CHRISTMAS SONGS

Here is the song that we are going to learn for the CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL.
Practice and enjoy¡

Our Trip to the Caixa Forum

Yesterday morning everyone in our class went to Caixa Forum to see an exhibition about George Méliés.  We travelled by bus.  First we met a teacher and she talked about special effects.  Next, we saw drawings of Méliés and "the magic lantern."  Then, we watched some of Méliés movies.  Finally, we made our own video, using special effects.  I learnt about the life of George Méliés, and how I can make special effects in videos.  I had a very good time!

By: Marcela, 5 B

First we saw some pictures of George Méliés.  Next we saw "the magic lantern."  Then we saw some films, the most famous was "Voyage to the Moon," and we also saw the first cinematographic machine.  Finally, we made a video of magic.  I went with my class, my friends, and my teachers.  I learnt about the life of George Méliés, and how he invented the cinema and films.  I had a good time in the Caixa Forum!

By: Marta, 5 D

This Morning I went to the Caixa Forum to see an exhibition about Georg Méliés.  I travelled by bus.  At the Caixa Forum, first we saw many of George Méliés´ pictures, and the automats.  Finally, we made a film with special effects.  I went with my class, my friends and my teachers.  I learnty about the cinema, special effects, and George Méliés.  I enjoyed it very much.

By: Jorge, 5 D

VISITA A CAIXA FORUM - EXPOSICIÓN GEORGES MELIES

Esta mañana hemos estado en la Exposición de Caixa forum y realizado el siguiente trabajo de efectos especiales.

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¡ESPERO QUE OS GUSTE!

Hello!

Hello!  My name is Nick and I am the language assistant working with 5th ESO at the Miguel de Unamuno school this year! I am from Minnesota in the US, a land of snowy winters, many lakes, and Ricky Rubio. This is my second year as a language assistant in Spain-- I was in Cantabria last year.  I am excited to be working with Ana and Begoña this year, and have been enjoying getting to know all of the students.  It seems like such a smart and fun group of kids.  Below are some photos from my first month at the school.  (Sorry the quality isn´t good, I took them with my cell phone!)  

Cheers!

Nick

Who´s Who?

What's your identity?

The Solar System!

WELCOME TO THE NEW BLOG

HELLO EVERYBODY!
Welcome to the new academic year, and welcome to the new blog of 5th year students.
This is a blog for everybody. We hope you would like it.
Your 5th year teachers.

KET Speaking exam

To the students taking the KET exam, here are some important things for you to know about the speaking exam!

Part 1: 5-6 mins

The examiner asks you questions. You answer them. The questions are about you, your family, your job or studies and where you live. You will be asked to spell a word – usually your name ( PLEASE make sure you know the English alphabet!!). 

Some examples:
• What’s your name?
• Where do you live?
• Why are you learning English?
• What do you usually do at the weekend?
• What sports do you like?
• Tell me about your family

When the examiner asks you a question that starts with Tell me about, as I always tell you, try to think of 3 things that you can say, e.g.:
• I have one brother and two sisters.
• My mother is a doctor and my father is a teacher.
• We live in a house in the city.

Part 2: 3-4 mins

The examiner gives you a sheet, usually with a picture and some information. You ask and answer questions with the other candidate. These questions are not personal; they are about the information on the sheet. You take turns, Student A asks the questions. Student B answers the questions. There is a new sheet of paper. Student B asks the questions. Student A answers. To help you making the questions, there are question words on the sheet.

You will need to know how to use the following question words:
What, When, Where, Who, Why, How.

It is VERY important that you know how to form questions!! In the last few weeks, many of you don´t know how to make questions, and this makes me very worried!Please practice making questions on the holidays. It is a good chance for you to study as much as you can :)

PET Speaking exam tips

To all students taking the PET, here is a blog that is full of helpful tips for your speaking exam! I really want you all to read this page and practice over the Easter holidays. It is very important that you try and use this time to do some study. 

PET Speaking exam tips


The most important points I can tell the PET students are:

• Do NOT say I´m agree with you or I am agree with you. This is wrong. The correct way to say it is I agree with you.
• When describing pictures, try and describe as much as you can. Every bit of information helps. Describe what you phisically see, or what you think might be happening in the picture. Just make sure you say why.
• In parts 2-4 of the speaking exam, talk to your partner. In the exam you need to talk to them and not to the examiner. In our practice sessions, many of you still speak to me and not to your partner. It is important that you speak to each other.
• Make sure that you talk in sentences. 
• Both you and your partner need to speak equally. Sometimes some of you do more speaking than the other. Let your partner speak and give their opinions too.

PET and KET Vocabulary Worksheets

Hi everyone!

Here are some vocabulary worksheets that you can do over the Easter holidays to help you prepare for the written exam. Please use them. Even though the holidays are a great time to relax, they are also a good time for you to do some study for your PET and KET exams. Just click on the links and you can download the vocabulary sheets from the website.

Thanks! :)

KET VOCABULARY WORKSHEETS

PET VOCABULARY WORKSHEETS

ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM

HAVE A LOOK AT THE VIDEO TO REMEMBER ABOUT MAGNETISM

COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

Here is a video to remember COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES.
Enjoy!

PET and KET Exams

Queridas familias,

Dado que algunos de ustedes me han pedido material extra para reforzar los exámenes de Cambridge (KET y PET) les recomiendo varias páginas webs,  a parte por supuesto, del trabajo que se hará en clase durante todo el curso. 

