Christmas 2022

 Christmas Karaoke

Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You (Lyrics)

All I want for Christmas - Mariah Carey Karaoke

Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree (Official Lyric Video)

Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee Karaoke 

Santa Claus is coming to town (Lyrics) 

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town Karaoke

Just Dance

Just Dance 2020: Jingle Bells by Santa Clones

Just Dance 2017 Last Christmas

Decorate a Christmas Tree

Choose 4 colours

Look in your magazine for the colours

Cut shapes (triangle, circle, square, rectangle) from the magazine pages.

Paste the shapes to decorate the tree.

 Activity:

Write some differences between Christmas in Jamaica and your country

Family and friends Resources

 Family and friends 5

Family and Friends 4

American Holidays

 Can you name any popular American holidays?

Holidays in South Africa

 What do you know about South Africa?

A2 Listening Audio Test 4

YOU WILL HEAR EACH LISTENING ITEM TWICE.

 Part One 

Part Two

Part Three

Part Four

Part Five

Movers Part One

Part One

What's in Part 1?

The examiner will greet the child and ask their name and age. Then they look at two pictures. The pictures are similar but they have some differences. The examiner asks the child to describe four differences in the pictures.

What should children practise? Describing differences between pictures. Talking about colour, size, number, position, how people/things look, what people are doing, etc.

Example: 

Look at these pictures. They look the same, but some things are different. Here, there are three trees, but here, there are two trees. What other different things can you see?

Find the differences

Source: ESL Cafe

Look at these pictures. They look the same, but some things are different. There is a pirate on this island, but there is a monster on this island.

What other different things can you see? 

Look at these pictures. They look the same, but some things are different. This man is wearing a green shirt, but this man is wearing a yellow shirt.

What other different things can you see?

Look at these pictures. They look the same, but some things are different. This blanket is yellow, but this blanket is blue.

What other different things can you see?

Look at these pictures. They look the same, but some things are different. This woman is carrying a small bag, but this woman is carrying a big bag.
What other different things can you see?

That isn't allowed HERE!

 

A2 Speaking Part 2

In Part 2, there are 5 photos and you are expected to say if you like👍  or don't like 👎an activity and give reasons.

EXAMPLE: 

Do you like these different HOBBIES? Say WHY or WHY NOT. 

Useful TIPS: 

Ask QUESTIONS: 

Do you like...? 

Do you enjoy...? 

What do you think about...? 

How about...? 

TALK ABOUT LIKES AND DISLIKES: 

I like/enjoy/love ....

I don't like/hate...

Use adjectives to give your opinion: 

(activity) is great!/ amazing! / interesting! 

(Activity) is difficult/ not really my thing./ terrible!

Example: Reading is great OR Reading is not really my thing. 

source: vocabulary list

Contrast an activity you like with one you don't like:

(Activity) is fun but (activity) is boring!

Say how often you do the activity 

Sometimes

Always

Never

At weekends 

On Mondays, Tuesdays etc.

Once a/twice a/three times per/ week

Give reasons 

Use because, so and when

Example: I like (activity) because I learn new things. 

I enjoying placing with my friends so I play football 

When I'm reading, I discover interesting stuffs and I like that.

Give examples: 

Use for example, like

I am into playing football. For example, last year I played in a football team and we won the championship. 

Team sports like playing football is great. It makes you fit and healthy. Also, you make a lot of friends. 

LET'S HAVE A CONVERSATION: 

Welcome to Jamaica (A1)

 Let's watch a presentation about Jamaica:

Presentation

Let's watch a video:

Sweet Jamica

A2 Listening Test 3 Audio

YOU WILL HEAR EACH LISTENING ITEM TWICE.

Halloween 🎃

Let's  watch a video of a scary film and dare to answer some questions:

Escape Room:

Work in teams to answer the questions and move through the escape room.

ESCAPE

Let's do an activity:

Witch's house

Jamaica: National Heroes' Day

 Let's watch the presentation below:

Koffee's Song

Social Media

Question: Are we losing the art of conversation?

 News Report: WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook in chaos as apps stop working in outage

All About Football: English Premier

 Let's learn about penalty shoot-out: At the National Football Museum

Animals: Go Crazy

People Have Asked:

What is the most common animal attack?

What causes animals to attack?

How common are wild animal attacks?

Let's watch a video: Cookie-crazed Squirrel

What do you think about this news?

Squirrel Attack (Source)

In New York, an officer’s body cam captured the moment that a squirrel lunged itself at the officer. The police dispatched two officers to a home after its residents called that a squirrel had broken in and was eating their cookies.

After the dramatic attack, a cause of much hilarity on the policemen’s behalf, the squirrel made a break for the window.

Difficult words: lunge (move quickly forward to attack), dispatch (to send someone somewhere), hilarity (amusement).

