Prepositions of time (at, on, in)

Para treinares as preposições de tempo, carrega nesta ligação e completa o exercício. Depois podes tentar este jogo muito engraçado sobre o mesmo tema. Tenta mandar o professor à água (ele é o pirata).
Practice your time prepositions by completing the exercise on the first link.Then, you can play a very funny game where you must put the teacher (pirate) walking the plank (andar na prancha).

The house

Click here to go to a fantastic site with lots of vocabulary and exercises about the house. Explore the image of the house and find out what people do in the rooms.

We are the champions - Present Perfect practice

This is a song about someone who is proud of what he has done in the past and intends to go on in the future.

Listen to the song, complete the lyrics and translate them to Portuguese.



Queen - "We are the champions"
I____________ paid my dues
Time after time
I've ___________ my sentence
But committed no crime
And bad mistakes
I've ____________ a few
I've had my share of sand kicked in my face
But I've come through

We are the champions, my friends
And we'll keep on fighting - till the end
We are the champions
We are the champions
No time for losers
Cause we are the champions - of the world

I've _____________ my bows
And my curtain calls
You brought me fame and fortune and everything that goes with it
I thank you all

But it's ____________ no bed of roses
No pleasure cruise -
I consider it a challenge before the whole human race
And I aint gonna lose -

We are the champions - my friends
And we'll keep on fighting - till the end
We are the champions
We are the champions
No time for losers
Cause we are the champions - of the world

Misspelling - Erros ortográficos

Some commom words that are often misspelled can be found in this link

Stop the clock!

This is an activity for the students in grade 7. However, if you are not sure about how good you are, try this game. Try to get the highest score by stopping the clock at the indicated time.
When you're ready press the title or here to play the game.

A different game is here for you to play. Start on the "easy" level.

The third person singular (present simple)

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The History of English

Like all languages, the English language has evolved with the passing of the times.
On this link you will find a brief history of its evolution, marked by five crucial events.

Telling the time and Daily routine

You are also going to watch some pictures that illustrate adverbs of frequency.

Daily routine 2010

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Products of slavery

This link will take you to a map where you can discover countries where child labour is used in many products. Click in the yellow bubbles to find out whre and what these slave children produce. You may even be using some of them.

Child labour

Watching this video by "Radiohead" will surely make you think how lucky you are for being at school, and enjoying life with your friends.



The lyrics can be found here.

Adverbs of Frequency (How often do you...?)

What do you always do? What do you sometimes like to do?
Here is a video that can help you practise your adverbs. It will be helpful to describe your daily routine.
It's not a very easy video. So, if you need help, just ask your teacher.

The Family Tree

Para treinares as relações de parentesco, tens aqui no link, um exercício muito útil. Se não souberes, carrega em "Hint".Contudo, ao pedires ajuda, perdes pontuação.
Here is a family tree to test your knowledge about family relations.

The present simple - practice

Do you want to test you present simple? Click here and fil the gaps.
But that is not enough. There is more to do in this link.

Second Conditional - practice

Click on the title to do some exercises using the second conditional.When you are finished, you can pratice some more if you follow this link.

What would you do?

This video is a grammar lesson but it is also a game. Listen to the song and try to locate the picture that corresponds to the words of the singer.



Se carregares no título podes jogar o jogo de um outro modo: clica nas imagens que correspondem ao que o cantor está a cantar.

Katie Melua - If I were...

The lyrics to this song are all mixed up. Put them in the right order. Translate the song into Portuguese.



Katie Melua - "If you were a sailboat"

If I was in jail I know you’d spring me,
If I was a telephone you’d ring me all day long.
If I was in pain I know you’d sing me soothing songs.

If you were a cowboy I would trail you,
If you were a piece of wood I’d nail you to the floor.
If you were a sailboat I would sail you to the shore.
If you were a river I would swim you,
If you were a house I would live in you all my days.
If you were a preacher I’d begin to change my ways.

If I was hungry you would feed me,
If I was in darkness you would lead me to the light.
If I was a book I know you’d read me every night.

