PRIMARY ENGLISH CLASSROOM... WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL, GUYS!

WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL!

  
HI! I'M DAVE. HOW ARE YOU TODAY? I'M DANIEL'S FRIEND FROM THE U.S.
DID YOU HAVE A GOOD SUMMER BREAK? 
WHAT DID YOU DO?WHERE DID YOU GO?

WE ARE GOING TO BE TOGETHER THIS YEAR TO LEARN ENGLISH IN OUR USUAL SMALL CLASSROOM. I HOPE YOU ARE FULLY  MOTIVATED TO LEARN ENGLISH WITH ME AND YOUR TEACHER. I'M SURE YOU ARE :-)

OFF WE GO :-)
LET'S START WITH THIS... 
1- LET'S REVIEW NUMBERS FROM 1 TO 12 :-) LISTEN AND REPEAT AFTER IT!
2- MORE NUMBERS... NUMBERS FROM 1 TO 12 ;-) LOOK AND WRITE! 3- CLASSROOM OBJECTS... LOOK AND MATCH! :-)
4- LET'S REVIEW CLASSROOM INSTRUCTIONS :-) LISTEN AND REPEAT AFTER IT!
5- NUMBERS FROM 13 TO 24 :-) READ AND MATCH!
6- TELLING THE TIME ;-) LOOK AT THE CLOCKS AND WRITE THE TIME!
7- DAYS OF THE WEEK AND ORDINAL NUMBERS :-) READ AND FILL IN THE BLANKS!

THAT'S ALL FOR NOW... YOU CAN PRACTISE A LITTLE BIT IF YOU WISH, OF COURSE. REMEMBER IF YOU WANT TO LEARN ENGLISH YOU HAVE TO PRACTISE IT :-) AND YOU CAN DO THIS BY USING YOUR CD-ROM FULL OF ACTIVITIES :-)
 SEE YOU ON 12th OF SEPTEMBER!!!!!
 AND HERE YOU ARE A SONG TO LISTEN... BACK TO SCHOOL!    

HERE YOU ARE THE LYRICS:

Wake up children ,I think

I’ve got  something to say to you.

Well ... it is almost September

And I think you should be back at school.

But I know that you aren’t amused

And you may be a little confused

You have such a funny look... on your face

But you may be in shock

But it’s almost 7 o’clock

Your bus is coming soon...

Don’t be late.

I suppose you should collect your books

and get on back to school.

‘Cause I get no way

you’re gonna make a living at the swimming pool

No need to have a pannic attack

Everything you need is in your backpack

Doing nothing all summer

That’s nothing  you can add up

So before you go brain it

Get yourself out of that big

Back to school where learning can be fun.

OPEN UP YOUR EARS,

OPEN UP YOUR EYES!

LEARNING CAN BE FUN 

FOR THE ONE WHO TRIES:-)

PRIMARY-6.- IRELAND, IRISH DANCE, ONCE MORE :-)

HOW'S THE FORM?

WE ARE BACK HERE TO SHOW YOU A LITTLE ABOUT OUR CURRENT IRISH DANCE SESSION THIS YEAR.

WHAT DID WE DO? PAU, DID INTRODUCE HIMSELF AGAIN AND ASKED A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT IRELAND,THEN HE SHOWED US SOME NEW STEPS THROUGH COUNTING IN GAELIC:

SO WE STARTED DANCING ON THAT BASIS:

IT WAS GREAT FUN!

AFTER THAT WE WANTED TO ASK SOME QUESTIONS TO PAU, AND HE KINDLY ANSWERED THEM

IT WAS A NICE SISSION. THANKS, PAU! AND THANKS TO Mediterrània, TOO.

PRIMARY-5.- WHEN I WAS LITTLE... :-)

HELLO!

NICE TO SEE YOU IN FRONT OF THE COMPUTER CHECKING THE BLOG POSTS.

IN THIS OCCASION, PRIMARY 5 KIDS LET YOU READ THEIR SHORTS TEXTS BY USING VERB TO BE PAST TENSE.

YOU WILL SEE DRAWINGS AND PHOTOS WHEN THEY WERE LITTLE, AND READ ABOUT THEIR CHARACTER AND LIKES.

HERE IT GOES! :-)

PRIMARY-3.- MY FAVOURITE ANIMAL :-)

HELLO!
IN UNIT-2 PRIMARY-3 KIDS HAVE BEEN WORKING ON ANIMALS, AND THEIR FEATURES: WHAT THEY HAVE GOT OR HAVEN'T GOT.
THEY LISTENED AND READ AESOP'S FABLE "THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE".
AND THEIR PROJECT WAS ABOUT THEIR FAVOURITE ANIMALS: NAME, TYPE, DESCRIPTION, HABITAT AND FOOD.

