Week 14; 13-17.12; Christmas Time !

Two Christmas Songs, by Laurence HAQUET
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Something About Christmas by Bryan Adams, by Judit J�kel
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Hippopotamus for Christmas, by Zora
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Christmas Comes to Town, by Maria Patricia Amaya
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As long as there is Christmas, by Amalia R.
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Week 14; 13-17.12; Christmas Calendar

http://www.dorling-kindersley.co.uk/

Week 13;6-10.12; Revision

Past Tense Simple and Continuous with a story http://useit.vn/useit/images/stories/flash/Fairy%20Tale/30.04.08/Remember%20the%20Trees.swf

How Pumpkins Appeared by cpagila on Storybird

Task : While listening write down examples of past simple and continuous from the story.

Exercises at :

http://www.english-grammar-lessons.com/pastcontinuous/exercise1.swf

http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/pastcontinuous/exercise1.swf

http://www.eflnet.com/grammar/pastprog.php

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


Doctor Woopo Authors: Alina&Sergiu by cpagila on Storybird
Present Perfect

English - The Present Perfect Tense
http://www.eslgamesworld.com/members/games/grammar/perfectpast/present%20perfect%20hangman.html

http://www.eslgamesworld.com/members/games/grammar/perfectpast/spin%20wheel%20present%20past%20tenses.html



7th D MONSTERS by cpagila on Storybird

Week 12; 29.11-3.12 ; Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Group II has to write down differences noticed between the film sequel and the book chapter until Sunday , 12th December , 12 o'clock.

http://www.wondersay.com/Group-II-has-to-write-down-differences-noticed-between-the-film-sequel-and-the-book-chapter-until-Sunday-,-12th-December-,-12-o%27clock.

Week 11; 22-26.11.2010; Nature

Acrostic poems are simple poems in which each the first letter of each line forms a word or phrase (vertically). An acrostic poem can describe the subject or even tell a brief story about it.

Homework for the whole class - Until the 1st December 4.00 pm you have to write an acrostic on NATURE.

Week 10; 15-19.11.2010; Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

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; Present Perfect

Video presentation at http://www.englishbee.net/lessons/inter_exer/present_perfect/video/index.html

Practice with exercises at http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/present_perfect-exercises.html

Present Perfect Versus Past Tense

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Simple Past or Present Perfect :
http://www.eclecticenglish.com/grammar/PresentPerfect1E.html

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_past_present_perfect.htm

http://www.xtec.es/~eromo2/englishgate/elementary/pasts1.htm

http://www.english-4u.de/pres_perf_ex4.htm

http://raud.dugal.pagesperso-orange.fr/intermediate/preterit/exercise1.htm

http://www.eslgamesworld.com/members/games/grammar/perfectpast/spin%20wheel%20present%20past%20tenses.html

Worksheet :
http://www.english-area.com/paginas/psimplevspperfectoE1.pdf

Week 10; 15-19.11.2010; Vocabulary - "FOOD"

Let's check what we understand :

Follow the next link to enrich your vocabulary on food :
http://www.agendaweb.org/vocabulary/food-exercises.html

When you consider you have done enough exercises , feel free to post what you have learned and if you consider this extra work useful for you .

Deadline for group I : 20th November, 10 am

Week 9; Projects -Posters " A healthy mind in a healthy body "

The second group created posters with slogans related to healthy eating .
Good job !

Week 9; Projects -Webquest " A healthy mind in a healthy body "

The final projects of group I have been judged by peers and ...
The above projects are posted in the order of selection .
Congratulations !

Week 9; 8-12.11.2010; A healthy mind in a healthy body

WEBQUEST

Step 1: Take the quiz on http://www.nutritionforkids.com/emlnews/FK-May09.htm to determine what kind of eater you are.

Circle your eating type: Planner Grabber Skipper

Then write down at least 2 reasons why this is good /this is bad.

Step 2:Get familiar with the food pyramid by visiting http://teamnutrition.usda.gov/Resources/mpk_close.pdf and watching the video below.

