POLL #5: WHAT´S YOUR FAVOURITE TYPE OF MEAT?

Our fifth poll expired a few days ago and 13 of you (42% of the class) took it. The question was: "What´s your favourite type of meal?". 

Results:

- Pork: 23%
- Lamb: 8%
- Beef: 8%

- Chicken: 61%

- I don´t like meat: 0%

New question (Poll#6 - Unit 6): What´s your favourite holiday activity?.
I´m waiting for your votes!

MAPS

In Geography (unit 6) you are learning about the physical features of the continents.

You can download and print some very nice maps of the world and the continents from the following link:

Maps (The Washington Post)

MY INGREDIENTS FOR...

A few days ago you created a poster with the ingredients for one of these menus: a big breakfast, a perfect pizza, a super sandwich, a mega-burger, a delicious drink or your favourite meal. All of you did a great job. Here you can see three of them.

by Paula Molina Pacheco

by Sara Gómez Jiménez

by MªBárbara Lorenzo López

COLOR

Ana, your Art teacher, recommends you these three websites to revise "Color".

Color in motion

Blog "Las TICs en Plástica"

Exhibition: "Color Chart: Reinventing Color. 1950 to today".

March 2 - May 12, 2008

MOMA (Museum of Modern Art). New York

HOW TO MAKE A CHEESE OMELETTE

Did you like the video we watched in the classroom this morning?. I found it on videojug.com . If you want to watch it again just click on "play" below. Enjoy!

Videojug.com

ACTIVITY: Write the recipe of a dish you like. Write the ingredients and the utensils you need and also the instructions.

You can write your recipe by clicking here or on "comentarios/comments" below.

POLL #4: WHAT´S YOUR FAVOURITE MEAL OF THE DAY?

Our fourth poll expired a few days ago and 18 of you (more than half of the class) took it. The question was: "What´s your favourite meal of the day?". These are the results:

- Breakfast: 27%
- Lunch: 66%
- Dinner: 7%

The new question (Poll#5) is also about food (unit 5): What´s your favourite type of meat?. 

I´m waiting for your votes!

OLDEST ENGLISH WORDS

The BBC has published that some of the oldest words in English have been identified. "I", "we", "two" and "three" are among them. Reading University researchers say that some of the words are more than 10.000 years old.

Talking about words, what´s your favourite word in English?.

CARNIVAL

To celebrate Carnival,we start a 4-day weekend today. 

Classes resume February 25th.

Happy Carnival !!!

See you on Wednesday!

FOOD & QUANTITY

In unit 5 we are talking about food. We are also learning how to express quantity. To revise food and quantity you can watch this video I found on youtube. 

Video: EF

VOCABULARY:

To bake: hornear (cocinar en el horno).

Bakery: panadería.

Flour: harina.

To grow: cultivar.

POLL #3: HOW OFTEN DO YOU STUDY ENGLISH?

Hi, guys.  Our third poll expired a couple of days ago and 15 of you (half of the class) took it. The question was: "How often do you study English?". Here you have the final results:

- Every day: 20%
- Often: 74%
- Rarely: 6%

Please, take the new poll (it´s on the right column). The questions is about food (unit 5).

LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES

Connor, our Language Assistant, is American. We asked him about his family, home life and pocket money when he was 13 years old.

Hi, my name is Connor and I’m from Reno, Nevada. I’m 13 years old and live with my mom and dad in a house with a garden. I like to do a lot of different activities especially outdoor activities. I really like to go camping, fishing, hiking, biking and playing sports like soccer and basketball but right now I’m in school so I’m studying more than anything. My typical day right now goes something like this: I get up at 6:45 in the morning, I take a shower and then get dressed. After I get dressed I usually go downstairs at 7:00 and have breakfast of milk, cereal, toast, fruit and orange juice. I try to eat a lot because I will not eat again until 12:00 and I usually get hungry. I leave the house at 7:20 and start school at 8:00. I study from 8:00 until lunch time which is at 12:00. For lunch I usually eat a sandwich, some potato chips, a Coca-Cola, fruit and a cookie. Then at 12:30 I go back to class and don’t finish until 2:30. After school I study and then go outside and play with my friends and then we usually have dinner around 7:30 or 8:00 o’clock. Dinner is normally a big meal. Then I watch TV until 10:00 and then go to bed around 10:30.

My mom and dad usually give me an allowance (pocket money) of $10.00 a week. I don’t have a job right now. So I think $10.00 is enough money. Sometimes when the neighbors are away I’ll take care of their house for them and they pay me $30.00 a week. With my money at night time on the weekends I like to go see movies with my friends and go get something to eat and drink. I usually don’t save any money to buy other things but when I do save money I usually like to buy CD’s and clothing.

