Making your own food

Do you ever cook? Do you like it? Quite a lot, not that much, a little, or not at all? 

Ask your partner and make notes about his/her answers.

It's Time to Squeeze your Brains!

Suffering from poor 'mechanics'?

 

    

 

Try these exercises and check  your progress:

        Is this a Sentence? 

Play the make a sentence game to review how to make good sentences. Write the correct sentences in your composition book.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/english/games

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/freetime/games/sushi-spell

      

You must be hungry now, after doing exercise.   How about some sushi? 

When you finish the sushi spell game, write the words   in your   composition book.  

If you still  want some dessert, you may find something tasty here.

      Why don't you try the Pairs Word  Game? Good luck!


                                                    




                                                  http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/english/games

What to do in an Emergency

Have you got one of these at home?

Have you ever used any of the contents in a first aid kit? Tell your partner about it, and make notes on what your partner tells you.

There are different kinds of emergencies, and the RED CROSS tells you what to do in some situations

Watch the following videos:

http://www.redcross.org.uk/What-we-do/Teaching-resources/Teaching-packages/Microsite/Life-Live-it-first-aid-education-for-children/What-is-first-aid/How-to-videos

Complete the worksheet with the missing information.

In your journal, write an entry saying how important is to know about the techniques you've seen on the videos.

Picture This...

Hello, students! Today you will work with world-known paintings. But first, let’s take a look at some prepositions of place which might help you with your painting descriptions.

Match the prepositions with the pictures. 

Where is the ball?

Read the description about At the Moulin Rouge and answer the following questions.

1. What was the Moulin Rouge famous for?

2. Who did Toulouse-Lautrec include in his paintings?

3. Which person is Toulouse-Lautrec?

4. Why do some people thinkhe liked painting the dancers?

OK, the painting we’re looking at now is by the French painter Toulouse-Lautrec.

The painting is called At the Moulin Rouge is a nightclub in Paris. In the 19^th century, the nightclub was very famous for its beautiful dancers and singers.

Toulouse-Lautrec did a lot of paintings and posters of the Moulin Rouge. He especially loved paintings the dancers. And in these paintings he sometimes included his friends too.

In the middle of the picture, there are five people who are sitting at a table having a drink. The woman who’s wearing a hat is a dancer – her name is la Macarona –, and the man sitting next to her on the right is a friend of Toulouse-Lautrec. He was a photographer. On the right, here, there’s a woman with fair hair, blue eyes, ad very red lips. Her face looks very white. That’s another famous dancer called Jane Avril. At the back of the picture, on the right, there are two women who are standing together. One of them is touching her hair. That’s La Goulue and she was one of the most famous singers at the Moulin Rouge at that time.

Now this is very interesting. If you look carefully to the left of the two women, there are two men walking out of the nightclub. One of them is very tall and the other one is very short. The very tall man is Toulouse-Lautrec’s cousin Gabriel, and the other man is Toulouse-Lautrec himself. Toulouse-Lautrec was only 1.5 metres tall. He had very short legs and couldn’t walk very well. Some people think this is why he loved painting the dancers of the Moulin Rouge… because they all had beautiful, long legs.

Read the description again and write the numbers of the people next to their names.

·         Toulouse-Lautrec
·         His cousin Gabriel
·         His friend, a photographer
·         Jane Avril, a dancer
·         La Macarona, a dancer
·         La Goulue, a singer

Look at the painting below. It's another piece of art painted by Toulouse-Lautrec. This one is called Marcelle Lender Doing The Bolero In Chilperic. Using some of the prepositions from above and your own knowledge about physical description, make a list of what you see in the painting.

1.________________________________________________

2.________________________________________________

3.________________________________________________

4.________________________________________________

5.________________________________________________

6.________________________________________________

Exchange your ideas with a classmate and compare your sentences. Is there anything else you would include?

Journal

Write  a new entry in your journal answering the following questions:

• Do you have a favourite painter? Who?
• Do you have a favourite painting? What? Can you describe it?

Write a description about a painting of your choice. Describe what you see and include some interesting facts about the painter and the painting itself. 

