Christmas activities

Christmas is around the corner. Why don't we learn more about it and have some fun by doing the activities suggested below?

It will be fun!!

Isabel Pérez

Ego 4 U

Kaboose

North Pole

Natalie Portman

Watch the following clip with Natalie Portman and have a look at the sentences I have for you. Are they true or false?

   1.- Dirty Dancing is a film that Natalie has watched many times.

   2.- She started in theatre when she was seven.

   3.- When she was little she thought everybody would recognize her.

   4.- Her mum is an artist and used to take her to museums when she was little.

   5.- She has always hated school.

   6.- She is an only child.

   7.- She loves scuba-diving and being underwater.

   8.- She can whistle very well.

   9.- She thinks life has only got good moments.

   10.- She likes being an actress and having the chance of going back home with her loved ones. 

YUMMY!!

Time for cooking now!
In pairs, discuss orally the following questions:

-What is your favourite food?
-What food you do NOT like? Why?
-Do you think you have a healthy diet? Why? Why not?
-What can you do to improve it?
-Do you cook at home? Do you like it?

Now watch the following video with Jamie Oliver, the most popular British chef. Do you want to know more about him? Click here!




Make groups of 3-4 people. Now it is your turn to record your favourite recipe. The ingredients you need are:

-Your favourite food.
-A camera to record.
-Cooking 'tools' to make the food.

You don't need to sing as Jamie does! Just remember: be clear and nice!

London

Have you ever been to London? It is a very nice and interesting city! It's big, there is a lot of stuff to do there... You are going to love it!

Meanwhile, while waiting for your chance to visit the city, here you have an activity about it.

Visit the following website:

http://www.londontopic.co.uk/

You will have to look at the different boxes to get all the info you can. Then answer the following questions:

1- How many people live in London?

2- Which is the tallest building in London?

3- Who was the first monarch who lived in Buckingham Palace?

4- What's the name of the guards in the Tower of London?

5- Who designed Trafalgar Square? When was it constructed? Who is the man at the top of the column?

6- What's Boxing Day?

7- What are the 3 Top places to visit in London?

8- What is a typical English breakfast?

9- How many parks are there in London? Name five of them.

10- Can you name five districts of London?

11- Who and when founded the city of London?

12- How many languages are spoken nowadays in London?

13- How many bridges span the Thames river? Can you name 3 bridges in London?

14- What important works can you visit in the British Museum?

15- What typical London souvenirs would you take home?

Learn and ENJOY!!!

labels: 2nd-3rd of ESO

PAST SIMPLE TENSE

Now it's time for Past Tenses. We are going to start with Past Simple Tense.
Have a look at this powerpoint presentation on Past Simple Tense.

Past simple unit 2

View more presentations from Elisabet Riera Ursúa

Then, do the following exercises from these websites:

Isabel Pérez
Englisch Hilfen 1
Englisch Hilfen 2

I LIVE IN...

Have a look at these 2 photographs. They are photographs of very different places with different people and activities to do.

In pairs, have a conversation discussing the following topics:

-Describe the first picture.
-Describe the second picture.
-What similarities and differences can you find?
-Where would you rather live? Why?
-What advantages do you think it has, for you?
-What disadvantages do you think it has?

Labels: 4th ESO- BATXILLERAT

English Speaking Countries

Do you remember the video we watched related to English accents?
Here you have a map of the English speaking countries.

Locate these English speaking countries in the map, write their names and paint them on a map.

Australia, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Gambia, Ghana, Great Britain, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Madagascar, Malta, Namibia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, South Africa, Tanzania, The USA, Uganda.

Label: Final grades of Primary School, 1st ESO

HEY THERE DELILAH

And now... it's time for music! Watch the video and listen to the song, by Plain White T's, it is beautiful!
Then answer the following questions:





-Where is Delilah living now?
-What famous place in New York City does the song mention?
-What does she look like tonight?
-What is Delilah worried about?
-How would he travel to see her?
-How many years are there for her to go back?
-What do you think Delilah is doing there?
-Do you like the song? What type of music do you like?


And now... check your answers by reading the lyrics!
Now we can sing together... and become stars!

Labels: 2nd-3rd of ESO

21 ACCENTS

Watch the following video. You will be aware of how many different accents the English language can have. Probably you never heard some of them!



Answer the following questions:

-Which accent was particularly difficult for you to understand?
-Is there such an amount of different accents in your language?
-Do you think the actress in the video missed some accents in English? Which ones?
-What is more important for you when talking to someone: his/her accent and origin or the possibility of communicating to that person? Tell me your opinion!
-What's her name and her age? :)

LIFE... IN ENGLISH

Hello everybody!

Welcome to my blog, where you can find different videos, activities and links related to the English language and English Language Teaching.

I hope we can share experiences and opinions, and improve our knowledge of Shakespeare's language.

ENJOY!