BILINGUAL COMPONENT

 

🎓 Welcome to Our English Adventure! 🌎

Hello amazing 8th graders!

Welcome to our class blog! 🥳 I'm Miss López, and I'm so happy to be your English teacher this year. We're going to learn English in fun and creative ways. Our first topic is CANADA! 🇨🇦

We’ll read, listen, speak, and write in English. You’ll use a portfolio to collect your best work. You can also send me your activities at mslopezclasses@gmail.com 

Let’s begin this journey together. Are you ready? 😄

📘 Let’s Explore Canada! 

🎲 1. WARM-UP GAME: “Canada Quick Facts Quiz!”

Try to guess the correct answer from each question.  

https://wordwall.net/es/resource/16694182/canada-quiz-for-kids

🎧 2. LISTENING ACTIVITY:

🎥 Watch this short video:

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=canada+video+for+kids

✍️ Portfolio Task: 

• Write 3 new facts you learned about CANADA from this quiz. Include them in your CANADA section.

• Write a list of words related to Canada. Include them in your portfolio. Create a Word Cloud using  the following tool: https://www.nubedepalabras.es/ send a pdf file to  your teacher e-mail. 

MAY 30TH 2025: LET’S WRITE ABOUT CANADA! ✍️🦌

Welcome back to our English blog! Last class, we learned fun facts about Canada. Today, we will learn new words and write short sentences using the Simple Present Tense.

 You can  send your work to:📧 mslopezclasses@gmail.com

🧠 MAIN ACTIVITY 

 PART 1 – My Word Web 

Objective: Organize vocabulary words by categories.

📝 Instructions:

1. Look at this example. Use WORD to make your own Canada Word Web:

🌆 Places	🗣 Languages	❄ Weather	🌲 Nature	🎌 Symbols
Ottawa	English	Cold	Moose	Maple Leaf
Mountains	French	Snow	Forest	Flag

🎨 Be creative!

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PART 2 – My Short Paragraph 

Objective: Write a paragraph using the Simple Present Tense.

📝 Instructions:

1. Read this example paragraph:

Example Paragraph:
Canada is a big country. It has many forests and mountains. The flag is red and white. People speak English and French. It is very cold in winter. I like Canada because it is beautiful and peaceful.

2. Now write your own short paragraph.
   ✅ Use at least 6 words from your Word Web.
   ✅ Write 4 to 6 sentences.
   ✅ Use Simple Present Tense (is, has, speak, like).
   ✅ Add a drawing or emoji if you want!

💡 Helpful words:

• is / are

• has / have

• speak

• live

• like / love

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🎉 CLOSURE ACTIVITY – “READ AND VOTE!” (10 minutes)

📝 Instructions:

1. Read your paragraph to a partner or to the class. 

2. Listen to your classmates and choose one paragraph you really like.
   ✔ Most creative
   ✔ Best use of vocabulary
   ✔ Best pronunciation

3. Answer this question in your notebook or aloud:

   • What was your favorite word today? Why?