VERBS TO TALK ABOUT FRIENDSHIP
GET ON WELL WITH
LET DOWN
BREAK UP
FALL OUT
HAVE AN ARGUMENT
HAVE A QUARREL
MAKE UP= MAKE PEACE
A blog to help secondary school students improve English. You can find mind maps, worksheets, videos and songs as well as some of the project works and activities done by the students.
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
DESCRIBE YOUR BEST FRIEND
To Describe
Your Friends' Qualities, Use These Adjectives:
§ affectionate
§ best/close
§ considerate
§ easy-going
§ faithful
§ funny
§ generous
§ genuine
§ hilarious
§ honest
§ irreplaceable
§ kind
§ kindhearted
§ marvelous
§ one-of-a-kind
§ patient
§ precious
§ priceless
§ reliable
§ sincere
§ supportive
§ sweet
§ sweet-hearted
§ thoughtful
§ true
§ trustworthy
§ truthful
§ uncommon
§ understanding
§ unique
§ unselfish
§ uplifting
§ warmhearted
§ wonderful
Monday, September 25, 2023
Words and idioms to talk about beauty
1)IDIOMS to talk about beauty
Write the expression in
Italian
- Beauty Is In The Eye Of The Beholder
· Pretty As A Picture
· She’s A Real Beauty
· Easy On The Eyes
· She’s A Real Head-Turner
·
Drop-dead gorgeous
·
A thing of beauty
·
Beauty is only skin-deep
2)Words to talk
about beauty
Write the word in Italian
- admirable
- adorable
- amazing
- angelic
- appealing
- astonishing
- athletic
- attractive
- blooming
- bonny
- breathtaking
- brilliant
- captivating
- celestial
- challenging
- charismatic
- charming
- cute
- dazzling
- delicate
- delightful
- dreamlike
- dreamy
- elegant
- enchanting
- engaging
- enticing
- excellent
- exceptional
- exquisite
- eye-catching
- fabulous
- fair
- fascinating
- fine
- flashy
- generous
- glowing
- goddess
- good-looking
- gorgeous
- graceful
- handsome
- healthy
- heavenly
- hypnotic
- interesting
- inviting
- kind
- lavish
- lovely
- magnetic
- magnificent
- majestic
- marvelous
- mesmeric
- nice
- overwhelming
- perfect
- pleasing
- pretty
- pure
- radiant
- ravishing
- refined
- riveting
- scrumptious
- sharp
- shiny
- slim
- smart
- snappy
- snazzy
- spectacular
- spiffy
- splendid
- stunning
- stylish
- sublime
- superb
- sweet
- tantalizing
- tempting
- tender
- trendy
- unique
- wonderful
- wondrous
- youthful
Sunday, September 24, 2023
Thursday, September 14, 2023
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
William Shakespeare's life -bbc listening activity
BBC listening about-william-shakespeare
Questions
- When was he born?
- Where was he born?
- Was his family particularly rich?
- How old was he when he got married?
- How many children did he have?
- Why did he go to London?
- Who was with him in London?
- What was the name of the son he lost?
- Did he write just plays?
- Did he make up new phrases?
- What's the name of the theatre he owned?
- Were special effects used in the theatre at his hime?
- Where did he buy a fantastic, huge house?
- Was Blackfriars a theatre?
- When did he stop writing?
Sunday, September 10, 2023
Thursday, September 7, 2023
FIRST LESSON INTERVIEW YOUR CLASSMATE WORKSHEET
FIRST Lesson LISTENING,
SPEAKING and WRITING
I BL
1. This is the worksheet to
be completed
Find three things you
have in common with your deskmate
My favourite food
is……………………………………………………………
My least favourite food is………………………………………………………
I like……………………………………………………………………………….
I don’t like………………………………………………………………………...
I’m good at ……………………………………………………………………….
My hobby is………………………………………………………………………
My favourite shop is…………………………………………………………….
My favourite restaurant is………………………………………………………
I’d like to…………………………………………………………………………
I’m not good at…………………………………………………………………..
I’m wearing……………………………………………………………………...
I can’t stand……………………………………………………………………..
My favourite social media
is…………………………………………………………
The three things I have in common
with my deskmate-
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
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2. Interview your deskmate
1. What is your name?
2. How old are you?
3. What grade are you in?
4. What is your favorite subject in school? Why?
5. Do you participate in any extracurricular
activities or clubs? Which ones and why?
6. What are your hobbies outside of school?
7. How do you like to spend your weekends?
8. Do you have any siblings? If so, how many and
what are their names?
9. What do you enjoy most about attending our
school?
10. What do you find most challenging about
school?
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