 

Todos los alumnos, tanto si se presentan a KET o PET, deben repasar:

• 1. la escucha de números de teléfonos

                        http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~lfried/activity/listening/ex1phoneex.html

                        http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~lfried/activity/listening/ex1phoneex2.html

• 2. los verbos irregulares http://www.macmillandictionary.com/verb_wheel/ 
• 3. las horas http://gamestolearnenglish.com/clock/ (funciona con el navegador Chrome)
• 4. Juego de repaso de todos los contenidos de KET y PET                        http://www.cambridgeesol.org/exam-preparation/academy-island-game.htm  
• 5. Pueden practicar Reading, writing y listening http://www.english-online.org.uk/exam.htm 
• 6. En este quinto enlace http://www.blackcatreaders.com/quizzes en la opción de "Level" eligen A2 (KET) o B1 (PET) y en la opción de "Practice your" pueden elegir cualquiera de las opciones, muy recomendable "Exam skills".

 

Practicar ejercicios para el examen PET (B1):

 

• http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/preliminaryenglish/index.htm  (todas las partes del PET)

• http://cdextras.cambridge.org/ObjectivePET/start.htm (sólo vocabulario que entra en PET)

 

 

Los siguientes videos son ejemplos del examen oral (SPEAKING):

•             KET (A2) PART I: http://youtu.be/JF7yOophy5c

•             KET (A2) PART II: http://youtu.be/d0avLJndrwE

•             PET (B1) PART I: http://youtu.be/MKs40x6xooY

•             PET (B1) PART II: http://youtu.be/aT2FymYmcYo

•             PET (B1) PART III: http://youtu.be/-1qXNtUJ5OU

•             PET (B1) PART IV: http://youtu.be/yuTcxDVkUaQ

 

 

 

The atom

Energy

Hi everyone! Here are some links for our new unit on science that is all about energy! Have a look at these pages, which have lots of information, facts and games.

EIA Energy Kids

Kids energy page

MUS-E Light Painting

I leave here your jobs, enjoy it and well done ¡¡¡

Ramiro

Australia Day Photos

 On Friday 25th of January, Grade 6 students celebrated Australia Day! Here are some photos from the day!

Students playing Netball in the sport workshop on Australia Day

Students making their Australia Day hats

Things you need to make an Australia Day hat

A hat made at the craft workshop on Australia Day

Students participating in the Australia Day quiz

Students with the fairy bread that they made at the food workshop

Aboriginal style dot painting

Aboriginal style dot painting

Fairy bread and lamingtons made at the food workshop

Students with their Australia Day hats

Students making Lamingtons

Students making Lamingtons

Australian Style Rocky Road

Hi guys!

I made a video of my rocky road recipe. I hope that it is easy to follow and that you you get a chance to make it at home with your family! It's very delicious! It is popular in many parts of the world and there are different types, but this is how we make it in Australia. We usually make them as little gifts for christmas, for parties or even as school snacks.

Enjoy! :)

Alisa

DÍA DE AUSTRALIA

El viernes 1 de febrero, los alumnos de 6º de Primaria celebraremos el Día de Australia con las familias de nuestro colegio.

Prepararemos una deliciosa merienda típica de este país y proyectaremos la película Cocodrilo Dundee, en versión original subtitulada, a las 16:30h, en el salón de actos.

Os esperamos en el patio del colegio a partir de las 16 h.
Los donativos irán destinados a ayudar a financiar nuestro viaje de fin de curso.
Os damos las gracias ya por participar en esta actividad.

How to make fairy bread

 Here are the instructions on how to make Fairy Bread. To make fairy bread you will need:

• Plain white sandwich bread
• 100´s and 1000´s (Australian name for sprinkes)
• Butter

Take your plain white bread.

Butter the bread. Make sure that you spread the butter all over the bread.

Put your sprinkles in a bowl.

Dip your buttered bread into the bowl of sprinkles and then cut into triangles. Enjoy! :)

How to make lamingtons

Ingredients for Lamingtons

Cut the cake into small pieces. Rectangles or squares.

Like this

Chocolate (You can use chocolate icing too)

Dip the cake into the chocolate and cover it all over.

Get your coconut

Roll the chocolate dipped cake into the coconut

Like this.

And there you have...LAMINGTONS! :D

Ana was busy on the weekend making lamingtons! Hopefully you enjoyed her pictures! Have a go making it at home with your parents!

Australian Football

For all of you who were interested in Australian football, here is the video again with the rules and also some other videos of the sport.

Australian Slang

Here is the Australian slang that I mentioned in class. Try and use them ;) And here is a video too with some extra words. Extra points if you can use them in class!

Arvo: Afternoon 

Aussie: Australian
Brekkie: Breakfast 

Barbie: Barbecue 
Bludger: A lazy person

Bickie: Biscuit 

Chewie: Chewing Gum
Chokkie: Chocolate 

Chook: Chicken 

Crook: To be sick 

Dacks: Trousers 

Dunny: Toilet 

Garbo: Garbage man 

G’Day: Hello/Hi 

Nong: Silly person 

Snag: sausage 

Sammie: Sandwich 

Trackie Dacks: tracksuit pants

Popular Australian Songs

Hi everyone! I thought some of you might like to hear some Australian rock/pop music. You can listen to them at home, and maybe discover some new music that you might like :) ACDC

Waltzing Matilda

Here are some videos of a famous Australian song called Waltzing Matilda

Australia Day

Hi everyone!

I thought that maybe you would like to hear some Australian songs to prepare for Australia Day next Friday. I hope you enjoy them!

The Australian National Anthem

I am Australian

Home among the gumtrees

I still call Australia home

Taste

How do we taste?

Hearing

How do we hear?

Ear Quiz

How the body works: The ear

Sight

How do we see?

How the body works: The eye 

Smell

Nose quiz

The Nose: Activity

LET'S GET IT STARTED!!!!