What time is it?

ESA 3rd Present Continuous

Some extra Christmas homework.

http://inba.cl/documentos/article/362/7%C2%BA%20EM%20present-continuous-extra-worksheets-1c2ba-eso.pdf

Christmas reading
http://scuolaserrasq.gov.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Holidays.pdf

http://www.whychristmas.com/customs/languages.shtml

Let's sing
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3212

The Lemon Tree

Listen to the song and complete the following activity 

1. I____________ ______________here in the boring room.
2. I____________ ______________my time. I've nothing to do.
3. I____________ ______________around.
4. I____________ ______________for you.
5. I____________ ______________ around in my car. 
6. I____________ ______________too fast, I____________ ______________too far.
7. I____________ ______________my head, up and down.
8. I____________ ______________ around.
9. I____________ ______________here. I miss the power.
10. I____________ ______________ around in the desert joy. 

What is he doing?

3rd ESA Present Continuous

COMPARISON

Let's review how to compare people and things in English 

You should also have a look at the following PowerPoint Presentation on Comparatives and Superlatives.

http://www.edu.xunta.es/centros/cpiprogresocatoira/system/files/comparative_superlative.ppt

Examples

And now try to do the exercises in your book and compare the members of this family.

2 nd ESA Rewiewing the verb TO BE

Try to do this test

http://www.quia.com/cz/1000.html?AP_rand=828202047

4th ESA THE UMBRELLA MAN

THE UMBRELLA MAN 

Read the story;

Try to read this story without trying to translate every single Word.

Underline the key words to help you understand the general meaning of the story.

Write a list of those key words and translate them.

http://www.berkleymiddle.net/uploads/2/6/5/7/26570297/the_umbrella_man.pdf


Listen to the THE UMBRELLA MAN and other stories.
http://www.lemauff.fr/short_stories/


Watch an animation film about THE UMBRELLA MAN

and a short film

ACTIVITY

Imagine you meet the Umbrella Man and he tricks you too. Write a short report for the Police: describe the man, write about what happened and what you were doing. 

Personal Opinion

1. Did you like the story?
2. Was the vocabulary difficult?
3. Did you understand the plot?
4. Did you use a dictionary?
5. Did you use an online translator?
6. Did you learn new words?
7. Do you want to read more stories in English? 

If you want to read more stories you can find them here:

Five short stories by ROALD DAHL

 http://ekladata.com/-DO9CNHfQY7PfrK84RVJXCJg6DM.pdf

3rd ESAThe Umbrella by Clare Harris

Choose the option that suits you best: 

This first option is only text but if you clik on a word that you don't know, the system translates it. 

http://lingualeo.com/es/jungle/the-umbrella-clare-harris-238524#/page/1 and http://lingualeo.com/es/jungle/the-umbrella-clare-harris-238524#/page/2

If you want to read the original book here you have two options: a pdf copy.

https://teachingenglishtochildren.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/the-umbrella-clare-harris.pdf


If you want to read and listen to the story here you have a Youtube video. Although the vocabulary is translated into Russian, it includes phonetic transcription that will help you with the pronuntiation.

When you finish with the reading, please try to complete the activities suggested. 

http://www.macmillanreaders.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/The-Umbrella-Worksheet.pdf

Learning to Read

3rd ESA and 4th ESA 

You are going to read a story in English. Reading means getting information from a written text. You must learn how to read a text in English.

Here you can find some tips! 

Don't try to understand every single word. 
Don't try to translate the text, only those really relevant words. 
Make notes about what you read (short summaries)
Underline relevant information. 
Write down the names of the characters and their characteristics. 
Organize all the information you have
Try to do the activities 

I hope you like the stories I have selected!

3rd ESA The Umbrella by Claire Harris 

4th ESA The Umbrella Man by Roald Dahl

THIRD ESA Simple Present Exercise Key

SIMPLE PRESENT

Exercise key

Use the present simple affirmative:

1.       Go

2.       Use

3.       Study

4.       Finishes

5.       Live

6.       Likes

7.       Does

8.       Play

9.       Watch

10.   Teaches

Write the sentences in negative

1.       Don’t study

2.       Doesn’t finish

3.       Don’t copy

4.       Don’t think

5.       Don’t play

6.       Don’t watch

7.       Doesn’t speak

8.       Doesn’t like

9.       Don’t listen

10.   Don’t play

Write the sentences and finish the short answers.

