Week 14; 13-17.12; Christmas Time !

http://www.eslvideo.com/quiz_int1_music_video.php?id=3441&pagenum=3

http://www.eslvideo.com/quiz_begin_listening.php?id=3434&pagenum=4

http://www.eslvideo.com/quiz_int2.php?id=3394&pagenum=10

Week 13;6-10.12; Wylio

Wylio is an image search engine designed to help bloggers and others quickly find, cite, and use Creative Commons licensed images. Wylio results only return images that are listed with a Creative Commons license. Wylio makes it easy to give proper attribution to the creator of the image by providing you with html code that includes attribution. All you have to do is copy the code and paste it into your blog post or webpage.

Applications for Education
Wylio could be a great resource to have students use when they are writing blog posts for your class. There's no worry about students improperly citing work or not giving attribution because the html provided by Wylio includes attribution links.

Source http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/11/wylio-creative-commons-images-for.html

Week 13;Red colour idioms; 6-10.12.2010

Claudia



Malina


Georgi





Calina








Adina

Adina

Week 13;Blue colour idioms; 6-10.12.2010

Oana




Denisa




Raluca

Week 13;Black colour idioms; 6-10.12.2010

Mario


Cosmin C.

Week 13;Green colour idioms; 6-10.12.2010

Mihnea

Week 13;6-10.12; Colour idioms

This week you will work in 3 groups of 4 and 1 group of 3.
Each of groups will work on a video about color idioms.

Group 1 http://www.worldenglishclub.com/idioms/color-idioms/black-color-idioms
Group 2 http://www.worldenglishclub.com/idioms/color-idioms/blue-color-idioms
Group 3 http://www.worldenglishclub.com/idioms/color-idioms/red-color-idioms
Group 4 http://www.worldenglishclub.com/idioms/color-idioms/green-color-idioms

Instructions:
-listen to the video on a large screen
-write down the mentioned idioms and their meanings
-you are allowed to pause the video when necessary
-when ready with writing you will toggle the screen back so that you see the accompanying text in order to check your work
-now use the new idioms in drawing contexts created with a drawing program at your choice
-scan your drawings and post them in the next appropriate blank posts
-Do not forget that no words are allowed on the drawings.

As homework :
-group 1 takes care of green colour idioms
-group 2 is in charge with black colour idioms
-group 3 is in charge with blue colour idioms
-group 4 is in charge with red colour idioms

Given the links above and your colleagues' drawings , guess the colour idiom illustrated and post a comment individually .
This assignment will be marked.


Review exercise on colour idioms at : http://www.roadtogrammar.com/


Online drawing tool presented at http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/11/create-drawings-online-with-crayola.html
About creating comics :
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/12/10-ways-to-create-comics-online.html
Deadline : Sunday , 19th December , 10.00 am

Week 11&12; 22.11- 3.12; Past Simple & Past Continuous

Past Simple here
Past continuous

a. Use
The Past Continuous tense is used to express continuous, ongoing actions which took place in the past. In the following examples, the verbs in the Past Continuous tense are in italics.
e.g. He was traveling in Europe last summer.
They were playing tennis yesterday afternoon.

The Past Continuous tense is frequently used to refer to an ongoing action which was taking place when something else occurred in the past.
e.g. I was washing the dishes when the telephone rang.
We were entertaining friends when the parcel arrived.

In the first example, the use of the Past Continuous tense indicates that the action of washing the dishes was taking place at the time when the telephone rang. In the second example, the use of the Past Continuous tense indicates that the action of entertaining friends was taking place at the time when the parcel arrived.

b. Formation
The Past Continuous tense is formed from the Simple Past of the auxiliary to be, followed by the present participle of the verb. For example, the Past Continuous of the verb to work is conjugated as follows:

I was working
you were working
he was working
she was working
it was working
we were working
they were working



Exercises to be done :

http://www.english-4u.de/past_prog_ex1.htm

http://www.kico4u.de/english/uebungen/7klasse/paprog1.htm

http://www.kico4u.de/english/uebungen/aktiv/mixed2.htm

http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/2g39-past-continuous-gap-fill.php
Jazz chant 14 :
http://www.onestopenglish.com/skills/listening/jazz-chants/mp3-files-and-recording-scripts/



John Lennon " A Jealous guy "
http://www.etni.org.il/jealousguy.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lLs2dC9NaE&feature=related

Week 11; 22-26.11.2010;A colourful world

Mind Maps created by group I , 7th F , posted after we had done the activity below.


