THS Languages

This week S1 pupils are starting a Literacy unit in class. Pupils will complete pages 1-4 of the textbook in class.

For home learning, pupils should work through pages 4-8. There are three short tasks (pages 5, 6 and 8) to be completed for their next lesson where they will have to opportunity to go over the answers with their teacher on their return.

Classes 1D, E, and F all have an additional single period of literacy in Modern Languages. They should complete the tasks on pages 5 and 6 of the textbook in that period and complete the task on page 8 at home.

Pupils will be going over some of the home learning tasks in class as well as doing some Talking practice. At home, pupils should complete the first Employability reading task and some work on Directed Writing phrases.

Pupils should complete the final task, week 5, of the desert island project.

Pupils should work through the writing tasks on slides 94-96 of the ‘En el pueblo’ PowerPoint.

Pupils are continuing with the unit on Family. Pupils should also complete any unfinished work that they have not submitted.

This week pupils will complete a “Live Assessment” on Tuesday, as a practice to see how they cope with a reading and writing paper under timed conditions. Pupils will also complete some translation tasks, based on Directed Writing vocabulary and will continue to prepare for their Talking exam.

This week pupils should complete past papers to practice their Reading and Dictionary Skills.

This week pupils are continuing with the week 4 tasks for the Desert island project, all about the entertainment available on their islands.

This week pupils should complete the Reading and Writing assignment “Mi barrio” which can be found in the general channel on Teams. Pupils should submit the assignment via Teams. Pupils need to read a text in Spanish and answer questions in English then do a writing task based on the text.