SUMMER ACTIVITIES IN ENGLISH

CONGRATULATIONS FOR THIS GREAT ACADEMICAL YEAR!!!

HAVE A FABULOUS SUMMER!!!

BUT SUMMER MAY BE LONG FOR SOME AND 1ST BACH WILL SURELY BE MORE DEMANDING. ALSO SOME OF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TAKE A B1, B2 OR C1 next academical year, so I have prepared a few links and suggestions for you.

For those who need or want to do some revision during the summer. I will try to prepare a nice post but cannot at the moment so this is what I can offfer...

https://www.youtube.com/user/cambridgeenglishtv

https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/learning-english/index.htm

https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams-and-tests/preliminary

https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams-and-tests/first/

https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams-and-tests/advanced/

https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/learning-english/free-resources/

SPEAKING

https://teachingenglishpalmira.blogspot.com/2022/05/speaking.html

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/es/skills/speaking/b1-speaking

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/speaking/b2-speaking

WRITING

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/writing

GRAMMAR 

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar/b1-b2-grammar

Also the links for grammar in the blog

LISTENING

http://teachingenglishpalmira.blogspot.com/2020/05/listening-activities-graded-from.html

   The following link will take you to interesting podcasts,

most are for members only but a  few are free.

Learning English for curious minds 

EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING BY NICOLA YOON

Part 1

The rest of the book can be found on youtube in case you like it.

                                                                        For other titles:

https://www.digitalbook.io/top-rated-audiobooks-ebooks.html

READING

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/b2-reading

 

List of books every teenager should read 

40 best books of all time for teenagers

Rembember goodreads is a great web and you can buy books from iberlibro.com

Revise English languague and culture https://gamezone.thebigchallenge.com/games/quiz

News: https://english.elpais.com/ 

 https://www.newsinlevels.com/

 Watch TV series and films and write a few lines about the plot or your opinion

Learn English with TV series

 Remember you have many other links and activities in 

https://aulasgalegas.org/category/linguas/ingles/

https://teachingenglishpalmira.blogspot.com/

TV series 

I know Noa & friends have watched it a dozen times...

                                                 Another one, just for them!

                                     A bit disturbing, maybe too much.

In case you are looking for some action...

To stop eating octopus

ALMOST FAMOUS, another coming of age film I would have liked to watch with you

"The perks of being a wallflower" a book, a movie, a project. 4th ESO

Hopefully the last video this academical year. A summary of the activities related to the reading of "The perks of being a wallflower". 

Click on the image to watch the video. 

                                         Summer is the best time to have a book nearby.

100€ grants for B1, B2 or C1

Do not forget that the school is planning to apply for grants to facilitate students the possibility to certify their level of English. 

If you are interested, please fill in the form you have been given at school or download it, have it signed by your mother/father/legal tutor and bring it to school.

Dateline: 28th June

Students' project on environment. 4th ESO

If you click on the image you will see a video that summarises some of the activities done by 4th ESO students about environment and how to help preserve the planet. The project is included in the school general project PLAMBE S. XXI 

other entries related to the topic

https://teachingenglishpalmira.blogspot.com/2022/05/save-planet.html

https://teachingenglishpalmira.blogspot.com/2022/05/boyan-slat.html

https://teachingenglishpalmira.blogspot.com/2022/06/our-planet-one-planet-full-episode.html

https://teachingenglishpalmira.blogspot.com/2021/09/interview-greta-thunberg.html

https://teachingenglishpalmira.blogspot.com/2022/01/jane-goodall.html

CIES ISLANDS

             The whole group

          My group for the day

          Two beauties I came across  right on the top, next to the lighthouse.

               2nd Bach. One representative per class!. Sorry, someone missing from A.

For final revision. 4th ESO

Relative Clause

Giant viruses with unknown genes are coming back to life. 4th ESO

We should be talking about health but this crazy end of the academical year leaves us no time. I have recently learnt about the discovery of this giant virus buried in the Siberian permafrost for 30,000 years and would like to share it with you.  Just in case you are curious and have a couple of minutes. 

It is connected to our last project about environment

Changing Climate: Growing Threat?

