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THE SECRET GARDEN AUDIOS TERM 1
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Starter Unit1 Unit2 Unit3 Unit4 Unit5 Unit6 Unit7 Unit8 Unit9
Dear all,
This year we are going to communicate using this blog.
Download this Verb Tenses portfolio where you'll be filling in info as we study them.
Subscribe to Netlanguages for monthly practice. You'll have to do the Intermediate section and show proof to me.
LEVEL TEST
In order to find out your current level of English click here, go to Englishjet and take the level test B1. Once finished, write down your score and report it to your teacher.
READER DIAGRAM SAMPLE
STARTER UNIT
Go to your end-of-book Irregular verbs appendix. Divide it into blocks of 10. Study 1 block a day (3 forms, spelling, translation and pronunciation). We'll set the exam date. This exam has to be perfect.
As many of you don't have the book yet, we'll start with Grammar, but I promise it won't be that way habitually.
Click on the links below and fill in the info on your Verb Tenses portfolio.
ONLY FORM/USE/ADVERBS/SPELLING
DO NOT COPY EVERYTHING, JUST NOTES ON THOSE FOUR ASPECTS!!!!!
Present Simple
Present Continuous
Past Simple
Present Perfect
Present Perfect/Simple Past (DO NOT TAKE NOTES ON THIS PPT, JUST READ IT)
Modals theory
Modals practice
Click on the links on the ppts or go to Engcyberia for more practice.
Listen to this conversation about technology and try to remember as much as you can.
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UNIT 1. Making a difference (on personal qualities)
GRAMMAR
Go to you end-of-book Irregular verbs appendix. Divide it into blocks of 10. Study 1 block a day (3 forms, spelling, translation and pronunciation). We'll set an exam date. This exam has to be perfect.
Past Continuous
Present Perfect Simple/Continuous
Used to
SPEAKING
To find possible places of special beauty for your project, you can visit this link, the UNESCO World Heritage Site. Choose one and prepare your 3-min presentation.
UNIT 2. A consumer's world.
GRAMMAR
Simple Past /Past Perfect (Time connections in the Past)

Watch this sequence of Splice and mark on the worksheet given to you the order of sequences (1 and 2) and the make sentences following the model
PPerf+WHEN+SP
Quantifiers Copy the diagram and do the necessary practice with the links provided in the presentation. DO NOT GO INTO PARTITIVES.
LISTENING
Listen to this clip 4 times
1st-->no script
2nd-->no script and answer the questions
3rd-->script
4th-->remember a new word (write it and translate it)
WAR OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
UNIT 3. The energy of tomorrow (on technology, energy and ecology).
GRAMMAR
Passive voice (all verb forms). Watch this ppt and take notes from sections I, II and III. Do the verb forms changes one by one. You need to have the final diagram with all the verb forms active and passive.
Reflexive and emphatic pronouns. Copy the diagram of both reflexive and emphatic pronouns, watch the videos and do the exercises suggested in the links. We'll solve questions in the class.
LISTENING
Watch this video and answer the questions. Remember the steps:
1st-->listen with no script
2nd-->listen and answer (repaet the listening until your score is 100%)
3rd-->listen with script
4th-->go to the Online Investigations and Discussion Questions and write a Reply to a comment.
GAME
We'll work in groups with this questionnaire and then we'll play a game to see what group gets the highest score.
UNIT 4. Live well (on health, sport injuries, advice)
GRAMMAR
Here's a ppt on conditionals. Copy the general diagram with types 0, 1, 2 and 3. Go to Engcyberia number 50 for practice on all types of conditionals.
LISTENING
Listen to this clip 3 times
1st-->no script
2nd-->no script and answer the questions
3rd-->script
Do the exercises in section 3. You'll boost your listening skills.
Listen also to Sandra Aamodt's TED's speech several times; write a reply to a comment and send a copy to your teacher.
GAME
Watch this ppt on Titanic and write a comment on youtube with your group's conclusions (one type 2 and one type 3).
We will also play a Board game on conditionals.
SONG
We'll watch this video on The fiddler on the roof and complete the missing gaps in the song lyrics.
