Let's take care of our planet!

In this passionate call to action, 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg explains why, in August 2018, she walked out of school and organized a strike to raise awareness of global warming, protesting outside the Swedish parliament and grabbing the world's attention.

School children and young people around the world are demanding that we take better care of the planet – with a strike in January 2019 and March 2019. Aren't you going to do something as well?

Christmas

 1) 

Christmas 1

Play a word game to learn and practise Christmas vocabulary.

Christmas 2

Play a word game to learn and practise more Christmas vocabulary.

2) My favourite day: Christmas!

Christmas is this boy's favourite time of year. How does he celebrate? Watch and find out!

2.1 Copy and complete the text in your notebook:

Christmas is on 1)...........................      2).................. . It’s my favourite 3)...................of year. We decorate our Christmas 4)............. with baubles, tinsel and 5).................... Then we put a 6).............. or fairy on top. We put our 7)................... under the tree. We send Christmas 8).................. and sing Christmas carols at 9).................. or church. Some people go carol singing and get some 10).................... 

We wish you a merry Christmas, We wish you a merry Christmas, We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year! 

Children wait for Santa Claus to 11)................. them presents. Many leave food for him to 12)................... when he visits. For Christmas dinner we eat turkey and then Christmas 13).............. My favourite part is 14).................the crackers!

2.2 Do the vocabulary activity.

2.3 Discussion: What do you like about Christmas? What do people do on Christmas day in your country?

3) Christmas food in the UK

3.3 Do the vocabulary activity on Christmas food.

3.4 Read what Sacha tells us about Christmas food in Russia, and give an example of food in your country.

We have lots of Christmas food in our country, for example, kutia. It's made of wheat, honey, nuts, raisins and poppy seeds.


4) Learn more about Christmas

4.1 Learn some more vocabulary Click here

4.2 Read and listen about Christmas Click here

4.2 More activities Click here


5) Sing along

White Christmas by Lady Gaga

More songs

Mistletoe with lyrics

Christmas tree by Lady Gaga

Justin Bieber - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (Arthur Christmas Version)

Easy Conversations:

I. Daily Life
II. School Life
III. Transportation
IV. Entertainment
V. Dating
VI. Eating Out
VII. Sports
VIII. Safety
IX. Travel
X. Jobs
XI. Food
XII. Shopping
XIII. Housing
XIV. Vote
XV. Health

more

Vocabulary

Let's practice our vocabulary!

Try these easy exercises.

If they were too easy for you. Won't you dare do these?

Writing

Today we are going to do to some writing activities. You should do at least 2. Don't forget to write what you have done in your notebook.

Note down new vocabulary and words you think will be useful to you when you are writing a composition.

Click here!

Informació sobre les proves homologades d'Anglés

PROVES HOMOLOGADES DEL NIVELL A2 CURS

 COMPRENSIÓ ESCRITA
 DURACIÓ: 40 minuts
Tipus de textos: • Curts, clars i senzills, i de registre neutre. Amb lèxic molt freqüent, quotidià, de significat literal i factual, amb poques paraules desconegudes. No han de requerir coneixements socioculturals o del món, ni s’ha de fer ús d’inferències per a fer-los comprensibles

COMPRENSIÓ ORAL

DURACIÓ: 25 minuts

NOMBRE D’AUDICIONS: dos audicions per tasca

EXPRESSIÓ I INTERACCIÓ ESCRITES

DURACIÓ: 60 minuts

• Nombre de tasques: dos, una tasca d’interacció (valor del 50%) i una altra de creació (valor del 50%).

• Nombre de paraules: la tasca d’interacció (50%) ha de tindre entre 80 i 90 paraules, i la tasca de creació (50%), entre 100 i 110 paraules.

EXPRESSIÓ I INTERACCIÓ ORALS

DURACIÓ:

Monòleg: 2 minuts, aproximadament. per alumne.

Diàleg: 4-5 minuts per parelles i uns 7 minuts, aproximadament, per trio.

Temps de preparació: 10-15 minuts, aproximadament. 

COM ES REALITZA L’ORAL?

L’alumnat es col·loca per parelles i disposen de 10-15 minuts per a preparar la prova individualment (monòleg i diàleg).

En primer lloc, cada un realitza la tasca monològica (2 minuts, aproximadament, per cada persona candidata); després, ambdós realitzen el diàleg (4-5 minuts, aproximadament, per parella, i 7 minuts, aproximadament, per trio).

Més informació en la Guia del Candidat

Model de Proves: Triar NB (Nivell bàsic)

Listening activities

Do some listening activities.

Try Level A2. If it is too easy for you try a higher level. 

If it is too difficult, try level A1.

 Click here: Start


When you finish, watch this video