THS Languages

Students are almost finished producing their AVU which will be delivered when we return to school during Phase 3.  The materials are available on Edmodo and the website.  Many pupils have worked very hard on this and we are delighted with the results.

Next week we want to start some reading tasks and pupils should start thinking about a text they would want to read, this can be either fiction ( a book/short story) or could be a newspaper article or a non-fiction book such as a biography.

Pupils are also encouraged to read for enjoyment and watch both fims and TV programmes during this time, these are excellent for their ability to analyse and develop their ability to handle and engage with media texts.  Discussing these texts at home can be highly benenfifial, particulalry if you ask open ended questions such as why do you think the director did that/showed that or why did they use that camera angle or have the character say that or do that ?  S2 pupils have developed a fairly sophisticated knowledge of film techniques including camera angles. Encouraging pupils to justify their own ideas by referring to the text is excellent preparation for the years ahead.

Finally, “Jurassic Park” was on the television over the weekend, hopefully those who hadn’t finished the film in class got a chance to catch up with it !

S1 are working on some grammar and punctuation tasks which should be fairly straightforward revisiion tasks.   These have been placed in a folder in Edmodo.  Pupils should send their work to their teacher via email or Edmodo.

Pupils are also encouraged to read for enjoyment and watch both fims and TV programmes during this time, these are excellent for their ability to analyse and develop their ability to handle and engage with media texts.  Discussing these texts at home can be highly benenfifial, particulalry if you ask open ended questions such as why do you think the director did that/showed that or why did they use that camera angle or have the character say that or do that ?  Encouraging pupils to justify their own ideas by referring to the text is excellent preparation for the years ahead.

Pupils have been working on the present tense using a grammar booklet on Edmodo and our Modern Languages glow page. Please message your teacher if you have any questions about this. Pupils have also been doing a weekly reading. The results have been fantastic so far, keep working hard!

Mr Campbell has posted translations for you to complete about describing yourself and your family this week. Please send your work to your teachers by Friday. Hope you all have a great week!

S3 are continuing to work on the healthy living topic this week. Mrs Bell has posted the answers to the reading passage set for last week.  Please have a look at the answers and message your teachers if you have any questions at all.

More work on healthy lifestyle has been posted today, on our glow page and on Edmodo, and is due on Friday as usual. Please send your work to your teachers by then. There is also an Edmodo quiz due for Friday of this week.

We hope you have a good week and thank you for all your hard work so far!

S2 have been working on the helping in the house and free time topic for a few weeks.

Last week, S2 also took part in a Spanish Challenge and some of their amazing work can be seen in the video below:

This week, pupils will do a Chilli Challenge where they will complete a reading activity and a writing piece about free time and helping in the house. They will also go on virtual holiday to Madrid or Havana.

All materials are on both Edmodo and our Modern Languages glow page.  Please ask any questions you have and send your work to your teacher by Friday! Have a good week!

S1 have been working hard on the school topic for the past few weeks. Well done to all who completed the quiz from last week – great results!

This week, we are continuing on with the school topic. We are learning to describe our school this week and what it looks like.

 

All materials can be found on Edmodo and our Modern Languages glow page. Please ask any questions you have and send your work to your teachers by Friday. Have a good week!

Higher Spanish pupils have been working on grammar for the past few weeks. Please continue to make your way through this booklet and message your teachers with any questions you have. All materials are on Edmodo and our glow page.

A weekly reading passage is also set for you. Well done to everyone on the reading last week – great scores! The reading for this week is ¿Londres o Edimburgo? and materials are on Edmodo and glow.

 Have a good week!

S3 have been working on healthy lifestyle over the last few weeks. Please make sure you complete the Edmodo quiz by Friday. Well done to everyone on your quiz results from last week – fantastic!

This week we are also introducing personal descriptions, with some different tasks to complete on this topic. Please send your work to your teachers by Friday and message if you have any questions at all! Have a good week!

S2 are helping in the house this week! Please take the Edmodo quiz by Friday to check how you are getting on with this topic. Many pupils have taken the quiz already and have done very well!

S2 are also taking part in the Great Spanish Language Challenge this week, which consists of different activities relating to Spanish culture. You should send your research to your teachers by Friday and we look forward to seeing what you have done! Have a good week!

This week, S1 are working on telling the time in Spanish. All work can be found on Edmodo and the Modern Languages glow page. There will be an Edmodo quiz at the end of the week to check how you are all getting on!

S1 will also take part in a Disney Spanish Challenge this week, where you will choose a movie to watch, one that you have on DVD, or maybe you have Disney+. You can then do the tasks related to each movie! If you don’t have access to any of the movies you could use youtube to try and find songs from one of the movies in a different language! Please send your work to your teachers by Friday.

Enjoy your week!