UNIT 6: AT THE OUTDOOR CENTRE

In this unit we're going to study different activities we can do outdoor. At the beginning we'll star with the verb "there is/ there are" and then, all the unit is mainly about the future in English using the "going to" + the activity we want to do or the place we want to go.

VOCABULARY : 

cliff: acantilado, precipicio/  waterfall: cascada/  wood:bosque/  bridge: puente/  bat: murciélago
boats: barcos/  cave: cueva/  rock: roca/ path: camino, sendero/ tent: tienda de campaña/
 river: río/  hill: colina/  island: isla/  beach: playa/  mountain: montaña/
lake: lago.

OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES:

make a picnic: hacer un picnic
climb a mountain: escalar una montaña
swim in a lake: nadar en un lago
sleep in a tent: dormir en una tienda de campaña
watch television: ver la televisión
do gymnastics: hacer gimnasia
play football: jugar al fútbol
go into a cave: entrar a una cueva

SOME USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

have a good time: pasárselo bien, divertirse
to be on holiday: estar de vacaciones

GRAMMAR 1: Verb "there is/ there are" (HAY. En  singular y en plural)

                               a) There's a river near the mountain. (Hay un río cerca de la montaña)
 Affirmative
                               b) There are lots of trees in the forest. (Hay muchos árboles en el bosque)


                                a) Is there a cave in the hill? (¿Hay una cueva en la colina?)
                                    Yes, there is.  / No, there isn't.
 Interrogative
                           
                                 b) Are there any paths in the countryside? (¿Hay algunos senderos en el campo?)
                                      Yes, there are.  / No, there aren't.

GRAMMAR 2: THE FUTURE with "going to"

                                    Subjet + verb "to BE" + going to + Activity....
Examples:
   - He's going to climb a hill.
   - She's going to sleep in a tent.
   - I'm going to visit my friend.
   - They're going to play basketball.

QUESTIONS with "going to":

-Where are you going to go? / I'm going to go to the cinema.
- What are you going to do? / I'm going to play tennis.

OTHER ACTIVITIES:  

- Design a web page: diseñar una página web
-Juggle: hacer juegos malabares
- Go sailing: ir a navegar
- Go canoeing: ir en canoa
- Go scuba diving: practicar el buceo (submarinismo)
- Do card tricks: hacer trucos de cartas

  

You can find here different activities to practise the future with "going to".    Click on the links, please and... good luck. I wish you enjoy doing these activities. 

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If you want to learn more about the future with GOING TO / PRESENT CONTINOUS / WILL , please watch the following video.

                            

     

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UNIT 5: AT SCHOOL

In this Unit, we're going to work about cooking (first part: pages 42, 43, 44, 45) and school subjects (second part: pages 46, 47, 48, 49). The GRAMMAR is focus in the verbs:

• Want to (quere hacer algo)----- I want to peel the lemons / He wants to chop the tomatoes.
• Have to (tener que hacer algo) - I have to clean the kitchen/ She has to mix the lemonade.

 Be careful with the 3rd person in singular, because you have to add "s"to the verbs

a) Affirmative form:

want to...    ----- but in the 3rd person sing. (he,she, it) ---- wants to...
have to... --------  but in the 3rd person sing. (he, she, it)----- has to...

b) Negative form:

don't want to...  ------- but in the 3rd person singular -----doesn't want to...
don't have to... - ------- but in the 3rd person singular ---- doesn't have to...

c) Interrogative  form:

What do you want to do? ------------------------ What does he want to do?
What do you have to do? ------------------------  What does she have to do?

Do you want to do your homework? ------------ Yes, I do. / No, I don't
Does he want to wash the dishes? ----------------Yes, he does. / No, he doesn't.

Do you have to lay the table?--------------------- Yes, I do. / No, I don't.
Does she have to fry the onions? ----------------  Yes, she does. / No, she doesn't.

