Monday, 11 November 2013

Welcome to our blog.

Dear students,

Welcome to the blog of our English class!
In this blog we are going to work the different skills:

- Part 1: Reading comprehension. You will read a dialogue and fill in a table with the information  you have. Then, in pairs, you will have to write your own dialogue and dramatize it. The final step will be to record it and upload the recording to "ivoox". the teacher will help you to do that.

- Part 2: Writing activity. Will you be able to guess the name of the fruits presented? Play the game to check it! (Activity done with "Genword"). To finish with, try to do the crossword about some of the fruits just learnt.

-Part 3: Listening: You will hear some classroom objects and you will have to circle and write the object you just heard.

-Part 4: Speaking activity: In this activity we will work on pronounciation and rhythm by listening to a song and singing it. Let's see how well you can sing it!


Follow the instructions and do the exercises here proposed. I hope you like it! Enjoy!!!

Sunday, 10 November 2013

Reading comprehension and dramatizing.

Read the following dialogue and fill in the table.

S1- Hello, I am Josh Nielson,

S2- Hi, I am Pat Smith

S1- Hi, nice to meet you! How are you?

S2-  I’m fine, thanks.  And you?

S1- I’m fine too. How old are you?

S2- I’m 12 years old. How old are you?

S1- I’m 12 too!!!

S2- Oh great! What do you like to do? (hobbies)

S1- I like playing football.  What about you?

S2- I like playing with dolls.

S1- My mom is waiting for me. I have to go.

S2- Ok, see you around. My dad is also waiting for me. Bye

S1- See you. Bye


Complete the following table:

Student 1
Student 2
First name
Josh
Pat
Last name


Did they know already?


How old are they?


Hobbies


Are they with someone?


Do they want to meet again?



Write a dialogue with your partner and dramatize it.

Clue: You just have to change the information underlined with your own information.

FINAL ACTIVITY: In the language lab you will have to record your dialogue and upload it to Ivoox. The teacher will show to do that. Pay attention to the pronounciation when recording it.

Download the Worksheet

Writing activity.

Can you name the following fruit? Play this game and be the first to guess the name of each fruit.


Game (Zip format)

Crossword: The fruits

Crossword : Do you remember some of the fruits from the previous exercise? Let's have a look:

Hot Potatoes activity


Hot Potatoes activity (Html)

Listening.

Here you have a listening exercise. You will here some classroom objects and you will have to circle and write the object you hear in the worksheet provided.


Are you ready? 


  Download the worksheet.

Speaking activity

Let's sing the color song.

You are about to watch a video: "The colors song". Complete the lyrics of the song with the colors in the worksheet provided and once you have all the colors sing it.  Listen the song and pay attention to the rythm and intonation. Can you do it? Let's see it!!!




Download the Worksheet .