English Monkey Paradise

Good afternoon! We had a lot of fun solving the case of Matthew's missing guitar, right?. In case you don't remember, here is the solution to the treasure hunt: The first clue was December 2th. That's Christmas!. You found it in a picture, with a calendar on the wall. The second clue was green. It was a card found in Matthew's pocket. The third clue was lights. It's the thing that bulbs, the sun and a candle have in common!. The third clue was "under". You found it in a wordsearch. So, where was Matthew's guitar?. That's right, under the Christmas tree!. Do you think Santa did it?

Good afternoon! Here are the lyrics to the song we worked on today! One of a kind. I want to be a musician, there's a lot of things I can sing about. I want my songs to be beautiful and clever too!. (Chorus) And when you listen to my song you really really want to sing along. Come with me into our classroom we will make a song that's one of a kind!. I want to be a musician, I want to play my songs for my friends. We can all get together and sing it again!. (Chorus) And when you listen to my song you really really want to sing along. Come with me into our classroom we will make a song that's one of a kind!. Did you like the song?. You can get some ideas for the topics of your own songs!.

Good afternoon! Today we had a very interesting class, didn't we? I think we all learned a lot and maybe we will grow up a bit as a result. If you want to review the text we read, here it is. Don't forget to answer the questions in the end. There are two groups of questions, one for you and other for your family! Do you think the things your parents say are important to you?. What about your friends?. And your teachers?. Sure you pay attention to them when they speak to you but... do you pay attention to what music is saying?. Maybe you don't know but many famous songs actually deal with very bad topics. There are songs about wanting to be a criminal, about men hurting women or about being irresponsible. Think about it, do you want to be criminal?. Would you want your best friend to be hurt?. Would you be happy if your parents were irresponsible?. Without you knowing, you may be singing about these things and making it worse!. It is hard, but there are some thi

Good afternoon! Here there are a few genres you can have for your bands: Rock. Funk. Pop. Dance. Folk. Classical. Jazz. Also, good ideas for songs can be: Save the planet. Your favourite movies. Your favourite games. Think about them. Next session we will ask our E-Twinning partners what do they think about your ideas. Have a nice weekend!

Good afternoon! This is the interview we listened to yesterday. I added the solution to the hidden words too. You can download the file here so you can listen at home. Interviewer : Hello Matthew. Please, introduce yourself. Matthew : Hi!. My name is Matthew and I am a street musician. Interviewer : What [noun] instruments do you play? Matthew : I play guitar and I sing. I write my own songs but sometimes I play famous [noun] songs too. Interviewer : How long have you been playing?. Matthew : Well, I studied classical guitar 9 years ago, when I was [number] ten years old. Interviewer : How did you start performing in the [place] street ?. Matthew : I love classical guitar, but I also wanted to write my own lyrics and tell people my stories. Interviewer : Are you successful?. Matthew : No. I can't make a fortune like this. I earn enough to pay for food, train tickets and a room. Interviewer : Have you considered quitting?. Matthew

Good afternoon! This is the text we read in class today. I want you to read it again and find the new words. I also put the questions and answers in the end, so you can correct them. Street musicians How do you usually listen to music?. Probably you use Youtube or Spotify, in your computer or mobile phone. Did you know that you can listen to live music on the street?. It's a very interesting thing. Read on if you like music!. On the streets of big cities or around underground stations you can find musicians. Many of them compose their own music and play it every day for the thousands of people that pass every day. They probably play for more people than famous singers!. Street musicians are very varied. You can find a single person singing and playing guitar, rock bands, classical musicians and folk bands. All around the same place. It's a lot more than what you get when you go to a concert. Also, you should know that street musicians must be talented to succe

