Christmas Cracker Video Tutorial

Hi dear students!!!

Still haven't prepared your own Christmas Cracker? Follow this tutorial and... Do it Yourself!!!

Remember to post your pictures in the section Express Yourself!

Extra activity! Are you able to identify the imperative forms that appear in the tutorial? Try it!

ENJOY!

Revision: Cooking verbs

Hey dear students!

Here you have the cooking verbs that we have been studying in class. This activity will help you a lot to revise for the final test.

Can you tell the name of the 15 cooking verbs?

Make your own Christmas tree!

Still haven't got your Christmas tree? Don't worry!! Watch this short tutorial and DO IT YOURSELF!! Remember to share your pictures and give your opinions!

Here you can find the materials and the steps to follow:

MATERIALS

• green pipe cleaner
• a packet of mini pom poms
• small piece of green foamboard
• small piece of box cardboard
• 1 x wooden bead (approx. 1cm)
• glue
• 1 x gold star to top off your tree
• STEPS
• Step 1. Cut a small circle, about 4cm diameter from both the box cardboard and the green foamboard.
  Step 2. Glue the wooden bead to the centre of the box cardboard circle.
  Step 3. Now glue the green foamboard circle to the top of the bead.
  Step 4. Get the pipe cleaner and coil it into a cone shape. You can use an ice-cream cone as a guide or make your own paper cone to coil the pipe cleaner around.
  Step 5. Next, glue mini pom poms to the tree. Finish it off with a star.
  These make a cute table decoration for Christmas Day!
  
  
  Tutorial from: http://www.kidspot.com.au/things-to-do/activities/pipe-cleaner-christmas-trees

Funny DIY tutorial! Send a secret message inside an egg

Hey students!!

Look at this funny tutorial! Do you want to send someone a special secret in a special manner? Have a look at this tutorial.

Write down the verbs in imperative!

Tutorial from: http://thesecretyumiverse.wonderhowto.com/how-to/send-secret-message-inside-egg-0151035/

Recycling

Look at this picture and reflect about the importance of recycling. 

Do you recycle at home? 
Why do you think it is so important to recycle?

Give your opinion ;-)

Picture from Pinterest

Imperative - Consolidation activity

Hi students!

Practice the imperative form and improve your English!! You can do it!

Put the words in brackets into the gaps. Mind the positive or negative forms.

1.  upstairs. (to go)
2.  in this lake. (not/to swim)
3.  your homework. (to do)
4.  football in the yard. (not/to play)
5.  your teeth. (to brush)
6.  during the lesson. (not/to talk)
7.  the animals in the zoo. (not/to feed)
8.  the instructions. (to read)
9.  late for school. (not/to be)
10.  your mobiles. (to switch off)

Activity taken from: http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/various/imperative.htm

Imperative - Expansion activity

Do you remember about imperatives? We use the imperative form to give orders and commands. Read what you must or mustn't do at school and make imperatives. Here you have an example: You must do your homework --> Do your homework! You must eat in class --> Don't eat in class! You must listen to your teachers.  !

You mustn't be noisy.  !

You mustn't cheat.  !

You must sit at your desk.  !

You mustn't be late.  !

You must write tests.  !

You mustn't bully your classmates.  !

You must pay attention.  !

Activity taken from: http://www.e-grammar.org/imperative/test3-exercise1/

DIY Tutorial: Christmas Crackers!

Hi students!!

Christmas is just around the corner! It is time to start preparing Christmas gifts and treats. Remember: you can Do It Yourself!

Do you know about Christmas Crackers? 

Christmas Crackers are a tradition in holiday celebrations in the UK and other Commonwealth countries. Christmas crackers are party favors that consists of a  cardboard tube wrapped in a brightly decorated twist of paper with a prize in the central chamber, making it resemble an oversized sweet-wrapper. The cracker is pulled by two people, which causes the cracker to split unevenly, with one person holding the centre chamber of the cracker where the prizes are contained

Would you like to prepare your own Christmas cracker? Follow this tutorial from: http://thesecretyumiverse.wonderhowto.com/how-to/make-christmas-cracker-0140612/

DIY tutorial: Make a book with a single piece of paper

What do you think you can do with a single piece of paper? Do you want to try?
Here it goes! A quick tutorial for making a mini book or notebook from just a piece of paper. Will you dare to try?

Here you have the steps:

1. Start with an A4 piece of paper
2. Fold the paper in half, long ways
3. Then unfold
4. Fold the paper i half the other way, top to bottom
5. Take one layer of paper and fold it up
6. Turn it over and do the same to the other side
7. Open out the folds a little and cut through the centre fold, following the creased line. Cut through two layers of paper and stop at the cross fold
8. Holding each side of the cut section, bring them down and fold along the vertical crease
9. Now you have the four pages of the book. Fold them flat and YOU ARE DONE!

Share your opinions and pictures of your books! Enjoy!!
Tutorial taken from: http://www.kidspot.com.au/things-to-do/activities/how-to-make-a-book-with-a-single-piece-of-paper