11 - 05 - 20, Τribute to our Mum and The Secret Garden.

HELLO DEARS!! HOW ARE YOU TODAY?

Guess what today’s lesson is all about!!

That’s right!! The Secret Garden!! But, not only that!!

Since Mother’s Day was just yesterday, we’ll dedicate some activities to our...

First, let me ask you a question! Have you ever wondered what makes you that special?

Click here  to find out yourselves!

Let’s tell our mums “I love you” with a short video..

Can you write down which are the five most important qualities of your mum?

1.     __________________

2.     __________________

3.     __________________

4.     __________________

5.     __________________

Now let’s our mums: “I LOVE YOU” with a moving SONG  devoted to a mum...

Just listen, without watching the lyrics and try to complete the gap filling activity:

SONG: NOTHING COMPARES TO YOU

By Sinead O’ Connor

It's been seven hours and 1. ______________ days
Since you 2. ______________ your love away
I go out every night and 3. ______________ all day
Since you took your love away

Since you been gone I can do 4. ________________ I want
I can see whomever I choose
I can eat my dinner in a 5. ______________ restaurant
But nothing
I said nothing can take away these 6. _________________
'Cause nothing compares
Nothing compares to you

It's been so 7. _____________ without you here
Like a bird without a song
Nothing can stop these lonely 8. _____________ from falling
Tell me baby where did I go wrong

I could put my arms around everyone I see
But they'd only 9. ____________  me of you
I went to the doctor and 10. ______________ what he told me?
Guess what he told me?
He said girl you 11. ______________  try to have fun
No matter what you do, but he's a 12. _______________
'Cause nothing compares
Nothing compares to you

All the flowers that you 13. ____________  mama
In the back yard
All 14. ____________  when you went away
I know that living with you baby was sometimes hard
But I'm 15. _____________ to give it another try
'Cause nothing compares
Nothing compares to you

Nothing compares
Nothing compares to you  (X2)

Nothing compares to you mum… my heart is  A Secret Garden..

Only you have the magic KEY to open it…

Back to our beautiful book now…

I’m sending you the link in case you need to refresh your memory!

Are you ready to play a GAME to match the characters to their photos from the 1993 movie we started watching in class?

Now, you have to face a final challenge!! The Game Show QUIZ!!!

Your experience of the book cannot but end in the following

 WRITING TASKS.

11.  Write a summary of the book. (no more than ten lines)

22.    Who is your favourite character and why?

33.    Did you like this book? Would you recommend it to a friend of your age?

44.     Is there a “magical” place you like going to when you need to find peace?

I really hope you enjoyed today’s lesson!

Remember the most beautiful flowers are the ones in your soul…

They make our gardens perfect…

Time to say goodbye with an

e-card for your mum!

Sending you my best wishes,

Mrs Vasiliki : v.vasileiou@gmail.com

Please note that next week you will find your English lesson in your hive in e-me !

4 - 5 - 20, Getting Ready to Fly!!

Hello guys!! How are you? I really hope you are all well!

Today’s lesson is about FLYING!!!

Is there anyone who is afraid of heights?!!!

Well, then…fasten your seat belts and get ready for an exciting flight with me…

 Our first stop is the Science Museum in London, UK where you can listen to the History of Aviation and then watch an animated version of the same story that will make all things more clear to you!!

Our second stop is the The Museum of Flight in Seattle, USA. How exciting can that be?

Make sure you watch the short video on the link I gave you to find out more about it!!!

Can you believe that just by sitting in your own comfortable home you are given the opportunity to take an online tour inside some of the most iconic aircrafts of all times?

If you don’t believe me, click on the following link and step inside any plane type you like !!

Wasn’t it awesome?!!!!

The activity that follows is for jigsaw puzzle lovers!! If you happen to be one of them, click on the link to do as many challenging  plane jigsaw puzzles you can!!

Now the time has come for you to test yourselves on the different types of planes? Play the Plane Type Game to see how much you remember!!

In order to play some more games I have prepared just for you, I’m going to ask you first to REVISE THE FLIGHT VOCABULARY in Unit 4. You can always have access to your e-books by clicking on the following link.  

     

Are you ready to PLAY? Then, click on the link!

https://www.educandy.com/site/resource.php?activity-code=12ac2

Now revise the simple past of irregular verbs you can find on page 159 of your Pupil’s e-Book and play the Word Search Game!!You have to look horizontally, vertically and diagonally!

