GALILEU, by Maria

Another great scientist, Galileu Galilei, by Maria Beatriz.

Galileu Galilei, by Maria from Alexandra Duarte

ROBERT KOCH, by João

A German Microbiologist, Robert Koch, by João.

Robert Koch, by João from Alexandra Duarte

DARWIN, by Sofia

Today we have the renowned Charles Darwin - by Sofia.

Charles Darwin, by Sofia from Alexandra Duarte

ARISTOTLE, by Raquel

An oldie, but goodie!
Today we have Aristotle brought to us by Raquel.

Aristotle, by Raquel from Alexandra Duarte

ALESSANDRO VOLTA, by Miriam

Another scientist for all to see and learn, this time shared with us by Miriam.

Alessandro Volta, by Miriam from Alexandra Duarte

NICOLAU STENO, by Rui

In Sciences, the class was asked to prepare and present a PPt on "My Scientist". Each student chose a different scientist and following correction by the Sciences Teacher, leaners were asked to do the same in English. The PPts you will see published here in the next few days are the result of that collaboration between myself and teacher Maria João Machado.
The first one is by Rui and is on Nicolau Steno. 
Let's meet him, shall we?

Nicolau Steno, by Rui from Alexandra Duarte

The Fault In Our Stars - Book Challenge!

For those who have read, are reading or still wish to read the fabulous book "The Fault In Our Stars" by John Green, before the film premieres in Portugal on June 26th, here is a challenge: answer this quiz correctly until the first week of June and you may win a prize!
But first, to whet your appetite for the book, here is the movie trailer:

And one of the songs included in the movie ;) - my favourite! Well, folks, even if you haven't planned to read the book (though there's still time!!!), what about going to the movies? Now the quiz for a possible win, who knows? Nothing to lose, hem? Good luck, y'all!

#BringBackOurGirls

Over a month has already gone by and noone knows what has happened to almost 300 schoolgirls kidnapped in Nigeria by terrorist organisation Boko Haram.
Can you imagine this??? Being at school and being abducted because you are a girl and you are learning? How sad for them and how lucky you are - have you ever thought about it? Education is a Human Right!
I'm sure you have already heard this piece of news once it has been on TV for so long because, after all this time, the girls still haven't been returned to their desperate families. There is an international campaign going on for the girls' release and you can also get involved using Twitter and the Hashtag #BringBackOurGirls.
Let's join the movement and demand the girls' release. Become caring citizens and get involved, commit yourselves for the sake of those Nigerian girls. The clock is ticking: the more time goes on, the riskier it is for the young helpless girls.
Have a look now at this video shared by UNICEF yesterday.



And now, our class as committed as ever!

Playful activities

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http://goo.gl/HkTO3c

Time goes by quickly and the end of the school year will be there in the twinkling of an eye. Very soon there are tests, assessment, scoring... To take advantage of your little time, you should organise your study plan for all subjects and, in what concerns English, you can very well enjoy playful activities.
Below are some links for you to revise our current topic: Our Blue Planet (Environmental Issues). This is definitely a very popular topic in the news and obviously in school books, and why??? Because the world  - and consequently all living creatures - are suffering from (and with) environmental problems. High time not only to learn the vocab, yes, but also to take action, folks.
Aren't these two points convincing enough for you to care and learn? Well, without further ado, roll up your sleeves and go ahead!!

http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/vocabulary-lesson-environment.php#.U24OvvldVzZ - list of vocabulary followed by explanations / definitions
http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/vocabulary-lesson-environment.php#.U24OvvldVzZ - ways to protect the environment
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=7283#a
http://www.ihbristol.com/free-english-exercises/test/esol-smc-the-environment-and-pollution
http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/vocabulary/esl-environmental-issues1.html
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=7584 - a song and some gaps to fill in
http://www.autoenglish.org/vocab/v.environ.i.htm
http://www.autoenglish.org/vocab/v.environment.pdf

Now, a movie trailer... no comments - I'll leave them for you!

Afterwards, your comments will be printed out and corrected to be handed out back to you.

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day

To all mothers, a Happy Mother's Day !!!

Mother's Day 2014

For my Mom, by Cissé

Happy Mother's Day, by CISSÉ

Due Prizes

As promised here, prizes have been awarded - prizes, plural form, yes, because only two students had compatible mobile phones and because both Vines were so funny and great, João and Diogo got exactly the same: school stuff, as you can see below, including rulers with an irregular verb list, pens, bookmarks, booklets...
Congratulations, boys, and keep on. You have been doing an amazing work in our class blog.

Hope you enjoy, boys!

Happy Easter ... again

As you may remember, some weeks ago I posted this entry in which I challenged students to download Vine app and create short looping videos wishing all a Happy Easter. Many of the students did try it, but, as expected, it wasn't compatible with some of their mobile phones. For the most daring ones though that was no obstacle at all as they used other features of their mobile phones to create their films: Sofia was the first to do it and shared with us a short youtube video, and now Joana and Gonçalo have asked me to do that for them. Sooooooooooooooo, here they are :)

Hope you like them! Please leave your precious comments :)