12. Opinion.

What do you think about the school year we're finishing? What things did you like most? What would you have changed? Tell us your suggestions so we can improve. You can write about any subject, teachers, the school, etcetera.

11. Article reading.

Visit this link. On the left, you have lots of different categories where you can search and find an article you consider interesting. Take a look, read one of them and write a summary in a text document.

When you finish, you can read another one.

10. National Geographic news.

As always, you can use an on-line dictionary. 

1. Visit this link, then answer.
           a. Why should we use less plastic bottles?
           b. Do you think bottled water is better than tap water? Why?
           c. How are plastic bottles made?

2. Visit this link, then answer.
           a. Which do you find more dangerous? Why?
           b. Which do you think are more likely to happen in Spain? Why?
           c. Have you been in a dangerous situation caused by nature? Tell us.

3. Post your answers in a comment.

9. Saturn.

1. Open a text document.

2. Read the following text and look for 5 spelling mistakes. When you find a mistake, check it is a mistake using an online dictionary, then write it down in the document you've just opened, rewriting the word with the right spelling.

In many ways, Saturn is similar to Jupiter, but it is much smaller. It is the second largest planet in hour Solar Sistem and it is a gas giant like Jupiter. Under the clouds of meethane, hydrogen and helium, the sky gradually turns into liquid until it becames a giant ocean of liquid quemicals.

3. After reading the information in this website, go back to the text document and answer:
        a) Where does the word Saturn come from?
        b) Is Saturn a big planet compared to other planets in our Solar System?
        c) Is Saturn a heavy planet compared to other planets in our Solar System?
        d) What are those famous rings?

4. Now, copy all you wrote in the text document, paste it in the comment box and post it so I can mark it and everybody else can see it. DO NOT FORGET TO SIGN WITH YOUR NAME.

5. If you finished early, surf the blog and leave your comments. The more comments, the more extra marks you get (decent comments, not just saying 'hi').

8. Ten-minute documentary.

As we saw in class, La Gomera is one of the Canary Islands. Check out this short documentary and find out something interesting that not many people know.

Click here for video

Leave your comments telling your opinion or whatever you want.

7. Verb tenses. Review.

In this website you can review the verb tenses, in case you need to (please ignore the advertisements).

1. Visit this link and start doing the exercises. Remember, you can use an online dictionary if you need to. The activities are sorted from easiest to more complex.

If this is too difficult for you, you can try these games:
game 1
game 2
game 3

2. If you finished activity 1, it means you're already an expert in verb tenses (or you cheated), so you can check out the previous posts on this blog, if you haven't before.

3. Post a comment telling what you did and your opinion.

You can also help those people who are having trouble with their activities.

6. Extra work for Christmas.

Visit this famous website and leave a comment telling what you did, what interesting things you found and what you would recommend for other students.