domingo, 29 de marzo de 2020

Activities 3rd WEEK Corona Lockdown

I am going to propose work just for 1-2 days. I hope we will have sorted out all the codes for interactive books and you will be registered by Wednesday. I will then give you a new task.


You have heard me saying similar things to what Bruce sings. Listen  how he starts...

"Well, we bursted out of class
Had to get away from those fools (hahaha US, TEACHERS)
We learned more from a three-minute record, baby
Than we ever learned in school"

And then a bit further down:

Now on the street tonight the lights grow dim
The walls of my room are closing in
There's a war outside still raging
You say it ain't ours anymore to win
I want to sleep beneath
Peaceful skies in my lover's bed
With a wide open country in my eyes
And these romantic dreams in my head



viernes, 27 de marzo de 2020

ANSWER KEY TO TASKS PROPOSED FOR THE 2ND WEEK OF OUR LOCKDOWN

KEY  TO TASKS PROPOSED  FROM BOOKS FOR THE 2ND WEEK OF OUR LOCKDOWN



ANSWER KEY 2ND WEEK WORKBOOK AND STUDENT'S 1ST BACH B/D


ANSWER KEY 2ND WEEK WORKBOOK 2ND ESO BILINGUAL SECTION


ANSWER KEY 2ND WEEK WORKBOOK AND STUDENT'S BOOK NON BILINGUAL SECTION GROUPS A and B


Don't go to bed without music.

Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Caught in a landslide, No escape from reality Open your eyes, Look up to the skies and see....,






lunes, 23 de marzo de 2020

Adaptación curricular 2 ESO ACTIVITIES 2nd WEEK

Adaptación curricular 2 ESO  ACTIVITIES 2nd WEEK
 Hi!!! Are you there? 
Go on with the worksheets/Continúa coas fichas se podes. 
One page per day/Un páxina por día de clase.
Sempre ó voso ritmo, ocupados pero non agobiados!!!😊
Day 1
Revising prepositions of place , questions, verb can.
Open the link. Fai o traballo de preparación: Vocabulary.
Then, listen to the song/Logo escoita a canción. Podes despregar a letra (transcript)
  • Answer the questions:
Where is Janet?
Where is Jeff
Where is Nadima?
  • Translate:
Laila is next to him with an apple on her head.
Nico is in the photo too but nobody can find him.

Day 2
Let's study/revise some verbs.
  • Traduce na túa libreta os verbos e escribe 5 frases 
Exemplo:   I always catch the ball.
Podes usar os  adverbios: 
always=sempre,                          never=nunca,
sometimes= algunhas veces,      normally= normalmente
Ou as partes do día: 
in the morning: pola mañá       in the afternoon: pola tarde
in the evening: pola tardiña     at night  ( pola noite)

  • Para os que vos gusta o cine😉
A ver que vos parece este traballo que fixen cos meus alumnos hai uns poucos anos sobre momentos icónicos na historia do cine.
 Subtitles in Galician. Click on the following link.
It's a wonderful class
Que fragmento (segment ) vos gustou máis?
My favourite moviesegment ....
My favourite actor ...
My favourite actress ....
Envía as respostas ó final da semana ou cando as teñas listas.

Activities 2nd Week 2 ESO A/B non bilingual

Tiñades traballo para tres días. E dicir 2º ESO B ata hoxe incluído e 2 ESO A (ata mañá).
Remember you have to send a writing this week. I have already received some.
Ademais púxenvos un lote novo cunha ampla variedade de exercicios online
Asi que e só para 2 días esta semana, se vos parece moito, reducide. 
Se é pouco, ask for more!. 

Resultado de imagen de connected onlineÓ voso ritmo, ocupados pero non agobiados!!!

Resultado de imagen de being connected and strong pinteres         Resultado de imagen de cheer up imagenes english

Day 1
Ø  Vocabulary. Exercises 1,2 page 44 (pode que xa feitos pola confusión da páxina).
Ø  Translation. Vocabulary builder (turn the book round) page 14 translate the last two sections (Investigating a crime and Everyday English)
Ø  Grammar. Extra Practice Page 150 Student’s books exercises 5,6,7,8.

