Rubrika: Chameleons

Homework: AB74/1-4 & study for test

Summary: We reviewed units 6,7&8 to prepare for our final test for next week. 

Present participle: students focused on the present participle form of the verbs. Have you… gone, been, seen, hidden, found, had, worked, played, etc  

Animals: We discussed different animals, their body parts (tail, wing, scales, fur, feathers, beak, etc) and words related to animals (species, protect, habitat, endangered, extinct, etc)

Test: Next week we will have our final test. Those missing next week will complete the test the following week. 

Homework: AB73/3-5

Summary: We continued unit 8 this week. We discussed different sports and which seasons you can practice them. We also focused on the present perfect tense.

Creating Questions: students created their own present perfect questions. For example, “Have you ever ridden a camel? Have you ever been to the US? Have you ever stepped on a bee? Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t.”

Test: Next week we will review for our final test. It will be scheduled for May 26 on units 7 & 8. 

Homework: AB72/1-3

Summary: We started unit 8 this week. We discussed different sports and the present perfect tense.

Spinning wheel: we spun a question wheel to ask each other present perfect tense questions. For example, “Have you ever been to France? Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t.”

Cambridge exam: Students practiced some test taking skills to prepare them for the Cambridge Flyers exam. His week we focused on listening and speaking.

Homework: AB70/2-4

Project: Students will research 1 endangered animal and how we can help it, then write a report on it. Photos or drawings are encouraged. Next week they will present their report. 

Summary: We completed unit 7 this week. We discussed how we can help endangered animals.

Writing skills: Students learned how to use when to give facts. Example: When hedgehogs come out for food, they can walk more than 3 kilometres! 

Cambridge exam: Students practiced some test taking skills to prepare them for the Cambridge Flyers exam. We focused on reading and writing.

Homework: AB67/2-3

Students will research information about 8 endangered animals (AB67/1), and then create a quiz for their classmates. 

Summary: We continued working on unit 7. We focused on different endangered animals (Siberian tiger, polar bear, Ganges river dolphin, Poison Dart Frog, etc)  

Video: Students watched a video about endangered animals. You can find the video here: https://youtu.be/F7ZvodUuXRE?feature=shared

Cambridge exam: Students practiced some test taking skills to prepare them for the Cambridge Flyers exam. Every week until the exam we will practice their test taking skills for listening, speaking, reading and writing. 

Homework: AB64/1&2

Sumamry: We continued working on unit 7. Today we focused on endangered animals, and how we can help them. 

Giving Advice: Students continued practicing giving and asking for advice (“What should I do? You should/shouldn’t…”). 

Game: Taboo – This was a great way for the students to practice describing animals. 

Homework: AB64/1&2

Sumamry: Today we started unit 7. We focused on nature problems (littering, air pollution, deforestation, etc).

Giving Advice: Students practiced giving and asking for advice (“What should I do? You should/shouldn’t…”). This will be our grammar focus for this unit. 

Plink-oh!: This was a great way for the students to practice giving advice for various problems. 

Homework: No homework! 

Discussion: Students shared their plans for the Easter holiday. It was a fun opportunity to learn about their family’s traditions. 

Mystery Game: Students brought in some mystery items so we could play this game. It was a great way to practice asking and answering questions about what different items feel, taste, sound, smell and sound like. 

Easter Bingo: This was a fun activity to review vocabulary for Easter and its traditions (grass, Easter egg, duckling, chick, basket, tulip, etc)

🌷Have a Happy Easter! 🐣 

Homework: AB62/1&2

Summary: today we reviewed units 5&6 

Mystery game: We played a guessing game to practice asking and answering what things look, smell, taste, feel, sound like. This was a great way to practice our vocabulary and grammar.

Relay Race: We reviewed past tense, present tense, and present continuous tense. This was a fun and fast way to practice verb tenses. 

Homework: AB63/4&5

Extra credit: Students can bring in a mystery item to smell, touch, taste, feel, or hear.  We will play a guessing game with the items.

Summary: We continued our unit focused on the senses (sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste). We discussed our favorite and least favorite things to hear and why. 

How can we hear?: Students watched a video on how sound travels. We learned how sound waves travel through vibrations, and what makes sounds higher or lower. We also learned that sound cannot travel through space because there’s no air!