Second Term Speaking: 1ºB Bilingual Section

This term, students formed into groups of 4 in order to record a video.  Previously, students were taught how to talk about the different members of their family and describe the parts of a house or flat. They were also asked to grade their classmates' videos. The students did a great job but in some videos, important requirements were omitted. However, I should also mention that a team work means to work all together, not individually. This is something they must take into account in following tasks.

Videos will be shown in the order in which they were elected:

NUMBER 1:

José, Sergio, Alejandro & Andrés

NUMBER 2:

Vicky, Irene, Nazaret & Sara

NUMBER 3:

Carla, Isabel, Jimena & Irene

NUMBER 4:

Claudia, Natalia, Ricardo & Adriana

WRITING ABOUT A PHOTO

In Unit 5, first ESO students are explained how to write about a photo following the writing plan shown on page 70. They must structure their texts in three paragraphs, use the present simple for routines and present continuous for things happening now correctly, and give examples, using like, such as and for example.

Most students have demonstrated notable levels of imagination and creativity. The following projects were chosen for our classroom poster:

José Gallego Aparicio

Nazaret Nieto Almaza

Andrés Ruiz Gómez-Valadés

Sara Trenado Amaro

HOW TO WRITE: A DESCRIPTION OF A PERSON

One of the first activity carried out by the English teachers in our new eTwinning project was to teach their students how to write a personal profile. This content appears in unit 4 of their student’s book, so we thought that it would be a good idea to teach them the vocabulary and the structure of a profile that they have to create for a real purpose. In that case, the final product was to upload it to the eTwinning page so that they can introduce themselves to their Irish colleagues.
Some lessons were used to explain the structure of a good profile and to give them vocabulary related to the appearance as well as the order of the adjectives. They had also to talk about their hobbies and interests. They wrote a draft in their notebooks and, then, they logged into the eTwinning platform, uploaded a picture of themselves and, finally, they wrote their profile.
Students did a great job, Here you can see some examples:

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

by SOFÍA CASTAÑO RUIZ

by LUCÍA HURTADO COBOS

by LORENA NIETO ALMAZA

by ANA RUIZ NIETO-GUERRERO

XMAS TIME!!!!

Everybody was looking forward to Christmas, or, simply some time to relax for a little bit and recover energy to start working harder again.

I would like to wish my students and their families a happy new year and all the best for 2020 with this Christmas card:

I should also like to take this opportunity to thank my ESO students for the significant contribution they made to take part in the Christmas Contest. They created special ornaments and decorated their classroom door. If only they had this illusion hanging over their heads and others could follow their examples.

I give my sincere congratulations to Claudia Cidoncha and Isabel González who were the winners of the Xmas Ornament Contest this year:

Now, students, it is time to relax but do not forget: 

There is time for everything. 

The key is knowing how to organise it!

First Term Speaking: 1ºB Bilingual Section

Students were asked to choose any topic and make a presentation about it in front of their classmates. They were also asked to grade the other presentation. I should say that all the students did an excellent job but the best ones chosen were:

First Term Speaking: 1ºBHB

This term students made a presentation providing detailed information about a person in their family circle or a friend. Each studen was also asked to grade their classmates'  work.

The results were as follows:

HALLOWEEN 2019

As every year, on 31st October, Cuatro Caminos High School has once again surprised everyone, not only teachers and students, but also visitors, with its creepy Halloween decorations. An excellent job carried out by the ACE Department.

Moreover, the English Department has organized a Halloween Poster Contest to encourage students to take part in this celebration. A huge poster has been shown in the school foyer with all the works that fulfilled all the relevant requirements. Everyone was able to vote the two best ones.

I am highly proud because all my students took part in the contest and came to school dressed in black.

1ºBHB

1ºESO B 
Bilingual Section

1ºESO B 
With their teachers Estrella & Marta

Also, my students of 1ºESO B decorated two doors and their classroom with their Art teacher, Marco, and English teacher, Marta.

Here are some more posters they made for the contest:

 

Best of all: the two winners were my students of 1ºESO B (Bilingual Section):

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

SERGIO QUINTANA VALBUENA

IRENE PAREJO FERNÁNDEZ

Here I should like to mention the excellent work done by the teacher Alba Pavón with my students of 1ºBHB  disguised as different characters and some important writers of universal literature. By going class to class, the students recited some of texts from mystery and horror books.

Literatura Universal
1ºBHB

Once again, our High School received the Extremagia Award organised by Achikitú in association with Don Benito Town Hall, as best decorated High School. 

THANKS TO EVERYONE INVOLVED

AND

SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!!!!!