Bingo in the Classroom

Let the students create their own game boards.













Use this homepage: http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/maths/flash/Bingo.swf

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Homework for Friday the 28th of November 7B

You are to practice the verb "to be", have/has and there is/there are. 

Practice untill you are sure of which alternative that is correct. 

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Charlie's Birthday 7B

You are going to work with a short text called "Charlie's Birthday" from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

1.  Read the text

2.  Underline all the verbs.

3.  Translate the text.

4.  Chose 15 words that you think are good to learn.

 If you finnish, use the app called Elementary English Vocabulary in Use, 36 a to 47 b.

 

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Music Project 8A

We are going to be working with music for a few lessons.

• You are also to practice listening and writing by using http://lyricstraining.com/.

• Finally you are to do four exercises, 45a-b, 46a-b in the app called English Vocabulary in Use.

• Your homework for Friday is to chose one song, print/save the lyrics, listen, read it and translate. You are to read and translate the text as well as tell the group why this song is special to you.

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Synonyms

I found this image and I thought it was quite good. Have a look, and keep in mind to vary and expand your vocabulary.  This is good for anyone writing a paper.

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A New Way to Work with Newsreel

When you listen to UR´s Newsreel 2014-09-20 click on "Quiz" and anser the questions while we listen. We are going to do this in class but you can also do it at home.

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Me and my Home

We are working with a topic called Me and my home for the next few weeks. We are going to work with prepositions (words like under, above, next to, in etc) and with "house"-vocabulary.

You are to do the following exercises on the ipad. 

Cambridge English Vocabulary in Use Elementary: 

• At Home 10a-13b

• And "prepositions" in Johnny G (click on grammar first):

We are going to practice in school but you can also practice at home.

You are also going to work in Wings 7. You are to do the following exercises:

• Listening exercise: the kitchen BB p.52-53 (together)
• Odd word out BB p.55
• Word map p. 45 AB (You need a paper from me.)
• What’s the word AB p. 65
• What are you waiting for? AB p. 67

You are to be done with all this by October the 3rd.  

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Homework "The House" for 7B

You are going to learn some new vocabulary this week by listening, reading and translating.

You can find the words here: http://www.languageguide.org/

Chose British or American English (see the yellow markings).

After chosing, scroll down to "The House and click on "The House".

Practice the words until you can pronounce and spell them.

For Friday the 12th of September you are to know "the House". 

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Pronounciation

English words can be hard to pronounce, some are even hard for native speakers. 

Try to read this poem: 

http://m.tickld.com/x/90-of-people-cant-pronounce-this-whole-poem

Learn it by heart, and impress your peers.

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Discribing words

A good strategy for all students to have; is the ability to describe specific words that you can't remember or know what they are in English. 

What you need to do is to describe the word. You can say what you use it for, when you use it, what it looks like etc. 

I do this with my older and with my younger students. 

With the older students I usually divide the students into pairs. One of the are to look at the board at the other student has his or her back towards me. The students who can see what I write on the board describes what I write to his or her partner. When the student who is guessing gets it right they raise their hands. 

I continue to write a long list of words. After a few minutes, they switch seats and I write a new list. 

For the younger students I usually you use the vocabulary lists with images. They pick something and describes it to one more of their class mates. They are to take turns describing and guessing. 

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Pronounciation

Sometimes it can be hard to pronounce English words.

http://9gag.com/gag/aBKowEz

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Learn New Vocabulary

A good way to learn new vocabulary is to use it. You can find a variety of topics here: http://www.englishpage.com/vocabulary/vocabulary.html. 

Chose a set of words and make a dialogue where you use them. Film this with cellphones or iPads. If you film the scenes instead of performing them, it gives the students a chance to make it as good as possible by improving their performance after some feedback.  

This is also a good way to jump start your imagination. It can be hard to come up with a story, but if you have words on a certain topic you can create a story around the topic. For instance; if you have words regarding foods it might inspire you to make a film about a family having dinner, some people going shopping or creating your own cooking show.

This can be done in an advanced class as well as with beginners. 

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Would You Like to Improve Your Writing Skills?

You can find some good tips here: http://www.wikihow.com/Improve-Your-Writing-Skills. It's mostly focused on writing fiction, but the first part called "Better Writing Basics" is good general advice for everyone and can be applied to all sorts of writing.

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Listening to English All Over the World

It can be hard to find good examples of spoken English from different countries. Utbildningsradion has a progarmme called My Secret Land where you can listen to kids aged 9 to 15 speak about themsleves and their countries. As a student you are to guess where speakers come from, and don't worry, they will tell you at the end.

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Short films with English Subtitles

A really good way to expand and develop your vocabulary is to watch English films and series with subtitles. You can find several funny, interesting and educational short films at this site: UR - Kortfilmsklubben på engelska. 

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Writing Assignment

This writing assignment shows your abilities to write a well-structured text. 

Hand in to me by Friday the 7th of Feburary. 

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