ACTIVITY

LIFE IN THE ARTIC

washingtonpost for kids

IQALUIT, Canada — It is dark in the winter when Darcy Nowdlak goes to school and dark when he comes home. The sun barely gets above the horizon for a few hours. And it is cold —very cold. Often 20 degrees below zero. And Darcy loves it. Read more...

ACTIVITY 1: Click here and translate the previous paragraph into Spanish.

ACTIVITY 2: Click on the link "Read more..." above and read the text about Darcy and his life in Canada. Then, click here to answer the following questions.

1. How old is Darcy?.
2. Where does he live?.
3. How many people live in his town?.
4. How are "people" called where he lives?.
5. What type of house does he live in?.
6. How does he go to school?.
7. What languages does he speak?.
8. How many brothers and/or sisters has he got?.
9. What does he like doing in his free time?.
10. How does he ride around his town?.

POLL #2: BROTHERS & SISTERS

OK, guys.  Our second poll expired a few days ago and only 9 of you took it. The question was: "How many brothers or sisters have you got?". Here you have the final results:

- 0 (I´m an only child): 11%

- 1 brother/sister: 55%

- 2 brothers/sisters: 33%

Please, take the new poll (it´s on the right column). Now, the questions is about your daily routine (unit 4).

TRIANGLES & QUADRILATERALS

You are now studying the different types of triangles and quadrilaterals in Art. Watch these videos to learn about them:

TRIANGLES

QUADRILATERALS

from  http://www.studio4learning.tv 

DAILY ROUTINES II

Listen to this Canadian boy talking about his daily routine.

ACTIVITY: Write a short text about your daily routine. Use the video as a model.

THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE

Watch this video from www.studio4learning.tv to revise how to use the present simple tense.

DAILY ROUTINES I

The following links will take you to many activities to revise "Daily routines" and "The Present Simple Tense".

Habits and routines (isabelperez.com)

Daily routines (clic.xtec.net)

Daily routines (British Council)

POLL#1: CHRISTMAS PRESENTS

Our first poll expired yesterday and only 5 people participated. 

My question was: "When did you get your Christmas presents?". These are the results:

- On December 25th: 0%

- On January 6th: 1 person (20%)

- On December 25th and January 6th: 4 people (80%)

As you can see, 80% of the people who participated received their Christmas presents on two different days. They must have been very good in 2008!.

There is a new poll. This time the question is about your family (unit 4). Please, participate!

DAYS OF THE WEEK

Let´s revise the days of the week with this lively song by the British pop group The Cure. Although it wasn´t my favourite group, I used to listen to it a lot in the 80s.

 

Activity: Write the lyrics of this song (you can copy and paste) on your notebook. Then listen to the song and complete the gaps with the correct day of the week. 

THE CURE

Friday - I´m in love!

I don't care if _______________'s blue

_______________'s grey and_______________ too

_______________ I don't care about you

It's_______________ I'm in love

_______________ you can fall apart

_______________  _______________ break my heart

_______________ doesn't even start

It's _______________ I'm in love

_______________ wait

And _______________ always comes too late

But _______________ never hesitate...

I don't care if _______________'s black

_______________  _______________ heart attack

_______________ never looking back

It's _______________ I'm in love

_______________ you can hold your head

_______________  _______________ stay in bed

Or ______________ watch the walls instead

It's _______________ I'm in love

_______________ wait

And _______________ always comes too late

But _______________ never hesitate...

Dressed up to the eyes

It's a wonderful surprise

To see your shoes and your spirits rise

Throwing out your frown

And just smiling at the sound

And as sleek as a shriek

Spinning round and round

Always take a big bite

It's such a gorgeous sight

To see you eat in the middle of the night

You can never get enough

Enough of this stuff

It's _______________

I'm in love

CONNOR´S FAMILY

Connor, our American Language Assistant, tells us about his family.

Hi, there.

My family is big and interesting. I have a dad or father named Jim, a mother named Holly and a brother named Jensen and a dog named Sierra. Although my inmediate family is small my extended family is very large. My parents´mothers and fathers are still alive, so I have four grandparents. My grandmothers´names are June and Sarah and my grandparents´names are Con and John. My mother has three brothers ans my father has five sisters, which means that I have three uncles and five aunts. All of my aunts and uncles are married and have children, so I have around 20-30 cousins. It is very hard to keep in contact with them all and sometimes it´s hard to remember their names.

My dad´s very serious but very funny and likes to do many fun things. My mom´s funny and cheerful and is very outgoing. My brother´s funny and very interesting. His girlfriend´s name is Sophie who is very nice as well. We all live in different places so when we get together you can imagine that we have a very good time. And when my entire family gets together we have a huge party which usually lasts at least four days and is a very good time also.

Connor.

ACTIVITY: Answer these questions.

1.- Has Connor got any brothers or sisters?.

2.- Who´s Sierra?.

3.- How many grandparents has Connor got?.

4.- Who are Connor´s parents?.

5.- How many cousins has Connor got?.

6.- Who is Sophie?.