UNIT 4 - AT THE DOCTOR´S: Illnesses and symptoms

Have you ever been ill? What were the symptoms? Did you go to the doctor? What did he prescribe you? Did you follow his advice? 

In this lesson you will learn all about illnesses and their symptoms and remedies. 

Pay attention...

1.- First of all, watch these two video about illnesses:

 

2.- Now you are ready to go to e-Dixgal, unit 4 , lesson 3 ("Cof! Cof!") and do the activities 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 and read Accept the challenge (make a guess).

 3.- And finally, complete the Liveworksheets 8-9-10-11. 

 GOOD JOB!!! 

HOMEWORK: Please 

1.- Study the new vocabulary. 

2.- Finish the pending activities. 

UNIT 4 - NOT A TYPICAL DAY: Time expressions

Now that we know how to form and use the present continuous, let´s practice a bit. But before that, let´s learn some time expressions that go with this tense. Ready?

1.- First of all, write down some time expressions in your notebook.

2.- Second, please go to EDIXGAL - unit 4 - "A weekend camp": activities 2-3-5-6-7-8-9.

3.-Thirsd, please complete the Liveworksheets number 5 and 6.

4.- And finally more online activities HERE.

GREAT!!!

HOMEWORK: Please

1.- Study the new expressions.

2.- Finish the pending activities.

UNIT 4 - AT THE DOCTOR´S: Plans for future

To express plans or intentions for the future, we use the expression "TO BE GOING TO" followed by another verb. It is also used to make predictions. It is easy-peasy! You´ll see...

1.- First write down in your notebook the new expression.

2.- Now watch these videos to memorize this new structure:

 

3.- Now please go to e-Dixgal - unit 4 - lesson 2 ("I´m going to...") and do the exercises 1-2-3-4-5 and read "Accept the challenge".

4.- Finally, complete the Liveworksheets number 5-6-7. 

GREAT!!! 

HOMEWORK: Please 

1.- Study the new structure: TO BE GOING TO. 

2.- Finish the pending activities.

UNIT 4 - NOT A TYPICAL DAY: Present continuous

Today we will review the present continuous. We use it to talk about what it is happening right now. Remember that it is formed with the verb TO BE followed by the main verb ending in ING. Here we go!

1.- First, write down the present continuous in your notebooks.

2.- Now watch this video to a better understanding:

 

3.- Next please complete the Liveworksheets 3 and 4 (unit 4).

4.- Let´s play a little bit: GAME 1 - GAME 2 - GAME 3. 

4.- Finally, some online exercises HERE.

WELL DONE!!!

HOMEWORK: Please

1.- Study the present continuous.

2.- Finish the pending activities.

THE BOOK NOOK 6

Breaking news!! "The Book Nook" is here again! We have just released the third and last show of this school year 2022-2023, and the sixth in its history. And the results are amazing! 

As you will see and hear, it is full of new exciting sections, all of them related to books, literature and reading. Thank you so much to all the collaborators for your effort. It is not easy to record a programme fully in English, but you all have worked really hard to make it real. 

In the Genially below you can listen to the entire programme or select the section you wish:

1. Intro: summary

2. "Speak out": our survey section: In what season do you read more?

3. "Our book Clubs": with members of Bookworms and BookLand.

4. "Meet the author": in this ocassion we will meet the great J K Rowling.

5. "Galicianise yourself - The other Coruñas of the world": a section related to the PDI "Galeguízate"; this time we will discover places named after our town in the 5 continents.

6. "Our natives count": we will interview Mark Guscin, a historian, writer, translator and mayoral advisor, who came to our school to tell us about the connections between our town and the English world.

But we need to mention that this is not just another ordinary episode. It is much more than that because we have to say goodbye to the radio team. yes! They are leaving the school at the end of June to start a new adventure in Secondary. Thank you very much for your enthusiasm, energy and hard work! We will miss you tons!!! All the best!!!

UNIT 4 - NOT A TYPICAL DAY: Free time activities

Today we are starting the unit 4. Under the title "Not a typical day" we will learn all about special days, days when we forget about our routines and we do something different. Do you fancy a day with no routines?

