Saint George's Day

Monday 21^st April

Welcome back!

We really needed a holiday. In fact, Almudena and Andrea were still on holiday because they didn’t come to class on Monday!

Manuel, Nacho and María, thanks for coming!

You told me about your Easter. Easter holidays were nice, but they belong to the past. This is the reason why you told me about your holidays in the past!

Do you remember how we make questions in the past?

·           Where did you go?                  I went to …

·           When did you go?                  I went on Monday, Friday…

·           Who did you go with?            I went with my family, my neighbours…

·           How did you get there?         I got by car, plane, train…

·           How long did you stay in …?           I stayed for one week, three days …

·           Where did you stay?  I stayed at a campsite, at my grandmother’s house, at a hotel, in my house…

·           What did you do?        I met my friends. I played bingo, football… I went trekking, sightseeing , on outings (excursions), walking in the mountains …to processions.

·           When did you come back home?   I came back on Sunday, Monday, last week …

·           Did you have problems with the traffic?  No, we didn’t / Yes, we did.

·         What was the weather like?  It was sunny and hot. But it rained                     on Thursday…

Nacho went to Alicante with friends and family. He went by car and he stayed for a week.

Manuel went to France by plane.

María went to her granny’s village with her family. She didn’t have problems with the traffic.

After that, we talked about Saint George’s Day.

·         When’s Saint George’s Day celebrated?

·         Which countries or cities, apart from England, is he the patron saint of?

·         Who was Saint George before becoming a saint?

·         Which creature, according to the legend, did he kill?

We did a multiple choice quiz and wrote sentences used in the story.

Do you remember the meaning of these words?

Prince – princess – knight – sheep – dragon – flag – shield – sword – village – kill

Homework :

Saint George is celebrated in other countries or cities apart from England (e.g. Catalonia, Spain. Also, Malta, Capadocia, Genoa, Moscow etc.). Find information on the web about different places in the world where they celebrate Saint George and write a short composition about how and why they celebrate the day.

You will find more information and games on this link.

Games- Saint George's Day

GAME 2

Player 1	7
Player 2	----
Player 3	----
Player 4	7
Player 5	8

 Have a nice weekend!

Writing Letters and Describing People

Monday 7^th April

Hi everybody!

Yes!!! We had the letters from our penfriends from Ukraine and we wrote them back in class.

Are you going to enclose (put into the envelope) a photo of you? It was a good idea to say what you look like (describe) first and then, in our next letter, we could enclose a photo. Anyway, they’re your letters and your penfriends, so you can write whatever you like, it’s up to you (you choose). But remember to be polite and not to ask rude (not nice) questions.

What do you look like? (Describe your appearance)

The order of the adjectives when you describe hair is usually like this

LENGTH              +          STYLE                    +       COLOUR

Long / short         straight/curly/wavy          brown,/fair/dark/black etc.

·         I’ve got long straight blonde hair .

·         She has short curly dark brown hair.

·         He has big blue eyes.

·         She is tall and thin.

Listen to the dialogue and do the exercises
Appearance

Learn vocabulary with exercises

Our next topic is “Shopping”

We started talking about what Katherine, Leo and Jane bought.(past of buy)

Do you remember Katherine?

She is tall and thin. She has long wavy orange hair. She is wearing a yellow dress, brown high-heeled sandals, a necklace and two bracelets.

She is carrying a present. She is going to her friend’s birthday party.

What do you think she bought?

She bought a pair of shoes, a tablet, a bottle of perfume, a black dress …and a laptop…for her friend.

Good memory! You could remember everything!

I’d like to have a friend like Katherine. My friends never give me a laptop as a present on my birthday!!!

 What about Leo?

Well, Leo isn’t very tall and he isn’t fat. He has short straight hair and black eyes.

He’s wearing a uniform that consists of a white shirt, a yellow and purple tie, a red jacket, grey trousers and black shoes. He’s carrying a blue bag with a calculator and some pens in it. And he’s holding (in his hand) a mobile.

What did he buy?

For his new school he bought a new calculator, a new bag, some pens ….

And we finished describing Jane.

Remember

·           Wear. You wear clothes, glasses, make-up and jewellery(a ring,a watch, bracelets, a necklace, earrings…)

·           Carry. You carry objects (an umbrella, a book, a bag…)

·           Hold. You hold something in your hand.

·   What did she buy?

·      She bought a new set of cases.

·      Why did she buy the case?

