Category: 1A

English around the world - a card game

16/3/2017

We took a turn away from grammar today in order to discover information about countries where English is spoken as a first or second language. I don't think the students ever thought they could have so much fun debating which country has the most appealing cultural highlight or which country has the most official languages.

Bild

Bild

Bild

Bild

Bild

Woah! Rollercoaster ride anyone?!

23/2/2017

I had never heard of the crazy "rollercoaster bridge" in Japan! Have you?

Have a look at this article about the bridge and use what you learned from our last unit to tell me more about this bridge. What kind of bridge is it? What materials were used to build it? Why was it built this way? You can also find videos of cars "riding" the bridge on YouTube.

I'll accept answers in the comments section until Sunday evening.

English around the world

20/2/2017

Dear 1A,

We will start a new unit today focusing on English around the world. At the end of the unit you'll know about countries around the world that use English. You'll also be able to:
- use high numbers in the thousands and millions,
- use 's to show possession
- use modal verbs like can, could, might, must, and should

Have a look at the vocabulary words for unit 4. Which words do you already know? kind of know? don't know at all?

In the comments section please post the words you kind of know.

Bridges, travel, and grammar

30/1/2017

Our unit on bridges comes to a close this week. We started off by building strong paper bridges after learning about trusses and girders. Then we concluded by writing travel stories filled with drama, intrigue, and new grammar skills. Check back again to read some of the stories the students wrote!

Bild

Bild

Bild