Irregular Verbs: A Harry Potter Story

Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs - using the past simple tense:

Harry Potter _________ (1- BE) a very special boy. He _________ (2- BE) a young wizard. His hair ________ (3- BE) black and his eyes ________ (4- BE) green. He ________ (5- HAVE) a scar on his forehead. He ________ (6- LIVE) with his aunt, his uncle and his cousin. He ________ (7- NOT BE) happy living there because they ___________ (8- NOT LOVE) him.

One day, he ________ (9- GET) a letter from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He ________ (10- BE) a new student there!!  He ___________ (11- BUY) a new pet too - an owl. Its name _________ (12- BE) Hedwig.

Rubeus Hagrid ____________ (13- RESCUE) Harry from his aunt and uncle's house and __________ (14- GO) to Diagon Alley with Harry. There, he ____________ (15- BUY) his new clothes, books and his wand.

He ________ (16- GO) to school for the first time by train on Platform 9 ¾. There, he __________ (17- MEET) his new friends: Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. They __________ (18- TALK) and __________ (19- EAT) sweets and chocolate.

They ____________ (20- ARRIVE) at school and __________ (21- HAVE) a big dinner with all the students and the teachers. A special hat (the Sorting Hat) __________ (22- SELECT) a house for the students. Harry, Ron and Hermione __________ (23- BECOME) members of Gryffindor House. They _________ (24- BE) very happy!

At school, they __________ (25- TAKE) Potions classes, History of Magic classes and Defence against the Dark Arts classes. Harry also ____________ (26- PLAY) a sport - Quidditch. He __________ (27- HAVE) a broom, the Nimbus 2000, because he __________ (28- FLY) and __________ (29- CATCH) a ball - the Snitch.

Draco Malfoy ________ (30- NOT LIKE) Harry. He ________ (31- BE) a member of Slytherin House and always __________ (32- TRY) to beat Harry. 

Now answer the following questions:

1. Who did Harry Potter live with?

2. Did Snape rescue Harry Potter?

3. What did Harry Potter buy?

4. Where did Harry meet his new friends?

5. What did the Sorting Hat do?

6. Which house were Harry and his friends sorted into?

7. Did Harry play a sport?

8. Did Draco Malfoy like Harry? 

 

The Paper Bag Princess

Hello boys and girls!

Today we are going to listen to The Paper Bag Princes by Robert Munsch.

Comment below:

After listening to the story, answer one of the following questions:

1) Do you think the princess was brave? If so, how was she brave?

2) Compare Elizabeth to a more traditional princess. How is she different?

3)  What happened at the end of the story?

4) Who are the characters in the story?

Must / Mustn't / Have to / Don't Have to

Here is a reminder of how to use must / mustn’t / have to / don’t have to:

Must: we use must when we feel an obligation to do something – you decide!

Example: I must phone my sister for her birthday.

Mustn’t: we use mustn’t when we are not allowed to do something.

Example: you mustn’t eat in class.

Have to: we use have to when the obligation comes from external factors – somebody else decides!

Example: I have to pay taxes.

Don’t have to: we use don’t have to when we are not obliged to do something.

Example: I don’t have to write a long letter.

Choose the correct option:

1- I must / have to visit my friend. It is her birthday.

2- Sam has to / must wear uniform at school.

3- You don’t have to/ have to go to the supermarket. I’ll do it.

4- You don’t have to / mustn’t swim in this part of the river. It is very dangerous.

5- You must / don’t have to drink a lot of water in hot weather.

7- I have to / must tidy my room this weekend.

8- We have to /mustn’t arrive late to school.

Rewrite the sentences using the words given:

1- You are not allowed to talk during the test. (mustn’t)

…………………………………………………………………………………………………….

2- It isn’t necessary to bring food. (don’t have to)

…………………………………………………………………………………………..

3- I’m obliged to finish this letter before midday. (have to)

………………………………………………………………………………………….………….

4- You are not allowed to leave the classroom without permission. (mustn’t) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...

5- It isn’t necessary to pay for the tickets. They are free. (don’t have to) ..........................................................................................…………..

Can you write 4 of your own sentences using must / mustn't / have to / don't have to? 😊

Zombies Don't Eat Veggies!

Happy Monday young readers!

Today I would like you to read along and watch the video of "Zombies Don't Eat Veggies!"

This book is fun and and funny, and has some Spanish words too! Because the family in the story speak both Spanish and English. 

In the comments below: Summarize the story in English.

In the end, the reader says "Don't forget to be authentic", what do you think that means? 

Did you like the story? Why?

Don't forget to put together your time capsule and send a picture of you with it to Englishassistantseuropa@gmail.com if you would like me to add it to the blog :). 

Crazy Hair Day!

Hello Everyone!


Today you are going to watch a story called Crazy Hair Day by Barney Saltzberg. After watching the story please complete the activity "Which Came First?."



Watch the story:
Username: poulsboes
Password: flix

https://bookflix.digital.scholastic.com/pair/detail/bk0100pr/story?authCtx=U.600104215



 Complete activity:

https://bookflix.digital.scholastic.com/pair/detail/bk0100pr/whichcamefirst?authCtx=U.600104215

Time Capsule: Final Page!

Hello young historians! Happy Friday! 

Today we're going to make our final time capsule page and staple our time capsule booklet together! 

Add any additional pictures, memories, or artwork that you want to have as part of your time capsule. Write the date, year, and sign your book. 

You can staple the booklet at the top lefthand corner, or three across the left-hand side.   Remember you can always go back to the Time Capsule posts and add in any that you missed before  stapling it together. 

In the comments, write what you added to your last page, and if you're happy with how your time capsule ended up! 

You can email a picture of you with your finished Time Capsule to englishassistantseuropa@gmail.com and I will add it to the blog. 

Here is Victor of 3A with his final time capsule!

High Frequency Words

Hello boys and girls!

Today we are going to learn about high frequency words, also known as sight words.


What are high frequency words? 

High frequency words are common words, words that appear very often in written texts. They are a mixture of decodable words (words that can be sounded out) and tricky words (words that have to be learned and recognized by sight).


Why is this important?

It is really important that children learn how to read these words as they will make up a large proportion of the words they will be reading in everyday texts. Research has shown that just 16 words, such as ‘and’, ‘he’, ‘I’ and ‘in’, ‘the’, ‘to’, ‘you’, ‘said’, ‘are’, ‘she’ and ‘was’, make up a quarter of the words in a piece of writing, whether it’s for adults or children.



You do not have to learn all the words at once. You can practice 10 words a week or whatever you feel more comfortable with. **Remember** First, you learn how to read them. Do not worry about spelling them, you can learn how to spell them later. The purpose of this is to learn how to recognize/pronounce the words when you are reading. This will help you gain reading fluency.


How will you understand the meaning of the words? I suggest you read lots of books with great visuals. Scholastic Bookflix is a great online resource in case you do not have physical books.

Here's the link:
https://bookflix.digital.scholastic.com/home?authCtx=U.600104215
Username: poulsboes
Password: flix


Here's an introduction video about the first 100 high frequency words you will encounter in your everyday reading.

I also have a list that you can use to practice at home during the summer.