Day 2
Ø  Revision unit:. Progress check pages 46-47 Workbook
Ø  Games to practise your english.Choose your level. If 2 ESO is too difficult, choose level 1, if it is too easy choose 3

Don’t forget I made a video for you  Xoubiñas Pie I took me looong hours. Can you tell me what you think or at least click a like 👍😍???
Are you reading and listening to the story of Robinson Crusoe?

EXTRA, EXTRA! OPTIONAL, IN CASE YOU GET BORED!
Ø  Learning with movies

Ø  Listening. You can follow Jimmy Kimmels minidlogues everyday. This is an example.

2 ESO bilingual Section . Activities 2nd week

Day 1
Ø  Grammar. Exercises 1,2,3,4 page 42
Ø  Vocabulary builder (turn the book round) page 14 translate the last two sections (Investigating a crime and Everyday English)
Resultado de imagen de enduranceØ  Listening. You can follow Jimmy Kimmels minilogues everyday. This is an example.

Day 2
Ø  Vocabulary page 44 exercises 1,2,3
Ø  Listening. Learning with songs
Ø Reading
Day 3 
   ØRevision unit:. Progress check pages 46-47 Workbook
  ØReading. Poetry and magazine article

Games. Everyday you can practise your English with Big Challenge. Choose your level. If 2 ESO is too easy,  choose 3 or 4

Extra Optional activities

domingo, 22 de marzo de 2020

For my Harry Potter fans

Jimmy Kimmel’s Quarantine Minilogue. Saint Patrick's day

I didn't think of Saint Patrick's either. An Irish friend sent me a message late that night and again I couldn't believe I was so out of the world.
Today I found this short video in which you can see Jimmy Kimmel telling us he is going through the same situation as everyone else and shares his quarantine. You may like to watch it with the subtitles. He has been uploading one minilogue everyday.


1 Bach B and D Activities 2nd week

Resultado de imagen de enduranceI am sharing with you the document with

 Activities for 2nd Week 

Remember some of  you can also use the interactive book. Don't forget to include the Class Code I have sent you.

Extra, extra
You may find interesting the following interview. It was part of a the Erasmus project I carried out with students from my previous school
Interview Miguel de Lira in Galician with subtitles in English

Radio Garden. Listen to the radio from any spot in the world

On the following website a globe will appear where there are thousands of green dots. They are radio stations from all over the world. If you click on a green dot you can hear what the station is broadcasting. It is amazing. Music from all over the world and news. Excellent for practising any language and it sounds really good.

http://radio.garden

The poem that went viral: AND THE PEOPLE STAYED HOME

Yesterday was  World Poetry Day. Being immerse in the crazy life we are living I only found out late at night when a friend sent me a whattsapp reminding me. It seems this poem has been everywhere on social media. You may have already come across it. 

Kitty O'Meara is the poet laureate of the pandemic. Her untitled prose poem, which begins with the line, "And the people stayed home," has been shared countless times, on countless backgrounds, with countless fonts, since its first
posting. It was most widely popularized by ... click to go on reading

Resultado de imagen de And the people stayed at home poem

1 Bach. Relationships

EMMA WATSON is talking about relationships
Improve your listening and pronunciation while you learn English with Emma Watson on the Ellen Show! You will also get a special lesson on Discourse Markers, a crucial aspect of the language if you want to speak like a native, along with British pronunciation and expressions!



sábado, 21 de marzo de 2020

Xoubiñas Pie

Hi there!!! I haven't stopped a minute. What a productive lockdown!. I hope you are organised, working for school in the morning, helping at home with house chores and also doing all those things we never have enough time to do (music, films, TV series, games...). There are hundreds of interesting proposals these days to be entertained. 
Don't forget to be in touch with friends and relatives. Make sure they are fine and offer all the support from your phones or computers.
Among the things I have been doing is the following video. 
Cooking for friends and family is an act of love but editing is a nightmare that can take days when you are as unskilled as me.
I hope you enjoy it and decide to cook for your families too.
Take care. Thinking of you.



jueves, 19 de marzo de 2020

2 ESO A and B NON BILINGUAL Answer key and new proposal

HI THERE! In the next link you can check the answers to the exercises from both your homework and student's book for this week. If they were too many ( I know some of you had already done them -  xa os fixerades) you can go on with them  next week.
I included the vocabulary from pages 40 and 44 as the instructions were not correct. I had mentioned page 42 and that is for grammar.

