JOAN MANEL'S BLOG

JOAN MANEL'S BLOG

Feb 9, 2013

6th Primary

Hi, kids! How are you? We have worked the story of Robin Hood at school. Here you have the trailer of the film (2011). It is an exciting movie!!!!!


Past Simple - Regular Verbs: Look at the next video to remember the past form of some important regular verbs with the help of some funny pictures:


5th Primary

Hello, children! Do you like sport? Watch and listen to this video about sports in Britain... It is really interesting!!




And what can you tell me about frogs? What about grammar...?
Click on the next link and practice the present continuous form of the verb with a pair of exercises. It is funny and an ideal way to improve in this important grammatical content:

4th Primary

Hi, kids! This is a new post about the time and daily routines.
Let's begin with a video about the way to tell the time in English. Learn with a clear explanation the two zones: PAST and TO (o'clock, quarter past, half past and quarter to + five past, ten past, twenty to, five to, etc...):



Daily routines: Can you do this exercises about some daily routines? 
What time does Cindy go to school? Does Peter have lunch at quarter to five?, Does she go to bed at ten o'clock? Click on the link:

Jan 20, 2013

4th Primary

Hello, children! Welcome back to my blog.
Watch and listen to this video with vocabulary about the theme of the FOOD and DRINK.



If you click on the next link, you can play different games connected with the same theme (Food and Drink). Play all the games to learn the vocabulary:
 FIND 1 / FIND 2 /  MATCHING / EYES / ARROWS / PAIRS.

Read the instructions ("How to play the game") carefully before playing

5th Primary

Hi, kids!!
This is the first post of the year. Let's begin learning and practising vocabulary connected  with the theme of THE TOWN. Learn, practise and test yourself:


Now you cand do two more activities about this theme, a crossword and a wordsearch:

6th Primary

Hi, folks!! Here it is the first post of the year.Let's start with a basketball GAME. It is called HoopShoot, about Jobs and Places. Enjoy!!!


And now you have a "Real English" video.Watch and listen to some people talking about their jobs. The second part of the video is with subtitles:


Dec 21, 2012

4th/5th/6th Primary


MERRY CHRISTMAS, KIDS.
AND HAPPY 2013!!! 

THIS IS MY CHRISTMAS CARD FOR YOU ALL:
Click on Youtube  to see the video in FULL SCREEN


Dec 17, 2012

6th Primary

Hi, kids!! We are going to work the Christmas topic with four fantastic activities:

1. Firstly, the Interactive Book. Here you have all about Christmas: Vocabulary and Activities, Christmas celebrations, Christmas Eve, Boxing Day, Christmas dinner, famous carols,...

Click on "Afficher en plein écran" (FULL SCREEN)

2. Simon Says Santa Claus. There is a Santa Claus on a screen.Tell him what you want him to do and Santa do it! Write in "commands" different actions: jump, sleep, laugh, play the guitar, play tennis, fall down, run, play football, eat, dance, sing, kiss me... It is very funny!! Write as many actions as you can. Amazing...




3. Run, run, Rudolph. Read the following news about an amazing event in Texas (U.S.A). From the British online newspaper MailOnline.


4. A very funny game from the British Council website: Run, Santa, Run. Santa Claus is getting fat and he needs to get fit. Can you help him run and run through the winter wonderland? Please, kids, read the instructions very carefully to play this game.




CHRISTMAS HOMEWORK: Write down in a sheet of paper the next questions and the corresponding answers:

INTERACTIVE BOOK:
1/ When is Christmas Eve?
2/ What is the typical dessert of a British Christmas dinner?
3/ What was the tradition on Boxing Day?
4/ What do French people commonly eat at the revéillon?
5/ Listen to the song "Santa Claus is coming to town" and complete:
You better ___________ ___________
You better ___________ ___________
Better not ____________
I'm telling you ___________
_____________ __________ is coming to town.


MAILONLINE: RUN, RUN, RUDOLPH:
1/ What did it happen?
2/ Which were the names of the two reindeers that escaped?
3/ Where were they from?
4/ Where were they when they escaped?
5/ Where did the reindeers and Santa go?

For more games, activities and vocabulary, visit 4th - 6th Christmas posts.

Dec 16, 2012

5th Primary

Hi, children!!! Christmas is here...!!!
Let's begin with a revision of Xmas vocabulary. Click and watch the video:


And now let's follow with two Xmas games:


This is another funny Christmas game:

Please listen and read the instructions carefully before playing.

CHRISTMAS HOMEWORK: Click on the next link and you will see some Xmas words with their corresponding definitions.


Write down in a paper sheet these words/definitions (w/d):
two words beginning with A (w/d)                      two words beginning with B (w/d)
five words beginning with "Christmas" (w/d)      two words beginning with F (w/d)
two words beginning wth J (w/d)                        five words beginning with N (w/d)
five words beginning with S (w/d)                       two words beginning with T (w/d)
one word beginning with X (w/d)

For more Christmas games, vocabulary and activities see 4th - 6th Christmas posts.