In order to get the highest score you have to find the simple past of the following 20 verbs:

Fly, catch, draw, fall, fight, give, grow, know, learn, light, read, ring, see, shake, smell, steal, stand, teach, throw, write.

  

Did you enjoy the games?

Well, time flies… so I guess it’s time to say goodbye with a relevant SONG interpreted by the legendary voice of Frank Sinatra that will travel you to the USA of 1965!

Do you believe you can sing this popular song better??? Then, why don’t you click on the following link to Sing Karaoke  and try your luck!!!

Your task for next week is to write a short essay (=έκθεση) to talk about the advantages and disadvantages of travelling by plane. (120 words minimum).

Apart from that, I am expecting you to give me your feedback on today’s lesson in order to tell me what you liked more about it and help me design more fun lessons for you.

I still haven’t heard from many of you…Please, make sure you send me your feedback.

Sending you all my love and thought..

Your English Teacher

Mrs Vasiliki Vasileiou (v.vasileiou@gmail.com)

EASTER GOODBYE

HELLO GUYS!!! How are you all?

Have you realized Easter is almost here?

Before we exchange our Easter wishes,I'd like to send you the KEY

 to

SONNET 18 POEM ANALYSIS

1.The poem is about the inevitable decay (=αναπόφευκτη φθορά) of time and the immortalization (=απαθανάτιση) of love and beauty in poetry.

2. It is addressed to a beloved friend of the poet who is believed to be a noble man.

3. It’s written in 3 quatrains (=τετράστιχα) and a couplet (=δίστιχο).

4. Τhe first metaphor he creates is between the summer and his beloved.

5. He implies that the beauty of summer is not everlasting. “rough winds do shake the buds of May.”

6. He refers to the sun.

7. The eternal lines refer to poetry.

8. It means that as long as people live and read this poem, the beloved to whom it refers will live on forever.

9. (your own answer)

10. (your own answer)

After the Easter break we are going to work on literature and more specifically on the English novel we read in class, The secret garden, so during your holiday it would be a good idea to listen to the book again by clicking on this link.

I'm now sending you an Easter word search activity.

Your task for these two weeks is to:

 send me an email and tell me how you have spent this special last month, as well as your impressions and thoughts on the material I sent you, as well as your ideas for future projects.

Time so say goodbye with a beautiful song.

HAPPY EASTER TO ALL OF YOU!!

STAY HOME. BE SAFE.

TAKE CARE.

SENDING YOU ALL MY LOVE AND BEST WISHES.

Your English teacher

You can always contact me here: v.vasileiou@gmail.com

6-4-20 ENGLISH, Sonnet 18 - Poem Analysis

HELLO EVERYONE!!! 

How are you today?

What a better way to start the week than with a nice photo!

I really hope you liked Sonnet 18...

Did you listen to the poem analysis?If not, just press the link!

Then get ready to answer some questions!!!

1. What is the poem about?

______________________________________________________

2. Who is the poem addressed to?

______________________________________________________

3. What exactly is the Shakespearean form in which it is written?

______________________________________________________

4. Before posing the next question, let me explain metaphors to you

A metaphor a type of figurative language, often used in poetry. It is, in  simple terms, a comparison. It forms a link between two unlike things by stating one thing is another. 

Can you find the metaphor Shakespeare creates in the first quatrain (=τετράστιχο)?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. What does the poet imply (=υπαινίσσεται) about the beauty of summer? Which lines suggest it?

__________________________________________________

6. In the second quatrain Shakespeare creates another metaphor. Can you understand what he means by "the eye of heaven"?

__________________________________________________

7. In the last quatrain he creates one last metaphor with the words "eternal lines". Can you guess what the "eternal lines" are?

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8. What do you think the couplet (=δίστιχο) means?

    So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,

    So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9. Did you like this poem? Why? How did it make you feel?

______________________________________________________

10. Did you prefer this poem with the music or without? Why?

______________________________________________________

CONGRATULATIONS on all the effort you have put! After all this hard work on poetry, I think you are ready to join a poetry club!!!

Now, why don't you relax while listening to this beautiful song.

Before I leave you, I'm challenging those of you who liked this poem to experiment with it and change it at will! 

In order to do this you need to realize the importance of adjectives (= επίθετα) in poems.

Κeep this well in mind: 

An adjective is the part of speech that describes a noun (person, place, or thing). Poets use adjectives to give a detailed and vivid description of the noun they are describing. 

Using descriptive language to illustrate strong feelings such as pain or love can help the poet show the intensity of the feelings they are experiencing and to paint a more memorable picture for the reader.