Step 3: Use http://teamnutrition.usda.gov/Resources/mpk_poster.pdf or http://teamnutrition.usda.gov/Resources/mpk_poster2.pdf to look more closely at the food groups on the food pyramid. Use the information you find to complete the information below by typing in some food options for each category.

Grains
Vegetables
Fruits
Milk
Meat and Beans

Step 4: Based on all that you now know complete a menu of foods and beverages that you would like to eat for each meal. Try to chose healthy options .


Breakfast
Lunch
Snack
Dinner



You should have a break for a game now at :http://www.mealsmatter.org/CookingForFamily/Activities/breakflash.aspx

More to be found at http://www.mypyramid.gov/

Week 7; 25-29.10.2010; Grammar

Let's listen to a story at http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/short-stories/im-too-ill

Parts of our body : http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/language-games/monkey-squash/parts-the-body

Let's sing now http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/songs/the-scary-skeleton

Week 7 ; 25-29.10.2010; Halloween

Follow the next links to have Halloween fun :
A haunted house is a very scary house - ghosts live there! Here is a haunted house game for you to download. You have to find six things in the house - one object in each room. Read and listen to the clues, and look for the objects. When you find all six objects you'll get a surprise!
Click on level 1 or level 2 to begin downloading the game. If you have a slow connection, you may have to wait for a few minutes for the game to download.
http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/kids/games/hh/game.html

Monster Riddles

(1) I was wrapped in white and buried in my tomb a long time ago. Now, I wait in the dark with my golden treasures all around. Outside the sand piles high over top my tomb.
Who am I?
______________________
(2) I am a monster that has been on a diet. There is no fat on me! Or muscle either! You might say that I am all skin and bones --without the skin. I rattle when I walk. And my teeth chatter when I talk.
Who am I?
______________________
(3) I come from far, far away. Most people think I am green and hideous. But really I am not so bad. I am just looking for a few Earthlings to put in my zoo back on my home planet.
Who am I?
_______________________
(4) Welcome! Have a seat. Dinner will be served shortly. Sorry we don't have any garlic bread. I can't stand it. What am I drinking you ask? Don't worry . . . it's . . um . . . grape juice. Now just relax while I look at your neck.
Who am I?
_______________________
(5) I walk through walls as I please. Sometimes you can see me and sometimes you can't. I moan and I groan. I rattle chains. You find me in old houses, graveyards, and castles.
Who am I?
_______________________
(6) Most of the time, you would never guess I was a monster because I look just like you. But once a month, I let my hair down and howl at the moon. But beware! If I bite you will become like me.
Who am I?
_______________________
(7) Made of metal, I do the work of my master who controls me by remote control. My master made me to take over the world.
Who am I?
_______________________
(8) Dressed in black, I brew potions, I cast spells, and I put curses on people. If you bother me or my cat, you'll sit on a lily pad and eat flies.
Who am I?
_______________________
(9) I live under bridges and in caves. I eat travelers that pass my way. I am large and ugly. I carry a club. Think of a word that rhymes with 'roll.'
Who am I?
_______________________



Reference : http://bogglesworldesl.com/halloween_worksheets.htm

2010 pumpkins 1

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201o halloween costumes 1

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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.

Week 4; 4-8 oct. 2010; Charlie and the Chocolate Factory- I

homework for 6A group II
Deadline : 13 October 10.00 p.m.

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

Test Results :

Catalina A.-5.5 : (
Razvan A.-9 : )
Mihai Bo-4.75 : (
Ginel B.-4 : (
Daniel C.-4.5 : (
Amalia C.-4.5 : (
Bianca D-7 : (
Georgiana I. -7. 5 : (
Catalin N.-4.5 : (
Vlad P.-6 : (
Bogdan S.-8.5 : (
Sorina S.-4.5 : (
Adela S. -5 : (

FEEDBACK” CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY -1”


NO HOMEWORK FROM : Sandra E.; Gabi P; Bogdan S.; Ioana S.
THE THIRD POST HAS NO NAME. WHOSE IS IT ?




Georgiana I.

