March 31, April 2, 3

MARCH  31
1.  Zoom call - roll, instructions, questions, discussions

2. 5-minute warm-up.  Respond to the prompt:
Would you rather be an animal or a toy?

3. The first conditional

Explanation:  https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/first-conditional.html

Exercises: https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/first-conditional-exercise-1.html

4.  p 56 Take action!  Upload your work to Your English Folder
Open a Word Document
Write your name at the top of the paper

1. Write a paragraph to discuss what it means to change something and what it means to influence something. Look up both these words in a dictionary or online.
Do the definitions help?

Think about what you might be able to directly change or influence the outcome of.
For example, you might be able to stop a local park closing, but can only influence a decision to end poverty throughout your country.

Is it hard to accept that some things aren’t in your control? Are there things you feel you have to accept and can’t really expect to change or influence? Being aware and accepting these things can help us to focus on the things we can do.

2. Identify a cause you personally feel strongly/passionate about and think of specific actions you and your school community can take. (Service as Action)

What could you achieve in:

• 10 minutes 
• half an hour 
• an hour 
• a day  
• a week 
• a month?

APRIL  2

1.  5 minute warm-up  Respond to the prompt: 
Would you rather be an animal or a toy?

2.  Zoom call

3.  2nd Conditional

Explanation: https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/second-conditional.html
Exercise:  https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/second-conditional-exercise-1.html

3.  Second conditional in use

The Ministry of Education here in Portugal will meet on April 9 to decide when the schools in Portugal will reopen.

Write a text (100-150) words giving your opinion on this topic.  Remember to include the 2nd Conditional and cohesive devices in your writing.

APRIL  3

1.  Zoom meeting

2.  Good Morning - Let's see how this works:  

How playing sports benefits your body ... and your brain  - Criterion A  Video http://www.quia.com/quiz/7446944.html

March 24, 26, 27

MARCH  24
1.  Zoom call - roll, instructions, questions, discussions

2.  Let's rename our English Folders in OneDrive 
     1. Open OneDrive
     2. Right Click, Select Rename
     3. Y9 English - Your name

2. 5-minute warm-up.  Respond to the image below:



3.  Grammar - Linking Verbs

Watch the video

What is a linking verb? - explanation and list of verbs here: https://7esl.com/linking-verbs/

Now it's your turn:
https://clip.cookdiary.net/chain-clipart/chain-clipart-linking-verb
https://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/linking_verbs/quiz522.html
https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/5ae8b3c2cdae99001ad2440c/linking-verbs




MARCH  26, 27
1.  Zoom call - roll, instructions, questions, discussions

2. 5-minute warm-up.  Respond to the prompt:
Write about a time when you had to make a tough choice.  How did you decide what to do?

3. pp 54-55 When in your life do you feel it is important to take risks?
https://www.hoddereducation.co.uk/media/Documents/International/MYP%20By%20Concept/9781471880674-EnglishMYP3_Sample_ONLINE.pdf

What does it mean to be a risk taker?
pp 54-55 ACTIVITY:  Unfulfilled dreams

Visit the websites and answer the questions:

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2009/jan/11/shanaze-reade-bmx

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2009/jan/10/tom-daley-olympics-diving-training

Watch this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGSULNrmliM

March 17, 19, 20

MARCH  17
1.  Zoom - let's try again to have a video conference.  Only this time let's use Zoom (http://www.zoom.us).  It gets good reviews.

 

2. Did we finish our documentary?  You tell me that we did.  Well, the conversation will be lively!

MARCH  19

Good afternoon!
1.   Make a "Term 3 English" folder in OneDrive,
      Share the folder with me.
      (I will demonstrate)


2.  5 minute warm-up: Respond to the prompt below: What conversation do you want to have with the world?



3.  Zoom meeting - I will send the link for the video conference by email.

4.  Literature/Writing
     Simile vs Metaphor

 

a)  https://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=simile-or-metaphor_4VZ

b) https://www.sporcle.com/games/shelby16/simile-or-metaphor


5.  GRAMMAR
Prepositions of time (in, at, on)
     explanation:  https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/prepositions-of-time.html
     practice:   https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/time-prepositions-exercise-1.html
                      https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/time-prepositions-exercise-2.html
  

Prepositions of place (in, at, on)
    explanation: https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/prepositions-of-place.html
    practice:   https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/prepositions-of-place-exercise-1.html
                     https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/prepositions-of-place-exercise-2.html

MARCH  20

Open a Word Doc in your English Term 3 folder. i

1.  5 minute warm-up - Respond to the following prompt
One thing that motivates me:
One thing that frustrates me:
One thing that worries me:

2.  Zoom meeting - I will send the link for the video conference by email.

3.  Reading/Writing
     Fact or Opinion - http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/topic/fact-or-opinion 

4. Navajo Water Lady

What do you think? How do you feel?  
State your opinion based on facts. . . 

March 10, 12, 13

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/sep/05/we-need-to-hear-bone-splintering-touching-the-void-crashes-on-to-the-stage

March 10, 12
Watching the documentary Touching the Void - The plot concerns Joe Simpson and Simon Yates's disastrous and near-fatal climb of Siula Grande in the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Peruvian Andes, in 1985. It is based on Simpson's 1988 book of the same name. Critically acclaimed, Touching the Void was listed in PBS's "100 Greatest Documentaries of All Time".

  http://www.documentarytube.com/videos/touching-the-void

March 13
 As we begin our online learning journey. . .
1.  finish watching the documentary (it's fascinating!)
2.  Lis, Amicie, and Isis go to Go Brunch (https://gobrunch.com/). This is an online webinar and meeting space. Familiarize yourself with it so we can use it in the future to have online meetings/classes. It's quick to learn, easy to use and the graphics are great.  Send me an email with the results.

March 3, 5, 6

March 3
p.50 ACTIVITY: A question of survival?
Visit the following website to watch a short video showing mountaineers Joe and Simon facing the most difficult challenge of their adventure, and then complete the tasks on p.50
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqmYP0OmHcw

March 5
1.  Articles: a, an, the, no article
Study the explanation: https://www.test-english.com/explanation/a1/aan-no-article-articles/
Do the exercises: https://www.test-english.com/grammar-points/a1/a-an-the-no-article/


2. p. 51 ACTIVITY: Discussing Themes

Touching the Void: watch it here:  http://www.documentarytube.com/videos/touching-the-void

or here: https://youtu.be/Ddeq-vRCZ8k

March 6

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxHncbpR7TY