Describing your Weekend!

Hi everyone! 

How was your weekend?

Here are some more informal expressions to ask someone about their weekend:

“What did you get up to at the weekend?"

“Did you get up to much at the weekend?”

And here are some useful phrasal verbs you could use:

1. To catch up on: to do something you didn’t have time to do before
-“I caught up on some rest” (to catch is an irregular verb)

2. To wind down: to relax after hard work or stress

-“I wound down a bit” (to wind is an irregular verb)

3. To chill out: to relax after hard work or stress

-“I chilled out all day on the sofa”

4. To work flat out: to be very busy or to do something as fast as possible

-“I worked flat out to meet the deadline”

5. To have your eyes glued to the screen: to be completely focused on the TV screen, watching a show or film that you really like.

-“That film was amazing! My eyes were glued to the screen the whole time”

Look at the example below. This is Tom's weekend:

Tom has been extremely busy with his schoolwork recently, so he decided to chill out at the weekend. He has been studying flat out, working day and night to meet deadlines. He has been exhausted. Some of his friends wanted to talk to him but it was time to wind down. He really needed to catch up on some rest, so he spent all day Saturday chilling out on the sofa watching his favourite series, House Of Cards, on Netflix. Tom loves the storylines and characters and finds the show so interesting. It felt so good to put his feet up without any interruptions. He lay there eating snacks with his eyes glued to the screen, watching episode after episode.

Can you describe your weekend, using some of the phrasal verbs above?

Have fun :)

Leah

A God's Eye Craft

 A God's Eye Craft

A God's Eye is an ornament made by weaving several colors of yarn around wooden sticks. The X shape is typically made from sticks found in the yard or with popsicle sticks (also known as craft sticks).


For this craft, I used two different yarn colors, so that you can see the "God's Eye" better, but you can just use one color.



Materials needed for this craft:

• Yarn of any color

• Two sticks

• scissors

*Optional:You can use a glue gun to secure the two sticks at the beginning, this will make the start easier. However, you must have adult supervision when using a glue gun.


Comment below:
*What's your favorite craft to make at home?


*If you decide to make a God's eye, please send a picture of your final work to
  englishassistantseuropa@gmail.com
 
Write "God's Eye, your name and classroom" in the subject line. Thanks! 

Students' Pictures From Pronoun Pizza Activity!

Great job!

(Daniella Gutierrez from 2A)

                                                                (Mario from 2A)

                                                                  (Lucas Lopez from 2A)

                                                       (Alvaro de la Fuente from 1B)

                                                                  (Paula from 2A)

                                                                  (Paula from 2A)

                                                              (Maksim from 2B)

                                                                 (Carolina from 1B)

                                                                 (Carolina from 1B)

                                                                   (Taylor from 2B)

                                                                         (Taylor from 2B)

                                                               (Alvaro Roldan from 1B)

                                                              (Alvaro Roldan from 1B)     

(Miriam from 2A) 

(Miriam from 2A)  

(Miriam from 2A)

(Sofia Perez from 2A)

(Sofia Perez from 2A)


 

 (Helena from 2B)
                                                                                                      (Helena's mum Pronoun Pizza)

   (Helena and her mum from 2B)

 (Ainara Cotado)

 (Ainara Cotado 2A)

(Marta from 1A)

                                                                   (Valeria Sanz from 2A)

                                                                    (Alma from 1B)

                                                                       (Alma from 1B)

                                                                 (Enrique from 2B)

                                                                (Lucas from 2B)

                                                                     (Laura from 1A)

                                                                   (Angela from 2B)

                                                                (Sonia from 2B)





                          Thank you children for sharing your pronoun pizzas. They all look delicious!
                                                   Thank you parents for your support!
                                                    Thank you teachers for your hard work!

Famous Works of Art

Hello!
Please look through all the these famous works of art and in the comments tell me which one stands out to you most and why!

Why do you think people like them and what makes them special? How do they make you feel?

Sunday Afternoon On The Island Of La Grande Jatte
Georges Seurat

View Of Toledo
El Greco


The Great Wave Off Kanagawa
Katsushika Hokusai

Dance At The Moulin De La Galette
Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Las Meninas
Diego Velazquez


Las Meninas
Pablo Picasso


Portrait Of Adele Bloch-Bauer I
Gustav Klimt


Vendedora de flores
Diego Rivera


Dance at Bougival
Pierre Auguste Renoir


Still Life with Fruits
Fernando Botero

Let's talk about pets!

Hello boys and girls! It’s FRIDAY! 

So today I have a special treat for you. I am posting a picture of my friend's dog Logan. 
And yes, he was named after the superhero movie :) He is the sweetest dog in the world! 
He likes to run and play with his squeaky toys. I don’t have a dog, so my friend used to share 
him with me :)

Comment below:

1. Do you have a pet? 
2. What’s its name?
3. If you don’t have a pet, would you like to have one? If so, what kind of pet would you like to have? 
   
   
   
   
   
   

   
   This is Miriam's pet. Her name is Lisa :) 

Meet Ainara's pet, Purpurina! :)

 Laura's enormous dogs!

Oliver Twist Chapter 1 - The Workhouse

Hi everyone and happy Friday!

Please watch my video below - I am reading chapter 1 of Oliver Twist. I don't expect you to understand everything, but I hope you understand some parts of the story.

Can you summarise this chapter in your own words? You must include:

- Where Oliver lived before his ninth birthday and why

- Where Oliver lived after his ninth birthday

- Information about Mr Bumble and Mr Sowerberry.

Enjoy!

Leah

Shape Collage: Part 2

Hello 3rd and 4th graders!
Time for part 2 of our collage project.

Your paint should be all dry before you start.

Now you can cut up your shapes in all different ways and glue them on to another piece of paper to make your collage. Don't forget to clean up all the paper afterwards.
Here are my examples below!

Respond in the comments by saying how the project turned out! 

Did you like it? What shapes and colors did you use? Did you make a big or small collage? Would you do it again? What would you do differently?

Email a picture of your final collage to englishassistantseuropa@gmail.com and I'll post all the collages I receive in a few days! :)