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! 

Housing shortage

 Hermit crabs are invertebrates, specifically a type of crustacean. They borrow shells from other sea creatures for protection because their bodies are very soft. Click on the picture below to check out what happens when a new shell turns up. It's totally mind-boggling!

Costumes around the world

 Different regions in the world have their own unique cultures and , of course, different traditional costumes. Our 1st ESO bilingüal students have done some research and created their own minibooks on a country of their choice. Would you like to have a look?

Here's a selection of some of those minibooks. Enjoy!

Ireland by Violeta Villasante Ortega 

Japan by Llara Valle Iturralde:

Brazil by Esteban Guardado Garcías:

Venice, Italy, by Sara Sánchez Martín

Australia by Llara Arne Prada:

Korea by Lola Lo Campo:

2ND YEAR ESO - UNIT 4: LIFE ON EARTH

GEOGRAPHY AND LANDSCAPE VOCABULARY QUIZLET

COMPARATIVES and SUPERLATIVES:

EXERCISE 1
EXERCISE 2
EXERCISE 3
EXERCISE 4
EXERCISE 5
EXERCISE 6

EXERCISE 7

Time for a break! Try this GAME

QUANTITY: A-AN/SOME/ANY/MUCH/MANY/A LOT OF

EXERCISE 1
EXERCISE 2
EXERCISE 3



You can revise and play with the VOCABULARY of animals here

You have more controlled practice HERE 

And now you are ready to try this CROSSWORD, that explains the reasons why some animals are in danger of extinction. 

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:

  

LEARNING SITUATION: A STORY OF MYSTERY

Students in 4th ESO worked very hard on this learning situation. After studying specific vocabulary, reading, listening to, and working with different stories filled with mysteries in unit 3, they were ready to create their own story or adapt a scene from one they liked. In small groups, they wrote a script that included all necessary details and then recorded themselves performing the story.

Here are the results:

4th ESO A/B habLE students

by Jorge, Daniela and Lucía 

by Carlos, Mateo, Iván and Gabriel

by Sara, Alfonso and Lucía

by Daniela, Avril and Valeria

by Alfonso, Pablo and Alberto

4th ESO B

by Diego, Ainhoa Pulido, Alex, Ainhoa Fernández, Denis and Sergio

by Irene, Jesús, Martín, Nerea and Ángela

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...

RENAISSANCE MUSIC AND DANCE

 

 You may find this activity interesting to check and revise what you have learnt in your music lessons. You can read (and listen to) the information and then answer the questions in the quiz. Click on the image to start.

INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT 2ND ESO: A BRAINBOX CARD GAME ABOUT "THE PARK OF LIFE"

After visiting The Park of Life and its different sections students have prepared a set of cards with information about the exhibitions they saw  there. 

We have used this Brainbox game in class to check how much students learnt during their visit. Do you know how to play? Students  in turns pick a card and have 15 seconds to read the information on the front side; then they roll the dice and have to answer the question at the back of the card with the same number they got.

If you click on the photograph above you can see a presentation with all the cards students prepared.

SYSTEMS OF NON-LINEAR EQUATIONS (4th ESO)

Still having troubles with non-linear equations? Try this watching this video, it may help:

Need more practice? Try this activity:

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!

MY TOWN 25 YEARS AGO: LEARNING SITUATION 2ND ESO

 It is always a good idea to look back in time and see how things have improved, or, at least, changed. That's what students in 2nd year of ESO have been doing: they have done some research, interviewed their families  and found out about different aspects of Life in their towns 25 years ago. 

Have a look at the posters they have prepared:

Carlos and Martín López 

Tania and Nora

Vega and Llara

Paloma and Alicia

Pepe and Daniel

Alicia and Paloma

Ainara and Carla

iris and Nayara

Sarah and Unai

Hugo and Mateo

Candela