Hello and remember tomorrow's test

Hi everybody,

Tomorrow we'll be having our final test,

Don't forget the topics:

Passive voice,
Reported speech,
used to, get used to, be used to
Neither..nor, either, or both
and the writing section, summarizing your the story of your fairy tale.

Some vocabulary you might keep in mind in order to know the definitions :

Hop scotch
skipping rope
marbels
loop of sting
punchball

Good luck!

Lab nov 4th-7th, practice for the progress test

TERM GOAL: To infer relevant information from a given context in oral and written texts showing responsibility in their daily life.

ACHIEVEMENT MARKERS
LISTENING: Links main and specific ideas in oral texts about community customs and personal habits.
SPEAKING: Expresses ideas related to traditions, community customs and personal habits using expressions, grammar and vocabulary studied.
 READING: Grasps general and specific information in written texts on traditions, community customs and personal habits.
 WRITING: Writes stories on traditions, community customs and personal habits, using the elements of the story.
ATTITUDE: Listens respectfully to information about traditions and customs.

INTRODUCTION: The activities from the lab will help you practice and improve what you have studied in class and get prepared for the progress test.

1.    LET’S PRACTICE THE PASSIVE VOICE

https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-voice_quiz.htm

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/complex_tests/passive1/index.php

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/active_passive/questions.htm

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/active_passive/sentences_simple_past.htm

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/active_passive/sentences_gaps.htm

2.    PAST PARTICIPLE EXERCISES (take notes on the verbs unknown to you)

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1830

http://wwwedu.ge.ch/cptic/prospective/projets/anglais/exercises/irregverbs1.htm

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/irregular-verbs-exercise-4.html

REPORTED SPEECH PRACTICE

http://a4esl.org/q/h/9901/tm-reported1.html

http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/reported-speech-mixed3.html

http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/102.html

Used to, be used to, get used to practice

https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-m_used_quiz.htm

http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/115.html

http://speakspeak.com/english-grammar-exercises/intermediate/used-to-be-used-to-get-used-to

1.    Vocabulary games

http://testyourvocab.com/

http://a4esl.org/q/h/vc-traditions-lb.html

http://www.manythings.org/wbg/nationalities-mw.html

http://learningapps.org/31286

http://www.groovetoenglish.com/all%20over%20the%20map.htm

(go the reading comprehension, then answer the questions in your notebook)

2.    PET practice

http://www.examenglish.com/PET/PET_writing_part1.htm

http://englishaula.com/en/pet-writing-part-1-sentence-transformation-cambridge-preliminary-english-test.html

http://englishaula.com/en/pet-writing-part-1-exam-2-sentence-transformation-cambridge-preliminary-english-test.html

Good luck!

Lab October 21st-23rd

Hi, everybody,

We know that for some of you it has been a little bit hard to complete the tasks of the lab's activities, so here it is. You can have it to finish the activities, since they are part of the progress test.

Enjoy!

TERM GOAL: To infer relevant information from a given context in oral and written texts showing responsibility in their daily life.

ACHIEVEMENT MARKERS
LISTENING: Links main and specific ideas in oral texts about community customs and personal habits.
SPEAKING: Expresses ideas related to traditions, community customs and personal habits using expressions, grammar and vocabulary studied.
 READING: Grasps general and specific information in written texts on traditions, community customs and personal habits.
 WRITING: Writes stories on traditions, community customs and personal habits, using the elements of the story.
ATTITUDE: Listens respectfully to information about traditions and customs.

INTRODUCTION: The activities from the lab will help you practice and improve what you have studied in class.

1.    A QUICK REVIEW TO PASSIVE VOICE

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/passive.htm (take notes on the Use, and the examples)

2.    Past participle practice.

http://matchthememory.com/pastparticiple

http://www.grammar.cl/Games/Past_Participles.htm

https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/upperint/j_games/gotoschool/nef_upper_games_gts01?cc=co&selLanguage=en (take notes about the list – write them in your notebook)

3.    Reported speech

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech/exercises

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech/exercises?02 (write down five exercises in your notebook)

http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/blgrquiz_reported1.htm

4.    Used to, be used to, get used to

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2447

http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/326.html

5.    Vocabulary games

http://www.manythings.org/vocabulary/games/r/words.php?f=adjectives_for_people_1

http://www.manythings.org/vocabulary/games/k/words.php?f=buildings_1

http://www.vocabulary.com/

6.    PET practice

           http://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_listening_part3.htm

           http://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_listening_test2_part1.htm

        http://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_listening_test2_part3.htm

        http://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_listening_test2_part4.htm

       

Transcription: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doawnVd0mDs (take notes on the article, and answer the questions asked in the video, to socialize in class)

Good luck!

