Para os alunos do 8º ano

O teste consistirá no seguinte, como de costume:

Texto (food)
Interpretação: A - True /false (justificar todas as escolhas)
B - Perguntas sobre o texto

Vocabulário/gramática
A- Countable/uncountable Nouns
B- How much/ how many
C- Past Simple
D- Questions words
Composition
A- Eating habits

The day after

O dia a seguir ao "Thanksgiving" chama-se "Black Friday" e tem uma palavra de ordem: Comprar até não poder mais...
Este artigo explica-te o que se passou no dia de hoje.

Ementa de hoje

We are celebtrating Thanksgiving with a special menu. Enjoy your meal!

Thanksgiving Day (Dia de Ação de Graças)

A quarta 5ª feira do mês de novembro corresponde a uma data muito importante nos Estados Unidos e no Canadá.Comemora-se o Dia de Ação de Graças (Thanksgiving Day). Neste artigo podes ler bastante informação sobre a data festiva.
No entanto, podemos dizer-te quais são os principais motivos de celebração:
- Agradecimento aos Indios por terem ensinado os "Pilgrims" (os primeiros colonos do continente norte americano)a cozinhar;
- Festejo das colheitas;
- Troca de presentes;
- Início da época natalícia na 6ª feira seguinte(Black Friday, que marca um dia de grandes gastos em compras para o Natal).

Amanhã será comemorado o dia na nossa escola com um almoço onde pontificará o tradicional peru assado.

Countable and Uncountable Nouns

This video will show you how to use countable and uncountable nouns. It is also about vocabulary related to food.
Pay attention and use it as a helper for your test.

British Meals

What do they eat up there in Britain? One thing you can say is that it probably isn't as good as in Portugal.Have a look in here.

More information about British meals in here.

Food - vegetables

Do you want to review the names of some vegetables? Click here to listen to the British English version.
You can learn the differences between British and American English here

Past Simple and Past Continuous

You can download the worksheet and practice your tenses.

Degrees of Adjectives

Can you compare two people or two things in English?
What do you do to choose one thing among many?

This presentation is about the comparative and the superlative degrees of adjectives. Have fun and don't be afraid to ask, if you have any doubt.

degrees of ADJECTIVES

More PowerPoint presentations from Jose Costa

The past simple

Go to the page on this link and do the exercises using the past simple.
Next, you can watch the slideshow posted on this page and complete the sentences about it

How big was the world when you were born?

The world has reached 7 billion inhabitants. How big was the population when you were born? Insert your birthdate and find out. Just click on the title of the message or here.

Animal sounds

Do you know that many animals are in danger? Yes, they are facing extinction. If they become extinct, your children will know them only from books, like the dinossaurs.On this link, you can discover some endangered animals and locate them on the map. Just click on the arrows and read the information in the box.
You can also explore the right bar of the site and watch a video or look for more activities to do.
Meanwhile. you can play this game where you must identify the sounds animals make.

British and American English

Click on the title of the message and you'll have access to a small clip about British and American English. After watching it, complete the exercise below.

Holidays and travel

On this episode of Mr. Bean you can have some fun watching him as he gets in trouble, as usual. This time he checks in a hotel by the beach...


After watching the film you can go to this link and do page 3 of "Mr. Bean movie worksheet". It's the second worksheet.

Garfield and Odie

Here is a game for you. Read the instructions and try to catch the ball.

The present continuous

Click on the title and and try your skills as a penalty striker. As you do it, you will practice your tenses.

Be very careful with your life.

On this video you can see a young boy (12 years old) crossing a railway line (caminho de ferro). It was a very stupid thing to do because he almost got hit by the train.
Remember: always think twice before taking any risks



Podes ler mais sobre o assunto aqui.

Will and won't

Click on the title to learn some more about the future (will/won't).
At the bottom of the page there is an interactive exercise for you to do.

Climate Change - Glossary

The pupils on the 9th grade will start talking about climate changes, their causes and consequences. Here is a list of words that will help you to understand the subject.