I know you are experts on the Present Perfect, but you can revise it a bit with the following presentation and activities, as well as the vocabulary on clothes and the listening activities from units 4A and B, 7A and B.
Activities.
Just, yet, still, already.
And here you have a wonderful song to practise the Present Perfect:
U2 — Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For from Adam Fromm on Vimeo.
Do you think you know the lyrics? Try the following game, really fun!
And click on the following link to watch a nice video with some activities to revise the vocabulary on clothes. Enjoy it!
Finally ... why don't you do this awesome quizz on Fashion?
Friday, January 17, 2014
Friday, January 3, 2014
Pronunciation
Do you think English pronunciation is difficult? You are not the only one...
Listening activities are really useful in that sense, but practising a bit with the phonemic chart is also necessary. Have a look!
BBC Learning English also contains a phonetic chart, learning tips and quizzes.
If you want to know even more resources, this webpage contains links to many more. Take your time, investigate a bit, and share the best you find!
Even though this guy does not agree with us...
Listening activities are really useful in that sense, but practising a bit with the phonemic chart is also necessary. Have a look!
BBC Learning English also contains a phonetic chart, learning tips and quizzes.
If you want to know even more resources, this webpage contains links to many more. Take your time, investigate a bit, and share the best you find!
Thursday, December 5, 2013
Talking about the future - revision on Unit 3
Revise the theory with the following presentation:
And if you feel you need more practice, why don't you do these activities?
Activity 1: some examples.
Activity 2: use.
Activity 3: more detail about use.
Activity 4: "Will" or "Going to" 1
Activity 5: "Will" or "Going to" 2
Activity 6: "Will", "Going to" or Present Continuous? 1
Activity 7: "Will", "Going to" or Present Continuous? 2
Speaking activitiy: "going to" for predictions. What's going to happen?
And here you have a really funny song which uses the futures:
To hear a really nice one with a fill in the gaps activity, click this link.
And still one more, but this one is a bit sad...
As you know, you can also revise the vocabulary and the listening activities we've done in class here.
Friday, November 29, 2013
Reflecting on our learning and learning a bit more with jokes
Revision Unit 2
Here you can find activities to revise unit 2, including the listening ones. Enjoy!
You can also watch the video Mr. Bean's Sandwich and practise Present Simple and Continuous, Past Simple, vocabulary on food, and even some and any.
You can also watch the video Mr. Bean's Sandwich and practise Present Simple and Continuous, Past Simple, vocabulary on food, and even some and any.
Past Simple and Past Continuous
Revision on Past Simple:
Activity 1: affirmative.
Activity 2: negative.
Activity 3: questions.
Activity 4: mixed.
Do you want to play a Quiz Show with irregular past forms? Here it goes!
More activities: Mr. Bean at the Dentist.
Past Continuous:
Activity 1: affirmative.
Activity 2: negative.
Activity 3: questions.
Past Simple and Past Continuous:
Activity 1.
Activity 2.
Activity 3.
Activity 4.
More revision and activities.
And still more!
With the lovely song "Yesterday" you can practise the Past Simple:
Find a" fill in the gaps" activity here, and one more here.
One song that I hope you love: I lived, by One Republic. (short version here)
Another song by John Lennon to practise the Past Continuous: Jealous Guy.
Simplepast from tarek_manzur
Activity 2: negative.
Activity 3: questions.
Activity 4: mixed.
Do you want to play a Quiz Show with irregular past forms? Here it goes!
More activities: Mr. Bean at the Dentist.
Past Continuous:
Activity 2: negative.
Activity 3: questions.
Past Simple and Past Continuous:
Activity 2.
Activity 3.
Activity 4.
More revision and activities.
With the lovely song "Yesterday" you can practise the Past Simple:
Find a" fill in the gaps" activity here, and one more here.
One song that I hope you love: I lived, by One Republic. (short version here)
Another song by John Lennon to practise the Past Continuous: Jealous Guy.
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Revision on Unit 1
Clik on this link to revise the contents in Unit 1: introductions, describing people, describing pictures, Art, definitions, Present Simple and Continuous, Relative Clauses... You will also find the listening activities we've done in class.
You can use the following link, too:
You can use the following link, too:
file:///media/3E3E931D3E92CD71/Jk/Cursos%20FPP/Curso%20HotPotatoes/Patatas/Didactic%20Unit/index.htm
And the wonderful song "Imagine":
Would you like to hear a really funny song about family? Check this one!
And the wonderful song "Imagine":
Would you like to hear a really funny song about family? Check this one!
