Guy Fawkes and Bonfire Night

1) Read the story on this webpage, which has also got beautiful pictures and videos: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/15351828

2) See the plotters here: https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/history/guy-fawkes-and-gunpowder-plot/

3) See a ‘Guy Figure’ ready to be burnt here: https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/history/guy-fawkes-and-gunpowder-plot/celebrating-guy-fawkes-night/

7 tips for a tidy desk

Read this useful article and answer the questions:

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/sites/teens/files/7_tips_for_a_tidy_desk_-_exercises.pdf

Activities from Charles Dickens story ''A Christmas Carol''

Activities from Charles Dickens story; A Christmas Carol

 Exercise 1: Write the names of the characters.

1. He hates Christmas and he has lot of money.                     

2.He was horrible and nasty, until he died.                    

3.He's Scrooge's clerk, he's very poor and he has a large family.                

4.He's always in chains because he's damned for eternity.                   

Exercise 2: Circle the correct answer

1. Charles Dickens is a writer/director.

2. The first ghost took Scrooge to the past/future.

3.  The 2nd spirit is the ghost of Christmas present/Christmas past.

4. The 3rd spirit is kind and sweet/scary and he never talks.

Exercise 3: Write a description of the first ghost.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

                                GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!

Reading Competition: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Story activities made by our students: 

Example 1 http://bitsandpieces-english.blogspot.com/2012/12/exercise-for-christmas-carol.html

Example 2 http://friends-eng.blogspot.com/search/label/Christmas%20Carol%20activities


1) Watch this video to get a general idea of the story. 

2) Students can now read about the main characters of the story.

❄ Scrooge is a horrible, nasty and mean man. He loves money more than his life. He always counts his money but he never gives any to the poor people, even for Christmas.

❄ Fred - Scrooge's nephew is a very kind man. He loves Christmas. And he always invites Scrooge to his Christmas but his grumpy uncle never accepts the invitation.

❄ Bob Cratchit - Scrooge’s clerk is a very poor man with a large family. He generally works hard and he does his best to be a good clerk. But he sometimes gets into trouble because Scrooge is very strict.

❄ Tiny Tim - Bob Cratchit's young son is handicapped from birth. He always walks with a crutch. Tiny Tim is always cheerful. He never sits or plays alone because everybody loves him. His father Bob always looks after him after work.

❄ Marley’s ghost is always in chains because Marley is damned for eternity. Marley was horrible and nasty when he was alive. Now he is punished so he is very miserable.

❄ The 1st spirit is the ghost of Christmas past. He takes Scrooge back to his childhood. He always carries a light.

❄ The 2nd spirit is the ghost of Christmas present. He takes Scrooge to Cratchit’s house and to his nephew’s house where everyone is celebrating Christmas. This spirit is often sarcastic and ironical.

❄ The 3rd spirit is the ghost of the future. He takes Scrooge to his own tomb. He never talks or answers a question, he is so scary!

3) Some pictures illustrating the story can be found here.

llustrations :

http://www.victorianweb.org/art/illustration/carol/gallery.html 

http://charlesdickenspage.com/illustrations-carol.html 

http://www.printspast.com/christmas-carol-prints-rackham.htm 

4) Students can now read the whole story on their handout and simultaneously listen to it by clicking here.

Reading skills: Scanning

Scan the text as quickly as possible and write down:

three tour start times; two prices; two ages and one phone number.

Computer room time!

1) Read the text and do the activities:

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading-skills-practice/films-and-entertainment

2) Watch Episode 2, Extra English

https://youtu.be/9622rc8Ts3k

Reading: Christmas customs in the UK

Bravoooo!!!

Reading surprise!

Hello agents! Welcome to the amazing world of blogging!

Here you can express yourself in English, watch videos and do missions.

 

Mission number one--->

Click here and do the quiz you choose:

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading-skills-practice

COMPUTER ROOM SURPRISE!

Are you a good digital citizen?

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading-skills-practice/are-you-good-digital-citizen

Games for you!

http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/learning-english/games-social/

 

The Bermuda Triangle mystery

http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/could-underwater-crater-discovery-explain-the-bermuda-triangle-mystery/news-story/94145d6f5baa5766a8a4b0c18dd93ee5

Has it been solved? Let's read...

Reading time!

http://www.newsinlevels.com

The results of the reading competition!

