HIGH FIVE!

1.     Copy the WH questions and How in your notebook: WH QUESTIONS AND HOW a)     What? à ¿Qué? b)    When? à ¿Cuándo? c)     Where? à ¿Dónde? d)    Why? à ¿Por qué?   Answer: BECAUSE à (porque…) e)    Who? à ¿Quién? f)     How? à ¿Cómo? 2.     Repeat the 5 WH questions and HOW in your practise notebook and study them: Example: a)     What     What     What  à ¿Qué? 3.       Copy these questions and answer them in your notebook: a)     What are you doing now? I´m… b)    When is your birthday?   It´s on the… c)     Where is your English book? It´s … d)    Why are you happy ? Because…. e)    Who cooks in your house? My… f)   ...

Good night!  I am learning about this platform because many of you already know how it works and I think it is very useful. To start with, the only thing you have to do is following  the easy instructions and enter the code I have already sent you. Each class has a different one. See you there!  PS: I hope you don´t have to change the language into Spanish as we can learn a lot of new vocabulary if you leave it in English.

In this video you can see a typical Monday morning in 5th A. Aroa is always happy, even on Mondays but her classmates  don´t understand why she can be like that because most of them think that going to school is a pain on the neck, especially on Mondays! LOL! Have you changed your mind now , guys😎?  Pablo, Héctor and Pedro are trying to do their best anyway but... Can you notice André's face at the back?? LOL!!! As you can see, he loves everything Aroa says! 🤭 I'm sure everybody is going to agree with Aroa now.🤔 Would you like to go to school tomorrow? Why?🌈😉 You can leave your comments below. Stay safe!! And see you soon! 

I won't ever change my mind! I've got the best job in the world thanks to my students. Thank you so much for your wonderful presents, for your hugs, for your lovely letters and pictures, for your songs and for making me the happiest teacher ever. I miss you guys! 🌈💜🌈

Do you remember how much you liked this song, 4th graders?  Now you can sing it and dance at home. HAVE FUN!!! 

Good night, guys! 😊 I went to do my shopping this afternoon but this time I took the longest way from home to make another video for you. 📷📱 I hope you enjoy it!👀 Lots of hugs and kisses!😘

It was EARTH DAY some days ago, that is why Mónica is giving us some ideas to save our world . You can listen to them and read them too because she drew a lovely picture to illustrate her video.  After watching Mónica´s video, answer these questions, please. 1. When ´s Earth´s day? 2. Where is Mónica? 3. What is she wearing? 4. Do you think that Mónica likes animals? Why? 5. How many stuffed animals can you see? What are their names in English? 6. Write your three favourite ideas to save the world. GREAT JOB, MONI! Thanks for sharing!

In this video, Candela is telling us about all the hobbies she is practising during the quarantine.  I didn´t know about them and I am very surprised, especially because she loves Philosophy and that is not very common at her age!😊 It is a very interesting hobby, Candela! Keep it up!👌  After watching Candela´s video, answer these questions in English, please. 1. What´s the first thing that Candela does in the morning? 2. How many hobbies has she got? Which ones? 3. What instrument does she play? 4. Why does Candela like Philosophy? 5. Does she like dancing? 6. What kind of movies and series does she watch? 7. What´s your favourite Candela´s hobby? Why? AWESOME WORK, CANDELA! Thanks for sharing! 

I n this video, Xiana is talking about her cats. They look very playful and restless  . I´m sure she plays a lot with them and she is never alone. LUCKY GIRL! 🐱🐱 Have you got any pets? Leave your comments below, please?💬🐕🐰🐭🐦🐱🐴 Can you answer these questions now?💬 1. How many cats does Xiana got? 2. What are their names ? 4. How old are they? 5. What colour are they? 6. What´s your favourite one? 7. Do you prefer cats or dogs? Why? KEY WORDS: look (two meanings), playful, restless, alone, lucky, any, to leave, comments, below, how many. GREAT JOB, XIANA! ENJOY YOUR CATS! 💙

Good morning, guys!🌞 Do you like cupcakes? I´m sure most of you do! If you watch this mouth-watering cupcakes recipe,  you will love to have them for breakfast or for a snack soon!  😋 When Uxía finished the cupcakes, she showed us how fresh, soft and tasty they were! I´m so hungry now!! Did you want to make us jealous , Uxía??😈 I couldn´t stop laughing because she loved them so much that she celebrated her success dancing while she was trying them! LOL! ! She is really funny ! 😂 Congratulations, Uxía! You did a great job!👏 PS: Next time you make them, save some for us, please! 🙏 A nswer these questions after watching the video, please.💬 1. What day is it? 2. Write all the ingredients in your notebook. 3.  You have to preheat the oven until...  4. What do you have to mix first in a small bowl? 5. How long do the cupcakes have to be in the oven? KEY VOCABULARY: wet, dry, baking powder, salt, olive oil, bowl, preheat, ove...

