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: 

Then upload your tales to your Google Classroom English class group



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: 

A SHORT STORY B1

A SHORT STORY B2

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 😊 

QUIZ 1

QUIZ 2

QUIZ 3


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

En esta sociedad de la información y la comunicación en la que vivimos, los blogs son una excelente herramienta para los docentes. Ofrecen una plataforma versátil y accesible que permite a los profesores presentar información relativa a su asignatura también y crear sus propios contenidos. A su vez, los estudiantes pueden expresarse, compartir sus ideas y colaborar de manera significativa.

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

#Easydinner #Dinner #Eggs #Eating #Cooking #Recipes #Mushrooms Scrambled eggs with mushrooms 🥚🥚🥚🍳🍄🍄
Ingredients:
💎 Eggs, mushrooms, half onion, two cloves of garlic, a spoonful of olive oil and salt
Procedure: 
💎 Fry onion and garlic in slices 
💎 Add chopped mushrooms and stir the mixture
💎 When the mushrooms are golden brown, add the eggs, sprinkle some salt and mix everything with care
💎 Remove from cooker when the eggs are soft
ENJOY! 😋😋


Let's sing together!!

Students participating in the wonderful eTwinning Project "Building Bridges Creatively" sing together the song "Color Esperanza" full of positive and good feelings. We hope you like it!



Celebrating St. Patrick's Day

We have celebrated St. Patrick's Day watching videos about that festivity in class and comparing it with similar religious celebrations in our country. Also, we have decorated our masks with St. Patrick's symbols and stuck them on the walls of the school corridors.


Natural Beauties of Extremadura

This is a video made up with the collages for the #eTwinning BBC calendar about natural beauties of all the participating countries in the project. Now, you'll have to make presentations about each of those natural beauties in your region. Watch the video below, choose one natural beauty and start working on it. 😉 


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 1

REPHRASING 2

REPHRASING 3



Spotify 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! 

Spotify Peace Playlist

PEACE FOR THE WORLD

Students have read aloud the line of the acrostic poem we are writing with the rest of the participating countries in the eTwinning project. They have also made a mural with phrases wishing peace for the whole world. #PeaceForUkraine 


 

REPORTED SPEECH

You will practise all kinds of reported speech structures with the following activities (statements, questions, commands, special reporting verbs...) 

REPORTED SPEECH ACTIVITIES

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





KEY WORDS WITH PRESENT PERFECT


 Study the grammar in your student's books (pages 52, 54 and 123) and complete the activities in the bookand workbook.  

LINKING WORDS AND CONNECTORS

Write a profile about your family using the linking words and connectors that we have studied in class.  You have a model on page 59 in your student's book. Do exercises 18, 19, 20 and 21 to practise a bit more.   


ALREADY, YET AND STILL


 Already, yet and still are mainly used with Present Perfect tense.  Revise your notes and do the activities below:

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 1



BASIC 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. 👈😀



CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

We keep revising conditional sentences. I attach a file with basic theory and practice on conditional sentences. Apart from that, you also have a rephrasing activity to go over general grammar. Click on the following link:  Theory and practice 



THANKSGIVING DAY

Thanksgiving Day is one of the most important celebrations in USA. Can you solve the following quiz tolearn vocabulary about that relevant festivity?



You can also listen to our radio program about Thanksgiving where you will hear our interview to Manny, our American lecturer, talking about his personal experience on Thanksgiving Day. 

                  Click on this link to listen to the programme: CELEBRATING THANKSGIVINGDAY 2020

WEEK 3 - 1A ESO

Hola a todos,
¡Vamos con ánimo a por nuestra tercera semana! Os indico las tareas para los próximos días:
1. Hacer los exámenes de repaso de las páginas 112, 113, 114 y 115. Estos son los enlaces a los audios de las listenings para que podáis hacerlas:
Listening 1
Listening 2
2. Leer las páginas 88, 90, 92, 94, 96 y 98 del Grammar Practice que viene al final del Workbook y hacer los ejercicios de las siguientes páginas de repaso del Grammar Practice: 89, 91, 93, 95, 97 y 99.
Tenéis hasta el viernes 3 para enviarme foto de los ejercicios al email que os dije. Es muy importante que contactéis conmigo a través de este correo: eloisabadillo@educarex.es
Muy poquitos lo habéis hecho y me gustaría hacer una Google Classroom y un envío de archivos más fluido. Si tenéis cualquier duda o dificultad, decidme.
Espero que todos sigáis bien. 💪💪💪 Un fuerte abrazo. 🤗🤗🤗Take care,
Eloísa