1.       Do you live at school? No, I don’t

2.       Do students eat in the canteen? Yes, they do.

3.       Does your brother go to school on Saturday? No, he doesn’t.

4.       Does school finish at three o’clock?  No , it doesn’t.

Present simple

1.       Play

2.       Starts

3.       Have

4.       Watch

5.       Doesn’t get up

6.       Go

7.       Do ____get

8.       Does ____do

9.       Plays

10.   Goes

11.   Starts

12.   Do ___they

13.   Do ____spell

14.   Gets up

15.   Do ___go

16.   Does not know

17.   Does not  like

18.   Does not live

19.   Walks

20.   Likes

21.   have

22.   studies

23.   go

24.   does _____start

25.   does not work

HEALTHY MIND, HEALTHY BODY

Third ESA Simple present Review

4TH ESA : SOME CRIME VOCABULARY ...

Coming soon!!! Let's go to the cinema!

Domingo Villar's novel has been adapted into a film! 

Let's go to the cinema!

European day of languages

The European Day of Languages is 26 September, as proclaimed by the Council of Europe on 6 December 2001, at the end of the European Year of Languages (2001), which had been jointly organised by the Council of Europe and the European Union. Its aim is to encourage language learning across Europe.

The general objectives of the European Day of Languages are to:

• alert the public to the importance of language learning and diversify the range of languages learned in order to increase plurilingualism and intercultural understanding;
• promote the rich linguistic and cultural diversity of Europe;
• encourage lifelong language learning in and out of school.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Day_of_Languages

The council of Europe invites you to celebrate it with a wide range of activities (activities for and with children, television and radio programmes, language classes and conferences) gathered together in the following link. 

Have a look and choose an activity that you like. 

Enjoy yourselves! 

http://edl.ecml.at/Home/tabid/1455/language/en-GB/Default.aspx

4th year: Who is this woman?

Is she a painter, an actress or a writer?
Is she alive or is she dead?
Has she got any brothers or sisters?
Is she married?
Has she got any children?

Read the following PowerPoint and try to answer the questions.

Agatha Christie from teteg662

With the information you have now write five more questions about this person.

Now watch the trailer of one of Agatha Christie’s most famous novels and answer some questions: 

a)     What is the name of the film?

b)     Where does the murder happen?

c)      How many suspects are there?

d)     Who is Poirot?

e)     Where is he from?

f)       Where does the train go to?

Now you should watch the full film  !!

WELCOME TO THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR !

Welcome everybody to this blog in which you will find information about your English classes, some extra grammar explanations, some extra exercises and some works done by you or your colleagues.

Remember you can find the class materials in:

http://www.epavigo.es/ud.html 

http://www.edu.xunta.es/portal/taxonomy/term/112

We have made a selection of this material to use it in class, but you can find lots more on those pages!

We will do some oral work, some written work, some reading and some listening too. English is very important for your future. So try to make the most of these classes!!

Welcome and good luck !

National Day of the Spanish sign language

Last  April 15, the Spanish Council of Ministers agreed to observe the 14th
June as National Day of the Spanish sign language.

For the organizations that represent people with hearing disabilities,
it will be a day of celebration, and also a way  to show the usefulness and
great value that sign language has. 

As you know Spanish Sign Language is  one of the several languages that are used in our school because  there are some students with hearing disabilities that attend to our classes. We also have a sign language interpreter, Irene, who helps us communticate. 
It would be good idea if you try to learn some expressions in sign language and use them, specially this week, but also whenever you meet them. 

Have a look  https://equitacioncomoterapia.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/diccionario-de-lengua-de-signos-espac3b1ola.pdf

I  wish you all a nice day. 

4th ESA Portfolio Assessment

DESCRIPTIONS

What can you do?