ANSWER KEY TO THE EXERCISES 1ST WEEK

On Monday (2 ESO B) and Tuesday (2 ESO A) you should do the task for the 3rd day: the writing (a redacción) and send it when it is ready to homeworkrou@gmail.com ( Can you believe I have already received some?) 
Resultado de imagen de images patience Next Monday I will upload the activities for 2 days next week. If you have time and want to  go on working remember  I uploaded another post for you, which is optional.



Have a nice, relaxing long weekend!

You can listen to music

Play and learn

 Playing scrabble could also be a good option.

miércoles, 18 de marzo de 2020

2 ESO A and B non bilingual


 I AM 




AND THAT'S IS ALL YOU WILL GET TILL TOMORROW.
NENOS E NENAS ESTOU AGOTAAAAADA/ WOOOOORN OUT!!! 
10  hours of work  today. Enough is enough. I have answered all the mails, being in contact with students and parents,  corrected writings, prepared answers, etc. 
So you will have to wait till tomorrow.
I am happily surprised at the attitude  of some students. One was demanding the missing answers or Uxia Sotelino sending work!!!. So glad Uxía!!!!  Congrats!!!
I promise I will prepare and upload the answers tomorrow. Sleep tight. Good night! 


2 ESO BILINGUAL SECTION

Resultado de imagen de caring    I HAVE WASHED MY HANDS!!!

HI THERE! We have been in touch since 9.00 this morning. Exhausting!!!
 I have corrected some of your writings and will finish the rest in the next few days.
 I am  sharing the key to the exercises for the first week. 
Correct them when you have them ready, no rush! Take your time!.
Write the list of the new words in your notebook and revise your notes about past simple and past continuous before doing the exercises.

ANSWER KEY ACTIVITIES 1ST WEEK
Remember I have included another  post  for you 
so you will be busy on Monday doing it.
I will then give you new tasks for next week.
Katie has created an Instagram account. Follow it!!!
 @rouenglish
Take care! 

1 BACH B and D Key exercises 1st week

Hug GIF - SendingVirtualHug VirtualHug Hug GIFsHi! I hope you are fine and surely busy with plenty of work from your teachers. I have received a lot of writings and I am correcting them. You will have them back with corrections along the week. I am going to share the key to the exercises for the first week. Correct them when you have them ready, no rush!. Take your time!.
Write the list of the new words in your notebook and revise your notes about conditionals before doing the exercises.



Answer key Vocabulary page 37 workbook

Answer Key pages 66 and 67 Student's book

Answer key page 38 workbook   ( for students 1 BACH D as some of the previous ones had already been corrected. Done by most of you... ? I seriously doubt it but now you may find the time)

Translation conditional sentences.

By the way, Katie has created an Instagram account. Follow it!!!
 @rouenglish

Teachers are thinking of you and how to help you.


Can you recognise any teacher?

You may find interesting resources clicking on the link. I am sure  a lot of new material will be uploaded in future days.

http://aulasgalegas.org/

lunes, 16 de marzo de 2020

2 ESO A/B Billingual and non bilingual

On Thursday I didn't have enough time to prepare all the activities for this week. 
I think you can all (bilingual and non bilingual ) do it, as being online you can repeat it as many times as you need.
I asked you to revise vocabulary, reading comprehension, writing. I am adding  a couple of grammar exercises  taken from the British Council website to practise Simple Past and Past continuous. 
 Task 1
Task 2

In the previous unit some of you had problems to ask questions, so you can also revise them with two tests 

Tests questions 

Finally let's focus on listening
You will also find two tasks. 
For those who find it difficult, you can display the transcript and read and listen
Oral comprehension


For fast students (for all, in fact, for those who are willing to fill their time with English) another optional activity. Listen to Rihanna's speech at Harvard. 
Can you write a short summary?

and even better, listen to Ellen's speech at Tullane University's graduation speech. 
"Some of the most devastating things that happen to you will teach you the most"
Thinking of you in the beginning of our lockdown.


