If you are a student of 4th of Primary and you really want to learn English, here you have a site with a lot of funny exercises. Remember, it's our website and you can collaborate with your comments. Enjoy it!
I want to finish this blog with four beautiful songs that will bring you good memories from this year 2010-2011. Enjoy and sing as much as I have done. GOOD BYE! See you in September(by Mr. Carlos).
In this game you are going to be asked about different characteristics of the Solar System. You can play with a friend. Which one is the winner? You can send a comment with your final mark.
A difficult game to play against the machine. They are going to ask you some questions about "Extreme Sports". You must answer correctly if you want to win the race. Good luck!
A competition for all the students. How many words can you make in 3 minutes? Spell words from the 16 letters in the grid. The more letters you use, more points.
Send a comment with your final result. My best mark: 43 points. Can you beat me?
Watch and listen. Choose the best answer in each case. The song is very famous. It was recorded by the well known Lous Amstrong and released as a single in 1968. Enjoy it!!!
Quiz: Do you know who is the dog of the picture? There is a student in our class similar to this funny dog. Which student are we talking about? Clue: it's in 4th of Primary, he is very fond of Pilgrims to Santiago or other places and he likes a lot riding bicycle. DEADLINE: Monday, the 30th of May
Paul Viñeta is the author of this writing. As you know, he likes all kind of things related to Science. In this case, he has written about "The dragon of Komodo". As always, read it and try to help him by sending a comment with the "possible mistakes".
"The komodo dragon is the largest varanus in the world. It is robust, strong, with a broad and powerful head. The adult’s colour is a very off brown but young dragon’s colours are variable. Has a bifida language and in it is a saliba that paralysed you. It eats pigs, deer, horses and buffalo and deborado human beings".
It's strange but last week we published that we were over 15,000 visitors since the day we started the blog. But in this week, we have received more than 1,000 visitors from many different countries, such as Trinidad y Tobago, Australia or Germany, amongst others (entre otros).
Tomorrow we have the final school party: inflatables, sweets, races, competitions... and too many other activities to enjoy with your friends. Remember: it's our party and we must enjoy it!
Last Friday, three students from 4th of Primary came to my office and begged me to upload another song from the amazing group, The Beatles. I promised I will do it, so here we are, with the fifth post. The following song is "Eight days a week", another hit from these popular guys.
The song was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and released on the second album in1964, Beatles For Sale. Now you can follow the lyric and sing (not too loud, because the weather is fine in Pamplona...). The song, along with two others from the album "Baby's in Black" and "No Reply", was planned as a single release. In the end, it was released as a single only in the United States on 15 February 1965 becoming a number-one hit (their seventh).
Ooh I need your love babe, Guess you know it's true. Hope you need my love babe, Just like I need you,Ooo.
Hold me, love me, hold me, love me. I ain't got nothin' but love babe, Eight days a week.
Love you ev'ry day girl, Always on my mind. One thing I can say girl, Love you all the time,ooh
Hold me, love me, hold me, love me. I ain't got nothin' but love girl, Eight days a week.
Eight days a week I love you. Eight days a week Is not enough to show I care.
Ooh I need your love babe, Guess you know it's true. Hope you need my love babe, Just like I need you.
Hold me, love me, hold me, love me. I ain't got nothin' but love babe, Eight days a week.
Eight days a week I love you. Eight days a week Is not enough to show I care.
Love you ev'ry day girl, Always on my mind. One thing I can say girl, Love you all the time.
Hold me, love me, hold me, love me. I ain't got nothin' but love babe, Eight days a week, Eight days a week, Eight days a week.
Today we have received the good news that a student from our class has won the OSASUNA'S FOUNDATION PRIZE in the category of "Essays" (redacciones). The panel of judges has taken into account his original and creative writing amongst other things and, finally, he has been the winner of all Navarre.
Congratulations for this small student and, of course, for all his mates (compañeros). We should be proud (orgullosos) of the class where we work. On Monday, the 23rd of May, we will celebrate in class.
Looking at both pictures, which one is the hidden student? Guess with a comment!
Clue: he likes to play football in the playgrounds with a small ball but he is used to lose (a pity, je, je).