Sometimes I believe in fate,
But the chances we create,
Always seem to ring more true.
You took a chance on loving me,
I took a chance on loving you.

If you were a cowboy I would trail you,
If you were a piece of wood I’d nail you to the floor.
If you were sailboat I would sail you to the shore.

If you were sailboat I would sail you to the shore.

If you were sailboat I would sail you to the shore.

If I was in jail I know you’d spring me,
If I was a telephone you’d ring me all day long.
If I was in pain I know you’d sing me soothing songs.

Sometimes I believe in fate,
But the chances we create,
Always seem to ring more true.
You took a chance on loving me,
I took a chance on loving you.

Thanksgiving

Em Português, o Dia de Acção de Graças. Originariamente, um dia consagrado ao agradecimento pelas boas colheitas. Celebra-se, nos Estados Unidos, na quarta 5ª feira do mês de Novembro. No Canadá é celebrado na segunda 2ª feira de Outubro.
O dia foi perdendo o seu carácter religioso e agora é conhecido pelo "Dia do Perú"
"Thanksgiving Day, known informally as Turkey Day, is a harvest festival celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada. Thanksgiving was a holiday to express thankfulness, gratitude, and appreciation to God, family and friends for which all have been blessed of material possessions and relationships. Traditionally, it has been a time to give thanks for a bountiful harvest. This holiday has since moved away from its religious roots.
In the United States, Thanksgiving Day falls on the fourth Thursday of November. In Canada, it is celebrated on the second Monday in October." (Wikipedia)
Click here for some pictures.

Vampires and Zombies

These two words have seen a rise in ther usage for the last 10 years. Do you want to find out how much? Click on the title and and have a look at the graph at the bottom of the page. Follow the instructions to interact with it.

MUSE - Knigts of Cydonia

Let's stop for a moment and enjoy a fantastic song by the "Muse". Look at the crowd. Aren't they happy? I think it's great. What about you? Leave a comment. Deixa um comentário.

Halloween Party

As coisa correram bem na festa organizada pela Rádio Escola e pelo grupo de professores e professoras de Inglês. Aqui ficam alguns momentos do acontecimento. Podes votar na sondagem que está ao lado esquerdo. Diz-nos a tua opinião sobre a festa, se é que lá estiveste.

Pumpkin Contest

Lista dos vencedores e prémios do Concurso de Abóboras:
1º- Gil/João/André (7º F) - Abóbora nº 14
2º- Abóbora nº 15 (CEF - Bombeiros 1)
3º Anabela/ Ana Raquel (8º B) - Abóbora nº 6

Os trabalhos premiados ganharam direito a receber um CD musical. O prémio será entregue na festa de Halloween hoje à noite.
Se os vencedores não estiverem presentes, o prémio ser-lhes-à entregue na respectiva turma.

Halloween Party

Everybody is invited to a terrific, spooky, wonderful, funny Halloween Party.

It's on Friday 29 th October. Bring your best scary costume. Don't forget your lantern.

Sexta-feira, dia 28 de Outubro, não te esqueças de participar no assustador baile de Halloween promovido pela Rádio Escola e pelo grupo de Inglês.

Disfarça-te e traz a lanterna.

Airplane travel

You have watched a film about a man stuck at an airport: "Terminal". Many of the words and expressions that you can find on this exercise were there. Listen to the man talking. You can try other exercises that come after the word list.

Vocabulary: Holidays

 For the students on the 9th grade. Some vocabulary about holidays and travel

Personal Pronouns and Possessive Determiners

This is for the students on the 7th grade.
Can you use personal pronouns and possessive determiners correctly? Click on the title to take a test on this subject.
Ao pressionares o título desta mensagem, serás direccionado para uma página na qual poderás fazer um teste sobre o assunto aí enunciado.

Prepare for the pumpkin contest!

Hey, Halloween is almost here. Start thinking about your pumpkin. There will be prizes for those who are creative enough.
Have a look at last year's pumpkins. Click here.

Who are you?

