Despicable me

A film to finish the term. Happy holidays!!

Answers to the exercises - 5th E.P.

REINFORCEMENT WORKSHEET 1

1.-  1. This is a spider / 2. This is an eagle / 3. This is a whale / 4. This is an anteater / 5. This is a frog / 6. This is an otter / 7. This is an iguana / 8. This is an ant

2.-

1. spider / 2. frog / 3. eagle / 4. otter 

3.- 

1. lives / 2. swims / 3. eats / 4. climbs / 5. lives / 6. eats

REINFORCEMENT WORKSHEET 2

4.- 

1. Does it climb trees? No, it doesn't.

2. Does it live on land? No, it doesn't.

3. Does it eat birds? No, it doesn't.

4. Does it eat plants? No, it doesn't.

5.- 

1. F / 2. T / 3. F / 4. T / 5. F / 6. F

6.- 

1. next to / 2. between / 3. opposite / 4. between / 5. next to / 6. opposite

EXTENSION WORKSHEET 1

3. frog

EXTENSION WORKSHEET 2

4.-

1. Does it fly? No, it doesn't.

2. Does it swim? No, it doesn't.

3. Does it live in trees? No, it doesn't.

4. Does it eat meat? No, it doesn't.

5. Does it swim? No, it doesn't.

6. Does it eat plants? No, it doesn't.

5.- 

1. giraffe / 2. elephant / 3. otter / 4. tiger / 5. whale / 6. seal

6.-

1. The whale's between the tiger and the seal.

2. The otter's opposite the seal. / The otter's next to the elephant.

3. The elephant's opposite the whale. / The elephant's next to the otter.

GRAMMAR WORKSHEET 1

1.- 

1. doesn't live / 2. runs / 3. doesn't eat / 4. lives / 5. doesn't swim / 6. eats

2.- 

1. eats / 2. eats / 3. doesn't live / 4. swim / 5. swims and runs / 6. eat

3.- 

1. This frog lives in trees.

2. This frog eats insects.

3. This frog doesn't eat plants.

4. This frog climbs trees.

5. This frog swims.

6. This frog doesn't fly.

7. This frog doesn't run.

GRAMMAR WORKSHEET 2

4.- 

1. Does it swim? Yes, it does.

2. Does it live in water? Yes, it does.

3. Does it live in trees? No, it doesn't.

4. Does it eat fish? Yes, it does.

5. Does it run? No, it doesn't.

5.-

1. This seal swims.

2. It lives in water. (en lugar de "it" se puede poner "this seal" en todas las oraciones).

3. It doesn't live in trees.

4. It eats fish.

5. It doesn't run.

6.- 

1. live / 2. eat / 3. climb / 4. eat / 5. live / 6. swim

ICT Activity - November (1st ESO)

This month the students in 1st ESO learn about the next Olympic Games that will be held in London in the summer of 2012. Read the post titled ICT Activity - September for further info on this topic.

ICT Activity - November

It's time for running! Let's find out more about two of the most important marathons in the world: The London Marathon and the New York City Marathon.

The London Marathon is one of the biggest running events in the world and one of the five top world marathons that make up the World Marathon Majors competition. It has been held each spring in London since 1981. The race is currently sponsored by Virgin Money, as the Virgin London Marathon.

The New York City Marathon (branded ING New York City Marathon for sponsorship reasons) is a major annual marathon that courses through the five boroughs of New York City. It's one of the largest marathons in the world. Along with the Boston Marathon and Chicago Marathon, it's among the pre-eminent long-distance annual running events in the United States and is one of the World Marathon Majors. It has been run every year since 1970.

For further info visit: www.virginlondonmarathon.com & www.nycmarathon.org

Classroom language

Here you are some tips on using the right vocabulary in class.

1st ESO - answers to the exercises

PAGE 9 - GRAMMAR

EXERCISE 5

Students' own answers

EXERCISE 6

a. Have you got brothers and sisters?    Yes, I have. / No, I haven't.
b. Has your mum got brown hair?   Yes, she has. / No, she hasn't.
c. Has your dad got blue eyes?   Yes, he has. / No, he hasn't.
d. Have you got cousins?   Yes, I have. / No, I haven't.
e. Have your parents got glasses?   Yes, they have. / No, they haven't. / My mum has got glasses. / My dad has got glasses.
f. Have you got aunts and uncles?   Yes, I have. / No, I haven't.

EXERCISE 7

a. How many grandchildren have Sylvia and Tim got? 4.
b. How many nieces have Liz and Paul got? 1.
c. How many brothers and sisters has Sam got? 2.
d. How many cousins has Holly got? 3.

6th EP - answers to the exercises

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EXERCISE 1

1.- any       2.- any       3.- some        4.- some        5.- any       6.- some

EXERCISE 2

1.- I haven't got any flour.
2.- You've got (have got) some custard.
3.- We've got (have got) some jelly.
4.- I haven't got any eggs.
5.- You've got (have got) some strawberries.

