1st ESO TERM TWO. Grammar

• Present Simple1
• Present Simple 2
• Time Prepositions (chart)
  
• Time Prepositions 1
  

YOUNG ZEBRA VERSUS AFRICAN LIONESS

This is a beautiful task for you to do. What you have to do is to be a wildlife reporter for a while and comment the images you see in this short Attenborough's documentary.

OUR FEATHERED FRIENDS

Listen to Malek and Richard and answer these questions:
-Malek is a "ranger", what does it mean?
-How long has he been working in this wildlife reserve?
-Why are there so many birds at this reserve now?
-What do they put up nets for?
-Why do they put the birds in bags?
-Malek says they place a very small ring around one of the birds' legs. Why?
-How long does it take to became a ringer?
-These are some of the birds Malek names: chiff-chaffs, wheatears, Can you say that
in Spanish?

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Watch this excellent 1972 animated version of the Charles Dickens classic. Animated in the style of 1800s engravings by the great Richard Williams Studio.

REINFORCEMENT EXERCISES FOR 2nd ESO

These exercises will help you to revise some grammar we have studied so far. Do them carefully after reading your grammar notes and understand what you are doing . In case you don't understand something, just ask me.

• Comparatives 1
  
• Comparatives 2
  
• Comparatives 3
• Comparatives (Spanish)
  
• Making questions
• Question words 1
  
• Correct the mistakes
• Questions in the Present Simple
• Questions with "do" or "does"
• Questions in the Present Continuous1
• Questions in the Present Continuous 2
• Present Simple/Present Continuous 1
• Prepositions of Time 1
• Prepositions of Time 2
• Family relationships
• Irregular verbs 1
• Irregular verbs 2
• Irregular verbs 3
• Irregular verbs 4
  
• Irregular verbs 2
• Time Prepositions 1
• Mixed questions
• Prepositions of place
• Past Continuous (tutorial and exercises)
• Be going to
• Modal Verbs (Spanish)
  

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IDIOMS ON ANIMALS

This is your new task if you want to "win" an extra point: watch the video and listen to it carefully as many times as you need. Make sure you've understood what these three idioms mean because you'll have to tell them in front of your classmates and explain their meaning. Enjoy!

Here you can see the answer to the question I made in class: What do these idioms
mean?: -there is no room to swing a cat
-to let the cat out of the bag
-to put the cat among the pigeons

FOOD, MEALS, DISHES

Click here and you will find very interesting information about British meals, meal
times and traditional dishes. Are these same as in Spain or are they different?
Take notes in your notebook and we'll speak about it in class

Fruit names   (with sound) 
Veg names    (with sound)
Food names   (with sound)
A recipe: Tuna  Rissoto

Listening: What do they have for breakfast?
Listening: What do these people like for dinner?
A game: Which fruit is being described? Now it's your turn! 
               "It's  round/long/oblongue ..."
               "It's hard/soft on the outside/inside"
               "You must/needn't peel it"

PODCAST: TOP HOLIDAY SPOTS

Simon is being interviewed about his favourite places to go on holiday. There are two places he loves: Paimpol and Madeira.

Copy down these questions and read them carefully before listening to the podcast. Then answer them

1. Where is Madeira?

2. Which language do people from Madeira speak?

3. Why do people like to go to this island? (write three adjectives)

4. What can people do there? (2 things)

5. What surprises the interviewer about this island?

6. What’s the weather like?

7. Why is March the best time to visit Madeira?

8. Has Simon ever been to this place in March?

9. Where is Paimpol?

10. Who is it a good place for?

11. Which is its major attraction?

12. Why does Simon like going to Paimpol ?

1ST ESO TERM ONE

1. Read and listen
2.The alphabet
3.Countries and Nationalities
4.A rhyme
5. Christmas vocabulary
6. A Christmas poem
7. Rudolph is missing








(lyrics on page 45)

PROFESSIONS

1. jobs (with audio)
2. job quiz
3. crossword
4. listening exercises