Vocabulary 1:

Tomatoes (tomates), onions (cebollas), cheese (queso), pizza, lemons (limones), sugar (azúcar), water (agua), lemonade (limonada), fruit (fruta), flour (harina), vegetables (verduras), oranges (naranjas), meat (carne), milk (leche), honey (miel), eggs (huevos), sandwiches, tuna (atún), salad (ensalada), asparagus (espárragos), bread (pan), sauce (salsa), olives (aceitunas), anchovies (anchoas), cake (tarta), butter (mantequilla), chocolate, cream (nata), almonds (almendras), bananas, ice cream (helado), caramel sauce (salsa de caramelo), fridge (frigorífico), recipe (receta).

Short sentences:

Chop the tomatoes (partir los tomates), fry the onions (freir las cebollas), add the cheese (añadir el queso), bake the pizza (hornear la pizza), peel the lemons (pelar los limones), weigh the sugar (pesar el azúcar), boil the water (hervir el agua), mix the lemonade (mezclar la limonada), wash the dishes (fregar los platos), wash your hands (lavarte tus manos), clean the kitchen (limpiar la cocina), lay the table (poner la mesa).

Vocabulary 2 :

Maths (Matemáticas), History (Historia), Geography (Geografía), ICT (Informática: Tecnología de la Información y la Comunicación--- Information and Comunication Technology), Science (Ciencias), PE (Educación Física-- Phisical Education), Music (Música), Art (Artística), Language (Lenguaje), English (Inglés), Religion (Religión), canteen (comedor), gym (gimnasio), playground (pistas de recreo), break time (tiempo de recreo).

Sentences:

When have you got PE?------ (¿Cuándo tienes Educación Física?)
I've got PE on Monday and Wednesday. -- (Yo tengo Educación Física el lunes y miércoles)
Have you got Music on Thursday?------ (¿Tienes tú Música el jueves)
Yes, I have.  / No, I haven't.---- (Si  tengo / No tengo)
What's the gym like?------ ¿Cómo es el gimnasio)
What's Natural Sciences like?--- (¿Cómo son las Ciencias Naturales?)

 Some activities to practise online 
a1    a2    a3    a4     

And if you want, you can watch these videos explaining the uses of "want to" and "have to". I wish it can be useful for you. Good luck!

UNIT 4: LAST WEEKEND

In this Unit, we continue studying verbs in the Past Simple. As you can see in the title, we're going to talk about activities we did in the past, for example: last weekend/ last week/ last Saturday, etc... We can use the form "three days ago"/ "one year ago", ...
Examples:
* I went to the cinema last Sunday.
* She had breakfast at eight o'clock yesterday.
* They visited their granny three weeks ago.

REMEMBER: You have to study the regular and irregular verbs again. The same verbs we studied in the last unit and the new verbs that appear in this unit.

GRAMMAR: I don't include anything new because the same structures in Unit 3 are the ones we are going to use in this Unit 4. You can revise those structures from Unit 3.


VOCABULARY:

Vocabulary 1: (Class Book, page 32)

go to the shops (ir a las tiendas)
meet a friend (encontrarse con un amigo)
go for a walk (ir de paseo)
buy some jeans (comprar unos vaqueros)
have a milkshake (tomar un batido)
make a pizza (hacer una pizza)
visit an art gallery (visitar una galería de arte)
see a film (ver una película)

(Apart from this vocabulary, we can say others actions we did in the past)

Vocabulary  2: (Class Book, page 33)

hungry (hambriento)
bored (aburrido)
write an e-mail (escribir un correo electrónico)
wear a T-shirt (llevar puesta una camiseta)
have a good time (pasárselo bien)
give a present (dar un regalo)
castle (castillo)
boat (barca)
lake (lago)
rain (lluvia)
umbrella (paraguas)
actor (actor)

The rest of vocabulary will appear through the Unit 4 in different pages.

I recommend you watch the videos of Unit 3 about the Past Simple and the Irregular verbs. You can do the same activities with links on line or copy them on papers (or in your notebooks as "activities from the blog"). I wish you enjoy with this material. Good luck!

Another activities you can do:

A1     2A     A3     A4     A5     A6     A7     A8     A9     A10     A11     A12     A13     A14     A15

These videos may be useful for you:

And if you're interested in Loch Ness Monster, you can watch these videos in English:

Or these other videos in Spanish.