Defining Relative Clauses
Here you can find theory and some games to practise the use of defining relative clauses. Play the games and have fun!
Present Continuous
In order to revise the Present Continuous tense, here you can find the presentation with the theory and some activities. Enjoy!
Describing and contrasting pictures.
And also you can learn this funny song:
Fancy another funny one? Listen to Lemmon Tree, with comprehension activities.
Describing and contrasting pictures.
And also you can learn this funny song:
Fancy another funny one? Listen to Lemmon Tree, with comprehension activities.
Friday, October 18, 2013
Present Simple
We have been talking about the Present Simple Tense. Here you can find some extra practice.
Video and activities 1: Daisy's hobbies.
Video and activities 1: Daisy's hobbies.
Video and activities 2: It's a dog's life!
Present Simple, by Jess_teacher from Jess_teacher
Would you like to listen to a song to practise the Present Simple? I'm Like a Bird, by Nelly Furtado.
Would you like to listen to a song to practise the Present Simple? I'm Like a Bird, by Nelly Furtado.
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Adjectives - describing people. Personality, appearance, clothes & fashion...
Here you can find some games to revise and learn adjectives and word order.
Activity 1: appearance.
Act. 2: appearance 2.
Act. 3: appearance 3.
Act. 4: personality.
More activities with useful vocabulary: describing a person.
Try also the following listening activity on personality types, and this video on describing people.
Why don't you create a gift describing some feelings? Use Giphy; or create a meme with Picmonkey or Pixrl.
Do you want to learn more about adjectives and more adjectives of personality and appearance? Look at this!
And still some more! On personality:
Appearance:
Both:
And finally, some on feelings:
What is an adjective? Have a look at the following presentation.
Activity 1: appearance.
Act. 2: appearance 2.
Act. 3: appearance 3.
Act. 4: personality.
More activities with useful vocabulary: describing a person.
Try also the following listening activity on personality types, and this video on describing people.
Why don't you create a gift describing some feelings? Use Giphy; or create a meme with Picmonkey or Pixrl.
Do you want to learn more about adjectives and more adjectives of personality and appearance? Look at this!
And still some more! On personality:
Adjectives from ledianaxhafa
Appearance:
Both:
And finally, some on feelings:
What is an adjective? Have a look at the following presentation.
Adjectives from GabbieAllTheWay7
One more set of adjectives, with audio.
One more set of adjectives, with audio.
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And now... let's practice! Describe these people:
Welcome, my Basic 2 students!
My dear students, HERE WE ARE! Facing a new adventure: learning a bit more English! I hope this blog will be useful and fun. Enjoy!
To begin with, I would like to recommend you a place where you can practice some basic concepts by playing: my Wiki. Also my wonderful partner has created many activities to work on the contents of your level on your own. Have a look here.
To begin with, I would like to recommend you a place where you can practice some basic concepts by playing: my Wiki. Also my wonderful partner has created many activities to work on the contents of your level on your own. Have a look here.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Reflecting after your essay on art
After doing the activity, I would like you to answer to this questions. You may do it using a Voki, it will look great!
1- What have I learn with this activity? Which new things can I do now?
2- Am I satisfied with my work?
3- Was the activity difficult? Was it entertaining? Was it useful?
Reflecting after completing a task is really helpful. Looking at the final product and the process which lead you to it, you can identify what you learn and how, in order to apply the same methods in the future, and to feel proud about your new knowledge and capacities!
And here we have some reflections:
Jessica's:
1-I learned new vocabulary about the interpretation of art, textures and this kind of things. Now I can express what I see or the texture of an object more easily.
2- I'm satisfied so I hope I'll pass the exam!!
3-It has been very difficult but quite useful.
Laura's:
1- With this activity I learned a little about one painting. Now I can describe a painting.
2-Yes, because I like art and now I can do a new thing with the art.
3-Only finding a little information was difficult. I didn't have a lot of fun but I think that it is very useful.
And Otman's:
1- With this new way of working you learn to work with your computer in a cleaner way, without contaminating. I really enjoyed it.
2- Yes,very satisfied because whit this new way I can see the work I do and more people can see it, too.
3- No, the activity was very easy and useful.- maybe it's not easy at the beginning, but it is once you start writing. It is also entertaining, and I like this way of working.
So we may conclude that this new way of working is useful and a good idea. We learn how to work in a different way, how to find information, interpret it and then share our conclussions with the rest, using new technologies. I'm really happy you enjoyed this activity, at least a bit, and that you took some profit of it!! THANKS A LOT FOR YOUR WONDERFUL WORK!!
