Topics for exam in February

Hi kids!!!
Here are the specific topics you need to revise for your exam in February.

• Tenses (all seen)
• Used to
• Passive voice
• Reported Speech
• Conditional sentences (types 0, 1, 2 and 3)
• Writing a letter
• Writing a story
• Writing a note
• Writing an email
• Reading comprehension (different kinds of texts)

The exam will be similar to a PET exam, although we will not include the listening part this time. 

Possible topics to be included are those already discussed during this year: environment and environmental issues, communication, family, science and technology, holidays, among others.

You will surely find these sites useful to revise:

http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/preliminaryenglish/

http://www.englishaula.com/en/pet-exam-reading-cambridge-preliminary-english-test-video-lessons-practice-tests-exercises.php

http://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_grammar.htm

Try them out!!!! And enjoy your holidays!!!!!!

Inspiring Openings: What our students say about the project

Our students from 1st year secondary share their expectations in regard to the collaborative writing project they have just started with students from a Dutch school. They reflect on it in Spanish, but the whole project is being carried out in English, second language for both groups of students.

Los alumnos de 1er. Año Sec, comparten sus expectativas respecto del proyecto colaborativo que inician con alumnos de una escuela holandesa. Si bien sus reflexiones son en español, el proyecto se desarrolla en inglés, idioma que ambos colegios enseñan como segunda lengua.

Prof. Maria Laura Arrechea

Inspiring Openings

Creative Writing Project with the Netherlands


Today we finally started our collaborative project with Dutch students from the Hermann Wesseling College in Amsterdam. We waited anxiously for the Hangout connection and, once ready, we were able to meet our writing partners. Clck on the link below to find the general instructions for the project with the deadlines for handing in the stories. Hope you enjoy writing with foreign friends!!! I cannot wait to read those great stories you started today!!!








http://app.emaze.com/964497/creative-writing-project?utm_source=systememail&utm_campaign=sharepresentation&utm_medium=view-link#1

"Meet & Greet"... Netherlands!!!!

On June 19th we had an amazing experience: we shared a Mystery Hangout with students from a school in... Amsterdam!!! This time our group from 1st year Secondary school took part in this meeting.
We shared information about our countries, our languages, sports and even our favourite football fans song! We promised to get together again when the Dutch kids come back from their holidays. But seeing the kids enjoy this experience so much gave us a lot to think about... We had a chat with their teacher, Annelet, and... we will keep you posted!!!

El jueves 19 tuvimos la increíble experiencia de participar de un Mystery Hangout con alumnos de una escuela de... ¡¡Amsterdam!! Esta vez participaron del encuentro los chicos de 1er año de secundaria. 
Intercambiamos datos sobre nuestros países, idiomas, conocimientos de deportes y hasta cantitos de hinchada!!! Prometimos volver a encontrarnos cuando ellos regresen de sus vacaciones. Pero al ver tanto entusiasmo y alegría de parte de los dos grupos nos quedamos pensando cuántas puertas se nos abren con la tecnología... Lo conversamos con su maestra Annelet y... ¡vamos por más! Los mantendremos al tanto...

María Laura Arrechea

Meet & Greet from Northfield School on Vimeo.

Conectados con el mundo...

Los alumnos de 1ro secundaria tuvieron un encuentro virtual via Skype con alumnos de una escuela secundaria de Chicago. La actividad consistía en que ambos grupos prepararan preguntas de distinta índole para que pudieran conocerse y encontrar diferencias y similitudes culturales. De esta manera, nuestros alumnos practicaron Inglés utilizando las estructuras vistas en clases, mientras que los alumnos de USA se enriquecieron aprendiendo sobre nuestra cultura ya que la materia que cursan es World Studies. Fue así como los chicos pudieron compartir información sobre sus gustos personales, sus ciudades, los deportes que practican, los artistas que admiran, entre otras cosas. Incluso tuvimos el placer de escuchar a una de nuestras alumnas y a una alumna de Chicago entonar sus canciones preferidas. Nos divertimos mucho!

 The students from 1st year Secondary School had a virtual meeting with students from a secondary school of Chicago. The activity consisted of both groups making questions of different kinds, so that they could get to know each other and find cultural differences and similarities. In this way, our students practised their English using the structures seen in class, while the students in the USA had the chance to learn about our culture, since the subject they are taking is World Studies. All in all, the kids could share information about their personal perferences, their cities, the sports they practise, the artists they admire, among others. We were even delighted to listen to one of our students and to a student form Chicago sing their favourite songs. We had a lot of fun! So, we want to read you all. What did you think about the experence? How did you feel about it? We'll be waiting for your comments!

Language. Third Term Test.

Hello everyone! Just a reminder for our next Term Test on Thursday 14th.

Contents:

Units 5 and 6 from the book PET Result: Present Perfect, Past Perfect and vocabulary.
Skills: Reading and Listening Comprehension, Writing and Speaking.

See you next Thursday!

Luciana

Listening comprehension

Let's practise for the test!

http://www.english-online.org.uk/petfolder/petlistenp1.php?name=The%20Listening%20part%201

Homes and rooms. More vocabulary.

Let's practise the different vocabulary about the rooms of the house...

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/vocabulary-exercises/bedroom

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/vocabulary-exercises/kitchen

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/vocabulary-exercises/room

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/vocabulary-exercises/bathroom

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/vocabulary-exercises/living-room

See you!
Luciana

Homes of the future

Let's learn more about homes!

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/video-uk/homes-future

Language: General knowledge and reminder!

Hi kids! Here are some more questions for our General knowledge competition!

How many inhabitants, officially speaking, does Argentina have?
How do you call in English the grass you have in your garden?

And to finish, remember to share your articles with me. I need to see them all before Thursday!

Thank you and see you!
Luciana

Reminder for mini-test!

Hi everybody!

Just a quick note to remind you to study for the mini- test on Friday, September 13th. It will include unit 5 from the book PET Result. So, don't forget to study the vocabulary and the uses of Present Perfect.

See you!

Luciana

Some activities to learn more about regular sports and extreme sports!

Hi kids! Here are some links we'll work on in class to learn more about sports.
Hope you like them!

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/english-skills-practice/video-uk/extreme-sports http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/vocabulary-exercises/football

See you!
Luciana

Language. 2nd Term Test. Reminder!

Hi kids!!
Just a reminder of the topics for our 2nd Term Test on Thursday 15th. 

From the book PET Result:
- Unit 3: Countable and Uncountable nouns. Quantity expressions. Vocabulary.
- Unit 4: Comparatives and superlatives. Vocabulary.
- Skills: Reading and listening comprehension, writing and speaking.

See you!
Luciana

Book fair project: last reminder!

Hello kids!

Just another note to remind you that some of you have not shared your stories with me in Google Drive yet. I need to check them for the last time, so that they can be published for the Book fair project.

Also, some of you have not chosen the picture to represent the story. Please do so and share it with me as soon as possible.

See you!
Luciana

Language. Reminder for mini test and book fair project!

Hi kids!!! This is just a reminder for our activities during this week.
-For Thursday 13th, you should send me your short stories my e-mail (the ones who didn't give it to me in paper).
-On Friday 14th, you're having the mini test on Unit 3 from the book. Remember to study countable and uncountable nouns, expressions of quantity and all the vocabulary. We'll revise and practise everything on Thursday!
See you next class!
Luciana

How important is money in your lives?

Hello everybody!! Tomorrow we'll be starting our unit "Buying and selling", which goes around the topic of "money". To begin, we'll be watching this funny but interesting video about people's attitudes towards money. What do you think?

See you tomorrow!
Luciana

To practise for the Language Term Test!!

Hi kids!!

This time I'm writing to remind you that apart from the book and your folder, you can also practise from the Workbook online. The exercises from units 1, 2 and 8 are already available for you to do them!

See you next week!
Luciana

Reminder for the Language Term Test (Thursday 23rd)

Hi everybody!

These are the topics you have to study for our Term Test on Thursday May 23rd. From the book PET Result:

- Unit 1: Past Simple and Past Continuous. Vocabulary.
- Unit 2: Present Simple and Present Continuous. Vocabulary.
- Unit 3: Modal verbs. Vocabulary.

Skills: -Reading Comprehension
- Listening Comprehension
- Writing
- Speaking

See you next Thursday!!
Luciana

My holidays: Interactive photo!

Hi there! Are you ready to tell us all about your favourite holidays?? Tomorrow we'll be watching your interactive photos while you describe your best holidays to the class!!
I'm looking forward to it!! See you tomorrow!
Luciana

Test reminder

Hi everybody!

Remember next Friday 26th, your are having the test on units 1 and 2. You need to study Simple Past and Past Continuous and Simple Present and Present Continuous. Also, the vocabulary from both units.

Tomorrow we'll be making some revision together, so bring your doubts! And, for those who already have access, start completing your workbook online. It will be good practice for your test.

See you tomorrow! Luciana.