miércoles, 31 de mayo de 2017





I found this Ted talk very thought- provoking. It makes you think about the way in which we talk in our lessons, the way address our students and also the people who works with us. It's really worth watching it!




TED TALK- HOW TO SPEAK SO THAT PEOPLE WANT TO LISTEN

miércoles, 17 de mayo de 2017

Why having a school nurse is so important?

Today a situation in  school made  me  think  about  this.  Children  might get injuries or hurt any  time, or maybe  they have  a disease that make them  need a health professional by  their  side. O  what if  they  faint?
Today  at  school  a girl  fainted and  her  father  arrived  at school  earlier than the  ambulance. We  are  teachers, not nurses or doctors, but  we  also have lives in our  hands.
I  found  a BBC  article  that  talks  about the importance of a school nurse  that I would like  to  share  with  you

http://www.bbc.com/news/health-22106939

sábado, 6 de mayo de 2017

Macrofunctions, Microfunctions and Grammar

Step 1
Show students a video from the Olympics, stop the video every time a new sport appear and clarify vocabulary. As they watch the video, hey will have a worksheet to match the different sports to the proper names.
Step 2
Watch another short video and ask students to raise their hand every time a sport the know appears.
Step 3
Listen to a news report, students will have o identify the different sports that the reporter talks about and fill in the dialogue (worksheet)
Step 4
Listen again to the news report and ask students to identify words RELATED to sports
Step 5
Role play. Students will have to work in pairs. One of them is going to be the reporter and the other will be a sports woman/men. The reporter will ask three questions related to sports and the related vocabulary already seen, the other will have to answer
Step 6
School Olympics. Students will have to organize a little tournament for their class, the main vocabulary being sports.

Task
Macrofunction
Microfunction
Grammar
A new student has 
arrived to your school. She/he can communicate with you only in English. You are selected to show her/him the school
Exchanging goods and services
Giving instructions
Demonstratives: This, that, these, those
Adverbs of place: Here, there, etc
Yes/no questions