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25 - MODAL VERBS

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Giving advice: should  Giving orders: have to  /  must Prohibition: mustn't  Necessary:  must /  need to Not necessary:  don't have to  /  needn't  /  don't need to

24 - More info on CLIL - A framework of the CLIL classroom British Council

Here is more information you can find for your classroom activities: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/clil-a-lesson-framework

23 - LISTENING PRACTICE ("A Dog's Tale")

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Watch Video and answer the questions on the worksheets: (Video without subtitles)

22 - GRAMMAR REVIEW: PASSIVE VOICE

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PASSIVE VOICE Present – passive      be (present) + past participle.         We take breakfast to the rooms.      Breakfast is taken to the rooms. Future intention – passive    be going to be + past participle       We aren’t going to fill the pool.       The pool isn’t going to be filled. Examples from active to passive: They will clean the bedrooms next week. > Next week the bedrooms will be cleaned. They didn't carry the guest's bags to her room. > The guest’s bags   weren’t carried to her room. They have just seen a mouse in the kitchen. > A mouse has just been seen in the kitchen. They don't accept credit cards in the hotel. > Credit cards aren’t accepted in the hotel. Do Exercises on worksheet and then write (in the passive voice - present, past and future) about two important tourist attractions...

21 - NEW CROSSWORD MAKER WEBSITE

TRY THIS WEBSITE for CROSSWORD MAKER: https://worksheets.theteacherscorner.net/make-your-own/crossword/

20 - GIVING ADVICE

When giving adice or suggestions use these expressions: How about +  gerund form (of verb)? What about + gerund form (of verb) ? i.e.What about / How about studying English together later this afternoon? Why don't you / we ... + base form of verb ...? i.e.Why don't we study English together later this afternoon? Let's + base form of the verb.... i.e. Let's study English together later this afternoon.

19 - GRAMMAR REVIEW - Reported Speech

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18 - FREE ONLINE PUZZLE MAKER

TRY THIS WEBSITE for CROSSWORDS: https://worksheets.theteacherscorner.net/make-your-own/crossword/ If you want to create personalized crossword puzzles, go to the following website: http://www.puzzle-maker.com/CW/ When you have finished click on the free "good" puzzle to download and print. ENJOY!!! 😄

17 - GRAMMAR and LISTENING PRACTICE ONLINE

GO TO POST NUMBER 9 - There are some websites to practice grammar, vocabulary and listening. Go to the following website and choose what grammar you want to practice: http://englishteststore.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11387&Itemid=380 Go to the following website and choose what listening you want to practice: http://englishteststore.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11388&Itemid=357

16 - WORD REFERENCE link

http://www.wordreference.com/it/

15 - BRAINSTORMING

CLIL =  TTT ↓  STT ↑ BRAINSTORMING is a warm-up activity. This type of activity: - breaks the ice - catches / grasps  SS  attention - motivates SS to talk Some more information about how brainstorming can help SS writing skills as well: https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-brainstorming-1692847?utm_campaign=grammartip&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=9471927&utm_term=

14 - MID-COURSE TEST

Corso di formazione metodologia CLIL per docenti DNL “Towards CLIL Methodology” A.S. 2016-2017 Mid-course Test Answer the following questions ( min. 50 words ): 1. How long have you been teaching? What methods have you been using in the classroom? (i.e. frontal learning, brainstorming, working in pairs or groups, project work, ibl, etc.) How has teaching/learning changed over the last decades? Did you use to have different teaching methods than you have now? Give some examples. (Think about subjects you studied when you were at school. What made them interesting? What were you doing while the teacher was explaining?) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________...

13 - GRAMMAR REVIEW - Zero, First and Second Conditionals

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Zero conditional – present conditionnal (always true) If you heat water to 100°, it boils. If you eat a lot of chocolate, you get sick / get a stomachache. If   +    Present simple,   present simple First Conditional – future (probable, possible) condition If it rains tomorrow, I won’t go to the park. If + Present simple, future tense (will/won’t, be going to , present continuous, can/ could) If it doesn’t rain, we can/could go cycling. When / As soon as / After   / Before   /   Until   / Unless (if-not) Second Conditional – present situation I want to change/ improbable present If I were rich, I would buy a new house. If   +    Past simple,    would + base form of the verb If people recycled more, there would be less pollution. There would be less pollution if people recycled more.

12 - LISTENING PRACTICE - A clean sweep (Video material)

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If you want to practice your listening skills, watch video and then do worksheets that follow: With subtitles to check:

11 - KAHOOT

Kahoot can be a fun and interesting way for students to learn something new. It can be a helpful way to reinforce through repetition but in a fun way, since modern technology has overcome our everyday lives. First of all, You can create a kahoot to kick-off a lesson, introduce new concepts or preview content. What’s more, With Kahoot you can revise topics, reinforce knowledge, recap learning, pre-assess and practice before exams. Revisions has just got twice as nice. Kahoot can be a wat to brak the ice, re-energize a room, reward good behavior or just have fun. Moreover, Kahoot can also be a way to become a global classroom. Connect with classrooms in over 180 countries and play a kahoot together in realtime using screenshare. Apart from that, you can also turn learns/students into leaders. Challenge students to create their own cahoots, individually or in groups to deepen understanding, mastery and purpose. Last, but not least, Kahoot can also be used to assist in for...