PAST CONTINUOUS

 

- Do some exercises:Live Worksheet 1 ; LiveWorksheet 2; Pdf, with correction (AllThingsGrammar) and some more interactive exercises (AgendaWeb)

- Have fun with a Horror Story ( Rearrange the sentences)

FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS

Let's find out about British and American festivities!

• (UK, USA) HALLOWEEN: Watch the video below and "Why Halloween's really British"

• (UK) GUY FAWKES NIGHT: Bonfire Night- 5th November ( Liveworksheet 1) Bonfire Night video (Liveworksheet 2)

    > Learn the rhyme about this day ( Listen and repeat): "Remember, Remember the fifth of November, Gunpowder, Treason and Plot, We see no reason why Gunpowder Treason should ever be forgot"

• (USA) THANKSGIVING: Thanksgiving Day for Kids (Liveworksheet 1); What is Thanksgiving (Liveworksheet 2); Thanksgiving picture dictionary 

      > On these day people give thanks. And you? What are you thankful for?

      > What is Black Friday?

• (UK) SHROVE TUESDAY and (USA) MADRI GRAS: Listen/ Read about Pancake Day; Shrove Tuesday on CBC Kids; Pancake Day ( Live worksheet); a poem.

• (USA) INDEPENDENCE DAY: Listen/Read about American Independence Day; Vocabulary (Live Worksheet 1); Video (Live Worksheet 2)

• (UK, USA) NEW YEAR'S EVE / HOGMANAY: New Year's Eve In New York (Video), Hogmanay (Video), What is Hogmanay? New Year's traditions and Vocabulary

• (UK, USA) CHRISTMAS AND BOXING DAY: Traditions in Britain and other countries ( Live worksheet1), Christmas in the UK ( Learnenglish Teens) Christmas in Britain ( Liveworksheet2)

• (UK) NOTTING HILL CARNIVAL: Notting Hill Carnival ( Liveworksheet1) YouTube Video;

SHOPS

 

> Do some Liveworksheets ("check your answers" or "send to teacher"): 

• about shops here and here ( Where can you buy?)
• Shops and prepositions of place (next to, opposite, between) here
• about money and shopping (Camden market in London) - Listening exercise - here 
• Places to go shopping - Listening exercise - here
• in a shop (man and woman) here  

> Do a matching exercise (Wordwall) about shops and things to buy.

SCHOOL POEMS

1. Read and listen to the following poem

amylvpoemfarm · Back To School 2020 - by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater

2. And one more, to read and listen, "Good morning , Dear Students" - What day is it?

3. Finally, "Zoom Gloom," by Kenn Nesbitt. Read and Listen. 

Do the worksheet and record yourself reading (vocaroo.com)

Zoom Gloom

   4. Read another poem, "Get out of bed" - Who are the two people talking?

FOOD - EATING IN OR EATING OUT?

 👂LISTEN to a situation at a restaurant.

> Practice the language. Listen and repeat.

👀 WATCH a funny video: Mr Bean at a restaurant.

📝 Do some exercises online about ordering food in a restaurant.

• Are you ready to order?
• At a restaurant (with a video)
• Eating out (with language and pronunciation practice)

📝 Reading-comprehension: 

• A family breakfast.
• Healthy eating.
• My favorite food.

👀 WATCH more videos about:

• Food in Britain
• Traditional British dishes
• Healthy / Unhealthy eating (organic food)

MODAL VERBS 1

>Do some exercises with Liveworksheets (send to teacher) 

1. Classroom rules (must/mustn't) 
2. Tips to stay safe ( should/shouldn't)
3. Bullying (should / shouldn't) 
4. Asking and Giving permission - a conversation at school

ADJECTIVE SUFFIXES: -ful, -less, -able/-ible

 Watch these video explanations about forming adjectives with suffixes:

> Do exercises on your own and check your answers.

A- Practise with -ful/-less:

• Liveworksheets 1
• Liveworksheets 2

B- Practise with -able/-ible:

• Liveworksheets 1(listen and write)
• Liveworksheets 2
• Liveworksheet 3

PAST SIMPLE (Year 7)

 

Do the following online exercises on LIVEWORKSHEETS. 

When you finish the worksheet, read the instructions. You can "Check answers" or "Send answers to the teacher" (in this case you have to write your name and your class)

1. Past Simple - to be - SEND ANSWERS TO TEACHER
2. Past Simple - irregular verbs (matching) - SEND ANSWERS TO TEACHER
3. Past Simple (multiple choice) - SEND ANSWERS TO TEACHER
4. Was/ Were, Wasn't/ Weren't  - CHECK  or  SEND
5. Past Simple - negative/interrogative - CHECK  or  SEND
6. Past Simple - mixed list: regular/ irregular - CHECK ANSWERS
7. A lucky day and a bad day (Past Simple forms) - CHECK ANSWERS

Watch a You Tube video to study the Past Simple Irregular forms: read, listen and repeat.