Oana




Georgi


Denisa



Claudia


Calina


Adina



Source of photo: Google Images

Steps:

1.Watch the information about mind maps at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWz88RHQS4s&feature=related
2.Create your own mind map related to the topic of “happiness”
3.In pairs, students share what you have put down , maybe you can complete your map
4.You will listen to Louis Armstrong singing „ What a wonderful world „
5.Individually predict why the singer thinks the world is wonderful
6.Compare your predictions with those of your pair
7. listen to the song without looking at the lyrics at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYrD6ddEIvg
8.While-listening you have to draw a picture to illustrate the song
9.Add other details not mentioned in the song
10.Share with each other why the additional details have been included
11.Look at your pre-listening mind maps .Would you like to complete them with other words?
12.Scan your mind maps and drawings
13.Add them in the next blank post

Resource: “ Use of Songs in the Teaching of Lifeskills Modules” at http://edt.ite.edu.sg/ite_conf/teaching/tc05ts04.pdf

Week 10; 15-19.11.2010; Review Comparison

Week 10; 15-19.11.2010; Survey Monkey

I am interested in your opinions about using the class blog for English classes. This is the 10th week of school and I have tried to introduce to you a few new ways of presenting your homework. I would like to know what you think about this .
Please, answer to this survey's questions :
Click here to take survey

Thank you !

Week 10; 15-19.11.2010; WebQuest

Source of photo- Google Images


Your tasks :
You will be split in groups of 5.

The 1st group
Follow the link to the London WebQuest : http://pedagogie.ac-montpellier.fr/disciplines/anglais/ressources/webquests/london/london-group1.html
At the end of the WebQuest you will have to write a report about Oxford Street, Madame Tussaud’s and Sherlock Holmes Museum.


Above you have the rubric for report writing evaluation.
As homework you will have to check your draft work done in class according to rubric .
Homework deadline : 24th November 2010 ,10.00 am

Week 10;15-19.11.2010 ; Funny English usage

Try to find out more examples of funny misusage of English of this type :

beds for babies made of wood
hats for women made of straw
boots for men made of rubber

Homework for group I : Deadline , 20th November , 10 pm

Week 8; 1-5.11.2010; Directions

The map powered by Multimap at http://www.multimap.com/maps/?&t=l&map=51.2469636164132,-2.71773906520891|10|4&loc=GB:51.2469636164132:-2.71773906520891 will be used to practice directions in class.

In groups of 3 you will select "Show Bird's Eyes Imagery " and will choose a start point and a final point on the map .The other groups will have to think about directions to give in order to arrive at the final point .They will have 3 minutes to think about it and they will report to you . Your group will follow the directions on the map and decide if they are correct .

You will take turns to complete this task .

Homework:
Google images for teaching directions

You will have to choose one map from the beginning of the post , explain where you are on the map and give some directions to another point on the map without writing the final point.
In your post you have to :
-specify which map you used
-identify where you are
-give directions to a final point
-leave a gap for the name of your final point
-post it under this post


Deadline:3rd Nov.2010; 11 am




Source of image http://englishlessons4free.com/2007/10/speaking-lesson-giving-and-asking-for-directions/

First task :
-let's see your colleagues' entries under the topic "Directions"
-you will have to read the directions given in each post and find the final place on the map
-the student whose directions are read will confirm if the answer is correct or not
-you will be graded at this point

Second task :

Go to BBC Learning English at
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1212_how_to_instruct/page2.shtml

