Now that the term is over I would like to congratulate Ana, the winner of the Olympic Games in this group, a very deserving winner. I want to thank her because of the interest she has shown in all the activities we have done, especially our play. Her classmates have benefited from it.

Last Tuesday everybody did a good job in the play and I really enjoyed the first performance of Sergio Pastor. He made me laugh a lot. Lucía, who did not like the idea of acting in a play, was really good: she knew her lines perfectly well. And Paola too, even though she had not been to the last rehearsal. And I mustn´t forget the robbers, Nico and Sergio Pastor, who really got into their role.

I think after all that hard work we all deserve a BREAK, so I wish you

A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014

Hope Santa is good to you, 

Your teacher, Begoña

Here is a summary of the things we studied in the First Term:

Topic: Family matters.

Description of personality.

Things you like doing.

Things you plan to do.

Family members: mother, father, parents, sister, brother, son, daughter, children, aunt, uncle, grandmother, grandfather, grandparents, grandchildren, cousins, niece, nephew. Step father, step brother or sister…

Adjectives: tall, short, thin, fat, blond, dark, young, old. Big, small. Strict, kind, unkind, lazy, hardworking, friendly, unfriendly, intelligent, generous, mean, tidy, messy, cheerful, shy, brave.

Verbs:Play, read, go, go out, go skateboarding,  cook.

Grammar and types of sentences:

I've got a brother. I've got two uncles and three aunts. My father's got one sister and two nieces.

What does---- look like?: She is short and thin and she has long dark hair.

Present Cont: Joe's father is reading the newspaper.

Going to ± infinitive: What's  Joe's mother going to do? She is going to cook.

What´s he or she like? (And, but) She is intelligent and generous. He is shy but brave.What do you like? I like music.

Topic: Hobbies

Saying what's your hobby

 How often and when you do it.

Things you need for your hobby.

Who you share it with.

Nouns: Guitar, violin, magazines, cards, stamps, board games, chess, other music instruments.

Verbs: Buy, do, go (to), practice, stick, collect, Past tense irregular verbs: woke up, got up, had, went, caught, did, ate, drank, run, saw, wrote, read, said.

Adverbs: once, twice, three times a week, a day, a month. Usually, often, sometimes, every day, never, always. Yesterday, last week.

Grammar and types of sentences:

Present Simple. Regular actions. Do you …? Does he/she…? I don't …  He/She doesn't...

Past Simple: regular and irregular. Did you...? Yes, I did, No, I didn't.

Questions with prepositions at the end: Who do you play chess with? Who are you talking to?

Asking questions in the present and in the past: Do you play chess at the weekend? Did you play chess yesterday?

Topic: School is out

Nouns: Beach, the mountains, the countryside, seaside, sightseeing, village, city

sand sandcastle, sunbathing, hiking, hotel, camp site, apartment, towel.

Verbs: swim, hike, fly, arrive, ski, skateboard, surf, sunbathe, visit, stay,

Grammar and types of sentences:

Where are they? They are in Rome.

Where do you go on holidays?

Where is…?

Where are you staying? Where are you going?

Things you can do somewhere: you can go hiking, you van go sightseeing, you can visit museums, you can go to the beach.

What can you do at the seaside?

Where did go on holidays last summer? I went to...

Expressions: have a good time, enjoy yourself.

Questions students must be able to answer: Tell me about your next/last holiday.

Where is your favorite place to place to go on holiday?

What do you enjoy doing on holiday?

We spent the whole class preparing for our play. First we had to make the tree and the presents. To make the presents we wrapped little boxes in color paper  and tied them up with laces we made with tissue paper. We also used tape. To make the tree we used green construction paper and scraps of color papers for the ornaments.

During the second part of the class we were rehearsing. Paola was missing, I hope she comes next week; today, Lucía had to do her lines.

Homework: find a postcard and write it for a friend telling her/him what you are doing in your holidays.

 

Today the teacher could not do much talking. Some questions were written on the board and students had to ask one another:

Where are you sitting?    Ex: I´m sitting next to Ana.

Where is you bedroom?   Ex: It´s opposite the kitchen.

Where did you go on holidays last summer? Ex: I went to the beach.

We are learning about holidays, places where we can go and things we can do there.

These are the words we are studying:

City, seaside, campsite, stay, hotel, skiing, swimming, sightseeing, hiking, fishing, going to the beach, riding your bike, taking photos, skateboarding, going shopping.

Students said where they went on holidays last summer and then they had to write 5 things they could do there, like: You can go fishing in my village. Next, they asked other students: What can you do in your village? or What can you do in Alicante?

We were rehearsing our Christmas play. Actors and actresses did much better  today.

Ana completed her project about her hobby. Good for you¡ I hope your classmates decide to follow your example and learn to be proud of their work.

It would be nice if you looked for something you could wear for the play. Myself I´m gonna try to find a white bear and a Santa´s hat.



Look, it seem the elves wear red and green clothes. 

And the robbers, what do you think they should wear to look like robbers?

And the children? What about a nightgown?

Also, see if you can find some ribbons at home. 

Ribbon