Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Valentine´Day (1 ºESO)

As tomorrow we will be celebrating Valentine´s Day, I ´ve decided we will work on a  worksheet about  "Love Song" by Taylor Swift. I hope you will be enjoy it!! Here´s the video!!

Here´s the worksheet:

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Present simple and Present continuous 1ºESO

So far, we have worked on these two tenses. As I know you have some serious problems with regards to form and use. Here are some online activities which can be hepful!!!

Present continuous1
Present continuous2
Present continuous3

Activities to work on the contrast between the present simple tense and the present continuous one:

activity 1
activity 2
activity 3

Finally, let´s review the present simple tense worked on in previous units:

activity 1
activity 2
activity 3
activity 4

THE FUTURE 4ºESO

The future tenses is the following grammar point to work on. Here´s is the presentation I have used in class to explain it. Have a look and ask doubts in class if necessary.





 Furthermore, here are some online activities to practise the future: 

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Peace Day: January,30th

January 30th is the day on which Mahatma Gandhi was killed, we will read some biographicla hints about his life in class.

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Jobs

The following sheets include vocabulary and expressions which have to do with the topic: jobs and professions. It can help you both for the writing and the speaking task you should print them all!!!

Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2 

Here you have some samples of CVs, jobs vacancies and cover letters(cartas de presentación). All this can be useful for the preapration of the writing task: make up a job ad ( half o f the group) and reply it( the other half).

 Lifeguard CV sample 
Secondary School CV sample
Part-time Job cover letter sample
Summer job cover letter sample
Job ad: volunteer in Maldives
Job ad: internship
Job ad: photographer

The final task of the topic dealt with in unit 3 regarding to the speaking and interacting skills is a role play (interviewer and interviewee). The following video can help you to  the performance.

How to attend an interview

The following link is useful for the preparation of the role play

Role play questions and answers

Finally, I have included a sample of a job interview for you to take into account:
 



Sample of a job interview from Liliana Díaz Pérez

Good luck and work on it!!!! 

Thursday, December 13, 2012

CHRISTMAS

It´s time for Christmas!!!!!!! Here are some activities and Christmas songs for you to listen and work on!!

This listening activity has to do with presents.

listening

Happy Crhistmas -War is Over by john Lennon 

PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

unit 2 also has to do with the past continuous tense and its diferrences with the past simple tense. by means of this powerpoint presentatnion you can broaden the notes taken in class.


Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Present Perfect Tense

This presentation is really useful to undersand how to form, when to use the present perfect tense and the time expressions we use with it, as well as the differences between this tense and the past simple tense. 
 
these online activities will help work on this tense: 
activity 1
this song by James Blunt shows one of the uses of the presnt perfect tense: we use it to describe expereiences which are not specified in the past. What is the topic about???
Cry

Monday, May 14, 2012

Reported Speech

The following presentation is very very useful to understand Reported Speech, its changes(backshifts) and patterns.

Reported speech powerpoint presentation for Bachillerato