In my Free Time I Enjoy Going to the Countryside!

Monday 25^th May

Hello boys and girls! How are you?

What did we do yesterday?

We started listening to Paula telling us who Alexander Graham Bell was and how happy Coby is! He met the inventor of the telephone!!! Can you imagine living without mobiles and phones?

After that, we reviewed what people are doing with a round of questions and answers.

Is number two studying?	Yes, she is. She’s studying for a maths exam.
Is number seven playing the piano?	No, he isn’t. He’s cooking pasta.
Is number three reading an e-mail?	Yes, he is. He is reading an e-mail at work.
Is number ten talking on the phone?	Yes, he is. He’s talking to a friend.
Is number eleven washing the dishes?	Yes, he is. He’s washing the dishes in the kitchen.
Is number ten taking a shower?	No, she isn’t. She’s playing the piano.

Then, we had a ‘Talk show’.

We took turns to be guests and presenters. Yesterday’s topic was ‘Tell us about your free time’

·         Do you enjoy going to the countryside?

·         How often do you go on picnics?

·         What do you sit on when you go to the countryside?

·         Do you go fishing?

·         Do you enjoy walking in the forest?

·         Do you like climbing trees?

·         How often do you go swimming in rivers or lakes?

·         Do you like looking at plants and flowers?

Remember that we have already studied this:

After the verbs love, like, enjoy, hate, we finish the verb in ‘-ing’

After ‘go’ we also use the verb ending in ‘-ing’

In my free time.

I enjoy going to the countryside in my free time. I sometimes go on picnics. I usually sit on the grass but I sometimes sit on a blanket. I never go fishing but I often go swimming in the river. I love climbing trees and looking at plants and flowers. My mother doesn’t like looking at me when I climb the trees. She says it’s dangerous. But it’s so funny!

Play this game and say what they like doing

More exercises to practise...

And to finish our lesson, we had Flipped class! Only Paula prepared

something for that class. What about the rest?

For homework, don’t forget to do the exercises on p. 59. Exercises 4 & 5.

         GAME  6

Player 1	­­­3
Player 2	10
Player 3	3
Player 4	4

        See you on Monday!!!

        Enjoy your week!

What are you Doing? Are you Studying?

Monday 18^th May

Hello boys and girls!

How are you?

 






David and Eva did an extraordinary job working on their projects. 

They went with Coby and met Queen Elizabeth I and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

All of you worked very hard!

What did we do yesterday?

We started the class talking about actions happening now, at this moment.

For these actions we use present continuous. We make present continuous with to be (am/is/are) and the verb ending in ‘ –ing.’

Present Continuous
Affirmative	Negative	Question
I am watching T.V. (I’m)	I ‘m not watching T.V. (I am not)	Are you watching T.V.?
He is studying English. (He’s)	He isn’t studying English. (He is not)	Is he studying English?
They are travelling. (They’re)	They aren’t travelling. (They are not)	Are they travelling?

Mr. Bean explained us how to talk about actions happening at the moment with a video.

Then, we listened to a dialogue and we role-played some more dialogues. Do you remember?

A	Hello David. Are you studying?	A	Hello Paula. Are you studying?
B	No, I’m not.	B	No, I’m not.
A	What are you doing?	A	What are you doing?
B	I’m playing with my PS.	B	I’m watching TV.
A	What are you doing?	A	What are you doing?
B	I’m reading a book.	B	I’m listening to music.
A	Good bye.	A	Good bye.
B	Bye.	B	Bye. See you on Monday.

We listened to what some kids were doing.

Then, we started talking about a day in the country. We also talked about what our families and us like doing in our free time.

Remember that with love, like, enjoy and hate we end the verb in –ing!

Eva’s family likes having a good time.

David and his family love walking in the country.

Paula enjoys swimming in the river.

We’ll continue talking about this next Monday.

Don’t forget that we are having flipped class after the break. You are going to be the teachers. Prepare materials about summer and summer holidays (vocabulary, where you can go, traditions in Spain in summer, Midsummer’s Day.)No crosswords!

             GAME  5

Player 1	­­­14
Player 2	7
Player 3	6
Player 4	11

See you on Monday!!!

Enjoy your week!

The Verb 'To be' and Present Continuous

Monday 11^th May

Hello everybody! How are you?

I hope David is feeling better.

Thank you for bringing Coby. We are looking forward to seeing (we want very much to see) and listening what Coby and you did with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Did you help him to investigate any crime with Sherlock Holmes?

                                                                        And next Monday, Eva is going to tell us about Queen Elizabeth 1. So, we are going to learn a lot.

What did we do in class?

We reviewed the verb ‘To be’

We reviewed prepositions using the videos I had posted on the blog. You must revise them a little more, so watch the videos again, please!

TO BE
Affirmative		Negative	Interrogative
Long form	Short form
I am a teacher.	I’m a teacher.	I ‘m not a teacher.	Am I a teacher?
You are Marcos.	You’re Marcos.	You aren’t Marcos.	Are you Marcos?
He is David.	He’s David.	He isn’t David.	Is he David?
She is Eva.	She’s Eva.	She isn’t Eva.	Is she Eva?
It is a dragon.	It’s a dragon.	It isn’t a dragon.	Is it a dragon?
We are students.	We’re students.	We aren’t students.	Are we students?
You are boys.	You’re boys.	You aren’t boys.	Are you boys?
They are girls.	They’re girls.	They aren’t girls.	Are they girls?

And we also reviewed every day activities because we explained the present continuous.

We make present continuous using to be + -ing. For example:

I am writing the blog.

Are you writing the blog?

Yes, I am.

For homework: write two sentences in affirmative, two in negative and two questions, in present continuous. (Use the photocopy I gave you)

Eva, don’t forget to write the presentation ‘Where I live’ (you can consult the previous blog if you don’t remember).

            
            GAME4

Player 1	­­­---
Player 2	13
Player 3	8
Player 4	6

See you on Monday!!!

Enjoy your week!