BRAINBOX ABOUT AVILÉS AND NIEMEYER CENTRE - INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT 2ND ESO

After their trip to Avilés and Niemeyer Centre, students in 2nd year have prepared a set of BRAINBOX cards about the different places, monuments and interesting buildings they discovered during the visit. 

We used them in class to play and see what they had learnt and remembered. Would you like to test your knowledge of the town?  Click on the image and have a go at it!

Mind-boggling invertebrates!

Octopuses are widely considered the most intelligent invertebrates. They don't have a shell to protect themselves from hungry lurking predators, but they make up for this weakness  in the wittiest of ways. Check it out!

4th ESO LEARNING SITUATION: A VIDEO OF A MYSTERY SCENE

After working with UNIT 3, which was about mysteries of all kinds, students were ready to write their own script for a mystery scene and then recorded it themselves. They could adapt one that already existed or create a new one, which is what most of them did.

Do you want to have some fun at the same time you get a  bit spooked? Here you have their brief masterpieces.

by Hugo, Miguel A. and Aitor

by Claudia, Helena and Adamina

by Mencía and Alexia

by Miguel E., Leo and Luis

Congratulations on you excellent work 👏👏! 

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:

Costumes around the world

 Different regions in the world have their own unique cultures and , of course, people in those regions wear different traditional costumes. Our 1st ESO B habLE students have created their own mini-books on a country of their choice. 

Check them out!

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1st ESO, UNIT 4: EXTREMES

 

Weather conditions can definitely affect and change our way of life. In this unit we will talk about extreme weather and how to pack for a trip.

Here are some activities you may find useful for practice:

First some SEASONS AND WEATHER FLASHCARDS to revise this vocabulary: 

Now, you  can practise your COMPARATIVES here and with this WORD SEARCH for COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES:

VOCABULARY: THINGS TO TAKE ON A TRIP; What would you take?

PRESENTATION MODAL VERBS: Do you know how to express obligation, prohibition and permission?

And below you have a bunch of activities and games to practise the vocabulary seen in this unit as well as some listening activities:

Click on the picture and download a presentation  to learn the weather vocabulary.

What's the weather like today? Use these flashcards to learn:

Take these quizzes to learn:

Click on the picture below to watch a video about the world weather forecast:

Click on the image below to play a kahoot game:

Click HERE to play a game.
Learn the weather vocabulary HERE.

Now do a listening activity. Click on the picture below:

English people love talking about the weather. True or false? Watch this VIDEO and find out.

Compound nouns: things to take on a trip:

 Use these flashcards to learn some compound nouns:

 

 Now, get some practice:

 

Listen and match:

  

UNIT 4: INVENTION (3rd ESO)

 

What makes a good invention? What is the best way to present it to people? Difficult to say, isn't it? Well, after working with all the activities in this unit, it will be much easier!

To be ready to deal with this topic, it is necessary to revise/learn some vocabulary related to SCIENCE. These verb and noun collocations you can find on this QUIZLET will be very useful.

We studied the PAST PERFECT tense. This video explains it in a very clear way:

Need some extra practice? Here you have plenty:

PAST PERFECT EXERCISES

The practice in the book includes a reference to the real inventor of crisps (yummy!). Yes, inventions are not only technological 😉! Why don't you take a break and watch this video about this delicious invention?

Once an invention is made, it is necessary to describe it to others. That's why we have studied some vocabulary for DESCRIBING PRODUCTS. This crossword will help you revise it:

Continuing this fascinating trip on inventions, we learned about Oohos. Watch this video to know more about this innovative and environmentally friendly product: 

Among all these inventions, language has also created its own, like DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES, very useful to give essential information about a noun. Here you have some extra practice:

EXERCISE 1

EXERCISE 2

EXERCISE 3

EXERCISE 4

If you ever become an inventor and come up with a brilliant idea, you will certainly need to write A FORMAL LETTER to the company or people who can help you make your invention a reality. Check this video to make sure you write it in the best way possible:

After all you have seen in this unit, any inventors out there??? Who knows...