Good afternoon! Here is the story I told you today about Kate and Tiago's music. I have also included the questions and answers we did before so you can learn new vocabulary. Kate is a girl your age. She likes videogames, books and basketball. But over all, Kate really really loves music! This is Tiago, he was Kate's favourite musician until she learned some Spanish. Tiago is singing about terrible things!. So many stereotypes and foul words!. Kate is dissapointed in Tiago. He is not singing about love, friendship and fun! Kate is also very happy she learned some Spanish: now she can begin to understand what musicians are singing about. She has made a decision: she will learn to play guitar, start a band and sing her own songs. What about you?. Wouldn't you like to start your own band?. Answer the questions using "Yes" or "No". Kate likes videogames, books and football. [Answer] No. She likes videogames, books a

Good afternoon! Good work on the presentations. We all know there's a team that did it specially well, so as a reward we are uploading their presentation here! . Just in case, here is the text from their decalogue : Our six rules : You have to divide your time between study, play, family and computer. It is easier to talk to your friends that to message them. You must be very careful of what you write because it can stay forever. You must not contact strangers. Talk to your parents about what you do online. Have fun!. These are some of our favourite websites : http://mini-mundi.com/ http://www.cernland.net/index.html?l=es https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/sp/ Congratulations!

Good afternoon! Here is the secret map board we did today!. You can download the image and play at home with your parents too, test their English :). I am sorry the 500 points didn't come up. Maybe next time!. . PS: Ross wants to thank you for saving his thanksgiving in the treasure hunt today!. .

Good afternoon! The best way to start the week is with a song!. Here are the lyrics to the song we studied today. As we said in class, I want you to change some words and bring them the next day. We can sing it louder. Hello there, my name is Edward. I live in London in 1982. I'm writing a letter to my friend Susan, she's in sixth grade too. (Chorus) I like to get to know my friends, Share our stories and play games too. I think I will sing them this song, I can sing it louder if I sing it with you. Hello there, my name is Marie. I live in Boston in 2016. I'm writing an email to my friend Joey, he's in sixth grade too. (Chorus) I like to get to know my friends, Share our stories and play games too. I think I will sing them this song, I can sing it louder if I sing it with you. I know Luis wants to write a new stanza about our class. Can anybody help him?.

Good afternoon! I think we did a good job at asking questions to our special guest but remember that she also wanted to teach us some things! Just so we don't forget, she gave me two special worksheets for you. You can check the solution for the first but do not cheat!. The second one is for you to show to your parents and work with them, like we did in the past unit. It is very important that you share this with your parents. I know that computers are fun, but they can be dangerous too and parents can help. This is for you . Do not cheat and look at the answers yet!. Answer, then look at the answers and think about them and about what our guest said today. People all over the world think the same. [Answer] No. But we respect everybody. We can tell how a person is by knowing where he or she is from. [Answer] No. Every person is different, we should not have prejudice. Older people post their pictures on the Internet. [Answer] [Answer

Good afternoon! Today we were writing down some ideas for our videocall with our E-Twinning friends. I wanted to post a picture of the blackboard so we don't forget good manners when introducing ourselves and a few tricks. We will study some more ways to make the videocall fun, but I need you to think about fun things to talk about. Can you please do that? Finally, our friends are studying Spanish too. Why don't you prepare some sentences about our culture and our accent? I am sure they will like it!.

Good afternoon! Remember when we listened to the conversation today?. Here we have the conversation and the solution to the exercise so you can study new vocabulary. We also spoke about the conversation in class and I want to ask you some questions. What is Marie doing right?. What is Marie doing wrong?. Why are computer viruses dangerous for our digital identities?. In invite you to think about these questions so you can ask when our expert visits!. Mom - I'm home Marie!. What are you [Verb] doing ?. Marie - I am just browsing the internet and saving some [Noun] pictures . Mom - Good. Did you chat with Joey today? Marie - No, but he sent me an very strange [Noun] email . Mom - A very strange email?. His mom told me he lost his password. Marie - Really?. Mom - Yes. Can I [Verb] see the email, just to be safe?. Marie - Of course. Mom - Oh... I see, he got a virus on the [Noun] computer . Be careful

