Hello and welcome back!

We all had a nice holiday. And now we must continue studying the jobs people do.

In our last lesson students had to identify a job given its description. For example:

This person puts out fires.

or

This person drives a taxi.

Students were able to identify all the jobs and even say what some people do in their jobs.


Later we listened to Stella, Simon and Suzy talk about their family and say what some of their members did. Their aunt, for instance, is a doctor and Stella wants to be a doctor too.
Their uncle is a farmer. And Suzy just wants to be funny like her granddad.
Students answered some questions about the listening.

We also read a story about a boy, Ben, who has a great imagination. Children had to make up a different end to the story. They had some good ideas.

HOMEWORK

Go to this link, watch the video and do the exercises.http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=5270

Then match the sentences with the jobs.

1. She sells fruits and vegetables.                                                a. A doctor
2. She answers the phone and writes letters.                                b. A chef or cook.
3. He sells meat.                                                                           c. A greengrocer.
4. He helps sick people.                                                               d. A baker
5. He makes bread.                                                                       e. A secretary.
6. She cooks meal in a restaurant.                                                f. A butcher.

Hello!

Remember this afternoon we have a Flea Market. It will be more fun if each one of you brings something to sell.

No we are in Spring. And next week we are having our Spring Holidays. Traditionally they are called Easter Holidays. Some of the things they do during this celebration is decorate eggs. Then the eggs are hidden and children have to find them.

Here is a link to a nice video about decorating eggs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P09FiCLhd1Q

You can watch it and then say 3 things you can do to decorate them.

Last week you all did very well the exercises you did. Wonderful job, Alejandro, I was really impressed.

Then we continued studying jobs grownups have and you even said what you want to be when you grow up yourself.

Some of the jobs we are studying are: nurse, doctor, chef, waiter, waitress, teacher, cashier (in a supermarket), car mechanic, plumber, secretary, police officer, bus driver, taxi driver, truck driver, actor, actress, farmer, barber, hairdresser, vet.

There are hundreds of other jobs but we cannot learn all at the same time.

HOMEWORK

1. Go to this link and practice job words. http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=6287  Do the first 3 exercise. Only answer the questions you know. Some of them may be too difficult. Forget about them. Write 10 sentences in your notebook.

2. Do the Exercise above: watch the video about Easter Eggs and say 3 things you can do to decorate them.

Hi!

Don't pay attention to the entries before. A student from another group made a mistake. I don't want to delete them because he or she may want to copy  and paste them somewhere else.

Last week we continued rehearsing the play. Some of the students already know their lines.

The end of this term is coming so it is time to review what we have been studying. So this is what you must do for your homework.

HOMEWORK

Review feelings and emotions:

Happy, sad, angry, surprised, shocked, bored, scared, sick, thirsty, tired.

Review places in the city:

Pet shop, furniture shop, book shop, library, park, fire station, police station, post office, park, fitness centre, bus stop, night club, cafe, restaurant, hotel, zoo, cinema, hairdresser's, bakery, supermarket, bank.

The children in this group wanted to do another play. So we started one last week. It is called The Vampires of Planet X and it is about 2 friends who go for a picnic in the forest and find a spaceship.

The girls' parts are played by Luna and Irene: Jane and Wendy.

Out of the spaceship come 2 strange aliens who are also vampires, their parts are played by Alvaro and Alejandro: Zaramon and Krion.  These aliens are hungry for human blood and they really scare the girls, who ask for help. Here comes the Inspector to help them, played by Raúl.

Each student had to highlight their lines in the papers they were given. Then we rehearsed a few times. They all did a good job. The sentences they have to say are quite short and easy, so I am sure they won´t have a problem learning them. 

The spring is coming so we are not going to talk about being sick any more. Enough of that. Besides, all the students know their vocabulary, questions and answers. So if they are not feeling well they´ll be able to talk about it and say what´s the matter or what´s wrong with them.

They also know how to talk about obligations, what they must do and what they must not do. 

HOMEWORK

A little reviewing of must and mustn´t. I know you like these exercises.

Link:http:http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=6837

NOTICE THAT: In the 2nd and 3rd exercises, they give you the words have to. Have to = must. We studied must, so use must.

Example: In number 1 of the 2nd exercise you must write:

You mustn't feed the animals in the zoo.

Hello!

We have been studying words related to health and illness and the students know most of them already.

We worked hard last Friday. We talked about things we must do and things we mustn't do in class, when we are sick and so on.

We watched a "Get Well soon" video and song. Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdVRWT7dc9k and learned what things we must do when we are sick, like:

We must get a rest.
We must relax.
We must drink juice.

We read what people do to get better and then students were given some words and completed the sentences like a puzzle. They did a good job.

Students now know that when people are sick with the flu and they have a fever and a cold,

They  stay at home in bed

They don't go to school.

They  drink fluids.

They  take medicine.

They see a doctor.


HOMEWORK

Go to this link and do the first 3 exercises. http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=5456 

When you finish the last exercise - They don't feel well. Use the correct pronoun - write 4 sentences in your notebook.

Hello boys and girls!

I just realized I had forgotten to write your blog. That's because I have been sick and tired. Now I am feeling better.

In our last lesson we continued studying words about health - or the opposite: being sick. Most students already know those words, I am glad to say, even though they are very healthy.

When you are sick you stay at home, in bed. You don't go to school.
That's what happened to Simon. He has a cold and a temperature and the doctor says he must stay at home, in bed. He mustn't get up.

That's something we studied last Friday:

Things that you must do

and 
Things that you mustn't do

Examples of things you must do in school:

You must listen to the teacher.
You must participate in all the activities.
You must ask questions.

Examples of things you mustn't do in school:

You mustn't shout in the classroom.
You mustn't kick your classmates.
You mustn't write on your classmate's notebook.

HOMEWORK

Go to this link http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=5140 and do the 1st Exercise: say in the sentences are true or false.

In the 2nd exercise: write 4 sentences that you understand.

Last Friday we were studying about being sick. Very appropriate for this time of the year, when so many people are sick.

We studied the words: headache, earache, toothache, stomach ache, a cold, fever,  runny nose,  sore throat, cough, cut, broken arm or leg. 

We watched a funny video and were learning the song. Here is the link:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJHtpAriDp0

We were also playing with the flashcards and students had to act out they were sick: the other students had to discover what was the matter.

We reviewed the parts of the body and did a listening exercise. Students had to decide if the sentences they heard were the same as the pictures on their worksheet.

HOMEWORK Go to this linkhttp://resources.marshalladulteducation.org/hot_potatoes/symptoms/symptoms.htm and do the exercise.

Then write 5 of the sentences. Ex: He has a toothache. And make a drawing.