Answers to the exercises - 4th ESO

1.- 2. for / 3. since / 4. since / 5. for
2.- 2. How long have you lived in your flat?
     3. How long has he been here?
     4. How long has Luisa worked at the school?
     5. How long have the students known each other?
3.- 2. I've already seen that DVD.
     3. I've just finished my homework.
     4. We've already visited London, Oxford and Bath.
     5. We haven't arrived at our station yet.
4. 2. Correct
    3. Kate didn't come to see the film with us yesterday.
    4. I've never had so much food in my life.
    5. I have lived in the same street all my life.
    6. Correct
    7. I learnt to ski when I was six.
5. 2. have just done / 3. hasn't done / 4. met / 5. failed / 6. hasn't eaten / 7. left 

Answers to the exercises - 6th primary

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1.- 2. a musician / 3. a doctor / 4. a sailor / 5. a painter / 6. an inventor
2.- 2c / 3f / 4b / 5d / 6a
3.- painted - paint / looked - look / travelled - travel / played - play / invented - invent

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4.- 2. looked / 3. wasn't / 4. played / 5. didn't work
5.- 2. He's a doctor / 3. She's a vet / 4. He's an optician / 5. She's a computer technician / 6. He's a builder
6.- 2. painted / 3. Spain / 4. lived / 5. doctor /  6. sick

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5.- 2. Did Louis Armstrong play the violin?
     3. Did James Cook work in a hospital?
     4. Did Galileo paint pictures?
     5. Did Frida Kahlo study medicine?
     6. Did Elizabeth Blackwell travel to Australia?

PLEASE, STUDY FOR THE EXAM!!!!!

Answers to the exercises - 2nd ESO

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1.- angry, tired, worried, relaxed, happy, lonely, frightened.
2.- relaxed, frightened, lonely, happy, angry, worried, sad.
4.- b. true / c. true / d. false / e. false / f. true / g. false / h. false
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5.- There was a girl taking a photo. / There was a girl drinking cola. / There was a man reading the newspaper.

6.- b. was / c. were / d. were / e. was / f. were / g. was / h. were
7.- 2g / 3f / 4a / 5b / 6d / 7e / 8h
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1.- b. happy / c. lonely / d. sad / e. frightened / f. angry / g. worried / h. relaxed

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3.- b. was/were playing / c. were windsurfing / d. was someone reading / e. was/were listening / f. was a man drinking / g. were swimming / h. was the boy in the water doing

4.- b. Two boys were playing beach volleyball. / c. Two people were windsurfing. / d. Yes, there was. / e.  A girl was listening to music. / f. No, he wasn't. / g. There was a boy swimming. / h. He was relaxing in the water.

6.- b. stopped / c. were chatting / d. was dancing / e. arrived / f. was living / g. had

7.- b. saw / c. was fishing / d. was holding / e. was / f. was / g. went / h. was happening / i. jumped / j. saw / k. was / l. smiled / m. waved / n. swam

ICT Activity - 5th primary

Practise the verb TO BE for the exam. After each exercise click "check".
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Exercise 4

And to have some fun...
Exercise 5
Exercise 6

Guess the lyrics - 4th ESO

Yesterday we tried to guess the lyrics of the song I still haven't found what I'm looking for by U2 and, at the same time, we practiced the present perfect. There were some very interesting options... But here you are the real lyrics and a live performance by the band.

ICT Activity - February

Do you want to know more about ice sports? Do you want to know about the rules and the history of curling, bobsleigh or skeleton? Well, have a look at this post.

Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area.

Skeleton is a fast winter sliding sport in which an individual person rides a small sled down a frozen track while lying face down.

Bobsleigh is a winter sport in which teams of two or four make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled.

For more info go to www.worldcurling.org (curling)  www.fibt.com (bobsleigh & skeleton)

Song - 4th ESO

Last Tuesday we brought music into the classroom. We listened to 21 Guns by Green Day and we almost finished it in one class. Great work, kids!

ICT activity - 5th primary

We had lots of fun in class this and last Friday with these activities. 

1.- Food wordsearch
2.- Paint the words (fruit and vegetables)
3.- Food balloon burst
4.- Hangman (fruit)
5.- Find the pairs (fruit)
6.- And a game to finish: trolley dash

ICT activity - January

This is Norway! Experience northern lights or midnight sun above the Artic Circle, or visit the world famous Norwegian fjords with tall mountains and glaciers. This month we'll learn about this fascinating Scandinavian country.

For further info visit www.visitnorway.com

Happy Holidays!

Enjoy your Christmas holidays!!

Song - 6th E.P.

We had a great time in class with this song: Jet Lag by Simple Plan featuring Natasha Bedingfield. Now you can watch the video and sing!

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