1.- First of all, design the first page of unit 4 and decorate it with some images.

2.- Now please, write down the contents of this unit (Calameo, on the left).

3.- Next, please stick the photocopies with the vocabulary of the unit: Daily routines, free time activities, clothes and professions.

4.- Then please take a look at the photocopies. They are quite easy: we will revise some vocabulary you already know.

5.- Finally, please complete the Liveworksheets 1 and 2 (unit 4).

HOMEWORK: Please

1.- Study the vocabulary of unit 4.

2.- Finish the pending activities.

UNIT 3 - AT THE SCHOOL CANTEEN: Writing and speaking test

Today we have our SPEAKING and WRITING TEST: a monologue about "My eating routines". Remember to keep calm and do your best. And try to sound like a native speaker. 

1. Once you finish, please go to EDIXGAL - Revision: Booster activities: 14 to 20.

2.- Now please design the first page of unit 4 in your notebook : "Not a typical day"

Thank you!

HOMEWORK: Please

1.- Finish the pending activities.

2.- Take a rest. You deserve it!

YOU ARE THE BEST!!!

UNIT 3 - GPOING SHOPPING: Grammar and vocabulary test

Today we are taking a test about unit 3. No panic! I am sure you can all do it.  So... put your thinking caps on and focus on the tasks!!!

UNIT 4 - AT THE DOCTOR´S: Body and health

We are starting a new unit, dedicated to the body and its illnesses, with some tips to keep fit and healthy. So, what are you waiting for? Hands on!!!

1.- First things first: in your notebook, design the first page of this unit, copy the contents and stick the photocopies with the new vocabulary (it is all in Calameo, on the right).

2.- Now, watch this video to remember all the words:

 

3.- Let´s mention some tips for a healthy lifestyle and write them down in your notebook.

4.- Now please go to e-Dixgal, unit 4 ("At the doctor´s"), lesson 1 ("The body parts") and do the activities 1-2-3-4-5, the crossword and Accept the challenge. 

5.- Finally, complete the Liveworksheets 1-2-3-4. 

WELL DONE!!! 

 HOMEWORK: Please 

 1.- Study the new vocabulary. 

2.- Finish the pending activities.

UNIT 3 - GOING SHOPPING: Speaking and writing test

Today we have our SPEAKING and WRITING TEST: a monologue about "My last shopping". Remember to keep calm and do your best. And try to sound like a native speaker. 

1. Once you finish, please go to EDIXGAL - Revision: Booster activities: 17 to 21.

2.- Now design the first page of unit 4 : "At the doctor´s"

Thank you!

HOMEWORK: Please

1.- Finish the pending activities.

2.- Take a rest and enjoy the weekend. You deserve it!

YOU ARE THE BEST!!!

UNIT 3 - GOING SHOPPING: Revision

Remember that today we will take the SPEAKING and WRITING TEST of unit 3: "My last shopping". Remember that you have to mention 3 different parts:

     - PART 1: intro (where you went, when and who accompanied you)

     - PART 2: shops and shopping (shops you visited and things you bought)

     - PART 3: resting (OPTIONAL)

     - PART 4: conclusion

 1.- Once you finish, please go to EDIXGAL - Revision: Booster activities: 17 to 21.

GREAT JOB!!!

HOMEWORK: Please

1.- Finish the pending activities.

UNIT 3 - AT THE SCHOOL CANTEEN: Project

How can we put all the things we have learned in this unit together? Through the end-of-unit project, of course! So...  hands on!!!

1.- Stick the template of the project in your notebook. 

2.- Let´s read it carefully, analysing the paragraphs and expressions used in it.

3.- Now it is your turn: write down your own project. Try to use as many expressions as you can. Remember to divide it in 5 paragrapphs, one for each meal of your day:

     - INTRO: a sentence to start

     - PARAGRAPH 1: breakfast

     - PARAGRAPH 2 : morning snack

     - PARAGRAPH 3: lunch

     - PARAGRAPH 4: afternoon snack - tea

     - PARAGRAPH 5: dinner

     - OUTRO: a conclusion

4.- Video time: some expressions you can use in your project

 

5.- Next, go to EDIXGAL - unit 3 - Revision unit:  crossword and activities 14 to 20.