Since this video es very long and it's impossible to upload here, you can watch it if you click on this link. It's very interesting: EL MONSTRUO Y EL LAGO NESS, mito y leyenda.

UNIT 3: LIFE WAS DIFFERENT

Welcome again to the school after Christmas Holidays. In this term, we're going to study two units: 3 and 4.
The main concepts in Unit 3 are:

VOCABULARY 1:

laptop (ordenador portátil), digital camera (cámara digital), calculator (calculadora), mobile phone (teléfono móvil), DVD player (reproductor de DVDs), memory stick (tarjeta de memoria, pendrive), headphone (auriculares), charger (cargador), computer games (juegos de ordenador), MP3 (mp3, reproductor de música), television, pop concert (concierto de música pop), clock (reloj), binoculars (prismáticos), jeans (pantalones vaqueros), school (escuela), sunglasses (gafas de sol), old-fashioned (pasados de moda), plane (avión), cap (gorra), watch (reloj de pulsera).

VOCABULARY 2: Irregular verbs

 Presente--Pasado

 buy--bought (compro--compré)      make--made  (hago--hice)       eat--ate  (como--comí)

drink--drank  (bebo--bebí)              write--wrote (escribo--escribí)     give--gave  (doy--dí)

Se dará una lista completa de verbos irregulares que habrá que estudiar de memoria.

GRAMMAR:

A) Verb "HAVE GOT" (Present)

* Affirmative form

                                    Subject +  have got + Complements

We usually use the "short form". Remember:

                                                   Short form

I have got a pencil                       I've got a pencil.

You have got a laptop.                You've got a laptop.

He has got headphones.               He's got headphones.

She has got a memory stick.         She's got a memory stick.

They have got computers.             They've got computers.

Note: Be careful with the 3rd Pers. in Singular---- HAS GOT   no   HAVE GOT.

* Negative form

                             Subject + haven't got + Complements

I haven't got a folder.

You haven't got a mouse.

He hasn't got a charger.

She hasn't got a DVD player.

They haven't got a laptop.

Note: Be careful with the 3rd Pers. in Singular---- HASN'T GOT  no  HAVEN'T GOT

* Interrogative form

                                   Have + Subject + got + Complements

            Questions                                      Answers: Affirmative/ Negative

Have you got a ruler?                                   Yes, I have. /  No, I haven't.

Has he got a computer?                             Yes, he has. / No, he hasn't.

Has she got headphones?                           Yes, she has. / No, she hasn't.

Have they got a radio?                                   Yes, they have. / No, they haven't.

Note: Be careful with the 3rd Pers. in Singular ---- HAS HE GOT  no  HAVE HE GOT


B) PAST SIMPLE:

The past tense, presents two forms:

a) Regular Verbs: In this verbs, we form the past tense adding the end "-ed" to the verb

Examples:
                  Present         Past                                      Present       Past

                  want             wanted                                 collect         collected
    
                  listen             listened                                watch          watched

                  play              played                                  jump           jumped

The participle is always the same that the past in the regular verbs.

b) Irregular Verbs: In this vebs, there isn't a rule to form the past tense. We have to learn it by heart.

Examples:

           Present           Past         Participle                         Present         Past            Participle

           have               had          had                                  come            came           come

           eat                 ate           eaten                                drink             drank          drunk

           forget             forgot      forgotten                           buy               bought         bought            


AFFIRMATIVE FORM:  

                                    Subject + Verb (in the past) + Complements

It's the same structure for regular and irregular verbs. Examples:

He listened to music yesterday evening.
She wrote a letter on Saturday morning.
They played a football match on Sunday evening.

NEGATIVE FORM:

                                  Subject + didn't + Verb (in present) + Complements

It's the same structure for regular and irregular verbs. Examples:

I didn't watch that film last weekend.
He didn't eat pizza yesterday in the restaurant.
They didn't play handball last Saturday. 

INTERROGATIVE FORM:

                                      Did + Subject + Verb (in present)+ Complements

It's the same structure for regular and irregular verbs. Examples: 

                   Questions                                                             Answers

Did you read that book last summer?                                       Yes, I did. / No, I didn't.

