Christmas kahoot

1.-    https://play.kahoot.it/#/?quizId=0067f99d-3ed1-4f6c-9492-38c419ee6b4a

2.-     https://play.kahoot.it/#/?quizId=eb8f7d9b-48ec-4758-8681-691a262a3b99

Final project

FINAL PROJECT: DISCOVERING THE WORLD

WHAT? A presentation about an English speaking country.


HOW? IN GROUPS (4/ 5):

CHOOSE A COUNTRY IN WHICH ENGLISH IS THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE.
PREPARE A PRESENTATION (POWER POINT OR POSTERS) INCLUDING:
Name of the country, map, flag, currency, capital city, population, religion(s),
Geographical aspects: important rivers, lakes, mountains, …
Interesting facts about this country (food, music, customs…)
Famous sights, cities, (with photos)
A famous woman from this country (past or present).
Name, biographical data, why is she famous.
WHERE? CLASS, COMPUTER ROOM, HOME, LIBRARY
WHEN?_________________________

Listening: at the airport

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening-skills-practice/travelling-abroad

TRY EVERYTHING

The polyglot

Tim Doner’s Language Method

(Adapted from: http://languagefan.com/timdoner/,  Christopher Huff    April 17, 2014)

As “the world’s youngest polyglot,” Tim Doner has the attention of many language learners and admirers who want to know how he achieved what he has.

A polyglot is a person who learns and uses five or more languages. Tim can speak 23 languages!

He was born in New York in 1995 and when he was 17 he published his first youtube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/user/polyglotpal

What is his secret? Is he a genius? Tim Doner’s language-learning method includes several ideas:

Imitation
First, Tim is very entertaining when he speaks another language. Tim used to be a child actor, he likes to imitate accents. Doing this helps him to improve his pronunciation.

Vocabulary and Grammar.

Tim loves lists of vocabulary. He uses several flashcards applications and games to help him memorise the new words. He can learn new vocabulary with pictures.

In addition, when he learns a new vocabulary item, he learns two more that sound similar.

Finally, grammar is important, too. Tim says if you’re just aiming to travel abroad  and be like a tourist, grammar is unnecessary. But for him, grammar  is a formula into which different vocabulary can fit.

Music, TV and Exposure

Tim mentions the importance of exposure. “All it takes” for a good accent, he recommends, “is a lot of dedication and practice and listening.”, for example in songs and films.

Tim cites the following benefits of watching TV in another language:

1. You will hear a native rate of speech,
2. often a more colloquial register,
3. which trains you to comprehend more
4. while having fun!

But don’t limit yourself to TV, Tim says, just make sure of one thing: “it has to be constant, 24/7 exposure. Anything on the Internet, YouTube bloggers, newspapers, music, whatever comes to mind…”

Motivation

Finally, Tim has a great motivation to study languages beacuse he is also interested in history, political science, and cultural diversity of languages.

In the end, Tim sums up his motivation with a quote from Nelson Mandela: “If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart”

More:

THE FULL LIST OF 23 LANGUAGES English    French Hausa   Wolof Russian   German Yiddish  Hebrew Mandarin

Turkish Indonesian  Dutch Swahili Hindi    Ojibwe Persian  Croatian Spanish Arabic     Pashto Farsi   Italian

Other famous polyglots. ·     Luís Figo, retired footballer. He is fluent in five languages: Portuguese, Spanish, English, Italian and French. ·     Clarence Seedorf, retired footballer and  former manager of A.C. Milan. Seedorf speaks six languages fluently:Dutch, English Italian,Portuguese, Spanish and Surinamese. ·     Viggo Mortensen, Danish actor. He speaks fluent English, Danish, and Spanish, is conversational in French and Italian, and understands Norwegian and Swedish. and also has some knowledge of Catalan. ·     Ramona Irgolic, singer, songwriter, world traveler and model. As she has a good ear, Ramona taught herself several languages. She is fluent in English, German, Slovenian, Portuguese, Spanish, French, Italian and Croatian. She is currently learning Serbian, Indonesian,Sundanese ,Malay, Dutch and understands Russian, Czech, Slovak, Polish among some more.

Questions:

What is a polyglot?

How many languages can Tim speak?

What are the 4 points of his method? Make a summary.

Do you consider him a genius? Why?

MORE:

FREE APPS TO LEARN VOCABULARY

VOCABULARY APPS

ANDROID APPS

Last unit fo the year: Sports and competitions.

