December 16, 17, 18

http://sd.keepcalm-o-matic.co.uk/i/keep-calm-and-ho-ho-ho-5.png

December 16
Paragraph Writing

December 17
Holiday Worksheets & Secret Santa (10€ limit, wrapped gift)


December 18
Novel Reading

Happy Holidays!

December 9, 10, 11, 12

https://researchvoodoo.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/writing-cycle.jpg

December 9
Writing Exercises

December 10
Writing Exercises

December 11
Reading

December 12
Writing Exercises

December 2, 3, 4, 5

December 2
Orals

December 3
Orals

December 4
Reading - Bring your book to class

December 5
Finish Orals
Online Friday

November 25, 26, 27, 28

November 25
Thanksgiving  lesson

November 26
Oral Presentation - prep

November 27
Oral Presentation

November 28
Oral Presentations

November 18, 19, 20, 21

http://higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/IBSA/UploadedImages/04201e18-f606-46db-a0d1-b4c75de12c03/assessment%202.png

November 18
Pre-watching exercise,
Criterion A - Comprehending Written and Spoken Text Assessment

November 19
Criterion A - Comprehending Written and Spoken Text Assessment

November 20
Answer the following reading guide questions in your notebook.
1.  Describe one important event in the book and explain why it is significant to the story (to the plot, the characters, the ideas of the book).
2. What is the general feeling or mood of the book? Give specific examples of how the author creates that feeling or mood.
3.  Find one specific idea, event, or behavior in the book that relates to real life. Explain the relationship you see.
4. Give an example of a significant conflict or conflicts between two characters (external conflict) or between a character and his/her conscience (internal conflict). 
 

November 21

What is "mood" in relation to a book or a film?  According to Our English Class "Mood is the atmosphere of a piece of writing; it's the emotions a selection arouses in a reader. For a list of some common mood descriptors click on the following link:
http://ourenglishclass.net/class-notes/writing/the-writing-process/craft/tone-and-mood/

November 11, 12, 13, 14

http://www.btchflcks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Clue-Poster.jpg

November 11
2c Murder Mystery
#1 Listening, p 18 Look at the newspaper report and the notes. Answer the questions.
#2 A detective is interviewing the suspects.
#3 answer the questions
#4 Speaking, p 19 Who murdered Ivor?

Homework: Irregular verb worksheet

November 12

Writing
Confession: so and because 
#7, p 19  Join the sentence halves
#8 Complete the murderer's confession with so and because
#9 Write a confession. Use so and because

November 13
Answer the following reading guide questions in your journal:

1. Describe the nature of the relationship between two characters. Include their history
   together and details of their relationship. Explain the significance of their relationship to
   the book.
   
2. Describe one important event in the book and explain why it is significant to the story (to
   the plot, the characters, the ideas of the book).
   
3. What are your feelings and thoughts about the novel based on one or more specific things
   you have read?
   
4. Find one specific idea, event, or behavior in the book that relates to real life. Explain the
   relationship you see. 
   
   

Felix and João

         1. Describe the problems the main character encountered in the novel and tell how this character
             solved these problems.
          2. Describe any changes that the main character underwent throughout he novel. 

          3.What is the theme or themes in the novel? How does the author show this idea? Give
             evidence. Comment on how this theme fits in the novel and how it applies to life outside the
             book. What does this theme mean to you?
         4. What did you learn from this novel? In answering this, you may comment on any aspect o

              the novel, including how it is written

November 14

Let's play Clue

November 4, 5, 6, 7

http://martazafraingles.wikispaces.com/file/view/simplepastandcontinuous(sppc)%20contrast.png/487468350/
simplepastandcontinuous(sppc)%20contrast.png

November 4
2b Confess

Listening
#1 Read the police document and listen.
#2 Listen to the rest of the interview. Match times from the box with pictures 1-3.
#3 Listen again and answer the questions.
Homework: Irregular verbs worksheet

November 5

Setting - Worksheet

November 6
Novel reading

In your notebook, please answer these questions:

1.  Author Biography:
Conduct brief research on the author. Choose two internet sources, or one internet
source and one printed source from the library. Learn some basic facts about his/
her life, including a brief account of his/her life, when/why/how s/he started to
write, and the major events in history, politics and/or the writer’s personal
experience that impact his/her works of literature. Write 50-100 words.