HERE YOU ARE WHAT THEY DID :-)

PRIMARY-3.- WHAT DO I USE A COMPUTER TO DO? :-)

HELLO GUYS!

ARE YOU TECHY ONES?
ELECTRONIC GADGETS ARE VERY IMPORTANT NOWADAYS. WHAT COULD WE DO WITHOUT THEM.

PRIMARY 3 KIDS ARE LEARNING ABOUT COMPUTERS, PERIPHERAL DEVICES SUCH AS MOUSE OR KEYBOARD AND, OF COURSE HOW CAN THEY USE ICT AT SCHOOL AND AT HOME.

THIS TIME THEY WERE WRITING EASY SENTENCES EXPLAINING WHAT THEY USE A COMPUTER TO DO.

HERE THERE ARE SOME OF THEIR WORK:

PRIMARY-5.- THIS IS ME! A LITTLE BIT ABOUT PRIMARY 5'S KIDS :-)

HELLO EVERYONE!

PRIMARY 5 KIDS WANT YOU TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THEM. THAT IS WHY THEY WROTE A SHORT TEXT TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES.

HERE YOU CAN SEE THE RESULTS IN THIS BOOK:

READING SKILLS PRACTICE :-)

WHY READING IS SO IMPORTANT:

1-  Reading is important because it develops the mind. The mind is a muscle. It needs exercise. Understanding the written word is one way the mind grows in its ability. Teaching young children to read helps them develop their language skills. It also helps them learn to listen. Everybody wants to talk, but few can really listen. Lack of listening skills can result in major misunderstandings which can lead to job loss, marriage breakup, and other disasters - small and great. Reading helps children [and adults] focus on what someone else is communicating.

2-  Why is reading important? It is how we discover new things. Books, magazines and even the Internet are great learning tools which require the ability to read and understand what is read. A person who knows how to read can educate themselves in any area of life they are interested in. We live in an age where we overflow with information, but reading is the main way to take advantage of it.

3- Reading develops the imagination. TV and computer games have their place, but they are more like amusement. Amusement comes from two words "a" [non] and "muse" [think]. Amusement is non-thinking activities. With reading, a person can go anywhere in the world...or even out of it! They can be a king, or an adventurer, or a princess, or... The possibilities are endless. Non-readers never experience these joys to the same extent.

4- Finally, why is reading important?  Reading is important because words - spoken and written - are the building blocks of life. You are, right now, the result of words that you have heard or read AND believed about yourself. What you become in the future will depend on the words you believe about yourself now. People, families, relationships, and even nations are built from words. Think about it.

THAT IS WHY I SUGGEST YOU TO CLICK ON THIS PICTURE BELOW. HERE YOU CAN FIND A LOT OF EASY OR... DIFFICULT TEXTS TO READ AND PRACTICE: VOCABULARY, STRUCTURES, READING COMPREHENSION AND THE MOST IMPORTANT OF THEM ALL: ENJOYING READING!

THESE ARE HIGHER LEVELS: 2 - 3

ENJOY READING!!!!

PRIMARY-4 & 5.- IRELAND, SAINT PATRICK'S DAY & IRISH STEP DANCING. :-)

HELLO THERE, AGAIN!

IRELAND AND IRISH CULTURE... THIS  TIME THE TOPIC IN THE ENGLISH LESSONS WAS FOR PRIMARY 4 AND 5 KIDS.

THE KIDS DID LEARN ABOUT IRELAND AND, AS A PART OF THE CONTENTS, THEY ALSO JOINED THE  IRISH STEP DANCING WORKSHOP: IRELAND, ST PATRICK AND IRISH DANCE!

THEY LISTENED TO THE DANCERS TALKING ABOUT IRELAND AND... THEY DANCED IRESH STEP DANCING AS WELL!

PRIMARY-6.- IRELAND, SAINT PATRICK'S DAY & IRISH STEP DANCING. :-)

HELLO THERE!

IRELAND AND IRISH CULTURE IS ONCE MORE THE TOPIC IN THE ENGLISH LESSONS.

PRIMARY-6 KIDS ARE LEARNING ABOUT IRELAND AND, AS A PART OF THE CONTENTS, THERE IS AN IRISH STEP DANCING WORKSHOP: IRELAND, ST PATRICK AND IRISH DANCE, ALL THIS IN ONE!

THEY EXPLAIN SOME INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT IRELAND. THEY LISTENED TO THE DANCERS TALKING ABOUT IRELAND AND... THEY DANCED IRESH STEP DANCING!

