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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 your and someone else´s 😎 personality and 💁 physical appearance . So, let´s start. Check the following links! Take notes.   💻 Appearances Physical and Emotional characteristics and feelings  (Click on the words to listen to and practise the correct pronunciation)   Appearance and Personality Traits    Be / Have and Adjective Order HOMEWORK 5 Look at these two questions and say which one we use to describe personality and which one we use to describe appearance . (Copy the questions and answers in your notebook) What do you look like?  What are you like? 📌 Are you ready to practice? HOMEWORK 6 Do the 3 exercises . When you have the scores, take a screenshot and paste them in your notebook. o     Physical Description Game o     Describing People: Physical Appearance o     Describin...

Have is one of the most common verbs in the English language. It functions in many ways. TO HAVE AS A MAIN VERB As a main verb “to have ” implies the meaning of possession. For example: I have a mobile phone. I have a car. I don´t have any time. When it is used to indicate possession you can say “I have...” or you might see/hear “I have got…” When you are talking about actions you only use “have” I have a shower. I have breakfast. Check this webpage and complete your notes. Practise the use of have with these exercises . E XTRA ACTIVITY        Reading  

To help us know how often something happens we use Frequency Adverbs. With the following links, you will soon express how frequent you do your favourite activities. Check this explanation first. Then watch this fantastic video . Finally, have some practice by checking this useful link . There you can print the exercises in the Worksheets and Downloads section. EXTRA ACTIVITIES Adverbs of frequency Hangman

There are three different ways to pronounce the -s, -es and -ies. Today you will learn how to pronounce correctly the "s" sound.  Watch the following  video  that explains the picture below. Let´s get some practice! Click here   and here   Watch the  video , listen, repeat and practice.

In this lesson you will check and practice how to talk about your habits and routines. First, watch the video and take notes Then go to this  link and complement the information from the video with the uses of present simple. Practice your listening and reading skills with the wild life facts. Finally, to practice the present simple you must answer the exercise . Don´t forget to check and print it. Now play a game !  Print your score.

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. 

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.

What kind of style do you have when talking about your home? Take the following quiz and find it out!!! Find-Your-Style Now, do you know what furniture is? furniture  / ˈ f ɜː .n ɪ .t ʃə r/    things such as chairs, tables, beds, cupboards, etc. that are put into a house or other building to make it suitable and comfortable for living or working in. Let´s check some furniture vocabulary:  Click the links below furniture-and-household-items Furniture and Appliances- English Language Simple English - FURNITURE + Exercises House Vocabulary in English EXERCISES Click here   HOME STUDY  and answer Grammar Exercise 1: Prepositions of place Exercise 2: There is / There are Exercise 3: Is there / Are there? Vocabulary Exercise 1: Parts of a house Exercise 2: Furniture Pronunciation Exercise 1: Word stress EXTRA ACTIVITIES Games The House: ...

EXTRA ACTIVITIES Click the house to check more vocabulary related to Parts of a House Then, enjoy playing a game! Don´t forget to print the score!!! Click  i

Copy the questions in your notebook.  Answer the questions §   Where do you live? §   Do you live in a house or in a flat? §   What is your house like? §   Is it a nice place to live in? §   Is it huge, big, average or small? §   What colour is it? §   Does it have a garden? §   How many rooms does it have? §   Which is your favourite room? Why? §   Do you have a bedroom for yourself or do you share it? §   If you share it, who do you share it with? §   Who do you live with?

What are your daily activities?  What time do you do your activities?                 Watch these videos about people daily routines.   Daily Routines: Vocabulary Activities A song of Daily activities My Routine my daily routines Telling the time After watching the videos print and answer the exercises. Then check and correct your mistakes. Daily routine In a card board put some pictures to describe your daily routine.  Be creative. Do not forget to bring it to the class. 

In the following links you will learn and practice vocabulary for getting around a city. Understanding Prepositions: In English the are some prepositions we need to express place and direction. Read and write down on your notebook the following information about  prepositions These videos will help you understand the grammar of prepositions: Part 1, prepositions of location  AT    IN    ON   (general) Part 2,  more detailed  prepositions of location  Part 3,  prepositions of direction Prepositions of place in a room. Prepositions of movement:  where is the ball going? And here are some fun flash cards to remind you of  prepositions of place  and  prepositions of movement .   Remember to look through all of them!  You can find them on the right side of the page.   Homework :   Write about 10 sentences using prepositions of place you find in t...

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I. Watch the video and answer the following questions: 1. What is Oliver uploading and downloading? 2. Who is Oliver  sending a message to? 3. What does mate mean? 4. What´s the translation of "Talk of the devil"? 5. What is Oliver´s mum doing? II. Print and answer the exercises