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How do you describe yourself? Are you tall or short? Are you sociable or shy? Today you are going to check how to describe someone´s and your personality and physical appearance. So, let´s start. Check these out!!! o    Appearances o    Physical and Emotional characteristics and feelings o    Appearance and Personality Traits o    Be / Have and Adjective Order Are you ready to practice? o    What are you like? o    Physical Description Game If you need more vocabulary check these links o    First Impression o    What do you look like? EXTRA ACTIVITIES o    Describing People: Physical Appearance o    Adjective Order o    Adjective Order 2 o    Describing People Game o    Face Match o    Personality  

Instructions. Watch the video and decide if the statements are true or false . Click on the image to watch the video. 1.      Pilgrims invited local Native Americans to share a meal with them. 2.     Thanksgiving became an annual tradition until two hundred years later. 3.     The first thanksgiving was in 1621. 4.     Indians gave rabbit as a gift to the colonists. 5.     Thanksgiving menu was originally venison, Indian corn, fowl and pumpkin. 6.     In 1989 president George Washington enabled the first Ever National Thanksgiving Holiday which took place on Thursday 26 th December. 7.     Modern Thanksgiving meals are turkey, pumpkin pie, mashed potato, stuffing and cranberry sauce.

Click on the picture. While you read you can listen to some Scottish music. Hope you enjoy it! Music History Scotland   Quiz

Now it´s time to know more about an Indian festival called Dipawali. Click on the image and find it out, then answer the questions. 1.       What does Diwali mean? 2.     When is it celebrated? 3.     What does it represent? 4.    How long does it last? 5.     What do Indi people do on the 4 th day?

It´s interesting to know about other´s culture and this time we will learn more about the BONFIRE NIGHT celebration. Where, when and why do you think it is celebrated? Let´s find it out. Quiz

04. EXTRA ACTIVITY Click on the image and let´s see if your predictions were correct. Then do the reading exercises. Well done! Now it´s time for you to fill in an application form with your own information. ACTIVITY 3.4 Click here    

Writing is one of the most beautiful ways to express our feelings , thoughts , experiences , etc. This time, you will get creative and use your imagination because it´s story time! First of all, you will check the parts of a story. Ready? Click the image and find out what you need to write your own story . Here are some useful links: §   Translate the phrases to Spanish. PAST TIME ADVERBIALS . §   Now let´s see if you know what they mean. PAST TIME ADVERBIALS §   Read the explanation and learn how to narrate a story. NARRACIONES . EXTRA ACTIVITY Finally, click the following image and choose the story you like. Then do the exercises

Learn how and when to use the past simple. Then do the exercises to practice what you have just read. Past Simple Past Tense Matching Game   -  questions A trip to London   - Listening exercise EXTRA ACTIVITIES The Canterville Ghost   - Reading exercise Davy Crockett   - Reading exercise A step back in time   - Story Present or past?   - Listening exercise Listening to a Story J.K. Rowling   Kung Fu Panda and Madagascar 3  

Now that you have already practised the irregular verbs, it´s time to listen, read, practise and play with the REGULAR VERBS that we use to talk about past events or stated which have finished.  Let´s have a look!! Regular Verbs  In that webpage you will watch a video, check the grammar point and practise it with three different exercises that you can print, do and check answers. PRONUNCIATION OF THE PAST SIMPLE REGULAR VERBS (ED) Though all the verbs end in -ed the pronunciation is not the same. It depends on different aspects. In order to practise pronunciation click here .   EXTRA ACTIVITIES Grammar Challenge  

In this section we will study the irregular past tense verbs and how they are grouped so that you can memorise them easier. Instructions: 1. Click  here  and watch the video. 2. Read and listen to the categories. Then copy them on your notebook. 3. Go to Past Tense IrregularVerbs Lis t   and print the list. Paste it on your notebook.  In this website you can have another  past tense irregularverbs list 4. Answer the exercises Irregular Verbs Past Tense irregularverbs EXTRA ACTIVITIES If you love games these are for you!! Have fun!  Verb Wheel Spelling activity Match exercise Speed word 

A  preposition of time  is a  preposition  that allows you to discuss a specific  time  period such as a date on the calendar, one of the days of the week, or the actual  time  something takes place. Click here and here , take notes and do the exercises. Don´t forget to check and print the exercises. EXTRA ACTIVITIES Elementary English Grammar - Prepositions of Time

Click here , take notes and do the exercises.   Print the exercises. Don´t forget to check and correct your answers in the website. EXTRA ACTIVITIES Prepositions of time

Read the following information and take notes click  here  and  here . Know how to pronounce the time correctly. Listen and repeat.  Telling the time Practise the time here , print the webpage and paste it on your notebook. EXTRA ACTIVITIES If you want to have more practise click the following links: Time  Time Telling the time game Time British Council NOTE: If you do the exercises from the webpages print the results and paste them on your notebook.

GRAMMAR NOTE We use  there is  and  there are  when we first refer to the existence or presence of someone or something: There’s  a letter on your desk. Julia brought it from the mailroom. Not:  It’s a letter on your desk . There are  three Japanese students in my class. There is  and  there’s  are both singular forms.  We use there’s more commonly in informal speaking: There is  a new cafe in the centre of town which sells Indonesian food. She’s very determined and  there’s  no chance she will change her mind. There are  is the plural form of  there is  and  there’s : There are  two new buildings next to the school. They are both science buildings. You´ve already found out when to use there is and there are, but it´s also important to know about the form. Click here  and take notes if necessary. 

Do you want to meet someone but you don´t know how to do it?? Don´t worry!! Check this webpage and learn how to: - greet friends - greet people in more formal situations - introduce people - small talk and follow-up conversations - say goodbye Click    HERE More to come soon!

EXTRA ACTIVITY Watch the video and answer the exercises. VIDEO LINK MY HOUSE TRANSCRIPT PROJECT.  You are going to record a video about your house. Tell us what makes your house special. The best two minute video will get a prize. Deadline to submit the video to EDMODO is Friday 16th October @ 4pm. P.S . Ask the teacher for the group code.

EXTRA ACTIVITY Watch the video and answer the questions What is there in the living room? What are there on the table? Is Susan´s dining room small? Is there a wardrobe in Susan´s bedroom? Is there a fridge in the kitchen?   Do they have similar things in their bedrooms and kitchens?