Thursday 9 December 2010

Weekly exercise - Speaking

Dear all,
As I've already commented in class, from now on you will have to record yourselves to practice your Speaking.
How will you do that?
  1. Go to www.englishcentral.com/class/j23
  2. Use an e-mail account to register the group.
  3. Start with the Tutorial and learn how to the website works.
Remember you MUST do this exercise at least ONCE A WEEK!!!
It is really easy and you will have lots of fun!

I hope you like it!!

Monday 8 November 2010

4ESO A - Exercise 4

MAKE YOUR OWN TV SHOW!!!

Here you are the link of a webquest where you'll have to create your own TV show.

Work in groups of 4 people.

We'll be doing this activity for several sessions, so don't hurry, don't panic... and have fun!!!

On November, 29, you will do your oral exposition and you will show your TV chapter.

HOOKED ON TV SHOWS

Friday 5 November 2010

4ESO B - Exercise 5

MAKE YOUR OWN TV SHOW!!!

Here you are the link of a webquest where you'll have to create your own TV show.

Work in groups of 4 people.

We'll be doing this activity for several sessions, so don't hurry, don't panic... and have fun!!!

On November, 26, you will do your oral exposition and you will show your TV chapter.

HOOKED ON TV SHOWS

Wednesday 27 October 2010

4ESOB - Exercise 4

Learning with songs!!!!


Watch the video below and do the exercises. COPY + PASTE in a Word Document and send them by e-mail to the teacher: cruz.sainz@fje.edu





1. Listen to the first verse of this song and complete the gaps with the right words. What do all these words have in common?


rain, precipitation, clouds, storms, rainy, sunshine, weather

Jay-z:

(Uhhu, uhhu) ch-yeah

(Uhhu, uhhu) rihanna

good girl gone bad

(Uhhu, uhhu) take three, action

(Uhhu, uhhu) hov


Jay-z:

No ............... in my .................

Let it rain, I hydroplane into fame (rihanna: ey, ey, ey)

Coming down with the dow jones

When the ............... come we gone

We roc-a-fella (rihanna: eh, eh, eh)

We fly higher than .............and g5's are better

You know me, an anticipation for ................

Stacks chips for the ..............day

(rihanna: ey, ey, ey)

Jay-y-y

.................. man is back with little miss ............

Rihanna where you at


2. Listen to the third verse and complete the gaps.


heart, cars, worlds, always, magazines

You have my ______

And we'll never be ________ apart

Maybe in ___________, but you'll still be my star

Baby 'cause in the dark you can't see shiny ______

And that's when you need me there

With you I'll _______ share
because



3. Listen to the chorus and try to match the two parts of each sentence. Then, translate the whole verse and explain what it means.



1. When the sun shines _________________ a. I'm-a stick it out 'til the end
2. Told you _________________________ b. be your friend
3. Said I'll always _____________________ c. I'll be here forever
4. Took an oath, _____________________ d. we'll shine together
5. Now that it's raining _________________ e. have each other
6. Know that we'll still _________________ f. under my umbrella
7. You can stand _____________________ g. more then ever

4. Listen to this verse and choose the right word for each gap.

These clumsy/fancy things
Will never come in between
You're apart/far of my entity/infinity
Here for entity/infinity
When the war/world has dealt its card/part
When the war/world has dealt its card/part
If the hand is heart/hard
Together we'll mend your heart/hard
because

5. Listen to this final verse and complete the gaps (the first letter and the number of letters are indicated in each gap). Then, translate the verse.

You can r_ _ into my arms
It's okay, don't be alarmed

Come into m_
There's no d_ _ _ _ _ _ _ in between our l_ _ _
So go on and l_ _ the rain pour
I'll be all you n _ _ _ and more because

(Exercise from www.isabelperez.com)


Friday 1 October 2010

4ESO A + B EXERCISE 3

First of all, make groups of three people, you are going to work together for the next two classes in the computers.

Here you are three short movies. Watch them and choose the one you like most. You have to write the script together and later you will perform it aloud in class.

Short movie 1: ALMA





Short movie 2: THE PASSENGER





Short movie 3: PIGEON: IMPOSSIBLE

Thursday 16 September 2010

4ESO A + B - Exercise 2

It's time for your bedtime story ;)

Watch the video below and answer the questions... I hope you have fun!!!!!!
  1. Does the child want to listen to her granny's bedtime story? Why?
  2. Does Granny O'Grimm think that beauty is going to get you very far (very far, very far...) in life?
  3. Write the adjectives that Granny uses to describe the Fairies of the Forest.
  4. Why didn't they invite the Eldery Fairy to the Christening?
  5. And what excuses said the Queen and the Fairies about not inviting her?
  6. Eldery Fairy puts a terrible curse on the party. Explain it.
WRITE YOUR ANSWERS ON A WORD DOCUMENT AND SEND THEM BY E-MAIL TO THE TEACHER. (cruz.sainz@fje.edu)

Key words:
  • Christening = bautismo
  • Dirty sheets = sabanas sucias
  • Older and Wiser = mas vieja y mas sabia
  • Curse = maldicion





Monday 13 September 2010

4ESOA - Exercise 1

Exercise 1

Watch the video below and answer the questions. You won't understand each and every single word, but don't worry! I'm sure you'll get the general idea.
  1. What's Mark's job?
  2. What does he want to tattoo on his body?
  3. What does the tattoo mean for Mark?
  4. Kat plays a joke on him. What does she say? (OPTIONAL)
  5. Why is it hard for the artist to do this tattoo?
Now, answer a couple of question about yourself:
  1. Would you like to be tattooed? Why / Why not?
  2. What would you choose to be drawn?


Friday 10 September 2010

4ESOB - Exercise 1

Exercise 1

Watch the video below and answer the questions. You may not understand each and every single word they say, but don't worry! I'm sure you're going to get the general idea.


  1. What does she want to tattoo on her body?
  2. Why does she choose her back for getting tattooed?
  3. Why is it difficult for the tattoo artist to draw on her back?
  4. Write all the adjectives expressing emotions you hear.
  5. Can you write the last sentence she says on the video?? (Optional)



Now answer a few question about yourself.

  • Would you like to be tattooed? Why? / Why not?
  • What would you choose to be drawn?

Thursday 9 September 2010

Welcome!

This is our new Blog for 4ESO - A & B in Joan XXIII School!!

Remember you can suggest any activity you want to do in the computer classroom and I'll think about it.

Have fun!