Ireland After Brexit . News in levels. 1 BACH

Do you ever listen to the news?
Have you been following what is going on with Brexit?
Do you think it may affect you or someone you know?
I have chosen this short piece of news from "news in levels", a link you can find in the label on the right.  A video was also available So I have included it below.
https://www.newsinlevels.com/products/ireland-after-brexit-level-1/

Ann Cook, the woman who released 39 New York public institutes from exams

Ann Cook (Chicago, 1940) has changed the rules of the educational system game in the State of NY. This history teacher got 10 years ago that students from 39 public institutes in that region do not have to face exams. In the rest of the state centers, students must take five tests at the end of high school - Mathematics, Global History, American History, Science and English Language - to get the degree and to access the University. Cook's fight is against the call teaching to the test, an increasingly widespread trend in the United States that consists in measuring the success of schools and the effectiveness of teachers based on student grades. Now, the results of his experiment begin to be visible: 90% of the students in his network of institutes - 28 are in New York City and 11 spread throughout the state - access the University, compared to 58% on average from the rest of public centers in the region.
“The obsession to measure knowledge with external state exams - which are developed by the authorities and not by teachers - is diverting us from the purpose of educating citizens; we are teaching the kids tricks to pass an exam and that does not motivate them at all, ”laments Cook, promoter of the network of centers known as New York Performance Standards Consortium, which this week gave a seminar on alternative evaluation methods organized by the Unesco Center of Catalonia and the Jaume Bofill Foundation in Barcelona, ​​to which this newspaper was invited.
Go on reading the  article in the following link from where I took it
https://spainsnews.com/ann-cook-the-woman-who-released-39-new-york-public-institutes-from-exams-society/

Revising starter Unit 2 Eso

TRANSLATE INTO ENGLISH. REVISION. STARTER UNIT 2 ESO

1. A que hora ceas? Ceo cos meus pais ás 9.30 na cociña.

2.  Marga sempre escoita música polas noites.

3.  Con que frecuencia quedas cos teus amigos?

4. Os nenos están vendo a tele porque está chovendo.

5. Tes cortinas na túa habitación?

6. Os nosos amigos nunca se deitan cedo.

7. A miña nai colle o autobús con frecuencia, pero hoxe vai camiñando.

8. Que fas aquí? O autobús sae en 5 minutos!

9. Por que non che gusta cociñar?

10. A bicicleta de Alicia está no xardín

11. Tes unha mochila verde? Si, Esá é a miña.

12. Onde están? Chámaos!!!

KATIE ON TV

KATIE IS TALKING ABOUT YOU

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4th october WORLD SMILE DAY

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/smile-day/

BACH. THE HISTORY OF THE CINEMA IN TEN MOVIES

If you are into classic films, as I mentioned in class, you can watch some of them for free, a debate will follow each screening. 

2 ESO BILINGUAL AND NON BILINGUAL.PRESENT CONTINUOUS AND A LOT MORE

I think I have found the perfect song to practise the structures we are studying. It is an old song that I sometimes sing when I want to explain the meaning of  the verb wonder. Despite being old it is sometimes on the radio or commercials.  It is great for the present continuous.
What other tenses do you find in the lyrics?

I........ ...... ...here in the boring room It's just another rainy Sunday afternoon I........... .......... my time, I got nothing to do I ........... .......... around, I'm waiting for you
But nothing ever happens and I wonder I........... .......... around in my car I'm driving too fast, I'm driving too far I'd like to change my point of view I feel so lonely, I........... .......... for you But nothing ever happens and I wonder I wonder how, I wonder why Yesterday you told me 'bout the blue blue sky And all that I can see is just a yellow lemon tree I........... ..........my head up and down
I'm turning turning turning turning turning around And all that I can see is just another lemon tree
.....
The song goes on but we are going to leave it here. You can of course listen to it at home😍😍😍
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For my 2 ESO Non bilingual. 
I really love the  SHOOP SHOOP SONG to make sure my students
learn how to ask questions in the present simple.
Can you understand the first question?
Write it down!
But there is a lot more in the lyrics!

 I am more than happy for the following discovery: BROKEN PEACH. A band from VIGO!!!! They are singing the same song. Which version do you like the best?