I can	With a lot of help	With some help	On my own	Very easily
Describe a person physical appearance.
Describe a person psychological appearance.
Describe what a person is wearing
See the difference between NOW and THEN
Say what a person likes
Say what a person doesn’t like
Write a text about myself
Write a text about other people.

What have you improved with this activity ?

Reading

Listening

Writing

Speaking

What do you need to improve more?

Reading

Listening

Writing

Speaking

Value the activity

Explanation

Structure

Like

Interest

Personal Opinion

NAME 

4th ESA. Exam

When?  Monday 8th

What?

• Vocabulary 
• Grammar 
• Differences between Simple Present and Present Continuous.
• Adverbs: past, present & future
• Simple Past: to be, there was/ there were, regular past verbs, irregular past verbs. 
• Comparative and superlative 
• Future: going to / will
• Reading 
• Listening 
• Writing 

Good luck! 

3rd ESA: Sempre Xonxa

Sempre Xonxa 

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098329/

Answer the following questions

1.   When was the film released?

2.   How long is the film?

3.   Is it a comedy?

4.   Who was the director?

5.   Who was the writer of the screenplay?

6.   What is the name of the female main character?

7.   What are the names of the male main characters?

8.   Do you know anybody more from the cast?

9.   Where does the story take place?

10.               In what language do the protagonists talk? (original)

Storyline    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098329/

The love history between two galician children is broken by the forced migration of galician people to America. When many years after he comes back a rich man, Xonxa is a married woman. Written by Davide <odavide@geocities.com>

Add some more information about the film.

Uxía Blanco 

Find some information about her biography and filmography. What is her role in Sempre Xonxa?

User Reviews

Still the best film of Galician movie history

29 February 2000 | by Karahde Khan (Pofesional Ville) – See all my reviews

This movie is great. It's a very special flick: a drama about Galician migration to America in the 1940s, a touching and sometimes violent love triangle story, but with parts that are either very funny or delightfully magic, almost like a Galician version of the Magic Realism of Latin American literature, with a character, Caladiño, who's a sort of Doc Brown who doesn't get old (he LOOKS old, but doesn't change his look at all in about 40 years of story) and is obsessed with flying, popping up here and there through the sad plot of the film. If we think well about it, this film has almost an Emir Kusturica-like surreal flavour (while not as clear as in Kusturica).

Another great thing of the movie is its setting in a Galician village, which creates a unique atmosphere (helped by beautiful cinematography and music). The acting is pretty good, and an important part of the cast were stage players.

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3rd / 4th ESA. Sempre Xonxa

SEMPRE XONXA
Merece a pena ver unha boa película.!

This film is worth watching!

I recommend you this film!

Uxia Blanco by 3rd ESA students

Uxia Blanco was born in Touro. She was born in 1952.

She’s 63 years old. She’s a Galician actress and she studied Geography and History. She’s a teacher at our school.

She was the protagonist of Sempre Xonxa. She acted in many movies, and now she works for the Galician TV.

3rd / 4th ESA: A BIOGRAPHY. CHANO PIÑEIRO

C

Chano Piñeiro

His real name was Luciano Manuel Piñeiro Martinez. He was born in Forcarey, 

Pontevedra. 

He was born in 1954 and he lived in Forcarey for 10 years. He attended 

primary school there. Then he moved to Marin and later to Santiago de 

Compostela. He studied Pharmacy there and he met his wife there, too. She gave him his first camera Super 8. And he started to film scenes from popular festivals in the area. He became a film director. 

In 1984 he recorded his first 35mm short, Mamasunción, the portrait of an old woman patiently waiting for the letter from her son. With this film he won numerous awards in Australia, Canada, Sweden and Germany as well as in 

Bilbao.

In 1989, he made his first long film, Sempre Xonxa, the first film production filmed entirely in Galician and shot entirely in Galicia.

He died in Vigo when he was 40 years old , he suffered from Crohn's disease, which undermined his health and his gaunt appearance. He died in 1995. 

He became a pioneer as well as a symbol of the new generation of Galician 

film industry.