Good afternoon! Here is the text we read in class today. You can find it in your booklet too. Don't forget to bring the answers to the questions so we can discuss them during the next session! Children like you use social media every day. There are many good things about social media but also many dangers and things you need to know. Social media can help you to: Connect with friends and family. Share ideas, music and art. Meet friends with similar interests. But social media can be dangerous: People can watch your videos and pictures. Things you upload can be copied. People can lie about who they really are. Fill in the gaps with the following options and answer the questions. about deleted social media themselves friends Here are the questions : Children don't use _____ social media every day. True or false?. Everything _____ about social media is bad. True or false?. Social media is the only way to keep in tou

Good afternoon! I almost forgot to post the questions and answers we did in class today. The question about Edward's age is tricky, but I am sure you can remember how to do it, right?. Also, remember to read the text again because there is another question there that we could talk about. Did you like the text?. I think it is very interesting. Have you ever wrote a letter?. Have you ever sent a letter?. Do you know where the nearest mailbox is?. I wrote letters before the Internet arrived :), ask your parents if they did too!. Answer these questions using "Yes" or "No": Edward and Marie are in the fifth grade. [Answer] No Edward's friend Susan lives in the other side of the country. [Answer] Yes Edward's letter can take a week to arrive. [Answer] Yes Marie is writing a letter to Joey. [Answer] No. (She is writing an email). Joey and Marie's parents are frie

Good afternoon! Here is the narration I told you today. I am still very interested in hearing your opinions about the last question: what do you think Marie could tell Edward?. This is Edward. He is a child in the sixth grade like you. Edward lives in 1986. Edward is writing a letter to a pen pal called Susan. She lives in the other side of the country. He is thinking about the things he can say, he is not in a hurry. The letter can take a week to arrive. Edward has never seen Susan, but they are friends anyway. This is Marie. She is also in the sixth grade, but she lives in 2016. Marie has an friend called Joey, who lives across the Ocean. Their parents are good friends too. Marie is writing an email to Joey. The email will arrive almost instantly. She can also chat with Joey or browse the Internet to see what he is doing in social media. Marie has many pictures Joey mailed her of his house and school. What do you think Edward and Marie would

Good afternoon! We did a great work in the games this unit!. We had a great time playing but... I showed the games to the principal and she wants to publish them in the school's website!. Next week I will bring a camera and we will take some pictures of you and the games, for the website. Good work again!

Good afternoon! These are the changed lyrics for the song we did today. I will upload the song later so you can listen to it and remember the new words. Can you count how many vehicles are there in total?. The train leaves the station. There is a plane leaving the airport, There are nine buses taking people to work. These are all things happening in my town before eight o'clock. There is a big boat under the bridge, There are many cars in front of school. These are all things happening in my town before nine o'clock. (Chorus) Every day I arrive at the station. I always hurry to platform eight. I get on the train, sit next to my friends. The train starts and leaves the station behind. There are no planes leaving the airport, There are nine buses taking people home. These are all things happening in my town before five o'clock. There is a big boat down by the river. Children ride their bikes in the park. These are all things happening

Good afternoon! Here is the text we read today after we studied the chart. Tell your parents about the chart, read the text with them and don't forget to do the activities for the next session! Children like you use means of transport every day. There are many good things about them but also many other problems you need to know. Means of transport are good because: They get you to school on time. You can learn things about them with your friends as a hobby. You can visit far away places with your family. But there are also problems: Cars consume a lot of gasoline. Gasoline is not infinite and it will run out. Cars and planes cause a lot of pollution. Traffic jams are usual because there are so many by cars. These are for you to do on your own . Your options are : means of transport infinite contamination visit large These are the questions . Fill in the gaps and answer. Everything about _____ is good. True or false?. Gasoline is _____. Tr

Good afternoon! Here is the mad-lib we did at the end of the class, about Halloween. Tonight's the game ! The one game we all wait for, well next to Andalusia's Day . My dog and I are going to be a train and a station . The model turns green . The carrots are lit. We're ready to collect our pijamas !. A quick meet on the door to leave what we get. Yes!, it's a tomato , my favourite I bet!. More planes to arrive upon, more treats to study , my dad and I are finally done!. Hoorray for Halloween my favourite vacation! That was fun!. If you want to do a few more to prepare for Halloween look in this link .

