6th lab July 8th

KET PRACTICE

http://www.examenglish.com/KET/KET_vocab.htm

http://english.lingoclub.com/2013/11/cambridge-ket-vocabulary-practice-jobs-work.html

http://www.englishaula.com/en/ket-supp-vocab-5.html

http://www.englishaula.com/en/ket-supp-vocab-6.html

http://www.englishaula.com/en/ket-supp-vocab-7.html

http://www.englishaula.com/en/ket-supp-vocab-8.html

http://www.englishaula.com/en/ket-supp-vocab-10.html

http://www.englishaula.com/en/ket-supp-vocab-11.html



CLOTING AND ADJECTIVES

From the following links, it is useful for you to take notes of the knew vocabulary you are using in the practice. 
Use your notebook.

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/word-games/clothes-matching-game

https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/games/match-the-kit

https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/games/teddy-dresser


http://www.eslgamesplus.com/clothes-and-colors-esl-vocabulary-games-elementary-learners/


http://www.eslgamesplus.com/weather-vocabulary-interactive-game-for-esl-teaching/


http://www.eslgamesplus.com/weather-clothes-vocabulary-spelling-activity-for-esl-practice/

6TH GRADE LAB MAY 25TH

KET practice

http://www.examenglish.com/KET/KET_grammar.htm

Go to the link and click on grammar, listening and vocabulary.
Remember to keep records in your notebook.


VOCABULARY

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/mass1.htm

http://lingue.altervista.org/game_grammar_containers.htm

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2624

http://www.eslgamesplus.com/preposition-interactive-grammar-game-for-esl-wheel-game/


http://www.eslgamesplus.com/numbers-10-to-100-esl-vocabulary-interactive-board-game/


http://www.eslgamesplus.com/action-verbs-memory-game-for-esl-practice-for-beginners-2/


http://www.eslgamesplus.com/drinks-vocabulary-memory-game-for-esl-learning-and-teaching/

https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/archived-word-games/paint-the-words/musical-instruments

TEST STRATEGY (EVALUATION) MAY 23RD

TEST STRATEGY (EVALUATION) MAY 23RD

Hi everybody, we're posnting some information for the coming evaluation on Monday 23rd.

- keep in mind vocaburay about food, menu, quantifiers (a little,  lot of...( containers: a box of , a glass of ...)

http://lingue.altervista.org/game_grammar_containers.htm

-vocabulary about music, genres, styles, singers, etc.)

- There will be vocabulary matching about food.

- You will have also the chance for a composition (80 words) about music.

Some vocabulary: Catchy  Depressing   Irritating   Relaxing  Romantic   Soothing   Enjoyable   Dark    Uplifting    Loud  Rhythmic   Energizing     Tuneles    Whimsical   Emotional   Boring   Hypnotic    Peaceful 

Good tips for the exam:

How music affects teens

Music is something that every person has his or her own specific opinion about. Different people have different taste, and various types of music have many ways of leaving an impact on someone. It can be relaxing, angering, soothing, energizing, and many more.

There are so many types of music out there today. Rap, pop, rock, country, indie, alternative, hardcore are some of the abundant types in the world. Music sends out either good or bad messages that have big impacts on how people act. People usually become friends with others who have a same taste in music as the rest of the people they hang out with, or it can be vice versa. People may not want to associate with people who have different tastes in music because they’ll argue about what they think is better.

Rap and Rock music are two very important types of music in the world. They both send out different messages and help kids. The lyrics sung or rapped by the artists can be things going on in their own personal lives, and people with the same types of problems can listen to them so they know there’s hope to overcome their own problems.

People can use music to express themselves, in ways it can’t be expressed through behavior, or art. You can usually tell how someone’s feeling by the type of music he or she is listening to at the time. It’s a tool used by many. Groups of people around the world can come together and gather at concerts, shows, and venues to show what their interests and likings are. The music you listen makes you who you are.

Answer the comprehension questions after reading the text.

 

1.Do many people have the same opinion about music? Explain

2.How does music affect people?

3.What type of music can people find today?

4.Why are Rap and Rock music two very important types of music in the    world?

5.Write five benefits of listening to music?

6.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? “The music you listen makes you who you are.”

Composition(something very similar for the composition you will have in your exam, this is just for practice.)

Once you listen closely to the songs, write an 80words-length composition describing how this song influences your life. In your composition, you must:

–Write an interesting title.

–Give a description of the music genre or song.

–Describe what that type of music makes you feel.

–Give your opinion on how that type of music can influence people’s lives.

