Thursday, December 7, 2023

Insight: Earthships

Task 1: check your spelling

1) recycled material

2) rubbish

3) environment

4) collect water

5) electricity

6) tyres

7) solar panels

8) wind turbine

9) comfortable

10) ordinary home


Task 2: Translate

1) "Maalaev" on maja, mis on tehtud ümbertöödeldud materjalist, prügist ja maapinnast. 

2) See on keskkonnale hea. 

3) See maja kogub vett, teeb elektrit ja kasvatab toitu. 

4) Nad panevad maapinnast autorehvide sisse ja kasutavaid neid välisseintel.

5) Seal on  päikesepaneel ja tuuleturbiin, et toota elektrit päikesest ja tuulest. 

6) See maja on väga keskkonnasõbralik (roheline), aga see teeb ka mugava maja?

7) Sel on kõik samad asjad olemas nagu tavalisel majal. 


How to advertise a house?

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Unusual Buildings

Watch the video for inspiration; 10 unusual buildings

Now design a building on your own and add information. On one side of the paper make notes, on the other side draw the building for showing to the others.

In your presentation, you should describe your building:

1) Where is it? (location, landscape, distance from other important landmarks etc)
2) Which materials are used? What colours?
3) What does the shape remind of?
4) What about its size (m2), number of rooms, height etc?
5) What are different parts of the building like? (roof, walls, doors, windows etc. ) What features does the building have? (lift, balconies etc)
6) Who/What is it for?
7) What is the name of your building?
+
other relevant information you want to include

Prepare your speaking:

* maintain eye contact (though you can look at your notes)
* find words to stress
* don't be too fast, but fluency is important
* pay attention to pronunciation
* start and finish your presentation


Buildings

http://www.archdaily.com/364867/powerwindows-a-proposal-for-skyscraper-compatible-wind-turbines/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Hathaway%27s_Cottage
http://www.thefirstpint.co.uk/2010/06/06/floating-homes-londons-houseboats/



http://www.sportseventstravel.co.uk/motorsport/le_mans_classic.htm
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2012/nov/21/better-retirement-housing-bedroom-tax
http://malcolmsenglishpages.com/situations/talking-about-your-home-stub/

http://housetype.blogspot.com/2013/07/house-type-terraced-house.html

http://leticiasworld.blogspot.com/2013/10/castles-great-places-to-travel-to.html
http://www.mobilehomeinsurancequotes.org


Tuesday, November 28, 2023

2B: languages

What language is spoken?


 1) Finland

2) Sweden

3) Japan

4) France

5) Portugal

6) Norway

7) Spain

8) Poland

9) Denmark

10) Holland / The Netherlands


______

Check your spelling

1) Finnish

2) Swedish

3) Japanese

4) French

5) Portugese

6) Norwegian

7) Spanish

8) Polish

9) Danish

10) Dutch

Marks: 9-10p "5"; 8p "4", 5-7p "3", <4p "2"

Sunday, October 29, 2023

School and Subjects

Task 1: School subjects

Task 2: School verbs

Task 3: School things - match

Task 4: School subjects, definitions and pictures

Task 5: My timetable (täida enda tunniplaan inglise keeles, vasta lisaküsimusele => FINISH => Email my answers to my teacher => evelyn.kurg@rkk.edu.ee

Task 6: Subjects and time



Tuesday, October 17, 2023

SB ex 11/17

 1) don't / do not

2) like

3) gets up

4) gets

5) doesn't have / does not have

6) goes

7) starts

8) finishes

9) doesn't feel / does not feel

10) does

11) has

12) uses

13) watches

14) doesn't go / does not go


Marking scale

13-14p "5"

11-12p "4"

7-10p "3"

< 6p "2"

Monday, May 8, 2023

8A: Jobs

 Task 1: 1) a person employed to work in the agriculture (e.g keeping animals, growing crops etc.)

2) a person who is qualified to treat diseases and other conditions that affect the teeth and gums, especially the repair and extraction of teeth and the insertion of artificial ones.