2 ESO A/ B STUDENTS WITH A CURRICULAR ADAPTATION. 1ST WEEK

2 ESO A/B  alumnos con ADAPTACIÓN CURRICULAR e reforzo

Hi guys, some work for you.
Esta semana debedes seguir coas fichas/this week you must go on with your worksheets.
Intenta facer 2 páxinas cada día de clase/ complete 2 pages during each class (2 this week)
Parte do vocabulario deste trimestre é sobre o transporte/ Some vocabulary this term is about means of transport.
aquí tes dous exercicios para practicar / click on the following links to learn new vocabulary.

Task 1 
Task 2

Escribe o vocabulario na túa libreta /Write the new words in  your notebook
  • Escribe 6 frases usando medios de transporte/ write 6 sentences using means of transport 
Podes usar  (travel=viajar, go= ir e a preposición by + o medio de transporte) e os adverbios
always=sempre,
never=nunca,
sometimes= algunhas veces,
normally= normalmente

Ex.: I never travel by helicopter

Copy and translate the vocabulary in the preparation activity

Task 3

  • Have you, your friends, family got a bike? Tell me about it 
  •  when can you/they ride it?  (In the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening) Sei que agora non podedes a ningunha hora. En situación normal, vaia.
Envia a  homeworkrou@gmail.com  as tarefas que aparecen suliñadas.
Podes contactarme por mail

if you still have time and want to go on working. Deixo o link a outra actividade que só fixo Bernal ata agora e que podedes facer o resto.

Hair love

viernes, 13 de marzo de 2020

1 BACH B / D

PALMIRA CALVAR ENGLISH

DUE TO CORONAVIRUS WE WILL BE WORKING FROM HOME AND
CONNECTED ONLINE.
 BE SENSIBLE, STAY AT HOME. DON’T HELP SPREAD
THE VIRUS!!!

The perfect moment to dedicate time to your readers. If you haven’t taken any
YOU SHOULD TAKE A BOOK FROM THE LIBRARY ( TOO LATE NOW) OR ORDER IT IN THE LOCAL BOOKSHOP ( MAYBE TOO LATE SOON) OR ONLINE.( Don't go mad. IT CAN BE LEFT FOR APRIL)

JANE EYRE CLASSIC FICTION BURLINGTON BOOKS
LES MISÉRABLES CLASSIC FICTION BURLINGTON BOOKS
CULTURE SHOCK BURLINGTON BOOKS (students who failed 1st term)

IN THESE TWO WEEKS YOU WILL BE WORKING WITH
Conditional sentences
Vocabulary: Relationships
Writing (1 BACH B): Opinion essay.
 1 BACH B the topics are in the blog
 Most students from D have already handed in.  If you haven't, do it before Wednesday.

DAY 1
REVISION OF THE VOCABULARY: WORKBOOK PAGE 37.
Grammar. Finish exercises on pages 66 and 67. Remember you have the explanation of conditionals in your workbook.
 As 1 BACH D has already done  the previous exercises and are partially corrected , 1 bach D can start with exercises on page 38 workbook 
(ex. 1,2,3).

DAY 2
Translate the sentences given in class. You can also find them  here 
The answers will be uploaded to the blog on Wednesday and also the next tasks
TAKE CARE. I WILL BE AVAILABLE  here : homeworkrou@gmail.com

2 ESO BIlLINGUAL SECTION. 1ST WEEK

Friday 13th March
DUE TO CORONAVIRUS WE WILL BE WORKING FROM HOME AND CONNECTED
ONLINE.
BE SENSIBLE, STAY AT HOME. DON’T HELP SPREAD THE VIRUS.

