UNIT 1: Present Perfect

Hi everyone !! As you know you have got an English exam, haven't you? Do you need more practice? Below you will find some useful links.

Present Perfect 1
Present Perfect 2
Present Perfect 3
Present Perfect 4
Present Perfect 5
Present Perfect 6
Present Perfect 7
Present Perfect 8
Present Perfect 9

UNIT 1: List of Irregular Verbs

Hi everyone!!! Click on the picture and you will get a list of irregular verbs. I hope it will be useful !!

Did you know...?

The word sandwich that we use today was born in London during the very late hours one night in 1762. It was named after John Montagu, the Fourth Earl^[1] of Sandwich, an 18th century English aristocrat (1718-1792). As the story goes, in 1762, during a 24 hour gambling streak he instructed a cook to prepare his food in such a way that it would not interfere with his game. The cook presented him with sliced meat between two pieces of toast. Perfect! This meal required no utensils such fork or knife and could be eaten with one hand, leaving the other free to continue the game. The nobleman was able to continue his gambling while eating his snack and because Montagu also happened to be the Fourth Earl of Sandwich, others began to order "the same as Sandwich!". It is said that Lord Sandwich was fond of this form of food because it allowed him to continue playing cards, particularly cribbage, while eating without getting his cards greasy from eating meat with his bare hands.


From that incident, we have inherited that quick-food product that we now know as the sandwich. Sadly, the name of real inventor of the sandwich (be it inventive cook or the creative consumer) was not recorded for posterity. Besides the more obvious meaning of sandwich, "something edible between two or more slices of bread", metaphorically speaking, it also means "to squeeze in between two other people, places, things, materials, etc." For example: Her car was sandwiched between two other cars in the parking lot. 


Earl^[1]= it's a title of nobility from Great Britain that means "count", like Count Dracula.
(source = http://www.wordsources.info/words-mod-sandwich.html) 
(source = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandwich)
(source = http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodsandwiches.html)

UNIT 1 : Homework (WB p.10)

Hi everyone! My name is Emily 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 : Countries and Languages

Countries and nationalities

UNIT 0: Comparatives and Superlatives

Hi everyone ! The last day in class, we dealt with comparison adjectives . Do you need more practice ? Ok, below you will find some activities.

Comparative and superlative 1

Comparative and superlative 2

Comparative and superlative 3

Comparative and superlative 4

Comparative and superlative 5

Comparison with AS... AS

Treasure Hunt: What's this blog about?

Welcome to your ENGLISH BLOG! To begin with, you are going to do a Treasure Hunt on this blog. Work in pairs and read all the questions. First, answer the questions in a word document. When you finish, then post your answers as comments.

DON'T FORGET TO WRITE YOUR NAMES!

1. There is one photo on the right of this post. Where do you think it is from, the UK or the USA? Can you name the city?

2. What section do you see at the very top of the blog? What's the meaning of its title?

3. What is the website address of your coursebook? What activities can you find in it?

4. How many "English" dictionaries can you find on this blog? What are their names? What is Wordreference? And Babel Fish? Can you find any dictionary online on this blog?

5. Name 2 British newspapers and 2 American newspapers. Look at the websites of the British and American TV channels. Is there any programme that you know of?

6. Imagine that you want to watch a movie in original version (English) with subtitles. Can you name the movie theaters you can go?

7. What is the address of the British Council in Barcelona? What is the address of the Institut d'Estudis Nord-Americans in Barcelona? Can you take First Certificate or Proficiency tests at the British Council? 

8. Look at the Cyber Listening Lab. Try one of the online dictations. What is VOA? And ELLLO?

9. Is there any game online? And where can you see videos?

10. Look at the archive section and classify the posts according to at least 5 different categories. Is there any other way to get to this posts apart from the archive section?

THE GREAT QUESTION: Now that you have visited your English blog, can you tell me which uses can you think for this blog to help you in your English learning process?

Did you find the answers to all the questions? Now post them as comments!

1st DAY RULES

EVALUATION CRITERIA:

25% Speaking / Listening / Attitude

50% Grammar / Vocabulary

25% Writing / Reading / Homework

Exams include Vocabulary, Grammar, Reading, Writing, Listening. So they are the 75% of your mark. Then we add a 25% from your Homework and Attitude marks. Remember that English is a subject with continuous assessment. To pass English, you have to pass a minimum of 2 terms of the year (3rd Term+1st/2nd Term). If you fail English, you will have to take a remedial exam in September. You will have to do some summer homework (20%).

Extra Points: +0,25 points at the end of your Term Mark if you always try to talk to me in English inside and outside the classroom. And yes, I will ALWAYS talk in English, of course!

ENGLISH MATERIAL:

- 1 Student's Book and 1 Workbook.

- 1 Notebook (with squared paper, 4 holes and micro-perforated). At the end of the year you will have to create an English Portfolio including all the notes you have got in your Notebook, all the photocopies and other activities we have done in class. Optional: plastic folder.

- 4 pens: 1 red (titles), 1 green (correction), 1 blue (English) and 1 black (translation).
- 1 English dictionary.

- 1 English reader. (1^stESO: Sherlock Holmes / 4^thESO: The Canterville Ghost / Shakespeare)

- 1 email (better from Gmail) to enter your coursebook website, blog and to email me.
- CLASSROOM EMAIL: inspauvila@gmail.com
- CLASSROOM BLOG: http://anglester.blogspot.com/
- CLASSROOM MOODLE: http://agora.xtec.cat/iespauvila/moodle/
- COURSEBOOK WEBSITE: I’ll tell you your usernames and passwords (October aprox).
(1^stESO) www.voices.mac-english.com
(4^thESO) www.burlingtonbooks.es/realenglish4

EXAMS AND TESTS:

You will take an exam after every unit. They include EVERYTHING we have done in class, so YES, they are difficult and you have to study. You will also take different vocabulary or reading tests during the year. Once they are corrected, I will give them back to you so your parents can look at it and sign it. If you don't bring your exams back in 1week, you will have a negative. At the end of each term, I will return your exams so you can include them in your English portfolio at the end of the year so you can review them.

HOMEWORK:

There is ALWAYS homework to do, so it's your DUTY to bring your homework and English material every day that we have got class. If you don't show me your homework or you don't bring your books, you have got a negative. I will only give  you a positive for extra activities (presentations, news, projects, celebrations...). To begin with, you have this 1^st week to hand in your summer books (Friday 21^st September).

EXTRA ACTIVITIES:
At the end of the term, if you behave, there will be a TREAT: watching a Movie, going to the Computers or Audiovisuals room, or creating a Project. If your attitude is not correct, there will be NO TREAT, and we will continue with the next lesson on your book. There are also EXTRA activities, like going to the Theatre (1^stESO) or the Comenius Exchange (2^ndESO), like the Scottish Dances (3^rdESO) or the Cultural Trivial (4^thESO). But it all depends on your behaviour: “the better your attitude is, the more extra activities we will do”.

Back to School!

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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