Listen to the dialogues and then will practice doing the quizzes.
Instructions:
Activity 1
-everybody listens to the dialogues
-the first 8 people in alphabetically order will be the first group
-the first group will print only the first page of the listening activity in 4 copies
-while listening , you will work in pairs and will mark down the route on your piece of paper
-after 2 listenings you will have to pass your drawn route to another pair and receive one drawn route from another one .
-check the routes
-are they the same ?
-if not you will have to listen again and decide which one is correct

Activity 2

In the same time the other group of 7 will listen to the recording used by the first group
-you will have to complete the second activity -reading - while the others check their peers' work

Week 7 ; 25-29.10.2010;Grammar

Past Perfect


Watch the video about the smurfs' anger at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQ4Co-hp2N8&feature=related

Why were they angry about ?

Now follow the next links to some exercises contrasting past simple with past perfect:

http://members.iinet.net.au/~adelegc/grammar/past_perfect/past_perfect_vs_past_simple.html
http://www.peridore.com/pdffiles/120ch8pastperfex.pdf

What have you found out new about Oprah Winfrey ?

Additional exercises:

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpas-pasper/exercises

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs11.htm


http://www.english-grammar-lessons.com/pastperfect/exercise2.swf

http://www.english-grammar-lessons.com/pastperfect/exercise3.swf

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-perfect-exercise-1.html

Week 7 ; 25-29.10.2010; Halloween

Follow the link and sing along : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeZftK2kO6U&feature=PlayList&p=461A89E23F534749&index=0&playnext=1

Lyrics - Monster Mash
I was working in the lab late one night
When my eyes beheld an eerie sight
For my monster from his slab began to rise
And suddenly to my surprise

CHORUS - (change pronouns (he, they, she) as needed)
He did the mash
He did the monster mash
The monster mash
It was a graveyard smash
He did the mash
It caught on in a flash
He did the mash
He did the monster mash

From my laboratory in the castle east
To the master bedroom where the vampires feast
The ghouls all came from their humble abodes
To get a jolt from my electrodes

REPEAT CHORUS HERE

The zombies were having fun
The party had just begun
The guests included Wolf Man
Dracula and his son

The scene was rockin', all were digging the sounds
Igor on chains, backed by his baying hounds
The coffin-bangers were about to arrive
With their vocal group, "The Crypt-Kicker Five"

REPEAT CHORUS

Out from his coffin, Drac's voice did ring
Seems he was troubled by just one thing
He opened the lid and shook his fist
And said, "Whatever happened to my Transylvania twist?"

REPEAT CHORUS

Now everything's cool, Drac's a part of the band
And my monster mash is the hit of the land
For you, the living, this mash was meant too
When you get to my door, tell them Boris sent you

REPEAT CHORUS

2010 pumpkins 1

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201o halloween costumes 1

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HOMEWORK


USE XTRANORMAL TO HAVE A SHORT HALLOWEEN DIALOGUE USING THE LYRICS ABOVE OR SOMETHING AT YOUR CHOICE . USE THE SAME PAIRS/ GROUPS

And let's remember Michael following http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VdrmP6hJhc&feature=related

Your task is to spot the mistakes in the lyrics!

Homework :



Denisa B and Oana



Cezar C and Alex C



Adina, Claudia, Malina



Raluca



Calina and Georgi



Mario and Flori



Cosmin C and Mihnea

Week 6 ; 18-22.10.2010-Luxembourg !

Empowering and protecting children and young people is the main objective of the Safer Internet Programme, which has been running from 1999. Over the years it has funded a large number of projects, including an annual conference on online safety issues.
The Safer Internet Forum 2010 took place in Luxembourg, on the 21st and 22nd of October. This year’s topic was children’s safety online and was targeted at the education sector, parents, NGOs, government and industry, law-enforcement agencies, as well as children and teenagers themselves. There were 3 parallel sessions on 21st October and a plenary session on 22nd October. I was assigned to observe the “Evidence of online risks: Cyberbullying and grooming” session moderated by Sonia Livingstone.
The focus was on the results of two major research projects funded by the Safer Internet Programme: EUKidsOnline II, which surveyed children and parents in 25 European countries about internet use, and European Online Grooming Project, the first European research project that studies the characteristics and behaviour of sexual offenders who have used the internet to groom young people.