It's time for the last post about U2. And I'm going to finish this incredible group of music with another famous song, Still haven't found what I'm looking for. It is the second track from their 1987 album The Joshua Treeand was released as the album's second single in May 1987. The song was a hit, becoming the band's second consecutive number-one single on the US after With or without you.
EXTRA POINT: WHAT DOES IT MEAN THE TITLE OF THIS SONG?
TOREVIEW: We use the comparative when we compare two things or people. We use the particle "than" to introduce the second element. Example:Pau (element 1) is taller than Trevor (element 2).
- There are two ways of putting and adjective into the comparative form:
a) With short adjectives (one or two syllables), we add-er to the adjective.
For example: clean -> cleaner long -> longer short -> shorter fast -> faster
1.Attention: with adjectives ending in -e we add only -r. nice -> nicer safe -> safer 2.Attention: with adjectives ending in -y we take away the -y and add -ier. happy -> happier easy -> easier scary -> scarier 3.Attention: with adjectives ending in consonant + vowel + consonant we double the last consonant. big -> bigger fat -> fatter thin -> thinner 4.Attention: some adjectives have irregular forms. For example: good -> better bad -> worse far -> farther / further
b) With long adjectives, we add "more" in front of the adjective.
Long adjectives have got two or more syllables. For example: beautiful -> more beautiful important -> more important boring -> more boring famous -> most famous EXERCISE 1EXERCISE 2
Beautiful Day is another succesful song by the rock band U2. It is the first track from their 2000 album, All that you Can't Leave Behind, and it was released as the album's lead single. It's one of U2's biggest hits to date.
In 2001, the song won Three Grammy Awards for Song of the Year, Record of the Year and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. The group has played "Beautiful Day" at every one of their concerts since the song's 2001 live debut.
REMEMBER: listen and sing at the same time.
ADVICE: this song isn't easy to sing, because the rythm and the music is a bit fast, but once you have listened twice, I think that you can do it!
1) Formal but easier way: say the hours first and then the minutes.
Example: 7:45 - seven forty-five
For minutes 01 through 09 pronounce the '0' as oh. Example: 11:06: eleven oh six.
2) More popular way
Say the minutes first and then the hours: - you must use the word "past" if the minutes are between 1 and 30. - you must use the word "to" if the minutes are between 31 and 59.
Example: 7:35: twenty five to eight / 8:40: twenty to nine.
* Another possibility of saying '15 minutes past' is: a quarter past
* Another possibility of saying '15 minutes to' is: a quarter to
* Another possibility of saying '30 minutes past' is: half past
Check your English level with this new game. Hope you will be able to answer correctly all the answers. There are some tricks that you must find if you want to continue playing.
You can play this game against your dad, mum, sister, brother, friend... but, remember, you must win!
The name "U2" is an original name. It plays with its meaning thanks to some homophone words. If we translate into Spanish, the name means "Tu también" (pronunciation "U" = you / 2 = two : "You too"), as a way of becoming closer to their fans.
The song that I recommend now is "Stuck in a moment you can't get out of", from the album All That You Can't Leave Behind. This album is the tenth studio album that sold (vendió) over 12 million copies.
Remember: this exercise is very useful to practice your pronunciation. You must sing at the same time that you listen.
EXTRA POINT: WHAT DOES IT MEAN IN SPANISH THE TITLE OF THIS SONG? SEND A COMMENT WITH YOUR ANSWER.
A scary story or a fairy one or... too many possibilities with this incredible "Story Maker". Become a writer and create your own story with different characters and environments. Then you can read your final result and show to your friends.
Here you have a new writing. It's the time of Pablo de Uribazo, who likes sea animals and specially the white shark. As always, try to find his mistakes and send a comment to help him.
"The shark is the biggest fish of the world. The sharks have hot blood and live in hot water. They hunt fish and seals. The great White shark is the most dangerous shark, it has the snout in cone form and the black eyes. The theet in arrow head instead of is name, is body didin´t White, is blue and grey. His food favourite is seals".
