NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS 2018

HAPPY NEW YEAR AND WELCOME BACK !!

Today we are going to talk about our New Year’s Resolutions.

• A resolution is a promise we make to ourselves with the intention of improving or changing something ,e.g.: to do more exercise.

Normally, RESOULTIONS  are said using  ‘ This year I will ‘ or ‘ I’m going to …’ + infinitive

Here are some examples of the most typical New Year’s Resolutions:

Here is a video on how to make a New Years resolution:

Here are more examples: 50 New Year’s Resolutions and How to achieve them.

ALSO , the most commonly broken New Year’s resolutions HERE.

• Now , think about the resolutions you would like to make for this new year , write them down in this  worksheet .

After the New Year’s Resolutions activity, we will this video, with some New Year’s Eve celebrations around the world:

HAPPY EASTER!!

Easter is celebrated in many countries, including the UK and the USA.

Here is a presentation abot Easter:

In this video you can see how people celebrate Easter in the UK:

White House Easter egg roll 2016

 

NEW YEARS’S RESOLUTIONS 2017

                          HAPPY NEW YEAR AND WELCOME BACK !!

Today we are going to talk about our New Year’s Resolutions.

• A resolution is a promise we make to ourselves with the intention of improving or changing something ,e.g.: to do more exercose.

Normally, resoultions are said using  ‘ This year I will ‘ or ‘ I’m going to …’ + infinitive

Here are some examples of the most typical New Year’s Resolutions:

Here are more examples: 50 New Year’s Resolutions and How to achieve them.

• Now , think about the resolutions you would like to make for this new year , write them down in this  worksheet .

• After the New Year’s Resolutions activity, we can watch together the following video and hope all our dreams and wishes will become true!!

 

 

 

25 NOVEMBER: International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

 

On 25th November every year we celebrate the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.

http://es.slideshare.net/perlamoniqueta/domestic-volence-presentation-1534516

 

We are going to listen to two songs. What is the first song about ? What’s your opinion about the lyrics ? And Suzanne Vega song ? What is it about ?

HE HIT ME  ( by Hole )

he-hit-me ( worksheet )

MY NAME IS LUKA by Suzanne Vega :

http://www.lyricsgaps.com/exercises/view/61/Custom/5113

luka

THANKSGIVING 2016

 

This week ,on November 24th,  Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in the USA.

Today we are going to learn the history and origins of this American festival by means of different activities.

 

 

• ACTIVITIES:

PREPARE THANKSGIVING DINNER !!

THANKSGIVING ACTIVITIES

THANKSGIVING WORDSEARCH

GAP FILLING ACTIVITY

• Finally, watch a video with the Thanksgiving parade. Happy Thanksgiving!!

 

VISIT LONDON

• First watch this video about a family visiting London on their holidays:

• Then answer / complete the following questions: london
• Watch the video and complete with the appropriate information:

http://www.esolcourses.com/uk-english/beginners-grammar/modals/lesson-6/listening.html

• MATCHING QUIZ
• More ACTIVITIES about London
• Create a PADLET including information about London ( FIVE monuments or places of interests )

LAST SUMMER I WENT TO…

• First, watch a video of someone at the airport:

 

• What did you do last summer? ASK AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

http://www.onestopenglish.com/community/lesson-share/pdf-content/speaking/holiday-activities-lesson-plan/552881.article

 

• Now talk about your last summer using some of the following ideas:

 

• Write a short essay ( 80-100 words ) about your last holidays .Use this example here: http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/usefullanguage/elementary/summerholidays.htm

INTRODUCING MYSELF IN CLASS

September is here and so is a new school year!

FIRST, WATCH THIS VIDEO:WHY STUDY ENGLISH??

We are going to do some activities in class at the beginiing of the year to practice our English :

• INTRODUCE YOURSELF
  • First, we are going to watch a video of some people introducing themselves:

 

• Try to introduce yourself to the class: What’s your name?How old are you? How many brothers or sistes have you got ? etc.USE SOME OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: http://www.vocabulary.cl/Basic/Personal_Information.htm
• INTRODUCING SOMEONE ELSE: Try and introduce someone from the classroom:

• LISTEN THE FOLLOWING CONVERSATION AND DO THE ACTIVITIES:
  • http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening-skills-practice/library-giving-personal-information
• WRITE AN ESSAY ABOUT YOURSELF: https://sites.google.com/a/iesitaca.org/english-1o-eso/writing-tips/writing-a-letter-introducing-myself
• READ YOUR ESSAY/ LETTER TO THE CLASS!!

 

 

GOING ON HOLIDAYS

Holidays are close so in this lesson we are going to talk about PLANS FOR YOUR SUMMER HOLIDAYS. 

We are going to do different activities:

• Firstly we are going to LISTEN to the following  airport announcements .Do the following ACTIVITIES: travelling_abroad_-_exercises_4
• VOCABULARY exercises
• VIDEO 1: WATCH the following video :

• AFTER WATCHING THE VIDEO, MAKE A LIST  of the things you think you should take for your holidays . Discuss with your partnet and MAKE A LIST OF NECESSARY THINGS TO GO ABROAD THIS SUMMER.

 

• VIDEO 2: WATCH  the following video :

• ANSWER  the following questions about the video:
  • What do you think the man does for a living ? Is he a teacher? A football player ?
  • What is he doind at the business lounge ?
  • What is the woman doing ?
  • According to the video, what is important to do if you are travelling for business ?

World Book Day 2016

This year we are celebrating the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare‘s death and of course, his career as a playwright and a poet.

So we are going to do some activities abouth this important English author:

• Watch the following PREZI presentation
• Watch the following video and answer the   QUESTIONS: 

Shakespeare’s biography( video )

• Take this QUIZ_ on Shakespeare.
• Find Shakespeare’s QUOTES from four of his most famous plays: Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, The Merchant of Venice and Othello.You can find some of them HERE.
• SHAKESPEARE’S QUOTES – WORKSHEET
• Listen to the song ‘SONNET 20‘ by Rufus Waingwraith ( based on the sonnet XX by Shakespeare ) – SONNET_20_1º_2ºESO  / SONNET_20_3º_4ºESO
• have fun with Shakespeare!! SHAKESPEARE WORDSEARCH
• PROJECTS ON SHAKESPEARE:
  • 3º A:
    • Lucía and Mercedes
    • Adrián and David
    • Manuel and Carlos
    • Alejandro
  • 3º B:
    • Roxana
    • Adrián and Alba
    • Sara
    • Fran R.
    • Jose M. and Nazaret
  • 2º ESO ( ENGLISH WORKSHOP)
    • Ana Mª and Juan A.