Dear students,

 

This is an optional resource bank for students who would like to continue practicing English during the break.
It was created based on specific requests from some students, but it may be useful for anyone who wants extra practice.

 

You can choose what you want to practice.

 

👉 The focus is on:

• improving listening
• reinforcing grammar
• expanding vocabulary
• developing reading skills

 

 

RESOURCES:

🎧 Listening + Vocabulary (A2–B1)

🔹 BBC Learning English

• Short audios + transcript
• Vocabulary in context

👉 How to use it:
Listen twice → read the transcript → write 5 new words

 

🔹 Elllo (English Listening Lesson Library Online)

• Real speakers + different accents
• Interactive quizzes

👉 Tip: Choose Beginner / Intermediate

 

🔹 Dictation Practice

Agenda Web – Dictations

• Practice listening + spelling
• Short and focused activities

 

📖 Reading (A2–B1)

🔹 British Council – Reading Skills

• Level-based texts (A2–B1)
• Activities + answers
• Everyday topics

👉 Ideal for topics like daily life, routines, and family

 

🔹 Breaking News English

• Simplified news articles
• Vocabulary + comprehension exercises

👉 Tip: Start with Level 1–3

 

🧠 Grammar Practice

🔹 EnglishPage

• Clear explanations of verb tenses
• Practice with feedback

👉 Focus on:

• Verb forms

 

📚 Vocabulary

🔹 British Council – Vocabulary

• Vocabulary organized by topics
• Practice activities

👉 Tip: Choose a topic (e.g., work, daily life) and learn 8–10 words

 

🎯 Final Tip

You don’t need to do everything.
👉 The goal is to stay in contact with English in a simple and regular way.

Even 15–20 minutes, a few times a week, can make a difference.

 

 

English Practice Checklist

 

📝 Suggested Practice Plan

·         Choose 2 websites from the list ☐ ☐

·         Do at least 3 activities per week ☐ ☐ ☐

·         Listen to 2 audios/videos per week ☐ ☐

 

📅 Weekly Tracker

Week	Activities done (✓)	Listening (✓)	Websites used
Week 1
Week 2

 

✏️ Short Report

·         What did you practice? ………….................................................................................................

·         What was easy or difficult? ...............................................................................................................

·         Write 5 new words you learned:

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DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP

Your teacher will send you a WhatsApp message and some questions.✅💻

Where is the criminal?

Hi teams, 

You have one mission: find this criminal in Entre Ríos!

Request permission to access your secret document.
Team 1: secret document
Team 2: secret document
Team 3: secret document
Team 4: secret document
Team 5: secret document
Team 6: secret document

Follow the instructions and complete the tasks to find the thief.

Good luck!!

Let's play!!

Choose the game you like and have some fun.
Follow this link:


http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/study-break/games

The Selfie Shootout! Kobe vs. Messi:

1. Watch and put in order:
__ Cape Town
___Tanzania
__ Beijing
__Istanbul
__ Los Angeles
__ Malatives
__ Hollywood
2. Select
a. Messi and Kobe are/aren't sportmen.
b.They are/aren´t tennis players.
c.Messi is/isn't in the U.S.A.
d.Kobe is/isn't in Italy.

Sing along!

Cartoon vs. Real Life - The Simpsons Intro

UNCLE TOM'S CABIN by Beecher Stowe

CLASS 2
1.Have a look at the following front covers from the book "Uncle Tom's Cabin". What is the story about?




This anti-slavery novel, published in 1852, had a profound effect on worldwide attitudes toward African-Americans and slavery. It intensified the conflict that led to civil war.

2.Listen and read.

Link: www.learnenglish.educ.ar/uncle-toms-cabin/

Who is the main character?; Where is he during the story?; Why?; What does he do?


3.Quiz Time!! How much do you know?



4.Compare your answers with your partners.

5.Watch the following video.



6.Can you compare "12 Years a slave" with the story "Uncle Tom's Cabin"?
7.Choose a comment below the video and answer.

CLASS 3

1.Now, we are going to read Chapter 1 from "Uncle Tom's Cabin"

Read it on line: http://utc.iath.virginia.edu/uncletom/uthp.html
Or download it from:
http://www.saylor.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/SAYLOR-ENGL405-7.3-UNCLETOM.pdf http://www.classicly.com/download-uncle-toms-cabin-pdf

2.In pairs, answer the following questions:
a) Who is the “man of humanity” from the title.
b) How do the two gentlemen call the black people?
c) Why does Mr. Shelby need to sell some of his slaves?
d) Describe why Mr. Shelby thinks that Uncle Tom is a responsible servant.
e) What story does Haley tell to Mr. Shelby in regard to selling slaves?
f) What does Harry do to unintentionally attract Haley’s notice?
g) How does Haley view Mr. Shelby’s kindness toward slaves?
h) What does Eliza suspect about Mr. Shelby’s meeting with Haley?
i) Why does Mrs. Shelby not believe in Eliza’s fears that Mr. Shelby would sell her son?
3. Once you answer, join another group to compare answers.

4. You are going to describe one character from the book:: Mr Shelby, Haley, Tom, Harry, Eliza or Mrs Shelby. Then, you are going to read it. Your partners will guess who he or she is.!!

