December 4th: the Day of the Andalusian Flag

 

https://www.surinenglish.com/andalucia/andalucia-flag-day-20221028102754-nt.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Andalusia

World landmarks

 

Watch the video and answer the following questions: 

1) Write a definition of landmark

2) Name two groups of landmarks in which you can classify them

3) What did the Founding fathers write in Independence Hall?

4) Write a landmark from each continent: 

Asia

Africa

 North America

South America 

Europe

Australia

 

LISTENING TEST

 

Listening test (basic level) page 30

1)      Choose the correct answer: 1.       Where are these awards from? a)       Austria b)      Australia c)       America 2.       What are the awards for? a)       Young footballers b)      Young talents c)       Young inventors 3.       Who has invented something to save lives? a) Jackie b) Maddison c) Tom 4. Maddison is: a) 15 years old b) 16 years old c) 17 years old

5. Maddison works as a: a) waitress b) sales assistant c) lifeguard     2) Complete the sentences with the right word: 1. Rips are extremely strong, dangerous ________________ currents. 2. Maddison’s boss brought a ____________________. 3. She invented a floating _______________________. 4. When there is a rip, the water moves very _____________________ 5. Swimmers can easily see this  ___________________ and stay away from the area

READING PLAN

Reading 1: Pre-reading activities (page 24) Student book

Unscramble the words from the text and match them to the definitions on the right column:

1.       seugts	_____________________	a) free from injury or risk
2.       depreixncee	_____________________	b) an error in action
3.       mrngaihte	_____________________	c) a small boxlike vehicle that can be used as a truck or for passengers
4.       erdsri	_____________________	d) wise or skillful in a particular field
5.       ript	_____________________	e) to blow a horn (in past tense)
6.       nav	_____________________	f) people who stay at or go to a hotel
7.       rakct	_____________________	g) experience that is very unpleasant / bad dream
8.       hoedto	_____________________	h) people who ride a horse, a bicycle, etc
9.       feas	_____________________	i) a path made by the feet of people or animals
10.   taieksm	_____________________	j) a traveling from one place to another

Reading 2: A SCARY STORY

Pre- reading activity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Na_m4HsbTvM

1) What do the following words mean? Write a sentence to show that you understand them:

1. Babysitter: ______________________
2.  Beg: _____________________________
3. Knock: ____________________________
4. breath a sigh of relief: _____________________________
5. tears: ___________________________________
6. oven: ___________________________
7. covers: ____________________
8. break free: _______________________ 

2) Find the right opposite adjective, then watch the video and check your answer:

1. ____________ in company
2. ____________ hot
3. ____________ dry
4. ____________ old
5. _____________ big
6. _____________ small
7. _____________narrow
8. _____________calm
9. _____________tiny
10. _____________short

 3) Watch the video for 0:31 seconds and stop it. Write a different ending for the story

Reading 3: INVENTIONS 

https://www.invent.org/sites/default/files/2022-10/2022_STEM_Activity_Guide_Classroom_0.pdf

Read the text and answer the questions: https://games4esl.com/wp-content/uploads/Reading-Comprehension-Worksheet-Inventions.pdf

Reading 4: FLAMENCO

https://www.really-learn-english.com/english-reading-comprehension-flamenco-dresses.html

https://www.spain-traveller.com/en/flamenco-dance/

Reading 5: THANKSGIVING

Pre- watching activities: https://www.allthingstopics.com/uploads/2/3/2/9/23290220/blended_learning_lesson-what-is-thanksgiving-20221019.pdf

Video: https://youtu.be/Z6tK1fx8xTw?si=pwJk-xHEBsdIMJA7

Reading 6: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRJSQnQU3ts

Reading 7: https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/study-break/magazine-zone/christmas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RW7Dnnt5Yg video about the origins of Santa Claus

THE ORIGINS OF SANTA

Watch the video and answer the questions:

1) What was the first name in history of Santa?

2) When was he born?

3) Who did Saint Nicholas throw a small bag of gold to?

4) When were children given gifts in honour of Saint Nicholas?

 

Match Santa’s names with a country:

1. Father Christmas	a) Denmark
2. Sinterklaas	b) US
3. Christkindl	c) England
4. Santa Claus	d) Germany and Austria

 

Say whether the sentences are true or false

1) In the 1820s, Santa was described as an elf.

2) Santa became a person in the 1850s

3) Nast was the first person to draw Santa in the North Pole

4) A new Santa appeared in the 20^th century.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TPjOc93dls coca-cola and Santa Claus

Reading 8:  https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/vocabulary/b2-c1-vocabulary/family

Reading 9: Is it better to go on holiday with family, friends, or alone?

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/archive/magazine/life-around-the-world/is-it-better-to-go-on-holiday-with-family-friends-or-alone

1. Look for the following words in the text and try to give a definition:

1. Book a trip
2. Rule
3. Budgets
4. Role
5. Nonetheless
6. Strengthen
7. Compromise on

2. Find in the text six things you can do when you go on holiday.

3. Complete the chart:

Travelling with:	Positive aspects	Negative aspects
The family
Friends
Alone

 4. Who do you prefer travelling with? Justify your answer.

Reading 10: https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/study-break/magazine-zone/international-day-peace

review vocabulary: https://quizlet.com/179872208/war-and-peace-flash-cards/?i=2k65i8&x=1jqt

Reading 11: A Double Dutch Brain Game https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/study-break/video-zone/double-dutch-brain-game

Reading 12: benefits of a bilingual brain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMmOLN5zBLY

Reading 13: Day of Andalusia: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1N3O50jiGQi7liOn7fTSph2vGfmxm2cDP/view?usp=sharing

Reading 14: https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/sites/podcasts/files/LearnEnglish-Magazine-Saint-Patricks-Day_0.pdf

Reading 15: Mother Nature  https://youtu.be/WmVLcj-XKnM?si=t181tXorFmjc20AP

1. Complete with these words related to nature the following definitions. Write a definition for the two extra words

shoal / canyon / woods / fungus / glacier/ desert / prairie / stream

1) A ……………………………… is a plant lacking chlorophyll, flowers, and leaves and that lives by decomposing and absorbing the organic material in which it grows.

