We are NOT the lost generation

Hello Green people!

We have been working hard on our Nature associations. Thank you for all your effort :D
Great job!

Remember, don't be THE LOST GENERATION, WE ARE HERE TO REVERSE THE STORY!

Here you can see the palindrome written by Jonathan Reed: 

I am part of a lost generation
     And I refuse to believe that
I can change the world
     I realize this may be a shock, but
“Happiness comes from within”
     Is a lie, and
“Money will make me happy”
     So in thirty years, I will tell my children
They are not the most important thing in my life
     My employer will know that
I have my priorities straight because
     Work
Is more important than
     Family
I tell you this:
     Once upon a time
Families stayed together
     But this will not be true in my era
This is a quick fix society
     Experts tell me
Thirty years from now, I will be celebrating the tenth anniversary of my divorce
     I do not concede that
I will live in a country of my own making
     In the future,
Environmental destruction will be the norm
     No longer can it be said that
My peers and I care about this Earth
     It will be evident that
My generation is apathetic and lethargic
     It is foolish to presume that
There is hope...

Unless we reverse it

"Show&Tell time"

Hello!!

I'm back with fresh ideas!

These last weeks of school we're going to use the beggining of the classes to improve our speaking. How? Using the "Show and Tell" activity.

Rules are very simple:

PREWORK

1. Write you name on the class list to help with the organization. 
2. Think about an object that is special to you.
3. Think about what you want to say about the object: How it is (shape, color, size...), origin, why is important...
4. Look for the expressions and vocabulary you may need to do your presentation.
5. Practice your presentation at home to make sure you can be talking about your object for 2.30 minutes.

IN THE CLASSROOM

1. Wait for your turn. 
2. Stand up on your chair and start your presentation:
• Don't rush.
• Talk slowly and calmly.
• Your object is important so use the time you need.
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3. When the time starts you will have 3 minutes to talk, you will be able to see te time, that will help you to control your timing. 
4. Remember, if you want you can let your classmates ask you questions during the last half of the last minute. 

That's it! You will be the perfect SPEAKER :D 

Here is an example, I hope it inspiresyou: 

I'm really excited to see your presentations! 

Now it's your moment!

P.S.: We will use this post to comment your experience. So, once you have done the Show&Tell, use this post to write down a comment. Here is the example:

"During my presentation about my favourite toy I felt excited because my classmates asked me a lot of questions about my object." 

Go GREEN

Dear humans:

These weeks we have been working on our implication towards the environment. The earth is the only home we have and we must take care of it. Reading and learning about how can we help to save our planet is the first step to change.

Here I'm going to leave some interesting links about this topic:

• Environment vocabulary

• Prince Ea about Climate Change YT videos

• World Wildlife Fund Webpage

• Environment Ideas

In this last webpage we find a list with some ideas to help the earth. Check it out!

14 Ways you can help the earth…starting NOW!

14. Turn off lights when you leave the room. During the day, open your curtains and enjoy natural light. 
13. Use a reusable water bottle, and stop buying plastic disposable bottles. 
12. When you can, walk or ride your bike and get some exercise! 
11. Reuse scrap paper for writing notes or creating crafts. 
10. Before buying anything new, search for used or free items! 
9. Unplug unused chargers. 
8. Recycle cans, bottles, paper, books, and even toys. 
7. Turn off the water when you’re brushing your teeth. 
6. Put your computer to “sleep” instead of leaving it on with the screensaver running.
5. Keep your showers short to conserve water.
4. Use reusable food containers for your lunch.
3. Choose rechargeable batteries, then recycle them when they die.
2. Borrow a book from the library or from a friend - sharing books is a great way to reduce waste and reuse materials.
1. Stop using disposable bags, use reusable bags.

Can you write more ideas? Let's make this list bigger!

[Example of comment: "Hello! Here is an idea: Take a shower instead of a bath. Bye! Miriam"]

It's in your hands!

Telling the time

We have been working on this topic a long time so, in order to keep practicing here you have some activities and information:

Listen to the explanation: 

Online games to practice: 

EXTRA games: 

https://www.education.com/games/time/

 http://www.teachingtime.co.uk/

http://interactivesites.weebly.com/timeclocks.html

Here you have some activities you can use to practice too:

Ready to synchronize clocks!? 

Look at your watch right now and tell me what time is it in the comments below! 

(Example: Hello! My name is Miriam and right now it's five to four. Bye!)

Comedy Club is coming....

Hello!!

Are you ready to laugh? Next Monday it's April Fool's Day, 1st of April, and we have to celebrate it on a large scale!

"April Fools' Day, sometimes called All Fools' Day, is one of the most fun days of the year. Its origins are uncertain. Some see it as a celebration related to the turn of the seasons, while others believe it stems from the adoption of a new calendar".

• Here you can find a list of vocabulary about it: April Fool's Vocabulary

Anyway, the core of this day is to have fun and laugh with your friends and family. That's why in class we're going to do a "Comedy Club": Each of you have to memorize at least two jokes and then, on Monday you will have to perform your show in front of the class.

• In this webpage you can find some ideas: Joke

• But if you don't feel like participating read first this article about the benefits of laughing and then think again about your decision: 10 things you never knew about laughter

• Check these fun pranks: 6 perfect pranks for april fools day

Using a laughmeter we will decide who is the jokes' Champion. Are you ready?? 

Mondays will never be blue again after this!

Word Games

I love word games! I think they are very funny.What about you, do you like them? In class we have seen some examples:

  

      

                                               

This is a funny and clever way to play with English, don't you think? We also have the possibility of playing with only one word and its meaning, check this out: 

I love them all! It would be amazing if we can create our own ones, it's easier than you think. The other day one girl of the class gave me this example:  "Cupcake" >  "Teapotcake". 

If at the end of the week we have enough, we will work on designs for your word games in class!! I can't wait to hear them all :D 

The structure for the comment has to be: 

Hello! I'm Miriam. My wordgame is: Cupcake - Teapotcake. The real word is cupcake and I made the word game using the part "cup" because by itself has a different meaning. Best.

Bye!

English-Speaking Countries

Hello!

These days we have been talking about all these countries and cultures that we can find behind English language.
English is one of the top 10 spoken languages around the world:

Here you can find all the references we have used in the class to learn about the countries. In this web page you can explore the world and keep learning! 

National Geographic for Kids

In class, we have seen just a few but check this, the UK government classifies the following overseas countries as majority native English speaking:

• Antigua and Barbuda
• Australia
• The Bahamas
• Barbados
• Belize
• Canada
• Dominica
• Grenada
• Guyana
• Ireland
• Jamaica
• New Zealand
• St Kitts and Nevis
• St Lucia
• St Vincent and the Grenadines
• Trinidad and Tobago
• United Kingdom
• United States of America

Do you think this will make learning English worthwhile? 

Here I share with you the world maps with the information you did from the different countries we studied: 

As I told you in class, I think this is a very interesting topic, so in case you want to share with the class a longer presentation about one of these countries, feel free to do it! (5min presentation).