May 13th lab activities

PREPARATION FOR KET TEST


http://www.examenglish.com/KET/KET_grammar.htm

http://www.examenglish.com/KET/KET_reading1.htm

http://www.examenglish.com/KET/KET_reading_part2.htm


http://www.examenglish.com/KET/KET_reading_part3.htm


MUSIC

http://www.eslgamesplus.com/musical-instruments-esl-vocabulary-memory-game/

http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz17977314961a0.html

NEW CONTEXT

Context II:

Singers and musical genres

What type of music are you into?

What kind of music you’re not so keen on?

Can you dance? What kind of music?

Can you play an instrument? Which one?

Who’s your favorite singer? Why?

What’s your parents’ favorite kind of music?

Hall of Fame

Singer: The Script

Genre: Rock - pop

Release date: 20 August 2012

Producer: Danny O'Donoghue, Mark Sheehan, James Barry

Writer: Danny O'Donoghue, Mark Sheehan, James Barry

Nominations: Best song in the World Music Award.

April 27th - 6th grade lab

APRIL 27TH – 2017 5TH GRADE LAB

KET PREPARATION

http://www.examenglish.com/KET/KET_reading_part4.htm

 http://www.examenglish.com/KET/KET_reading1.htm

http://www.examenglish.com/KET/KET_reading_part2.htm

http://www.examenglish.com/KET/KET_reading_part5.htm

http://www.examenglish.com/KET/KET_writing_part7.htm

http://www.examenglish.com/KET/KET_writing_part8.htm

FOOD AND CONTAINERS VOCABULARY

http://www.eslgamesplus.com/food-and-drinks-esl-vocabulary-game-catapult-game/

http://englishflashgames.blogspot.com.co/2008/09/food-game.html

http://www.mes-games.com/food.php

http://www.mes-games.com/food.php  (CLICK ON VOCABULARY)

http://www.vocabulary.cl/Games/Food_Containers.htm

http://www.agendaweb.org/grammar/containers-partitives-exercises.html (exercises 1 - 4)

PREPARATION FOR REMEDIAL TEST

Esta información es solo para aquellos que nivelan algún estandard, por favor lo revisan y practican como preparación para la prueba la semana próxima.

PREPARATION WORKSHEET: REMEDIAL TEST

1^st TERM – 6^TH GRADE

STANDARDS

Reading: Understands the main and secondary ideas in descriptive texts.

Writing: Organizes short descriptive paragraphs using specific vocabulary.

Listening: Identifies a wide range of vocabulary based on familiar topics.

Speaking: Gives relevant information related to familiar topics.

Reading: You will read a descriptive text that provides information about someone’s life (a biography). You must practice questions such as:

·         What does he/she look like?

·         What is/he like?

·         What is his/her occupation? Just to mention some.

Listening: You will listen to an audio describing people’s appearance, character and main traits of his/her life. You can practice listening exercises on the blog: 6thcsi2016.blogspot.com

Speaking: The test will consist of two parts. In the first part, you will be given a picture and you will have to describe the person in the picture for his/her appearance and character. In the second part, you will have to talk about two famous people: Nelson Mandela and Albert Einstein. Prior to the test, you must answer the questions used for the second speaking test.

What does she/he look like?
Name: His/her name is ……
Age: He/she is ….(number) years old.
Height: He/she is tall/short/medium-height.

Weight: He/she is slim/plump/thin.

Eyes: His/her eyes are round/oval/small/big. He/she has blue/hazel/brown/black eyes.

Hair: He/she has length (long/short), shape (wavy/curly/straight), color (black/blonde/reddish) hair.

Who is she/he? (Relationship to you) She/he is my friend/mother/father/cousin….
What do you do together? (Activities) Together, we play soccer/go to the cinema/go for a walk…
What is she/he like? (Description of character) She/he is cheerful/humble/polite/faithful/patient/optimistic/cheeky…
How long have you known her/him? I have known him/her for …. (number) years.
Where does she/he work? (Place) He/she works in a bank/school/company/hospital…
What does she/he do? (Description of his/her job) He/she helps people/makes designs….

Writing: You will write a short recommendation email. Practice the structure of such texts and the following topics:

·         Simple past.

·         Punctuation and capitalization.

·         Expressions to give opinion.

Besides the text, you will develop some grammar exercises about simple present and simple past.

Study hard and good luck!

