HOW TO BE A BETTER TEACHER

"ABOUT A BOY" FORUM - TOPICS

This activity is for my English students who have read "ABOUT A BOY" by Nick Hornby.
Read the following questions and post your ideas and opinions. There are three different forums, so feel free to check them all.
"GROWING UP HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH AGE" DO YOU AGREE?

WHAT MAKES A GOOD PARENT? WHAT ARE THE MAIN PROBLEMS OF PARENTS NOWADAYS?

SINGLE PARENTHOOD IS VERY COMMON THESE DAYS. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT IT?

ARE THERE BULLIES IN YOUR SCHOOL? WHAT CAN WE DO TO PREVENT BULLYING?

WHAT ARE THE MAIN PROBLEMS THAT TEENAGERS FACE NOWADAYS?

IS IT BETTER TO HAVE A LOT OF FRIENDS OR JUST A FEW? HOW IMPORTANT ARE RELATIONSHIPS IN YOUR LIFE?

"ABOUT A BOY" FORUM - CHARACTERS

This activity is for my English students who have read "ABOUT A BOY" by Nick Hornby.
Read the following questions and post your ideas and opinions. There are three different forums, so feel free to check them all.
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT WILL FREEMAN? DO YOU KNOW ANYONE LIKE HIM?

WHAT ABOUT FIONA? IS SHE A GOOD MOTHER? DO YOU THINK SHE IS HAPPY?


WHAT'S YOUR OPINION ABOUT MARCUS? IS HE WEIRD? WHAT MAKES A WEIRD BOY? WHY DO STUDENTS BULLY DIFFERENT AND WEAK CLASSMATES?

"ABOUT A BOY" FORUM - OPINIONS

This activity is for my English students who have read "ABOUT A BOY" by Nick Hornby.
Read the following questions and post your ideas and opinions. There are three different forums, so feel free to check them all.
DID YOU ENJOY THE BOOK?
WHICH PART DID YOU ENJOY MOST?
DO YOU LIKE THE WAY IT ENDS?
IS IT A REALISTIC BOOK DEALING WITH REAL LIFE PROBLEMS?

AMERICAN ELECTIONS VOCABULARY

This vocabulary list about the American Elections is for my Batxillerat students. Please, read it and memorize it for your exam. Good Luck!
PARTY- PRIMARY ELECTIONS- CANDIDATE- NUCLEAR CODE-MOTTO-PRESIDENT- DEMOCRATS- REPUBLICANS- CAMPAIGN- ELECTIONS- RECESION- HOLD A VOTATION- VICE-PRESIDENT- DEBATE- THE WHITE HOUSE- BALLOTS BOXES

ONCE ACTIVITIES

Have you seen the film ONCE?
Follow this link and you can do some activities to practise vocabulary, reading, and the beatiful song FALLING SLOWLY.

ABOUT A BOY- MIND MAP

Here you can see a mind map with the people, the facts and some vocabulary from the Penguin Reader ABOUT A BOY. You can use it for revision, for writing you opinions, etc...
HERE YOU HAVE SOME WORDS THAT CAN HELP YOU.

CHAPTER 1
A close friend
A quiz show
Shallow
To mind
Weird
To argue

CHAPTER 2
To walk hand-in-hand
At your place
A single mother
To walk away
Without warning
To bully sbd
Selfish
Careless/careful
To babysit
To behave
Upset
To feel like +ing

CHAPTER 3
Odd
To pour
Blanket
A path by the edge of the lake
Ashamed
To hand a present
New Year’s Eve
Embarrassing
A shallow person

CHAPTER 4+5+6
To whisper
To cope with
To stare at
dull


CHAPTER 7+8
Ashamed
To hand a present
New Year’s Eve
Embarrassing
A shallow person

CHAPTER 9+10
A hot water pipe
to kick
involve
crowded
awful
shop-window
to deserve
nearly
to wonder
to give a lift

ENJOY!

YES WE CAN

ENJOY THIS VIDEO AND SING ALONG TO THE MUSIC.
YES, WE CAN.

EL RACÓ INTERACTIU DE CINEMA

Films in English are a great tool to learn this language. I've created a collection of interactive activities that can help you improve your English. Go to the cinema to watch the film, or pop into a DVD hire shop and get a copy of the film. Then sit on your sofa, relax and watch the film in English, of course. Then surf the web and go to the RACO INTERACTIU DE CINEMA and spend some time with the interactive activities. You have more than 12 films to choose from, some of them are in French, too!
Remember, learning English can be fun!
Abel

ENGLISH CAN BE FUN!

Many students have a hard time learning English. Don't be discouraged! English can be fun! English can be a good experience! You just need a little effort, some energy and interesting and funny activities!
My intention with this blog is giving you the opportunity to have activities, links and videos to make your English learning a happier experience.
Spend some time working with these activities and let me know your progress and your opinions with the posts.
Good luck and happy learning!
Abel