How Animals Feel:

 

 

Science Experiment: Lava Lamp

 Let's watch a video:

Can you tell me the ingredients?

What are the instructions?

What you will need:

   

  

       Baking Soda  

        Vinegar 

         Food colouring

       Vegetable oil (Palm oil) 

       A clear plastic bottle 

•     Spoon 

    Bowl 

Instructions 

1. Put 3 spoons of baking soda in a bottle.

2. Pour some oil in the bottle.

3. Mix some white vinegar and food colouring in a bowl.

4. Drop the coloured vinegar into the oil and baking soda.

5. Go to a dark room with a torch.

6. Put the torch behind or under the jar.

Wh Question Words

Activities 

Uses of Question Words:

Question words, an interactive worksheet by kateke
liveworksheets.com

Let's make questions:

Look at the picture below. Put the question in order.

Let's play a game:

Select the correct question word to complete the sentence.

IF doesn't play click here

Let's Have a Game Show:

Can you spin the wheel?

Spin the wheel and make a question!

A2 & B1 Language Cert

Speaking Part 1

House and home

• Which is your favourite room in your house?

• Can you tell me about your neighbours?

• Where do you usually study and why?

• Can you tell me about your living room?

Travel

• How did you travel here today?

• What’s the best way to travel in your area?

• Can you tell me about your last holiday?

• What do you always take with you when you go on holiday?

Food and drink

• What’s your favourite food and why?

• Who does the cooking in your home?

• Where do you usually eat your meals?

• What did you have for dinner last night?

Speaking Part 2

In Part two you are going to talk about something for one and a half minutes. 

 Topics

A A sports event you would like to go to 

B Your favourite holiday place 

C Your life before you started school

Reading Part 3

Read the paragraph below. 

                     Superman

Superman is a fictional character with amazing powers. Many people consider Superman the greatest superhero ever. He is certainly the best known. The 1978 Hollywood Superman movie made more money than any other film of its time and gave Superman a worldwide audience.

You have to look before 1978 for Superman’s appearance in comics. The character was created in the early 1930s and in June 1938, the familiar figure was first seen by the public in Action Comics. Since then, he has been on radio and TV and even in a 1960s Broadway musical called Is it a bird?

Listening Part 4

You will hear a conversation. You will hear the conversation twice. Choose the correct answers.

1. Which subject is Katya most concerned about?

a) History.

b) Science.

c) Geography.

2. Why does Katya think she has low marks? She

a) finds it difficult.

b) gets no help from teachers.

c) doesn’t know why.

3. Why does Katya worry about projects? They’re

a) harder than exams.

b) work done at home.

c) part of the final mark.

4. Why does Katya find using the web difficult?

a) Her computer’s confusing.

b) There’s too much material.

c) It takes ages to start.

5. Mr Finlay wants Katya to

a) get help from a teacher.

b) talk to all her teachers.

c) ask friends to explain.

6. What does Mr Finlay decide to do?

a) Ask students for help.

b) Teach Katya about IT.

c) Provide IT advice for students.

Say Hello To Rachel!

Get to know me:

Rachel 2021

Let's Play a game: 

Two Truths and a Lie

 I enjoy riding my bicycle.

 I haven't got any brothers or sisters.

  I love eating spaghtti and sausages.

Ask me:

 Yes or No questions.

Is your ... Are you... Is she/he

Do you Does she/he 

Was Were you

Modal Verbs

 Modal Verbs 

Instruction: Read the sentences and choose the correct modal verb. 

Click: Let's do an activity: There are two grammar tests. Do Grammar test 1 and Grammar test 2. 

Exercise 2: Choose the correct modal verb. Click here: Modal Verbs 2

Exercise 3: Choose either could, should, would or must. Click here: Modal verbs 3

What do the notices say?

Here are some notices. Complete the sentences with words from the box.

I need some advice! 

React to the situations accordingly. Use should/shouldn't, must/mustn't, have to/ not have to. 

For example:

Situation: You are going to your best friend's wedding.

Answer: You should buy a present/ You have to wear nice clothes/ You mustn't be late.

1. You are going to your best friend’s birthday party.
2. You are planning a trip to Asia.
3. You are writing an important exam.
4. You are thinking about buying a pet.
5. You are at your grandmother’s 80th birthday party.
6. You are looking for a job.
7. Your neighbours have a newborn baby.
8. It is your first day at your new school.
9. You are walking home alone at night.
10. You are moving to a new flat.
11. You are going out on a Friday night.
12. Your best friend has a cold. 
13. You have won 10 000€.
14. You have a terrible headache. 
15. You are at the library. 
16. Your best friend is telling you their secret. 
17. You are preparing a surprise party for your friends.

Guess the age!