LISTENING AND SPEAKING ACTIVITY OCTOBER 1st and 2nd

Hi, everybody

Remember listening and speaking activity for the next week, you will choose a country around the world from http://www.culturecrossing.net/ and do the research about personal, community, business and school traditions and customs.  Presentation in Power Point.

Good Luck!

lab Sept 16th - 20th

TERM GOAL: To infer relevant information from a given context in oral and written texts showing responsibility in their daily life.

ACHIEVEMENT MARKERS
LISTENING: Links main and specific ideas in oral texts about community customs and personal habits.
SPEAKING: Expresses ideas related to traditions, community customs and personal habits using expressions, grammar and vocabulary studied.
 READING: Grasps general and specific information in written texts on traditions, community customs and personal habits.
 WRITING: Writes stories on traditions, community customs and personal habits, using the elements of the story.
ATTITUDE: Listens respectfully to information about traditions and customs.

INTRODUCTION: The activities from the lab will help you practice and improve what you have studied in class.

CHILDHOOD MEMORIES: Watch and listen to the video, then write down on your notebook the questions and answer the speaker gives about her childhood memories. (answer can be summarized).

http://youtu.be/nLuZkSuKdGw

Answer the questions on your own to share in class.

USED TO, BE USED TO, GET USED TO EXPLANATION

http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/usedto/menu.php

Read the theory about to topics above, then perform the following exercises:

http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/usedto/exercise1.html

http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/usedto/exercise2.html

http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/usedto/exercise3.html

http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/usedto/exercise4.html

VOCABULARY

http://www.cookie.com/kids/games/opposite-adjectives.html

http://www.vocabulary.co.il/word-play/word-search-game/ (vocabulary about verbs, make the research on the verbs unknown to you)

http://www.vocabulary.co.il/word-play/word-search-game/ (relatives)

http://www.vocabulary.co.il/word-play/vocabulary-quiz/ (opposites)

SONG

Fill in the blanks, then write down the vocabulary on your notebook.

http://www.subingles.com/exercises/view/763/Beginner

PET practice – complete the activities from the reading comprehension quiz, then write down your scores on your notebook.

http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/preliminaryenglish/reading/pet_reading_practise_test_part_5.htm

http://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_reading_part5.htm ( activities reading 1 from part 1 to 5 )

Cyberbully, the movie

Hi, everybody

Remember to complete the activities about the Audiovisual Cyberbully. A link is posted to go and check some missing parts.

Enjoy!

http://vimeo.com/89102621

8th grade lab August 19th

ACHIEVEMENT MARKERS:

LISTENING: Recognizes main and specific ideas on oral texts about healthy habits and relationships.

SPEAKING: Gives information about healthy habits and relationships.

READING: Interprets information using the strategies of skimming and scanning in texts given.

WRITING: Summarizes texts about healthy habits and relationships, using the elements of generalization and integration.

ATTITUDE: Respects others’ personality and lifestyle.

Activities:

Parts of speech games:

http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/games/invasion/invasion.html

http://www.brianpcleary.com/words/index.html

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/parts1.htm

http://www.englishmedialab.com/GrammarGames/football/prepositions/prepostions%20penalty%20game.html

present perfect and present perfect continuous

http://www.blinklearning.com/coursePlayer/clases2.php?editar=0&idcurso=0&idclase=127278&modo=0

http://www.eltbase.com/quiz/151_01.htm

http://www.eltbase.com/quiz/151_02.htm

https://www.englishclub.com/esl-games/grammar/jumbled-tenses-present-perfect-continuous-1.htm

http://eslgamesworld.com/members/games/ClassroomGames/Quizshow/Irregular%20Past%20Simple%20Quiz%20Show/index.html

http://www.englishmedialab.com/GrammarGames/perfectpast/present%20perfect%20hangman.html

http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-30523.php

http://kidseslgames.com/grammar%20games/Present%20Perfect/presentperfect1.html

Passive voice

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/activepassive.html

http://www.eslgamesworld.com/members/games/grammar/football/passive%20voice/passive%20voice.html

http://www.eslgamesplus.com/passive-voice-past-passive-esl-grammar-sentence-activity-fun-game-online/