Songs are great sources of "real-life" language and you can use music to practise lots of different language skills like pronunciation, intonation, listening, reading, new vocabulary and expressions... Moreover, learning English through songs is a fun way to study the language! I encourage you to listen and sing more songs in English. You would be surprised by your progress!  Remember that you can use this great page to practise too :  https://es.lyricstraining.com/ Would you like to listen to Gonzalo´s (4th B) and his sister Aroa´s version of this song ? Just click on the link below. https://learningtheropeswithlou.blogspot.com/2020/04/gonzalos-favourite-song.html Pay attention to his  pronunciation. It is excellent!! 👏 CHALLENGE!!!  You can send me your videos singing this song or any other you like in karaoke version ! You can dance too ! Are you brave enough to do it? I´d bet you are! I will be waiting for your own versions!  KARAOKE VERSIO...

Can you see how lucky Isa is??  She is in her village and she has got a great terrace to play and to do what she wants to!  I´m green with envy! I don´t even have a balcony...  What about you? In this video, Sabela is talking about all the things she is doing during the quarantine and she shows us some examples too.  Would you like to watch her? Just click on play! Now ... can you answer these questions? 1. What day i s it? 2. Where is Isa? 3. What does she use to paint? 4. How many members of her family does she mention? 5. What´s in her box? 6. Has she got pets?  8. What objects can you see in Sabela´s video? 9. Would you move to Isa´s house? I definetely would!! 10. Ask a question to Isa. WELL DONE, ISA! I LOVE YOUR HOBBIES!

Would you like to know what are Nerea´s favourite hobbies ?   She wants to share them with us!  Click on the video and find it out! Can you answer these questions after watching Nerea´s video?💬 1. What day is it? 2. What´s the weather l ike? 3. How is Nerea? 4. How many hobbies has she got? 5. Which ones? 6. What part of the house is Nerea in? 7. What is she wearing? Thanks for sharing your hobbies with us!  GREAT JOB,  NEREA!!! 

As you can see in these pictures, Marco doesn´t get bored at home. He built the Big Ben and the Eiffel Tower, he painted Easter eggs , he did puzzles, he cooked biscuits, he drew pictures, he did sports, arts and crafts ... He is busy bee! 😃 What´s your favourite Marco´s hobby? 💬 WELL DONE, MARCO! I LOVE YOUR MASTERPIECES! 💙 💭

Songs  are great sources of  "real-life" language  and you can use music to practise lots of different  language skills like pronunciation, intonation, listening, reading, new vocabulary and expressions... Moreover,  learning English through songs is a fun way to study the language! I  encourage you  to listen and sing  more songs  in English. You would be  surprised by your progress!  Remember that you can use this great page to practise too :  https://es.lyricstraining.com/ KARAOKE VERSIONS  :   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMUFavYTN1o                                    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifO2lxLbejM CHALLENGE!!!! You can send me your videos  singing this song or any other you like in karaoke version ! You can  dance too ! Are you  brave enough  to do it? I´d bet you are! I will be ...

I have noticed that most of you like baking and I´m sure you love cookies too!  I challenge you to try this delicious recipe and make a video with the instructions in English! You have the speech bubble version and an exercise to practice pronunciation and vocabulary so that you can understand it better. INGREDIENTS: - Three cups of flour. - One and a half teaspoons of baking powder. - Eight ounces of butter (one ounce = 30 grams). - One and a half cups of sugar. - One egg. KEY WORDS: ounce, to mix, baking powder, bowl, to add, to blend, mixture, wooden spoon, cookie dough, baking tray, oven, allow, to cool, at once, tend to, softness, however, cookery programmes, biscuit. You have some information about cookies at the end of the video too. AND NOW A NSWER THESE QUESTIONS:  1.   Where does the word "cookie" come from ? 2.   How do you say "berenjena" i n the US? And in the UK? 3.   In the UK a cookie is a 1. ________...

