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Unit 4 - Street musicians.

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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

Unit 4 - Kate's music.

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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

Unit 3 - Our winning presentation

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!

Unit 3 - Secret map.

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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!. .

Unit 3 - We can sing it louder!

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?.

Unit 3 - Special guest worksheet

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

Unit 3 - A few ideas for the videocall

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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!.

Unit 3 - Joey's password.

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

Unit 3 - Social media reading.

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

Unit 3 - Friends across time questions.

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

Unit 3 - Friends across time.

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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

Unit 2 - The games you did.

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!