Kitchen and tools

British Homes

Hi there,

Here you have another wonderful video by Anglophenia. In this one they show how a typical British home is.

Hope you like it!

British Schools

Hello everyone,

In the following video there is a great explanation about how education works in Great Britain.

It's really interesting, don't you think?

Bye!

50 ways to take a break

Hi,

It is extremely important to take a break every now and then. Here you have fifty ways of doing so.

What's your favourite?

Happy holidays to everyone!

Verbs + Prepositions

Intensity of feelings

Hi there,

In order to expand your English vocabulary, it is important to know that there are several ways of expressing different feelings. The following chart is really useful for that. 

Hope you like it!

Blue in the face

Slang: Pipe down

Picture Dictionary: The living room

Punctuation

Slang

Plurals and possessives

Morning everyone,

This picture provides a great explanation about plurals and possessives.

TTFN,

Expressing surprise and disbelief

Hello,

The following expressions are useful to show surprise and disbelief. This kind of things help to improve your English skills!

Bye!

Adverbs of frequency

Hi,

The following pyramid you can see the different adverbs of frequency and the percentage related to them.

Hope you find it useful!

Other words for APPROXIMATELY

Hi there,

The following words are examples of synomyns that you can use in your writings.

Hope you find it useful!

December is here!

A storm in a teacup

Maths in English!

Hi there,

In the following picture there are some of the main principal symbols used in Maths.

TTFN,

Slang

Morning everyone,

As usual, here you have some English slang that might be helpful in order to improve your English!

Bye!

Borrow vs Lend

Hi there,

Today we deal with these two often confusing words. In the following picture there is a great explanation about them.

Hope you find it useful!

Bored vs Boring

Hi there,

This picture shows the existing difference between BORED and BORING. It's very easy to note the difference!

See you!

Slang: A couch potato

Hello,

Slang consists of a lexicon of non-standard words and phrases in a given language. These words or expressions are normally used in the daily life. Here you have an example.

Bye!

Robots everywhere

Hello,

Here you have some videos about two of the robots we have seen in class. They're cool, don't you think?

ASIMO

AIBO

Bye!

The seasons

Hi there,

As you know, there are four seasons in a year. They are Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. In the following picture you can see them with their corresponding months in the North Hemisphere.

Bye!

Rock, scissors, paper!

Diario Flipped Classroom: Última sesión

En la última sesión del curso se nos pide que reflexionemos sobre los siguientes aspectos.

¿Qué he aprendido en este curso?

El curso ha supuesto para mí una primera toma de contacto con el enfoque Flipped Classroom. Había escuchado hablar en varias ocasiones sobre él pero no conocía realmente su estructura y justificación. De este modo, ha supuesto un primer contacto a modo de guía para seguir avanzando en él.

¿Cómo lo he aprendido?

Las actividades que se han planteado a lo largo del curso ayudan a conseguir los objetivos principales. Si bien es cierto que, en algunas ocasiones, algunas tareas llevan más tiempo del que luego se certifica. Supongo que esto va unido al nivel de conocimientos y experiencia que cada uno tiene en referente al tema del curso. En general, estoy satisfecho.

¿Cómo lo voy a aplicar en el aula?

Antes de enfrascarme de lleno en un proyecto Flipped Classroom creo que voy a comenzar con determinadas actividades puntuales, de forma que pueda ir ganando en experiencia. Le veo muchas ventajas a nivel de elementos culturales de la lengua inglesa, creo que mis primeros pasos serán en esta línea.

¿Para qué otra cosa me puede servir o qué otro uso le puedo dar?

A nivel personal, el curso me ha supuesto un contacto directo en referente a la elaboración de rúbricas de manera personal y también me ha supuesto una reflexión sobre el tipo de actividades a realizar en casa (y su relación estrecha con los deberes que llevan los niños) y sobre todo la temporalización.

The alphabet

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Do you like...?

Hi there,

Here you have a wonderful song with our friends Spot and Dizzy!

Sing along!

What's the matter?

Hello everyone,

In the following picture there are some of the main ilnesses.

Remember, to the question "What's the matter?" a possible answer is "I've got a...".

Daily activities

Peppa Pig and the fruit

Hi there,

In the following episode, you can see Peppa Pig at the greengroucers.

TTFN,

Old McDonald had a farm

Hi,

This is a video of a song I'm sure you'll love it.

Bye!

Diario Flipped Classroom IV

Esta semana en el curso hemos estado trabajando de forma más profunda en lo que sería un artefacto de flipped classroom propiamente dicho. En el siguiente link de padlet aparece el mío:

http://es.padlet.com/formacionintef_flipped/trc7znksxutw/wish/79917948

Incluso presentamos una rúbrica y pude observar de primera mano que delimitar los indicadores de logro no es tan sencillo como parece. La mía era así:

Además, hubo que presentar un proyecto basado en el enfoque Flipped Classroom de forma pormenorizada. Yo presenté uno basado en la historia "We're going on a bear hunt", historia que siempre utilizo en mis clases.

También pasamos por una fase de coevaluación en la que hubo que valorar el trabajo de otros compañeros. Este proceso es una de las partes más útiles. Leer y analizar las ideas de otros profesionales es siempre útil. No solo por aquellos aspectos que te pueden parecer más interesantes, también porque, de aquellos que resultan menos atrayentes o inconexos, siempre surge una actividad alternativa que piensas inmediatamente con el "yo lo hubiera hecho así...".

