ORAL PRESENTATIONS 

Free topics 

Last term my students presented some texts in class.

They were given the option of choosing the topic and there were some very interesting.

You can read some of them at

http://www.avepalmela.edu.pt/

and leave here your opinion.

One of the chosen topics was rare diseases and I thought of Sam Berns, a 17-year-old-boy that suffered from progeria, the 'aging disease'. He died last week. 
This is the link of "My philosophy for a happy life", by Sam Berns. 
Take some minutes of your time and listen to him. Some of our problems don't really matter!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36m1o-tM05g&feature=player_embedded

REPORTED SPEECH - 9th graders

Try these exercises to practise the Reported Speech. 

Pay special attention!

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-reference/reported-speech-1

Hello 8th graders

Have a look at these links and spend some minutes practising, ok?
Use the 

Past Simple 

or the 

            Present Perfect Simple.

https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/int/grammar/grammar_04_012e?cc=pt&selLanguage=pt

http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/228.html

Hello 9th graders

Go to the following links and practise the

 Past Perfect and Past Simple tenses.

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs11.htm

http://www.english-4u.de/past_perfect_ex5.htm

Hello 7th graders

Have a look at these links and practise the

Past Simple verbs.

http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-simple-past.php#.Utz8UpCp2ic

https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/elementary/a_grammar/file05/?cc=us&selLanguage=en

2014

What new Year's Resolutions can you think of?

Here are some ideas.

-Strengthen relationships with family members;

-Keep a journal. It doesn’t have to be something you use daily, but documenting your experiences is incredibly important. You’ll appreciate it later.

-Apologize for what you did wrong and forgive those who have wronged you...

I wish you all a good new year!