My English Notebook
This blog is thought as a useful tool for my dear students.
HAIRDRESSING VOCABULARY
HAIRDRESSING VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSIONS
Let's watch some videos to revise vocabulary and expressions related to hairdressing techniques and useful phrases at the hair salon or barbershop. Remember to note them down and make a list of vocabulary ;-)
TRANSLATING INTO ENGLISH 1
TRANSLATION: SPANISH INTO ENGLISH
Let's play with sentence transtlation to revise some grammar aspects that we have been studying recently.
Les invité a venir a mi fiesta de cumpleaños.
Hace cinco años que comencé a correr.
Suelo tomar un vaso de leche todas las noches antes de irme a la cama.
Había unos lápices en el suelo cuando entré en la habitación.
A la gente gente hablar de política.
Me encanta salir a pasear cuando deja de llover y sale el sol.
No deberíamos dormir menos de 8 horas al día.
Deberíamos practicar deporte a diario.
Siempre hay galletas en casa de mi abuela.
Nunca he ido a las Islas Canarias.
EVALUATING YOUR ENGLISH TEACHER
Dear students,
This is a Google form for you to fill in so that I can get an idea of my teaching practice. Be so kind and complete it. It will be very useful to improve my lessons. :-)
EVALUATION OF YOUR ENGLISH TEACHER
WRITING: A MYSTERY TALE
Write a mystery tale with your classmate (150 -180 words) following the steps the outline below:
NARRATIVE TEXTS
We are going to learn how to write narrative texts and we will begin with mystery tales.
At the end of this unit you will be able to write your own mystery tale.
Read the following stories provided by the British Council and do the activities below:
Read the writing guide about narrative texts in your Workbook and do the activities on that topic both in your student's book and workbook.
Make sure you understand the structure, tenses and connectors which are used in narrative texts.
REVISING BASIC VOCABULARY FOR A1
In the following links you will find easy vocabulary quizzes to revise words that we have been learning in class 😊
LISTENING SKILLS: JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
Let's watch this video telling the story of Jack, a poor boy who did his best to bring happiness to his family.
Can you summarize the story?
What do you think about Jack's behaviour?
What would you have done in a similar situation?
EL USO DE LOS BLOGS EN EL AULA
El docente puede crear su propio blog para la asignatura, abierto a comentarios y participación de sus alumnos para que exista una verdadera interacción, pero resulta muy interesante que sean los propios alumnos los que creen un "blog de clase". De esta manera, se fomenta la escritura y la expresión creativa. Los estudiantes tienen la oportunidad de desarrollar sus habilidades de redacción, estructurar sus pensamientos y comunicarse de manera efectiva. Además, al publicar sus entradas en un blog, se sienten motivados y valorados al recibir retroalimentación de sus compañeros y del profesor a través de los comentarios.
A través de los comentarios y las discusiones en línea, los estudiantes pueden interactuar, intercambiar ideas y debatir sobre los temas tratados en clase. Esto fomenta el pensamiento crítico, la colaboración y el respeto por las opiniones de los demás.
Otro aspecto positivo del uso de los blogs es su capacidad para ampliar el alcance del aprendizaje más allá del aula. Los estudiantes pueden investigar, recopilar información y compartir recursos relevantes con sus compañeros. Además, pueden acceder al blog desde cualquier lugar y en cualquier momento, lo que les brinda flexibilidad y autonomía en su proceso de aprendizaje. No obstante, es importante asegurarse de que los estudiantes estén familiarizados con las normas de uso responsable y ético de la plataforma.
En resumen, el uso de los blogs en el aula ofrece numerosos beneficios en términos de desarrollo de habilidades de escritura, participación activa y aprendizaje colaborativo. Como docente, he observado cómo los blogs pueden motivar a los estudiantes, fomentar su creatividad y promover el intercambio de ideas. Los blogs son un recurso útil para integrar la tecnología en la educación y enriquecer la experiencia del aprendizaje.
LETTERS TO SANTA
The students in 1st ESO B and C wanted to write letters to Santa in English. They included their lists of good wishes in them. There are wishes of a peaceful without racism or injustices
Their letters were read at Radio 2G station. It was a fun activity. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
https://radioedu.educarex.es/radio2g/2022/12/17/letters-to-santa/
Easy recipes: Scrambled Eggs with Mushrooms
Let's sing together!!
Celebrating St. Patrick's Day
Natural Beauties of Extremadura
MIXED REPHRASING 1
REPHRASING
Rewrite the sentences in the following files as you are told. Revise the grammar we have studied and check your doubts.
REPHRASING 1Spotify Peace Playlist
Students have created a Spotify list titled "Peaceful playlist" with songs related to feelings of love, respect and support when people undergo bad moments and complicated situations. They have also written a short review for every song. You can click on the links to listen to the songs or search for the playlist on Spotify to listen to it. There's is even a QR code to make it easier. We hope you like it!
PEACE FOR THE WORLD
REPORTED SPEECH
You will practise all kinds of reported speech structures with the following activities (statements, questions, commands, special reporting verbs...)
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO THE WORLD
Last Christmas we shot a video wishing a Happy New Year to our friends in the international eTwinning Project which is part of another one that collects the greetings forom all the participating countries. It was fun and a great experience. Click on this link: Building Bridges Creatively
LINKING WORDS AND CONNECTORS
ALREADY, YET AND STILL
CONCERTS AND SHOWS POSTS
Students have written posts about concerts and shows they have been to. Great experiences they wanted to share with us!
RELATIVE CLAUSES
We have been studying relative clauses in class. This is an activity to practise all that you have been learning. Click on this link 👉 Relative clauses practice
PASSIVE VOICE 1
We have been studying all types of passive sentences in class. Now you have to practise them a bit. In these exercises the agent is not important so you can omit it. Click on this link and turn active sentences into passive ones:
Acivity 1BASIC VOCABULARY AND PHONETICS FOR UNITS 3 AND 4
This is a file which includes some key words for units 3 and 4 as well as their phonetic transcription. Revise the vocabulary, read the words aloud according to the phonetic transcription and translate the words into Spanish. Click here to see the file. 👈😀
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