5.Read the following quotes from the book:

Quote N°1
"My master! and who made him my master? That's what I think of – what right has he to me? I'm a man as much as he is. I'm a better man than he is. I know more about business than he does; I am a better manager than he is; I can read better than he can; I can write a better hand, – and I've learned it all myself, and no thanks to him, – I've learned it in spite of him; and now what right has he to make a dray-horse of me? – to take me from things I can do, and do better than he can, and put me to work that any horse can do? He tries to do it; he says he'll bring me down and humble me, and he puts me to just the hardest, meanest and dirtiest work, on purpose!" (Chapter 3)

Quote N°2
"My master traded with one of the men, and bought my oldest sister. She was a pious, good girl, – a member of the Baptist church, – and as handsome as my poor mother had been. She was well brought up, and had good manners. At first, I was glad she was bought, for I had one friend near me. I was soon sorry for it. Sir, I have stood at the door and heard her whipped, when it seemed as if every blow cut into my naked heart, and I couldn't do anything to help her; and she was whipped, sir, for wanting to live a decent Christian life, such as your laws give no slave girl a right to live; and at last I saw her chained with a trader's gang, to be sent to market in Orleans, – sent there for nothing else but that, – and that's the last I know of her. Well, I grew up, – long years and years, – no father, no mother, no sister, not a living soul that cared for me more than a dog; nothing but whipping, scolding, starving. Why, sir, I've been so hungry that I have been glad to take the bones they threw to their dogs; and yet, when I was a little fellow, and laid awake whole nights and cried, it wasn't the hunger, it wasn't the whipping, I cried for. No, sir, it was for my mother and my sisters, – it was because I hadn't a friend to love me on earth. (Chapter 11)

Quote N°3
Miss Ophelia well knew that it was the universal custom to send women and young girls to whipping-houses, to the hands of the lowest of men,—men vile enough to make this their profession,—there to be subjected to brutal exposure and shameful correction. She had known it before; but hitherto she had never realized it, till she saw the slender form of Rosa almost convulsed with distress. All the honest blood of womanhood, the strong New England blood of liberty, flushed to her cheeks, and throbbed bitterly in her indignant heart; but, with habitual prudence and self-control, she mastered herself, and, crushing the paper firmly in her hand, she merely said to Rosa,
"Sit down, child, while I go to your mistress."
"Shameful! monstrous! outrageous!" she said to herself, as she was crossing the parlor. (Chapter 29)

6.Comment on them in our Facebook group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/3cbcescnormal/

7.What do you think? How do you feel? Express your feelings in a glog. Access www.glogster.com and create a poster. You can include images and videos.

WATCH!!

Good Night Mr Bean (minute 15:20)
Vocabulary: Look up in the dictionary.
Teddy bear- brush – sheep – toothpaste – glasses – ambulance – eyebrows- crying




Order the sentences, according to what you saw (min. 15:20-15:44):
_____ takes his toothpaste _____ brushes his ears _____ takes the toothbrush
_____ brushes his eyebrows _____ brushes his teeth

Choose the best answer (from min. 15:45):
1) Who is in his bed?
a) a kitty b) a puppy c) a teddy bear
2) What do they do before sleeping?
a) count sheep b) read a story c) watch tv
3) What does Teddy have on its head?
a) glasses b) binoculars c) eye patch

4) How does teddy get to sleep?
a) Mr Bean hits him. B) Mr Bean sings a song. c) Mr Bean hypnotizes him.

5) Where does Teddy sleep?
a) In a box b) On a table c) under the table

6) What sounds does Mr Bean hear? Tick the correct answers.
____ an ambulance ____ a motorcycle ____ a dog ____ a cat
____ a baby crying ____ a clock ____ music ____ people shouting

7) What does he do to sleep?
a) ________________________________________
b) ________________________________________
c) ________________________________________

8) How many sheep does he count? ________________________________________________________

9) What happens when he finishes counting? _______________________________________________________

WATCH!! Mr Bean - Getting up late for the dentist

WATCH THE VIDEO AND DO THE ACTIVITIES

A. Write the words

CALLAKORCM



DEB


LALW



SSSCORI



HSAREV



UITS




B.Write TRUE or FALSE


1. Mr. Bean sleeps with a teddy bear ________
2. The alarm clock rings at 8 o’clock ________
3. He gets up immediately ________
4. He bangs his head against the wall ________
5. There is a lot of traffic in the street ________

C.Complete with the verb: BRUSH-BE-PUT-GET DRESSED-GET UP-SHAVE-DO-DRIVE


1. Mr. Bean ______________ at ten to nine.
2. He _____________ his alarm clock in a glass of water.
3. After opening the curtains, he ______________ some exercise.
4. Next, he _________________.
5. His appointment with the dentist _________ at 9 o‘ clock.
6. He ________________ in the car.
7. He _______________ the car with his feet.
8. He________________ his teeth in the car.

Improve your Listening Comprehension

In groups, select one category and channel in English from www.tvweb360.tv and then comment about its main topic. You can also suggest any other channel.

Adjectives

Class 1- Activity 1: Find out about your teacher!

Class 1- Activity 2: Comics

Class 2- Activity 1: Watch and answer

Class 2- Activity 2: Have a look at this biography and create your own

El presente blog está destinado a los alumnos de 1°, 2° y 3° año CBC de la Escuela Secundaria en la ciudad de Concepción del Uruguay, Entre Ríos, como un espacio de intercambio, estudio, reflexión y trabajo colaborativo en el área de Idioma Extranjero Inglés. 

Este blog del aula , fue creado para los mencionados alumnos en el marco del área de Inglés, con la finalidad de presentar preguntas relacionadas con los temas desarrollados, actividades  y ejercicios de aplicación, videos de músicos de habla inglesa, juegos educativos que refuercen los conocimientos adquiridos, entre otros.  Así mismo, está ideado como un blog grupal en el cual puedan participar no solo docentes sino también alumnos en la publicación de actividades, experiencias, comentarios que posibilite la interacción.

Sing along!