·      Because she’s going on holiday.

                                                  

Talking about holiday, have nice Easter holidays and see you on 21^st April!

Enjoy and don’t forget to prepare to talk about your Easter holidays for two minutes when you come back to English class.

On this link you can read and learn about Easter traditions in the UK

Easter in the UK

Our first Games for the last term.

GAME 1

Player 1	6
Player 2	5
Player 3	6
Player 4	4
Player 5	5

End of Term Food Tasting and Games Awards

31^st March

So, this was the last day of the term.

Well done!  The food you brought looked and tasted delicious!

Nacho’s “cake pops” looked so beautiful that was a pity to eat them!

María’s “sponge cake” was very tasty. Besides, she was very brave because she is a little shy and she made the presentation in front of everybody. Good for you, María. Well done!

Manuel’s “ham and cheese pastry roll” was so nice! It was a bit of a change amongst so many sweet things.

Andrea’s cake was Yum, yum!

And I’m sorry you couldn’t try Almudena’s “carrot cupcakes” because they were absolutely fantastic!

I must admit that you cook much better than me! I’m not good at cooking.

Thank you to all of you and also to your parents for their collaboration.

Our end of term activity was a great success!

And the winners of this term are…

1^st Place, Almudena

2^nd Place, Andrea!!!

Congratulations to you both!

And finally I would like to go through (to review) everything you have learnt with us this term.

Sports

Names

Places

Equipment

Verb

Sport

Sports Person

Badminton Ice- hockey Golf Boxing Fencing Football

Court Ice rink Golf course Boxing ring Gymnasium Pitch / field

Rackets, shuttle Sticks, puck Clubs, ball Gloves, helmet Mask, sword Ball, sheen pads

go

Swimming climbing

Swimmer climber

do

Boxing Athletics Fencing karate

boxer athlete fencer

play

Tennis football

Tennis player Football player / footballer

Other verbs

Kick, throw, hit, dive, shoot

Food

food

menu

adjectives

verbs

objects

Porridge, rice, salad, chickpeas, butter, flour

Starter, main course, dessert, dish, drinks

Soggy, tasty, tasteful, delicious, tender, sour, tough, sweet, crispy

Boil, cook, pour, put into, beat, add, serve, made of,

Pan, frying pan, bowl, skewer, oven, cooker, plate, spoon, fork, knife

Work and jobs

people

places

activities

skills

Vet, acrobat, cashier, surgeon, reporter, dancer police officer, hairdresser, mechanic

Surgeon, circus, shop, hospital, theatre, police station, hairdresser’s, garage

Help animals, people, answer the phone, attend meetings, go on business trips, use a computer

Good with animals/people, patient, creative, active, strong, have good balance

The weather / seasons and months

nouns

adjectives

verbs

temperature

Sun, wind, rain, fog, snow storm, thunder,

Sunny, windy, rainy, foggy, snowy, stormy

Shine, blow, rain, snow,

Boiling, freezing, hot, cold, cool, warm

GRAMMAR
Present simple
What do you use to play…? Where do you play ice-hockey?		I use clubs to play golf I play ice- hockey in an ice-rink.	I don’t use a bat to play golf You don’t play ice- hockey in a field!
How often?
How often do you train?		I train twice a week	I don’t train once a week
Present Continuous
What is the fencer wearing?	He’s wearing a mask.			He isn’t wearing a hat.
Past simple
When did you start doing gymnastics?		I started when I was six.			I didn’t start when I was five.
How many /there is/ there are
How many players are there in a football team?	There are eleven players.			There aren’t ten players.
Going to
What are you going to have for starter? What are you going to be when you grow up?	I’m going to have salad for starter. I’m going to be a vet.			I’m not going to have spaghetti. I’m not going to be an architect
Would like
What would you like to be?	I’d like to be a nurse.			I wouldn’t like to be an actress.
Can
Can you ski in autumn?	I can play indoors when it’s rainy.			I can’t snowboard in summer.
Countable / uncountable
Are there any sweets?	It hasn’t got any sugar			Porridge hasn’t got any eggs.

Cultural notes: At the restaurant (ordering food), speaking on the phone and organizing ‘School Dinner’.

Don’t forget that we have class next Monday and then…Easter holidays and heading towards the summer!

The last effort and the last term for this course!

By the way, we received the reply letters from our penfriends, so we’ll answer them on Monday.

See you on Monday! Have a nice weekend!