UNIT 5. Community spirit (on social networks)
GRAMMAR
Question forms
- WHO subject/object. Practice here
- Interrogative pronouns. Copy in a piece of paper slides 3 to 7. On slide 8 you can practice lots.
Verbs with INF/GER. Copy slides 2 and 3
Question tags. We'll focus on the Expecting Confirmation use of question tags.
VOCABULARY
Phrasal verbs with UP
LISTENING
Do this listening on Smart phones and do the activities on sections 2 and 3.
WHAT LIES BENEATH Movie and Worksheet
UNIT 6. Good times
GRAMMAR
Reported statements, questions and commands. Diagram here.
Practice Report questions, questions2, statements or commands.
Ghost: Oda Mae meets Molly
WRITING
Connectors for sequencing a story
UNIT 7. In the news (on travelling, weather..)
GRAMMAR
Future tenses
Practice exercises on Engcyberia from numbers 13, 14, 15.
Aretha Franklin' A little prayer. Put strips of the song in order as you listen.
VOCABULARY
Weather. Do all the Listening activities you can around Extreme Weather
WRITING
Connectors of addition
UNIT 8. The senses.
GRAMMAR
Relative clauses complete. Watch this prezi to get a general overview of them. Practice 1 2 3 4
Articles (a/an/zero). Practice here 1 2 3
UNIT9. Next steps.
Revision
Friday, 21 July 2017
1stBach
Download this Verb Tenses portfolio where you'll be filling in info as we study them.
For follow-up self-corrected practice, download and print this document and Instructions.
LEVEL TEST
In order to find out your current level of English click here, go to Englishjet and take three level tests B1, B2 and C1. Once finished, write down your scores and report it to your teacher.
HUMAN RIGHTS PROJECT
Download this document and do the Listening tasks suggested.
READER DIAGRAM SAMPLE
UNIT 1. Tech time (On Technology and the Social Media in Catastrophes)
Go to you end-of-book Irregular verbs appendix. Divide it into blocks of 10. Study 1 block a day (3 forms, spelling, translation and pronunciation). We'll set an exam date. This exam has to be perfect.
GRAMMAR
Click on the links below and fill in the info on your Verb Tenses portfolio.
ONLY FORM/USE/ADVERBS/SPELLING
DO NOT COPY EVERYTHING, JUST NOTES ON THOSE FOUR ASPECTS!!!!!
Present Simple
Present Continuous
Past Simple
Past Continuous
Click on the links on the ppts or go to Engcyberia for more practice.
LISTENING
Watch this video and answer the True/False questionnaire.
UNIT 2. Crime stories.
READING & WRITING
Read this article carefully and choose three new words, look them up in a dictionary and bring them to the class. Try to remember as much information in the article as you can.
In the class: write down as much info as you can remember. In groups of 4 share your notes and write a single 100-word report of the story.
To write a Report you'll need some connectors. Click here for a diagram and go to Engcyberia for practice.
LISTENING
Watch this video on Teen Crime Spree and fill in the gaps with the missing words from the box on your questionnaire.
GRAMMAR
PROJECT WORK
Criminal age of responsability
Watch the video and try to answer the questions asked. Take notes. We'll discuss it in the class.
To prepare the Debate, watch this Prezi carefully and take an UNCOMMON expression from each section. Select 10 expressions and get ready to use them.
CONNECTORS DIAGRAM AND PPT
Here you have all connectors, nevertheless, we'll work on them step by step. In this unit you just need to copy the connectors of purpose. Practice: 1 2 3 4 5
UNIT 3. I's a thrill (on risky activities or sports).
GRAMMAR
In this unit we're revising four verb tenses, the ones on future time, namely:
Simple Future (slides 6, 7, 8) Be Going To Future Future Continuous Future Perfect
Practice FC/FPerf
Take your Verb Tenses Portfolio and fill in the information requested on those four Tenses. Here you are a General diagram on Future verb tenses.
Go to Engcyberia for practice.
