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