INVENTORS ( 9th YEAR)

"Inventors & Inventions"- CLASS PRESENTATION AND RESEARCH:
(Get the Word files: Report and  List)
Visit the following webpages for searching information:

• >The Great Idea Finder
• >Inventors' Hall of fame
• > Famous inventors and inventions
• >Enchanted learning: zoom inventors and inventions

Follow these steps: (1) choose your inventor & invention from the List ; (2) do the research and present the information on a written work - follow the Report topics; (3) pick up a picture or an item to show in class and finally (4) prepare the oral presentation.

NOTICE THE EVALUATION:

• > written work 40% ( neat work, correct language, important information, creativity) - ex: A4 poster/ movie  
• > oral presentation 60% ( clear communication and language, important information, creativity)

ON THE "COMMENTS" YOU CAN WRITE:
- YOUR CLASS, No. and INVENTOR/INVENTION THAT YOU'VE CHOSEN (with a 2nd option within brackets).

* DON'T CHOOSE OTHER STUDENTS' INVENTION.

Food ( 9th, 8th YEARS)

LISTEN about healthy snacks ( here), fast food restaurant ( here) favourite food ( here), eating habits and traditions ( here).
READ here the "Conversation Questions" to help you write/ talk about food.
DO the Food Pyramid quiz to check what you know about a Healthy Diet.

CHRISTMAS

 A) Try these links for CHRISTMAS CARDS:

• cards1
• cards2
• cards3
• an interactive card

B) Go to these pages for CHRISTMAS GAMES / activity:

• vocabulary activity1
• games
• activities1
• activities2 
• a story
• a christmas alphabet book
• riddles 

C) Find nice CHRISTMAS CLIPART:

• clipart1 
• clouring pages

D) Visit also Santa Claus Village here. Other ideas and activities here.

FAMILIES - PROJECT WORK (Year 7)

Do you know "The Adams Family", "The Simpsons", " Malcolm in the Middle"?

PROJECT 1
Think of a FAMOUS FAMILY or a STRANGE FAMILY ( from a TV series, a film...) and WRITE:

A. a short paragraph about it ( family life, habits, personalities)
OR
B. an interview to one of the characters ( ask & answer about family members, habits)

PROJECT 2
- Create a fictional family - a funny family, a weird family, the perfect family ...
Find faces and names for all members and write about them - their relationships, activities, likes and dislikes.

by Norman Rockwell

***HERE is a useful page with conversation questions about families.

NOW, WATCH AND ENJOY!

TONGUE TWISTERS

Improve your English and have a good laugh trying some funny TONGUE TWISTERS!

GO TO THE FOLLOWING LINKS: LISTEN & REPEAT.

• tongue-twisters 1
• tongue-twisters 2

HAPPY ST PATRICK'S DAY

Find interesting things about Ireland and St Patrick's Day on these links:

• http://www.discoverireland.ie/
• http://www.discoverireland.com/pt/

VALENTINE´S DAY (2)

Love Words come easy...

Watch the videos below and then write what comes to your mind about LOVE!

• >Listen to a famous love song ( "And I love her" ), read funny poems and find help with some vocabulary. Enjoy!
• >Try to write your poem online here or there. It's easy!
• > Read these love quotes.
• >Find images on the internet. Ex. valentine clipart, valentine cards, etc
• >You can DOWNLOAD these files ( word doc), too: Valentine's rhymes and Love letter model.

TRICK OR TREAT BAGS

These are the bags done by students from 7ºE, 7ºF (2009-2010). They are so cool!

To find more ideas you can visit the links and sites below:

1. http://www.bhg.com/holidays/halloween/crafts/candy-covers/
2. http://www.marthastewart.com/article/trick-or-treat-bags
3. halloween templates
4. http://www.firstpalette.com/Craft_themes/Special_Occassions/Halloween/Ghost_Trick_or_Treat_Bag/Ghost_Trick-or-Treat_Bucket.html

Be creative! Write some words on your bag: Boo! Be aware! Happy Halloween!...

WITCHCRAFT FOR FUN

Hallowe'en...

witches, magicians, wizzards to be seen...

Gather all your magic powers and get ready to create some funny MAGIC POTIONS and nice POTION LABELS for the bottles...

Find help on the links below:

• A wizard's book ( magic potions text)
• Potion Labels and Spells
• The Magic Spell story and activities about Halloween and Magic potions
• Magic words

WIGGLE YOUR FINGERS, WIGGLE YOUR THUMBS,

THAT'S THE WAY THE MAGIC COMES!

Notice - We're just doing this for fun ( and for learning some English, of course)! Do not offend anyone!

HALLOWEEN FILMS - TIM BURTON & OTHERS

There are plenty of films for Halloween!

Watch Tim Burton's:

• The Nightmare Before Christmas,
• The Corpse Bride,
• Sleepy Hollow
• Short Animated Film: Vincent,

And also the famous Animated series:

• The Simpsons' episodes on Halloween,
• Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown

SUGGEST YOUR FAVOURITE HALLOWEEN FILMS TO THE COMMENTS.

HALLOWEEN STORIES

October 31st is Halloween!

In the USA it's time for trick or treating and for great fun at Halloween parties.

It's also when we tell some horror stories with scary creatures and terrifying details.

Visit the HALLOWEEN LINKS (on the right) to read some stories and get ready to write your own Horror Story.

To be in the right mood watch

Gorillaz video "Clint Eastwood" or " Fire coming out of a monkey's head"

Then, START WRITING! - "It's all in your head!"

***Take a look at a "Vincent" poem, by Tim Burton, on an ealier post.

ANIMATED MOVIE

Make an ANIMATED MOVIE with the help of Zimmer Twins!
 You have to sign in first. Then, get to know the characters and make up your own story:
Use your imagination to go backwards and forwards in time and decide WHERE to, WHEN and HOW the Zimmer Twins travel, WHAT they do and WHAT they say.
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN? WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO FIND?