1- What have I learn with this activity? Which new things can I do now?
2- Am I satisfied with my work?
3- Was the activity difficult? Was it entertaining? Was it useful?
Reflecting after completing a task is really helpful. Looking at the final product and the process which lead you to it, you can identify what you learn and how, in order to apply the same methods in the future, and to feel proud about your new knowledge and capacities!
And here we have some reflections:
Jessica's:
1-I learned new vocabulary about the interpretation of art, textures and this kind of things. Now I can express what I see or the texture of an object more easily.
2- I'm satisfied so I hope I'll pass the exam!!
3-It has been very difficult but quite useful.
Laura's:
1- With this activity I learned a little about one painting. Now I can describe a painting.
2-Yes, because I like art and now I can do a new thing with the art.
3-Only finding a little information was difficult. I didn't have a lot of fun but I think that it is very useful.
And Otman's:
1- With this new way of working you learn to work with your computer in a cleaner way, without contaminating. I really enjoyed it.
2- Yes,very satisfied because whit this new way I can see the work I do and more people can see it, too.
3- No, the activity was very easy and useful.- maybe it's not easy at the beginning, but it is once you start writing. It is also entertaining, and I like this way of working.
So we may conclude that this new way of working is useful and a good idea. We learn how to work in a different way, how to find information, interpret it and then share our conclussions with the rest, using new technologies. I'm really happy you enjoyed this activity, at least a bit, and that you took some profit of it!! THANKS A LOT FOR YOUR WONDERFUL WORK!!
First essays on art
We are already getting the first essays, they are great!
You can visit Jessica's portfolio here. This is her description of an sculpture:
"Maman"
This is a sculpture by the artist Louise Bourgeois. The sculpture is made of metal. It isn't abstract art, we can see perfectly that it is a spider. It hasn't a defined colour, but the family of dark colours is used. The sculpture is very curved and probably with a smooth surface. In conclusion it is a three-dimensional sculpture with a very scary form. I've searched in Google and Maman is more than 9 meters high, it has been exposed in many museums of the world.
Here we have Laura's blog and essay:
The Lower Falls Of The Labrofoss was painted by Johan Christian Dahl in 1827. In it yo can see a very beautiful landscape with a waterfall. This painting is realistic.
In the painting you can see the waterfall and a little part of the forest. This painting is very simple, the shapes are common and are very realistic. The colours are a little bit dull, but it looks like a day of storm or a sad landscape. You can see easily that the focus of the painting is the waterfall, because it is more colourful.
In this painting, I think the painter maybe was sad, so he painted with dull colours. Maybe it was a stormy day. In my opinion, this painting shows a relaxing and a beautiful landscape.
This is Otman's blog and essay:
A Boy and a Girl with a Cat and an Eel was painted by Judith Leyster in 1635. It shows a girl and a boy with a cat on his hands. The painting is very beautiful because it represents two happy children. Tthis painting is a realistic piece.
The boy is wearing a black hat and a black dress, and the girl is wearing a white hat with a black skirt. The cat is grey and black. The foreground is brown. The boy and the girl are very beautiful because they have little eyes and white skin.
In my opinion this artist was trying to express the very happy life of the children when they have a pet. I think the piece is realistic and truthful because children are happy and innocent.
Here we have Belal's e-portfolio and description of a painting:
The House of Art was painted by an artist in the National Gallery of art in 1831. It shows a room with an extraordinary number of pieces of art. This pieces represent all the family ancestors that have lived in this house. There are eight people and one sculpture.
It looks as if the artist is happy because he painted their bodies and faces. The thin a big pieces of art seem to show that his family is bleeding. The colour of the house is yellow, and the pieces of art have got the different colours of the world. There is a big yellow door and a wide variety of windows. The sculpture is big and withe, and it represents the body of a boy.
In The House of Art the painter portrayed the life of the different people who had lived in this house.
Anabel's description of a beautiful and sad painting:
"Ophelia"
The picture was painted by John Everett Millais (1829-1896).
This is a very realistic image because you can see perfectly what is it. It shows a dead woman on the water with some flowers in her hand.
It's not very colourful but it has different shades of green and brown and some colours for the flowers.
The women's face is very shiny and luminous.
This is Marga's essay on a painting:
Inland in Australia was painted by Sidney Noland in Australia, in 1948.
These paint is realistic, you can see a landscape and a dry climate. And it's three-dimensional, because you can see little mountains.
