Reading TEST (Split Class)

Hi everyone! This week we are going to finish the reading of the book: The Secret of Oldstone Hall. In this post I am going to upload the all the chapters, so you can read the story again on the blog, ok? Remember that there will be a little TEST in a couple of weeks, so study the vocabulary we have explained in the classroom and look at this post to check that you remember all the details!

The Secret of Olstone Hall

Oldstone Hall Activities

UNIT 2 : Family Tree

Hi everyone! In Unit 2 we are dealing with family vocabulary. Well, to go into this topic in depth, we are going to carry out some extra activities. To start with, I'm giving you diferent websites dealing with this topic.

Family 1 
Family 2 
Family 3

Email Corrections

When you send me an email your starting mark is always an excellent. Then, I correct your writing and I discount all the mistakes you do. This is how you get your final mark (EXCELLENT - GREAT - GOOD - PASS - FAIL). If you want to understand my corrections, read the following examples. Here you have a sample of the most typical mistakes you could make in your email. This is the sample sentence: “I like studying English! I think it’s important because you learn a new language, culture and society.” Now look at the different mistakes and corrections.

1. Original: i like studying english! i think it’s important because you learn a new language, culture and society.

Correction: i like studying english! i think it’s important because you learn a new language, culture and society.

capital letterS (you forgot to start the sentence with capital letter or to write a name in capital letters, etc.)

2. Original: I like studying English I think it’s important because you learn a new language culture and society

Correction: I like studying English! I think it’s important because you learn a new language, culture and society.

ADD PUNCTUATION (you forgot to write commas, full stops, etc.)

3. Original: I like studying English! I think it’s importtant because you learn a new languague, culture and socaiety.

Correction: I like studying English! I think it’s importtant because you learn a new languague, culture and socaiety.

erase (you wrote some words wrong, you doubled some letters unnecessarily or you misspelled something)

4. Original: I like studing English! I think its importan because you learn a new languag, culture and society.

Correction: I like studying English! I think it’s important because you learn a new language, culture and society.

add (you forgot to write some letters or apostrophes and I included them in your original writing in green)

5. Original: I like studying English! I create it’s important for you learn a new idiom, culture and society.

Correction: I like studying English! I create it’s important for you learn a new idiom, culture and society.

wrong word (you made a vocabulary mistake or you wrote the wrong verb, preposition, etc.)

6. Original: I liking studying English! I think it's important because you learns a new language, culture and society.

Correction: I liking studying English! I think it's important because you learns a new language, culture and society.

WRONG VERB: ERASE –ING, –S… (you didn’t write the verb right, you used a wrong tense or wrong person)

7. Original: I like study English! I think it important because you learn a new language, culture and society.

Correction: I like studying English! I think it is important because you learn a new language, culture and society.

WRONG VERB: ADD –ING, –S… (you forgot to write the verb ending in –ing or you forgot the 3rd person –s)

8. Original: I like studiyng English! I think it’s important becuase you learn a new langauge, culture and society.

Correction: I like studiyng English! I think it’s important becuase you learn a new langauge, culture and society.

WRONG SPELLING (your made some spelling mistakes, you wrote the letters in the wrong order)

9. Original: I like potatoes! I think English it’s important because you learn a new language, culture and chair.

Correction: I like potatoes? I think English it’s important because you learn a new language, culture and chair?

NONSENSE (I don’t understand what you mean or I don’t understand why you used a certain word)

10. Original: I like studying English!I think it’simportant because you learn a new language,culture and chair.

Correction: I like studying English!/I think it’s/important because you learn a new language,/culture and chair.

NEEDS SEPARATION (you wrote two words together or you forgot the space after the punctuation mark)

11. Original: I like studying English!  I think it’ s important because you learn a new language,  culture and society.

Correction: I like studying English! _I think it’_s important because you learn a new language, _culture and society.

EXTRA SPACE (you wrote two spaces instead of one or you separate something that should go together)

12. Original: I like studying English but Eva prefers studying French and I think it’s important but she doesn’t agree.

Correction: I like studying English but Eva prefers studying French and (.) I think it’s important but she doesn’t agree.

