WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL

We start a NEW SCHOOL YEAR

 

WHAT CAN WE DO TO MAKE IT A SUCCESS?

(The students say aloud the things we might do to make the new school year a success)

 

Then, they watch the following video and comment

 

Watch the following pictures to encourage yourself

 

watch the following video

 

 

30TH JANUARY, INTERNATIONAL PEACE DAY

PEACE IS THE WAY WE ARE

                                  PEACE IS THE WAY WE LIVE

The students can start the activity making up an acrostic poem with the word PEACE

P------------------------------

E------------------------------

A------------------------------

C------------------------------

E------------------------------

Next, an exercise of listening

 (the students are handed a photocopy with the lyrics of the song "We are the World"with some missing words, they watch the video listening to the song; listen to the song a second time and try to fill in the gaps with the missing words)

Now, the sudents watch the following video with the lyrics of the song and they have to correct

 

NEW YEAR´S RESOLUTIONS

NEW YEAR´S RESOLUTIONS

Can you think about what you want to improve along this new year?

Watch the following video and think about it

After that, the students will have to write their New Year´s Resolutions

(on a sheet of paper or on a cardboard decorating it)

BUT........WE´LL HAVE TO GET SUCCESS

TONGUE TWISTERS

TONGUE TWISTERS: a good way to practice pronunciation

What is a "tongue  twister"?

The students try different definitions

 

Now, watch the following video to practice

 

 

HAVE YOU ENJOYED?

I HOPE SO

NO LIMITS

HAVE YOU EVER FELT YOU CAN´T DO SOMETHING?
.....jumping a high fence, parachuting, piloting a plane, hang-gliding......

 

Before watching the film:

-Discuss about activities you may find difficult or risky

- Would you dare to do any of them?

 

Now, watch the following short film

 

 

Answer the following questions:

- Who is the main character in the story?

-What can you say about him?

-What are the feelings shown in the film?

- What happens at the end?

-Write a brief summary of the story

-What have you felt while watching the film?

 

 

NO LIMITS

LET´S OVERCOME DIFFICULTIES

 

Here we have some pictures of  the boy starring the film: Nick Vujicic

 

 

He was born on 4th December 1982 in Brisbane,Australia. He was born with this disability (he had no legs, no arms). With a great effort and the help of his family, he got his degrees, and nowadays, he gives conferences to help other people; he´s written some books and he also made that film "The Butterfly Circus)

For further information about him: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Vujicic

 

Now, listen to him in one of his conferences:

 

PUT NO LIMITS TO YOUR LIFE

OVERCOME DIFFICULTIES

GO AHEAD!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DO YOU AGREE WITH THIS?

.......NOT TO FORGET!!!

Watch the following video, enjoy it and comment

A FEW NEW ENGLISH WORDS

CAN YOU GUESS THE MEANING OF THESE WORDS?
HAVE YOU EVER HEARD ABOUT.......?

           SELFIE   

 

 

COUCHPOTATO

 

BLOOK

 

 

BUZZ

 

NUMPTY

 

 

This is only an example of new English words...there are so many...

 

 

SONGS FOR CHRISTMAS

CHRISTMAS SONGS IN THE CLASSROOM

Students can listen to any of these songs, to do practice of listening, with filling in the gaps with the missing words......and enjoy themselves.







First song: "Last Christmas" by Wham

 

 

Listen again and correct

 

 

Second song: "Happy Christmas" by John Lennon

 

 

Listen again and correct:

 

 

Third song: "All I want for Christmas is You" by Mariah Carey and Justin Bieber

 

 

Listen again and correct:

 

 

Pre, pre....CHRISTMAS

CHRISTMAS MAY BE COMING

Watch the following video and enjoy yourself

PRONUNCIATION AND PHONETICS

PRONUNCIATION AND PHONETICS

 

THE ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION is one of the hardest tasks on learning the language

Along the years I´ve been teaching English, I´ve found that the group of words with "tu" or "t"is one of the most difficult for students.

 

Watch the following videos and practice

 

 

 

Now, a poem to encourage to practice English Pronunciation

 

 

 

Let´s practice listening to this song

 

 

(students can be handed the lyrics of the song with some missing words to do practice of listening)

 Then, they´ll listen to the song again to correct

 

SOMEONE BY OUR SIDE

WE ALL NEED SOMEONE BY OUR SIDE.....

DO YOU AGREE WITH THAT?

DO YOU PREFER DOING ACTIVITIES ALONE OR IN A GROUP?

                                                     FIRST ACTIVITY

(Students watch the following video and comment)

 

Answer the following questions:

- How many singers appear in the video?

- How many musicians?

- Do you think that music can join people?

- Which kind of activities do you think are the most appropiate to work with other people?

- ....and to work alone?

 

SECOND ACTIVITY

 

A song:

Listen to the following song and fill in the gaps with the appropiate word:

(the students are given the lyrics of the song "Stand By Me"to be filled in with the missing words)

 

 

 

Now, listen to the song again and correct

 

 

THIRD ACTIVITY

 

(students watch the film:

 

 

 

 

 

(we do a forum with the students commenting on the film)

This activity takes a few sessions

 

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LITTLE PRINCE

IT´S THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LITTLE PRINCE

                                                              HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Look for information and answer the following questions:

-Have you ever heard about The Little Prince?
-What do you know about him?
-Who was the story written by?
-Look for some important data about the writer and the story
-Look for some famous quotes by The Little Prince

The Little Prince
Quotes
Quotes 2
Writer
writer 2

The students share their information; they are in groups; They choose and vote for the quote they like the most

 

Watch the video and check pronunciation

What´s the meaning of "tame"?

 

then, listen to the following and answer the questions:

 

What happened?

How far away was he from?

Where was he sleeping on?

Why was he astonished?

What was the man asked to do?

What did the man learn?

Where do good plants come from?

Where do bad plants come from?

What´s the meaning of "burst into pieces"?

NEVER GIVE UP...despite difficulties!!!

THIS IS THE STORY OF A GREAT BUSINESS...generation after generation

 

 

HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF

CREATIVITY AND IMAGINATION?

 

Before watching the video, the students copy the following questions in their notebooks

 

- What´s Ollie´s job?

- How many sons does Ollie have?

- What´s the name of one of his sons?

-What jobs are named in the film?

-What material does Ollie use for his work?

-How does Ollie get the idea of the name for his business?

-Do Ollie and his sons succeed?

-How does their luck change?

-What does LEGO mean?

 

The students also focus their attention on the following vocabulary:

 

-challenge

-brand

-breakthrough

-make a profit

 

Watch the video

 

 

After watching the video, the students answer the questions and discuss

 

 

 

 

MAGIC SCOTLAND-NESSIE

WHO IS NESSIE?

HAVE YOU EVER HEARD ABOUT LOCH NESS MONSTER?
WHAT DOES THE LEGEND SAY?
DOES NESSIE EXIST?
WHERE IS LOCH NESS LOCATED?

 

 

Watch the following video and discuss