2. What is the time and place of the book? What evidence in the book tells you this?

3. Name and describe the main character in the book. Describe him/her physically and
describe his/her personality and history, if known. Then give your impression of him/her.

4. Name and describe a minor character. Describe her/him physically and describe her/his
personality and history, if known. Explain how s/he is important to the story and the

ideas of the book.

Homework:  Finish this classwork for homework

Julia - Worksheet Thursday:)

November 7
Exploring grammar
Past continuous
#4 Complete the table with was, were and wasn't
#5 Complete the dialogue, p 17
#6 Complete the detective's questions p 17

Past simple and past continuous
#7 Complete the rules with past simple or past continuous p 17
#8 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the past simple and past continuous p 17

Homework: Complete the below online exercises.
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-simple-past-continuous-exercise-1.html
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/verb-tenses.html 
http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/past-continuous-past-simple-exercises.html 
http://www.ihbristol.com/free-english-exercises/test/esol-smc-past-simple-past-continuous

October 21, 22, 23, 24

http://www.misanthropista.com/wp-content/uploads/O2012/09/Clue1.jpg

October 21

Library to choose a book

October 22
Introduction to Unit 2 - Crime
p. 13 Have a look!

Vocabulary
#1 Match the words
#2 Listen and repeat
## Decide which crimes are the most serious

October 23
Novel reading

October 24
2a Crazy Criminals

p. 14 Reading
#1 Read and listen
#2 Read stories 1-4
#3 Vocabulary

p. 15 Grammar
Exploring Grammar - Past Simple

#4 Read again
#5 True or False
#6 Complete the stories
#7 Complete the questions
#8 Read story 1

Subject and object questions
#9 Read stories 2, 3, 4

October 14, 15, 16, 17

http://biobreak.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/personality3.jpg

October 14
Reading comprehension practice:

http://www.pearsonlongman.com/ae/marketing/sfesl/tests/grade8.html 
http://englishteststore.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=348&Itemid=332

Practice SAT Reading Comprehension

• Reading Comprehension practice test 1
• Reading Comprehension practice test 2
• Reading Comprehension practice test 3
• Reading Comprehension practice test 4
• Reading Comprehension practice test 5

Julia and Salvador:
The United States
Bonfire night
Green
Money
Redwood trees
A trip to London


http://mrnussbaum.com/readingpassageindex/
http://www.esolcourses.com/content/topicsmenu/reading.html

October 15
Reading Assessment

October 16
Online Thursday
http://www.manythings.org/vocabulary/  - Games, Puzzles and Quizzes
http://www.gamesforthebrain.com/    -   Games for the brain


October 17
Progress Check Unit 1

Homework: Due Monday, October 20.
 End of unit reflection:
     What did you learn about the concept of personality?
     How did your grammar improve?
     What did you like?
     What didn't you like?
     How can the teacher improve learning in our classroom?

October 7, 8, 9, 10

October 7
Writing - Workbook exercises
#3 Describing people using modifiers
#4 Underline the modifier.
#5 Make notes about you and a friend or a member of your family
#6 Now write a description of you and the other person. Use a bit, not very, quite, very, and really.


October 8

Good afternoon Year 10. I am sorry I cannot be with you today but I am ill.

Each of you should complete Progress Check 1 (at the back of the packet of papers for their unit of work).  

When you are finished you can individually (or in pairs) watch "Modern Family" episodes on YouTube.  (Class blog address: http://ois-engb10.blogspot.pt​ ).

Our written assessment will be postponed until Friday.

October 9
English online

Selfie

Why do people take selfies?

Do a search for “selfie with a celebrity” on Google.

Watch this video:
http://vimeo.com/channels/staffpicks/106807552

Answer these questions:

• How does Kirsten Dunst feel?
• Why do the two girls take their own selfies?
• Why do the two young women ask Kirsten to tag them?
• Who are random followers?

