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YEAR 3 GETTING READY FOR JANUARY 2023.

Hello Year 3!

What a WONDERFUL JOB YOU’VE DONE IN ENGLISH CLASS IN THE FIRST TERM!

We know you are ready for  the second term and  HAPPY NEW YEAR 2023 . 

Revise your Year 3 English skills!

For each topic, there is a revision video and quiz to help you practice  in January 2023.

CLASSROOM MATERIAL– Revision Video

Classroom materials Quiz

TO BE– Revision Video

To be– quiz

HAVE GOT – Revision Video

Have got Quiz

THIS /THAT– Revision video

This / That Quiz

https://youtu.be/hH-kYtq_l3U

FAMILY– Revision Video

Family Quiz

APPEARANCE– Revision video

Appearance Quiz

 

And  we are going to study the topic Clothes, in this second term:

CLOTHES –  Learning this  Video

Clothes Quiz

Have a wonderful 2023!

TeacherManolo.

You Worked HARD This Week!

Year 5!  Great job writing and practicing you mixed verb tense sentences this week!

You deserve a break!  Here is a fun way to practice everything!

Listen to this song, and try to complete the mixed tense lyrics below!

 

Gravity by Coldplay

Baby,
It’s been a long time _ _ _ _ _ _,
Such a long, long time.
And I can’t stop _ _ _ _ _ _ _,
Such a long, long time.
_ _ _ you hear my heart beating?
Can you hear that sound?
Cause I can’t help _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
And I _ _ _ ‘_ stop now

And then I _ _ _ _ _ _ up at the sun and I could see
Oh, the way that gravity _ _ _ _ _ on you and me,
And then I looked up at the sky and _ _ _ the sun,
And the way that gravity _ _ _ _ _ _  on everyone,
On everyone.

Baby,
When your wheels stop turning
And you _ _ _ _ let down
And it seems like troubles
Have _ _ _ _ all around
I can _ _ _ _ your heart beating,
I _ _ _ hear that sound,
And I can’t help thinking.
And I _ _ _’_ look now.

And then I looked up at the sun and I _ _ _ _ _ see
Oh, the way that gravity pulls on you and me,
And then I _ _ _ _ _ _  up at the sky and saw the sun
And the way that gravity pushes on everyone
On everyone
On everyone

Send us your answers in the comments section of the blog or via Classroom!

And for a little more verb tense amusement, click the link below:

Have a great weekend!

Lindley and Manolo

The Wonderful World of Microorganisms

This week we brought the normally invisible microscopic  world to life at Alquería and this was no exception in the English department.

We began our odyssey by learning basic vocabulary related to cells in English. Then, we learned how to talk about  the five types of microorganisms  in English (algae, fungi, bacteria, viruses and protozoa).   With the help of a diagram, students named the parts of the microscope and realized how much of the world we can’t appreciate without it.

Is microscopic life helpful or harmful for humans and the world?  We addressed this question learning the names of both «bad» microorganisms and the symptoms they cause in humans (such as sore throats, ear aches, athlete’s food, colds, and parasites)  and «good» microorganisms that help us (such as phytoplankton making oxygen, algae making blue cheese delicious, penicillin curing our illnesses, and wonderful yogurt.)

To help us really assimilate all this information, we played different games and did different activities to review.  One of the most popular games was «spreading the virus» by shaking hands or giving high fives with glitter!

In Year 5 and Year 6, we also discussed the GERM THEORY and learned about the first scientists who proposed the existence of microorganisms, and pointed to them as the cause of disease in the world.

To that end, we learned about famous microbiologists as Year 6 prepared «autobiographies» for the visit to our «Living Museum» on Thursday.  All the students in primary were able to listen to living statues speak about their accomplishments in the field of microbiology.

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Have a lovely, restful weekend after so much activity in this special week!

Lindley and Manolo

Esta semana le dimos vida al mundo microscópico que es normalmente invisible en Alquería, y esto no fue la excepción en el departamento de inglés.

Comenzamos nuestra odisea aprendiendo vocabulario básico relacionado con las células en inglés. Luego, aprendimos a nombrar los cinco tipos de microorganismos en inglés (algas, hongos, bacterias, virus y protozoos). Usando un diagrama, los estudiantes nombraron las partes del microscopio dándose cuenta de todos los microorganismos que no se podría apreciar si no lo tuviéramos.  

¿La vida microscópica es útil o dañina para los humanos y el mundo? Abordamos esta pregunta aprendiendo los nombres de los microorganismos «malos» y los síntomas que causan en los humanos (como dolor de garganta, dolor de oído, pie de atleta, resfriados y parásitos) y los microorganismos «buenos» que nos ayudan (como la producción de fitoplancton, oxígeno, algas que hacen delicioso el queso azul, penicilina que cura nuestras enfermedades y maravilloso yogur).

 Para ayudarnos a asimilar realmente toda esta información, jugamos diferentes juegos realizando  diferentes actividades para repasar. ¡Uno de los juegos más populares fue «propagar el virus» dando la mano o chocando con purpurina!

En Year 5 y Year 6, también vimos videos sobre la TEORÍA DE LOS GERMENES y aprendimos información de los primeros científicos que propusieron la existencia de microorganismos y los señalaron como la causa de la enfermedad en el mundo.

Y por último en sexto, aprendimos sobre microbiólogos famosos para preparar «autobiografías» para la visita a nuestro «Museo Vivo» el jueves. Todos los alumnos y alumnas de primaria pudieron “escuchar” a las estatuas vivientes hablar sobre sus logros en el campo de la microbiología.

Welcome back to School!

Welcome back to school! 

And welcome back to English and French with Manolo and Lindley!

We want to give a special welcome to our Year 3 students who will be working with us as a language teaching team for the first time!  We look forward to establishing new routines, working hard and having lots of fun together.

We are so excited for all the learning and growing we’ll do together this year! This English blog is for you to reference, watch videos, and play on as cover new subjects in English!  We are going to  share many useful resources with you!

Let’s jump in into it!

Manolo and Lindley

More Pronunciation Top Tips

Hi Year 6-  We’ve been talking a lot about pronunciation and diction while practicing our poem!

Here is another helpful video that will help you remember some of the pronunciation questions that have come up in class recently (like the silent L in walk and talk…)

Watch and repeat out loud!  Many times!  You’ll be speaking like a native in no time!