3) a person trained to give emergency medical care to people who are injured or ill, typically in a setting outside a hospital.

4) a member of the legal profession qualified to deal with conveyancing, the drawing up of wills, and other legal matters. They may also instruct barristers and represent clients in some courts.

5) a person who greets and deals with clients and visitors to a surgery, office, resaurant, hotel etc.

6) a person who is qualified to design buildings and to plan and supervise their construction.

7)  a person who cuts and styles hair as an occupation

8) a person who serves customers in a shop

9) a person who designs, builds, or maintains engines, machines, or structures / a person who controls an engine, especially on an aircraft or ship

10) a person who operates the flying controls of an aircraft

8A: Music

Listen to these songs and say with your own words - what are they about?

Aretha Franklin Respect

John Lennon Imagine 

The Special AKA Nelson Mandela

Radiohead Idioteque


Sixto Rodriguez

Keith Miller

8A: Mock test

 1) toddler

2) centenarian

3) middle-aged

4) adolescent

5) newborn

6) student

7) retired, pensioner

8) young adult

9) pre-schooler

10) teenager


Sunday, April 30, 2023

Health

 Various vocabulary exercises: Agendaweb 

Memrise => Group 6 => 18. Health

Sunday, April 16, 2023

Unit 7D: Health

 1) bandage

2) injection

3) sneeze

4) sore throat

5) a bruise

6) hay fever

7) I've got a nosebleed.

8) She's got a rash.

9) He's shivery. 

10) a sprained ankle

11) vomit

12) cough

Monday, April 10, 2023

Unit 7: Body

 bottom

calf

cheek

chin

eyebrow

eyelid

forehead

heel

jaw

nail

rib

scalp

shin

skull

spine

thigh

throat

thumb

waist

palm

nostril

knuckle

fist

armpit



Task 2: 7A Phrases (SB p 80-81)

1) endurance race

2) (the) same distance

3) competitors

4) strong muscles

5) athletes

6) lift weights

7) winter sports events

8) downhill track

9) use a rope

10) pull a truck

11) take part in


Wednesday, March 29, 2023

6B phrases

 1) prepare orders

2) work in a warehouse

3) the high street

4) more convenient

5) choose items online

6) pay at the checkout

7) wait for your delivery

8) colleagues

9) oder form

10) figures

11) transactions

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

U5: Food

 Group 1

1) enough food

2) food industry

3) cause global warming

4) carbohydrates

5) dairy products

6) vegetables

7) unfortunately

8) vitamin pills

9) treatment of animals

10) terrible waste of food / terrible food waste


Group 2

1) the British Isles

2) traditional dishes

3) popular with visitors

4) takeaway

5) international food

6) gravy

7) jellied eels

8) a little vinegar

9) custard

10) uncountable nouns


Group 3

1) garlic

2) butternut squash

3) swede

4) courgette

5) ginger

6) kohrabi

7) iceberg lettuce

8) aubergine / eggplant

9) parsley

10) leek

11) kale / kale cabbage

12) celery

13) parsnip

14) bay (leaf)

15) spinach

16) asparagus

17) rhubarb

18) horseradish

Sunday, January 8, 2023

Natural disasters / Weather

 1) Haiti earthquake 2010

2) Afghanistan avalanches 2010

3) Afghanistan blizzard 2008
4) Heat wave in Russia 2010
5) Vargas tragedy Venezuela 1999
6) Indian Ocean tsunami 2004
7) Portugal wildfire 2017
8) M/T Haven Tanker Oil Spill Italy 1991
9) Chernobyl accident, 1986
10) Somerset Levels floods, 2013
11) The Piper Alpha disaster, the North Sea, 1988
12) Alaska cold wave, 2008

Find out what happened?
Where was it? (Show on the world map)
When and how long?
What caused it?
Were people warned, evacuated?
Were there casualties?
What was the financial loss due to the disaster?
What was the impact on the nature and wildlife?
What could avoid similar disaster in the future? Your opinion.  
What could people have done to stay safe or alive? Your opinion and ideas. 

Find relevant photos and/or a video of max 1.30min