If you don't have any favourite painter or painting, here are some websites where you can choose from.

http://www.toulouse-lautrec-foundation.org/home-8-24-1-0.html

http://www.vangoghgallery.com/

http://www.leonardoda-vinci.org/

http://www.virtualdali.com/

http://www.franciscodegoya.net/

                                              

Describing Neighbourhoods:

 Locations and Directions

              Hi students! Today we'll work on describing neighbourhoods using prepositions of locations and directions. So, let's get started.

Locations

I. Look at the map. Are these sentences true or false? Correct the false answers.

1.       The Piermont Museum of Arts is on Harper Street.

2.       Moonbucks Coffee 1 is between Holly Boulevard and First Avenue.

3.       Book World is on the corner of Holly Boulevard and Second Avenue.

4.       The Bell Theater is around the corner on the left side of the street.

5.       The Film Forum is down the street, on the left side.

II. Compare your answers with a classmate.

III. Look at this map now and answer the following questions using prepositions. 

Where is the…

1.       Cinema?

2.       Supermarket?

3.       Hotel?

4.       Church?

5.       Bank?

6.       Park?

7.       Restaurant?

IV. Compare your answers with a classmate.

Directions

I. Use prepositions: match the beginning and end of each sentence.

1.  Walk for 2.  Walk along 3.  Walk to 4.  Get on 5.  Get off

a.   The road for five minutes. b.  The bus at the station. c.   About five minutes. d.  The bus stop. e.   The bus number 14.

II. Look at the map and find Erica’s home and her school.

Complete Erica’s directions. Use one word only.

Toni When you leave the school, turn right and walk (1)______ the traffic lights. Cross the road and then turn left into Garratt Lane. Walk (2)______ the bus stop and get (3)______ the number 39. Stay (4)______ the bus (5)______ about 10 minutes, then get (6)______ at Clapham Junction (you can ask the driver). Walk (7)______ the High Street until you come (8)______ a bridge. Turn right and walk (9)______ about 10 minutes. I live opposite the Eagle pub. My flat is number 10a (10)______ the second floor. Ring me if you get lost! See you on Saturday. Erica

Writing Task

Draw a map of  your neighbourhood. Then write about it describing the locations of places like restaurants, shops, etc. Then, write directions to your house or flat for a classmate. 

           

Hand in your work  to your teacher.

Describing Places

       Where in the World ... ?

  With a partner, look at the pictures below and  identify these places. Then decide  where in       
    the world they  are. Use the chart below to help you.

          

 
   Now choose   adjectives from the list  to  describe these places and write them 
    in the chart.  
          
                           

cosmopolitan       cultural      lively   ancient      polluted                                                    provincial         historic       bustling        dull                    overpopulated        clean          modern              quiet

          Copy the chart in your notebook   and complete it .

CITY	COUNTRY	CHARACTERISTICS
ü  Cairo
ü  Tokyo
ü  Sidney
ü  New Delhi

                                                                       

           Describing  A Foreign City

How could you best describe a city your readers have never seen? If your description was limited to one paragraph, you’d have to choose your words carefully. Which details would be most interesting to your reader? Which details would you decide to leave out?

A.  Study these facts about Paris, France. Circle five key details that, in your judgment, would give your readers the most enjoyable “armchair travel” experience. Then write your descriptive paragraph in your copybook.

B.     Now do some research of other foreign cities in the world . Use the links below to help you gather some facts about the city you would like to write about. 

• http://www.italylogue.com/things-to-do/what-to-do-in-venice.html
• http://www.time.com/time/travel/cityguide/article/0,31489,1897812,00.html
• http://www.sydneyguide.net.au/sydney_tours.html
• http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/India/Union_Territory_of_Delhi/New_Delhi-1090674/Things_To_Do-New_Delhi-TG-C-1.html
• http://www.essortment.com/top-10-things-cairo-32050.html

C. Write your list of facts in your composition copybook.

D. Decide which facts you will use, and then write a first draft of your paragraph in your   copybook. To complete the process, check your paragraph to be sure that your spelling, grammar, and punctuation are correct. Write your revision on a separate sheet of paper.

  

Read the following postcard:

 Buy a postcard of a city of your choice. Imagine you are spending some time there and write a postcard to the classmate whose name has been assigned to you. Bring it next class.