European Day of Languages #autoretratolingüístico

Another year the 26th of September is here and we want to celebrate again THE EUROPEAN DAY OF LANGUAGES. Let's go and learn a bit more about this day watching these two videos.

We can enjoy a bit more learning about different languages with this LANGUAGE QUIZ we have found at the European Day of Language Website.  (Click on the picture)

Now it is time to work. We are going to reflex about languages in our life. We are going to write and draw OUR LANGUAGE SELF-PORTRAIT. 

TARGET: Record a video in which you tell everybody your relation with languages in your life. 

STEPS WE HAVE TO FOLLOW:

1. Draw a quick timeline about your languages.

• When did you say the first word in your mother tongue?
• When did you start learning English?
• Who was your teacher?
• What other important things have you done with the languages (Plays, won a competition about compositions, etc...)?
• Did you travel abroad and learn any word?
• Did you meet any foreign person?

2. Write your script about the video. Use these patterns to write it. 

• Hi my name is .........  I'm ...................years old.  My mother tongue is ......................
• I said my first word when I was...................... years old. It was ......................
• I started learning English when I was ........................... My first teacher was..........................
• The first time I travel abroad was to ................................ I learnt some new words like ................ It means.
• I also learn .................................. when I was ...................................... 
• I know a few words of other languages like ........................................
• This is all about me and my languages. Bye, Bye. 

3. Let your teacher to check your script. 

4. Look for a partner to record the video with you. It will be easier. 

5. When you finish you need to upload it to YOUTUBE. 

This short and easy video will help you in case you need. 

As a title you will use #autoretratrolingüístico (Name)
The tags we will use:

• Colsangregorio.
• European Day of Languages. 
• English Year 5
• Biografía Lingüística. 

6. Send the link to your teacher through EDMODO. 

Here you can watch an example of what we are asking you to do. 

Reunión con las familias de 6ºA

Esta será la presentación que se mostrará en la reunión con las familias de 6ºA durante el curso 2014/15.

CELLS (Science Y5 - Unit 1)

What is a cell?

They are...

Cells differ in shape and size.

Cells have three parts

 There are animal cell and plant cell. 
Do you know which is plant cell?

Following this link you will be able to explore a cell through a 3D model:

Centre of the Cell: Explore a cell.

Let's learn a bit more about cells and tissues in the next link:

Centre of the Cell: What is a Cell?

Check what you have learnt in this lesson. 

LIVING THINGS, PICTURES & PUZZLES (Science Y5 - Unit 1)

LET'S HAVE A LOOK TO THIS VIDEO, IT WILL HELP YOU TO UNDERSTAND THIS TOPIC.

The characteristics of the living things are:

• They are born from other living things.
• They eat.
• They react to their environment.
• They grow.
• They reproduce.
• Finally, they die.

We have learnt this with the help of Mr.Bean and their frogs...

We can check what you have learnt about living things and non-living things quiz. 

THE OPEN DOOR WEBSITE: The living things and non living things quiz. 

Here you can find the flashcards (pictures) about the unit 1 LIVING THINGS. You can download them to use in your diagrams.

BORROWERS & PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE (English Y5)

Today, Y5B is going to start Unit 1. First of all, we will watch the trailer of "The Borrowers" and we are going to speak about them (Also we will do some activities).

Let's read a bit more about "The Borrowers". 
WIKIPEDIA: "The Borrowers"

After reading the first paragraph try to answer the following questions:

• Who was the author?
• Is it a new book or an old fashioned one?
• Why was titled "The Borrowers"?

Furthermore, we are going to practice and learn the prepositions of place in English, we are going to focus our attention on these ones:

• behind
• between
• in 
• in front of
• on
• next to 
• under

With the following song you will identify all of them:

With the following links you can practise and play with the prepositions. 

British Council: Prepositions of place. 

ESL Games Plus: Where is the Monkey?

We can also review all the vocabulary related with the different rooms of the house with this simple game.

British Council: Rooms Hangman

Let's continue with our Class Book page 4

ENJOY & LEARN

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