This blog is a communication area for the English students and teachers in 4ESO from Institut Ítaca. Here you will find useful information for your English classes this school year: activities, links, books, evaluation criteria...
PRESENT PERFECT AND ADVERBS Study carefully the following mind maps and do the exercises you have after them (open the exercises in a different window so you can look at the diagrams while you are doing the exercises). If you want to download a mind map with all the information about present perfect and adverbs click on PRESENT PERFECT AND ADVERBS. EXERCISES:
You have to create your own animated story and share it with your teacher and friends. You can do it at goanimate(you need to register). You have to watch the tutorial before you start working, it will help you with your video. Once you finish you have to share the link of your story with your teacher, sending her a message to mceide@xtec.cat. Wishing with Santa by AirRider3 on GoAnimate
We are
going to subtitle music videos. The first thing you have to do is choose a
video from www.youtube.com and find the
lyrics using www.google.com. We are
using an application called OVERSTREAM.
You need to register for an account if you want to use this application.
Once you are logged in, you can start with the
subtitles, but it is a good idea to click the help button and have a look at
the tutorial and the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions).
The Overstream
Editor Tutorial Part 1: Basic Operation
is very simple and will show you how to use this application.
Now you are
ready to create your Overstream videos, clicking in Create Overstream.
The first
thing you have to do is copy the youtube video URL and enter it:
Now you can start working with the subtitles. It is very easy if you
have watched the tutorial and follow the instructions. Remember you have
to save all the changes and you can go back to your video as many times as you want to. ONCE YOU HAVE FINISHED YOUR VIDEOS SEND THE LINK TO YOUR TEACHER (mceide@xtec.cat) IN A MESSAGE AND I WILL PUBLISH THEM IN THIS SITE, SO THE REST OF STUDENTS CAN WATCH THEM. WRITE “VIDEO" IN THE SUBJECT OF THE MESSAGE AND MAKE IT PUBLIC BEFORE SENDING IT.
Let’s start
working! This week we are going to practice the contents in UNIT 2 – GREAT ESCAPES. First
of all we are going to practice with IRREGULAR
VERBS. Remember you have to know the list of irregular verbs you have in
your workbook, in page 160. In the following links you will find exercises to
practice them. Follow the instructions of the teacher in order to get a good
mark:
Now we are
ready for some LISTENING.
Listen to this song by Gloria Gaynor and go to I Will Survive – exercises. There you will find the lyrics of
the song and four exercises, you have to do all of them and send the answers to
mceide@xtec.cat. Copy and paste them in a
word document with your answers with “survive” in the subject of your message.
Now you have to send your teacher a Halloween card to mceide@xtec.cat. You can use the following links to get your card. Write more than 40 words and try not to make mistakes.
You are going to investigate about relative pronouns. This time you are going to make a summary or diagram
explaining the rules and use of this type of pronouns, adding examples
if you find them useful. You can do this summary or diagram in English
or Catalan. Once you are finished send the document to mceide@xtec.cat with relative pronouns in the subject of the message. You'll find information to do this diagram in page 98 in your workbooks or in the following links:
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