You can click here to see the final results:

http://markaki-students.blogspot.gr/2015/03/reading-competition-sherlock-and-empty.html 

Sherlock Holmes_Empty House(questions for our French friends)

Choose the correct answer:

The name of the victim is: 

a)Sherlock Holms

b)Ronald Adair

c)Watson

The victim lived in:

a)Australia

b)London

c)Athens

Sherlock Holmes is:

a) a spy

b)victim

c)suspect

Complete the text with this words:

 (,Honourable Ronald Adair, murder,crime,trial,disappearance,succeeded,,criminal agent , London)

In the spring of 1894 everybody in  ____________________was interested in the murder of the ___________, murdered in unusual and inexplicable circumstances. The_______ itself was interesting, but it was nothing compared to the events I will now tell you about. You can imagine that after the years I spent with Sherlock Holmes I was interested in crime. After his___________ I tried to solve crimes with his methods. Sometimes I _____________, sometimes I didn't. No crime interested me more than the __________ of Ronald Adair. As I read the evidence, I realised how much I missed Sherlock Holmes, the number one _______________in Europe. He would have been a great help to the police. I will tell you the facts the public knew at the conclusion of the _____ 

GOOD LUCK!!!

Sherlock: Important words

Download the story and some activities: 

http://markaki-reading.wikispaces.com/Sherlock+Holmes+and+the+Empty+House 

trial = δίκη

bibliophile = φίλοι των βιβλίων

wealthy = rich

well-balanced = καλά ισορροπημένος

drainpipes= σωλήνες αποχέτευσης

lay-> βγαίνει απο το lie-lay-lain άρα lay undisturbed= κείτοταν απείραχτα (άθικτα)

pile= σωρός

banknotes= χαρτονομίσματα

colonies (colony)= αποικίες

governor= κυβερνήτης

nod= γνέφω καταφατικά με το κεφάλι

maid= η υπηρέτρια

valuables= πολύτιμα αντικείμενα

crowd=  πλήθος

traces= ίχνη

a dozen (of)= μια ντουζίνα από (12)

bargain= κελεπούρι, σε πολύ καλή τιμή

you are making a mountain out of a molehill= υπερβάλλεις

chasm= κενό, χάσμα

wrestling= πάλη

grip= λαβή, κράτημα

tracks= ίχνη

cliff= γκρεμός, απότομος βράχος

footholds= σημεία στον βράχο που μπορεί να πατήσει το πόδι

ledge= η κουφάλα μέσα στον βράχο, η εσοχή

hansom/ cab= η άμαξα

wild beast= κτήνος

wrist= καρπός του χεριού

alley= το δρομάκι

run-down= ετοιμόρροπος

strangle= σταγγαλίζω - strangler

Jew's harp= a musical instrument

bait= δόλωμα

lips= χείλη

bald= φαλακρός

bow tie= παπιγιόν

spring= ελατήριο

rifle= καραμπίνα

game= θήραμα

hatred= μίσος

glare= αγριοκοιτώ

companion= σύντροφος

fierce= άγριος, επιθετικός

charge somebody with something= κατηγορώ για

cheat= κλέβω, κάνω απάτη

motive= κίνητρο

plain clothes= μονόχρωμα ή καθημερινά ρούχα

apologize= απολογούμαι, ζητω συγνώμη - apology= απολογία, συγνώμη

engaged= αρραβωνιασμένος

succeed= επιτυγχάνω

disappearance= εξαφάνιση

appearance= εμφάνιση (εξωτερική)

extraordinary= καταπληκτικός, εξαιρετικός

wax model= κέρινο ομοίωμα

sentinel= φύλακας

trick= ξεγελάω, κόλπο

arrest= συλλαμβάνω, σύλληψη

prisoner= φυλακισμένος

A new Sherlock Holmes' story with a video!

https://markaki-reading.wikispaces.com/Sherlock+Holmes+and+the+Empty+House 

A fantastic book

Hello readers! I wish you all the best for this new year and enjoy the new year! In the holidays, Mrs Markaki gave me a very good book. I read it and that's why I am writing this text for the blog!

The title of the book was "Amazon Rally". It was written by Eduardo Amos and Elisabeth Prescer. In this story two friends from England, go to Brazil for a motorcycle race. Their names are Brian and David. The race starts well but when they get into the woods of the Amazon, Indians stop them! Indians think they are miners and they want to kill them. But the two drivers explain who they really are. Indians understand and they let them free. They explain their problem with the miners. Then Brian runs to the police station to inform the policemen about the miners who want to kill the Indians. The police come to the village and stop the miners. Then the two drivers continue their race and finish. But not first or second, last of all. But with the notice to the police, they saved the Indians' village.

That was a great story and I loved it! I again wish you all the best for the new year and enjoy the last five days of holidays!

Read the news in English!

You can now read the news more easily! Choose the article that interests you and then the reading difficulty you want it to have. After you read the article, write what you remember about it on the blog.

http://www.newsinlevels.com/

3 Links for you

Check your reading level:

https://elt.oup.com/student/bookwormsleveltest/?mode=student&cc=gr&selLanguage=en   

The naughtiest cats in the world:

http://www.sunnyskyz.com/blog/79/The-27-Naughtiest-Cats-In-The-World-And-I-Can-t-Stop-Laughing  

Phrasal verbs tricks:

http://www.myenglishteacher.eu/blog/phrasal-verbs-with-up-separated-into-3-main-categories/   

One story and one video for you!

• Extra English Video
• Sherlock Holmes and the Empty House