Now it's time to publish some new entries about a second music group: U2. They are an Irish rock band from the capital of Ireland, Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono (vocals and guitar), The Edge (guitar, keyboards and vocals), Adam Clayton (bass guitar), and Larry Mullen (drums and percussion). They have released (lanzado) 12 studio albums and they have sold more than 150 million records worldwide. They have won 22 Grammy Awards (like the Oscars for films), more than any other band.
It's time to tell you: I'm really fond of this incredible group. One of their most popular song is "With or Without you", that you can play and sing it now. Enjoy it!
In three weeks we are going to do the Flyers Exam. It's time to work a bit harder to get already prepared for it. I think that if you work it as I say so, you are going to do it brilliant.
You can start with this new test about "TIME". Remember to send your score to your teacher. If you have any question, do not hesitate (no dudes) to ask me.
As we have explained many times in class, the rule is simple: when we are talking about something in singular we use "There is". On the other hand, when we refer to something in plurar, we use "There are".
The difference between how many and how much is that the firt one we use when we have a countable noun; and the second one, how much, talks about uncountable nouns.
Example: How many markers do you have? How much milk do you want?
We can count the markers but not the milk. Try this new exercise and check your knowledge (conocimiento) about this specific rule.
Which of these words is the best for the following sentences? Send a comment with your answers.
1. There is ... bread in the basket. 2. There aren't ... books on the table. 3. There isn't ...orange. 4. There isn't ... junk food. 5. There is ... food. 6. There isn't ...juice. 7. There aren't ...bananas. 8. There is ... apple on the books. 9. There are ... photographs on the table. 10. There is ... egg.
Let It Be is the 12th and final studio album released by the English rock band The Beatles. It was released on 8 May 1970 by the band's Apple Records label shortly after the group's announced break-up. Paul McCartney wrote this song for his mother. Nowadays it's one of the most popular songs of this British group.
Are you an Advanced Student? This game is not suitable for students with weak hearts. You have to think quickly and answer before ten seconds... On the other hand (por otra parte) if you are able to do it, it's because your English is improving so fast. Good luck!
It is very important to study the past tenses of the irregular verbs. In this QUIZ you can practice some of the verbs that we have studied in class. Check your knowledge.
A vocabulary game that will require a quickly answer if you want to win. It is The Hangman and it will ask you about the opposite of some words. Click here to start.
"Yesterday" is a song originally recorded by The Beatles for their 1965 album Help! According to Guinness World Records, "Yesterday" has the most cover versions of any song ever written. The song remains popular today with more than 1,600 recorded cover versions, the first hitting the United Kingdom top 10 three months after the release of Help!
According to biographers of McCartney and the Beatles, McCartney composed the entire melody in a dream one night.
Follow the lyric below and you can sing too, at the same time as Paul McCartney.
Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away.
Now it looks as though they're here to stay.
Oh, I believe in yesterday.
Suddenly,
I'm not half the man I used to be,
There's a shadow hanging over me,
Oh, yesterday came suddenly.
Why she had to go
I don't know she wouldn't say.
I said something wrong,
Now I long for yesterday.
Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play.
Now I need a place to hide away.
Oh, I believe in yesterday.
Why she had to go
I don't know she wouldn't say.
I said something wrong,
Now I long for yesterday.
Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play.
Now I need a place to hide away.
Oh, I believe in yesterday.
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From now on, we are going to learn something about famous British groups of music. We can't start this new entries without pointing to, probably, the most popular group of the 20th Century, THE BEATLES.
All the articles related to this new section are going to be written in green.
The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, and one of the most commercially succesful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. From 1962, the group consisted of John Lennon (rhythm guitar, vocals), Paul McCartney (bass guitar, vocals), George Harrison (lead guitar, vocals) and Ringo Star (drums, vocals).
Do you remember the song we played in class? While you listen you can follow the lyric and sing.
"The last time" is a song by the famous British group "Keane". In this exercise you have to complete the lyric and enjoy their melody. Click here to listen it and be patient with the loading of the video, because sometimes it works slowly.
A new summary from another student. This is the turn of Gonzalo Robles who, recently, has finished to read this incredible comic. As Gonzalo said, "I enjoyed this book because it's funny". Can you find any mistake? If it's so send a comment.