You should follow a plan, the school timetable could work. It is important
that you get organised.

WORK FOR NEXT WEEK. On Wednesday 18th the key will be posted in the BLOG
(teachingenglishpalmira.blogspot.com)
I will also upload the activities for the following week.
You can contact me: homeworkrou@gmail.com

2 ESO A/B BILINGÜE
The perfect moment to dedicate time to your readers.
READING
THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGH-TIME by MARK HADDON is
being read by most of you. Go on with it and remember to prepare a bunch of questions. You can also summarise 

For the others, I had mentioned two proposals.
SPY IN SIBERIA BURLINGTON BOOKS 
CULTURE SHOCK BURLINGTON BOOKS 
If you have them at home, start reading them.

DAY 1
THOSE WHO DIDN’T COME TO SCHOOL TODAY
Writing. Read the section WRITING page 68. Copy the linkers in your notebook
read the model (ex. 2) Use an online dictionary for doubts. COMPLETE EX. 3
TASK MONDAY
WRITE AN ESSAY - WRITING TASK ON PAGE 68 SEND IT TO homeworkrou@gmail.com along the day.
Revison vocabulary. exercises page 40 workbook

DAY 2
READING COMPREHENSION WORKBOOK PAGE 43 ex. 1 and 2
Grammar page 41

I will post answers on Wednesday. and upload new assignments.




2 ESO A / B NON BILINGUAL

Friday 13th March
DUE TO CORONAVIRUS WE WILL BE WORKING FROM HOME AND CONNECTED
ONLINE.
BE SENSIBLE, STAY AT HOME. DON’T HELP SPREAD THE VIRUS.  



2 ESO A/B NON BILINGÜE
Lectura Opción A)
YOU SHOULD TAKE A BOOK FROM THE LIBRARY OR ORDER IT IN THE LOCAL
BOOKSHOP OR ONLINE,  (só se fose posible. Os que viñeron hoxe levaron,
pero pódese ler á volta)

ESTOS SON OS PROPOSTOS PARA EXAMINAR NA 3ª AVAL. 


CATHY'S DREAM   JULIE HART   BURLINGTON BOOKS     
DANGER AT SHARK ROCK  (NIVEL 3º) BURLINGTON BOOKS
Opción B


Recorda que tes un libro adaptado Robinson Crusoe que podes ler e escoitar
e sería un fantástico exercicio para ler cada día un capítulo.



DAY 1
 REVISION OF THE VOCABULARY: WORKBOOK PAGE 42. COPY THE NEW WORDS
IN YOUR NOTEBOOK AND TRANSLATE. MAKE 6 SENTENCES USING THEM.  
Revision vocabulary and grammar EXERCISES 1 AND 2 PAGE 72 
Translation.Traduce as oracións resultantes dos exercicios na libreta.            


DAY 2
READING COMPREHENSION       WORKBOOK PAGE 43
Student’s book: exer. 1 page 149, 2,3,4 page 150 Translation  Traduce todas as oracións na libreta.


DAY 3
Writing. Read the section WRITING page 68. Copy the linkers in your notebook 
(when-cando, while-mentres, Then-entonces, Suddenly- de repente)
read the model (ex. 2) Use an online dictionary for doubts.
Try to write a short text answering the questions on page 68 ex. 3
Use these elements: jogging, noise, burglar, big bag, police car. 
Podes cambiar algúns ou todos e escribir historia diferente.
Envía a homeworkrou@gmail.com ata o mércores 18 ás 3 pm


Ó Mércores 18 PUBLICAREI AS SOLUCIÓNS NO BLOG
TAMÉN SUBIREI TRABALLO PARA A SEGUINTE SEMANA.