A s soon as I opened my email this morning, I saw this wonderful present !😍 Thank you very much for your picture, Marcos! I love it!! You have brighten my day !🌞 To all my students: Thanks for all your signs of affection: letters, videos, pictures... You always make me happy and thanks to you I have got the best job in the world 🌍😊 I miss you all!!! 

Answer these questions after watching the video: 1. What´s a phone booth ? 2. What does "to get a makeover " mean? 3. The phone booths have been transformed into _____, _____, _____, _____, and _____? 4. What does ATMs mean? 5. How many phone booths are there in the UK?

What is a phone booth ? The red phone booth , a  telephone   kiosk for a public  telephone  designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, is a familiar sight on the streets of  the United Kingdom , Malta, Bermuda and Gibraltar. The red  phone booth  is often seen as a  British   cultural icon throughout the world. Yesterday, Greta sent me some pictures of her masterpiece as a present for our blog. An amazing phone booth from Britain! She made it out of cardboard with her brother Simón.  I encourage you to create one of them as a decoration for your room and to post it on the comments below! Thank you very much, Greta! I love it!!! You and your brother make a good team! K EY WORDS: to design, sight, United Kingdom, often, cultural icon, throughout, masterpiece, cardboard, to encourage.

Can you do what Leyre is doing in this video just for fun?   I´d bet you can! Not me!!! I wish! LOL! You can leave your comments below😊  Thanks for sharing  your video, Leyre! It´s fantastic! 

In this video, you can see your classmate Iago talking about his favourite hobbies .  Can you answer these questions? 1. Can you name the objects you can see on the video? 2. Where is Iago? 3. What´s the weather like? 4. What are his hobbies ? GREAT JOB, IAGO!!! THANKS FOR YOUR EFFORT! 

Good morning, boys and girls!😉 Yesterday, I went to the Pharmacy and when I looked up in the sky I could see all the pictures you drew on the windows, so I took some  photos to send you this present. I wanted you to know that adults are very proud of you for staying at home and being so brave and hard-working. I know how difficult is being for you but stay strong !!  You are doing a fantastic job!! ! Have you watched the good news on TV ? You will be able to go out in a week! !! Let´s celebrate it with the video I made especially for you!!  I hope you enjoy it. I miss you so much!💓💓

Can you say "STAY AT HOME" in five different languages?  If you can´t, just watch this amazing video because Asier is going to teach you  how to do it in Spanish, Galician, English, French and Italian . WOW!!! I´m really impressed ! Who wants to learn more languages? Come on, cheer up!!  Thank you very much, Asier! Great job! 

Would you like to know about Sabela´s new hobby? 😎 She is learning how to play the piano !! I think that Isis, her music teacher, is going to be as excited as me when she watches this video.🎹 Congratulations, Sabela! You are doing a great job! KEEP IT UP!!! 🎶

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY, IAGO! I suppose that some of you turned years during the quarantine but I´m sure you had a special day with your family anyway . Iago turned 10 some days ago and he shared his birthday with us. He looks so funny in the video, trying to hold a laugh !!! 😂😂😂 He sent me a lovely present too and he made me really happy. Thank you very much, Iago! I loved it.  You are very special!💙 A fter watching Iago´s video, can you answer these questions , please? 💬 1. When´s is Iago´s birthday ? 2. What did Iago have for his special dinner? 3. What was Iago´s favourite present? 4. What did Iago´s neighbours do for him? 5. What did he send to his teacher?  6. What´s the difference between fun and funny? KEY WORDS : to turn years, quarantine, to share, to look (two meanings), meaning, fun, funny, to hold a laugh, lovely, neighbours, to send, to share, belated. Great job, Iago! Thanks for sharing! 😍

In this video you can see Lucas´daily routines . He made me laugh a lot and I really enjoyed watching him because it is like having a peephole on your door to spy his house! 😂😂😂 After watching Lucas´ video, could you answer these questions? 1. What time does Lucas get up ? 2. What is the first thing he does in the morning? 3. Can you translate the words on Lucas´ pyjamas? 4. What does he have for breakfast ? 5. What does he do after breakfast ? 6. What does he do in the afternoon? 7. What time does he start doing sport ? How long?  8. How do you say "sentadillas" in English? 9. What time does he go to bed? KEY WORDS : to wake up, to get up, to have breakfast, to have dinner, to have lunch, squats, in the morning, in the afternoon, at midday, in the evening, at night, to do sport, how long?, daily routines, peephole, to spy. Well done, Lucas and thanks for showing us your house! It´s really cool! By the way, I loved Lucas´s last sentence: THERE ...

