Music in the Classroom, Music in your Heart!

Everybody loves music! It helps both to relax and focus. Appart from being cool and fun, music has many positive effects on our brain. Moreover, it helps greatly to learn English! So, let's do it!!


  is a song recorded by Marron Five. It has received many positive reviews and a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Group Perfomance in the 58th Annual Grammy Awards.


 watch the video and enjoy!







 Click HERE and work with the lyrics!








We can continue working with this song and others using different levels of difficulty!! First listen to the song, then fill in the blanks. You can't advance if you don't complete the lyrics properly, but you can listen to the song as many times as needed just by clickin intro ( ).

       

You can find more that 470 songs from Metallica to Alicia Keys and all kind of music to choose!

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LEARNING ENGLISH BY READING BOOKS

Reading books can be a great way to pick up new vocabulary, see grammar in action and develop your understanding of English. The key to success is choosing the right book for you.

For beginner, I would recommend starting with something short and simple. Avoid the classics for now -they often use archaic (very old) English words and can involve complex themes. Roald Dahl has written many superb books and Dr. Seuss' books are guarateed to make you laugh. Starting with something like this means you are more likely to finish the book and want to read more.

For advanced learners, you can read what you want! Always remember to read something that really interests you. Look at the blurb (the short summary of the book, found on the back cover) and see if it looks like something that you would enjoy. Think about the genres that you enjoy in your own language and find an equivalent in English. This way, you are more likely to enjoy reading, rather than see it as a chore.

I will provide you with a useful link to get Ebooks + the audiobooks + filmography for free:

Click HERE

Finally, keep trying English everytime you can. Summer holidays are great to keep English alive!!

SUMMER HOLIDAY

Summer has come and we're all enjoying our holiday. But don't forget to continue practising English from time to time!

And the best way to do it is playing games!!! Let's click in the links below and keep your English updated.

ENGLISH FLASH GAMES

BRITISH COUNCIL

THE TIME CAPSULE

A new year has just begun!! So, we can get advantage of this celebration and prepare a project for our class!

Why don't we make something to remember our tradition? Let's put our hand to work!! 

This is an idea which makes a super class (why not family, too?) project about our tradition. Get the students to make a time capsule for the year ahead, and fill it, together, as the year goes on, with photos, ticket stubs, copies of certificates won, birthday cards, writing samples, and anything else with meaning to our class and lives. At the end of the class year store it away safely and open it some years later with that class to make our memories and tradition be alive. You will have a memory-filled container for the year which you  and your students will treasure in the future. And why not each year a new time capsule?

Let's start!

YOU WILL NEED:

• A used large snack tub
• Paint
• PVA (white) glue
• Decorations (sequins, ribbons, lace, etc.)
• A label to identify the time capsule.

INSTRUCTIONS: 

Rinse out your snack tub. When the tub is dry, paint it. Tip: mix a small amount of glue into the paint to help preserve it.

When paint is dry, paint the tub with a layer of PVA glue. Stick on your decorations. We used shiny numbers to add the date and sequin stars to embellish.

Now you can fill your tub with precious mementos from the first day of classes (photos, cards, wishes, etc.) and keep it adding things through out the year (tickets, certificates, etc.) before putting it away to be opened in the future.

Don't Speak

I want to share with you this oldie that I really love. 

Let's watch the video!





And now, click HERE to start working!!

     
                             

My Ideal Room

           
               

My ideal room is not very big but it is comfortable. The walls are light orange with a modern picture. The bed is really nice. There are some soft cushions on it. There is a bright blue sofa opposite to the bed where I have got my toys. There is a big window with a beautiful curtain, so I have got good natural light in my room. There are two lamps: a white lamp on the wall and a blue ceiling lamp. The bookshelves are on the wall and they have got a lot of books. Under the window there is a desk with the Eiffel tower. I love Paris! Next to the desk I have got my chair. My football medals are on the wall. There is a big colourful rug on the floor. Finally, there is an enourmous wardrobe only for me! What a fantastic room! 

This is my ideal room! Now it's your turn! Prepare a project to hand in in a plastic file. Your work must include:

• an image/collage/photo of your ideal room;
• a description including: there is/are; verb to be; have/has got; adjectives; and; but; colours.

In the evaluation of the project I wil take into account:

• presentation of the project (tideness, creativity, illustrations, etc.)
• text production (content clearly expressed, verbs correctly used, order of adjectives, words compulsory to include, etc.)

Use My Ideal Room as a guide to write yours. 

Let's practise with an interactive activity. Click HERE

DRACULA

                                       

                                                         
                                                                By Bram Stoker



We've read together and discussed a lot about this marvellous horror masterpiece. Now it's your turn to work with it in pairs. 

Click HERE and get the WebQuest prepared for it. Print the WebQuest and put it in a plastic file to hand in.

The evaluation will be based on the text production and presentation of the project work.

• Presentation of the project (tideness; creativity; illustrations; etc.): 25%
• Use of the resources (exploration of the resources; use of the information): 25 %
• Text production (contents clearly expressed; verbal tenses; summarizing of contents; etc.): 25 %
• Answer assignment personal questions (ideas clearly expressed; verbal tenses; TV vocabulary learnt in class; defence of your opinion; etc.): 25 %

If you need any help, remember that the teacher is always willing to help you in class or via e-mail.