MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU

Good evening my students,
This is just a quick note to tell you some news from burlington.
It seems that the access to our burlington platform works better with Chrome.
It is also better if you go to Web book , not to interactive .
Another reason for problems of access was due to identification. Introduce just a name in First name and only ONE last name.
In username you can write whatever you want but with no spaces.
Other problem is using mobile phones instead of a computer.
If your book is a borrowed book, tell me and I will send you a new code. 
It seems like a gymkana but I promise there are people who have been able to enter.
Keep trying...

YOU CAN DO IT !!

My tirsolinos, I know sometimes it is difficult to keep moving on  in these awkward cirumstances, but you are doing a great job. There are a few people who haven't handed in some tasks from previous weeks. Please don't leave those tasks behind. COME ON!! I know you are tired but you CAN DO IT.

READING A STORY:

Good storytellers are a jewel to me. Are you a good storyteller? Is there anybody in your family who you like to sit next to and listen to?

My cousin Miguel has filmed this beautiful tale with the girl he is confined with during the quarantine. I want to share it with you. Pay attention to the way the narrator reads the story, the pronunciation, but also to the pace(not too fast, not too slow), the intonation, the rhythm, the different voices and sounds...Also watch at the end of the video the making-of. They explain how they have created the figures using their hands or cardboard. There are many youtube tutorials about SHADOW PUPPETS. But again this is only a curiosity. For my groups that have to do a similar task, the creative part is voluntary. I understand that some of you are out of time or not good at technology. You can just read and record/film your story with a fixed image behind.  For more instructions of the activity go to my google classroom.

READING A POEM

I am giving you some examples of OPTION A from other students. Both poems are by Emily Dickinson. As you can see, it doesn't need to be very long. And the video with images is voluntary.

HAPPY BOOK DAY!!!!

 

My dear students, as you know I LOVE reading. I love watching booktubers with their book wrap ups and listening to other people’s recommendations. I also love stories overall and when people are good storytellers. Today the task will focus on practicing READING and SPEAKING so you need to pay attention to pronunciation, intonation, pace and rhythm of your speech.

  

OPTION 1: Choose a poem in English and record/film yourself reading it aloud. You don’t need to appear in the video if you don’t want to. It could be a video or an audio.

In my google classroom you have links to poems and some authors suggestions.

OPTION 2: Choose a short tale in English and record or film yourself reading it. It could be a fable, a fairy tale, a children's tale, a legend, the beginning of a book… If it is too long you can say TO BE CONTINUED…Remember it has to be from half to 3 minutes long.

In my google classroom you have links for tales suggestions.

You can also make a video and add images or gifs from the internet that are related to your poem or your story.

Have a nice day

Elena

Present Perfect versus Past simple.

Transcript

  Q = Queen J = Jeeves   Q: Jeeves, have you polished my crown today? J: No, Madam. I'm afraid that I haven't had time to do that yet. Q: WHy not? Then please tell me what have you done this morning? J: Well, let me see. I got up at 5am and then the first thing I did was to iron your newspaper. Q: Good. J: Then at half past five I took your corgis for a walk. Then at 6 o'clock I took Prince Philip to the bathroom. Q: Quite right. J: From 8 until 10, I was cutting out pictures of Prince Harry from the newspapers... for the family album, of course. Q: Oooh. J: But then I discovered something in the palace. Q: Yes, yes. What was it? J: Well, Madam it is a rather delicate matter. I'm afraid to say that your beloved doggies have done their "toilet business" all over the royal throne. Q: Oh no! J: So, Madam, that is why I haven't cleaned your crown yet. And may I ask your Highness, what have you done this morning? Did you meet the Prime Minister? Q: No, Jeeves, no. I left the palace at quarter to eleven to go and open a supermarket... and I've just arrived back. J: Well, Madam, you have definitely had an extremely difficult morning. Q: Indeed, indeed.