Unit 3 - Self-assessment

We reached the end of Unit 3 and now it's time to check what you've learned. Tick all statements that are true for you.

• I can speak about what I like/don't like
• I can describe events that are happening at this moment
• I can predict the content of a song
• I can make a distinction between main and supporting ideas in a written text
• I can make good use of both Present Simple and Continuous
• I know about main sports in the UK and the US
• I know about the origins and traditions of Thanksgiving Day

If you ticked them all, congratulations and keep it up! If not, don't give up and keep practicing!

Unit 3 - Happy Thanksgiving!

You have probably heard a lot about Thanksgiving Day in films and TV shows, but did you know all details our language assistant told us about today in class? Don't you think it was pretty interesting? This is a very important celebration for Americans, coming from their first days as pilgrims. If you want to know more about the origins of Thanksgiving and how people celebrate it today, click on this link:

http://www.holidays.net/thanksgiving/

Also, you can watch an American guy explaining to you what this holiday means for them and how they celebrate it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moJM5k4PQqU

See you in class!

Unit 3 - I am a Champion

On 25th November, we commemorate the Day Against Gender Violence and the purple ribbon above is the symbol of this day. For this reason, it would be a good idea to wear that ribbon in class that day, or anything purple. It's a small gesture, but it shows that we care about this problem and we will fight to erradicate violence and abuse against women. Do you know why we're talking about Gender Violence on this day? Here's a little history:
History of 25th November

There are many songs that deal with this topic. In many cases, we listen to them and sing them without understanding their message. This is the case of the song Roar, by Katy Perry, which we'll soon analyse in class. Another famous song with an important message is I will survive, by Gloria Gaynor. Did you know this? Let's play a little game. Listen to the song and comment on our Google Classroom group what relation you can see between the song and Gender Violence. What story is this song telling, in your opinion?
I will survive 

See you in class!

Unit 3 - Cricket

Today, we started Unit 3, in which we'll be speaking about popular sports in the English-speaking countries. We all know about football, baseball, rugby or basketball. However, there are other sports which are not so well-known worldwide, and one of them is cricket. Please don't confuse this sport with the one the Queen of Hearts and Alice practiced in Alice in Wonderland, since that is crocket! Cricket is a very popular sport in the UK and it's somewhat similar to baseball. If you'd like to know more about this sport, you can click on this link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket 

Cricket has many fans in the UK and other countries of the Commonwealth, like India. People from these countries like watching the games on TV and gambling about winners and final scores. One can check cricket games results on-line any time:

http://www.skysports.com/cricket/

Here's a clip from a cricket match, so you can have an idea of what it looks like:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VlaARSDrzM

See you in class!

Unit 2 - Self-assessment

We reached the end of Unit 2 and now it's time to check what you've learned. Tick all statements that are true for you.

• I can describe myself and others
• I can make suggestions
• I can ask for the description of things
• I can understand specific information in a song
• I can understand the gist of a written text
• I know about Halloween's origins and celebrations

If you ticked them all, congratulations and keep it up! If not, don't give up and keep practicing!

Unit 2 - Halloween

Happy Halloween!

This is a worldwide famous holiday and we already talked in class about how Americans celebrate it. But, do you know what its origins were? Here's a link where you can find out all about this tradition:

http://www.halloween-website.com/history.htm

Pretty interesting, don't you think? How about watching a video in which we can see a lot of Halloween symbols? It's the the opening scene of the movie The Nightmare Before Christmas. Follow this link if you want to watch the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4fe4S7DP3E

After watching the video, can you go to Google Classroom and comment on all the Halloween symbols you could see?

Thanks and see you in class!