Infinitive/Gerund use. Take notes on this ppt and do the exercises suggested on the link. There're three sections, with three tutorials. Do some practice on each section.
LISTENING
Watch and listen to Bear Grylls struggling with a snake. As you listen, try to complete the worksheet given to you. Listen to it a few times to improve your listening skills.
VOCABULARY
Watch this ppt and take notes on -ed/-ing endings. Watch a video explaining it on the last slide.
Watch Marie Antoinette's segment and we'll do an activity in the class.
CONNECTORS
This time we focus on connectors of time. Practice: 1
WRITING
You have to write a 150-word travel blog. Watch this video for inspiration.
Depending on the results, we will engage a plan, "Rescue days". Some of you will work on those weak points while others will work on something more adapted to their level.
RESCUE DAY ONE
High achievers: Listen here to Simon Sinek's talk on How great leaders inspire action.
Click on Comments; Read a few of them and Reply to one of them (You'll need to sign up to do so); show your real name or surname, not both. Your reply must be a minimum of 5 lines long.
In 45 minutes you must have finished. Get together and share your comments or impressions on it and your comments.
Low achievers: Download the above mentioned Verb Tenses Portfolio, print it and bring it to the class. You need to revise the following 4 verb tenses:
Present Simple Present Continuous Past Simple Past Continuous
Fill in your portfolio about their FORM/USE/ADVERBS/SPELLING
DO NOT COPY EVERYTHING, JUST NOTES ON THOSE FOUR ASPECTS!!!!!
Click on the links on the ppts or go to Engcyberia for more practice.
RESCUE DAY TWO
High achievers: Listen here to Giver Tulley's talk on 5 dangerous things you should let your kids do.
Click on Comments; Read a few of them and Reply to one of them (You'll need to sign up to do so); show your real name or surname, not both. Your reply must be a minimum of 5 lines long.
In 45 minutes you must have finished. Get together and share your comments or impressions on it and your comments.
Low achievers:
Present Perfect Simple Past Perfect Simple (Time connections in the Past)
Fill in your portfolio about their FORM/USE/ADVERBS/SPELLING
DO NOT COPY EVERYTHING, JUST NOTES ON THOSE FOUR ASPECTS!!!!!
Click on the links on the ppts or go to Engcyberia for more practice.
UNIT 4. Let's talk (on relatioships, personality...).
LISTENING
Watch this video on The World's Quickest Personality Test and do the activity from the worksheet given to you.
VOCABULARY
Take notes on the vocabulary to describe people physically speaking (slides 2 to 6)
Visit this FBI page and find 3 new words to describe people.
Watch this Avatar segment and do your worksheet on Adjective order.
GRAMMAR
Modals. With this diagram we'll make a complete revision.
UNIT 5. What's on? (on movies, entertainment..).
LISTENING
Watch this National Geographic's The Photographs and do the activity suggested.
GRAMMAR
Watch this ppt on the Passive voice and take notes from slides n. 1, 2, 25, 26, 27, 29, 47. We'll work on it in the class.
Watching The Ant Bully we'll do some oral practice on the passive here or here.
UNIT 6. How much? (on consumerism and shopping)
LISTENING
By listening and viewing "Addicted to money", you'll find out more about the Mayans use of money. Fill in the questionnaire meanwhile.
GRAMMAR
Relative clauses prezi here. Practice in Engcyberia num. 49; Lots of exercises there!!!
WRITING
Connectors of contrast. Practice num 43 to 48.
UNIT 7. In shape (on sports, healthy lifestyle..)
LISTENING
The joy of surfing in ice-cold water. Listen to it and make five questions for your classmates to answer, including the answer and the minute where the answer is. Send it to me so that I can put it all together in the right order. ENJOY!!!
Once done, read some comments and write a 5-line-minimum reply to one of them, with a copy to me. Identify with a name I can identify.
GRAMMAR
Reported speech complete
WRITING
Connectors of consequence/result. Practice num 43 to 48.
Today 21 March is theWorld Down Syndrome Day.
Write an opinion essay using also expressions from the prezi on the debate.
Watch this video and read this news item/watch the video included to ellaborate your opinion essay.
