LIKES AND DISLIKES (A1) (A2)

YES, THIS IS “I DON´T LIKE MONDAYS” BY ……… SO LET´S TALK ABOUT LIKES AND DISLIKES

CLICK ON THIS LINK

SIMILES (LOW B2)

TODAY, WHEN TALKING ABOUT NATURE OR NURTURE, I TOLD YOU THAT IN SPITE OF A SIMILAR UPBRINGING, MY DAUGHTERS COULDN´T BE MORE  DIFFERENT FROM EACH OTHER, AS DIFFERENT AS CHALK AND CHEESE.

TO BE HONEST THEY AREN´T AS SIMILAR AS TWO PEAS IN A POD

A simile is a type of idiom and links one thing to another thing. Similes often contain  as … as or   like.

As … as similes (e.g. as heavy as lead, as strong as an ox) always begin with an adjective and are easy to understand, even if you don’t know the meaning of the noun which follows. (In the above examples the nouns are lead and ox.)

Here’s a list of common similes.

• as strong as an ox (about a person with great strength)
• as light as a feather (when something weighs very little)
• as busy as a bee
• as quiet as a mouse (someone who is shy and untalkative; someone who is being quiet so as not to be heard)
• as quick as a flash (when something moves fast; someone does something quickly)
• as dry as a bone (when something is very or totally dry)

Similes with colours

• as white as a sheet (when somene’s face is white due to fear)
• as red as a beetroot (someone’s face when embarrassed)
• as brown as a berry (when someone has a deep suntan)
• as black as night

Watch out – the following similes might be offensive and should be used with care:

• as deaf as a post (to describe someone who hears badly)
• as blind as a bat (to describe someone who sees badly)
• as thin as a rake (to describe someone who is very slim/underweight)
• as mad as a hatter (to describe someone who is eccentric)
• as drunk as a lord (when someone has drunk too much)

Similes with ‘like’

• to eat like a horse (to describe someone who always has a big appetite)
• to drink like a fish (to describe someone who always drinks a lot of alcohol)
• to have a memory like a sieve (about a forgetful person – sieves have holes in them)
• to sleep like a log (to sleep very deeply and for a long time)
• to have eyes like a hawk (describing someone who sees every small detail)
• to work like a dream (when something works perfectly, e.g. a plan, a machine)

WHAT SHAPES OUR PERSONALITY? (LOW B2)

AFTER DOING THE READING IN YOUR BOOK (pages 38-39), WATCH THIS  DOCUMENTARY.

HAVE A LOOK AT THE CARTOON BELOW. WHAT DO YOU THINK IT MEANS? DO YOU AGREE WITH THIS INTERPRETATION?

What do you think about this campaign?

SOMETHING FOR A LAUGH ON A BLUE MONDAY

If you are feeling blue on Blue Monday like today, watch a video that went viral. last year…..and cheer up!!

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8XFBUM8dMqw

DATES IN ENGLISH (A2)

OSCAR NOMINATIONS 2016 (LOW B2)

IT´S JUST A COINCIDENCE THAT AFTER LAST WEEK´S LESSON  THE OSCAR NOMINEES 2016 HAVE JUST BEEN ANNOUNCED.BY THE WAY, I´M STILL WAITING FOR YOUR FILM REVIEWS….. ACCORDING TO THE ACADEMY THESE HAVE BEEN THE BEST PICTURES THIS YEAR. HAVE YOU SEEN ANY OF THEM?

 

       

         

        

http://www.eonline.com/news/730249/oscars-2016-nominations-complete-list-of-nominees

• IF YOU HAVE SEEN ANY OF THEM, WHY DON´T YOU RECORD YOUR OWN FILM REVIEW AND SEND ME THE LINK TO BE POSTED ON THIS BLOG?
• CAN YOU PREDICT WHICH PICTURE WILL BE THIS YEAR´S WINNER?
• WILL LEONARDO DICAPRIO EMERGE VICTORIOUS AT THE 2016 OSCARS?

YOU CAN VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE ONE!!!!

CLOTHES VOCABULARY (A2)

HOW MANY ITEMS OF CLOTHING CAN YOU NAME FROM THE ADVERT FOR THE WINTER SALES?

