martes, 24 de septiembre de 2024

START REVISION

 FOOD VOCABULARY

BODY PARTS VOCABULARY
Travelling: 
Use the following questions to talk about travelling:
  • How often do you travel?
  • What was the last place you travelled to?
  • Do you prefer to travel alone or with others?
  • What do you look forward to the most when travelling (ex. ...
  • What was your best trip ever?
  • What was your worst trip ever?
  • What type of activities do you prefer doing when you are on a trip?

lunes, 20 de mayo de 2024

A SURVEY ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA

1) Brainstorm ideas about social media

2) In your notebook, write at least ten questions about social media


3) Copy your questions in Google Forms: 

  • Go to Google Form: Sign in
  • Write a title for your Form
  • Write a brife description about the content of the Form
  • Copy the questions with the appropiate options
  • Send the Form to your teacher (Create an URL and send it) example 
4) Write a summary of your survey questions and results on a sheet / A4 sheet
ex: 60% of the students said that... / Most of the students answered that ...

 Presentations: 

miércoles, 1 de mayo de 2024

Fashion Trends

 


1) Watch the video and complete the senteces: 

1. Fashion defines personality, __________ , what you are.

2. It reflects the __________________ of the age that people live in.

3. Fashion is affected by the interaction between customers, what the _________ says and social networks.

2) Answer the questions:

1. Where does fashion originate?

2. What do coolhunters observe?

3. How are the very first people to adopt a new trend treated?

4. Why are trendsetters admired?


Review adjectives to describe clothes: 

martes, 30 de abril de 2024

Speculating about a picture

1) Floods in Australia
2) Heatwave in Seville
3) Hurricane in Florida
4) Fire in Lugo, Galicia
5) Eunice storm in Holland 
6) Earthquake in Lorca
7) Floods in Pakistan

8) Hurricane in Florida

9) The Dana in Valencia


 10) Volcanic eruption on La Palma

Useful vocabulary and expressions
What is in the picture?
In the picture you can see that...
There is / There are ... There was ... / there were
Say what is happening with the present continuous
The man is ...ing
The people are ...ing
It’s raining. 
Where in the picture?
At the top/bottom of the picture ...
In the middle of the picture ...
On the left/right of the picture ...
next to / in front of / behind /near / on top of / under
If something isn’t clear
It looks like a ... / It seems like
It might be a ...
He could be ...ing
Maybe it’s a ...
I suppose / I imagine...
I'd say...


domingo, 21 de abril de 2024

How to write a newspaper report

 


Watch the video and answer the questions: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zsdkkty#zbv7m39

1) What types of newspapers are there?

2) Which type of newspapers usually uses humour to attrack readers' attention?

3) Order the parts in a news report: 

summary / lead paragraph / headline/ body / by-line

Activities on Newspapers: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z2gk9qt#z2xxfdm

domingo, 7 de abril de 2024

Plants and herbs with benefits

 Choose one of the plants or herbs from the list below and write a fact file as in the example: 


Aloe Vera, Peace Lily, Snake plant, Dandelion, Rosemary, St. John’s Wort, English Ivy, Marigold, Spider Plant, Boston Fern, Mint, Citronella, lemon grass, roses, golden pothos, Dracaena Warneckii, Rubber Plant, Lavender, Elephant Ear Plant, Chamomile, Garlic, Turmeric, Ginseng, Ginger, Bamboo, geranium, holy basil

https://www.lovethegarden.com/uk-en/article/plants-benefits





FACT FILE

Name: 

Brief description: 

Indoor / outdoor: 

Where found: 

Care instructions: 

Benefits for humans:

Benefits for the environment: 

Include a picture or photo. Remember to present your fact file correctly (use margins, clear handwriting...)

Students' fact files



domingo, 31 de marzo de 2024

MOTHER NATURE

0. Match each word/phrase (A–F) with the correct definition (1–6).

words

definitions

A. Thrive

B. Falter

C. Species

D. Evolve

E. Streams

F. Soil

1.           Groups of living organisms that share similar characteristics.

2.           To grow, develop, or be successful.

3.           To fail, weaken, or become unsteady.

4.           Small rivers or flowing water.

5.           The top layer of the earth where plants grow.

6.           To gradually change or develop over time.



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) Choose the right answer:

1. According to the text, how long has nature existed?
A. About 4.5 million years
B. Longer than humans, but not by much
C. Over 4.5 billion years
D. Nobody knows
 
2. What does the text suggest about the relationship between humans and nature?
A. Nature depends heavily on humans
B. Humans and nature don’t affect each other
C. Humans depend on nature to survive
D. Nature and humans need each other equally
 
3. What happens when nature “falters”?
A. Humans become stronger
B. Humans also suffer
C. Nature disappears
D. Nothing changes
 
4. Why does nature mention the oceans, soil, streams, and forests?
A. To show different places humans enjoy
B. To describe natural beauty
C. To show the different ways nature can support or harm humans
D. To complain about pollution

5. What does the last question “Are you?” imply?
A. Humans have already evolved enough
B. Humans might not be prepared to change and adapt
C. Nature will help humans evolve
D. Nature is worried about disappearing

4) 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?


5) Write some actions humans could do to help mother nature. 

6) Have you ever plant a tree? Write some instructios to show someone how to do it. Then watch the video and check your answers: