● Activity 1

Classes for students of 3rd grade

✔ Well, like we have been seeing in class, we started to talk about and practice the parts of the house. We also used this flashcards in different games.

✔ Now you will have to see this video that explains the parts of the house, and pay attention in how Candy, the little girl, describes each room to help Dave to draw his house. 

✔ After the video you will answers the following questions in your notebooks for the next class. The answers will be corrected.

• What you can find in a bathroom?
• What do you do in the bedroom?
• What does people do in the dining room?
• Where does people cook the food?
• What can you find in a living room?
• Where can you find computers and shelves with a lot of books?

● Activity 2

✔ By the end of this activity, you will have to describe your house. But first, let me tell you about mine.

My house has got to bedrooms, one bathroom, a big kitchen, a comfortable living room, a garage and a back yard with a lot of flowers. It is very nice and warm.

✔ Now, before describe your house, CLICK HERE. You will review vocabulary, spelling and comprehension about the parts of the house through this fantastic Quizlet. Practice grammar, pronunciation and have fun with the games.

✔ Once you finish, it is your turn to make a great description of your house. You will have to do this activity in an extra sheet of paper, because it will be your homework for the next class.

PS: use the picture below as a guide for your description or click here to see a PREZI related to the parts of the house, and have fun! =)

● Activity 3

Now as a final activity you are more than ready to write about your dream house. Have you ever wanted to live in a house near the beach? What about in the mountains, the countryside or even in a tree house? It is time to think and expand your imagination.

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CLICK HERE. This link will send you to a Wiki page call “Wiki your skills”. Once you are there, you will have to click on the page call "My dream House" which is on the right menu of the screen. Finally, you will have to "add discussion" below the activity, and leave there your idea of dreamy house =)

Hello October!

It's finally time for ghost and witches stories, scary movies and Halloween parties. it's OCTOBER! 

✿ Introduction and activity n°1

Classes for students of 4th grade

★ In the following classes we will be working through this blog called "The English Teaching Lab" and also in the classroom. So attention class!, you must be aware and pay attention to the activities and statements that will be posted in the blog.

★ Every student should have, in their class notebook, the main topics that are going to be introduced:

• Presenting the Simple Present Tense
• Main topic: daily routines

★ The idea is to do 5 different activities in each class. If you have a doubt please let me know in comments. With all that said, get ready to work! ✎

✿ First activity: power point presentation

Watch the following Power Point presentation to review the preview explanation in the class. If you want to do the activities suggested in the presentation, you can download a verbs list that is going to be availaible in the slide number 16 . Don’t forget to study it!

CLICKE HERE TO WATCH THE POWER POINT PRESENTATION

✿ Activity n° 2

♥ DAILY ROUTINES!

Watch the next video

Now let’s see... What does the man do everyday?

In your notebooks write four activities that he does. then in class, we are going to check all the answers and, for homework, each student is going to write their daily routine.

✿ Activity n° 3

Download the following set of flashcards related to  daily routines. Every student should have one set to work in class in order to play a game. “Guess your classmate’s  daily routine”.

✔ Click here to Download Flashcards

✿ Activity n° 4

It is time to play and to review vocabulary, spelling and comprehension of dailys routines.  

CLICK HERE. Once you are in the Quizlet webpage, you are going to be able to study in a really fun way. Check out the different pictures, if you click in the icon that indicates sound, you will hear the description of the picture in english.

Now look under the title “ESTUDIAR”. there, you have different options like  “fichas”, “aprender”, “ortografía”, ”probar”, “dispersar” and “gravedad”. Click into one of them, and find out what you have to do.

Then in class, we are going to do the same but all together. Have fun!ツ

✿ Final activity

Now you are more than ready to write the daily routine of a friend of mine. Pay attention to the following information, and get ready to write!

Meet Paul =)

NAME: Paul

AGE: 35

COUNTRY: México 

JOB: Doctor

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: short- slim- short red hair- black eyes.

LIKES: surf - DISLIKES: rugby

DAILY ROUTINE: get up (5:30), get dressed, have breakfast, brush teeth, go to work (6:15), work (6:30-3), have lunch, go to the gym (5), take a shower, play football, have dinner, read a book, go to bed (10).

Remember that each student has to bring their own production for the following class.

LET'S GO CAMPING!

Spring time, with long days and warm evenings is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy the outdoors on a camping trip! 

What do you need to make your camping experience the best of all?

Click here  CAMPING TIME and you will know :)

The best things in life are free

Always remeber that the best things in life are FREE :)

Why is travelling so important in life?

I often ask myself about the meaning of life, and if there is a singular meaning that can apply to all of us. I have come to the conclusion that life is about having as many different  experiences as possible. And I think that everyone should travel as much as they can for the following reasons:

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If you like music, fashion and culture, check this online magazine full of interesting content. Ideal for reading in your free time!


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Why learning English?

Why do you like studying English?

As you could see in the last post, studying English has a lot of benefits. So, why do you like studying it?. Share your reasons here.

4 reasons why learning English is so important

1. English may not be the most spoken language in the world, but it is the official language in a large number of countries. It is estimated that the number of people in the world that use in English to communicate on a regular basis is 2 billion!

2. English is the dominant business language and it has become almost a necessity for people to speak English if they are to enter a global workforce, research from all over the world shows that cross-border business communication is most often conducted in English. Its importance in the global market place therefore cannot be understated, learning English really can change your life.

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3. Many of the world’s top films, books and music are published and produced in English. Therefore by learning English, you will have access to a great wealth of entertainment and will be able to have a greater cultural understanding.

4. Most of the content produced on the internet (50%) is in English. So knowing English will allow you access to an incredible amount of information which may not be otherwise available!

Although learning English can be challenging and time consuming, we can see that it is also very valuable to learn and can create many opportunities!

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