Simple past

Un video para practicar cómo hacer preguntas y contestarlas con el pasado simple, algo que hemos estado trabajando en la unidad THINGS IN THE PAST de nuestro libro Footprints. 

The Digraph Song

Una canción dedicada a los digraphs, esas agrupaciones de dos letras que dan lugar a un solo sonido: TH, SH, CH, GH, NG, PH, WH.

Vídeos de apoyo para la prueba del Trinity College of London

Prueba del Trinity College of London - nivel 2

Hola a todos. 

El martes 27 de mayo tenemos la prueba del Trinity College of London. Os dejamos la transcripción retocada y mejorada de una prueba modelo para que tengáis con qué practicar. Por otro lado, si pincháis en la etiqueta TRINITY en estos días antes del examen podréis ver algunos videos más de apoyo. 

En azul el examinador y en rojo el aspirante. 

- Hello, come in, hello, my name is..., what's your name?

- My name is...

- ..., hello, nice to meet you

- Nice to meet you.

- Thank you.

- Thank you.

- ... How old are you?

- I'm eight/nine years old.

- What's the date today?

- Today is 27 May 2014.

- Is it Saturday today?

- No, it's Tuesday today.

- Where do you live?

- I live in Salamanca

- Do you live in a house or in a flat?

- I live in a house.

- How many bedrooms are there in your house?

- There are two bedrooms in my house. 

- Tell me about your bedroom, what is in your bedroom?

- There is a bed. 

- There is a chair.

- There is a closet.

- There are two pillows.

- Is there a computer in your bedroom?

- Yes, there is/No, there isn't.

- Is there a television in your bedroom?

 Yes, there is/No, there isn't.

- Is there a television in your house?

- Yes, there is.

- Where is it?

- It is in the living room.

- Here is a house. 

(Estancias de la casa. Véase video de apoyo en la etiqueta "Trinity")

- Who lives in your house with you?

- My daddy, my mummy, my sister, my brother and my grandma. 

- How old is your father?

- My father is 40 (forty) years old. 

- What number is this?

(Hay que saberse los números del 1 al 100. Veáse video de apoyo en la etiqueta "Trinity").

- Who is your best friend?

- X is my best friend.

- Tell me about X

- She is very beautiful and smart.

- Has she got a long hair?

- No, she hasn't.

- Have you got any pets?

- No, I haven't

- I've got a pet. This is my dog. His name is Sigby. Tell me about my pet.

- It's big and black. 

- Is my dog sleeping?

- No, it isn't. 

- Is this YOUR pen?

- No, it is YOUR pen.

(Hay que saberse los adjetivos posesivos. Véase video en la etiqueta "Trinity")

- This is MY clock. Where is MY pen?

- It's BEHIND the clock. 

- Put my pen BESIDE the clock.

- Put my pen IN FRONT OF the clock.

- Put my pen UNDER the clock.

(Preposiciones de lugar, Véase el video "Where's the monkey" en la etiqueta "Trinity".)

- Here are some people. Is she swimming?

- No, she is reading

- Is he swimming?

- Yes, he is. 

- Is he listening to music?

- No, he is not listening to music. He is eating pizza.

- He is listening to music

- They are watching TV.

- And is he running?

- No, he is drinking?

- The boy, is he running?

- No, he is cycling.

- Here are some animals. Touch a big animal. Touch a small animal. Touch a beautiful animal.

- Is this a cat?

- No, it's a dog

- Do you have a question for me?

- Yes, where do you live?

- I live in Brighton... Thank you very much, good bye.

My Mummy is Magic

El pasado viernes, para recordar que hoy domingo es el día de la madre, leímos la historia MY MUMMY IS MAGIC.

Life in a castle

CASTLES

In the past, a castle was a home. It was also a fortress to protect people from their enemies. The castle walls were very thick. The windows were very small. The towers were very high in order to see enemies outside the castle walls. 

Round the castle was a deep moat. The moat was full of water. The only way to cross the moat was on the narrow drawbridge. The only way to enter the castle was through the wooden gate. The gate was very big and heavy. Under the castle was a dungeon. The dungeon was very dark. The dungeon was a prison for enemies and traitors. 

LIFE IN A CASTLE

Life in a castle was hard. 

The castle was cold and damp. It was only warm next to the fire in each room. 

The castle was dark. It was only light next to the small windows. 

The castle was smelly. The food was sometimes bad. It was also difficult for people to wash and keep clean. 

The castle was noisy. There were people and animals everywhere. 

But life in a castle was also fun. There were acrobats, jugglers and musicians. There were also feasts, tournaments and games. 

Bien, a estas alturas ya os habéis dado cuenta de que lo que se pretende es que los niños aprendan a utilizar IS y ARE en pasado: WAS y WERE. 

Ahora le pedimos a los niños que contesten a unas preguntas sobre los textos que hemos leído con o que han escuchado, si los pasáis al Text-To-Speech. 

Para el primer texto la respuesta la deben dar señalando al siguiente dibujo: 

Where was...

the moat?

the drawbridge?

the gate?

the dungeon?

Where were...

the castle walls?

the towers?

the windows?

Y estas son las preguntas para el segundo texto:

1. Was the castle cold?

2. Was the castle warm?

3. Was the castle damp?

4. Was the castle light?

5. Was the castle dark?

6. Was the castle smelly?

7. Was the castle quiet?

8. Was the castle noisy?

Las respuestas pueden ser: 

YES, IT WAS.

NO, IT WASN'T.

All about my Playmo

Es fácil. El profesor le entrega un Playmobil  a cada alumno y les pide que escriban toda la información que puedan sobre el personaje contestando a las siguientes preguntas: 

1. What's his name?
His name is Mike

2. How old is he?
He is 22 years old.

3. Where is he from?
He is from the United Kingdom.

4. Where does he live?
He lives in California.

5. What does he like?
He likes playing the guitar.
He likes cheese and fish.

6. What is he wearing?
He is wearing his swim trunks.
He is not wearing shoes.
He is not wearing glasses.

7. What does he do?
He works as a lifeguard

8. What is he doing?
He is swimming.

9. When was he born and where?
He was born in Exeter on 16 April 1992.

10. When is his birthday?
His birthday is on 16 April. 

11. Does he go to the beach by car?
No, he doesn't, he goes by bike.

12. Has he got siblings?
Yes, he has got one brother and one sister. 

13. Whose life preserver is that?
It is Mike's.

14. Can he swim?
Yes, he can, he is a very good swimmer.

15. Is he feeling alright?
No, he is not, he has got an earache. 

16. Where was he yesterday morning?
Yesterday morning Mike was at the beach.

17. What time does he get up?
He gets up at half past seven.