6.- Finally, Liveworksheets 47-48-4 9-50.

HOMEWORK: Please

1.- GRAMMAR TEST Monday, 22nd May 2023:

     - present simple

     - adverbs of frequency 

     - food quantifiers

     - likes and dislikes

YOU CAN DO IT!!!

UNIT 3 - AT THE SCHOOL CANTEEN: Likes and dislikes

Today we will finish the unit 3 by learning different ways to express likes and dislikes. There are a variety of expressions apart from I like / I don´t like. Which ones do you know? Let´s see a bit more. Ready, steady... GO!!!

1.- First things first: write down the new expressions in your notebook.

2.- Now watch this video to practise:

 

3.- Time for some revision: please go to EDIXGAL - unit 3 - "Revision unit": activities 2 to 13.

4.- Finally, check if you have done all your Liveworksheets for this unit.

HOMEWORK: Please

1.- Sudy the new expressions nd get ready for a GRAMMAR TEST next Monday.

2.- Finish the pending activities.

YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!

UNIT 3 - AT THE SCHOOL CANTEEN: Food quantifiers

Today we will recap all the contents we have been working on so far. Besides, we will learn the difference between COUNTABLE and UNCOUNTABLE nouns, as long as some food containers and quantifiers. 

Is it all Greek to you? Don´t panic! It is easy-peasy!  Ready?

1.- First of all, take a look at the photocopy with the new vocabulary in your notebook.

2.- Now, let´s see the new expressions to learn them by heart. Watch this video to fix them in your brain:

3.- Now please go to EDIXGAL - unit 3 - "What food do you like?": activities 12-13-14.

4.- Next, please go to EDIXGAL again - unit 3 - "The price is right": exercises 3 to 9.

5.- Finally, Liveworksheets number 45-46.

HOMEWORK: Please

1.- Study the new vocabulary.

2.- Finish the pending activities.

YOU ARE THE BEST!!!

UNIT 3 - GOING SHOPPING: Grammar and vocabulary test

Today we are taking a test about unit 3. No panic! I am sure you can all do it.  So... put your thinking caps on and focus on the tasks!!!

PDI - GALICIANISE YOURSELF: The other Coruñas of the world

Today we will have a special visitor in our  class: Mark Guscin, an expert in the relationships between A Coruña and the English world. Did you know that our town has got a close connection with England? Listen to what Mark is going to tell us and you will discover that the battle of Corunna had a big impact in the British soldiers who participated in it. This fact explains why there are so many Coruñas or Corunnas around the world. You will see...

1.- Now please find the places that Mark has mentioned in an online map HERE.

2.- Then, please print the screen and save it in your computer as an image.

3.- This is the result of your research:

GREAT JOB!!!

HOMEWORK Please

1.- Time to hit the books: Study hard for the GRAMMAR and VOCABULARY TEST: Monday, the 15th of May.

And finally, a memory of this memorable talk:

CORUNNAS OF THE WORLD - Mark Guscin - 12th May 2023

UNIT 3 - GOING SHOPPING: Shopping online

 Do you shop online? Or maybe do you prefer to go to a shop and see the items by yourself? Time for a debate: let´s analyze the pros and cons of both options.

1.- Go to e-Dixgal - unit 3 - lesson 6 ("Your shopping chart") and do the activities 2-3-4-5-7 and read Accept the challenge.

2.- Now go to lesson 7 ("Free shipping!") and do the activities 2-5-6-7-8-9 and read Accept the challenge.

3.- Now complete the Liveworksheets number 12 to 20.

4.- Finally watch this video to compare shopping online with shopping offline:

 

 WELL DONE!!!

HOMEWORK: Please

1.- Finish the pending activities.

2.- Get ready for a test next Friday, the 19th of May:

        - going shopping vocabulary

         - countable and uncountable nouns

         - quantifiers

         - numbers

3.- You can do some revision for the test by going to e-Dixgal - unit 3 - REVISION and doing the activities 2 to 21.

