Earth Day

We asked our younger students to write some poems of their own about the environment and about recycling. They had to use the letters of the word- RECYCLE.

                         Recycling                               

                         Is thE best thing

                        You Can do.

                  All Your friends

                       Can do the same   

 And we will alL

                  LivE better      

                              Ana Miguel

                           The woRld is

                        our naturE.

          We need to proteCt it.

                With creativitY and

                            RespeCt.

   The animals are the kEy for success.

Sara Sofia

      We must have Respect

                   For the Environment.

 Make the best deCisions

                                 Yes!

                          We Can make

                               a Lot of things

             To build a bEtter world.     

Filipa

                    Reduce

                  REuse

                ReCycle

                     Your life can be in danger

                     Change our world

                  GLobal warming is dangerous

                SciEntists can’t work alone, they need your help.

Eva

                    Recycling is

                  vEry important

    To proteCt our world.

                    You can do it by yourself!

                    Choose the best way,

                HeLp the planet

  And choosE a better life.

Miguel and Júlio

                                               The thRee R’s are important

                                              becausE

                                                      I Consider that most people

                     Pollute and, in this waY, we won’t go far.

                        Don’t forget to reduCe, reuse

                                          and recycle, 
                                    and to help mE protect the world!

                   Do something for us!

Sara João

       PRotect our environment

  By rEcycling bottles and

         Cardbox.

   RecYcling is life

And living is Caring for the

        pLanet

        and the Environment.

Cristina

                          Save youR world!

                                     ThE world belongs to everyone!

It is very important to reCycle.

                                     SaY no to global warming!

              Make a differenCe!

                            Live welL!

                 Do not leave bEhind this cause!

Afonso

                                      Rescue our world!

It’s very important to rEcycle.

     Make the best choiCes!

                                 SaY no to global warming.

                           ProduCts can be reused.

                                     Live a healthy life.

            Because it protEcts the planet.

Rui 

                                  Rescue our animals

          And agriculturE.

                   Recycle Cardbox, plastic and glass.

                           RecYling is important

                    For our Climate.

                                  Live a healthy life.

                           The Environment needs you.

Ana João

Eating habits

Do you need to write a composition about your eating habits?
Here are some questions and possible questions that might help you.

My eating habits– Underline the correct option or add any option of your own.

1. Where do you have breakfast?        I have breakfast at home/ at school/ at the café/ ......................

2. When do you have breakfast?         I have breakfast at a quarter to eight / at half past seven/ ........

3. What do you have for breakfast?    I have cereals and milk/ chocolate milk and toasts / bread and  butter /  a ham and cheese sandwich / a glass of juice/ .................................

4. Where do you have lunch?  I have lunch at home/ at the school canteen/ at a restaurant/ .............

5. What do you have for lunch?  I have soup, fish or meat, vegetables and a dessert. I drink water/ juice.................

6. What do you eat in the afternoon?  I eat a cake/ a sandwich/ cookies (biscuits) and  drink ............

7. What is your favourite food?    My favourite food  is Spaghetti Bolognese / Lasagne/ Pizza/ Pasta (massa) / roast chicken (frango assado) / chips (batatas fritas)/  hamburgers/ steak (bife de vaca) / breaded pork/ turkey (panados de porco/ peru) /  rice/  vegetables/  fish / .....................................

8. Do you like organic food?   Yes, I do.  Organic food is very healthy/ ..............................
9. Do you like fast food/ junk food ?  Yes, I do.   Fast food is very tasty/ ...............................
     No, I don’t.  It has too many calories because it is high in fat, sugar, oil and salt

Hello Folks!

Multiculturalism brings much controverse and debate. Is it still causing many problems?

Use the links below the picture to know more about that.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZiJ2381UMM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BYGFmpy86s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DANUGbwmgE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3jpN3Zouko

No more Bullying!

 

Bullying causes fear, loneliness, dispair and depression. The victims of bullying suffer a lot without protesting.

 

Is there a solution to this problem?

What would you say to someone who is being bullied?

 

Give her/ him some advice (use the modal verbs: can, should, must, mustn't)

  

Some opinions of our 7th grade students

 

In my opinion you should ask for help. You should face your bullies and not be afraid of them. You mustn't be depressed. Be strong.  

  

In my opinion you should ignore the comments. You can talk to your teacher so that she/ he can help you.You must face your bullies and not be afraid of them. 

Hello! How's everybody doing?
Ready for work? What about a contest?

THE SPELLING BEE is coming soon...

The competition is taking place on the 14th March 2013

Go on practising and…do your best!

GOOD LUCK!

A letter to Santa Claus

Dear Santa Claus,

     I know that this year, due to the crisis, you must be overloaded with requests.
     I wish that this Christmas there was no hunger and throughout the world there was peace. I wish that all children had a house, a family, a lap and lots of love.
     Christmas should be experienced during all year. We should be loving, sharing, giving and smiling every day!
     I want to ask you to put in all chimneys happiness and good health. Bring us the recipe for how to end poverty and hunger because as you know there are many children in the world  who die for lack of food.
     Install peace in the world, no more wars, that's enough of destruction and deaths. Make the sun shine for everyone without exception!

