English 5th June 2020

Good morning, little gastropods:

How are you today? It's Friday again! I can't believe how fast these days are happening. The thing is we have to do some English and, since it's Friday, we have to start with our little tradition. I have chosen a different song today. I hope you like it :)

1. Complete the lyrics (es muy larga, pero no tenemos ninguna prisa y además es divertidísima).

Be our guest
Be our guest
Put our service to the (1)_________________
Tie your napkin 'round your (2)_________________, cherie
And we provide the rest

Soup du jour
Hot hors d'oeuvres
Why, we only (3)________________to serve
Try the grey stuff, it's delicious
Don't (4)____________________me? Ask the dishes

They can sing
They can dance
After all, Miss, this is (5)___________________
And a (6)__________________here is never second best

Go on, unfold your menu
Take a glance and then you'll
Be our guest
Oui, our guest
Be our guest

Beef ragout
(7)__________________souffle
Pie and pudding "en flambe"
We'll prepare and serve with flair
A culinary cabaret
You're alone
And you're (8)______________________
But the banquet's all prepared

No one's gloomy or complaining
While the flatware's entertaining

We (9)____________jokes
I do tricks
With my fellow candlesticks
And it's all in (10)________________taste that you can bet

Come on and lift your glass
You've won your own free pass
To be out guest
If you're stressed
It's fine dining we suggest
Be our guest
Be our guest
Be our guest

(11)________________is so unnerving
For a servant who's not serving
He's not whole without a soul to wait upon
Ah, those good old (12)__________________when we were useful
Suddenly those good old days are gone
Ten (13)_______________we've been rusting
Needing so much more than dusting
Needing (14)_________________, a chance to use our skills
Most days we just lay around the castle
Flabby, fat and lazy
You walked in and oops-a-daisy!

It's a guest
It's a guest
Sakes alive, well I'll be blessed
Wine's been poured and thank the Lord
I've had the napkins freshly pressed
With dessert
She'll want (15)_______________________
And my dear that's fine with me
While the cups do their soft shoeing
I'll be bubbling, I'll be brewing

I'll get warm
Piping (16)_____________________
Heaven's sakes! Is that a spot?
Clean it up! We want the company impressed
We've got a lot to do
Is it one lump or two
For you, our guest
She's our guest
She's our guest
She's our guest

Be our guest
Be our guest
Our command is your request
It's ten years since we had anybody here
And we're obsessed

With your meal
With your ease
Yes, indeed, we aim to please
While the candlelight's still glowing
Let us help you
We'll keep going
Course by course
One by one
'Til you shout, enough, I'm done
Then we'll sing you off to sleep as you digest
Tonight you'll prop your feet up
But for now, let's (17)__________________up
Be our guest
Be our guest
Be our guest
Please, be our guest

2. In the link below we have a worksheet you can do to practise a bit more with the new structure we are learning (present perfect to talk about experiences we have had). 

WORKSHEET

3. The song was long and the worksheet was double, so I think you could use a break. Try the next game prepared by our friends from "Los Batanes" (los invertebrados de la Sierra de Guadarrama). 

JUEGO DE PISTAS

Have a nice weekend ;)

Ramón C. 

English 3rd June 2020

Good morning, little mammals: 

How did you sleep last night? Any nightmares? No? That's great. Let's do some English today :)

As you know, in this unit we are learning how to talk about things you have done in the past. 

Let's start with a listening activity. On the link below you can listen to some kids talking about things they have done. Listen and choose the right options (aunque escuchéis que hablan de una tabla y de unas diferencias, vosotros limitaos a elegir las respuestas correctas).

1. Listen and choose the right option: a) or b).

LISTENING

KATHY

Has Kathy ever taken a photo?

a) Yes, she has. b) No, she hasn't.

Has Kathy ever bought a souvenir?

a) Yes, she has. b) No, she hasn't.

HELEN AND FRANK

Have Helen and Frank ever seen a whale?

a) Yes, they have. b) No, they haven't.

Have they ever seen dolphins?

a) Yes, they have. b) No, they haven't.

SOPHIA

Has Sophia ever played cricket?

a) Yes, she has. b) No, she hasn't.

OLIVER AND SARAH

Have Oliver and Sarah ever visited a monument?

a) Yes, they have. b) No, they haven't.

