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

sábado, 22 de noviembre de 2014

HALLOWEEN

Halloween is coming soon!!
Listen to the pumpkin and fill in the gaps. 
Then repeat the poem and learn it for our Halloween party!!
FIVE LITTLE PUMPKINS
Five little pumpkins sitting on a __________. 
The first one said, “Oh my, it’s __________!”. 
The second one said, “There are ___________ in the air”. 
The third one said, “But we don’t ___________”. 
The fourth one said, “let’s __________, let’s run”. 
The fifth one said, “Isn’t Halloween ____________?”. 
Then woooo went the wind. And out went the __________. 
And five little pumpkins rolled out of ____________. 

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lunes, 10 de noviembre de 2014

FAMOUS BUILDINGS AROUND EUROPE

Let's learn about famous buildings in Europe. 
Where are these famous buildings located?:




Now it's time to investigate. Choose one of the buildings and search on the internet some information about it. Write a report, and you'll read it in class next week.

domingo, 2 de noviembre de 2014

SPEAKING: "DESCRIBING MY SUPERHERO"

Today we are going to describe our favourite superhero.
Mine is this one:

And this is my description about her:


Now it's your turn. Choose one of these superheroes and prepare a description. You'll read it in class to your mates.

You can read my superhero's description here

READING COMPREHENSION: "ABOUT MINECRAFT"

After reading some more information about MINECRAFT in this Slide Share presentation, answer to the questions below in your notebook:


QUESTIONS:
  1. When was Minecraft game created?
  2. Who was the creator of Minecraft?
  3. Where is he/she from? 
  4. Which Minecraft version is currently on the net? 
  5. How often is the game updated? 
  6. Were animals, trees and lakes in the first version of the game? 
  7. Which is one of the most famous youtube channels about Minecraft? 
  8. Which company made the game? 
  9. Is Minecraft portable? 

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


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