(FROM SPEAKOUT ELEMENTARY Pearson)

1. /sɒks/
2. /ʤiːnz/
3. /suːt /
4. /ˈʤækɪt/
5. /ˈtraʊzəz/
6. /ʃɜːt /
7. /taɪ /
8. /tɒp/
9. /skɜːt/
10. /ˈswetə/
11. /ʃɔːts /
12. /dres/
13. /ˈtiːʃɜːt /
14. /kəʊt/

CLICK ON THE LINKS BELOW TO LISTEN AND PRACTISE CLOTHES  VOCABULARY:

 Clothing 1 

 Clothing 2

 Shoes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5vg2gHn8lE

http://www.madridteacher.com/Activities/Files/clothes-pictures-list.htm

http://www.mes-games.com

WHY DON´T YOU TRY THIS INTERACTIVE BOARD GAME?

CLICK ON THE PICTURE BELOW:

OTHER GAMES (CLICK ON THE PICTURE)

hangman

phonetics

LISTENING COMPREHENSION WITH CLOTHES:YOU DON´T NEED TO UNDERSTAND EVERY WORD TO GIVE A CORRECT ANSWER!!!!

http://www.elllo.org/english/Games/G025-Clothes.html

WHAT IS HE WEARING?

ON MY MIND (LOW B2)

HAVE YOU HEARD THIS SONG?

THERE ARE MANY  SET PHRASES WITH “MIND” IN ENGLISH

http://es.lyricstraining.com/play/ellie-goulding/on-my-mind/HA9pBOestA#ibw

THE CHORUS OS THIS SONG GETS EASILY STUCK ON YOUR MIND, DOESN´T IT?

 

UNIT 4 IS DEVOTED TO “YOUR MIND”

DO THE READING ON PAGES 38-39 AND THE READING COMPREHENSION EXERCISE ( 3 page 38)

WHICH VERSION OF THIS POPULAR SONG “ALWAYS ON MY MIND” DO YOU LIKE BEST?

IF SOMETHING IS “ON YOUR MIND”YOU ARE WORRIED ABOUT IT AND THINKING ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME.

DO YOU KNOW OTHER EXPRESSIONS WITH “MIND”?

On Your Mind »
(the thing you are thinking about…)

Bear In Mind » keep in Mind
(remember; don’t forget; keep it in mind…)

Bear Someone Or Something In Mind »
(remember it; keep it in mind…)

Change Someone’s Mind »
(do or tell something which causes a person to have a different opinion…)

Get A Load Off One’s Mind »
(not worry about that thing any more…)

In Your Mind‘ »
(in your imagination; you see an image of it in your mind…)

Never Mind »
(forget that…)

Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind »
(one does not think about what one does not see…)

Slip One’s Mind »
(one cannot remember it; forget the thing…)

ETC..ETC…(HAVE A LOOK IN YOUR BOOK ON PAGE  39 )

IT´S IMPORTANT TO LEARN COLLOCATIONS AT THIS LEVEL

FAMOUS LANDMARKS IN LONDON (A2)

THIS IS A FAMOUS PLACE IN LONDON. WHAT IS IT CALLED?

WHAT IS IT FAMOUS FOR?

CONTRIBUTE TO COLLABORATIVE CHAIN STORY (LOW B2)

COME ON!!! WHY DON´T YOU JOIN IN? IT COULD BE GOOD TO IMPROVE YOUR WRITING SKILLS!!!

A CHAIN STORY  is an easy way to have students learn vocabulary and work with their friends to create a collaborative story. In a chain story, the teacher begins the story, student A continues the story, student B continues where A stopped, and so on. The students have to listen to each other and understand each other so that the story makes sense and flows.

For this activity, you will contribute to a collaborative web chain story. We will be using an online tool, Padlet. This tool allows you to click on the web wall and add text, images, videos, and more. You do not have to register, but please include your name. You can contribute on any mobile device with internet access or on the web.

FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS.

1st Visit the collaborative chain story for your group by clicking the link below. The story has already been started.

http://padlet.com/mcargobeEOIVAL/2ngmh92gs9ga

 

2nd To contribute to the story:

Read the entire story up to the last post. NOTE: It begins from the bottom up. Your contribution needs to make sense and continue the flow of the story as well as relate to the previous post.

Click on the board, a box will pop-up, please add your first and last name. If you feel uncomfortable with this, then add the first letter of your name and at least 4 of the initial letters of your last name.

Start typing your contribution. It should be at least 50 words long. Add an image or a link to a video or sound clip to accompany your part of the story. This added multimedia should be an element you wrote about in your story.

THE TEACHER STARTS THE STORY BUT….At least 5 additional people need to contribute to the story. It should be obvious that 5 additional people (STUDENTS) contributed.

After all your contributions the story needs to have a clear beginning, middle, and end.

COME ON! DON´T WAIT ANY LONGER AND START WRITING!