     Merry Christmas to you too!  A kiss  
                                                                     Eva   (7th grade student)

HI EVERYONE!

CHRISTMAS IS COMING AND, ALTHOUGH IT MAY NOT BE EASY TO GET THE PRESENT WE WOULD LIKE THIS YEAR, WE STILL CAN DREAM AND...

MAKE A WISH!

HERE IS OUR CHRISTMAS WISH TREE.

Let’s “decorate” it with all our wishes. Let’s hope some of them come true!!!





This tree will be decorated with all your wishes, which will appear below it.

For that, write down your wish (individually or in group), ask your english teacher to have a look at it (if necessary) and then ask her to give it to the teachers responsible for the " English Corner".



Here are some of our students' wishes.

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I would like to receive clothes, a mobile phone and  have a year full of love, friendship and peace. But what matters to me are not the gifts but having a happy Christmas with all my family.
Filipa, 7th grade 

My Christmas wishes are to go to London with my best friend and attend a concert of our favourite band. I would like to have a Iphone too. 
Cláudia, 7th grade

This Christmas I woulf like to be with the people I love, receive presents, spend time with my family, enjoy myself and eat until I have enough. Christmas means reunion and  peace. 
Ana Catarina, 7th grade

I wish peace, love and the end of this crisis.     César, 10th grade

I wish everyone love, health and peace! I want this crisis to end so that we could be happier.    Pedro

For Christmas I wish peace, love and happiness for everyone.   I wish the economic crisis would go away. I wish that the world would become a better place and that bad people would turn good.  I wish much love from my family and friends.                Ana

I wish all people a happy year with much peace and love.      Miguel

Next Christmas I wish all families to be together. I wish much happiness and love for everyone. No more tears, just smiles.     Andreia

I wish love and peace. I wish everyone happy days. I want health for me and my family.   Ana

I want this Christmas to be special. I would like to receive a camera and have my family around me. I wish the war would finish.   Ângela  and Cristiana

I wish I would receive a box with the elements of the band “One Direction”. I wish every family in the world to be happy. Besides,  I wish much hope and faith for everyone.    Ana and Juliana

If I had the power to make a wish come true, I would make the world a better place.  Be happy in everything you do.      Inês and Sarah

I expect to receive many presents and more intelligence.   Filipe

Above all I want love, tenderness, friendship and health. Merry Christmas and a happy new year for all!     Diana

Above all I want to be happy.   Cláudia

Make someone happy so that the world becomes a better place.      Marisa

For Christmas I expect to receive a lot of presents. I want everyone in the world to have a very happy Christmas.         André

I wish everyone a Merry Christmas. I hope you get many presents.   Ana Catarina

I hope to get many presents. I want to be happy.     Cristiana and Ângela

I wish happiness, peace and love to everyone.    Cristiana

I hope everyone would have food this Christmas.   Diana

I want more peace and less poverty.      Bruno

For Christmas our wishes are:
We need and want joy, love, peace and happiness for the World; We want to be with our family,decorate our tree, follow our traditions; We want to dress up like Santa Claus and surprise kids with a lot of presents.                ANA ARAÚJO E ANA RITA, 11G

We wish everyone to love the others as we do; tomorrow let's love more than yesterday, as we know that today we've loved less than the day that has gone away.
ALEXANDRA SILVA, DIANA OLIVEIRA AND NUNO PELITEIRO, 11F

At Christmas I wish people to live in peace and with all their basic needs. André Alves, 11F

I wish a big, fat bank account and..a slim body. (Please, don't mix these two!)
SARA CARVALHO, SARA SILVA, SARA CARDOSO, 11F

 This Christmas we wish everyone to spend that special day with the people they love. Don't mind the gifts, but, first of all, enjoy the big, love "gestures"

FRANCISCA SILVA E RAFAELA, 11F

If Santa Claus exists, I would just ask for a little bit of peace in this world and wish all the school community a happy Christmas.
NUNO ALVES, 11F
I wish people would stop war in the world.
CRISTIANA FIGUEIREDO E ANA AZEVEDO, 11F

We wish you a Merry Christmas with a little bit of mistery.
We want to see everyone with a smile,
so see you later crocodile :)

ALIGATOR AND CROCODILE, 11F

XMAS!
This Christmas we all wish that someone would make us happy, that would make us dream forever and ever and make us "fly" with love in our heart.

NUNO MARQUES, RICARDO ASCENSÃO E JOÃO CARLOS, 11F

We wish you to have a great future, full of great things.

SARAMAGO, NAMORA AND WOLF, 11F

I wanted to be Santa Claus     

And have a car with reindeers

To land on rooftops,

Next to people’s aerials.

With my bag

I would go down long chimneys

Loaded with toys and clothes,

tiptoeing.

In each house

I would change

a dream for a gift.

Which job could be prettier

 than make people happy.

Ana Miguel, 7th grade

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