What do you usually do during the week?

This week 1st year students are studying the daily routine with a lot of possible activities and the time when they are carried out.

Here is a set of cards with games to practice these activities



Clicking on the links below you find some fun exercises, let's try!

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3429
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1649

In this video you can review the way of telling the time and learn some daily activities.

The weather: a video

Dear students, here is a video for you about the weather. There are expression you already know and expressions that are new.
Watch the video and listen to it carefully. The second part of the video is with subtitles too.

After having watched it make a list of all the new expressions and write them to me in a comment to this post. The first to comment and the one with more expressions will get a prize!

So ... watch it and GOOD LUCK!

Questions 1

Here are some questions useful for the end of year exams and for the GESE 3 exam too.
 The questions are mostly the ones in the previous post

http://www.funwithenglishandmore.blogspot.it/2013/11/watching-trinity-gese-3-video.html

Countries and nationalities

Gli alunni delle prime hanno studiato "Countries and nationalities" e per ripassare e imparare meglio la pronuncia ecco alcuni video.

1st year students studied "Countries and nationalities" and to review and learn the pronunciation better here you find these videos.





And here is a very nice song and I challenge you: "can you sing it?"
Let's try!

What do you usually eat for ....?

Here you find two old posts on food with videos, online exercises, flashcards to practice and learn more about food in a nice way. 

Just click on the links below.

http://funwithenglishandmore.blogspot.it/2012/02/food-food-food.html
http://funwithenglishandmore.blogspot.it/2012/10/food-and-drink.html

What is your favourite film?

Third year students, here you find some questions I'll ask you about your favourite film.

Practice listening to  and answering to them.


Audio and voice recording >>

What's your fav film?

Why do you like it?

Did you see it at the cinema or on tv?

Who is the main character?

Who are the actors?

Who is fav actor? Why? What is he-she like?

What's the film about?

Has the film got a happy or a sad ending?

When was the film shot, made?

Do you like going to the cinema?

How often do you go to the cinema?

Who is the director?

Where is the film set?

How long is it?

What's the weather like today?

Here you find some flashcards with the words we studied at school to help you with the weather.



Watch these videos about the weather and practice asking and answering "What's the weather like today?"

Where are you from?

These days we've started studying countries and nationalities with first year students.
If you clik here you'll find an old post from last year where you can find videos and exercises.


Here is an easy video to watch and listen to people saying their nationalities.



Listen to this nice old song and try to find as many countries as possible.

More exercises:

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1679

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2749

Assisi: audio files part 3

BASILICA OF SANTA MARIA DEGLI ANGELI

The basilica was built in the mannerist style between 1569 and 1679. It has a rectangular ground plan, divided into a central nave and two lateral aisles, with ten side chapels, a transept and a choir. The church is 126 meters long, 65 meters large and the dome is 75 meters high.

Voice Recorder >>

Inside this church there is the Porziuncola that is a little church of the 9^th century. In this little church Francis of Assisi decided to give up the world of rich people to live in poverty among the poor and here he started the Franciscan movement.

Voice Recorder >>

The transito

The Cappella del Transito is the small room where St. Francis died 3rd October 1226. It was a little hut used for ill people.

 

Voice Recorder >>

The Rose Garden

The rose garden is the last remains of the ancient wood in which St Francis and his friars lived. Here he talked to the doves, inviting them to praise the Lord. Doves have been nesting since a long time in the hands of the statue of St. Francis in this rose garden.

According to tradition, one night St. Francis, feeling the temptation to abandon his way of life, rolled naked in the bramble thorns. In contact with his body, the bramble bushes turned into dog roses (rosa canina) without thorns. Since then, these flowers are here in this garden.

Voice Recorder >>

Bifora or window with two lights is the symbol of humanity and divinity.

Trifora or window with three lights is the symbol of the Trinity (The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit).

Rose window is the symbol of Christ.

Voice Recorder >>

Assisi: audio files part 2

BASILICA OF SAINT FRANCIS

The basilica, which was begun in 1228, is built into the side of a hill and comprises the Upper Church, Lower Church, and a crypt where the remains of Saint Francis are. The Upper and Lower Churches are decorated with frescoes by medieval important painters such as Cimabue, Giotto, Simone Martini and Pietro Lorenzetti.

The façade of the Upper Church has a portal in Gothic style with twin doors and a beautiful rose window.

The interior is an important example of the Gothic style in Italy. The most important decorations are the series of 28 frescoes ascribed to the young Giotto.

The frescoes tell the story of the life of Saint Francis and were probably painted between 1296 and 1304.  

The Lower Church consists of a central nave with several side chapels with semi-circular arches which are connected by a low blue-painted ceiling decorated with golden stars. The nave is decorated with the oldest frescoes in the church.

 

Voice Recorder >>

In the crypt there is the stone coffin of Saint Francis. This burial place of St. Francis was found only in 1818 because his remains were put in a secret place by a friar to prevent the spread of his relics in medieval Europe.

Voice Recorder >>

Assisi: audio files part 1

To 1st year  students of class I D.
Here are the audio files of the descriptions you have to read when we go to Assisi.
Listen to them and exercise your pronunciation.

ASSISI

Around 1000 BC some immigrants settled near Assisi and were called Umbrians. From 450 BC these settlements were gradually taken over by the Etruscans. The Romans took control of central Italy in 295 BC. In Assisi there are still some Roman ruins such as the Temple of Minerva that now is a church.

In 238 AD Assisi was converted to Christianity by bishop Rufino and his remains rest in the Cathedral Church of San Rufino in Assisi.

After the Romans, the Ostrogoths, the Lombards and the Frankish ruled. Assisi became an independent council in the 11th century.

There were a lot of wars between Assisi and Perugia at that time, and in one of these battles Francesco (St. Francis) was imprisoned by the soldiers of Perugia.

Later the city was under the rule of the Pope.  

Voice Recorder >>

BASILICA OF SAINT CLARE

The Basilica of Saint Clare is a church dedicated to Saint Clare of Assisi and it contains her remains. She founded the Order of the Poor Ladies or Order of Saint Clare and died in 1253.

The construction of the church dates back to 1257. Clare's tomb was found in 1850.

The feast of St. Clare is celebrated throughout the Church on 11th August.  

Voice Recorder >>

The English Alphabet

This morning with 1st year students we reviewed the alphabet and here is the song I promised!
[Questa mattina con gli alunni di prima abbiamo ripassato l'alfabeto, ecco la canzone che avevo promesso!]

I also found an other nice song, listen to it and try to make the exercises. Click on the link below.
[Ho trovato anche un'altra canzone, ascoltatela e provate a fare gli esercizi]. Fare clic sul link sotto.

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=182

Audio postcard!

Ragazzi ho scoperto un nuovo "gioco"! E' un programma troppo forte che permette di registrare la propria voce e così ho pensato di inviarvi una "audio-postcard"! Poi quando riprende la scuola ci inventiamo qualcosa di interessante da registrare e lo usiamo.

Hugs and kisses to you all from Senigallia

Per ascoltare la cartolina cliccate qui Greetings!

"Hi, my dear students, how are you?

I'm really great. I'm on holiday!

I hope you are ok too.

You know, last week I was on holiday at the seaside

and I watched very interesting films and

I listened to my favourite music and

I bought lots of souvenirs for my friends

and … a nice necklace for me!

At the moment I'm reading a

very interesting magazine

and I'm talking to you!

So, well, bye, bye.

Kisses to you all".

                                                      

 Chiara