martes, 14 de junio de 2016

martes, 7 de junio de 2016

Tips to improve your English

Now that the summer holidays are near, here you have some tips to practice and improve your English:

1. Watch films, TV shows or videos in English (you can use English subtitles). If you watch films you've already seen in Spanish, it will be easier for you to understand them.




2. Listen to music in English. You can find the lyrics of your favourite songs on the Internet or you can find videos with the lyrics on Youtube.



3. Use English learning apps and websites. Here you have some examples:
  • Duolingo
 Resultado de imagen de duolingo

  • LearnEnglish Kids (British Council)

  • LearnEnglish Teens (British Council)

4. Read stories, comics, etc in English. 

  • You can use graded readers for children like the following ones:
        
  • You can also find texts to read on the Internet:
         - LearnEnglish Teens - Reading skills practice

miércoles, 1 de junio de 2016

PLANS AND INTENTIONS - GOING TO

In grade 6 we are learning how to talk about things we have planned or we intend to do. To do that we have to use the future form "going to". Here you have some videos about it:




martes, 17 de mayo de 2016

100th anniversary of Roald Dahl

Britain celebrates the 100th anniversary of Roald Dahl in 2016. Born on 13 September 1016, Roald Dahl captured the imagination of children around the world with his tales including James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, The Witches, Fantastic Mr Fox, The Twits and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
  • ROALD DAHL'S BIOGRAPHY
Roald Dahl was one of the most popular children’s authors in the world. He was born in Wales in 1916.
He started to write books after a serious flying accident. He wrote his first children’s book, James and the Giant Peach, in 1961.

He wrote many more children’s books, including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, and the Enormous Crocodile.
Children all over the world read his books, and many have been turned into films and musicals.
This year we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of his birth. 



  • SOME ROALD DAHL BOOKS
 


  • FILMS BASED ON ROALD DAHL BOOKS






PAST SIMPLE - REGULAR VERBS

Here you have some videos explaining how to make the past simple forms of regular verbs:








And here you have some games and activities to practice: