Thursday, December 5, 2019

Book Report

                              1. Name         2. Name     3. Name
1. Introduction       Yes/No
2. Setting
3. Characters
4. Good overview
     of the plot
5. Own opinion
6. Finish
7. Easy to follow
8. Eye contact

Monday, November 11, 2019

Poster

1) Decide which club

2) Plan how to use space on your paper: area for a slogan, club name, description, essential information and additional information, illustrations. Important information should be more visible.

3) Personalise your club name.

4) Write a short description of a club and its coaches / leaders (activities and skills)

5) Location

6) Time

7) Who is it for? A certain age group?

8) Any fees or tickets? Any equipment or materials needed?

9) Additional information (contact phone nr, e-mail etc)

10) Create a slogan

11) Decorate your poster by adding illustrations, colours


Friday, November 1, 2019

Bread

1. Bagel


Originally from Poland, popular in Germany.

2. Baguette


Origin: France, very polular in France (also Belgium and Spain), also called French bread, French stick or loaf

3. Bara Brith


Origin: Wales, means "mottled bread" in Welsh, made traditionally with yeast and dried fruit

4. Brioche 



Origin: France, contains egg, milk, sometimes cream (no yeast), made in different shapes and sizes

5. Ciabatta


Origin: Italy, made with whole wheat flour, olive oil, yeast

6. Naan


Origin: Asian and Caribbean countries, associated with Indian food, made with water, yeast and flour. similar to naan bread are tandoori pita, roti or lavash

7. Cornbread


Origin: Native Americans, popular in Mexico, also in the USA and Latin America, made with corn meal and baking powder

8. Crisp bread


Place of origin: Sweden, popular in All Scandinavian countries and Germany, typically made with wholemeal rye bread,

9. Rice bread



Origin: East of Asia, popular in Japan

10. Soda bread


Origin: North America, widely eaten in Ireland, also in Austria, Serbia and Poland

11. Tortilla

Origin: South America (Aztects), widely eaten in Spain and South America. Wraps (a type of sandwiches) have made them popular throughout the world. Tortillas are unleavened flatbreads, typically made with corn or wheat. 

Wednesday, October 9, 2019

An Exchange Program

* Write a reply. Do you remember the opening and closing phrases?
* Comment each tip. Add why you think so.  
* Do not use the same phrase  twice for giving your opinion, agreeing or disagreeing with the statement. 

Dear Student,

Thank you for your email. So, are you seriously looking into exchange student programs?  There are lots of things to consider: the destination, the length of the program, the accommodation options etc. Which aspects are the top 3 in your opinion? What do you think it will or would give you?

Here is my list of tips based on my experiences. As you will see, I'm full of mixed feelings as there are lots of advantages, but also several disadvantages.  I believe that the pros weigh up the cons, though.  

1) If you ask me, your first time travelling internationally is always a challenge, whether you're 10 or 45, but in my opinion the best time to do it is when you are 14 or 15. Do you reckon you are ready for it? At this age you are very curious, adaptable and ready to live without your family, aren't you?  

2) Correct me if I'm wrong, but the most important reason for studying abroad is to learn about yourself, who you really are. Think about all those new situations where you can find out how you would react and feel. Taking risks, doing something new, being brave every day is so exciting and makes you grow as a personality! These lessons of real life teach you more than any school courses, don't you agree?   

3) As far as I'm concerned, a year as an exchange student won't make you more tolerant or culturally aware. To be honest, this aspect is not important at all. As the saying goes, Estonia is like a true melting pot of traditions, languages, nationalities and culture. There is no reason for going abroad. You have always studied together with students whose native language is not Estonian, right?

4) As for destination, I recommend going to South America. I'd choose Brazil. You can already speak English, now you should study Portuguese. Wouldn't you say that Portuguese is the most important language to learn?  Apart from English, of course. Another point is, as few people speak English well in Brazil, you are forced to learn their native tongue.  

5) I'm absolutely certain that money talks. The more you pay for your exchange year, the better it will be. Choose the most expensive program. What are your ideas to get the funding? I'm thinking of a summer job. 

6) Although there are shorter programs, if I were you, I would choose the longest possible. The best idea is to stay away from home the whole year. If you get an opportunity to fly home at Christmas, don't do it, because it is such fun to spend the holiday season with your host family and experience their traditions.  

7)  I strongly believe that eating the local food is essential.  You didn't go to a foreign land to eat your favourite cereal for breakfast. If the host family has fried sheep kidney for breakfast, go for it. I'm very tolerant about food and ready to try anything. 

8) I could be wrong, but it is more important to communicate with your Estonian friends rather than making new friends there. So instead of going out with other students from your exchange school, stay at your host home and chat online. 

9) You probably expect you will have an amazing year, but at some point you might realize it isn't all unicorns and rainbows. Knowing you, I don't think you would feel homesick. If you did, you should ask your parents to book a flight home.  There is no other way to handle homesickness. 

10) The first weeks, or perhaps even months in a new school will be challenging. Without a shadow of doubt, always ask for help. Quite frankly, the others can't read your mind. They might think everything is OK, so it is you who needs to speak first

That's all I can think of now. I'm looking forward to reading your personal opinion. 

Take care!

Sam

PS! My application for a year in Brazil was approved. I'm going to look for a summer job now. Wish me luck!


Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Prepositions

Task 1: Add the missing prepositions (ON, IN, AT, FOR, OVER; OF, UP, WITH, ABOUT, DOWN, BEHIND, OUT, TOWARDS)

1. do calculations ____ your head; 2. ____ example;
3. be interested ____ sth, 4. spend time ____ sth.;
5. be scattered ____ ; 6. move ____ (sisse kolima);
7. mess ____ (tühiste asjadega tegelema); 8. fit ___ ;
9. be tolerant ____ sb.: 10. turn a blind eye ____ ;
11. sit ____ the armchair; 12. remind sb ____ sth/sb;
13. ____ the beginning; 14. ____ the beginning of sth.;
15. focus ____ sth, 16. have different views ____ sth;
17. have sth ____ common; 18. ___ the middle of the square;
19. do revision ____ ; 20. be responsible ____ sth/sb;
21. ___ first (kõigepealt); 22. get ____ well with sb.;
23. give ____ (järele andma, nõustuma); 24. give ____ (loobuma);
25. make fun ___ sth/sb.; 26. make friends ____ sb.;
27. make use ____ sth.; 28. be surprised ____ sth.;
29. feel guilty ____ sth.; 30. ____ sb's surprise;  31. ____ the radio; 
32. ___ ages; 33. be similar ___ sb/sth;
34. work ____ (laabuma, lahenema); 35. trip ____  (komistama);
36. take ____ (tegelema, aega kuluma); 37. break ____ (rikki minema) ;
38. check ___ sb (kontrollima); 39. count ___ sth/sb;
40. fall  ____ with sth; 41. feel ____ (tujust ära olema) ;
42. feel ____ (kobamisi otsima, katsuma); 43. knock sth/sb ____;
44. pick ____ sb (norima); 45. rely ____ sb/sth

Task 2: Translate

1) Ma olen hea peast arvutamises.
2) Meid huvitab muusika.
3) Ma pean rohkem aega inglise keele õppimisele kulutama.
4) Ära tegele tühiste asjadega!
5) Ole tema suhtes kannatlik/tolerantne.
6) Mulle meeldib tugitoolis istuda.
7) Ta meenutab mulle mu õde.
8) Alguses me kirjutasime natuke.
9) Keskendume sõnade õppimisele.
10) Meil on erinevad arusaamad moest.
11) Neil pole midagi ühist.
12) Väljaku keskel on ausammas.
13) Sa vastutad oma õppimise eest.
14. Ma saan oma klassikaaslastega hästi läbi.
15) Kõigepealt ma ei tahtnud nõustuda / järele anda.
16) Minu üllatuseks tuli raadiost ainult vanamoodsaid laule.
17) Me oleme õppinud neid väljendid terve igaviku.
18) Kas saan sinu peale kindel olla?
19) Miks sa tujust ära oled?
20) Oli pime ja  ma püüdsin kobamisi võtmeid üles leida.


Now check task 1

1. in           6. in            11. in       16. on       21. at      26. with      31. on          
2. for         7. about       12. of      17. in        22. on     27. of          32. for      
3. in           8. in            13. in       18. in       23. in       28. at          33. to            
4. on          9. towards   14. at       19. for      24. up     29. about    34. out          
5. over      10. to            15. on     20. for      25. of      30. to          35. over
  
36. up        41. down
37. down    42. for
38. on         43. over
39. on         44. on
40. behind  45. on

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Book report

1. TITLE PAGE: title of the book

2. SETTING: Where were they? When did the story take place?
What was the landscape, nature like?
What about the buildings, streets or rooms? What was the weather like?
What season was it?
(min 5 sentences)

3. CHARACTERS: Who were the main characters? What were they like?
How did they look like? What did they like or dislike? What made them happy or unhappy?
(min 6 sentences)

4. PLOT: What happened in this book? What problems did they face?
How did the story develop? What was the moral of the story? What did you learn?
(8 sentences)

5. CONCLUSION: What did you think of the book? Who do you recommend reading it?
Do you plan to finish reading it? Was it easy to understand?
(min 2 sentences)

How to send it? Go to Office.com => OneNote = Klassimärkmikud => Form 8 => +Leht /+ Page
(paremale poole tekib dokument, lisa lõppu kindlasti oma nimi, töö salvestub ise)

Marking scale
1) Task - max 5p (kas täitsid ülesande vastavalt juhistele, piisavalt mahukas),
2) Spelling and grammar - max 5p,
3) Layout - max 5p (kas laused on õigete teemade all, loogiline ülesehitus, korrektsus,
kas lisatud pildid on teemakohased),
4) Deadline- (tähtajast kinnipidamine annab 5p, hilisem esitamine 0p)

18-20p "5"
14-17p "4"
10-13p "3"

>9p "2"

Monday, February 18, 2019

Thursday, January 17, 2019

Conditional sentences

Task 1: Type 0 (We use it when we talk about things that are generally or always true.)

Task 2: Type 1 (kui midagi juhtub, siis kavatsen teha / ennustan et nii juhtub jne)

Task 3: Type 2 (kui midagi juhtuKS, siis ma kavatseKS)

Task 4:  Type 3 (kui oleKS juhtuNUD, siis oleKS teiNUD)

Task 5: Rally game

Task 6: Mixed conditionals (multiple choice)

Task 7: Mixed - fill in the blanks

Extra task

Memrise => Group form 8 => F9: Unit Money