Trying to improve my 6th Grade pupils' English using activities based on Minecraft

martes, 28 de octubre de 2014

WRITING. "DESCRIBE YOUR IDEAL HOUSE"

When you play Minecraft, you build houses all the time. Now it's time to build and describe your favourite type of house, but first we are going to learn some useful vocabulary:


You can practice the materials vocabulary here

You can practice the garden vocabulary here

It's time to describe your ideal home. Write your description in a word document. (80-100 words). You can find inspiration in these images:



lunes, 27 de octubre de 2014

LISTENING. "LEMON TREE"

Listen to the song "Lemon tree" by Fool's garden and fill in the gaps with the correct word.



LEMON TREE (FOOL'S GARDEN, 1995)

I'm _____________ here in a boring room
It's just another rainy Sunday afternoon
I'm _____________my time
I got nothing to do
I'm _____________ around
I'm _____________ for you
But nothing ever happens- and I wonder

I'm _____________ around in my car
I'm _____________ too fast
I'm _____________ too far
I'd like to change my point of view
I feel so lonely
I'm _____________ for you
But nothing ever happens- and I wonder

I wonder how
I wonder why
yesterday you told me 'bout the blue blue sky
and all that I can see is just a yellow lemon-tree
I'm ______________ my head up and down
I'm turning turning turning turning turning around
And all that I can see is just another lemon-tree

I'm ______________ here I miss the power
I'd like to go out taking a shower
but there's a heavy cloud inside my head
I feel so tired
put myself into bed
where nothing ever happens- and I wonder

Isolation - is not good for me
Isolation - I don't want to sit on a lemon-tree

I'm _______________ around in a desert of joy
Baby anyhow I'll get another toy
and everything will happen-and you'll wonder

I wonder how
I wonder why
yesterday you told me 'bout the blue blue sky
and all that I can see is just a yellow lemon-tree
I'm ______________ my head up and down
I'm turning turning turning turning turning around
And all that I can see is just another lemon-tree

I wonder how
I wonder why
yesterday you told me 'bout the blue blue sky
and all that I can see , and all that I can see, and all that I can see
is just a yellow lemon-tree


Download the document here