Tras el proceso de corrección de los tres trabajos, pude comprobar que lo más complicado es la secuenciación de actividades en casa y en el aula. Los tres tenían enfoques muy tradicionales en cuanto a este aspecto. Supongo que es lo más complicado de llevar a cabo.

Finalmente, yo destacaría que sí me siento capaz de llevar a cabo un proyecto flipped en clase. Creo que requiere de tiempo y organización, pero le veo muchas ventajas.

One little finger!

Hi there,

Are you ready to sing and dance? Here we go!

See you!

Hokey Pokey!

Hi,

This is a video about the song you love so much.

Bye!

Less vs. Fewer

Hello!

Uncountable nouns can be tricky, especially when our mother tongue does not have such distinction. However, it is important to know the existing difference in order to speak a great English.

Hope you find it useful!

Weather idioms!

Hiya,

In the following picture there are some examples of idioms. Pictures are a great way to understand their real meaning.

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TTFN,

Peppa goes swimming!

Hi there,

Another great episode about Peppa! In this one, she goes swimming.

Bye!

International Tongue Twister Day!

Hi there,

Today is the International Tongue Twister day!

In the following link you can find the one I've selected for you. Do your best and try to learn it by heart.

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/es/tongue-twisters/whether-the-weather

Whether the weather is hot, whether the weather is warm, we have to put up with the weather, whether we like it or not.

Good luck!!!

Head, shoulders knees and toes!

Hi there,

This is a great video about the main parts of the body!

Hope you like it.

Saya, the robot teacher

Hi there,

Here you can watch a short video about the robot we saw in the English class.

As you can see, this was a true story!

Bye!

Bingo!

On the phone...

Hi there,

All the following useful expressions are related to phone calls.

See you!

Present simple

Hi there.

The following summary contains the main ideas for dealing with the Present Simple tense.

Hope you find it useful!

November is here!

The skeleton dance!

Hi there,

Can you dance as funny as these skeletons?

Bye!

Adjectives in order

Hello everyone,

The position of adjectives in English may be tricky. Here there is an excellent picture that reminds us how to place them correctly.

Hope you find it useful!

Cooking verbs

Hi there,

In the following image you can see several possibilities of how to cut fruit and veg.

See you!

Modals of necessity

Hi there,

Are you stuck in the use of modals? Have a look at the following picture.

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See you!

Focus on positive

A piece of cake

A tip!

Who vs. Whom

Hi there,

Here you have an explanation about these two tricky words.

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See you!

Diario Flipped Classroom III

En esta entrada del blog daré respuesta a las cuestiones lanzadas por el curso FLIPEED CLASSROOM.

Esta semana hemos trabajado principalmente con herramientas como PADLET, que es una idea estupenda a la hora de hacer una puesta en común de forma organizada y que engloba a mucha gente. Desde hace años conozco esta herramienta y me parece extraordinaria para su aplicación en clase. Es también, muy útil a la hora de compartir ideas en cursos como este.El siguientes enlace muestran mi evolución esta semana en esta herramienta.

http://es.padlet.com/formacionintef_flipped/abpprimaria/wish/76014483

Hemos trabajado también mucho con PINTEREST que, pese a no ser de mis herramientas favoritas, considero que es útil y muy visual. En los siguientes enlaces se puede ver mi trabajo de esta semana.

https://www.pinterest.com/vicenteele/flipped-classroom/

https://www.pinterest.com/vicenteele/abp/

También desde hace unos cuantos años hago uso de SYMBALOO, que es una herramienta online que permite guardar y organizar todos los contenidos online. Es muy útil para tenerlos siempre a mano e ir insertando aquellos que descubro gracias a cursos o a compañeros/as que los sugieren en sus activitidades.

https://www.symbaloo.com/home/mix/13eOcMCCWh

Good luck!

Hello,

There are several ways of wishing luck and here you have some of them.

Bye!

Round and round the garden

Hello,

Bye!

What time is it?

Hi there,

The following image reminds us how to say the time in English.

Hope you like it!

Describing characters

Hiya,

It is really important to expand our vocabulary in order to improve our communicative competence. In the following image there are several words that can be used to describe characters.

Bye!

Beans on toast

Hello everyone,

This is another recipe, similar to the one we saw in class. Beans on toast is a typical English breakfast. Can you identify all the verbs related to cooking?

Would you like to give it a try?

Present Simple

Hi there,

In this entry we deal with the PRESENT SIMPLE tense. This is the first tense you study and it is used to talk about routines and habits.

Here you can watch a video with a very good explanation about this tense:

Now, here you have a chart about the affirmative, negative and interrogative forms:

Finally, it is important to know that the third person singular has its own way. Here you can see these cases:

Click on the images to make them bigger.

Bye!

Big Ben

Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London.

The name Big Ben is often extended to refer to the clock and the clock tower. However, the tower is officially known as the Elizabeth Tower. It is 96,3 meters tall!

In the following video you can listen to its bells:

Finally, here's a picture for you in order to colour your own version of the wonderful Big Ben.

See you in class,