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Halloween poems
Do you like poetry? Can you remember any poem you learnt when you were little?
On the 31st October it’s Halloween. Do you like it? Do you celebrate it?
1. We are going to read some Halloween poems. First, listen to the teacher as she reads them. What Halloween words do you know? Write them down.
POEM 1 – Five little pumpkins.
POEM 2 – Flutter, flutter little bat.
POEM 3 – Jack-O-Lantern.
POEM 4 – Monsters.
POEM 5 – Pumpkin Time.
POEM 6 – Trick or treat.
POEM 7 – Who’s that knocking?
2. Now, in pairs, choose one poem and practise it. Then, you are going to read it out loud.
3. Now that you know what Halloween words rhyme, can you write a poem in pairs or in groups of three?
Posh pet hotel
I. What do these words mean? Match the words to their meaning.
| 1. pooch | a. a service |
| 2. Paw (Paw-dicure) | b. person who has got something |
| 3. amenities | c. a dog (informal and fun) |
| 4. doggies | d. use money to buy or pay for something |
| 5. owner | e. pata |
| 6. spend | f. a dog (children word) |
II. Now watch the video and say if this hotel is good or bad and why.
III. Now watch the video again and write true or false.
| T/F | |
| 1. Kerry brown is the co-owner of D-Pet Hotels. | |
| 2. Dogs have a gym at the hotel. | |
| 3. This hotel is a 5-star hotel. | |
| 4. The price of the hotel isn’t very expensive. | |
| 5. Doggies have TV and a comfy bed at home too. | |
| 6. Dog owners spend billions of dollars on their pets in the US. |
IV. Talk in pairs.
a. Have you got a pet?
b. Does your pet watch TV?
c. Does your pet go to expensive hotels?
d. Do this kind of hotels exist in your country?
[Thanks to the English Blog]
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Extreme sport presentations E16
Extreme Sports Presentation E15
Extreme Sports
[Activities designed by Bea Sevilla and Gemma Casteys]
As we have seen in class, there are many extreme sports that you would like to practice. In pairs you are going to choose one and create a poster using Glogster.
STEP 1. Click on the link below and you will see to which sport you were assigned.
E15 List of Students // E16 List of Students
| 1. Scuba diving | 6. Kayaking |
| 2. Skiing | 7. Surfing |
| 3. Snowboarding | 8. Wingsuit flying |
| 4. Climbing | 9. Skydiving |
| 5. Bungee jumping | 10. BMX |
STEP 2. Look for information on the internet to answer these questions:
a. What is the name of the extreme sport?
b. Where is it practiced?
c. Which equipment do you need?
d. Some risks
e. What do you like about this extreme sport?
STEP 3. Prepare your oral presentation. Create a poster with Glogster.
3. It’s time to pack up!
Task 8. Check your mailbox.
Go with your group and open your mailbox. There you will find the answers for the e-mails you sent in the last session. Write down some notes from the answers that you have received in your notebook.
Choose one person in your group to be the spokesperson. He or she will come to the board to share the answers with the rest of the group.
LANGUAGE BOX
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Task 9. What do we need in our rucksack?
The teacher is having some problems when packing her rucksack. She has brought some clothes and equipment but she is quite messy, so help her to decide which things she should be taking with her for the excursion.
Look at the photocopy and do the activity.
Which of these items are you taking with you in your rucksack?
Present Simple / Present Continuous
2. Hold on tight!
Task 5. Jigsaw Reading
Look at the brochure that the teacher has provided to you. Each member of the group will get a number from 1-4. When you receive a number follow the instructions below:
Step 1. There are 4 corners in class. If you are number 1 go to corner number 1 and so on…
Step 2. Read the text corresponding to the number given.
Step 3. While you are reading use your notebook to write down the main ideas.
Step 4. Come back to your place and explain your group what you have read about.
Task 6. What things should we know before going on an excursion?
Task 7. How to write an -email
Now that you know all the things you need to take into account before going on an excursion, it is time to collect all these information but… How can you do it?
- Go to the same brochure you used in task 5.
- Look for an e-mail address to ask for information.
- Did you find it? Great! Now you and your group will write an e-mail to this address asking for all the information you need to know.
- Do not hesitate to ask your teacher if you need help.
Use this example as a model