FULL STOP (your sentence is too long and you should separate it with a full stop. Remember: 1 idea = 1 sentence)

REMEMBER: You always have 1 week to send me your email. So don't wait until the deadline to send it because there are always last minute problems. If you send it out of time and you are late your final mark will be a ZERO!!! So be wise and send it with extra time or you will get stressed!

UNIT 1 : Homework (WB p.10)

Hi everyone! My name is Serena and I'm your dictation teacher. Listen to me to do your homework, ok? Pay attention and write these 6 sentences in your workbook. Are you ready? Let's start!

UNIT 1 : Let's communicate!

Hi everyone! We are about to finish Unit 1. That means that we are having an exam on it next week (ohhhhhhhh!). Here you have some extra activities to practice and reinforce the contents studied in this Unit. Do your best !!

• Countries and nationalities 1
• Countries and nationalities 2
• Countries and nationalities 3                                             
• Countries and nationalities 4
• Countries and nationalities 5
• Countries and nationalities 6
• Countries and nationalities Hangman
• Present Simple: To Be 1
• Present Simple: To Be 2
• Question Words 1
• Question Words 2
• Possessive Adjectives 1 
• Possessive Adjectives 2
• Possessive Adjectives 3
• Possessive Adjectives 4 
• Possessive Adjectives 5
• Possessive Adjectives 6
• Saxon Genitive 1
• Saxon Genitive 2
• Saxon Genitive 3
• Apostrophe 's
• Apostrophe 's
• Apostrophe 's

UNIT 1 : Countries Quizz

Hi everyone! In this first unit we are dealing with languages, countries, nationalities... Well, here you can find some quizzes about this topic. Have fun !!

The fun tourist quiz
Are you a world citizen?

What is your traveling style ?

Check this new website!

Do you want to improve your speaking? Then visit this new website, there are a lot of different activities! It is a website that provides free learning materials for students to learn English speaking online. I think this website might be useful to you. Have fun! 

http://www.englishspeaking.org/

There is / There are

Hey students! Are you having some problems with there is and there are? Then click on the link and do the activity.

UNIT 6: Homework (p.60)

Hi everyone! 
You are about to finish Unit 6, right? Then, listen to me to do your dictation, ok? Pay attention and write these 6 sentences in your workbook (page 60). Are you ready? Let's start!
Best regards,
Serena.

UNIT 6 EXTRA ACTIVITIES: There is/are, Some/Any/A/An, How Much/Many (GRAMMAR)

Hey! You are not studying yet? Then stop chatting and try these activities!

THERE IS/ARE: grammar and different activities:

· Activity 1               · Activity 2               · Activity 3              

· Activity 4               · Activity 5            

PLURALS: grammar  and different activities:

· Activity 1                · Activity 2             · Activity 3           
· Activity 4                · Activity 5             · Extension

A/AN: grammar  and different activities:

· Activity 1

SOME/ANY: grammar  and different activities:

· Activity 1                · Activity 2             · Activity 3

HOW MUCH/MANY: grammar  and different activities:

· Activity 1           

MUCH/MANY/LITTLE/FEW: grammar  and different activities:

· Activity 1   

You can also check all the grammar visiting the Voices website. And remember, if you need more help, just email me!!!

UNIT 6: Homework (p.60)

Hi everyone! 
You are about to finish Unit 6, right? Then, listen to me to do your dictation, ok? Pay attention and write these 6 sentences in your workbook (page 60). Are you ready? Let's start!
Best regards,
Emily.

Treasure Hunt: UK

Do you know what a treasure hunt is?? Well, if you don't know, don't worry!!With this activity you will discover it.I hope you learn a lot and have fun.

Follow the steps:

1. Work in groups of 3.

2. Click on this link

3. Read and answer the questions in a worksheet the teacher will hand in you.

5. Finally, make your poster and present it to the rest of the class.

HAVE FUNs.

Comparative and Superlative

Hi students, in unit 6 we are going to study Comparatives   and Superlatives. Below you will find a PPT with an explanation on the topic and some online activities. Rules + Activities http://www.eflnet.com/tutorials/adjcompsup.php

Comparative and superlative

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Irregular Verbs

Hi students, have you already studied the list of irregular verbs??? Not yet? Remember that you have to know the whole list by heart! So keep studying it until you can recite it in your sleep! 


To help you with the irregulars you need to practice. Click on the link below and you will find different exercises to learn your verbs.

Irregular verbs activities