I want to know all your fears!

Hello creatures!

It's Pennywise the Clown, your new friend in Whitechapel! I've been talking to Charles and he told me that you're really improving your English skills! I'm glad to hear that because you will need those in Whitechapel. Today, I want you to share all your fears with me. For this reason, I've created an online board on wallwisher.com so that we all can talk about:

 "The scariest thing that ever happened to you"

I've already commented, so now it's your turn to do so. For this activity it would be useful to practice Present Perfect Tense and the use of Ever. The following link (taken from www.menuaingles.blogspot.com.es) will provide you with a great explanation about it and exercises to practice:

Present Perfect Tense

C'mon! Don't be shy! I am looking forward to know what really scares you!

Good-bye!

Pennywise

Take a look at My Links (Attention ESL Teachers!)

Hi everybody!

I am writing to tell you, in case you did not notice, that you can find really useful information on the right side of my blog (My links). There, you will be able to discover some ESL blogs which I think may be useful for you ( whether you are a English learner or an English teacher). Hope you like them!


See you!

Jack

Let's read! (Extension Activity)

Hi everyone!

I have noticed that some of you are really into mystery and horror literature. For those interested, I will provide the following links to two of the most important novels of the genre: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Bram Stoker's Dracula. The task for this extension activity would be to write a short essay (300-350 words) talking about the author, characters and plot.  Although they are quite cheap (2,50 euros each, pdf version), some of you might not want to spend that much, that's why this activity is not compulsory. Please send your essays to my email (charles.punk@gmail.com) so that I can tell you personally what I think of it.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Dracula

See you!

Charles

Let's make up a story!

Hello everyone!

Is everything going ok? Do you feel like your English is really improving? I really think so! By now, you all have become really good detectives and mystery experts. For this reason, this week we are going to be writers. The purpose of the following task is to write a mystery tale in a collaborative way, thanks to Google Docs. In the following link you will find the beginning of the story:

"The Murders in Salisbury Street".

 You will have to continue the story, 3-4 lines maximum, in alphabetical order (you all have the list of students of this class) and include your initials in red capital letters as I just did (SRB) so that I can recognize your work. Try to be as creative as possible and don't forget to use appropriate connectors and past tense verbs. Here is a useful link (taken from www.beatricepublicschools.com) so that you can revise some of them:

Story Connectors 

Should you have any doubt, just let me know.

Bye!

Charles