It's a traditional town in Australia, and the paint has cheerful colours painted with watercolours. It has mainly straight shapes to design the blue and cheerful sky and sad colours for he mountains and the sand on the floor.
I think Noland wants to express that in Australia there are many land empty and poor. He wants to transmit that we have to change that. The sky is important too, because it reflects that behind the sad things there are always are good things.
In my opinion, these paint is a beautiful way of making people think about the bad and good things.
Really interesting! Well done, my dear students!
You can visit Jessica's portfolio here. This is her description of an sculpture:
"Maman"
This is a sculpture by the artist Louise Bourgeois. The sculpture is made of metal. It isn't abstract art, we can see perfectly that it is a spider. It hasn't a defined colour, but the family of dark colours is used. The sculpture is very curved and probably with a smooth surface. In conclusion it is a three-dimensional sculpture with a very scary form. I've searched in Google and Maman is more than 9 meters high, it has been exposed in many museums of the world.
Here we have Laura's blog and essay:
The Lower Falls Of The Labrofoss was painted by Johan Christian Dahl in 1827. In it yo can see a very beautiful landscape with a waterfall. This painting is realistic.
In the painting you can see the waterfall and a little part of the forest. This painting is very simple, the shapes are common and are very realistic. The colours are a little bit dull, but it looks like a day of storm or a sad landscape. You can see easily that the focus of the painting is the waterfall, because it is more colourful.
In this painting, I think the painter maybe was sad, so he painted with dull colours. Maybe it was a stormy day. In my opinion, this painting shows a relaxing and a beautiful landscape.
This is Otman's blog and essay:
A Boy and a Girl with a Cat and an Eel was painted by Judith Leyster in 1635. It shows a girl and a boy with a cat on his hands. The painting is very beautiful because it represents two happy children. Tthis painting is a realistic piece.
The boy is wearing a black hat and a black dress, and the girl is wearing a white hat with a black skirt. The cat is grey and black. The foreground is brown. The boy and the girl are very beautiful because they have little eyes and white skin.
In my opinion this artist was trying to express the very happy life of the children when they have a pet. I think the piece is realistic and truthful because children are happy and innocent.
Here we have Belal's e-portfolio and description of a painting:
The House of Art was painted by an artist in the National Gallery of art in 1831. It shows a room with an extraordinary number of pieces of art. This pieces represent all the family ancestors that have lived in this house. There are eight people and one sculpture.
It looks as if the artist is happy because he painted their bodies and faces. The thin a big pieces of art seem to show that his family is bleeding. The colour of the house is yellow, and the pieces of art have got the different colours of the world. There is a big yellow door and a wide variety of windows. The sculpture is big and withe, and it represents the body of a boy.
In The House of Art the painter portrayed the life of the different people who had lived in this house.
Anabel's description of a beautiful and sad painting:
"Ophelia"
The picture was painted by John Everett Millais (1829-1896).
This is a very realistic image because you can see perfectly what is it. It shows a dead woman on the water with some flowers in her hand.
It's not very colourful but it has different shades of green and brown and some colours for the flowers.
The women's face is very shiny and luminous.
This is Marga's essay on a painting:
Inland in Australia was painted by Sidney Noland in Australia, in 1948.
These paint is realistic, you can see a landscape and a dry climate. And it's three-dimensional, because you can see little mountains.
It's a traditional town in Australia, and the paint has cheerful colours painted with watercolours. It has mainly straight shapes to design the blue and cheerful sky and sad colours for he mountains and the sand on the floor.
I think Noland wants to express that in Australia there are many land empty and poor. He wants to transmit that we have to change that. The sky is important too, because it reflects that behind the sad things there are always are good things.
In my opinion, these paint is a beautiful way of making people think about the bad and good things.
Really interesting! Well done, my dear students!
Monday, March 12, 2012
Why an e-portfolio?
An e-portfolio is a great way to show the world the abilities you have. Sometimes it seems that the English you learn stays in class, but this is not true. If you open a blog for the English class, you can share your opinion about your favourite film or book, upload a video with a play performed in class or a poster created with Glogster about any topic you've been working on... and show off!!! We can create wikis about interesting topics and share your knowledge with the world... There are so many possibilities!!!
Working with new technologies opens a wide range of resources to you, which I'm sure will make you enjoy the process of learning a lot more. Then... why not? Let's expecience!!!
Working with new technologies opens a wide range of resources to you, which I'm sure will make you enjoy the process of learning a lot more. Then... why not? Let's expecience!!!
A work of art
In order to show the world how well you can describe art, I would like you to upload to your blog a description of an sculpture or a painting. You may visit the webpages of some of the best museums in London, choose the one you like the best and share your essay with the world.