2) A ………………………………  is a large, wide, slightly hilly area of land, mostly without trees, originally covered with grasses.

3) A ………………………………  is a deep valley with steep sides.

4) A ………………………………  is a slowly moving mass of ice originating from an accumulation of snow

5) A ………………………………  is a body of water flowing

6) A ………………………………  is a school of fish

 

2) Can you name at least other 6 geographical features that appear in the video?

3) Answer to the following questions about the video:

1. What type of narrator do we find in the video?

2. What is its opinion about people?

3. What is the main idea of the video? What is your opinion?

4) Write some actions you could do to help mother nature. 

5) Have you ever plant a tree? Write some instructios to show someone how to do it. Then watch the video and check your answers: https://youtu.be/yBqGVlURa9o?si=6FwIG0dfT-kE_xml

Travelling back in time

Imagine that you had a time machine and you could change something from the past.  Write a paragraph about your experience. Answer the following questions to help you:

1) Where did you travel to?

2) Who did you meet?

3) What did you do?

4) How did you feel afterwards?

5) How did your actions affect the future?

World Mental Health Day 2023

https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-mental-health-day

https://view.genial.ly/60de266ed7fa2c0dbf0a8622/presentation-world-mental-health-day

GAME CHANGERS

 

Watch the video and answer the questions: 

1. What did the man see on the beach?
2. What was the boy doing?
3. Why were the starfish there?
4. What did the old man think about the boy's action?
5. Do you agree with the moral of the story? Why? Give another example of an action in which you could use the same moral.

What do you think is a green wall?

Where do you think people are growing one? 

Watch the video and answer the questions: 

1. Name two natural disasters that the man mentions in the video and what do they affect?
2. What is the contradiction of this wall?
3. Reflect on this idea: Why do you think that the lack of food increases insecurity?
4. Give a synonym to resilient

REPORTED SPEECH

- Games to practise reported speech:

• Quotes from Harry Potter
• Quiz
  
• Fortune Wheel
  
• Cards
  

- Exercises to practise pronuon and verb changes: 

• Statements PDF (with answers)
• Statements (online exercise)

- Exercises to practise `pronuon, verb, time and place changes:

• Statement (online exercise)

Shopping

 

Pre-watching activities:

- Give a defifition for the following words: 

• wreak havoc:
• made in bulk:
• sewing machine:
• trade:
• tag:
• developing countries:
• landfill:
• defeat:

- Watch the video and answer the questions:

1. Shopping is a hobby, but what's the dark side of this hobby?
2. Where were clothes made in the past?
3. Give two examples of problems that fast fashion produces?
4. What do you need to produce clothes?
5. What can you do to stop this problem?

Adjectives to describe clothes:

Valentine's Day

Song exercises LOVE STORY

Reading comprehension

Worksheet

GIVING ADVICE

 - Read a friend's problem and try give him/her advice choosing the right answer:  https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/learning-english/activities-for-learners/a2w003-giving-advice-to-a-friend

- Lists of phrases and expressions you can use when writing a letter giving advice: 

• list 1
  
• list 2

- Watch the video and answer the questions: video

- Introduce should/shouldn't: watch the video and start giving advice: 

- Game: guess the problem

HEALTH AND ILLNESSES

 - List of symtoms, illnesses and treatment: http://www.innoveduca.com/files/propis/sec_english/vocabulary/illness__treatment_t1.html

- Exercises to learn illnesses: https://agendaweb.org/vocabulary/health-illness-exercises.html

- Health problems GAME: https://www.eslgamesplus.com/modal-verb-should-shouldnt-for-giving-advice-on-health-problems-esl-grammar-activity/

- Health worksheets: https://www.englishwsheets.com/health%20problems%20vocabulary%20esl%20matching%20exercise%20worksheet%20for%20kids.pdf

- At the doctor's: 

• dilalogue: https://www.cristinacabal.com/pre-intermediate/atthedoctor.htm
• video: 
  

ANIMALS AND INVASIVE SPECIES

 Learn animals' parts of the body

Research online about one of the INVASIVE SPECIES on the list:

      1. ASIAN CARP

2.      ZEBRA MUSSEL

3.      CANE TOAD

4.      EUROPEAN STARLING

5.      THE EUROPEAN/COMMON RABBIT

6.      KUDZU

7.      ASIAN LONG-HORNED BEETLE

8.      SMALL INDIAN MONGOOSE

9.      NORTHERN PACIFIC SEASTAR

10.  WATER HYACINTH

11.  FERAL SWINE

12.  BURMESE PYTHONS

13.  DOMESTIC CATS

14.  NUTRIA

15.  GYPSY MOTHS

16.  EUROPEAN GREEN CRABS

New Year's Resolutions

Discuss in groups: (10 minutes)

What are New Year's resolutions? Give three examples! 

Why do you think people make resolutions at the start of a new year?

Now watch the video and check your ideas:

Five tasks to work on New Year's Resolutions

Learn to write about New Year's Resolutions

Discuss about New Year's Resolutions (B2)