PRIMARY-6 KIDS  TALKING ABOUT IRELAND'S FACTS:

KIDS READY TO SEE IRISH STEP DANCING.

PAU AND GABI: THE DANCERS FROM MEDITERRÀNIA DANCE COMPANY.

TEACHERS SHOWED THE STEPS TO CHILDREN: 

AND THE KIDS STARTED TO DANCE: :-)

 

THEY SURE HAD A GREAT TIME AND ENJOYED IT A LOT.
THANK YOU PAU AND GABI FOR YOUR ART!

PRIMARY 3.- IRELAND AND SAINT PATRICK'S DAY-II ;-)

LAST SATURDAY 17th OF MATCH ALL IRISH PEOPLE CELEBRATED SAINT PATRICK'S DAY.
WE ALSO WANTED TO JOIN THIS FESTIVAL AND P3 STUDENTS HAVE BEEN WORKING IN A WORKSHOP CALLED:
IRELAND AND SAINT PATRICK'S DAY.
THIS WORKSHOP IS BASED ON SOME KNOWLEDGE ABOUT IRELAND: THE COUNTRY, SYMBOLS, LANGUAGE AND MUSIC AND TRADITIONS.
WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IRELAND, IRISH LANGUAGE, MUSIC AND TRADITIONS: SAINTPATRICK'S DAY.
WE HAVE LEARNT ABOUT THE STORY OF SAINT PATRICK AND AN IRISH DANCE! DOES IT SOUND COOL? IT DOES, ACTUALLY! :-)

HAVE A LOOK :-)

THIS IS HOW IT WAS:

THANK YOU TO WWW.MEDITERRANIAESCOLA.CAT

PRIMARY 3.- IRELAND AND SAINT PATRICK'S DAY :-)

DIA DHUIT! HELLO!

YES! WE ARE REFERRING TO IRELAND, OR IN IRISH,  ÉIRE.

AND WE ARE ALSO REFERRING TO SAINT PATRICK'S DAY ON 17TH OF MARCH, AN ANNUAL FEAST DAY CELEBRATED IN IRELAND.

The story of St Patrick's Day
Began so long ago
The lyrics in this song
Will tell you
All you need to know
The seventeenth of March
Is when this joyous holiday
Is celebrated happily
With colorful parades

Dee Lai Dee Dai Dee
Dai Dee Dai Dee
Lai Dee Dai Dee Dai
Hummm...Hummm...

Patrick was only sixteen when
The pirates captured him
They sold him to slavery
And took him to Ireland

He kept the faith
And made his escape
When he was twenty-two
And made it back to Britain
'Twas the only home he knew

Patrick had a vision
To return to Ireland
And vowed to teach Christianity
Until the bitter end
Legend says that Patrick used
The shamrock to explain
That the Father, Son and Holy Ghost
Are all and one the same

On this day the Irish dress
In many shades of green
And some are feeling lucky
With the leprechauns they've seen
It's music and fun for everyone
We'll party and we'll play
Come one, come all
Come join along
On this St. Paddy's Day!

PRIMARY 3.- SURPRISE, SURPRISE! (PART TWO)

HELLO AGAIN! NOW YOU CAN SURE PRONOUNCE ALL THESE WORDS, CAN'T YOU?

ÉIRE - SHAMROCK - SAINT PATRICK - LEPRECHAUN - CÉILIDH

THESE ARE NOT ENGLISH WORDS, EXCEPT FOR THE SECOND ONE. CAN YOU IMAGINE WHERE ARE THESE WORDS FROM?

YES!... NO?... 

MAYBE SOME MORE QUESTIONS AND THEIR ANSWERS WILL GIVE YOU A HINT:

CAN YOU SAY WHERE IS THIS FLAG FROM? 

CAN YOU NAME THIS COUNTRY?

CAN YOU GUESS WHAT THIS DATE REFERS TO?

THIS IS A POPULAR WISH PEOPLE SAY EACH OTHER ON 17th MARCH:

NOW YOU SURE KNOW THE NAME OF THE COUNTRY AND WHAT THE DATE REFERS TO :-) CLEVER KIDS!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!

PRIMARY .- A SONG FOR EVERYONE :-)

IT IS SOMETIMES NICE TO FIND A GOOD SONG TO LISTEN.

THIS IS THE ONE I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU, KIDS.
"IN LONELY MAJESTY" - SING IN THE DARK - ALLE FARBEN REMIX
HOPE YOU LIKE IT!

PRIMARY 3.- SURPRISE, SURPRISE! (PART ONE)

HELLO EVERYBODY! HOW ARE YOU TODAY?

CAN YOU READ THIS WORD?

CAN YOU NAME THIS IN ENGLISH?

