other day. Let's do a presentation in Impress with 6 slides. You have the instructions in Calameo- unit 1 - last pages (on the left of the blog).  

     - SLIDE 1 - COVER: title, photo of Coruña and your name, surname, class and number.

     - SLIDE 2 - LOCATION: title (location), a short sentence and a map of Spain with Coruña.

     - SLIDE 3 - CLIMATE: title (climate), a short sentence and a photo of a graphic with temperatures                                                and  rains.

     - SLIDE 4 - HISTORIC BUILDINGS: title (historic buildings), a sentence and a photo of them.

     - SLIDE 5 - OTHER BUILDINGS: title (other buildings), a sentence and a photo.

     - SLIDE 6 - MY NEIGHBOURHOOD: title (my neighbourhood), a sentence and a photo.

     - FINAL SLIDE: a photo with "I love A Coruña"

2.- Now, please add your presentation to e-Dixgal as a task.

3.- Finally, please complete the Liveworksheets 24-25-26.

YOU ARE THE BEST!!!

HOMEWORK: Please

1.- Study for the test next Monday, the 7th of February.

2.- Finish the pending activities.