HOLLY

Has Holly ever eaten sushi?

a) Yes, she has. b) No, she hasn't.

2. Now try to complete the next sentences from the listening (you can listen to it again). 

a) Kathy hasn't______________a photo.

b) Sophia _________________ played cricket.

c) Oliver and Sarah_____________ played cricket.

d) Has Holly ever eaten sushi? Yes, she________________.

e) Have Oliver and Sarah ever eaten sushi? Yes, they______.

3. In this unit we are talking a lot about verbs. In the link below there is an easy worksheet where you have to identifiy the verbs (sometimes it's not that easy). 

IDENTIFY THE VERBS

4. After this hard work I think you desserve a nice quiz.

PAST PARTICIPLE QUIZ

See you tomorrow :)

Ramón C. 

English 1st June 2020

Hello, everyone!

New month and new week. I love when that happens :)

Yesterday I took a plane and visited Paris. I love Paris. Have a look at one of the monuments I visited.

Just kidding! That is an amazing model of the Eiffel Tower made by Araceli. It's awesome, Araceli! Great work :)

Let's do a bit of English today. Are you ready?

First let's practise that new structure again (present perfect) with the next quiz.

1. QUIZ.

2. Complete the next chart of regular and irregular verbs.

INFINITIVE	PAST	PAST PARTICIPLE
PLAY
	WENT
DRAW
		DRUNK
		VISITED
	GREW
LIVE
	LEFT
		PUT
HAVE
	BOUGHT
SEE
	TOOK
READ

3. With the next photographs I want you to write three things: the action, a sentence and a question. Have a look at my examples with the first photo (PB 96).

FIRST PHOTO

Action: eat sushi

Sentence: I've eaten sushi.

Question: Have you ever eaten sushi?

You have to do the same with the rest of the photographs.

4. Habéis trabajado como unos campeones hoy, así que creo que os merecéis un poco de juego. En el siguiente enlace os propongo una combinación de past participle, topos y lejano oeste (yo he conseguido más de mil puntos...).

HIT THE MOLES!

See you tomorrow ;)

Ramón C. 

English 28th May 2020

Good morning, kids!

(¿Sabéis que nuestro amigo Gonzalo intercambia preguntas y respuestas con toda una historiadora y arqueóloga? Compruébalo aquí).

How are you today. It's Thursday again, time flies! Let's do a bit of English on this lovely day.

I'd like to go back to the episode you read some days ago. Read it again and do the next activity.

1. TRUE or FALSE? (if the sentences are false, correct them):

a) They see some horses at the market.

b) The camel trip goes to the beach.

c) Josh's camel is very friendly.

d) Ravi is snoring at the end of the episode.

e) There are lots of vegetables at the market.

f) The spices smell bad.

2. Let's practise with Present perfect tense a bit more. Answer the next questions from PB page 96. Have a look at my examples before you answer.

EXAMPLES: 

- Have you ever visited a cathedral? Yes, I have.

- Have you ever played golf? No, I haven't.

QUESTIONS

- Have you ever eaten sushi?

- Have you ever taken a photo?

- Have you ever seen a whale?

- Have you ever played cricket?

- Have you ever bought a souvenir?

- Have you ever visited a monument?

Como podéis ver, en esas preguntas os he subrayado el verbo principal (que es la tercera columna de los verbos: past participle). 

Para preguntar sobre experiencias pasadas, cosas que habéis hecho, utilizamos estas estructuras:

3. Utilizando los siguientes verbos, haced cinco preguntas con la estructura que hemos visto en el cuadro. 

VERBS: play, buy, drink, eat, ride, draw (recordad que tenéis que utilizarlos como past participle). 

MY EXAMPLE: Have you ever PLAYED handball?

YOUR QUESTIONS

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Let's finish with the next AB exercises (AB 93:1-2).

See you tomorrow ;)

Ramón C.  

English 22nd May 2020

Good morning, everyone:

Antes de nada, echad un vistazo a lo siguiente en el blog de la biblioteca (aquí).

It is Friday again and I know you are waiting for a new lovely song. It is a very easy song, but I think you may like it (everybody likes this song). So, let's get to it: 

1. Complete the lyrics.

All the leaves are (1)________________________ (all the leaves are (2)_________________)
And the sky is (3) ______________ (and the sky is (4) _______________)
I've been for a (5) _______________ (I've been for a (6)__________________)
On a winter's (7)___________________ (on a winter's (8)____________________)
I'd be safe and warm (I'd be safe and warm)
If I (9) ______________ in L.A. (if I (10)__________________ in L.A.)