You can find further information on this link. I suggest you go through all this information to fully ellaborate your opinion on the subject.
UNIT 8. Culture shock
We're going to start by working on Stereotypes.
GRAMMAR
Conditional clauses. You can do more online practice here.
Connectors (ALL) Review. You need to study this diagram we have been working on the whole year.
Google any connectors practice and check your mistakes.
END-OF-YEAR OPTIONAL PROJECT
3rdESO
Dear all,
This year we are going to communicate using this blog.
Download this Verb Tenses portfolio where you'll be filling in info as we study them.
Subscribe to Netlanguages for monthly practice. You'll have to do the Intermediate section and show proof to me.
LEVEL TEST
In order to find out your current level of English click here, go to Englishjet and take the level test A2. Once finished, write down your score and report it to your teacher.
READER DIAGRAM SAMPLE
STARTER UNIT
Go to you end-of-book Irregular verbs appendix. Divide it into blocks of 10. Study 1 block a day (3 forms, spelling, translation and pronunciation). We'll set an exam date. This exam has to be perfect.
As many of you don't have the book yet, we'll start with Grammar, but I promise it won't be that way habitually.
Click on the links below and fill in the info on your Verb Tenses portfolio.
ONLY FORM/USE/ADVERBS/SPELLING
DO NOT COPY EVERYTHING, JUST NOTES ON THOSE FOUR ASPECTS!!!!!
Present Simple
Present Continuous
Past Simple
Click on the links on the ppts or go to Engcyberia for more practice.
We're also going to compare things. Here you have the ppt, but you don't have to do anything about it. We'll do it in the class.
Watch Jamie Oliver talking in an interview about his version of paella. Watch it carefully and we'll work on it in the class. Remember as much as you can.
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UNIT 1. Time for a change.
Modals theory
Where am I? A game on modals.
UNIT 2. STORYTELLING. On movies.
VOCABULARY
Watch this ppt on movies. There're 10 of them. Watch the pictures carefully and write a minimum of three adjectives to describe how you imagine that movie.
GRAMMAR
Quantifiers (too/too much/too many/ (not) enough). We'll work with songs....
Past Continuous
LISTENING
Listen to this clip 4 times
1st-->no script
2nd-->no script and answer the questions
3rd-->script
4th-->remember a new word (write it and translate it)
UNIT 3. Choices, choices (on sales, shopping for clothes, holiday activities, exotic food and agreeing on suggestions).
GRAMMAR
Present Perfect. Take notes on your Verb Tenses Portfolio.
Watch this segment and do the activity in the page given to you.
LISTENING
You are going to work on this listening on Shopping for the day. Do ALL the activities suggested, take some notes on a piece of paper and write your comment on Randall's blog.
UNIT 4. Communication (on emotions).
GRAMMAR
PrPerf/SP, Copy Slide 5
PrPerf with EVER/NEVER. Watch this movie segment of Unbreakable and do the activity suggested.
Subject/Object questions Online practice
VOCABULARY
ED/ING adjectives
LISTENING
Do this listening on Smart phones and all the activities suggested on section 2 and 3. Take notes to show them to your teacher.
UNIT 5. A life of crime.
GRAMMAR
Past Perfect practice. Check this ppt slides 5 and 6 and practice in number 7.
Relative pronouns. Watch this prezi. You can practice in Engcyberia num. 50.
Watch this Where's Wally worksheet and do as it is told.
VOCABULARY
Negative prefixes
LISTENING
Do this listening online and the activities suggested. Take notes to show to your teacher.
WRITING/SPEAKING
Describing a picture following the instructions.
UNIT 6. Creativity (on recycling)
GRAMMAR
Passive voice verb forms (present and past)
Building compound nouns on sports (football pitch...)
GAME
In groups we'll play this Memory Game, trying to match a weird invention to its description and its name. Here we have the key.
Now it's your turn to invent something really useful. Watch this model, but describe it using a relative pronoun.
UNIT 7. A big improvement (on sport...)
GRAMMAR
Will/Going to/SPr/SF/PrC/FC here
Indefinite pronouns diagram and links to exercises.
