UNIT 6: CRIMES and CONSEQUENCES (4th ESO)

What do you think of the topic of the unit? Interesting, isn't it? Let's hope it allows you to reflect on this serious issue at the same time you learn English.

To start with, it is necessary to know some vocabulary related to CRIMES and CRIMINALS. Here you have two activities to practise it:

FLASHCARDS

MATCHING ACTIVITY

Did you enjoy the reading about "Criminal Creatures"? Then you will love this video!!!

Time to start studying some language structures: CONDITIONAL SENTENCES. Here you have the explanation for each and some extra practice:

ZERO CONDITIONAL

EXERCISE 1

EXERCISE 2 

FIRST CONDITIONAL

EXERCISE 1

EXERCISE 2 

EXERCISE 3

SECOND CONDITIONAL

EXERCISE 1

EXERCISE 2 

EXERCISE 3

THIRD CONDITIONAL

EXERCISE 1

EXERCISE 2 

EXERCISE 3

We are sure that you need a rest by now!! Take some time to enjoy these beautiful songs that include conditional sentences:

You can also test yourself playing this KAHOOT:

Back to the criminal world to learn some new vocabulary related to CYBER-CRIME. Try this activity to practise it:

Did you think that we had finished with conditionals? No way, there are more things to learn about them, like the expressions IF ONLY / I WISH. Watch these videos to learn how they work:

Here you have some extra practice:

You can also test yourself with this game:

We finished the unit learning to write A FOR AND AGAINST ESSAY. Here you have some extra practice for the linkers of contrast and addition you have to include in your essays:

And that would be all, folks! 

LET'S FIGHT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT!

Students in 4th ESO have been learning about issues related to the environment at the same time they learnt English. Once really prepared, in pairs they designed a leaflet to raise awareness about an issue that affects the environment.  The goal was clear: explain the  problem first and then say what we can all do.

Here you have their leaflets. Hope you use some of your time to read them, and, what is more important, once you do, you put in practice all the advice they give us. Just click on ecah photo to open the leaflets.

by Leo and Miguel E.

by Mencía and Alexia

by Laia and Helena

by Miguel A. and Luis

by Adamina and Claudia

by Curro and Letizia

by  Rada

by Lucía and Lía

by Pablo M. y Pablo P.

Remember, every single step matters!!!

PRUEBAS DE CERTIFICACIÓN DE IDIOMAS 2026 PARA ALUMNADO habLE QUE FINALIZA 4º ESO

 Se ha publicado en BOPA del 11 de febrero la convocatoria de pruebas de certificación de idiomas para el año 2026. Al igual que el curso pasado se contempla un procedimiento por el cual el alumnado que finaliza la etapa de ESO cursando el programa habLE puede participar en la prueba en su convocatoria de septiembre de forma gratuita.

La inscripción se realizará en el IES Selgas una vez los alumnos hayan titulado. En esta infografía tenéis un resumen de los pasos a seguir: 

habLE: Pruebas de certificación de idiomas (EOI) de Bloginglesselgas2

Podéis consultar toda la información y la estructura y fechas de las pruebas aquí:  

https://miprincipado.asturias.es/bopa/2026/02/11/2026-00845.pdf

https://alojaweb.educastur.es/web/eoiaviles/certificacion

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:

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!

POLYNOMIALS

Having trouble with this part you are working with in your maths lessons? Why don't you try this extra fun practice? Who knows, it might help... Remember, practice makes perfection 😉! 

Just click on the photos to start playing.

3rd ESO

4th ESO

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

 

MUSIC AND MATH

In UNIT 1 we have been working with all the benefits that music can bring to people. Did you know that it can help you improve your maths skills? Watch this short video (good practice for your listening test next Friday!) and try to answer the questions in the questionnaire below. 

UNIT 1: MAKING MUSIC (4th ESO)

We are sure all students will like the topic of this unit: who doesn't like music? It brings so many positive things...

The WDYT? question is an interesting one: How can music bring people together? There are many answers and you will find out some while working with this unit. Let's see an example: in the following video you will see lots of famous artists who got together to sing the song "We Are the World"  written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Ritchie in 1985 to raise funds to help with the famine that was devastating Ethiopia at the time. 

To talk about music, we need to refresh some vocabulary. Here you have a matching activity to practise it:

Time to learn a new verbal tense: the PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS. Here you have some practice:

EXERCISE 1

EXERCISE 2

EXERCISE 3

EXERCISE 4

Need a break? Try this GAME, especially if you like pizza 😉!

Now, you should get back to work and make sure you know when to use the PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE or the CONTINUOUS FORM. Need more practice?

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS

What about learning vocabulary related to FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS?

These FLASHCARDS will help you. 

Time to study something that may be new for many: QUESTION TAGS. Here you have some extra practice:

EXERCISE 1

EXERCISE 2

EXERCISE 3

Tired? Try this memory game:

Questions are quite tricky in English, aren't they? Well, imagine including prepositions in them, it becomes a nightmare! Don't worry, here you have some extra practice;

EXERCISE 1

EXERCISE 2

EXERCISE 3

The writing of the unit is  A REVIEW (of a concert or music festival). If you need extra help, you can try this PRACTICE.

That was a lot of work, wasn't it? Let's finish with some music, the same way we started, to liven up,  things a bit 😉! Here you have a more recent version of the song we started this post with. This time the purpose was to help people in Haiti, who suffered a terrible earthquake in 2010. 

GEOMETRY VOCABULARY

Students in the habLE porgramme are studying Geometry at the time. Since there must be a lot of new vocabulary, here you have some flashcards that may help you study it. 

Now you can test yourselves with this questionnaire:

Finally, you can challenge a classmate and see who can answer the most questions in this game:

4th ESO STARTER UNIT: WHAT DO YOU KNOW?

STARTER UNITS are always about revising what you learnt during the past school year. Don't worry if you feel a bit rusty after the summer, we all tend to disconnect 😉!

We will start revising some vocabulary related to HEALTH and WELL-BEING. Click on the words to get to a Quizlet to practise it. If that one is too easy for you, here you have a more demanding version of it: HEALTH and WELL-BEING 2.

Time to revise some grammar. Verbal tenses are essential, so you must make sure you know everything about them.

PRESENT SIMPLE / PRESENT CONTINUOUS 

EXERCISES

MODAL VERBS are used all the time. They all share some common characteristics and are a bit tricky, because they can have different meanings:

ABILITY (CAN/COULD)

OBLIGATION (MUST/HAVE TO/MUSTN'T/DON'T HAVE TO)

ADVICE 

Let's have a look at some more vocabulary, this time ADJECTIVES to describe PERSONAL QUALITIES. Here you have a matching game:

We also learnt about some tricky words: JOURNEY - TRIP - TOUR - TRAVEL. This video will help you understand these words:

Back to verbal tenses! 

PAST SIMPLE / PAST CONTINUOUS

EXERCISES

You can also try this activity:

Then we revised USED TO (to talk about past habits and states).

EXERCISE

Need a break? Here you have a GAME to keep practising USED TO.

More verbal tenses, this time PRESENT PERFECT and PAST SIMPLE. 

EXERCISES

Again a GAME can help you learn and have fun at the same time 😉.

Thought you had finished? Unfortunately not! We also have to revise the main FUTURE TENSES. This chart can help you understand how to use them better:

You will need lots of practice, so here you have:

EXERCISE 1

EXERCISE 2

EXERCISE 3

EXERCISE 4

Now you will certainly need some fun:

If you work with all these activities,  you will be ready to start learning new things! Let's do it!