Now let’s make an experiment and change the season in Sonnet 18! Why don't you try to change the adjectives accordingly so that the poem still makes sense?  

After completing this hard task, you'll be entitled to give your sonnet any number and music you like!!!

Shall I compare thee to a WINTER’s day?

Thou art more _____________  and more ____________:

_____________winds do shake the ____________ buds of January,

And winter’s lease hath all too _________ a date:

Sometime too ____________ the eye of heaven shines,

And often is his ___________ complexion dimmed,

And every __________ from ____________sometime declines,

By chance, or nature’s changing course untrimmed:

But thy eternal winter shall not fade,

Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st,

Nor shall death brag thou wand’rest in his shade,

When in eternal lines to time thou grow’st,

    So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,

    So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.

Take your time, you have a week to complete your tasks.

Next week, I'll provide you with the KEY to the POEM ANALYSIS QUESTIONS to self correct.

TAKE GOOD CARE DEAR STUDENTS.

THINKING OF YOU..

 Your English teacher

2 -4 - 20, ENGLISH, Shakespeare's Sonnet 18

Good Morning guys!!! How are you?

Happy new month!!!

Are you ready for the challenge of Shakespeare's ...

Sonnet 18 ???  Then, enjoy it!! 

Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer’s lease hath all too short a date:
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimmed,
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance, or nature’s changing course untrimmed:
But thy eternal summer shall not fade,
Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st,
Nor shall death brag thou wand’rest in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou grow’st,
    So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
    So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.

DON'T PANIC!!! GET SOME HELP!!!

Meanings of old English words:              
thee (pro): you
thou (pro): you
art (v): are
hath (v): has
thy (adj): your
ow'st (v):  have
wand'rest (v): wander
grow'st (v): you grow



LANGUAGE SURVIVAL GUIDE

temperate (adj): mild (for climate), self-controlled (for people)
do shake: the auxiliary 'do' in present simple positive is used for stress, politeness or poetic effect.
bud (n): first growth on a plant or flower
lease (n): period, time, duration
eye of heaven: Shakespeare is referring to the sun
complexion (n): colour; appearance
fair (adj): attractive; beautiful
decline (v): to become less; to decrease
eternal (adj): endless;  infinite
fade (v): to decrease; to dissolve
brag (v): to boast; to tell everybody triumphantly
shade (noun): shadow; darkness
so long: as long

IS IT STILL ALL GREEK TO YOU???

Why don't you try to read it paraphrased to see if it gets any better!


Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?         Shall I compare you to a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:         You are more lovely and more constant:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, Rough winds shake the beloved buds of May
And summer's lease hath all too short a date: And summer is far too short:
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,         At times the sun is too hot,
And often is his gold complexion dimm'd;        Or often goes behind the clouds;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,       And everything beautiful sometime will lose its                                                                                     beauty,
By chance, or nature's changing course, untrimm'd;By misfortune or by nature's planned out                                                                                         course.
But thy eternal summer shall not fade                But your youth shall not fade,
Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st;         Nor will you lose the beauty that you possess;
Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade, Nor will death claim you for his own,
When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st;         Because in my eternal verse you will live forever.
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,        So long as there are people on this earth,
So long lives this and this gives life to thee.        So long will this poem live on, making you                                                                                           immortal.


Well, what color is the sky in your world now that you have understood it completely? Is it blue again?!! 

I'm sending you a link  to listen to the poem being recited to you, in order to focus better on how it sounds and how it makes you feel..

Did you like this well-known poem??

Now, why don't we try something else to change the sensation of the poem completely. Click here to see what I mean! 

I'm very curious about your impressions..please email me to let me know your feelings and thoughts on it.

Besides, it was Voltaire who said: "Poetry is the music of the soul, and, above all, of great and feeling souls."

In preparation for our next lesson on Sonnet 18, I'm sending you another link to learn more about the poem' s analysis and get ready for upcoming questions!

I really hope you found today's lesson interesting!! 

TAKE GOOD CARE DEARS!

I'm now sending you the KEY to Monday's Shakespeare Quiz.

1. He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England.
2. He was born on April 23rd, 1564.
3. His father was a successful local businessman.
4. He was eighteen years old when he got married and had 3 children.
5. They moved to London.
6. He was a playwright and an actor.
7. The Taming of the Shrew, Richard the 3rd, Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night's Dream.
8. His theatre is called the Globe theatre.
9. Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth.
10. He died in 1616.

I hope you all did well!!!

P.S. I'm sending you my email for any questions you might have.

v.vasileiou@gmail.com