In the film Charlie’s family has two beds, and IN the book THERE IS ONLY one.
In the film there is a palace of chocolate, but in the book THERE is not.
In the film Charlie’s father works at a toothpaste factory, but IN the book HE does not work.
In the film Charlie has not been sent to bed, but in the book HE HAS .
In the film THE workers were fired, but in the book THEY were not fired.
In the book, Charlie had got chocolate once a year, FOR his birthday, in the film there are no indications.
In the film Charlie is sleeping in the attic, but in the book HE is sleeping with his parents.
In the film Charlie is building a factory of toothpaste tops, but in the book he ISN’T

‘ IS NOT THE SAME WITH “

Catalin N

1. In the film THERE were two beds but in the book THERE was just a bed.
2. In the film THERE was an Indian Prince who haD a Chocolate Palace but in the book THERE wasn't a palace.
3. In the film, Charlie's father worked at the toothpaste factory but in the book there are no indicationS .

Cora N
Attic

Gelu P
In the film Mr. Wonka MADE a chocolate palace for a king, in the book THERE weren’t any indicationS about it.
…in the film THERE weren’t any indications
In the film all the people WHO worked at the Chocolate Factory were fired,…
In the book Charlie had chocolate once a year, in the film THERE WASN’T any indication.

Vlad P.
1. In the film THERE are two beds, but in the book THERE is just one .
2. In the film THERE is an Indian Chocolate Palace but in the book THERE is NOT any palace.
3. In the film, Charlie's father worked at a toothpaste factory and in the book THERE is no indication ..
5. In the book some other creatures work in the factory and in the film THERE ARE fired workers.
6. In the book Charlie has got chocolate once a year and in the film there IS no indication
8. In the film Charlie haS a factory made by toothpaste tops but in the book there are no indications .

Liana P.
... just ONE/A bed in the book.
3.In the book we have no INDICATIONS about..
6.Charlie has got a bar of chocolate once a year in the book, but in the film THERE are no indications.

Sorina S.
1.In the movie I saw a chocolate castle but in the book they did not say anything about that.
2.In the movie Charlie's father was working in a paste factory but in the book IT is not specified.
3.In the movie the boy went alone TO bed but in the book he was senT to bed by his mother.
4.In the movie I saw some workers but in the book other creatures wERE working in THE factory.
5.In the book Charlie was allowed to eat chocolate once a year but in the movie IT is not specified.
6.In the movie Charlie had his room in the attic but in the book they say that he doesN't have his own room!
7.In the movie Charlie haD a MODEL factory but in the book IT is not specified this thing.
8.In the movie THERE were 2 beds but in the book THERE is just one bed

Adela S.
In the film THERE ARE two beds AND in the book THERE IS just one bed.
In the film Charlie's father WORKS at A toothpaste factory AND in the book THERE IS no indication.
3. In the film he WENT TO BED BY HIMSELF AND in the book Charlie was SENT to bed.
4. In the film THERE WERE fired workers AND in the book some other creatures workED in the factory.
5. IN the film THERE WAS no indication THAT Charlie has got A BAR OF chocolate once a year.
6.In the film theY had a room in the attic AND in the book Charlie slePT with the his parents.
7.In the film Charlie had a factory mAde of toothpaste tops or in the book he didn't...


Daniel T.
In Charlie's house THERE were two beds in the film,in the book THERE was just one bed.
In the film, Charlie's father worked at a toothpaste factory, but in the book there IS no indication about his job.
In the film THERE are fired workers,…
…Charlie had got chocolate once a year, FOR his birthday,


GEORGIANA, CATALIN , SORINA , ADELA – 1 EXTRA POINT TO BE USED FOR THE NEXT GRADE
CORA, GELU, VLAD, LIANA, DANI -2 EXTRA POINTS TO BE USED FOR THE NEXT GRADE

THOSE WITHOUT HOMEWORK – MINUS 2 POINTS FROM THE NEXT GRADE

Invitation to this year's extra-curricular activities

Week 3; 27.09-1.10.2010; Your Factfile-What's your sign ?

Claudia C.



Daniel T.

Engleza zodii

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Mihai Bu.

