Present Simple vs. Present Continuous

Present Simple vs Present Continuous

Let's revise the Present Simple and the Present Continuous. Have a look at the presentation below.

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And the winners are...

I am very happy to announce the winners of this week's challenge. They are Silvia, Marta and Javier. All of them found out that the tree I was talking about was the elder, known in Boal as vinteiro and in Spanish as saúco. Thank you all for taking part in the challenge.

This week's challenge

This week you are going to solve a new riddle. Look at the photo below.

You have to give me the name of this tree, which is very common here in Boal, in English, Fala and Spanish.
Of course, you can ask your parents, grandparents, neighbours, etc. to help you identify it.
Clue: Albus Dumbledore's wand was made of the wood from this tree.
The first three people who complete this week's challenge will get extra points.

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The best book of the lockdown

Here you have a list of your classmates' favourite books. Read the reviews and click 💗on the one that you like the best. The book with the most votes will be pronounced the Best Book of the Lockdown.

My favourite book

Write a paragraph about your favourite book (or one of your favourite books). Use the model below.

My favourite book is Alice in Wonderland. The author’s name is Lewis Carroll. The plot is about a young girl who has lots of adventures and meets the most extraordinary people you can imagine. My favourite part is the one in which Alice meets the Queen of Hearts. It's hilarious! I like this book because there are lots of unusual characters such as the Chesire Cat or the Mad Hatter. I think it’s a good book for someone who likes imagining other worlds.

Star rating: ✪✪✪✪✪

Before you write, think of the following ideas:

• Title of the book:
• Author:
• Plot (What is the book about): 
• Favourite part:
• I like the book because...
• Final recommendation: I thinl it's a good book for someone who...

Now write your paragraph. Follow the model and change ot according to your ideas above. Send me your paragraph in a word document. Include a picture that illustrates the book (it can be a picture of the front cover of the book, if you prefer).

Lesson plan adapted from www.teachingenglish.org.uk

World Book Day

Every year on April 23^rd April millions of people around the world celebrate books and reading on “World Book Day”. This date is important because two great writers died on this day in 1616: William Shakespeare, the English playwright and poet and Miguel de Cervantes, the Spanish writer.

Each year UNESCO (United Nations Educational and Scientific Organization) chooses one city to be the World Book Capital City. This year the city is Kuala Lumpur, in Malaysia.

So, what happens on this special day? Schools, book shops and libraries hold all kinds of fun events. People wear costumes of their favourite book characters, authors sign copies of their books, story-tellers read to children and adults…and much more. Have a look at the website to see some of the events for this year.

https://en.unesco.org/commemorations/worldbookday

Now let's do some vocabulary practice!

Choose the right words for these definitions

Matching exercise

Match the items on the right to the items on the left.

These are the "sections" of a book.	??? Leaves Read Chapters Library Plot The end. Cover Fiction Title Shakespeare
You can borrow a book at this place.	??? Leaves Read Chapters Library Plot The end. Cover Fiction Title Shakespeare
This means the "story" of a book.	??? Leaves Read Chapters Library Plot The end. Cover Fiction Title Shakespeare
This person is England's most famous writer.	??? Leaves Read Chapters Library Plot The end. Cover Fiction Title Shakespeare
This means the "name" of a book.	??? Leaves Read Chapters Library Plot The end. Cover Fiction Title Shakespeare
You "turn" these when you are reading a book.	??? Leaves Read Chapters Library Plot The end. Cover Fiction Title Shakespeare
You finish the book here.	??? Leaves Read Chapters Library Plot The end. Cover Fiction Title Shakespeare
This is the "outside" of a book.	??? Leaves Read Chapters Library Plot The end. Cover Fiction Title Shakespeare
This means "a story that isn't true".	??? Leaves Read Chapters Library Plot The end. Cover Fiction Title Shakespeare
This is what you do with a book.	??? Leaves Read Chapters Library Plot The end. Cover Fiction Title Shakespeare

Vocabulary The Moor's Legacy

Vocabulary from chapters 1 & 2

Crossword

Complete the crossword, then click on "Check" to check your answer. If you are stuck, you can click on "Hint" to get a free letter. Click on a number in the grid to see the clue or clues for that number.

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			5					6
7
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Across: 1. Something, usually money, given in exchange for good behaviour or good work. 4. Spoken words that have a magical power. Wizards and witches use them a lot. 5. The dried skin of an animal that people used in the past to write on. 7. The person who is elected to govern a town or city. 8. A deep hole in the ground from which you can get water.

Down: 2. Person whose job is to carry water. 3. The place where a judge works. 6. A person who follows the religion of Islam.

Questions

Congratulations

Good morning everyone,
I'm very happy to announce the winners of this week's challenge. They are Silvia, Marta and Javier. And yes, the correct answers were Charles Dickens and the novel was A Tale of Two Cities. Congratulations to the three of you!!!

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Read and listen to the second chapter of the story.

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Read and listen to the first chapter of The Moor's Legacy.

Hello!

Hello everyone,

"It was the best of times; it was the worst of times". This is a quote from a book written by one of my favourite writers. We could say that nowadays we are living in the worst of times because of the lockdown, but it can also be the best of times if we take advantage of this situation. How can we do it? By revising the things that we learned at school and having fun at the same time! Are you ready? Let's begin.
PS: Can you tell me the name of the writer I am talking about? And the title of the book to which the quote belongs? If you can, I'll give you some extra points. 😉