2ND ESO UNIT 5: A BETTER PLACE

 

In this unit we are going to talk about our environment, starting from our homes, but also our towns, cities and, in the end, our planet, the Earth.

Let's begin by brushin up on some vocabulary related to FURNITURE and PARTS OF THE HOUSE:

You can play this ESCAPE ROOM to practise al the vocabulary you have learnt:

We are also studying FIRST CONDITIONAL CLAUSES, so here you have some games and activities that wil help you with that:

And here you have some games to practise ZERO CONDITIONALS and the differences with the FIRST CONDITIONAL :

1ST ESO UNIT 5: MUST TRY

 

What makes a town a good place to live in? Places like museums, parks, cinemas, sports centres... and restaurants, of course!! Are you already hungry? Let's start the unit talking about FOOD!

1. FOOD AND DRINK MATCHING GAME

2. FOOS AND DRINK WHEEL

3. HOW TO EAT HEALTHILY

4. QUANTITY PRESENTATION

5. QUANTITY PRACTICE

6. QUANTITY QUIZ

7. PLACES IN TOWN CROSSWORDS

8. PLACES IN TOWN WHEEL

9. PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE: GAME 1

10. PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE: GAME 2

 

Use these flashcards to learn food vocabulary.

Get some practice!

Meet the platypus

 The platypus is one of the only two mammals that lays eggs. Amazing, isn't it? Well, this is not the only surprise this little weird animal hides. Sir David Attenborough unveils something even more bizarre about this lovely creature in the video below. Click on the picture to watch:

Photo by Aaron De Wit in Unsplash

Teverga Prehistory Park Quiz

Last week you had the chance to visit the Teverga Prehistory Park and you surely learnt tons of things about what people's lives were like in those times, the animals they hunted, the weapons that they used and so on and so forth. 

Now it's time to take the quiz below to show how much you've learnt:

UNIT 5: ENVIRONMENT (4th ESO)

 

The environment (and protecting it) is the main topic of this unit. We all have to take care of our planet and try to leave it in the best condition for future generations. Once again we will learn lots of English at the same time we learn many other useful things not only for us, but for the rest of the world.

Let's start revising some new vocabulary related to PROTECTING THE PLANET. You can use these activities to help you revise it:

FLASHCARDS  

MATCHING ACTIVITY

In this unit, we learn that we can protect the environment with things we may take for granted, such as the quantity of clothes we buy. Watch this video to learn more about it:

The main grammar point of this unit is THE PASSIVE voice, which is used a lot in English. Here you have some practice:

EXERCISES

To master the passive voice it will be essential that you master PAST PARTICIPLES and we all know that irregular verbs can be quite a nightmare. Why don't you try this fun practice? It includes the past simple forms too:

IRREGULAR VERBS: PAST SIMPLE AND PAST PARTICIPLE

You can also try this GAME:

Time to learn some new vocabulary, this time related to MATERIALS. Again you have some activities to practise:

We listened to a radio programme in which a young girl talked about a beach clean-up. Did you know that some former students at IES Selgas carried out a beach clean-up? Watch this video to learn more about their amazing work! 

We continued working, this time to learn how to use the verbs BE ALLOWED TO / MAKE / LET. You can watch this video to revise how they work:

And here you have some extra practice:

EXERCISE 1

EXERCISE 2

EXERCISE 3

Then we studied IMPERSONAL PHRASES, which are very much used when we are not interested in who did the action or we ignore it. Here you have some practice:

We finished the unit learning to write a post for a blog. Since the topic of the unit is the environment, the post was about an environmentally friendly product. This video shows why we should be more concerned about using them:

You can also check this website if you are looking for ideas:

THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM: THE DANGERS OF VAPING

 

Year 3 ESO students have already finished their biology lessons on the Respiratory System. In English lessons, we have reinforced this topic by looking at a different side of the issue: the dangers. We focused on vaping, which is currently very popular among teenagers. The students have widened their knowledge by answering some questions in a Microsoft Forms quiz.

BAROQUE MUSIC

During the 17th century there were great changes in music. it was the Baroque period. Click on the image above to watch this video from minute 49'35'' till the end and try to answer this questionnaire!