Have a nice and long weekend!!! And remember to read something in Galician...

UNIT 3 - AT THE SCHOOL CANTEEN. Adverbs of frequency

Now that we are all experts in the present simple, we can include the frequency of our actions using the adverbs of frequency. They are special words that indicate how often we do an activity. Take a look...

1.- First things first: write down the adverbs of frequency in your notebook. Remember that they go before the main verb, except with the verb TO BE.

2.- Now take a look at this video to memorise them:

 

3.- Next, please go to EDIXGAL - unit 3 - "Talking about eating routines": exercises 20-21-22.

4.- Time for Liveworksheets: 43-44.

5.- A bit more practice? Click HERE.

HOMEWORK: Please

1.- Study the adverbs of frequency.

2.- Finish the pending activites.

UNIT 3 - AT THE SCHOOL CANTEEN: Present simple - all forms

                                                    

Do you know how to ask questions with the present simple?

How about the short answers? Get ready for a new exciting lesson!!!

1.- Write down the interrogative form of the present simple in your notebook as long as the short answers. Remember to use the auxiliary verb DO.

2.- Take a look at this video now:

 

3.- Let´s go to EDIXGAL - unit 3 - "Talking about eating routines": exercises 15 to 19.

4.- Now complete the Liveworksheets 39 to 42.

5.- Lastly, a bit more practice HERE.

HOMEWORK: Please

1.- Study all the forms of the present simple for a MINI-TEST next day.

2.- Finish the pending activities.

UNIT 3 - GOING SHOPPING: Directions

 

Let´s continue with unit 3, but this time we will revise how to give directions. We will also practise the listening and reading comprehension for the GRAMMAR and VOCABULARY TEST we will take next Monday the 15th of May. This is what you need to study:

     - clothes and accesories

     - shopping expressions

     - numbers: cardinal and ordinal

     - directions

     - countable and unountable names

     - quantifiers

     - question words

Ready?

1.- Read the notes you have in your notebook about directions and try to memorize them.

2.- Now please go to e-Dixgal - unit 3 - lesson 5 ("Giving information"): exercises 1-2-3-5.

3.- Let's continue in EDIXGAL. Don't panic! These activities are easy and quick:

           - Lesson 6 - "Many or much": 1-2-7

           - Lesson 7 - "Your shopping cart": 2-3-4-5-7

           - Lesson 8 - "Free shipping": 2-5-6-7-8-9

           - Lesson 9 -"Animal lovers": 1-3-4-5

4.- Finally, do the Liveworksheets 10 and 11.

Good job!!!

HOMEWORK: Please

1.- Finish the pending activities.

2.- Study for the GRAMMAR and VOCABULARY TEST on Monday, the 15th of May.

3.- To pratise for the test, please do the REVISION lesson in EDIXGAL: Test - ativities 2 to 16.

WE CAN CALL IT A DAY!!!

UNIT 3 - AT THE SCHOOL CANTEEN: Present simple (revision)

Today we are going to revise the affirmative and negative forms of the present simple and we will learn some eating routines around the world. Do other countries have the same routines as ours? Let´s see!

But before that, let´s take the mini-test. hands on!

You know that  it is important to keep on practicing the present simple, so here are some activities and exercises to do so. Ready?

1.- First of all, let´s have a competition in teams HERE.

2.- Now please go to EDIXGAL - unit 3 - "Eating routines": activities 2-3-4-5-7-8-9.

3.- Next, please complete the Liveworksheets 37 and 38.

4.- Finally, please complete these online games: 

     - GAME 1: presente simple affirmative

     - GAME 2: present simple affirmative

     - GAME 3: present simple afirmative and negative

     - GAME 4: present simple 3rd person

     - GAME 5:  crossword

Good job!!!

HOMEWORK: Please

1.- Finish the pending activities.

UNIT 3 - GOING SHOPPING: Quantifiers

The other day we learned the difference between countable and uncountable nouns. Let´s insist on the quantifiers which go with each type. Today we will focus on A FEW - A LITTLE. Ready?