Did he run in the race yesterday?                                              Yes, he did. / No, he didn't.

Did they play tennis last Saturday?                                            Yes, they did. / No, they didn't.


If you want to practice this content, you can click on these links. 

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Finally,if you want, you can watch these interesting videos about Past Tense and Regular / Irregular verbs.

Some worksheet you can practices are here.

Unit 2: WHAT'S HER JOB?

In this Unit, we're going to study these contents:

• Jobs: Vocabulary about different jobs and sentences using the verb "to BE".
• Grammar: Use of the SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE.
• Adverbs of frequency: never, sometimes, often, usually and always.

 

A) JOBS:

security guard (guardia de seguridad), cleaner (limpiadora), postman (cartero), shop assistant (dependiente), doctor (médico), taxi driver (taxista), musician (músico), nurse (enfermero),  firefighter (bombero), teacher (maestro), waiter (camarero), waitress (camarera), librarian (bibliotecaria), vet (veterinario), scientist (científico), police officer (policía), artist (artista), dancer (bailarín), singer (cantante), mechanic(mecánico), engineer (ingeniero), plumber (fontanero), bullfighter (torero), electrician (electricista), hairdresser (peluquero).

SENTENCES:

- What's his job?   He's a nurse.
- What's her job?   She's a teacher.

- What does he read?    He reads magazines.
- Where does she go?    She goes to a sports centre.
- When do they go to bed?     They go to bed at half past ten.
- Where do you live?    I live in Jaén.


You can do activities about jobs to learn more vocabulary. Click on the links and study the words.

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a10        a11        a12        a13        a14        a15

And if you want to learn different jobs through a video, click on this link:   VIDEO

or you can watch this one    

 

B)  GRAMMAR: THE SIMPLE PRESENT.- We use this form to talk about daily routines (things we usually do).
     
     1) Affirmative form:

                                                Subject + verb + Complements
        Examples:
                                I go to school in the morning.
                                They play football on Saturday morning.

    But in the 3rd person in Singular  (HE/ SHE/IT) we have to add  "-s" / "-es" to the verb.

                                       SUBJECT + VERB (-S) + COMPLEMENTS

       Examples:
                                He likes sport.
                                She works in a shopping centre.
                                He watches tv on Saturday night.
                                She plays basketball at school.

    2) Interrogative form: 

                      2.1.      INTERROGATIVE PARTICLE + DO + SUBJECT + VERB + COMPL. 

                                  Examples:
                                                         Where do you play football?  I play football at school.
                                                          When do you go to the cinema?  I go to the cinema on Sundays.
                                                           What do you like to draw?   I like to draw trees.

                        2.2.  In the 3rd pers. (HE/SHE):

                          INTERROGATIVE PARTICLE + DOES + SUBJECT + VERB + COMPL.

                                 Examples:
                                                       What does he read?    He reads magazines.
                                                        What time does she go to school?    At quarter to nine.
                                                        Where does he live?    He lives in Jaén.
                                       When does she do her homework?  She does her homework in the evening.  

                 
 C) ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY: We use these adverbs to say the frequency we do different actions. There are plenty of these adverbs but in this level (6th) we are only to study five of them.

 NEVER (nunca)/ SOMETIMES (algunas veces)/ OFTEN (a menudo) / USUALLY (normalmente) / ALWAYS (siempre)

 You can do different activities if you click on the following links:

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 Explanation:
The form to use the adverbs of frequency is this:

a) In general:  
                                     Subject + Adverb + Main Verb   
 Examples:

•  He always does his homework in the evening.
• She never climbs mountains.
• Peter sometimes finishes his activities soon.

b) With the verb "to BE";
                                         Subject + Verb BE + Adverb

• Carla  is usually late to school. 
•  Tom is always happy.
• She is often doing her homework in the evening.

 You can watch the video about these adverbs below if you want to learn more.