"One day in Moulinstar the captain Hadock saw throught the window a campament of gitans and then received a letter from the Castafiore. When the Castafoire went to Moulinstar Tintin and the profesor Calculus gave the welcome to the Castafoire and her secretaries, a pianist and her servant, but the Castafoire had an interview for the magazine Paris flash and she did in the house of the captain. During the interview, someone steal the jewels of the Castafiore. The Castafoire was very sad and the captain broken his leg. He bought a wheelchair to be able to go for a walk. But the magazine `Paris flash´ invetioned that the Castafoire will be married with the captain. But one day Tintín found some footsteeps on the grass of the forest and he found a nest of a magnie (urraca), he climbed the tree and he found the jewels! What an event!".
Find the best word that fits in the text. There are three exercises to do. Once you have answered, you can click on "check" and you will know if your answer is correct. This exercise is similar to those that we work in class: Flyers - Part 4.
Advice: don't use the button "hint" (pista). Remember what we said in class: "We know much more English than we think". Good luck.
You should play this game remembering the rules of the Present Simple, especially those verbs that are in Third Person of Singular (generally, add an "s" at the end). The hidden word is always a verb. Do you remember the rules of the HANGMAN? Try with some letters and find the answer. You have four minutes before the time ends. Click here to start.
Here you have a site with a very interesting vocabulary about "Describing people". First, study the words and then try to complete the exercise. You must:
Everybody know that Jorge Nanclares likes History. He knows a lot about many things, because he is used to read a lot. Now, he has written an essay about his town. One clue: the meaning of "crusader" is "cruzado" (warriors from a long time ago, XI Century).
"Cizur Menor, near the city of Pamplona, is a very small but interesting village. Do you think than in the past this village was a crusader town? Incredible but true! On the other hand, I have read that Cizur Menor has a famous restaurant nowadays, called "Tremendo". I had lunch there many times and I recommend it. You should know that I live in this place. I enjoy playing with my friends and, especially, the square of a small café, called "La Parrillada".
A game that can help you to review the Autonomous Communities of your country. It's not easy but I think that you can do it. You can click here and press the start button. How much time do you need to do it?
It is known that Javier Royo likes animals, but especially all kind of "Birds". Here you have a writing where you can learn about the Falcon. As always, try to find his mistakes and send a comment to help him.
"The Falcon Peregrinus is the fastest animal in the world. It has the ability to capture birds in the air by kicking with its feet and then turning around to catch them. In the final phase of the descend it overtakes the velocity of 400 kilometres per hour. You can find the nest of this animal in a high rock.
We can find these animals in all the continents except Antartida. Its scientific name is "Falcon Peregrinus". Is the principal specimen in hunt. It is a migratory bird and its family is Falconidae. The lenght of this animal is between 38 and 48 centimetres".
More words that you should know. Important: you have to do the activity and send to your teacher in a comment. This afternoon I am going to publish the answers so you can check your final mark.
1. This little animal has eight legs and it catches flies and eats them. 2. When people cook, they often put this in the food. It is white and you can get it from the sea. 3. This comes from trees, and tables and chairs are often made from it. 4. Before it rains, you see a lot of these in the sky. They are white or grey. 5. This is usually made from fruit and you can eat it with bread. 6. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are all examples of these. 7. Windows are usually made of this. It is hard, but easy to break. 8. You can skate on this or put a piece of it in a cold drink. 9. You sometimes see these in the sky after it rains. They have seven colours in them. 10. There is a lot of this in cakes, chocolate, ice cream and sweets.
On Friday, the 18th of March, the school held the First English Day for 4th year students. Along the morning, we compete in different activities, such as the "Lyric gaps", "Sing Star", "Gaelic Football" or "Orientation map", amongst others. Five hours speaking English and learning more about English culture. As some students said: "We have to repeat as soon as possible". The picture shows the different activities and final marks they got in the end of the morning.
Last week, we received the good news that our blog has been awarded with the Second National Prizeof the "Educacion 3.0" competition. The idea was to show and explain the experience of a class with the mass media. I have to say, to be fair, that the reward is a merit of my incredible students. Congratulations for all of them!