  • CADA DÍA UNHA SERIE DE ½ HORA EN INGLÉS CON SUBTÍTULOS
EN CASTELÁN


ESTUDANTES CON ADAPTACIÓN CURRICULAR. TENTADE AVANZAR NAS
FICHAS DE TRABALLO QUE TEDES NOS VOSOS CUADERNILLOS. TRADUCIDE
AS FRASES NA LIBRETA. USADE DICCIONARIOS ONLINE PARA VOCABULARIO. 
SUBIREI TAMÉN ACTIVIDADES PARA VÓS NO BLOG.


lunes, 9 de marzo de 2020

ARE YOU WASHING YOUR HANDS PROPERLY? I PROMISE I AM. I HAVE BEEN FOR A WEEK AT LEAST

THE SEVEN STEPS TO WASH YOUR HANDS PROPERLY.
I have been doing that lately as I am going through a flu process which kept me home today, not Corona as far as I know... but a virus after all.
Jimmy Kimmel had dedicated a few minutes to this task a couple of years ago. So, let's learn the lesson.

The rapid spread of the Coronavirus is worrying  everywhere. Even before reading this article from the The Guardian I had thought about the situation in USA where lots of workers are not paid when they are sick or are not entitled to go to emergencies and have some tests done unless they are ready to pay enormous amounts of money and get into medical debt. 
Obama, tried to reform health care in USA and Obamacare became law. 
What is the situation nowadays? If you are interested, Let's ask Katie.
Obama's common sense precautions:



The first feminists in history?



"Sharing stories is often the way that sparks new ways of thinking about things we take for granted." that is what Joyce Meyer says in her article
about Laura Swan's book about the Beguines 

Adult women during the Middle Ages were expected to live either as a wife and mother, or dedicated to the Church and living in a convent as a nun. The Beguines questioned this concept and lived outside of these set boundaries. Women who entered Beguinages (Beguine houses and/or convents) were not bound by permanent vows, in contrast to women who entered convents. They could enter Beguinages having already been married and with children and they could leave the Beguinages to marry.

Meyer mentions in her article that

“The movement began in Belgium sometime in the mid 1100s and created much controversy. Who could accept that women might live a life of prayer, dedication to God and service to the poor outside canonically recognized Benedictine or Dominican cloisters and governed by men? Unthinkable!
Without the securities of cloistered life, the Beguines developed businesses to support themselves and their ministries to the poor, particularly women and children. Most lived alone, sometimes near a church, and others lived in small communities. The women did not make formal vows but remained celibate for life or as long as they chose and designed their own “way of life.” As this new life style developed and attracted members, Beguine villages were built, some of which are still standing today.”
Very interesting to know what happened during the Inquisition with them too.
Short video with info about the Beguines 

and in case you were very interested in the topic, a longer one



sábado, 7 de marzo de 2020

8th March

I am Generation Equality: Realizing women's rights

From the Liberian women’s sex strike paving the way for peace to the Icelandic “Women’s Day Off” demanding economic equality to the global impact of the #MeToo movement, history has taught us that change can happen through collective activism. Generation Equality brings you 12 Small Actions with Big Impact for Generation Equality that you can take every day

Small actions big impact

12 feminist books everyonne should read




jueves, 5 de marzo de 2020

martes, 3 de marzo de 2020

Reading club. THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME

Our first meeting went well. All the students who attended (some were missing)  had read the first part of the book. They were happy to answer questions and comment on the plot. 
Yes!  I had bought a cake and chocolate croissants for dessert.
Next meeting will be on Friday 6th. 
 BRITISH TEA AND BISCUITS WILL BE SERVED😊







WATCHING THE VIDEO TOGETHER AT LAST

Last year, students from 2nd and 3rd ESO researched about gender  inequality and its evolution during the last years. As part of this project, they interviewed their grandmothers and elderly women from DomusVi Home.

A video documentary was edited by three students (Xabier, Sabela and Victoria).
On Monday, as part of the activities to commemorate International Women’s Day, those students and two teachers visited the protagonists of the research and screened the video. A calendar with photographs of the protagonists had also been made and it was given to them.


It was really moving to see them again and realise how much energy they have despite their age, some of them in their late nineties. 
Amazing how much we can learn from them.



TO WATCH THE VIDEO, CLICK ON THE PHOTOGRAPH


A summary of the activity can be seen in the video edited by Cándido with  photos from Javier's camera


Present Continuous game

Present Continuous