1.- First watch this video to remember the quantifiers:

 

 2.- Now go to -Dixgal - unit 3 - lesson 3 ("In the greengrocers") and do the activities 1 to 8 and read "Accept the challenge".

3.- Finally complete The Liveworksheets number 5-6-7-8-9.

FANTASTIC!

HOMEWORK: Please

1.- Study the quantifiers.

2.- Finish the pending activities.

UNIT 3 - GOING SHOPPING. Big numbers

Today it is the turn of the BIG NUMBERS. Don´t panic!!! They are easy-peasy!!! Just take a look at this video and then practise a bit. Enjoy yourselves!

1.- Take a look at the photocopy of the numbers you have got in your notebook. Please revise the CARDINAL NUMBERS. 

2.- Now watch this video to fix them better:

 

3.- Now please complete these online exercises and games:

               - Numbers 1-10   HERE.

     

               - Numbers 10-20   HERE.

  

               - Numbers 1-100   HERE.

               - Big numbers    HERE. 

4.-  Finally, enjoy this game:  MONSTER NUMBERS GAME

Well done!

HOMEWORK: Please

1.- Study the numbers and the expressions to use in a shop.

UNIT 3 - AT THE SCHOOL CANTEEN: Present simple (negative form)

Today we will continue learning the uses of the present simple, this time in its negative form. 

We will meet the auxiliary verb DO and  how to use it. Be careful with HE - SHE and IT!!!

1.- Write down the negative form of the present simple in your notebook.

2.- Now take a look at this video:

 

3.- Next, complete the Liveworksheets 32 to 36.

4.- Finally, play these online exercises HERE.

 HOMEWORK: Please 

1.- Study the negative form of the present simple for a MINI-TEST next day. 

2.- Finish the pending activities.

GOOD JOB!!!

UNIT 3 - GOING SHOPPING: Countable and uncountable nouns

 In English there is a difference between countable and uncountable nouns. Depending on the noun, we have to use one quantifier or another. Take a look...

1.- First things first: watch this video to know the difference between countable and uncountable nouns:

 

 2.- Now let´s see the quantifiers and articles we have to use with each type of noun. Pay special attention to MUCH - MANY and SOME - ANY:

   

 3.- You are ready to work now! Please go to e-Dixgal - unit 3 - lesson 2 ("Is there any...?") and do the exercises 1-2-3-4-5; please also read Accept the challenge and make a guess. 

4.- Now please complete the Liveworksheets number 3 and 4.

5.- Next, let´s revise the numbers: cardinals and ordinals.

6.- Finally, practice the numbers HERE.

 GREAT!!! 

 GREAT!!! 

HOMEWORK: Please 

 1.- Study the countable and uncountable nouns. 

2.- Finish the pending activities.

UNIT 3 - AT THE SCHOOL CANTEEN: Present simple

Today we will learn the present simple. We use this tense to talk about routines, habits and general truths. It is very easy to conjugate because all the persons are the same, except for the 3rd person singular, where we have to add an "S" or "ES" to the verb. No panic!!! It´s easy-peasy!!! Let´s see an example with the verb TO LIKE:

I like

You like

He likeS

She likeS

It likeS

We like 

You like

They like

1.- First of all, write down the affirmative form of the present simple in your notebooks.

2.- Let´s watch this video to solve your doubts:

 

3.- Now please write down the rules to add "S" in the 3rd person singular.

4.- Time for Liveworksheets number 30-31.

5.- Some online exercises for more practice HERE. 

6.- Finally, play this online game HERE.: Zombie boardgame.

HOMEWORK: Please

1.- Study the affirmative form of the Present simple for a MINI-TEST next day.

2.- Finish the pending activities.

THANK YOU!!!

COOKING CLUB

 We have been real chefs for a day! It was amazing to see you in your hats and aprons, more than ready to prepare 3 delicious desserts:

- Banoffee pie: a British dessert

- Fairy bread: an Australian treat

- Unicorn toast: another Australian treat

We had a great time and the desserts were absolutely delicious!!! Take a look: