Talk about yourself (speaking)

Do you remember the «Talk about yourself» worksheet we did last week? Today is time to do the same but speaking. Kevin helps us!

We will also do it in nine parts or phrases:

1. Say «Hello». Hello...
2. What’s your name? My name is...
3. How old are you? I’m... 
4. What month is your birthday? My birthday is in...
5. What have you got? What you haven’t got? I’ve got... / I haven’t got...
6. What can you do? What can't you do? I can... / I can’t...
7. What are you wearing? I’m wearing...
8. What is your favourite animal? My favourite animal is...
9. What do you like for breakfast, lunch and dinner? I like... 

Let's go! It's your turn! Practice first (last week's worksheet will help you). Prepare everything you need, record your phrases on video and send it to me.

Resumen tareas: «Talk about yourself (speaking)» (10-6-20)
—Siguiendo el modelo de la ficha «Talk about yourself» de la semana pasada, hoy toca hacer la misma actividad pero oral.
—Ver y escuchar atentamente el vídeo de Kevin. Lo usaremos como ejemplo.
—Repasar las nueve frases que se deben decir (esquema arriba). Valen las de la ficha de la semana pasada, u otras.
—Preparar algunas cosas (si se quiere) para «escenificar» las frases: ropa, juguetes, comida...
—Grabar el vídeo con las frases (si algún niño/a prefiere grabar sólo audio, también vale).
—Por último, enviar los archivos a fogarnews@gmail.com a través de wetransfer.com. Damos hasta el sábado 13 para hacerlo. Animo!

Talk about yourself (writing)

We are already approaching the end of the academic year. We are going to review a little bit today the most important things of this course. Look at the top picture. That girl, Mary, talk us about herself. You, like her, must use nine sentences:

1. A greeting.
2. Your name.
3. Your age.
4. The month of your birthday.
5. What you have and what you don't have.
6. What you can do and what you cannot do.
7. What you are wearing.
8. Your favorite animal.
9. What you like for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Here you have a PDF worksheet so you can write those sentences and make your own drawing. Remember everything we studied this year and follow the example of Mary's sentences. This will be easier. You can color your picture if you feel like it. 

If you can't print the PDF worksheet, you can also do it all on a separate sheet.

Please, at the end, send me your worksheets to fogarnews@gmail.com.

Resumen tareas: «Talk about your self (writing)» (26-5-20)
—Como repaso final, haremos la ficha «Talk about your self» (Habla de ti mismo/a).
—Ver y leer el modelo que se presenta. Consta de dibujo y nueve frases:
1. Saludo («Hello!», o otros)
2. Tu nombre
3. Tu edad
4. El mes de tu cumpleaños
5. Lo que tienes y no tienes
6. Lo que puedes hacer y lo que no
7. Lo que llevas puesto
8. Tu animal favorito
9. Lo que te gusta comer para el desayuno, comida y cena
—Aquí tenéis una ficha en PDF para poder hacer la actividad por escrito. Si hay problemas para imprimirla, se puede hacer en una hoja aparte (o en el texto del correo electrónico). Si apetece, se puede hacer también el dibujo y colorearlo.
—Cuando esté lista la ficha, por favor, enviadla a fogarnews@gmail.com.

The magic tree

Today's task will be to read the story «The Magic Tree» on pages 54-55 of your Class Book. Here is a video to help you. You know, use your finger and slowly read.

This is the vocabulary that may be new to you:

to fall (caer)
village (aldea)
chief (jefe)
to remember (recordar)
who (quien)
to walk (caminar)
slowly (lentamente)

When you finish reading, you can do the activities on pages 54 and 55 of your Activity Book. They are easy, but if you want, daddy, mommy or another person can help you.

Resumen de tareas: «The magic tree» (23-4-20)
—Leer la lectura de las págs. 54-55 del Class Book (imagen superior). Hacerlo poco a poco a la vez que se va siguiendo el vídeo (también se pude leer primero y ver el vídeo después).
—Acabada la lectura, hacer las actividades de las págs. 54-55 del Activity Book. Deben resultarles fáciles, son del mismo tipo de lecturas anteriores. 

From the zoo to the jungle

Do you remember the story of «At the zoo»? Let's read it again. First read it in your Class Book, on page 48. Then click here and select «Story 4». You can watch and listen the story on video.

Take your Activity Book. If you haven’t done the activities on page 48, do them now.

Now, here you have a new story: a curious baby elephant, a parrot, a monkey, a snake, a giraffe...

And finally, are you able to repeat by heart the names of all the animals that appear in these two stories?

Resumen de tareas: repaso «Animales» (14-4-20):
—Leer el cómic del Class Book (pág. 48) y también ver la misma historia aquí (Story 4).
—Si no están hechas aún, hacer las actividades correspondientes del Activity Book (pág. 48)
—Ver el vídeo de hoy (arriba).
—Repetir, de memoria, todos los nombres en inglés de animales de las dos historias.

Describing animals

Hello! Remember you already know:

• The names of the animal body parts: legs, wings, scales, feathers...
• The verb to have got (tener)
• The verb to can (poder)

Today we can practice describing animals. You can do it with interactive activities: clic here and here.

Then you are ready to describe animals. Pay attention to this example.

This is a flamingo. It has got pink feathers. It has got long legs, wings, a small head and a long neck. It can fly and swim. It can’t climb.

Finally, open your Activity Book. Draw and describe your favorite animal (Activity 2, page 52). Follow the model of the lion.

Let’s dance with «Animal fun»

Hi kids. Today you are going to work with your books. Take the Classbook and open it on pages 48 and 49. 

Let's reread the comic «At the zoo» on page 48. You can do this by listening to the audio here (select story 4). Remember, listen, point and repeat.

Then look at the image on page 49 and the new words that appear: feathers (plumas), hair (pelo), whiskers (bigotes), claws (garras), teeth (dientes), and scales (escamas).

Now it's time to listen and sing the song «Animal fun». Click here (select unit 4) and listen to it the first time. Then listen to it again and repeat each sentence. Can you translate the song?

Finally, just dance! You can create your own choreography and dance with your family! It sure is fun!

And for the weekend, you can do the activities on pages 48 and 49 of the Activity Book.

Animal body parts

Hi, guys. Here we are again. Today we will review the names of the body parts of the animals. This is the basic vocabulary that we will practice.

shell - concha o caparazón
claws - garras
fins -aletas
feathers - plumas
wings - alas
beak - pico
tail - cola
fur - piel o pelaje
teeth - dientes
whiskers - bigotes
scales - escamas

It's always a good idea to learn by singing, so listen and sing this fantastic rap. You will learn very fast!

And now some online activities. If you click here you will find some easy ones. And if you click here, others a little harder, but not too much.

You can also draw animals and point out in them all the parts of the body we learned.

And remember that at the bottom you have a space to send us comments or questions.

Wild animals

In Unit 5 we are studying wild animals. Do you want to learn their names? Sure you like this video. How many names did you already know? Which are new to you?

Lastly, please visit this British Council link. You will find games, songs and stories to continue learning.

See you soon!

Yes, I can

You will like this song. Sure! «Yes, I Can!» is a «Super simple» animal song that introduces a bunch of fun animals (bird, elephant, fish, gorilla...), action verbs (clap, fly, stomp, swim, climb, run...), and the phrases, Can you...? and Yes, I can. / No I can't. 

Here you have the lyrics of the song and, if you want to dance it, you can learn the choreography in this link. Let’s sing and dance!

♫ Little bird, little bird, can you clap?
No, I can't. No, I can't. I can't clap.
Little bird, little bird, can you fly?
Yes, I can. Yes, I can. I can fly.

Elephant, elephant, can you fly?
No, I can't. No, I can't. I can't fly.
Elephant, elephant, can you stomp?
Yes, I can. Yes, I can. I can stomp.

Little fish, little fish, can you stomp?
No, I can't. No, I can't. I can't stomp.
Little fish, little fish, can you swim?
Yes, I can. Yes, I can. I can swim.

Gorilla, gorilla, can you swim?
No, I can't. No, I can't. I can't swim.
Gorilla, gorilla, can you climb?
Yes, I can. Yes, I can. I can climb.

Buffalo, buffalo, can you climb?
No, I can't. No, I can't. I can't climb.
Buffalo, buffalo, can you run?
Yes, I can. Yes, I can. I can run.

Boys and girls, boys and girls, can you sing?
Yes, we can. Yes, we can. We can sing.
Boys and girls, boys and girls, can you dance?
Yes, we can. Yes, we can. We can dance.

We can sing. We can dance. Yes, we can.
We can sing. We can dance. Yes, we can.
Yes, we can. Yes, we can. Yes, we can.
Yes, we can. Yes, we can. Yes, we can.
Yes, we can. Yes, we can. Yes, we can. ♫

Welcome again! Insects to start!

Welcome again! A new school year has begun. Are you ready to work and to have fun? 

Let's start learning vocabulary about insects. In this picture you can see some of those we have seen in the classroom (bee, ant, grasshopper...) and others are different (wasp, ladybird, dragonfly...).

And now two online games. In the first one you can test your memory. Match the words and the pictures.

In the second one, you must drag the letters into the proper yellow boxes to correctly spell the word.

Animal alphabet song

With this song you can learn the alphabet and, at the same time, many animal names: there’s a funny animal for each letter. Great! 

In order that you can continue playing and learning, here you have two free online games. Click this picture and you’ll find the Animals Memory Game. Flip the cards over and match the pairs! Test your vocabulary!

And now... the Animal Maker: Crazy Animals. Here are some mixed-up animals. Can you read the clues and make these crazy creatures?