CAN YOU SAY WHO THIS MAN IS?

CAN YOU SAY WHO THIS ONE IS?

CAN YOU READ THIS WORD? 

NEXT STEP COMING SOON... :-)

PRIMARY 4.- MY FAVOURITE BOOK :-)

HELLO EVERYBODY!
THIS TIME PRIMARY 4 KIDS HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THEIR FAVOURITE BOOKS. THEY HAVE SEARCHED BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR BOOKS AND WRITTEN ABOUT THE MAIN CHARACTER. THEY HAVE ALSO SPOKEN ABOUT THEIR FAVOURITE BOOKS.
HERE YOU ARE SOME OF THE COMPOSITIONS:

CONGRATULATIONS! GOOD JOB!

PRIMARY 3.- AESOP'S FABLES: THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE :-)

BUILDING UP SENTENCES.

PRIMARY 3 KIDS ARE WORKING ON AN AESOP'S FABLE: THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE.
WE LISTENED AND READ THE STORY. WE ASKED AND ANSWERED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE STORY.
WE ALSO HAVE LEARNT THE MORAL OF THE STORY:

"SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE"

THERE HAS BEEN ALSO A VOCABULARY REVISION AND IT HAS BEEN LISTED. wITH THESE WORDS DIVIDED IN ADJECTIVES, NOUNS AND VERBS, PUPILS STARTED TO BUILD UP SENTENCES. HERE YOU ARE THE RESULTS. GOOD ENOUGH, I THINK :-)

THE HARE IS FAST.

THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE START A RACE.

THE TORTOISE IS VERY SLOW.

THE TORTOISE HAS GOT SHORT LEGS.

THE HARE PLAYS GAMES.

THE TORTOISE IS THE WINNER OF THE RACE.

THE HARE HAS GOT LONG EARS.

THE TORTOISE HAS GOT A HEAVY SHELL.

THE HARE HAS GOT FUR.

THE TORTOISE HAS GOT A SMALL TAIL.

THE TORTOISE IS WEARING A SCHOOL BAG.

THE TORTOISE HAS FINISHED THE RACE.

THE HARE PLAYS GAMES AND CHECKS E-MAILS.

AS FAR AS YOU CAN SEE, THE TORTOISE IS THE PUPILS' FAVOURITE CHARACTER.

OF COURSE, THE ORIGINAL FABLE IS ADAPTED FOR THESE PUPILS: VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURES.

I GUESS THEY HAVE HAD A GREAT TIME WITH IT :-)

PRIMARY 3.- SEASON'S GREETINGS! :-)

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND BEST WISHES FOR A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

DO YOU REMEMBER RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED RAINDEER?
YOU SURE DO!
WHERE IS RUDOLPH THOUGH?
CLICK ON THE IMAGE...

ENJOY YOUR CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS, KIDS!!!!!

PRIMARY-5.- UNIT-2.- CITY TOURS ;-)

HELLO GUYS!
HOW ARE YOU?
DO YOU LIKE TRAVELLING? HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ON A CITY TOUR?
PRIMARY 5 KIDS ARE WORKING ON THIS TOPIC. THE ARE PLANNING SIMPLE CITY TOURS YOU COULD DO IF YOU TO OUR TOWN GIRONA, OR EVEN TO OTHER TOWNS AND CITIES.

PLEASE READ THEM AND WRITE YOUR COMMENTS :-)

 1- AINA'S:

2- MAR'S:

3- ELOY'S: 

4- LUNA'S: 

5- TRISTAN'S: 

6- ADRIÀ: 

7- ÀLEX: 

INTERESTING CITY TOURS, AREN'T THEY? GOOD JOB, GUYS! :-)

PRIMARY-6.- TTSLN BLOG: DESCRIBING A BLOG MEMBER :-)

HELLO GUYS! THIS IS TTSLN BLOG.
THESE ARE SOME OF THE MEMBER OF THIS BLOG. THEY WRITE ABOUT THEMSELVES AND ABOUT THE MEMBERS. THEY COMMUNICATE EACH OTHER ONLINE.

THIS IS ONE OF THEIR MEMBERS: BECKY:

PRIMARY 5.- UNIT-1.- HI THERE!.- PRIMARY 5 KIDS WRITE ABOUT THEMSELVES :-)

HI THERE!

HOW ARE YOU? NICE TO MEET YOU AGAIN :-)

PRIMARY 5 KIDS DID WRITE GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THEMSELVES.
HERE YOU ARE THE RESULTS. AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE.
ENJOY IT!


NOW THEY HAVE TO PREPARE IT FOR A SHORT ORAL EXHIBITION.