HOMEWORK 5

Hello!

For tomorrow you will have to :


Read the text in page 71 and answer these questions:

1. Who invented a machine to slice bread?
2. When was it invented?
3. Where was Lazlo Biro from?
4. What did he invent?
5. Where was the portable clock invented?
6. Who created the first watch?
7. How many hands did the first watch have?
8. Is it sure that Bacon invented the glasses?
9. What invention was the result of a problem?
10. Could you use a toilet in the 15th Century?


Listen to cd track number 24  "The film club" :

Write true or false and correct the false ones:

1. The two friends want to go to the film club
2. High school musical is on tuesday breaktime
3. It is also on thursday before school.
4. The girl hates this film.
5. Camp Rock is on friday lunchtime.
6.  The girl can't go, because she has got basketball.
7. They propose and accept to go after summer school.
 
See you!

HOMEWORK 4

Good morning,

For next day the homework is to:

* Listen to CD track 21 and answer these questions:

Is Chris having a horrible time?
Where is he?
How are the people?
What do Scottish people like speaking about?
Where are Jamie's parents taking them to visit?
Has Edimburgh got a castle?
Does Chris like the Scottish accent?
Does Jamie's family speak Gaelic?
Can Chris understand Gaelic?
When is Saint Andrew's celebrated?


*Read text "Legoland" on page 61 and complete these questions:

Where can you see a film in 3 dimensions?
Who are the protagonists in Spellbreaker?
Can you see in Miniland buildings from other countries?
Are there any transport means in Miniland?
What part of the park can you swim at?
Where can you act like an investigator?


* Write a composition about the things you  like or don't like

HOMEWORK 3

Hi everybody,

For tomorrow, you will have to:

* Complete the questions in reading 3. It is in page 51 in the workbook.

A. Why are mosquitoes dangerous?
B. How many types of snakes are poisonous?
C. Where do they live?
D. How many people do scorpions kill every decade?
E. What do big cats hunt?
F. Do they always attack humans?
G. How can you watch lions safely?


* Complete the questions for listening 3. It is number 15 in the CD:

St. Patrick is the patron Saint of ________________.
It is celebrated on the ___________of March.
People wear ___________ clothes.
They eat Irish food and drink the famous Irish___________.
In Dublin, _______________people watch the parade.
The festival continues for _______________days.
In NYC, ________________people watch the parade, one of the biggest in the world.

HOMEWORK 2

Good morning,

The homework for tomorrow is to:

1. Listen to text number 9 in the cd and answer these questions:

"GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL"

1. It is a ______________festival.
a. music      b. extreme sports    c. audiovisual

2. It has got something _________.
a. only for children       b. only for parents    c. for all the family members

3. It has got ____________.

a. pop music, dance and sports    b. theater, dance and pop music   c. dance, theater and traditional sports

4. Children have got ______________.
a. a theater and a circus     b. a circus and games      c. theater and games


5. Professor Panic can juggle  ________ balls.

a. 5      b. 6        c. 4

6. The festival has got _________ hotels.
a. 5     b. 3      c. 0

7. It has got ___________places for camping

a. 3         b. lots      c. 1

8. The camping area has got _________________.
a. swimming pool, toilets and stadium     b. cinema, showers and water   c. water, toilets and showers

9. The festival lasts _______
a. 1 week      b 3 days        c 1 day



2. Read text in page 31 in the activity book and answer these questions:

1. Who has got 175 objects
2. Who has got more objects?
3. Where does Janet live?
4. What is the name for a book of postcards?
5. Is Larry American?
6. Does Paula collect badges?
7. What object is 75 years old?
8. Where does Rupert sleep?
9. When does Toby buy key rings?



3. Write a short description about you. You can mention, for example, your height, approx weight, hair, eyes, personal characteristics (nice, funny, intelligent, etc), village where you live, your high school, your favourite subject, the extra activities you do, etc.

HOMEWORK UNITS 1 AND 2 - DAVID

Hi,

The homework for tomorrow is to:


* Take the activity book CD. Listen to track 7 and answer this questions in a sheet of paper:

Listening 1.
What is his name?
How old is he?
Is he Welsh?
What city is he from?
What is his e-mail address?
What is his mobile phone number?

Listening 2.

What is her best friend's name?
How do you spell the surname?
Where is she from?
What is her nationality?
How old is she?
What is her e-mail address?
What is her mobile phone number?

* Read the text in the activity book page 11 "Hannah Depaul" and answer this questions:


What languages can she speak?
How many does she practice at home?
What is her father's nationality?
What language is spoken in Morocco?
Where does she practice Spanish?
When does she learn Chinese?
What are her parents jobs?
Where does she like to live in the future?
Which is a difficult language?


* Write a description for two of "The Flintstones" characters.

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LECTURA RECOMENDADA PARA MAESTR@S DE PRIMARIA

Quería aprovechar la ocasión para recomendaros un libro que ha caído en mis manos y que es una pequeña joya que nos puede resultar de gran ayuda para perfeccionar el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje que proponemos en el aula, más concretamente en lo referido a la comprensión lectora. Se trata de Estrategias de lectura, escrito por Isabel Solé (1).

Es un texto que paso a paso nos permite descubrir el camino que nuestros alumnos realizan desde que visualizan un texto por primera vez hasta que aprenden y construyen conocimiento con él. El primer consejo que nos da es ser conscientes de que leer no implica necesariamente comprender. Para que se de esta relación son necesarias varias premisas como que el texto sea coherente, que esté adaptado a las posibilidades, edad e intereses de los alumnos, que puedan apoyar su comprensión en su saber previo sobre el tema, que les active una cierta expectativa, una curiosidad. Con todo ello, si se consigue que el lector encuentre un “sentido” al texto, convoca la comprensión del mismo. Pero, si no se consigue llegar a encontrar esa razón de ser del texto y la comprensión no llega a buen puerto, la escritora nos alerta de la ansiedad que puede llegar a crear en nuestros alumnos desconocedores como son del metalenguaje necesario para hablar de su incapacidad para comprender. 

El siguiente peldaño en la escalera hacia el éxito en la comprensión lectora se da cuando tras comprender lo que hemos leído, integramos ese conocimiento que nos proporciona a nuestra estructura mental interna, es decir, aprendemos. Un texto que no proporciona o añade información nueva, que no crea controversia en nuestras creencias y experiencias previas, en definitiva, que no modifica de ningún modo nuestro modelo cognitivo, no nos permitirá aprender. 

Y por último, el éxito en el proceso de comprensión lectora se da cuando reciclamos todo ese saber aprendido de un texto, lo recuperamos de ese cajón de la memoria donde lo habíamos guardado y lo utilizamos para realizar una creación personal. 

En definitiva, tratándose de un libro sobre estrategias de lectura nada mejor que predicar con el ejemplo, con un texto de fácil lectura, que enlaza y llama constantemente a sus lectores como si nos hablara en primera persona y que consigue modelar una imagen muy clara y concisa de lo que los maestros deberíamos tener en cuenta para guiar a nuestros alumnos hacia la motivación y el gusto por la lectura.

(1) SOLÉ, I. Estrategias de Lectura. Grao. Barcelona. 1998.

Para ejemplificar todo lo expuesto os propongo una actividad en línea que recoge los pilares mencionados anteriormente. Se trata de un texto con actividades, propuesto para tercer ciclo de primaria que conecta con facilidad con los lectores de esta edad y que al realizarse por medio del ordenador añaden mayor interés y motivación a la lectura. ¡Espero que os guste!