Friday 31st October

Hello class! How are you? Getting ready for a Halloween party? Well, I hope so. Last class we worked with lots of Halloween related words and stuff like that; songs, videos, and we had an interesing chat about your trick or treating plans. I hope you tell meabout that next week.

First we checked your homework, it took us very few minutes because there were only two students in class; anyway... you have to work more and more with the past simple tense.. We will.

After that we  completed some other activities past simple based but, as I say, you have to study.

The second part of the class was used to mix classes. You were supposed to prepare some crafts or activities for younger students... Well, this time it didn't work, so I hope next time things go better.

Please, answer the questions that go with the story we read in class. That's homework.

Here you have your points:

1. Player 1: /
2. Player 2: /
3. Player 3: 35
4. Player 4: /
5. Player 5: 35
6. Player 6: /
7. Player 7: /

That's all today.

Be good (and a bit naughty, it's Halloween) have fun, see you in class!

Bye!

Friday 24th October

Hello class! How are you? Ready to enjoy the weekend? I'm sure you are. Try also to take some time to do your homework and review the past simple...

Last class we were working with the past simple of both regular and irregular verbs. We practised with some speaking and listening activities and finally we completed a funny wordsearch. We will do more because this must be clear. We introduced negative and interrogative statements, too.

Remember that next day we will join other students to have fun with Halloween related activities and crafts. Try to prepare something for them as we said in class: wordsearch, pictures, colouring pages, stories... whatever you like.

Remember also to bring your homework. You have to complete the worksheet I gave you and then in class you will present your work, ok? Please do your best, it's points for you.

Your points this week:

1. Player 1: 15
2. Player 2: 16
3. Player 3: 24
4. Player 4: /
5. Player 5: 21
6. Player 6: 16
7. Player 7: 25

That's all. Please try to leave a comment in  order to check if there's any problem with the blog.

Be good, have fun, see you in class!

Bye!

Friday 17th October

Hi class! How are you? I hope you're ok despite your awful preformance... I'm joking (well, just a bit) Last class you were supposed to work a bit better with your HW. Your speaking was not very good and that makes me think that you weren't paying attention when I explained. I hope next time this activity sounds better.

Also you were supposed to do a better job with the past simple of regular verbs. Well, I think we don't have to worry by the moment. Anyway you have to work harder than you do. Last class we started working with the PAST SIMPLE TENSE. We will revise it much more, but in order to prove that you got the idea... please, bring your HW next Friday, ok?

The listening activities are better and better, but still we have a lot to do. And again, try to keep English during the whole class. Last class we were practising speaking activities saying some examples and trying to understand the use of the past simple.

Let's say your points:

1. Player 1: 10
2. Player 2: 10
3. Player 3: 23
4. Player 4: 11
5. Player 5: 15
6. Player 6: 13
7. Player 7: 23

Remember to take your HW with you. You have to write a short story about the "Mystery of the Candy Canes". Let your imagination fly, be original and be careful with the use of the past simple.

Be good, have fun, see you in class!

Bye

Friday 10th October

Hi class!! How are you? I guess you're ok, now that's weekend. Please, now that you probably have a little time try to write a comment, as I told you in class. Here in the blog, just a sentence telling something you do with your friends, right?

Last class you did a better job with your speaking practice than weeks before. At least you looked more interested than weeks ago and that makes me happy. Some of you are making an effort week after week and that's always a good thing. Thanks.

In our last class we were working with the topic of friendship. You did a good job when asking and answering questions, in fact we had a lot of speaking and fun. Then we continued discussing a different questionnaire and had some listening activities too. What I liked the most was your interest in using English.

By the end of the class you played  "Say 4 Things" game. Next day (if you behave so well as today) we can play  again, or try a different game. We will see, ok?

REMEMBER you have homework. This week you have to prepare a speaking activity creating a mindmap with the points I showed you in class. Here you have:

TITLE: MY BEST FRIEND

• My best friend (short description; use the adjectives we practised at the beginning of the class)
• Things we like (with examples from the reading)
• Things we don't like (as shown in class)
• Things we do together (idem)

You will show me your mindmap and the you will present your speaking to the class. And very important: If no homework no points

And now let's say your points, those of the game included:

1. Player 1: 34
2. Player 2: 53
3. Player 3: 57
4. Player 4: 39
5. Player 5: 41
6. Player 6: 52
7. Player 7: 39

I just want you to know that you're a good group... but you have to make an effort if you want things go right, ok? If you do your part I make mine. And everybody's happy.

Be good, have fun, see you in class!

Bye

Friday 3rd October

Hello class!! How are you? I hope ok and trying to do a better job with your homework than you did last Friday. I gave the instructions and we explained in class. This is just to finish with countries and nationalities.

In the first part of the class we were talking about countries saying typical and representative things about the ones you said. Well, remember that you have to do something similar for homework, but clean and well presented!

We practised a lot of listening activities; it was a bit hard at the beginning but then you started doing better, you'll see that the more we do the better your results will be.

The second part of the class was used to introduce our daily activities and routines and we revised the time. We worked with a clock pointing different ways to say the same hour. We completed this part with more listening activities.

Finally, as you behaved better than last Friday, we played a game. It was something like "Who am I?", we had fun and laughed a lot.

And now let's say your points:

1. Player 1: 40
2. Player 2: 25
3. Player 3: 25
4. Player 4: 40
5. Player 5: 43
6. Player 6: 25
7. Player 7: 40

Remember: You have homework. You have to write around 10-12 lines about a country you like and say some geographical features, something typical and someone famous or well-known; as we did in class more or less, right? DON'T FORGET THIS TIME.

Be good, have fun, see you in class!!