In this  video, Gonzalo is singing an awesome song in English. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. His voice is breathtaking and his  pronunciation is excellent! His mum says that he is enjoying his free time a lot after doing his homework.  And Aroa, the girl who plays the piano was my student some years ago and I´m very proud of her too. You can only see her hands on the video because she has always been very humble and discreet . Thank you very much, Aroa!!  I wish I could play the piano like you! After watching the video... could you answer these questions, please? 1. What´s the weather like? 2. Where is he from ? 3. What day is it in the video? 4. What part of the house is Gonzalo in? 5. What´s the name of the song he is singing? And the singer´s name? 6. Who´s playing the piano? 7. Do you like the song? 8. Can you play any intrument ? Which one? If you want to sing it and learn it by heart you can go to:  https://es.lyric...

As you can see, in this video, Xacob is talking about the quarantine and he thinks that the world was not prepared for a pandemic.   Do you agree with him? Why? Listen  carefully and answer these questions: 1. What´s  Xacob´s favourite hobby ? 2. What´s the weather like? 3. Why does Xacob want this pandemic to finish?  4. Is Xacob happy/sad/so, so/ fantastic/desperate/ bored ? Great job, Xacob! Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us! KEY WORDS: quarantine, pandemic, to agree, carefully, thought, desperate, bored, to share, with, us, to want.

We have got another cook at school!!  How lucky we are!  I´m going to take Álvaro to my house so that he bakes his mouth-watering cake for me! You can try his recipe too because it has got ingredients we all have at home. If you feel like baking it, you can post your pictures on the comments below . Cheer up! Can you answer these questions after watching the video about Álvaro´s cake? 1. How many eggs do you need? 2. How many yoghurt pots of suga r? 3. How many yoghurt pots of oil? 4. How many yoghurt pots of flour? 5. Can you say the other two ingredients? 6. You have to mix all the ingredients in a______________ 7. And finally you put it the _________________ I love smiling cooks and the ones who try their own cakes once they are ready to eat!  !  GREAT JOB, ÁLVARO! KEY WORDS: to bake, mouth-watering, recipe, ingredients, eggs, sugar, flour, oil, other, to mix, bowl, oven.

Without  music , life would be a mistake. I´m sure you all love music and many of you can play musical instruments. But ... what about creating them by yourselves (DIY)? You can try Victor´s challenge and play a xylophone with some wineglasses! It´s very relaxing! ! Can you answer these questions now? - How many glasses do you need? - The first one must be ____________ - The fourth one must be ________________ - The sixth one ____________ - The wineglasses are full of _____________ - DIY stands for _____________________ - What colour is Victor´s tablecloth? - Can you translate the first sentence of this post?

Would you like to have a fun??? I´m sure you do so you can´t miss this video! I laughed my heart out watching it! LOL!!! It´s so much fun! As you can see Miguel and his sister Emma are making it and they couldn´t stop laughing, just like me!!  I think Emma is going to be as good as his brother at English because she can repeat everything he sayssss ! Can you answer these questions? 1. What new language is Miguel learning?  2. What does he recommend you? 3. Are you studying any other languages apart from English with Duolingo? 5. What is "laugh your heart out" in Spanish? Did you laugh your heart out like me? 6. What´s the difference between fun and funny? KEY WORDS : sure, to miss, to have my heart out, heart, to watch, fun, funny, could, to laugh, everything, between, challenge, everything, to say, to learn.

Aarón has challenged you to build a   high tower with some objects, two toilet paper rolls  and a football on the top. It´s a great challenge !  Can you try it? You can post your pictures on the comments below! By the way, how many toilet paper rolls have you got at home? Can you count them? :) KEY WORDS: challenge, high, tower, TP rolls (toilet paper rolls), to post, below, to build