Indefinite pronouns (something...). This is a story of 4 people.
Gerund as subject.
VOCABULARY
Homes of the future
UNIT 8. Living together.
GRAMMAR
Conditionals type 1 and 2. Go to slides 2, 4 and 6 and copy the diagrams corresponding to types 0, 1 and 2.
UNIT 9. Coming together.
GRAMMAR
Reported speech for statements (Present-->Past and some changes more)
Thursday, 20 July 2017
On Track 2nd ESO
Download this Verb Tenses portfolio where you'll be filling in info as we study them.
ONLY FORM/USE/ADVERBS/SPELLING
DO NOT COPY EVERYTHING, JUST NOTES ON THOSE FOUR ASPECTS!!!!!
LEVEL TEST
In order to find out your current level of English click here, go to Englishjet and take the level test A2. Once finished, write down your score and report it to your teacher.
READER DIAGRAM SAMPLE
Present Simple
Watch this video about Tasmania and take notes on these questions. We'll discuss it in the class.
Write what you hear, don't worry about the spelling.
UNIT 1. Life online.
Vocabulary
Grammar Simple Past Lost umbrellas
Listening https://www.eslvideo.com/quiz.php?id=32427
Writing
Speaking
UNIT 2. Urban jungle.
Vocabulary
Grammar Comparative and Superlative Quantifiers
Watch this prezi as well.
Find comparisons between the White and the Red Queens in Alice in Wonderland here or here.
Listening Watch the most dangerous job in the world.Make a list and say why they are so.
Writing
Speaking
Learning situation: Leaflet about animals.
UNIT 3. Challenge yourself.
Vocabulary
Grammar Past Continuous
Listening
Writing
Speaking Find a picture of a time when you were very little and prepare an oral description using SP/PC, beginning: "I do remember as if it were yesterday...."
UNIT 4. Protecting the planet.
Vocabulary
Grammar
Simple Future (predictions). Copy this diagram on plans and predictions.
Read this ppt on the First Conditional and copy the diagram corresponding to Conditionals 0 and 1.
Listening https://www.eslvideo.com/quiz.php?id=37689
Writing
Speaking
Learning situation: Information poster
UNIT 5. The smart shopper.
Vocabulary
Grammar Be going to (plans) Present Continuous (plans)
Listening https://eslvideo.com/quiz.php?id=56373
Writing
Speaking
UNIT 6. The right job.
Vocabulary
Grammar Can (Ability or premission) Indefinite pronouns
Listening https://eslvideo.com/quiz.php?id=52741
Writing
Speaking
Learning situation: Visitor map.
UNIT 7. Bucket list.
Vocabulary
Grammar Present Perfect
Listening
Writing
Speaking
UNIT 8. The human body.
Vocabulary. Hand (fingers names) Fingers and toes This little piggy song Body parts in detail
Exercises on vocabulary1 and 2
Grammar Have to (obligation) Should (advice)
Listening How stress affects your body
Writing
Speaking
Learning situation: Activity calendar
etwinning presentation
![]() | This schoolyear we're going to share projects with four schools located in the UK, Norway, The Netherlands and Germany.
We've designed a common etwinning project and will mainly communicate in English and in Spanish as well. We are Spanish native speakers!!!!! 1st Bach You'll start by telling Albufereta and Voramar students Fairy tales. Your task is as follows: Get together with a partner and choose a fairy tale here. Write it on the list (they can't be repeated). Read it carefully and simplify it (not longer than 2 pages) and simplify its vocabulary as well to make it understandable to 6th graders. Check your version and its pronunciation with your teacher. Decide on resources you may need. Practice and good luck!! 1st Bach and 4th ESO They have already started keypalling with students from Bertha Benz Schule Sigmaringen (Germany). We have previously shared important projects and our common wish is to keep our friendship going to enrichen both schools. |
Note: As the project is growing so much and needs space, we've opened a new blog just for it Schoolsnet for communication.
NOOC TRAINING
Space devoted to publishing my projects. Here we can see the new draft.