Vocabulary:

http://www.eslgamesworld.com/members/games/ClassroomGames/SpinOff/Food%20Spin%20-%20Fruits,%20Veggies,%20Actions,%20Food/index.html

http://www.eslgamesworld.com/members/games/ClassroomGames/SpinOff/Geography%20Spin%20off%20Game/index.html

preparation for test August 29th

Hello,

Remember the topics for tomorrow´s evaluation,

Bullying vocabulary and definitions
parts of speech
present perfect vs. present perfect continuous
Writing: giving advice about a problem related to bullying
Reading comprehension.

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/prepersim-preperpro

https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/parts-of-speech_quiz.htm

http://quizlet.com/340205/bully-vocab-flash-cards/

Good luck!

Movie Worksheet

ACHIEVEMENT MARKERS:

 LISTENING: Identifies main and specific ideas in oral texts about travel, explorers and life experiences.

SPEAKING: States information about travels, explorers and life experiences using the grammar and vocabulary studied.

READING: Skims for specific information from written texts on travel, explorers and life experiences.

WRITING: Makes a summary about travel, explorers and life experiences texts, using elements of selection and omission.

Introduction: Travel writer Lemuel Gulliver takes an assignment in Bermuda, but ends up on a mysterious island, where he towers over its tiny citizens. Upon arrival in Bermuda, Gulliver rents a boat and travels into the triangle. After falling asleep at the helm of his ship, he's caught in a freak storm and the boat is overwhelmed by a waterspout. He washes up unconscious on the shore of Lilliput.

ACTIVITIES:

BEFORE WATCHING:

1. Have you ever seen this movie before? ___________________________________________________

2. How does it feel to be a Giant in a land of small people? ______________________________________  _____________________________________________________________________________________

3. The movie shows a society which has strict rules to live together in peace and harmony.  What rules do you have at home and school? ____________________________________________________________

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WHILE WATCHING:

Answer the following questions:

1.      Where did Gulliver work, and what was his job? ____________________________________

2.      What happened to Gulliver when the new guy started work in his department? ___________________________________________________________________________

3.      Why did Gulliver go to Darcy Silverman’s room even though he had no post for her? ___________________________________________________________________________

4.      How does Gulliver end up going to the Bermuda Triangle? ___________________________________________________________________________

5.      How does Gulliver end up in Lilliput?_____________________________________________

6.      When Gulliver wakes up in Liliput, what has happened to him? ________________________

7.      What was Gulliver’s nickname, given to him by General Edward? ______________________

8.      Where is Gulliver first taken by General Edward? ___________________________________

9.      How does Gulliver first meet Horatio? ____________________________________________

10.  When Gulliver is made General, What does (former) General Edward do as revenge? ___________________________________________________________________________

11.  When the Armada attacks, how does Gulliver save Lilliput? ________________________________

12.  What does General Edward build? _______________________________________________

13.  When Gulliver is defeated, what does he admit to the Lilliputlians? ____________________

14.   Where do they send Gulliver? To the _______ they______   _______ about.

15.  When Gulliver first ends up there, what does he notice? _____________________________

16.  Who turns up to help Gulliver escape? ___________________________________________

17.  How does he escape from this place? _____________________________________________

18.  When he gets back to Lilliput, who is in the dungeon? _______________________________

19.  When Gulliver re-duals the Edward the Robot, what new weapon does it have? __________

20.  How does Gulliver win the fight? _______________________________________________

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1)    FIND 4 JOBS AND 5 CHARACTERS FROM THE FILM IN THE CROSSWORD.

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Francis Bacon