If long-buried viruses can be unearthed, what else might be capable of coming to the surface? Climate change as well as industrial activities may shake up the ancient ice enough to bring potential pathogens to the surface.

"Mining and drilling means ... digging through these ancient layers for the first time in millions of years. If 'viable' [viral particles] are still there, this is a good recipe for disaster," said Claverie and Abergel.

But Edward Mocarski, a professor of microbiology at Emory University, says the risk of a virus pathogenic to humans being released from the ice is very small.

You can read whole article from National Gographic

Back to the twenties

I am glad to show you the project done by some of the amazing students I have been teaching for four years.  It is a collaboration between History ( Mercedes Martín ) and myself. The video shows some examples of the work they can do.  They are not all here but they are all outstanding. So proud of you!

Our Planet | One Planet | FULL EPISODE | Netflix

According to David Attenborough with our help the planet can recover. We have to understand how the world works and how to help it.

This documentary is a piece of art and brilliantly narrated by Sir David Attenborough. As he is sadly getting old, we should propose Dani to follow his path and take the baton.

REPHRASING MODAL VERBS

 Rewrite the sentences using a modal verb. 

1. It isn’t necessary for you to take a jacket. You…

 2. I advise you to see a dentist.You…

 3. You aren’t allowed to talk during the exam. You… 

4. It’s forbidden to park here. You… 

5. I advise you to study harder. You…

 6. He is obliged to go to the police station twice a week. He… 

7. Tom knows how to speak Spanish. Tom… 

8. He had permission to go to the party. He… 

9. It isn’t possible that that is our plane. That… 

10. It isn’t necessary to take a thick coat. You… 

11. I wish I had paid for half of the meal, but I didn’t. I…

 12. It is possible that Jake is in his room. Jake… 

13. Perhaps we will not see them at the weekend. We… 

14. I don’t know if I will go to the concert. I… 

15. They are certain that bringing up children is not easy. Bringing up children… 

16. It is unnecessary for you to come. You… 

17. I advise him to give up smoking. He… 

18. Eating chewing-gum in the class in prohibited. Students… 

19. There was an obligation to turn off the mobile phone. We… 

20. I didn’t have the ability to cook when I was younger. I…

A travel post. Travel blogs

The writing activity in this unit is for you to write a travel post. It is true we haven't travelled much lately but others have, so we can find inspiration in their experiences  and who knows... maybe, in a few years you may end up writing your own blog. Shall we have a look at some?

Nomadic Matt's favourite blogs 

Vancouver?

Jamaica?

Travelling with the whole family?      Some make it possible. 

Where Vicky has been

I have decided not to fly again for the sake of the planet.

Reported Speech

Reported Speech

Translation.Revision Reported speech. 4 ESO BIL

Dixéronnos que chegarían tarde á festa porque tiñan que rematar un traballo.

Animounos a tirar o cartón no contenedor do papel.
Ofrecéronse a mercar as bebidas. Dixémoslles que tiñamos bastantes.
Preguntámoslle se atopara as chaves. Acababa de atopalas.
Sugeriu que reciclaramos as latas. Díxenlle que tamén facía compost coas peles e cáscara de ovos.
Díxolle que se  quedara sen gasolina e que non sabía como seguir.
Prometou  que  gardaría o  segredo, que non llo contaría a ninguén.
 

SAVING THE PLANET

We may not get as far as Boyan Slat but there are other easy ways to protect the Environment: Reducing, Recycling, Reusing. And that is what we want to do 

at IES ROU. 

4th ESO students are encouraging the school community to give their clothes a second life. 

If you want to participate, bring clothes that are clean and in good condition to exchange for other items for you or your family. Add your name and group to the bag and 

you will be given a voucher for a maximum of 5 items. 

Leftover clothing will be donated to Caritas Teis. 

Some students have started to bring stuff, the market will be opened next Monday! 

Come and have a look!

  

 

Boyan Slat. Cleaning up the oceans. 4th ESO

The text we read in class about Boyan Slat mentioned the Tedx Talk that went viral and helped him raise a lot of money to start "The Ocean Cleanup".  Does he add information to what you already knew?

If you are interested in what he has achieved so far, watch the next video.