Take this test to practice what you have learnt last week.
Click on the title.
It's about personal identification and nationalities.
If you want to practice some more, click here.

Personal Identification

Olá alunos do 7º ano. Vamos começar o ano por trabalhar os nosso dados pessoais. Como pedir e dar informações pessoais? Tens aqui um exercício interessante: carrega nas palavras pela ordem na qual devem aparecer na frase. No espaço em branco aparecerão aquelas que escolheres. Lê as instruções. No final podes verificar se acertaste ou se precisas de rever algo. No topo da página tens outros exercícios sobre o mesmo tema.

School is back!

Hello. Welcome to a new year schoolyear on our blog. Do you want to improve your writing? Are you confused about commas or colons? Click on the title of the post and look for examples of correct usage of the punctuation marks.

Football Vocabulary

Ao carregares nesta ligação, encontarás uma página da Oxford Dictionaries na qual poderás explorar a imagem, passando o rato sobre a mesma. É tudo sobre vocabulário ligado ao futebol -football/soccer (US).
No fundo da página há mais ligações para todo o vocabulário essencial para poderes compreender um jogo que ouças narrado em Inglês.

Vocabulary practice

Para não esquecermos nada do que aprendemos durante o ano, ficam aqui algumas ligações onde poderás encontrar vocabulário, gramática, exercícios de "listening" e outras curiosidades.
Tudo o que tens a fazer é carregar onde diz aqui. Geralmente, é só carregar ou arrastar a imagem.
Aqui tens o primeiro sobre vocabulário.
O segundo é sobre um conhecido "skater" - Tony Hawk. É um texto para ler aqui e completar com as palavras que estão ao lado.
Não chega, queres mais desafios? Ok! Aqui tens um aparentemente fácil. No topo da página está um índice para vários níveis de língua. Os níveis americanos para os nossos 7º a 9º são ligeiramente diferentes. Quer isto dizer que se tens 14 anos podes estar no 9th ou 10th grade. Se precisares de ajuda de um dicionário, tens este aqui.

South African English

Hey! The football World Cup is nearly starting. This year it will take place in South Africa . As you know, there are many varieties of English. Would you recognize South African English?
Here is a video that shows some typical expressions used in that country. Listen to it carefully.
I personally liked "hundredsss"

Fashion - vocabulary

http://www.wordle.net/

Reported speech

A powerpoint presentation on the use of Direct and Indirect (Reported) speech.

Reported speech 9º

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Present Perfect vs Past Simple

-The present perfect is used when the time period has NOT finished:"I have eaten two ice-creams this week" (the week is not finished)
-The simple past is used when the time period HAS finished:"I ate three ice-creams last week" (last week is finished)

-The present perfect is often used when giving recent news:"Jack has broken his arm again" (recent news)
-The simple past is used when giving older information:"Jack broke his arm last year"

-The present perfect is used when the time is not specific:"I have already read that book" (I don't remember when)
-The simple past is used when the time is clear:"I read that book last month"

-The present perfect is used with for and since, when the actions have not finished yet:"I have lived in this city since 2000" (I still live here)
-The simple past is used with for and since, when the actions have already finished:"I lived in this city for a long time" (I don't live here now)

To practise these structures, click on the title of the post and watch this presentation.

Past Simple vs Present Perfect

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Body Image and the media

Images of perfect people and perfect bodies are everywhere. You can see them on TV commercials, newspaper ads, films,...
Many teenagers and older women and men, try to follow those models and sometimes suffer negative consequences of that intention; Eating disorders are very commom these days.
If you have problems with your body image you should talk to your friends or your parents. Your teachers will be a good help too because they deal with hundreds of students everyday.
Remember that the important thing in a person is not what you see on the outside. It's the inside that matters.
This song may give you some inspiration.



Now that you have listened to it go to this site and do the exercise called Body Image (at the bottom of the page.

A job interview

Do you know what to do at a job interview? This clip gives you some tips (suggestions) about it.
What clothes should you wear? Should you talk about your personal life story? What documents should you carry? Should you wear some perfume?

