THE ORIGINS OF HALLOWEEN

Unscramble the words related to halloween traditions:

1. crikt ro tarte

2. bbgobin rof papels

3. shtog

4. aded

5. susbines

6. ndecais

7. stocumse

8. pkumpin

Now enjoy the video:

Quiz on the video

basic exercises on the video

Complete the facts about Halloween with the correct time expressions:

 today  / 2,000 years ago / on November 1st / in the 19th century /  in the 1950s / the night before / in the 8th century / on November 2^nd

 

1. The origins of Halloween go back __________ to the ancient Celtic festival known as Samhain.
2. Samhain was celebrated __________.
3. People believed that the dead returned as ghosts __________, so they left food and wine on their doorsteps.
4. The Christian Church turned Samhain into All Saints’ Day __________.
5. All Souls’ Day was celebrated __________, when the needy begged for pastries called soul cakes.
6. __________, Irish and Scottish immigrants brought old Halloween traditions to America.
7. Trick-or-treating became the family-friendly celebration we know __________.
8. __________, Halloween is one of the biggest commercial holidays in the U.S.

Create your own story

Throw the dice

Roll a story

UNIT 1 REVISION

1) Complete the sentences with the past simple or the past perfect tense  * Ex 1

2) Complete the sentences with the past simple or the past perfect tense ** Ex 2

3) Choose the correct adjective of emotion *** Ex 3

4) used to vs would ** Ex 4

5) Adjectives with -ed or -ing 
Ex 5

PAST SIMPLE VS PAST PERFECT SIMPLE

•  Notes in Spanish1 (apuntes en español) in Spanish 2
• Grammar reference: form, use and signal words

1. Exercises for fast finishers: The Pilgrims
2. Basic exercises: test 1
3. Standard exercises: exercise 1 exercise 2 excercise + answers

European Day of Languages

 

Languages unite!

The European Day of Languages is celebrated each year on 26 September. It was established in 2001 at the joint initiative of the Council of Europe and the European Commission.

Through this action, some 700 million citizens across the Council of Europe’s 46 member states are encouraged to discover and learn languages at any age, whether within formal education or alongside it. This reflects the shared conviction of the Council of Europe and the European Commission that linguistic diversity is a powerful means of fostering intercultural understanding and a fundamental component of Europe’s rich cultural heritage.

20 things you might not know about Sign Language 

Activities worksheet

Are you looking for a job?

 How to write a CV

The TSEAS GAZETTE

The TSEAS GACETTE Reading comprehension exercises

A formal letter

Going to a job interview

Questions in a job interview

All about me!

 Introduce yourself:

1) Complete these sentences: (starter level*)

My name’s ...
I’m from ... / I live in ...
I was born in ...
I’m ... years old.
I go to ... school.
I like ... because ...
I don’t like ... because ...
In my free time / After school, I ...
My best friends are ... because ...
My favourite (school subject, actor, pop group, sport) is ... because ...
I have ... brothers and sisters.
In the future, I’d like to ... because ..

2) Answer these questions: (intermediate **)

•  What are you really bad at?

•  What is something you hate doing?

•  Is there something that you haven’t remembered to do today?

•  What is something your father or mother taught you to do?

•  What do you want to do after school today?

•  What are you worried about at the moment?

•  What do you hope to do next year?

•  When was the last time you helped someone to do something?

•  What is something your parents don’t let you do?

•  When was the last time you promised to do something and then forgot? What was it?

•  What jobs do your parents make you do at home?

•  Is there anything you are fed up with?

•  What are you used to doing now that you weren’t used to doing before?

3) Writing an email: exercises (for all the students)

• how to organise your notebook:notebook presentation rules
• practice cards

Let's make this new school year a GREAT one!

-  Presentation: email: mrodgom623@g.educaand.es

- Working through projects

- English evaluation criteria

- Classroom rules

 Time capsule worksheet