Watch the video and copy in your notebook. Then answer TRUE or FALSE:

What do you think? Who is the winner of this crazy competition?

a) The first person to touch the cheese wins the cheese. 

b) The first person to cross the line at the bottom of the hill wins the cheese. 

c) The first person to grab the cheese and reach the finish line wins the cheese. 

WRITING: linking words

http://www.myteachernabil.com/linking-words-exercises/

This are useful exercises to practice linking words.

LISTENINGS PRACTICE, MANY TOPICS B1

http://www.examenglish.com/PTE/pte_general_level1_listening_part1.htm


http://www.5minuteenglish.com/listening.htm

Listening practice

LISTENING 1:    https://www.ejerciciosinglesonline.com/exercises-and-theory/listening/listening-4/

LISTENING 2: http://www.5minuteenglish.com/feb12.htm

Locked away

Great Columbo in action.

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES I and II TYPES

http://carmenmariaenglishblog.blogspot.com.es/2016/02/first-and-second-conditional-exercises.html


https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/conditional-sentences-2



http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/3g18-first-second-conditional-exercise.php

http://englishdiamantino4.blogspot.com.es/2012/02/first-and-second-conditionals.html

The perfect crime

What does Monica think that the cleaning lady stole?
Hint: two pieces of clothing

http://www.esl-lab.com/securitysystems/securitysystemsrd1.htm

Cyber crime

https://www.google.es/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=video&cd=10&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiPtN_f1rPTAhUGLhoKHceNAYwQtwIIRTAJ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcnews.com%2Fnightly-news%2Fvideo%2Fcyber-crime-moves-closer-to-home-than-ever-792631875566&usg=AFQjCNExT1g2cyTHnPc3WOU5NE6Nb9OFmw&sig2=mqIJD2_JHqDr-IrvrCC6ag

PRACTICE FOR B1

http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/learning-english/activities-for-learners/b1g003-past-simple-and-present-perfect


http://www.esl-lab.com/securitysystems/securitysystemsrd1.htm

VOCABULARY: CRIMES

DIALOGUE: reporting a crime

http://english-the-international-language.com/edcri.php

New technologies, new crimes.

Visit the following links and write down a list with the new types of crimes.
Use the dictionary if you don't understand some of the words.




http://www.crossdomainsolutions.com/cyber-crime/
QUESTIONS:

What is a cyber crime? (definition)

What are the three categories of Cyber crime? Give an example of each.

http://www.police.gov.hk/ppp_en/04_crime_matters/tcd/types.HTML













http://www.onestopenglish.com/skills/integrated-skills/topics/topics-crime/551409.article

Writing a film review

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/writing-skills-practice/skyfall-film-review

http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/writing-film-book-review.php

Listening practise B!

Here you have some useful links to improve your listening skills.

http://www.englishaula.com/en/pet-listening-part-4-exam-1-cambridge-preliminary-english-test-exercise.HTML


http://www.esl-lab.com/week/weekrd1.htm

MIND MAPS: ORGANISE YOUR VOCABULARY

USE OF THE THE FOLLOWING TOOLS TO ORGANISE YOUR VOCABULARY OF THE UNIT. YOU CAN SHARE IT IN CLASS.

https://bubbl.us/

http://popplet.com/

PASSIVE VOICE

http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/passive-exercises.html

LISTENING EXERCISE. HEALTH PROBLEMS

http://www.esl-lab.com/sick1/sick1.htm

http://www.esl-lab.com/vocab/v-illness.htm

EXPRESSING YOUR OPINION. USEFUL LANGUAGE.

WRITING AN OPINION ESSAY

Click on the link below and read the text. Then do the exercises.


http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/writing-skills-practice/opinion-essay

POSSIBLE TOPICS:

WRITING OUR TEENS MAGAZINE

1. Why diets can be dangerous.
2. Why teens should not  smoke.
3. Why gym supplements are dangerous for you r health.
4. Why sports and physical exercise is important for us.
5. Why vegetables are essential in our diet.
6. Why breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
7. Why sugar is so bad for our health.
8. Why energy drinks are a bad choice.
9. Why the government should tax soft drinks.
10. Why fast food is so bad.
11. Why video games can be addictive.
12. Why going to the dentist is important.
13. Recommendations for a healthy life.
14. Before and after a match.

Spain and Estonia to tax soda drinks

http://www.beveragedaily.com/Regulation-Safety/Spain-and-Estonia-to-tax-sugary-drinks