Fabricating Beauty

Do you know the expression "the camera never lies"? Well, this video is about this expression.
Os jovens têm a tendência a seguir modelos de comportamento que nem sempre são os melhores. Então quando falamos do mundo da moda, dos filmes ou da música actual e do modo como são fabricados os ídolos, quase tudo se revela uma grande mentira.
Este vídeo mostra como facilmente somos manipulados e levados a crer que as estrelas que admiramos são extraordinárias.
A beleza não tem que ser artificial. Todos nós temos beleza, é só procurá-la. Falando, convivendo, brincando e rindo, vamos conhecendo os outros. Talvez consigamos descobrir pessoas bonitas onde, aparentemente, não esperavamos.

The Present Perfect

You can check the use of the Present Perfect in this presentation.

The Present Perfect

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This a simple comparison between the use of the Past Simple and the Present Perfect.
In very simple terms, we use the Past Simple to describe actions that occured in a specific point in the past. The Present Perfect is used to describe actions that happened in the past, but we don't exactly know when.
If you click on the title of the message, you will find many exercises to practise this tense.
At the bottom of the page there is also useful grammar information about the subject.

Climate Changes

Climate changes have made their first victims: the Yup'ik Eskimos are the first climate refugees. You can read about this sad situation in The Guardian newspaper

You can read about the same subject in Portuguese in the Público newspaper

The terminal

For you people on the 9th grade. Do you remember the story of Viktor Navorsky, the man who lived in Gate 67, in the film "The Terminal"?
Well, here is a case when fantasy becomes reality: whatch this video and compare the two situations.

Wh- questions

Still having trouble with your questions? Here is a very clear explanation on how to use the wh- words.
I keep six honest serving-men
(They taught me all I knew);
Their names are What and Why and When
And How and Where and Who.
Rudyard Kipling
Read the information carefully and complete the activities.

Keep on practising

This is an interesting site with lots of useful exercises on english grammar.

The past simple - exercises

Want to practice your past simple? Just click here, download the worksheet and go for it.

Second Conditional

Hello people! Here we are, ready for another term. For those on the 9th grade, why not start with some exercises to wake up your brains? Yes, it's time to work on your conditionals! Just click here and get it right.

We Wish You a Merry Christmas

We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas
And a happy new year
(2x)

Good tidings we bring
To you and your kin
We wish you a merry Christmas
And a happy new year

We all want some figgy pudding
We all want some figgy pudding
We all want some figgy pudding
So bring some right here

We won't go until we get some
We won't go until we get some
We won't go until we get some
So bring some right here

Good tidings we bring
To you and your kin
We wish you a merry Christmas
And a happy new year
(2x)

We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas
And a happy new year
(2x)

Christmas is Here!

Chegaram as férias! Christmas holidays are here! Para começar em boa forma, toca a ouvir e a dançar! Atenção que a mensagem não é para levar à letra na sua totalidade. Depois falamos...

Human Rights Day

December 10th is Human Rights Day.
We must remember that, all over the world, many people suffer from all kinds of violence, hunger and discrimination. Many don't have food or home.
Just for today, think about them and try to change things in any way you can.

The Climate Change Summit - Copenhagen

Hoje começa uma Cimeira que pode contribuir decisivamente para o futuro do nosso planeta enquanto tal. Durante 14 dias, na capital da Dinamarca, Copenhaga, líderes mundiais vão tentar chegar a um acordo acerca da redução das emissões de CO2 (dióxido de carbono). Este gás é, como sabemos, um dos principais causadores do efeito de estufa, o qual e reconhecido por inúmeros cientistas como o "interruptor" do aquecimento global.
No título da mensagem tens a ligação para um editorial, em língua Inglesa, publicado por 56 jornais à volta do mundo. Aqui tens a versão portuguesa.Lê e reflecte.Muda algumas atitudes, se tiver que ser. O Planeta agradece.
Starting today, many world leaders will join in a 14-day climate summit, trying to reach an agreement to reduce carbon emissions. The future of our Planet may depend on the decisions they make.
CO2 is one of the major responsible for the phenomenon known as "global warming". The reduction of carbon emissions, mainly from industries and transports, will prevent a catastrophic rise in global temperature. Read the Editorial and think your attitudes over. The Earth will be grateful.