Good afternoon! I have been reviewing your work and I want to congratulate you. First, the email we sent is fabulous: Hi!. We are happy to write again. This week we are studying means of transportation. We'd like to know how do you go to school. Most of us can walk because school is near, but the teacher tells us that this is not the same in every country. Also, we are making a very cool tabletop game. It is about means of transportation, but also about detectives and two people can play. We will send you pictures when it is done. Are you making anything cool in class?. Let us know. Read you soon! Second, one of the rules you wrote is also very good: If you make a question that cannot be answered by yes/no, you lose two turns. Keep up the good work!

Good afternoon again! Remember the rules we were reading in class?. Here they are again so you can take a closer look. If there is any word you don't understand, look for it in your notebook or in a dictionary. Preparing the game: Shuffle all decks and prepare a timetable with 10 lines (a vehicle, destination, hour and minute). Put all person cards face up. Get the dice out. Place the cut outs on maps, in any reserved place you want. Each person secretly writes a person, timetable line and number between 1 and 6 on their task card. Playing the game: The game is played in turns. The game is played asking yes/no questions. In your turn you can ask a single question or roll the dice and do what it says. First you must guess the person asking about their clothes, hair and so. Next you must guess the timetable line asking about vehicles, times and destinations. Finally you must guess from where the vehicle departs asking for clues in the map! Read t

Good afternoon! Here is the correction of the exercise we did in class today. These are your options : leave meet train plane platform in front of And these are the questions : Where is the information office?. It is _____ in front of the exit. Harry Potter's train leaves from _____ platform 9 and 3/4. Mark and his father go to _____ train fairs to _____ meet other fans. I am not afraid of _____ planes and I like to fly What time does the boat _____ leave ?. At eleven o'clock. Remember to check the site later because I am going to upload the basic instructions for our game!

Good afternoon! This is the crossword we started doing at the end of class. We will finish it in the next lesson. If you don't know who Mark is review the listening exercise :).

Good afternoon again!. I almost forgot to upload the interview we listened to today. I also included the solutions to the questions. Interviewer - What can you tell us about yourself? Mark - My name is Mark, I am 13 [Answer] years old. and I collect model trains. Interviewer - How did you start your collection? Mark - My father collects [Answer] model trains too. He gave me some. Interviewer - What is your favourite model train? Mark - I have two favourites. I have a [Answer] model of the Orient Express that I love. I also have a Japanese Shinkansen that is very [Answer] cool (like your teacher) . Interviewer - Where do you keep your models? Mark - In a shelf, next to each other. Interviewer - Do you have any special place to play with them? Mark - My father has a model with rails, tunnels and stations. We play with it in the [Answer] weekends . Interviewer - Thanks a lot Mark. Have a good weekend :).

Good afternoon! Here you can find the text we read in class today. Don't forget to study the new vocabulary and ask you parents about model trains!. Also, when you are done reviewing the text, you can review the questions we did in class too. They are below the text. Do you like toys?. Sure you have played with cars, planes or trains but, do your parents play with them too?. There are a lot of adults that love toy vehicles: they call these toys "models". For example, model train fans make very complicated circuits, with mountains, tunnels, lights and trees. There are even make little stations, with train platforms and passengers. When train fans meet they share their models. But there is more. There are plane fans that meet on the weekends to fly their planes. They do acrobatics and take pictures of their planes standing next to others on the ground. It is much cheaper than flying in real planes and often more eco-friendly!. There are boat fans to

Good afternoon! Here is the picture we took the other day to review how to say the time. Remember that this is very important for our game this unit!

