UNIT 1

1. Check the vocabulary seen in lesson 1- Unit1
   
    
2. Put the sentences in the correct order to get a paragraph describing a man
   
    
3. Describe the people in one of these photographs and send it to my Email address. Remember that you have to describe the person physically and his/her personality:  1   -   2  
4. Look for information about Frida Kahlo and write a description Then send it to me.
   
   Answer the following questions about Frida and send the answers to me:
   1-What happened to her in 1925?
   2-Who was Diego Rivera?
   3-How many times did they get married?
   4-Look at her paintings. Do you like them? Why? Why not?
   
    
5. Read the narration of the coming of a  hurricane and correct the sentences (you must use the present progressive because you're telling what's happening right now)
    
6. Look at the  photograph and complete the sentences to describe what's happening at the moment.
    
7. Choose either the present simple or present progressive.
    
8. Complete this story about a holiday (vacation) in the sun choosing the right tense.
    
9.   Practice the simple present and the present continuous in this site.(do the "Intermediate" exercises; if you find them too easy try the "Upper-intermediate")
10. If you need more exercises on these two tenses, here are some links:
        
11. Listen to the dialogue, read "The language point" and take "the quiz":
    Remember that you have to write down the new words and expressions and study them.
    
     
12. Listen to two students playing a game to guess the name of a person. Who are the people they are trying to guess?
     
13.  Do some listening to practise the present continuous.
     
14. Listen to two students talking about their classes and teachers.
     

JUST FOR FUN - DIVERSIÓN

Play "The weakest link", the English version of "El rival más débil":

Try this Quiz  to become a millionaire... and good luck!

  Play this spacial "snakes and ladders game"

 UNIT 3

  1 - Revise the vocabulary seen in the first lesson of the unit.

  2 - Fill in the blanks in these sentences with words and expressions from the first exercise.

  3 - Write sentences using the "so" and "such" structure.

  4 - Complete the sentences and send the questionnaire to your teacher.

  5 - Read the text and answer the questions, then send them to your teacher.

  6- Revise irregular verbs with these two games. Be as fast as you can!.

  7- Revise more irregular verbs with these two crosswords.

  8- Simple past exercises:
1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8        9  Practise the simple past with this exercise. You can use the dictionary to help you with the new vocabulary.  10  

  9- Do this reading exercise matching the questions and answers in the interview:

  10- Past continuous exercises: 1    2    3    4    5  

  11 - Write sentences using the past simple and past continuous, "when" and "while"

  12- Revise everything with these exercises. More exercises:  1   2   3   4   5      6   7   8    9    10               

  13- Just for fun: Look for the way to take these people out of each place while listening to some relaxing music. You have to click on things to do so!.

 14- Pretend you are a father penguin and have some fun

 15- Read the story, choose the way and then write a summary and send it to your teacher.

  UNIT 4 

January 2006 

 Welcome back after the Christmas holidays! I hope you had a wonderful and unforgettable holiday and are back with lots of energy and eager to learn new things.

 1- These are the activities for the first week of January 2006: Visit the homepage of  English Zone  and do the exercises of Unit 4. In the next English lesson you'll have to show how much you worked today.

 2- Game to practise comparatives and superlatives.

 2- Write your own school menu. Visit these sites and get some ideas.  Remember that you have to make it as healthy as possible!. When you have finished, send it to your teacher.

 2- Write your own story and send it to your teacher. Remember that you can use a dictionary to find the meaning of the new words.

 3-  Games of the day:                  

  UNIT 5 

1-  Pronunciation of the "ed"  of regular verbs in the past simple;  exercise: 1

2-  Reading and listening exercise . Read the story, answer the questions and send the questionnaire to your teacher.

3- Game:

4-  Learn or revise about the future tense.  

    Practise the future tense with the following exercises:
     1    -    2    -   3   -   4   -    5    -    6   -   7   -    8    -     9     -   10   -   11   

5- Would you like to know your future? Fill in the form and find out!

6- Do this  dictation  exercise.

7- Play the  "Blind date" game  and see if you're good at it! (you have to register but it's free)

8-   Game of the day  

9- Visit the   "English Zone"   site and do the activities prepared for unit 5

10- Check your mail in the  Educastur-Intranet and then send your teacher and a friend a Valentine

 postcard; you can do so in one of these sites:  1  -  2  -  3  -  4  

11- Do you know this  famous love song ?

12- Do this listening exercise about   bullies  .

13- Games:   Try to get out of this room.       Remembering faces    

  UNIT 6 

  1- Do the following exercises to practice Conditional sentences (First type):  1 -  2  -  3  -  4  -  5  -

    6  -  7   -   8    -

  2-  Listening exercise  (unit 6)

  3-  Reading exercise

  4- Class blog

  5- Games - 1 - 2

 March 31st

 Open up your mail and see what what you've received!

 Do exercise 12 in Unit 6  and then exercises 3 and 4 in Unit 7

 Then do the following reading and listening exercises. (IF THE COMPUTER AND THE INTERNET CONNECTION LET YOU DO SO!)
First do the "Fords" one. Watch the video and pay attention to the differences between what you hear and what you read, and then click on the words which are different.
Next do the reading and listening exercises about Marilyn Monroe. First do the listening and writing exercise (Listen and write down the words you hear; you can write down several words at the same time; you can get help and even read the text before starting the listening exercise).
When you have finished this exercise you can revise by doing the second one about Marilyn; in this case you have to order the paragraphs to tell the story.

 GAMES: Animal Arcade
 

  UNIT 8 

For/ since:

http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-7231.php

http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/14.html

http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/235.html

 Already / yet:

http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/10.html

http://www.isabelperez.com/pp1.htm

 Present perfect:

http://www.better-english.com/grammar/presentperfect1.htm

http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/exercises/present_perfect_1.htm

http://www.isabelperez.com/perfect-ex.htm

http://www.isabelperez.com/ad1.htm

http://www.agendaweb.org/verb/present_perfect.html

   Games: http://www.funbrain.com/brain/JustForFunBrain/JustForFunBrain.html

1 - Do the following exercises:     1   -   2  

 2 - Visit the class blog and write something on the latest topic: Something "annoying, embarrassing, insulting... has happened to you; give details"  (to log in, the class name is "4ºESO-A/B" and the password is "password"; then your teacher will give you the personal password to log in in the class.

 3- Game: 

  UNITS 9-10 

  2- "Defining Relative Clauses" :  1   -   2   -   3  

  3- "Modal verbs" :  1

  4- "Mistakes" :  1   

   5- If you want to do some more exercises to practise relatives, you can use these sites:   ---      ---      ---   (Relative pronouns)

  6- If you want to do some more exercises with modal verbs you can use these sites:  1  -  2  -  3

   7- If you want to do some more exercises with "used to" you can use this one:   1   

   8- Listening exercise: Don't forget the "question and response" exercise; if you can't think of anything to answer you can say the "you can say" statements.

  9- If you didn't write anything in the class blog last Friday, do it today; if you did, check the comments on what you wrote. 

  10- Game: 

  UNIT 11

 1- Check your mail and have a look at the message you have received. Then send your teacher a similar one from the same website.
 

 2-  Do the following exercises to practise "Reported or Indirect Speech":  1   -   2   -   3   -   4  
 

 3- Game of the day:  The Maze Game   (Remember to wear the headphones when you start) When you have finished you can watch a video which is very funny in the same web.

  UNIT 12

 1- Passive voice (present and past):  1   -   2   -   3   -   4   -   5  -   6   -   7   -   8   -   9   -    10   -   11   -   12    

 2- Visit the class blog, read the comment on your latest writing and participate again in the next topic:

 3-   Game