Thanksgiving

"Thanksgiving Day is a holiday celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada. Thanksgiving is celebrated each year on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States and on the second Monday of October in Canada. Because of the longstanding traditions of the holiday, the celebration often extends to the weekend that falls closest to the day it is celebrated."  Source: wikipedia

Now watch this video and do the following quiz.

Many of our students have difficulties with elementary grammar topics; consequently we have decided to dedicate some of our time to topics, such as: personal pronouns, possessives, present simple, present continous and articles.

On the internet we can find all kind of exercises so that you can practise these topics. Below you can find some examples.

Personal pronouns

Possessives

Daily routine(pictures and sentences)

Daily routine(pictures and sound)

Presentsimple explanations

Presentcontinuous

Presentsimple (cartoon)

Simple orpresent continuous
Articles 

Definite and indefinite articles - a quiz

Comparatives and Superlatives

















Hi! Sometimes you still  present difficulties in using comparatives and superlatives.
Use the following link to help you understand this subject better and do some exercises to check your knowledge.

http://www.eflnet.com/tutorials/adjcompsup.php

Hello!  

Is your English getting better and better?   We hope so …

Here in our school we have all sorts of students. We have students who are very good at English but we also have students who have some/many difficulties.

Let us concentrate now on the topic “Personal identification”.

This is a very important topic for the students who are starting their 7^th grade, for the students who are in the first year of a professional course or for any student who has difficulties

Here you can find a table with a list of QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS which can be very useful  when we are studying the topic "personal identification".

School Activities - 6th June

Hello everybody!

Tomorrow at school:


- Attent the show " Songwriters" and see the original songs your school fellows have created!!! 
(9.50 a.m.);


- Participate in the Flash Mob at 10.30 a.m. ( Flash Mob party rock anthem - LMFAO );





- Taste the traditional English scones;  


- Visit room A1.16 and see the photos of the interesting activities done this school year, among other things.......

Relative clauses

Explanations:
 http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/relative-clauses.html
 http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/relative-clauses

Exercises:
http://www.englischhilfen.de/en/exercises/pronouns/relative_pronouns.htm http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=6084
http://www.englishexercises.org/exercise.asp?id=7732

A GAP YEAR - 10 reasons to take it

Would you take a Gap Year? Where? When? How? With whom?...What benefits would it offer you?

Use the  link below to help you with your assignment. Then show it to your English teacher.


http://www.globalvolunteernetwork.org/about/gapyear.php

Work

The world of work has changed a lot over the last two decades.  Work has become more competitive, more skillful, more demanding and more cooperative, among other aspects. Technology usually facilitates work, but it can also create much stress on people because they are connected all the time. New forms of works, such as telework and self-employment have emerged. In conclusion, the world of work is in constant change and evolution. But are young people prepared for the new world of work?

Check some more information about the world of work.

TEENS' LIFE

Hi Folks,
If you want to improve your knowledge on teens' problems and related vocabulary (even if you want to know some questions for debate) explore the following links:

http://www.pamf.org/teen/life/

http://teens.webmd.com/anxiety-and-teens

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/09/business/09cell.html?pagewanted=all

http://iteslj.org/questions/generation.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMuqQ0T7SSQ

http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/wellbeing/body_image.html

Reported speech

Reported speech rules

http://www.inglesvip.com/grammar/reported-speech.html
http://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/reportedspeech.htm
http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/reportedspeech/menu.php

Exercises

Statements

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/reported_speech/statements.htm
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/reported_speech/statements2.htm

Reported commands
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/reported_speech/commands.htm
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/reported_speech/commands_negations.htm

Reported questions
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/reported_speech/questions.htm
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/reported_speech/questions2.htm

Miscellaneous /mixed exercises
http://inglesnanet.com/grammar/reportedspeech.htm
http://inglesnanet.com/grammar/repspeech.htm
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/reported-speech-exercises.html