Good afternoon! Our E-Twinning friends saw our presentation!. Here is what they have to say: Hello friends!. We are very happy to meet you. We loved the pictures of your classroom and we would like to send you a poster so you can put it on the wall. We will mail it as soon as it is done. We also wanted to wish Luis good luck with the tournament and tell you that we are looking forward to work with you this year!. See you soon!. We will read the answer a bit in class next lesson.

Good afternoon! Here is the text we listened to at the beginning of unit 2. You can read it and take a look at the new vocabulary. As always I put in the pictures you liked. You can find the questions and answers at the bottom of the page. Scott lives in a very small town in Wales. There are three children of Scott's age in the town. There is no school in town. Scott and his friends have to take the train to school every day. Sometimes, Scott and his friends are lucky and Scott's mom takes them to school. Sometimes it is other dads that carpools them. It is better for the environment if they carpool. Most days they have to go by train. The train leaves very early, so Scott goes to bed very early too. Scott's elder sister Julie picks him up on the train station every afternoon. Scott wishes he could ride Harry Potter's night bus. That way he could sleep while going to school!. Answer with "Yes" or &qu

Good afternoon!. If you missed on the correction, here is the solution from the booklet activity we did today. Your options are: near walk flats park parents And the questions are: Typical Andalusian towns have white houses but we live in ______ flats We have to ______ walk our dog every day. School is very ______ near my house, I can walk every day. When it rains, my ______ parents give me an umbrella. I love to go to the ______ park in the summer! You can clean up your answers, so that your notebook will be neat.

Good afternoon!. Here is what we listened to Victoria say this morning. I will upload the file as soon as possible. Hi, how are you?. I am [Person name] Victoria ,pleased to meet you. Do you know my friends [Person name] George and Paul?. We live in the same street in [City name] London George has two [Animal name] dogs , Paul has only one cat. Do you know what animals I like?. I like ferrets!. And I have [Number] one . And speaking of things we like, what's your favourite [Place] school subject?. I love Mathematics. We hope to hear from you soon. Bye!. Remember to bring your booklets and notebooks next lesson!.

Hi!. Here you can read the text we did today, so you can study the new words. After the text you can find the booklet questions and answers too. I have also included the color pictures. Maybe they give you ideas for your own presentation!. Hello, my name is George, pleased to meet you. I live in London with my family: my mom, my dad, a little brother, a big sister and two dogs. We live in a house outside the city. It is very different from the houses Andalusian children live in: it has a garden in the front, a yard in the back and lots of red bricks. We have many neighbours in the street. Most of them have children and they are my friends. We play together and go to the same class. My best friends are Paul and Victoria. This is my sixth year of school. I am so happy because this year I joined the chess team!. I want to know more about you and your friends. What can you tell me?. Answer the questions with "Yes" or "No"

This is the video we did last year for our E-Twinning friends. Here is the script for the presentation, in case you need some ideas. "[All] Hello!, we are the 6th grade! [Group a] We are Alba, Oscar, Pablo, Luis and Elena. We like English very much. Our favourite subject is music!. [Group b] We are Sara, Monste, Susana, José and Jaime. We like sports, video-games and the internet. Our favourite subject is English!. [Group c] We are Manuel, Tomás, Sokaina, María and Carmen. We like to spend time with our families, read and play board games. We like all subjects!. [Group d] We are Fuente, Hamza, José Manuel, Kevin and Rafael. We play music on the school radio!. Our favourite subjects are Music and Arts. [Group e] We are Diana, Enrique, Marcos, Fernando and Carmen. We like to play football and our favourite subject is physical education." I look forward to see what you want to say!. If you have any doubts you can comment with the box below, as we explained in cla

This is our website, where we will put all things we do during this year. Your work, your ideas and your questions are welcome here. I invite you to come back often and check, specially after the year is finished. I am sure that next time you check here you will know much more English than you do now!.