PRONUNCIATION OF THE AFFIX -ED IN PAST PARTICIPLES

I was browsing the web looking for an online tool to help my students during this never-ending state of emergency with the pronunciation of the affix -ed and came across this fun -ED PRACTICE on an online tool where you can create your own games. The drawback - it is only available on the App Store for iphone and ipad. Still, worth glancing through it!

This other game will help you to improve your pronunciation of those words ending with the affix -ed which are so complicated for Spanish speakers to get right: 

• https://www.grammar.cl/english-games/pronounce-ed-ending.htm 
• https://www.grammar.cl/english-games/pronounce-ed-ending.htm

Besides, you can also see their video about How to pronounce the suffix -ed

 

READING AND READING LITERACY - LECTURA

READING AND READING LITERACY

The entries on this dashboard have been completed in Spanish. The questions answered were part of an on online course on Reading Literacy held by the Ministry of Education of Spain. 

SONG: WE ARE FAMILY - SISTER SLEDGE

WE ARE FAMILY

Sister Sledge

Students have to spot the words that do not correspond to the actual lyrics and write the correct one.

WE ARE FAMILY

Sister Sledge

 We are family

I got all my siblings with me

We are family

Stand up everybody, sing

We are family

Stand up everybody, sing

 

Everyone can notice we’re together

As we go on by

And we flock just like birds of a feather

I won’t tell no lie

All of the people surrounding us they say

‘Can they be that close?

Just let me say for the record

We’re giving love in a family dose

 

We are family

I got all my siblings with me

We are family

Stand up everybody, sing

We are family

Stand up everybody, sing

 

Living life is amusing and we’ve just begun

To get our portion of this world’s delights

Great hopes we have for the future

And our aim’s in sight

No we don’t get disappointed

Here’s what we call our golden rule

Be self-confident and the things you do

You won’t go wrong, oh no

This is our family precious stone

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ANSWER

We are family

I got all my sisters with me

We are family

Get up everybody and sing (X2)

Everyone can see we're together

As we walk on by

(And) and we fly just like birds of a feather

I won't tell no lie

all of the people around us they say

Can they be that close

Just let me state for the record

We're giving love in a family dose

(CHORUS)

Living life is fun and we've just begun

To get our share of this world's delights

(High) high hopes we have for the future

And our goal's in sight

no, we don't get depressed

Here's what we call our golden rule

Have faith in you and the things you do

You won't go wrong, oh no

This is our family jewel

We are family (hey, sing it to me)

(CHORUS)

Source: LyricFind. Songwriters: Nile Rodgers / Bernard Edwards.We Are Family lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc

B2.1 SYNONYMS

B2.1 SYNONYMS - ADJECTIVES

Students in their pairs brainstorm words with similar meanings to the ones given. The topic of the unit is travelling so before diving into the lesson, I assess their knowledge of some of the adjectives they will come across.

Adapted from Voyage B1+

B2.2 VOCABULARY

VOCABULARY

This is a strategy I use sometimes at the beginning of the lesson to check if the students can remember the vocabulary learned in their last lesson. They usually work in pairs and for a limited span of time, no more than four minutes.

I challenge those who finish first to write one meaningful sentence using as many of the words as possible.

B2.2 TIME IS MONEY

This is an activity I have done at the beginning of the lesson before starting a unit on the topic of money and to assess how many collocations with "money" and "time" they knew. 

Three volunteers came to the front of the classrroom and completed Venn's diagram on the interactive whiteboard. When they finished the class corrected the collocations using online dictionaries and books. I simply monitored the activity.

Below you can see the introduction of the topic, which started with a statement which they had to discuss. It followed with a list of expressions used in combination with "money" and "time" and moved on to write them in the corresponding area of the Venn diagram.

B2.1 VOCABULARY

B2.1 MATCHING - VOCABULARY - SPENDING

These are some of the key words and phrases of U1 Voyage Intermediate+ that students will be hearing in a listening comprehension activity whose topic is "Spending". I provide them with some vocabulary before they listen to the recording so that they do not find it so difficult to understand.

I display the slide on the interactive whiteboard and the students take turns to join the English word or phrase with it corresponding translation.

Finally, they stand up, one of them stands with his/her back to the board and the other one asks him/her the expressions at random. The other one answers.

A different activity is to ask each pair of students to write one of the columns. They then place them face down on the desk and ask each other taking turns.

QUIZLETS

B2.2 VOYAGE U1:  THE RULES OF CONVERSATION

B2.1 VOYAGE U1: SPENDING

B2.2 VOYAGE U2: ST. IVES