.............      .......     ..............  ...........?

 want to know
How can I tell if he .............. me so..
Is it in his eyes?
Oh no! You'll be deceived
Is it in his sighs?
Oh no! He'll make believe
If you want to know if he ............ you so
It's in his kiss
That's where it is

Oh yeah
Or is it in his ..........?   (part of the body)
Oh no! That's just his charms
In ............ warm embrace?   (possessive adjective)
Oh no! That's just his ..........?   (part of the body)
If you want to know if he loves you so
It's in his kiss
That's where it is
Whoa oh it's in his kiss
That's where it is

Whoa hug him and squeeze him tight
Find out what you want to know
If it's love, if it really is
It's there in his kiss

How about the way he acts
Oh no! That's not the way
And you'........    .......   ........... to all I say
If you wanna know if he .......... you so
It's in his kiss
That's where it is

Oh it's in his kiss
That's where…

1 BACH Present Perfect Continuous 1 BACH

Just after the future (we won't spend too much time revising that) we will be paying attention to the Perfect forms. The firstt lines of Counting stars by ONE REPUBLIC are great to introduce the Present Perfect Contiuous. Sorry we are not going to listen to the rest of the song this time.

Can you understand what has been going on lately?


Lately I..............., I .............. ................ sleep
Dreaming about the things that we could be
But baby I ..........., I ............. ..............' hard
Said no more counting dollars
We......... ................ stars
Yeah, we............. ................ stars


There are great songs to practise the Present Perfect and I have used them all these past years and created posts for my students, so let's have a look!

https://teachingenglishpalmira.blogspot.com/2018/11/queen-we-are-champions-lyrics.html
https://teachingenglishpalmira.blogspot.com/2018/10/2-bach-learning-with-songs.html

Future tenses (will-going to-pesent continuous) 1 BACH

I am going to explain the rules for the tenses we use in the future briefly in class but in case you fall asleep, get lost, or need to revise it at home, Have a look at the video.

Form: Will + Verb

Jane will be 16 next month.

She will not ( = won´t) be 16

Will you write to me?

  Use

 1 Certainty.

He will be 16 next week. 

Citroen will produce more cars next year.

 2. Prediction.

I´ll see him tomorrow.  ( Very commonly with  “ I´m not sure, I think, probably). 

3. Promises. 

I´ll write to you. 

 4. Offers

    I’ll get the bread for dinner.

Shall I ....?: Remember just 1st person

 Shall I carry that? 

 5.  Sudden decision

It´s raining. I´ll take a taxi. 

GOING TO + Infinitivo

1.         Plans or intentions

They are going to get married in May. en Mayo.  

2.  Prediction with evidence.

Look at the sky. It´s going torain. 

Present Continuous

1.         Arrangements in the near future (agenda plans)

 We are meeting Nadal next Saturday.

We will be practising that in both your student and workbook but there tons of exercises online  for you to go on practising like the one below.
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/future-mix/exercises

You will find other posts in the blog about the future, have a look at the following if you still have doutbts;
https://teachingenglishpalmira.blogspot.com/2018/12/future-forms-and-uses.html
https://teachingenglishpalmira.blogspot.com/2018/12/future-tense-3-eso.html
https://teachingenglishpalmira.blogspot.com/2016/04/future-tenses.html

THIS IS NOT A DRILL! Greta issues a grave warning...

SPEAKING ACTIVITY. PRESENT SIMPLE-CONTINUOUS

One of the activities we are going to do tomorrow is an speaking activity you are familiar with: find someone who.
Katie has prepared the activity this time so tell us everything you discover about your classmates. Rememer I love the follow up questions.  SO TELL ME MORE, TELL ME MORE...

FIND SOMEONE WHO...

Greta Thunberg to world leaders: 'How dare you – you have stolen my dreams and my childhood'

1 BACH EMMYS AWARDS

You may be probably following a couple of TV series at the moment and may know about the speeches at the ceremony. Lately we tend to be curious about what the actors say during those few minutes but that millions of people will hear worldwide.

What TV series do you watch if any? Remember it is a great way to learn, improve your English.

Do you follow that kind of awards?

What do you think of those speeches?

Inspiring speeches on diversity, equality and transgender rights took center stage at an emotionally charged 2019 Emmys awards. Here is a look back at some of the night's big moments. 

https://youtu.be/_xSLd62hriI

2º ESO

One of the last activities 1 ESO students from the bilingual section had to do during the third term last year was a writing to show they could use the simple past in context. They wrote about a member of the family and when I read them I found them so interesting that encouraged them to do an oral presentation that I filmed. Only a few participated as we were all short of time. I am very proud of their work and how much they improved last year.
I would like to thank the students who participated. I would also like to thank the grandparents who  let me use their photos for this small project.
I think your stories are amazing and worth to be told and  passed on to your grandchildren.
I hope you like it.

Click  to watch it    BIOGRAPHIES

WELCOME TO A NEW ACADEMICAL YEAR. 2019-20

What are the five most important actions from the ones above?