FRIDAY 2nd May 2025 - TO START p.129 - unit 7 -
a) Warm-up: What does NASA stand for? It stands for ... Practice with the following acronyms: IES, CEP, CEIP, AMIPA, ASAP, LOL, FYI, OMG, DONE
b) Practicing adjectives & having a conversation. We just practiced WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE AN ASTRONAUT? Yes/No. It would be + ADJECTIVE from the basic English.
HOMEWORK: Write 50 words giving reasons for your answer.
TUESDAY 6/05/25 - Taylor Austin's presentation.
FRIDAY 9/05/25 - Listening activity.
HOMEWORK: A) Copy the following vocabulary:
1) POSITIVE ADJECTIVES: awesome, spectacular, amazing, epic, exciting, extraordinary, impressive, incredible, exhilarating, rare/unique, educational, unforgettable, wonderful.
2) NEGATIVE ADJECTIVES: scary, aprehensive, worrying, frightening, dizzy or dizzing, awful, terrible, overwhelming, strange, frustrating, disappointing, unpleasant, stressful, painful, difficult.
3) NEUTRAL ADJECTIVES: different, interesting (US vs UK), strange (US vs UK), challenging.
4) MY FEELINGS: scared, excited, worried, curious, overwhelmed, stressed, bored.
5) THE ASTRONAUT'S FEELINGS: daring / wreckless, brave, couragious, calm, worried, focused.
B) Watch one of these documentaries about Apollo 11 and the landing on the Moon.
C) Answer these questions:
1) What are the names of the astronauts of Apollo 11?
2) What date did they land on the Moon?
3) What famous words did Neil Amstrong say when he touched the Moon?
D) Write 5 sentences about the documentary with 5 or more adjectives from above (include the scene). For example:
OPTION A: "(From the scene of the lift-off): The lift-off of the rocket was exhilarating, but also frightening, because it is a very different experience from normal and they are flying into the unknown".
OPTION B: "(From
the scene of the lift-off): It must be very exciting to be an astronaut aboard the rocket, but it must also be overwhelming and a little bit scary, because it is a very different
experience from normal and they are flying into the unknown".
In English (50 min):
En Español (53 min):
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7ecp1k
TUESDAY 13/05/25 - A) Hand in all the homework (from Friday 2nd). DONE
B) Watch these videos: DONE
1) the scale of the Solar System: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/resources/video/solar-system-size-and-distance/
2) walking the distance:
HOMEWORK: Write three sentences about the videos you have watched. Use adjectives. Give an opinion with your reasoning.
WEDNESDAY 14/05/25 - WORD GAME with ADJECTIVES FROM FRIDAY 9th. DONE
FRIDAY 16/05/25 - How to read and answer reading comprehension questions.
Warm-up: DESEMPATE WORD GAME (adjectives). First, remove mobile phones.
A) how to think in English = what can I say with "there is/are", "can", "have got", past tense, future, ADJECTIVES, etc... DONE
B) Then, read and work in pairs. p.130, 131. GUIDED WRITING.
C) Exercises 4, 5, 6. p. 132. Ex. 6 guided writing.
HOMEWORK: GO TO FRIDAY 9th May.
TUESDAY 20/05/25 - PRESENTATION WITH TAYLOR AUSTIN. Practiced pronunciation, p.132. DONE
HOMEWORK: continue practicing pronunciation p.132.
WEDNESDAY 21/05/25 - A) Pronunciation activity: a reading of ex.4, p.132. DONE
B) Grammar comparatives & superlatives. DONE HOMEWORK: ex.1, p.134 and ex.1 p. 140..
FRIDAY 23/05/25 - Correct hmk. GUIDED WRITING, ST. BK. p.136-7. DONE
HOMEWORK: go to page 143, St.bk., choose a topic and find information on WIKIPEDIA in Spanish, print it and bring it to class on Tuesday.
TUESDAY 27/05/25 - A) Review the vocabulary, grammar and speaking strategies you have seen in this unit. B) Brainstorm ideas for your project. C) Make a draft of your project.
WEDNESDAY 28/05/25 - Make a second draft of your project. Make sure all the grammar points have been covered.
FRIDAY 30/05/25 - PRACTICE YOUR PRESENTATION - Bring a copy of visuals.
How to use blacked cue cards. What to do with our hands, etc. Go to HOW TO DO A GOOD ORAL PRESENTATION.
HOMEWORK/STUDY/ORAL EXAM PREPARATION: Workbook Unit 7, p.82-91. You have the listenings in your CD-Roms. Please contact the teacher at mjordab@iessantamargalida.org for questions.