ALBERT EINSTEIN

Albert Einstein was born as the first child of the Jewish couple Hermann and Pauline Einstein, nee Koch, in Ulm on March 14, 1879. When Albert’s grandmother saw him for the first time she is said to have cried continuously: "Much too thick! Much too thick!" But despite all fear the development of young Albert was a normal one. In November 1881 Albert’s sister Maria – called Maja – was born.

A short time later the Einstein family went to Munich where Albert first attended elementary school and subsequently Luitpold grammar school. He was an "average" pupil but already very early interested in science and mathematics. He did not like lessons in grammar school as they were held with strict discipline and as he was forced to learn. When he turned 15 he left school without any degree and followed his family to Milan. To make up for the missed degree he attended school in Aarau (Switzerland) from 1895 to 1896 when he successfully took his A-levels and began to study in Zurich. His ambition was to obtain the diploma of a subject teacher for mathematics and physics. He successfully finished his studies in July 1900.

He moved to Bern and was given work at the Patent Office. In his leisure time he worked in the area of theoretical physics. In 1905 he published several of his important scientific works. One of them deals with the ground-breaking special theory of relativity. Another work contains the most famous formula of the world "E = m · c2". This formula states that matter can be converted into energy.

In 1903 he married his college mate Mileva Maric. One year later Einstein’s first son, Hans Albert, was born and his second son Eduard followed in 1910. In 1909 he became professor for theoretical physics at the University of Zurich. After that time he was given a professorship in Prague and then again in Zurich. In 1914 Einstein was called to Berlin to work there scientifically. In the same year World War I broke out.

After Einstein had separated from his wife Mileva he married his cousin Elsa Löwenthal in 1919. From 1909 to 1916 Albert Einstein worked on a generalisation of the special theory of relativity, the general theory of relativity. After this theory was proven right in an experiment in 1919 (deflection of light by the sun’s gravitational field) Einstein became famous over night. He received invitations and honours from all over the world. There was hardly any magazine which did not report about him and praise his work to the skies. For the year 1921 he received the Nobel Prize for Physics.

Through the political situation in Nazi Germany Einstein left the country in December 1932 and never again entered German ground. From 1933 Einstein and his family lived in Princeton, USA. At the "Institute for Advanced Study" he found ideal working conditions. In December 1936 Einstein’s wife Elsa died. In 1939 World War II broke out. Because of his fear that Germany was working on atomic bombs he wrote a letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt, the president of the United States of America, to tell him about the possibility of atomic weapons. In 1946 he proposed a world government in which he saw the only way to achieve continuous peace.

Einstein spent the last years of his life reclusively in Princeton. Until his last breath he worked on a new theory, the unified field theory, which however was not successful. Albert Einstein died on April 18, 1955. He was 76 years old.

NELSON MANDELA

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born in Transkei, South Africa on July 18, 1918. His father was Hendry Mphakanyiswa of the Tembu Tribe. Mandela himself was educated at University College of Fort Hare and the University of Witwatersrand where he studied law. He joined the African National Congress in 1944 and was engaged in resistance against the ruling National Party's apartheid policies after 1948. He went on trial for treason in 1956-1961 and was acquitted in 1961.

After the banning of the ANC in 1960, Nelson Mandela argued for the setting up of a military wing within the ANC. In June 1961, the ANC executive considered his proposal on the use of violent tactics and agreed that those members who wished to involve themselves in Mandela's campaign would not be stopped from doing so by the ANC. This led to the formation of Umkhonto we Sizwe. Mandela was arrested in 1962 and sentenced to five years' imprisonment with hard labour. In 1963, when many fellow leaders of the ANC and the Umkhonto we Sizwe were arrested, Mandela was brought to stand trial with them for plotting to overthrow the government by violence. His statement from the dock received considerable international publicity. On June 12, 1964, eight of the accused, including Mandela, were sentenced to life imprisonment. From 1964 to 1982, he was incarcerated at Robben Island Prison, off Cape Town; thereafter, he was at Pollsmoor Prison, nearby on the mainland.

During his years in prison, Nelson Mandela's reputation grew steadily. He was widely accepted as the most significant black leader in South Africa and became a potent symbol of resistance as the anti-apartheid movement gathered strength. He consistently refused to compromise his political position to obtain his freedom.

Nelson Mandela was released on February 11, 1990. After his release, he plunged himself wholeheartedly into his life's work, striving to attain the goals he and others had set out almost four decades earlier. In 1991, at the first national conference of the ANC held inside South Africa after the organization had been banned in 1960, Mandela was elected President of the ANC while his lifelong friend and colleague, Oliver Tambo, became the organisation's National Chairperson

GOOD LUCK!