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This week… your free joker!

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If you want a free joker, write 100 words using this picture  -http://100wc.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2014/08/photoXX12X.jpg as your prompt.

This week some of you are doing a via ferrata on Friday afternoon, I wish I could come with you but I’m going to give a talk at a teaching conference in Brugg, Switzerland.

CM1 will learn classroom vocabulary,

CM2 will learn more description words – and have an evaluation on Tuesday,

6ème have a test on Tuesday and will study the present simple,

5ème  have a test Tuesday and will revise the present,

4ème also have a test on Tuesday (aren’t I mean?!) and will look at how to describe people,

3ème have a test, on Friday this time and will practise their classroom English – that’ll help with No French Fridays!

AEP Monday – Digital safety, shall we study the tree octopus again?

AEP Tuesday – I can’t wait to see the animals you have created, and if we have time we’ll populate our islands too.

Remember to revise regularly, don’t wait until you have a test, and ask me if you have any questions

Have a FAB week!

Fab!

This Week…

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No time for fun and games this week, we’ll be very busy!

Primary: your first tests, then CM1 will learn CLOTHES words and CM2 FAMILY.

6ème : BE & nationalities

5ème : Have got, Can & Must, hobbies & passions

4ème : Presenting yourself, what ARE you like? What DO you like?

3ème : Classroom vocab & your ZODIAC sign

AEP : Learning to Learn & Animals for your island

 

ALL of you will have your first vocabulary test, Monday for Primary, Tuesday for 6ème, 5ème & 4ème, Friday for 3ème, Monday lunchtime the 6ème will have their prizes… and see some great photos, and THURSDAY is  a holiday! – What a fab week it’s going to be!

See you tomorrow!

 

Fab!

 

 

100 Word Challenge – back again!

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I know you missed it during the holidays, here is our contribution for this week, written by TRISTAN, in 4ème:

After two months on vacation  I went to Malta to learn  English for 3 weeks but I speak  Italian too.
After Malta I went to my home for just 2 weeks and celebrated my birthday. 
After these two weeks I went to visit my grand-parents in France in Vendee.
My cousin joined me in my grand-parents’ for just 3 days. 1 day after I fought with my brother and I broke my arm, I slept 2 nights in the hospital before coming home. My family returned to Switzerland
as I had to start school. And I missed you so much that finally we can make start in your lessons.

How to Learn

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Recently I went to a conference and listened to a talk about this subject and here are the best ways to learn:

1. Self-testing
Look at the new word or rule, cover it and rewrite it.
Ask someone to test you.

2. Distributed Practice
This means revising a subject regularly, for example 10 minutes every day, this is better than 1 hour once a week.

3. Keywords & Mnemonic techniques
Invent your own phrase or way to remember, for example Roy Of York Gave Battle In Vain helps me remember the colours of the rainbow, Red, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet.

4. Interleaved practice
This means mixing subjects, for example revise English for 30 minutes, then French, then Maths… Instead of big blocks of one subject.

Highlighting key words and rereading were mentioned but these are not the best ways to learn.

So, try some of these and remember, regular learning is the key to success!

One week to go!

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Are you ready?

How can you best prepare the new term? Here are some ideas:

– start getting up earlier – 9am at the latest, don’t worry too much about going to sleep earlier, you will start to do that automatically when you get up earlier, but remember – no screens after 10pm in the holidays, and 9pm in schooltime.

– Start reading – things that  interest you, and things in English, websites, magazines etc.

– Have a look at your vocabulary lists and ICD for next year, they are all ready and waiting for you on this site!

– Send me a message on facebook or an email (fabenglishteacher@gmail.com) to tell me what you’ve been doing this summer – in English of course!!

– Make sure you have lots of paper, ringbinders and everything you need for your pencil case.

 

What do you do to get ready for school? let me know!

 

See you soon,

 

Fab!

Oral evaluation – mark sheet

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Here is a copy of the mark sheet I will use to evaluate your oral ability next week:

Oral Evaluation Term 3 2015

Name :

Class :

Date :

Total & Observation:

 

 

Dialogue :     /5

  • Student understands question and responds appropriately
  • Students asks extra questions and reacts to partner, e.g. “Oh you like tennis? I prefer football, did you watch the Swiss world cup match last weekend?”
  • Students helps partner, e.g. reformulating questions if partner doesn’t understand

 

Pronunciation:       /5

  • Student speaks clearly and can be understood
  • Student pronounces individual words well
  • Student uses appropriate intonation, especially in questions

YOU ARE NOT EXPECTED TO HAVE THE SAME ACCENT AS THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND – OR J-LO!

 

Grammar:       /5

  • Student uses a variety of relevant tenses and grammar items
  • Student correctly uses grammar items studied in class this year

 

Vocabulary:       /5

  • Student uses a variety of lexical items
  • Student correctly uses lexical items studied in class this year
  • Student uses synonyms instead of repeating partner

Please read it and ask me any questions you have.

Remember for top marks – be natural, have a conversation with your partner, help your partner – this is not an interogation!

 

See you soon!

 

Fab!

This week…

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… is our last week, sniff, sniff! Your written results are on pronote and I’m sure you’re all busy revising for your oral exams on Tuesday and Wednesday, remember to message me if you have any questions.

If I don’t see you this week, then have a great summer, it’s been great working with you all this year, I hope you’ve had as much fun as I have  🙂

 

GOODBYE & HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

 

This week…

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I’m home at last from here:   vesuvius-naples …and ready for our LAST WEEK OF CLASSES! Oh my – that’s scary!

Hasn’t the year gone quickly? So, for almost the last time this school year, here is what you’ll be up to:

CM1- Food

CM2 – The world around us

ALL CLASSES 6ème-3ème have a VOCABULARY TEST on LISTS 1-10 this week,

6ème – revising the past

5ème – life experiences – have + PP

4ème – presenting your J8 projects & revision

3ème – Wikipedia page & future revision.

Your written and oral exams are coming soon, for the written exams:

-revise the vocabulary

-reread and do the exercises on the ICD sheets

– read & do the exercises at the back of the textbook/end of chapters

– read & do the I can do it sections and the end of the chapters in the workbook

-ask your teacher to explain anything you are not sure about.

To revise for your oral exams:

6ème, click https://fabenglishteacher.com/2014/05/22/6eme-oral-exam/

5ème, click here

4ème, click here https://fabenglishteacher.com/2014/05/20/4eme-oral-subjects/

and 3ème, here https://fabenglishteacher.com/2014/05/22/3eme-oral-exam/

Remember, it’s not the holidays yet… but it soon will be 🙂

 

Fab!

 

 

Happy birthday to me!

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This blog is one year old today!

Since I set it up we’ve had over 6,000 views, from lots of different countries.

I know a lot of you use it to find work you have missed and check what you need revise, there are a lot of views before your tests!

As I’m sure you’ve seen, you have all your vocab lists, grammar lessons and lots of examples of work you have done.

What I need to know now is what else? Is there anything you would like to see on this website that isn’t here?

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