You can read more about this subject by clicking here

Where does it come from?

Where does the light in your home come from? Click on the title of the message and find out. Roll the mouse over the black screen.

Play and Learn

Nesta mensagem há uma ligação para um sítio onde podes encontrar muitos jogos e actividades nas quais irás pôr à prova o teu Inglês. Podes completar frases, ligar imagens, encontrar palavras e muito mais. Os temas vão desde os objectos da sala de aula até aos dinossauros, passando pelas cores e pelos planetas. Basta carregares aqui
Estas actividades são para os mais novos mas servem muito bem para os mais velhos se divertirem.

Paired Conjuntions

It's for you, people on the 9th grade!
Click on the title of the post and use the correct conjuntions to complete the exercise.
Go for it!

Countable and Uncountable nouns

Students of the 8º ano:
Click on the title of this message and do the exercise on countable and uncountable nouns. Choose activity 1 on the menu on the left. You can view all the questions by clicking on the words "show all questions".
Good luck!

Convention on the Rights of the Child

"In 1989, the Convention on the Rights of the Child became the first legally binding international convention to affirm human rights for all children. While great progress has been made on child rights in the past 20 years, much work remains to be done."
By clicking on the tittle of the post you will have access to a summary of the Convention. If you want to read it in Portuguese, you can click here .
On December 10th, the Declaration of Human Rights will be 61 years old. Here his a video about it. Enjoy!

Global Warming

We must take action in order to stop Global Warming.
Re-use
Reduce
Recycle

Test your English!

Click on the title of this post and you will be redirected to a page where you can practise your English. There are online and downloadable quizzes on grammar, culture and vocabulary. It's a must!
At the bottom of the page there is a "downloads" section where you will find many usefull podcasts.

Pumpkin Contest

On Thursday, 29 th October, our students of 3º ciclo participated on a pumpkin contest. There were lots pieces and creativity.
You can watch the slideshow here.

Climate Changes / Global Warming

Hello everyone!
The first topic of 8th and 9th forms is about climate changes, and all the aspects of life on Earth affected by them.
If your click on the title of this post, you will find a simple explanation of the greenhouse effect

The Story of Stuff

Here is a video that will make you think. Where do the things you buy come from? Where do they go to when they are old?
The world needs you to think about this problem!
This is the original documentary with portuguese subtitles (brazilian portuguese) so you must pay attention to the spelling.
The ideal thing would be for you to listen and look at the subtitles in case of emergency only.

Summer Holiday

Keep enjoying your holiday! School will be there soon.

Holidays... so niceeeee!

The school year is over. We, the English teachers, want to wish you all, our students, a very good time this Summer and hope you bring new ideas and excitement to study the next year. Remember... English is EASY... you just need to pay attention in class and listen to your teacher.

HAVE FUN!
See you in September.

Home

Um filme que nos alerta para a necessária mudança de atitudes que todos temos de ter. Alguns especialistas dizem que se não alteramos a maneira como estamos a explorar o nosso planeta dentro de dez anos, será tarde demais para o salvar. Pensa nisso quando vires as imagens belíssimas que constituem este filme.
"Home" was made for you. The planet was made for all. Save it!
Pressiona o título para veres o filme com audio em Português. (Infelizmente, já não está disponível.)
O filme pode ser comprado, muito barato, em qualquer loja.

O Nono Ano em londres

It was greaaaatttt!!!! We absolutely loved our stay in England. We can't wait to go back! Want to see some photos that we took? Just press the title of this message.

Queres ver algumas fotos que fizemos em Inglaterra? Carrega no título da mensagem.

A descrição da viagem e dos sentimentos provocados pela estadia estarão nos comentários. Boys and girls of the 9th form, please comment.