EXERCISE 3

haven't


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EXERCISE 4

1.- Have you got any flour?  No, I haven't.
2.- Have you got any cake?  Yes, I have.
3.- Have we got any strawberries?  No, we haven't.

EXERCISE 5

1.- any     2.- haven't     3.- any     4.- any     5.- some     6.- some     7.- have you     8.- have

EXERCISE 6

1.- We haven't got any fruit.
2.- You've got some jam.
3.- We haven't got any cake.
4.- We've got some eggs.

ICT activity - November

Welcome to Hollywood. This month we visit the Universal Studios and CityWalk in Hollywood. 

Universal Studios is a movie studio and theme park in Los Angeles County, California. It's one of the oldest and most famous Hollywood movie studios still in use. its official marketing headline is "The Entertainment Capital of L.A.". It was initially created to offer tours of the real Universal Studios soundstages and sets. Universal CityWalk offers a collection of shops and restaurants. 

For further info go to www.universalstudioshollywood.com

Happy Halloween

Halloween is an annual holiday observed on October 31st, which commonly includes activities such as trick-or-treating, attending costume parties, carving jack-o-lanterns, bonfires, apple bobbing, visiting haunted attractions, playing pranks, telling scary stories and watching horror films.

A bit of History

Halloween is typically linked to the Celtic festival of Samhain, whose original spelling was Samuin. The name of the festival historically kept by the Gaels and Celts in the British isles is derived from Old Irish and means roughly "summer's end".

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English Folklore: "Certainly Samhain was a time for festive gatherings, and medieval Irish texts and later Irish, Welsh and Scottish folklore use it as a setting for supernatural encounters, but there is no evidence that it was connected with the dead in pre-Christian times, or that pagan religious ceremonies were held".

The Irish myths which mention Samhain were written in the 10th and 11th centuries by Christian monks. This is around 200 years after the Catholic church inaugurated All Saints Day and at least 400 years after Ireland became Christian.

Around the world

Halloween isn't celebrated in all countries and regions of the world, and among those that do the traditions and importance of the celebration vary significantly. In Scotland and Ireland traditional Halloween customs include children dressing up in costume going "guising" and holding parties, while other practices in ireland include lighting bonfires and having firework displays.

Mass transatlantic immigrations in the 19th century popularized Halloween in North America, and celebration in the United States and Canada has had a significant impact on how the event is observed in other nations. This larger North American influence, particularly in iconic and commercial elements, has extended to places such as South America, Australia, New Zealand, continental Europe, Japan and other parts of East Asia.

How to order in a restaurant

These are two very interesting videos for those of you travelling to London in March. Have a look at them.

Linguistic immersion

The students of 2nd ESO leave for Mohernando (Guadalajara) tonight. They're going to share a week full of experiences and great activities with a school from Granada. The topics they'll work about are:

- our natural and cultural environment

- our global village

- renewable energies

- sustainable development

- reduce, reuse, recycle

Apart from this, they have prepared a power point, a song and a play about grey water recycling.

We hope the experience to be fulfilling for all of us. I'll let you know as soon as we come back.

ICT activity - October

The first virtual trip of this year is to Alaska. It's the largest state in the U.S. by area. It's situated in the Northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the East, the Artic Ocean to the North and the Pacific Ocean to the West and South, with Russia further West across the Bering Strait.

Approximately half of Alaska's 710,231 residents (as per 2010 United States census) live within the Anchorage metropolitan area. Alaska is the least densely populated state of the U.S. .

Alaska has a longer coastline than all the other U.S. states combined. It's the only non-contigous U.S. state on continental North America. The capital city, Juneau, is situated on the mainland of the North American continent, but it's not connected by road to the rest of the North American highway system.

Alaska has no official languages. English is spoken by 89.7% of the population, Native North American by 5.2% and Spanish by 2.9%.

You can find further info on www.travelalaska.com

ICT activity - September

We begin the school year with an activity about the 2012 London Summer Olympic Games (XXX Olympiad).

London has hosted the Olympic Games on two past occasions: in 1908 (IV Olympiad) and 1948 (XIII Olympiad). The planned 2012 Olympics will make London the first city to have hosted the modern Games of three Olympiads. London is the only city in the United kingdom to have ever hosted the Olympics; the United States is the only country to have hosted Summer Olympics on more occasions than the UK. No city in the UK has hosted the Winter Olympic Games.

For further info visit the official webpage of the London 2012 Olympic Games: www.london2012.com

Songs

Let's begin the school year with a song!

1st & 2nd ESO: Jet Lag by Simple Plan featuring Natasha Bedingfield






3rd ESO: Love the way you lie by Eminem featuring Rihanna






4th ESO: You're gonna go far, kid by The Offspring

Welcome back

Welcome to the new school year. We're gonna have fun!