The presence of the Pan-European Youth panel including young people from all the Member States, Norway, Iceland and Russia, as well as the European Panel of Parents made the conference memorable. Not only school, but also parents have an important role to play when it comes to children’s education about the responsible use of the Internet. Increasing parental awareness and giving the children the chance to make their opinions heard at this meeting was a fruitful idea. Their conference preceding discussions in the panels were fed in the debates at the forum as concerns, suggestions or merely opinions.

The presented materials let us know that a lot has been done in order to fight with this phenomenon of cyberbullying .

“Causes and consequences of cyberbullying – how to best cope with it” seemed to be the most interesting part because it emphasised what it has being doing regarding digital bullying. One of the great ideas implemented was CyberMentors created by Beatbullying staff. This programme creates groups of young people that helps, assists and supports their peers in their schools and communities. They work together with Senior CyberMentors and Counsellors from 8am to 2 pm daily.

Other innovative ideas referred to the use of music, theatre and games based on associations used as a basis of discussion or as methods of introduction to basic safety rules on the Internet.

The SIF 2010 has achieved its goal to share results of researches, knowledge and tools, opinions not only from specialists, but also from parents and children, and ideas of educational approaches included or not in the curriculum. Anyway, cyberbullying is not a closed subject and the Safer Internet Programme has as one of its permanent commitments promoting the safe use of the Internet.

Play roles

Follow the link on the right to " Drama 4 kids " blog to see the assigned roles .

Week 6; 18-22.10.2010; Grammar snapshot and extra homework

Images taken from Google Images.












Follow the link at http://www.childrensparties.com.au/kidsrecipes.php

Instructions:
-you will be split in 3 groups of 5
-you will read a recipe at your choice
-you will turn it orally into passive voice at present simple.



Homework:
You will have to read the instructions of how to make a piñata at http://www.childrensparties.com.au/pinata.php
You have to change the instructions into passive voice at present simple.
Your homework will be done on computer, send to me and I will choose one to be posted on the class blog .
The chosen homework will be graded with the maximum possible.
Deadline : 23 October 10 am

Extra material to practise present passive voice at :
http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/g-passive-voice-simplepresent1.html
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/active_passive/sentences_simple_present.htm
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive/exercises?simple-present

Week5; Invitations ;11-15.10.2010

http://www.smilebox.com/invitations/?partner=googleeurope&campaign=party_invitations_2&gclid=CIDWg-nFmqMCFUYp3wodA1Ybow

Your homework:
-click on the above link
-create your own invitations following the steps
-use present continuous with a future meaning in your invitations
-send them to the teacher’s e-mail address

http://smilebox.com/playEmail/4d546b314e6a49344d446c384d7a557a4d7a45334e44553d0d0a&sb=1

Adriana T.

http://smilebox.com/playEmail/4d546b314e7a55344e6a46384e4449354e7a63324d44553d0d0a&sb=1

Raluca C.

http://smilebox.com/playEmail/4d546b314e7a67344e6a4a384d7a557a4d7a45334e44553d0d0a&sb=1

Denisa Camelia

http://smilebox.com/playEmail/4d546b314f4441774d5446384e4449354f4455354d546b3d0d0a&sb=1

Georgiana C.

http://smilebox.com/playEmail/4d546b324d44597a4d544a384e4449354f446b314e54413d0d0a&sb=1

Anca M.

http://smilebox.com/playEmail/4d546b314f446b7a4d545a384e444d774d4451334e54553d0d0a&sb=1

Denisa B.

http://smilebox.com/playEmail/4d546b314f446b334e4442384e444d774d4455304d7a673d0d0a&sb=1

Mario C.