Follow the next link to the WebQuest regarding zodiacal signs http://www.zunal.com/webquest.php?w=1675.

Week 2; 20-24.09.2010; Greetings from my student

Your chance to get a 10 ! Week 2;26th September-European Day of Languages

http://edl.ecml.at/LanguageFun/Selfevaluateyourlanguageskills/tabid/2194/language/en-GB/Default.aspx

The 'Self-evaluate your language skills' game helps you to assess your level of proficiency in the languages you know according to six reference levels defined within the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.(CEFR). The scale of reference, developed within the Council of Europe's CEFR in 2001, is recognised as a European standard for grading an individual's language proficiency and is widely used within national language education systems, in certification and by employers.

When answering the questions within the application please remember that this is a self-assessment procedure and the results only reflect a part of your skills and that this is a game! Only you know what you can really do with your languages.

I would like you to write down a message for the celebration of the European Day of Languages.Your work, if good, will be graded accordingly .

Deadline 26.09.2010 ; 10.00 pm

Week 2; 20-24.09.2010; "Factfile" Activity Book

From all these exercises and you will have a test.
Try to solve them ,and if you have questions, post your questions as a comment below. Your colleagues will answer to your questions. I will not intervene at this moment. Try to use your peers' knowledge to clarify your problems.
Period :20.09-4.10.2010

Week 2; 20-24.09.2010;Extra 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.

Deadline for homework :25.09.2010

Week 2; 20-24.09.2010; Fotobabbles

This is an example of a personal photo description. You have to do the same using http://www.fotobabble.com/.

First you have to create a free account.
Then click on " Create a Fotobabble" .
Choose a holiday/ trip / celebration picture from your computer.
Record (using your microphone )the next facts about the photo :
- where you went
- who you went with
- where you stayed
- what you did
- what the food was like
- what the weather was like
Note: It is better to have your description written before you record it .

When you click on ' Record ' button that means you can start talking .
When ready , click on ' Stop'.
You can record as many times as you want in order to have a good recording . You can do that by clicking on 'Play ' button to check it .

When ready , copy and paste the'Link to this Fotobabble' below and post it as a comment here.

Deadline for homework :28.09.2010

Week 1; Rules for blogging ; 13-17.09 2010

1. Please, no last names, school names or addresses.

2. Do not link to your personal blog/journal from your school blog; you might reveal information on there that you don't want to reveal on your school blog.


3. If you want to write your opinion on a topic, make sure you're not going to be offensive to anyone as you write it.


4. Always make sure you check over your post for spelling errors, grammar errors, and your use of words.


5. Never disrespect someone else in your blog, whether it's a person, an organization, or just a general idea. You don't want someone making a stab at what you are passionate about; don't do it to someone else.


6. Don't write about other people without permission; if you can't get their permission, use first names only. Never share someone elses last name.


7. Watch your language! We're not at home, we are at school, this has to be at least remotely professional looking.


8. Make sure things you write about are factual. Don't be posting about things that aren't true.

9. Keep it education-oriented. That means that you probably shouldn't discuss your plans for the weekend.


Resource http://www.budtheteacher.com/wiki/index.php?title=Blogging_Rules



A good way to learn English is…


1. In class with a professional English teacher.
2. In a café with a native speaker of English (not necessarily a teacher)
3. Living in a country where people speak English.
4. Having a class blog in English.
5. Watching films and TV in English.
6. Repeating what the teacher says in class.
7. Keeping a notebook of new words.
8. Doing some English homework (writing or reading) very often.
9. Having lots of tests in class to help us remember.
10. Using a bilingual dictionary.
11. Reading in English.
12. Speaking English with other students in the class.
13. Interacting with English speakers.

Resource : Onestopenglish 2002- photocopiable for use in class .Taken from speaking practice www.onestopenglish.com at http://www.onestopenglish.com/section.asp?catid=59414&docid=149727


Instructions:

-read the options carefully
-think about other options to use in order to learn English
-write a comment at this post with your opinion
-pay attention when you write, your comment cannot be edited


Additional exercises on question tags :

http://www.english-zone.com/grammar/tags04.html