How to make a Christmas Crib

How do you say...?

Lucía (2nd B) wants to say the name of her patron Saint.

13th December is the feast day of Saint    Lucia (Saint Lucy).
/ˈseɪnt/  /ˈluːʃə/

Lucy whose name means 'light' is the patron saint of the blind (unable to see).                                            /ˈblaɪnd/

Lucy was born in 283 AD in Syracuse, Sicily, and was killed there in 303 AD.

                           A picture on the left.
                                                                    A statue on the right.

A visual dictionary

VISUAL DICTIONARY

You can see lots of interesting words here.

And you can download the sound or the words.

How do you say...?

Patricia (2nd A) wants to say 'polilla' in English.

They say moth.  /ˈmɑːθ/ 



A moth is a kind or insect that is similar to a butterfly but that flies mostly at night and is usually less colourful.

If you are happy... song

Songs for FIRST level.

We review NUMBERS with this song:




Sing it again, please!



The last time!

Alphabet with a song

Songs for FIRST level!

Hello!

We review COLOURS with this song:




You can read here the 'song'




Explore with paint mixing






One more time!

Welcome! and How do you say?

This is a new year at school.

Miguel P (1stB) quiere saber cómo se llaman, en inglés, los Reyes Magos...

They are called 'The three wise men' or... 'The magi'/ˈmeɪˌʤaɪ/

Opposite words.

How do you say...?

Cayetana (1st B) wants to say Parchís in English.

You say 'parcheesi'. It's a 'race'. Players try to be the first to move all of their pieces all the way around a board.

/pɑɚˈtʃiːzi/



This is Connect 4. 

How good are your eyes?

What do you see?

Hidden animals...

Sofía (1st B) wants to see hidden animals in pictures...

Football

2nd C students want lo learn more about football.

Flowers bloom!

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter!

The very hungry caterpillar

Open your umbrella!

Animals ... (all of them).

How do you say...?

Diego (1st A) wants to say 'halcón peregrino' in English.

The name of this bird is peregrine falcon.

Feelings and emotions

How do you say... ?

Students in 2nd C want to say 'diarrea' and 'vomitar' in English.

Diarrhea is the word.

/ˌdajəˈriːjə/ is the sound.

Do you really want to see a picture of 'diarrhea'?


Vomit is the word.

/ˈvɑːmət/  is the sound.

Vomit: to have the food, liquid, etc., that is in your stomach come out through your mouth because you are sick.


This is a healthy girl...

How are they feeling now?

How do you say...?

Javier (2nd A) wants to say 'Asma' in English.

The word is asthma. Asthma makes it difficult for someone to breathe.

The sound is  /ˈæsmə/

Emotions. How do you feel today?

Vegetables

Some more toys for kids.

Toys inside and outside...

Toys.

Practice with these two links:

Learn the name of some toys.

Clothing vocabulary.

How do you say...?

Some students want to say 'braga' in English; not 'bragas'.

You can say 'neck gaiter'.
                   /ˈnɛk/   /ˈgeɪtɚ/



These are knickers.
                /ˈnɪkɚz/



Lear more.

How do you say... ?

How do you say 'cardigan' in Spanish?

A classical baby cardigan 

                        /ˈkɑɚdɪgən/

Chaqueta de punto, rebeca... These are Spanish words for cardigan.

No more colours... please

Do you know all these colours?

red /red/ green /griːn/ blue /bluː/ white /waɪt/ black /blæk/ yellow /ˈjeləʊ/ orange /ˈɒrɪndʒ/ pink /pɪŋk/ brown /braʊn/ beige /beɪʒ/ grey /greɪ/ dark green /dɑːk griːn/ purple /ˈpɜːpļ/ magenta /məˈdʒentə/ violet /ˈvaɪələt/ navy /ˈneɪvi/ turquoise /ˈtɜːkwɔɪz/ maroon /məˈruːn/

How do you say...?

Sara (2nd B) wants to say 'color carne' and 'azul turquesa' in English.

This is flesh tone
       /ˈflɛʃ/  /ˈtoʊn/

Multicultural flesh tones.


You can say turquoise    It's a bluish-green colour.
                              /ˈtɚˌkwoɪz/

A turquoise bench.



Have a look to this page of colours.

Colours

Learn lots of colours!






And how to mix them...

How do you say...?

Martín (1st A) wants to say 'corcho' in English.

cork
It's a material that is made from the soft bark of a kind of oak tree.

Three blind mice.

This is a nursery rhime about three blind mice.




Lyrics:

This is another explanation:

Three Blind Mice 

One sunny afternoon, a farmer’s wife was shocked to find three mice in her kitchen. She did not know what to do. She looked closely and noticed that the mice were blind. 

The farmer’s wife quickly took a carving knife and cut off their tails. The mice screamed and shouted in pain. They twitched and rolled across the floor. 

Suddenly, they got up and started to run after the farmer’s wife. The farmer’s wife was horrified. She ran out of the house screaming for help. The three mice stopped chasing the farmer’s wife and laughed loudly. She ran for help. She was saved by her friends. If the friends had not been there, she would have been bitten by the mice. Moral of the story : 

Do not do something that will make it worse or put yourself in danger. 

And this may be the tue story:

“Three Blind Mice” is one of the most beloved nursery rhymes and musical rounds for children.

The origin of this rhyme goes back in the 1609 when the first written version of the song was published by Thomas Ravenscroft in “Deuteromelia” or “The Seconde part of Musicks melodie”.

According to some claims the “three blind mice” are the three Protestants executed by Queen Mary I of England, in the Catholicism and Protestantism conflict. It is about the Oxford Martyrs who were tried for heresy and burnt at the stake in 1555.

The modern version of the song was first included in children’s literature much later, at the beginning of 19th century, and its lyrics are different than the original one.

Weather, clothes and seasons.

Have a look.

Weather, clothes and seasons from paulaloga

Book report worksheet.

Students in the second level are reading books. After reading a book, they have to complete a book report worksheet. Here is an example for this book:

Title: Where Is It?        
Paperback: 20 pages
Dolphin Readers Level 1
Publisher: OUP Oxford (30 Dec 2004) 
Language English 
ISBN-13: 978-0194400848 
Product Dimensions: 20.2 x 14 x 1 cm 

I am in winter, I make a snowman...

Seasons and clothes

How do you say...?

Diego (1st A) wants to say 'Camaleón' and 'Guepardo' in English.

This two amazing animals are:

Chameleon

It's a  type of lizard that can change the colour or its skin.  



Cheetah

It's a large wild cat that lives in Asia and Africa and that can run very fast.

Snowflakes!

Vocabulary for clothes

Family words