In Tate Modern, for example, you can find a map of the museum and visit the different galleries virtually. You can also find podcasts with wonderful descriptions- great for practising your listening skills while discovering more about art! - and indeep information about some artists and their work, which will be really heplful for your essay. This website is definitely great!
If you prefer more traditional art, you can also visit The National Gallery. This website is also huge, and offers virtual tours and a "learn about art" section.
So... it's time to start your adventure! Don't forget to include a picture of the piece of art chosen!
In Tate Modern, for example, you can find a map of the museum and visit the different galleries virtually. You can also find podcasts with wonderful descriptions- great for practising your listening skills while discovering more about art! - and indeep information about some artists and their work, which will be really heplful for your essay. This website is definitely great!
If you prefer more traditional art, you can also visit The National Gallery. This website is also huge, and offers virtual tours and a "learn about art" section.
So... it's time to start your adventure! Don't forget to include a picture of the piece of art chosen!
Monday, December 12, 2011
Modern Life.
I've created some "Potatoes", that is, interactive activities, to practise describing people, routines, and aspects of every-day life in general.
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Our Wiki and a Webquest about war
I created a wiki where we can interact more directly than here, as there, you can edit the content. Here it is
I have also created a Webquest, that is, a project where we will go trough some activities which will make us reflect about a controversial and interesting topic: war. You will listen to some songs about it, you will investigate a bit and then, you will create an opinion about the topic.
I hope both resources will be useful and interesting. Why don't you have a look and tell me your opinion?
I have also created a Webquest, that is, a project where we will go trough some activities which will make us reflect about a controversial and interesting topic: war. You will listen to some songs about it, you will investigate a bit and then, you will create an opinion about the topic.
I hope both resources will be useful and interesting. Why don't you have a look and tell me your opinion?
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Reflexió sobre "L'àrea de llengües i les TIC"
Acabat el curs "L'àrea del llengües i les TIC" he de dir que he quedat encantada amb els coneixements adquirits. Sens dubte, compleix les meves expectatives inicials, ja que considero que la meva pràctica docent i l'aprenentatge dels meus alumnes milloraran amb totes les eines que he pogut conèixer a través d'ell. Crec que els meus alumnes podran gaudir-ne més de l'aprenentatge de l'anglès, la qual cosa farà que aquest sigui més fàcil. Les noves eines apreses faciliten la tasca de proposar activitats més variades, més properes als seus interessos, i amb finalitats reals més evidents per a ells.
La finalitat d'una llengua és la comunicació, i per tant, és indubtable que una eina de comunicació com les noves tecnologies ha d'anar lligada a l'aprenentatge de les llengües. En un món com el que vivim hem d'aprendre a desenvolupar-nos i a fer un bon ús de les TIC, que tanta informació i utilitats posen al nostre abast. Per tant, crec que l'aprenentatge de llengües i l'ús de les TIC es complementen meravellosament.
La finalitat d'una llengua és la comunicació, i per tant, és indubtable que una eina de comunicació com les noves tecnologies ha d'anar lligada a l'aprenentatge de les llengües. En un món com el que vivim hem d'aprendre a desenvolupar-nos i a fer un bon ús de les TIC, que tanta informació i utilitats posen al nostre abast. Per tant, crec que l'aprenentatge de llengües i l'ús de les TIC es complementen meravellosament.
A més, sobretot a l'hora d'aprendre una llengua estrangera, Internet ens obre una nova finestra al món i per tant fa que els contexts d'ús de la llengua durant l'aprenentatge siguin més reals, la qual cosa no sempre és fàcil en el nostre cas. En veure aquests contexts reals, els alumnes poden veure millor la finalitat de les activitats, i per tant, l'aprenentatge resulta més productiu.
Amb aquest curs he aprés bones maneres de dur a terme tot això. És cert que no sempre ha sigut fàcil poder aplicar totes les activitats degut a la manca de temps, però per al proper curs, ara que ja conec les eines, prepararé la meva programació tenint-les en compte, i així aquest problema quedarà resolt.
Amb aquest curs he aprés bones maneres de dur a terme tot això. És cert que no sempre ha sigut fàcil poder aplicar totes les activitats degut a la manca de temps, però per al proper curs, ara que ja conec les eines, prepararé la meva programació tenint-les en compte, i així aquest problema quedarà resolt.
Per a concloure, només puc tornar a repetir que he quedat molt satisfeta, i que esper que això es reflecteixi en els meus alumnes.
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