HAPPY HALLOWEEN 2013

It's Halloween once again. This year's post shows vocabulary charts related to the date. For previous Halloween post in this blog, click on the Halloween tag below.

Reader 1ºESO: "THE THREE MUSKETEERS" BY ALEXANDRE DUMAS

One of the readers for 1st ESO students is Alexandre Dumas' classic story "The Three Musketeers". 1st ESO students are going to read an adapted version of this novel in English. Before we begin reading. Let's do some pre-reading activities to learn some vocabulary and information about the novel. Here they are:

1) Vocabulary. Match the correct verb with each picture.

2) Vocabulary. Checking prepositions. Complete each sentence with help of the pictures.

3) Vocabulary. Complete the sentences with the correct word from the box.

4) Find general information before you start reading. Have a look in the book and find the answers to the following questions:
- WHAT'S A MUSKETEER?
- WHAT ARE THE THREE MUSKETEER'S NAMES?
- THEY ARE CALLED MUSKETEERS BECAUSE THEY FIGHT USING A GUN CALLED A MUSKET. WHAT OTHER WEAPONS DID THEY USE?
- FIND THE NAMES OF FIVE CHARACTERS FROM THE BOOK.
- WHICH TWO CAPITAL CITIES DOES MOST OF THE STORY TAKE PLACE IN?

Video "THE THREE MUSKETEERS" (2011-the latest film):

HOMOPHONES: DIFFERENT WORDS THAT SOUND THE SAME

Two charts with homophones: words that are pronounced the same way but spelt differently.

USUAL CONTRACTIONS

VISUAL PREPOSITION CONCEPTS

Posting some charts with the visual concept of each preposition of place & movement. 

FORMING THE PLURAL OF NOUNS

These chart summarise the spelling rules to make up the plural forms of nouns. Below a chart with some examples.

- More on plurals and its irregularities:

GEOLOGY OR MUSIC?

TOOLS

For those of our school who are in 3rd & 4th ESO and have the subject of Technology in English, here are reminder charts of tool vocabulary.

- Gardening tools:

Some more things for a do-it-yourself fan:

SYNONYMOUS OF... (OTHERS WAYS TO SAY...)