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...

UNIT 4: SPEND! (2nd ESO)

Money, spending, shopping... We are sure these issues concern you, so the topic of this unit will be a rather interesting one. 

Let's start by learning some very basic vocabulary:

Want to revise some MONEY VERBS? Just click on the words to access some flashcards that will help you do so. 

Time to learn about QUANTIFIERS (some, any, a lot of, much, many...) so that you buy or sell the correct amounts... Here you have some extra practice:

Countable and Uncountable nouns

a-an / Some / Any

a lot (of) / much / many

Sometimes quantities are excessive and sometimes insufficient, that's why we have TOO MUCH/TOO MANY and (NOT) ENOUGH. Need more practice?

EXERCISE 1

EXERCISE 2

                            

Then we studied ADVERBS of MANNER and how to form and use them.  This game may help you learn them quickly 😉:

This unit also revises something you may remember studying: COMPARATIVE and SUPERLATIVE adjectives and how to use them in a sentence. Don't forget to practise them:

COMPARATIVES EXERCISES 

SUPERLATIVES EXERCISES

COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES EXERCISES 

Make sure you also know how to compare using (NOT) AS... + ADJECTIVE + AS...

EXERCISE 1 

EXERCISE 2

With this game, you can test your knowledge of comparatives/superlatives and your aim 🏹!

Money can often be a source of problems. What do you do when you have a problem? Who do you talk to? Do you ask for advice? Watch this video to see how you can ask for and give advice:

We are almost finished! The WRITING of the unit is related to NOTES and MESSAGES. Try this EXERCISE. 

Remember we studied TOO and (NOT) ENOUGH? Lucky you, these words can also be used with ADJECTIVES 😉. Don't worry, here you have some further practice: test yourself with this KAHOOT. 

Now we are finished! Hope you are ready to carry out the unit project 💸💰🤑!

UNIT 4: WHAT NEXT (4th ESO)

WDYT? What do you think you will be doing in a few years' time? I don't know about you yet, but I do know that I will definitely be doing many different things..., can you guess why?

Well, that's part future, so let's focus on the present, which implies helping you with your English. What about revising some of the new vocabulary studied related to FUTURE GOALS, PLANS and ASPIRATIONS? These flashcards will help you study it:

To talk about the FUTURE you are obviously going to need FUTURE TENSES. We already revised some in the STARTER UNIT, remember? Well, there's big news: there are more!!! Sounds like fun, doesn't it? 

First we have the FUTURE CONTINUOUS tense. Need more practice? Here it goes...

EXERCISE 1

EXERCISE 2

EXERCISE 3

Need a break? You will love this game. Just click on the photo to start playing.

Hope you had fun, but now we have to revise another future tense: the FUTURE PERFECT. Again, here you have some practice:

EXERCISE 1

EXERCISE 2

EXERCISE 3

Another game? What about playing darts? Just click on the photo:

After all this practice, you should be able to decide when to use each. You can start with this LIVEWORKSHEET. You can also try these activities:

By now, you must be masters of the future, so you will ace this game!! Beware! It contains all the future tenses studied so far!

Enough about tenses! Time for some new vocabulary, this time some common VERB + PREPOSITION combinations:

Did I say enough about the future? Ooops! My mistake Now you must revise how to use MODALS in the future. Well, to be honest, it's impossible, that's why you need to use other forms that include the meanings the modals convey:

ABILITY: 

WILL / WON'T +  BE ABLE TO + INFINITIVE

OBLIGATION and NECESSITY: 

WILL + HAVE TO / NEED TO + INFINITIVE

NO OBLIGATION / NO NECESSITY:

WON'T + + HAVE TO / NEED TO + INFINITIVE

Try this  EXERCISE  to practise them a bit.

When talking about the future, TIME CLAUSES are used a lot. That's why you must remember that the tense used in the time clause is the PRESENT SIMPLE. 

EXERCISE 1

EXERCISE 2

LIVE WORKSHEET

This unit finishes with A FORMAL EMAIL. Maybe you will have to write quite a good number of them in the future, so you'd better be ready! 

After all this hard work, I can only wish you a bright future ahead for you!