Watch the video again:  Answer these questions.

• What is the message of the film?
• Do you think the film is realistic?
• Why do you think the film is titled Aspirational?

Julia, Salvador - Grammar - Verb Tenses
Simple present 1
Simple present (questions) 1
TO HAVE (Present tense) 1
TO BE (Present tense) 1
TO BE (Present tense) 2
TO BE or TO HAVE? 1
TO BE or TO HAVE? 2

Listening Exercises

1	Listening Comprehension - Picture Description Test 01	EnglishTestStore	19833
2	Listening Comprehension - Picture Description Test 02	EnglishTestStore	14717
3	Listening Comprehension - Picture Description Test 03	EnglishTestStore	10524
4	Listening Comprehension - Picture Description Test 04	EnglishTestStore	8573

October 10
Criterion C, D   -   Writing Assessment

September 30, October 1, 2, 3

http://rudolphmusngi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/bad-grammar-4.jpg

September 30
Writing, p. 11
#6 Describing people: using modifiers
#7 Complete the text with the words in the box,
#8 Write about a friend. Include this information:

• Where did you meet this person?
• How often do you see this person?
• How are you similar?
• How are you different?
• Why do you like this person?
• What's the best thing about this person?

October 1
Teacher feedback on your writing

Homework: Exercise #2 Present Simple or Present Continuous  (Due October 3)

October 2 - Online learning
Writing Practice
Capitalization in English 1
Capitalization in English 2
Capitalization in English 3
Subject/Verb agreement 1
Correct word order in English 1
Correct word order in English 2 

Verb Practice
SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE 1 
SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE 2 
TO BE (Present tense) 1 
TO HAVE (Present tense) 1 
TO BE or TO HAVE? 1 
TO BE or TO HAVE? 2
Simple Present/Present Continuous? 1 
Simple Present/Present Continuous? 2 
Simple Present/Present Continuous? 3

October 3

Modern Family

Let's watch an episode of Modern Family entitled "Family Portrait".

We are interested in the personality traits of the following characters:
Jay,
Claire,
Phil,
Manny,
Haley

Homework: Watch episodes of Modern Family on YouTube and focus on Jay, Claire, Phil, Manny and Hailey

September 23, 24, 25, 26

 

http://bass-schuler.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Student-Body-Language-Poster2.jpg

September 23
1b Body Language, p.8
 #1 Listening
 #2 Complete the sentences about body language with the words in the box.

Exploring grammar
 Present continuous
 #3 Look at the examples
 #4 Write true and false sentences about the picture.

September  24
Present simple and present continuous p. 9

#5 Complete the table
#6 Complete the dialogue

Vocabulary - Adverbs of manner
#7, #8, #9 

Homework: Exercise # 1 (present simple or present continuous)
September 25

1C Chalk and cheese 

Study Skills, p. 11 Reading tips
#3 Complete the sentences  
#4 Complete the table  
#5 Answer the questions

Writing Describing people:using modifiers
#6 Complete the notes
#7 Complete the text

Homework: Exercise # 2 (present simple or present continuous)

September 26
Writing
#8 Write about a friend.

Write sentences about you and your family. Use modifiers.  

September 16, 17, 18, 19

http://teacherjulianafariasdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/0fc46-397211_
511571608855985_2143782970_n.jpg?w=456&h=640

September 16
  Introduction

September 17
1a Handwrtiting
Reading, p. 6
 #1 Read and listen
 #2 Look at Jenny and Matt's handwriting.  T or F

Pronunciation - Word stress
 #3 and # 4

September 18

Exploring grammar
 Present simple
  #5 Complete the table
  #6 Complete the text
  #7 Complete the sentences

Speaking
  #9 Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions in exercise 8. Then think of more questions.

September 19
       Reading Workshop Friday
       http://englishteststore.net/

September 16

Year 10, we're sorted and ready to begin the new school year!  We have a great group and I´m sure that we will make lots of progress.