Readers 2014-15

The books to be read in the present school year are:
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
Tales of La Alhambra an adaptation from the book by Washington Irving. Click on the wikispace link for more information.

Let's start with one of the greatest writers in the history of Literature: Charles Dickens. His novels have been taken to the movies once and again. As HALLOWEEN is coming and ghosts, spirits...are free moving around... Let's watch this trailer of the last film of one of his most famous stories: A Christmas Carol.  

Happy Halloween !!

It's time for screepy stories and pumpkins. On friday 31st, october Halloween will be celebrated all around the world. We cannot miss this celebration in the classroom so...
First, follow this story

Here you are some activities to enjoy Halloween time by practising and learning new vocabulary. Click on the picture.

Activity 2:

Activity 3:

Ready for Halloween?

Here you are a link from the British Council website where you can watch and listen to a couple making preparations for such a celebration. After that, you can follow the tasks to check your understanding of the conversation. Click on the picture

Halloween is coming

Halloween is coming and here you can learn more about the origins of this celebration. Then answer the questions to check if you understand.

Click on the picture to get to an interactive book where you can revise vocabulary, prepositions of place and some details of the traditions related to Halloween.

Now. Listen to the song and enjoy!

HOMEWORK OCTOBER 17-21

Unit 1: The Three Musketeers
Activity: Read the information and answer the following questions: What was the original title? What are the names of the musketeers of the title? Did Dumas write a continuation to the novel? Which book did Dumas base his work on? What time period is the novel set in? Write your answers in your notebook. CLICK HERE




Halloween Activities:

1. History quiz
2. Pumpkins
3. A Horror Story

We'll meet again on Monday 24th October. I hope you enjoy these activities and remember that in the next lesson you can make questions about anything you do not understand.

HOMEWORK OCTOBER 18-25

Unit 1: The Three Musketeers


Activity: Read the information and answer the following questions: What was the original title? What are the names of the musketeers of the title? Did Dumas write a continuation to the novel? Which book did Dumas base his work on? What time period is the novel set in? Write your answers in your notebook. CLICK HERE




Halloween Activities:

1. History quiz
2. Pumpkins
3. A Horror Story

We'll meet again on Monday 25th October. I hope you enjoy these activities and remember that in the next lesson you can make questions about anything you do not understand.

HALLOWEEN

In three days ghosts, pumpkins,kids,witches...are coming to our lives. Are you afraid of that? I invite you to revise what you know about this celebration by clicking on this halloween website.