 Or these others easier videos

 

UNIT 1: IN THE GARDEN

We're going to study this Unit in nine lessons but the most important grammatical aspects are going to be:

THE PRESENT CONTINOUS TENSE: It's the expression to talk about something that is developing at the moment or in a very close future. The form is:

a) Affirmative sentences:                SUBJECT + VERB "TO BE" + VERB "-ING"

Example:

• I'm studying English.
• He's cutting the grass.
• She's planting seeds.
• They're feeding the birds. 

b) Interrogative sentences: Questions and answers.  

•  Is she reading a book?  Yes, she is.
• Is he writing a note?  No, he isn't
• Are they watering the flowers?  Yes, they are.
• 
  
• What are you doing?   I'm listening to music.
• What is he doing?    He's playing computer games.
• What's she doing?   She's reading a book.

 COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES:

a) Short adjectives (1-2 syllables): We add "-er + than" for comparative and "the +"-est" for superlative.
   
  Examples:      Peter is taller than John.    / The mouse is smaller than a cat.
                       Josh is the shortest in the class.  / Sophie is the tallest in the group.  

b) Long adjectives (3 syllables or more...): We use "more + adjective+ than ..." for comparative and 
"the most + adjective " for superlative.

Examples:  Paul is more intelligent than /  This chair is more comfortable than that one
                  Tim is the most intelligent boy in the class  / Sarah is the most beautiful girl in the group. 

Links to activities for this unit:

 a1   a2   a3   a4   a5   a6   a7   a8   a9   a10   a11   a12   a13   a14   a15   a16   a17   a18   a19   a20

And if you want to watch different videos to learn more about the Present Continous Tense, you can click on the next links


Video 1     Video 2     Video 3

Link to activities for COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES:

A1    A2    A3    A4    A5    A6    A7    A8    A9    A10    A11    A12    A13    A14    A15

At last, if you want to watch videos to learn more about the Comparative and Superlative Adjectives, you can click on the next links.

VIDEO 1    VIDEO 2    VIDEO 3    VIDEO 4

The vocabulary is about different activities we do in a garden and adjectives with two  or more than two sillables:

Vocabulary 1:

cut the grass: cortar la hierba.
water the flowers: regar las flores.
plant the seeds: plantar las semillas.
pick the strawberries: coger las fresas.
feed the birds: alimentar a los pájaros.
make a window box: hacer una jardinera.
eat a carrot: comer una zanahoria.
dig a hole: cavar un agujero (hoyo)

More vocabulary:

tall: alto
butterfly: mariposa
bee: abeja
beetle: escarabajo
angry: enfadado
read a book: leer un libro
noisy: ruidoso, escadalosoa
take a photo:  echar una foto (tomar una foto)
shell: caparazón, concha
make a kite: hacer una cometa
ant: hormiga
dangerous: peligroso

Vocabulary 2:

beautiful: bonito/a, guapa
interesting: interesante
colourful: colorido
useful: útil
hard: duro
wonderful: maravilloso
ugly: feo/
fast: rápido
slow: lento
short: bajo, corto
noisy:ruidoso
angry: enfadado
big: grande
tall: alto
young: joven
old: viejo
easy: fácil
hungry: hambriento
thirsty: sediento
dangerous: peligroso

STARTER UNIT

The Starter Unit is: Hello, Grandad!
In this Unit, pages 2-5 you're going to learn about the other characters in this book. They're the course characters: Becca, Alfie, Josh, Hayley, Liam, Poppy. They are a group of friends. The main characters are Becca and Alfie (they're twin brother and sister) and they've got four friends, two boys (Josh and Liam) and two girls (Hayley and Poppy).
Apart of that, you're going to meet another character: Grandad Bob. He is Alfie and Becca's grandad and his name is Bob. At last, you can meet grandad's dog; his name's Rex. Read and learn all the facts about Alfie and Becca's friends and about Alfie and Becca's grandad and his dog.

MAIN GRAMMATICAL POINTS TO SEE:

• The use of the  third person in singular adding "-s":
• Bob lives with his family.
• The past tense of the verb "to Be": was/were
• He was in Morocco last year.
• They were in China.
• The way to say the years in English.
• From 2000 to 2009: two thousand/ two thousand and one, two thousand and two...
• From 2010 and so on... in two groups
• 2010: twenty ten
• 2015: twenty fifteen.....