California dreamin' (California dreamin')
On such a winter's day

Stopped into a (11)______________________
I passed along the (12)_______________
Well, I got (13) ________________ on my knees (got down on my knees)
And I pretend to pray (I pretend to pray)
You (14)________________ the preacher (15)________ the cold (preacher like the cold)
He knows I'm gonna stay (knows I'm gonna stay)

California dreamin' (California dreamin')
On such a winter's day

All the leaves are brown (all the leaves are brown)
And the sky is grey (and the sky is grey)
I've been for a walk (I've been for a walk)
On a winter's day (on a winter's day)
If I (16)_______________ tell her (if I didn't (17)_____________ her)
I could (18)___________ today (I could leave today)

California dreamin' (California dreamin')
On such a winter's day (California dreamin')
On such a winter's day (California dreamin')
On such a winter's day

2. Now let's see how you answer the next questions.

a) Have you ever been to England?______________________

b) Have ever written a poem?__________________________

c) Have you ever seen a unicorn?_______________________

d) Has your mother ever eaten insects?__________________

e) Have you ever swum with sharks?_____________________

f) Has your teacher ever drawn a pig?___________________

3. Let's continue with another flags worksheet (link below)

FLAGS WORKSHEET

4. As I said, we need to go over verbs in this unit. So have a look at the next game to practise that 3rd column (PAST PARTICIPLE). Puede parecer un juego simple, pero es muy interesante para aprender cómo se forman esas frases en PRESENT PERFECT (un tiempo verbal que usamos para hablar de cosas que hemos hecho). 

GAME

And that'll be all, folks!

Have a nice weekend.

Ramón C. 

English 20th Mayo 2020

Good morning, kids.

Are you ready for a new day? Ok, cupcake!

Let's start with some new lighthouses and drawings :)

We have to do some English today. We started unit 9 on Monday and we are going to continue with some of those contents today.

1. First I'd like to see if you can identify the next countries: 

a) MARNIAO__________________________

b) TIALY_____________________________

c) PAJAN_____________________________

d) ICOXEM____________________________

e) SSIARU_____________________________

f) DIANI_______________________________

g) TZERSWILAND_______________________

Do you remember our list of verbs? It had three columns: INIFINITIVE, PAST SIMPLE AND PAST PARTICIPLE. Today we are going to talk about the third column (PAST PARTICIPLE). Have a look at these questions?

- Have you ever been to France?
- Have you ever written a poem?
- Have you ever eaten an insect?

Si os fijáis bien, veréis que os he subrayado tres palabras que ya conocéis: se trata de la tercera columna de tres verbos. 
BE, WAS/WERE, BEEN
WRITE, WROTE, WRITTEN
EAT, ATE, EATEN. 

Si estuviéramos en el cole, os explicaría muchas de las funciones de esa tercera columna, pero hoy vamos a comenzar con lo básico. 

Do you like pizza? Yes, I do.
Does she like tomatoes? Yes, she does. 
Will you come to my party? Yes, I will.
Did you do your homework? Yes, I did.

Os he subrayado los verbos auxiliares que usamos para preguntar y que deben aparecer siempre en la respuesta. Teniendo en cuenta eso, mirad lo siguiente: 

Have you ever been to Italy? Yes, I have/ No, I haven't.
Has she ever been to France? Yes, she has/ No, she hasn't.

2. After that, try to do the next AB exercises (AB 91:1-2).

Este tiempo verbal nuevo se llama Present Perfect y se utiliza para hablar de experiencias que hemos tenido, cosas que hemos hecho. 

Ex: Have you ever seen a giraffe? Yes, I have. 

Para ello utilizamos el verbo HAVE (o HAS con he,she,it) y la tercera columna de los verbos: 

HAVE/HAS + PAST PARTICIPLE

I have been
You have written
She has eaten

¡Por eso es tan importante saberse los verbos irregulares!

3. Let's practise this third column (past participle) a bit more with the game below.

PAST PARTICIPLE GAME


That's be all.

See you tomorrow!

Ramón C.