LIFE IN MY TOWN 25 YEARS AGO: LEARNING SITUATION 2ND ESO

Over the last 25 years our lives have changed in many ways: fashion, entertainment, technology or music were different in the 2000s. 

Students in 2nd ESO have asked their families and made some research to find the most significant transformations in their area and present them in a poster; here are the results:

Violeta and Jesús

Lara and Sara

Martina and Nerea

Llara Arne and Hugo Abad

Llara Valle and Jovi

 Ariadna and Esteban

Rodrigo y Antonio

Sara, Osmara and Erika

Jimena and Javier L. R.

Diego and Néstor

Hugo and Javier L. M.

Linaiki, Valentina and Andrea

 

LOOK AFTER YOURSELF! (3rd ESO - UNIT 3)

This unit is about health and well-being, so apart from improving and practising your English, you will learn lots of interesting things that can help you have a better health. 

Ready? Let's start!

Here you can practise the new vocabulary studied related to HEALTH and WELL-BEING:

Time to learn some new grammar: MODAL VERBS. You can try this matching activity to see when to use each:

Need more practice? Here you have some:

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Exercise 4

Exercise 5

Time to learn about HEALTHY HABITS. This included studying some new PHRASAL VERBS:

Now, try this crossword to check your knowledge:

Then we studied GERUNDS and INFINITIVES. There are some rules that can help you decide, but PRACTICE is everything. So here you have some:

If you need more traditional exercises, here you have plenty:

GERUNDS and INFINITIVES

After all this hard work, you deserve some fun practice. Why don't you try this "rosco"? It only includes healthy foods:

1ST ESO, UNIT 3: DRESSING UP

 If you are into fashion and dressing up, you will find this unit pretty interesting; as always, here you can find a few activities to practise the vocabulary and grammar in unit 3:

Let's start revising and practising some CLOTHES vocabulary...

1. CLOTHES FLIPCARDS

2. CLOTHES BOMB GAME

3. MORE CLOTHES PRACTICE

4. DRESSING UP FOR...

5. CLOTHES MATCHING GAME

Remember the PRESENT CONTINUOUS? Click here and you will find a clear explanation. Afterwards you can try some of the fun activities below: 

 

6. PRESENT CONTINUOUS AIRPLANE GAME

7. PRESENT CONTINUOUS JEOPARDY

8. PRESENT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS VIDEO

9.PRESENT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS JEOPARDY

10. BALLOON POP: PRESENT SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS?

Do you need more practise? Let's go for it!

Very strange things are happening. Play the game and find out:

 

Learn the clothes vocabulary with these interactive activities:

Choose the correct word:

 

Match the words and the pictures

Listen and find the right picture:

Match the descriptions and the people:

Let's see if you can handle these slightly more difficult ones!

Describing clothes: play this game to learn useful adjectives.

Present Continuous practice:

Use these flash cards to learn  the Present Continuous tense.

Now test yourself with this quiz:

 

 Listen and choose the correct picture:

 

Present continuous: affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences

2ND ESO, UNIT 3: GOALS

 What is your idea of success? That's the question in Unit 3, and there you will find some examples of people who managed to achieve their goals and be successful.

Let's start revising some vocabulary that we have learnt in class:

We have also studied the PAST CONTINUOUS ; have a look at the PRESENTATION we saw in class. And you have more practice here.

We also worked on WORD FAMILIES dealing with some interesting vocabulary to talk about personal goals and success; you can revise it here: 

Finally, we learnt about the use of PAST SIMPLE and CONTINUOUS in  sentences with WHEN or WHILE. You have some practice here and a game.

UNIT 3: MYSTERIES (4th ESO)

What makes a good mystery? This is the WDYT? question of the unit and not an easy one to answer. Whatever the possible explanations may be, the only true thing about mysteries is that we tend to be fascinated by them, so they clearly hide something... We'll try to find it out in this unit at the same time we learn some useful English to talk about this topic. 

We will start by studying DESCRIPTIVE ADJECTIVES:

EXTREME ADJECTIVES will also be useful to describe a good mystery. Try this activity:

One of the first mysteries we learn about is that of the Rapa Nui statues. This video gives interesting information:

When talking about mysteries, SPECULATING or MAKING GUESSES/DEDUCTIONS is going to become essential. That's why we need to study MODAL VERBS OF DEDUCTION. Here you have some extra practice:

EXERCISE 1

EXERCISE 2

EXERCISE 3

EXERCISE 4

Try this QUIZ to practice PAST MODALS OF DEDUCTION:

Let's study some more vocabulary that can help to talk about mysteries, this time ADVERBS OF MANNER, TIME, and PLACE. Here you have some games that can help you learn them in a fun way:

ADVERBS OF MANNER

ADVERBS OF TIME

ADVERBS OF PLACE

Time to take a rest. How about listening to a true podcast about a crime? Here you will find loads of them! Just click on the picture.

Time to introduce a new verbal tense: PAST PERFECT. If you want to explain a past story well, you will need it! Here you have some practice:

EXERCISES  (loads of!!)

EXERCISE QUIZ

LIVE WORKSHEET   (remember you can send your teacher your results)

GAME

We'll finish the unit with YOU writing A NARRATIVE of a mystery. I'm looking forward to reading your stories! You should follow what we explained in class, but, if you require inspiration, you can check this website:

Top tips for writing a murder mystery story

After all this hard work, I am sure you are ready to carry out the project of the unit. It's going to be so much fun...

UNIT 2: FRIENDS FOR LIFE? (4th ESO)

 

This unit is all about FRIENDS. Maybe this topic will remind you of the famous TV series... Why don't you relax yourselves for a while and enjoy some of the best moments in the series?

Now it's time to work! You can start by revising the vocabulary related to FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES:

We also worked with INDEFINITE PRONOUNS. Just click on the words to have access to more practice. 

Then we studied RELATIVE CLAUSES. We started with DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES. Do you need further practice? You can try these activities:

EXERCISE 1

EXERCISE 2

EXERCISE 3

We continued with NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES. Again, here you have some more practice:

EXERCISE 1

EXERCISE 2

EXERCISE 3

Tired? Need some fun? Test yourself with this 

KAHOOT

If there is one thing friends do is do things together. That is the next vocabulary to practise and you can do so with this Quizlet:

THINGS THAT FRIENDS DO 

Pronouns are very useful to avoid repetition, so studying REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS is a must, and practising them too! 

EXERCISE 1

EXERCISE 2

Prefer a GAME? Hope you are good at bowling...

We also studied EACH OTHER, so that you don't confuse it with reflexive pronouns.

EXERCISE 1

EXERCISE 2

You can test yourselves again with this:

KAHOOT

We also studied how to write AN EMAIL ABOUT A PROBLEM. You can check this website for more tips:

AN INFORMAL EMAIL

 

LEARNING SITUATION 2ND ESO: A STORYBOARD

What makes a good story? That’s the question students have tried to answer and to do so, they have prepared their own storyboards: nice pictures, engaging text  and a good title! These are some of the ingredients they have used and you can see the results here:

Oliver and Jesús 

Marina, Llara Arne and Ariadna

Lola Lo and Llara Valle

Nerea and Ainhoa

Violeta and Lara

Rodrigo and Jovi

Esteban and Sara

 

Nora and Antonio

Carlos and Hugo

Osmara, Sara and Jimena

Hugo and Javier L. M.

Néstor y Diego