http://smilebox.com/playEmail/4d546b314f446b354e444e384e444d774d4455324e54673d0d0a&sb=1

Adina C.

http://smilebox.com/playEmail/4d546b314f446b354e5464384e444d774d4455324e7a413d0d0a&sb=1

Mihai R.

http://smilebox.com/playEmail/4d546b314f544d344e7a6c384e444d774d5451784e6a593d0d0a&sb=1

Cosmin C.

http://smilebox.com/playEmail/4d546b314f5451784e445a384e444d774d54557a4e6a6b3d0d0a&sb=1

Florentina M.


http://smilebox.com/playEmail/4d546b314f54557a4e544a384e444d774d5463794f44413d0d0a&sb=1

Mihnea C.

http://smilebox.com/playEmail/4d546b314f5455334e7a6c384e444d774d5463354d444d3d0d0a&sb=1

Clara M.

http://smilebox.com/playEmail/4d546b314f5459784e6a4a384e444d774d5467304e6a633d0d0a&sb=1

Cristina S.

http://smilebox.com/playEmail/4d546b314f5459784e7a42384e444d774d4455304d7a673d0d0a&sb=1

Calina D.

http://smilebox.com/playEmail/4d546b324d4455334d7a64384e444d774d7a55784e446b3d0d0a&sb=1

Cosmin R.

http://smilebox.com/playEmail/4d546b324d4459344d6a68384e444d774d7a67794d54513d0d0a&sb=1

Ioana S.

http://smilebox.com/playEmail/4d546b324d4459354d5464384e444d774d7a677a4d44633d0d0a&sb=1

Livia B.

http://smilebox.com/playEmail/4d546b324d4459354f5442384e444d774d7a677a4e7a553d0d0a&sb=1

Claudia B.

Week 4; 4-8 . 10.2010; Reading

Read the first chapter from "The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4" at http://www.yabookscentral.com/cfusion/index.cfm?fuseAction=books.excerpt&excerpt_id=112&book_id=1187.

After reading , answer the questions(pay attention -for the first one you need to search the Internet):

1.What is RSPCA ?
2.What hobby had his father got ?
3.Whose fault was for Adrian's face spots?
4.His spots,and Adrian's father flu happened because of the ...
5.He was upset because his mother did not wear ...
6.How many days did the dog miss ?
7.What was on the police officer's tunic in the end ?
8.Who used the apron after all?

Post your answers as comments and do not forget to write down your first name and the initial of your last (for example Camelia P. ) .I remind you that you can create your answer to this homework as a recorded Fotobabble message.

FROM NOW ON YOUR POSTS WILL BE MODERATED , MEANING THEY WILL HAVE TO BE SEEN BY ME FIRSTLY AND THEN POSTED .

Invitation to this year's extra-curricular activities

Week 3; 27.09-1.10.2010; Your Scrapbook -Table Manners around the world

Image taken from Google Images.






You will create an animated cartoon in one large group(15) about the table manners in Romania .To do that you will be divided in 5 groups of 3 and will create dialogues about :
-meals and typical dishes in Romania (group1)
-how you lay the table (group2)
-places at the table (group3)
-what you are not allowed to do at mealtimes (group4)
-what you do at the end of a meal ((group5)

Your typed dialogues will have to be saved on the laptop and next class you will work as a large group to put everything together on http://www.xtranormal.com/

When ready with your cartoon ,copy the code and send it to my e-mail . Do not forget to specify your partner's name, too.
Your presentation will be embedded on the class blog .
Deadline -8.10.2010 10.00 pm


This link might be resourceful for your theme :http://www.drdaveanddee.com/diningbasics.html.

And Valerie's suggestion : http://www.ecofactory.com/community/blogs/ecofactory/table-manners-around-world-quiz-game-play-now




Georgiana C. and Calina D.



Denisa and Oana



Mario and Florentina



Raluca



Adina , Livia and Claudia



Cosmin and Mihnea



Calin & Alex

Week 2; 20-24.09.2010; Greetings from my students