Season's greetings

                                                        AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Culture Spot

Hello minibloggers,

This week there is another celebration in the USA. Which one is it? What does it mean in portuguese?

Listening test + Reading, Writing and Grammar tests

 

Hello Minibloggers! Just to remind you about your test dates:

 

6thA - 21st November

6thB - 25th November

Piece of cake!!! (What does this expression mean, by the way?)

CULTURE SPOT

Hello everybody! What can you see in this picture?

 

What tradition does it refer to?

 

Bookworms

E-books

My e-mail address

sfacristinamarques@gmail.com

Dear 6th grade students,

My name is Cristina and I am your English teacher this year. I am very excited for being your teacher and to share all the stories, games and learning activities I have planned for you! We will have lots of fun, develop love for communicating in English, become excellent writers, learn new and interesting things and make new friends!

"Knows it all!" - contest - 5^th grade

 

 

Thank you to all the students who took part in the "Knows it all!" contest.

 

 

Idiomatic expressions	Meaning	Students that participate	Who won
1.     She falls under Richard’s spell.
2.     A penny for your thoughts.
3.     Be glued to something.
4.     Christmas comes but once a year.
5.     She holds her tongue.	To refrain from speaking; to refrain from saying something unpleasant.	·     João, 5thA Delete ·       Alina, 5thA ·       José, 5thA ·       Inês Ferreira, 5thA ·       Hanna, 5thA ·       Luana, 5thB ·       Rita, 5thA ·       Maria Luísa, 5thB ·       Virgílio, 5thB	João, 5thA Alina, 5thA José, 5thA Inês Ferreira, 5thA Hanna, 5thA Luana, 5thB Rita, 5thA Maria Luísa, 5thB Virgílio, 5thB
6.     He crosses his heart and hopes to die.	To show that what you have just said or promised is completely true or sincere	·       José, 5.ºA ·       Rita, 5.ºA ·       Lidiane, 5.ºB ·       João, 5.ºA	Rita, 5.ºA Lidiane, 5.ºB
7.     I feel under the weather.	To feel ill	·       José, 5.ºA ·       Inês Ferreira, 5.ºA ·       Lorena, 5.ºA ·       Inês Sequeira, 5.ºA ·       Virgílio, 5.ºB ·       Lidiane, 5.ºB ·       João, 5.ºA ·       Rita, 5.ºA	Inês Ferreira, 5.ºA Lorena, 5.ºA Rita, 5.ºA
8.     Don't put all your eggs in one basket!	To make everything dependent on only one thing; to place all one's resources in one place, account, etc. (If the basket is dropped, all is lost.)	·       Hanna, 5.ºA ·       Rita, 5.ºA ·       Tiago, 5.ºB ·       Lidiane, 5.ºB ·       Virgílio, 5.ºB ·       Fernando, 5.ºB ·       Aline, 5.ºA ·       Catarina, 5.ºA ·       José, 5.ºA ·       João, 5.ºA	Rita, 5.ºA Lidiane, 5.ºB Aline, 5.ºA Catarina, 5.ºA José, 5.ºA João, 5.ºA
9.     Don’t worry! Let the dust settle.	If the dust settles after an argument, a problem, or an event which has caused a lot of changes, the situation becomes calmer	·       Virgílio, 5.ºB ·       Inês Ferreira, 5.ºA ·       Rita, 5.ºA ·       Tomás, 5.ºA ·       Lidiane, 5.ºB ·       Marta, 5.ºA ·       Fernando, 5.ºB ·       Catarina, 5ºA ·       Leonardo, 5.ºB ·       José, 5.ºA ·       Mariana, 5.ºB ·       João, 5.ºA ·       Luis Fernandes, 5.ºB ·       Maria, 5.ºB ·       Luana, 5.ºB	Virgílio, 5.ºB Inês Ferreira, 5.ºA Rita, 5.ºA Tomás, 5.ºA Lidiane, 5.ºB Marta, 5.ºA Fernando, 5.ºB Catarina, 5ºA Leonardo, 5.ºB José, 5.ºA Mariana, 5.ºB João, 5.ºA Luis Fernandes, 5.ºB Maria, 5.ºB
10.  Let it take root.	If an idea, belief, or system takes root somewhere, it starts to be accepted or established there	·       João, 5.ºA ·       Tomás, 5.ºA ·       Catarina, 5.ºA ·       José Tomás, 5.ºA ·       Lidiane, 5.ºB ·       Inês Ferreira, 5.ºA ·       Virgílio, 5.ºB ·       Luana, 5.ºB ·       Manuel, 5.ºA	Tomás, 5.ºA Catarina, 5.ºA Lidiane, 5.ºB Inês Ferreira, 5.ºA Manuel, 5.ºA
11.  Just bring home that idea.	To make something more clearly understood Usage notes: usually said about something that is difficult or unpleasant	·       Catarina, 5.ºA ·       José, 5.ºA ·       Inês Ferreira, 5.ºA ·       Tomás, 5.ºA ·       Inês Sequeira, 5.ºA ·      Lidiane, 5.ºB	Catarina, 5.ºA Lidiane Dias, 5.ºB
12.  That is worth its weight in gold.	To be extremely useful or valuable	·       Catarina, 5.ºA ·       José, 5.ºA ·       Tomás, 5.ºA ·       Inês Sequeira, 5.ºA ·       Inês Ferreira, 5.ºA ·       Manuel, 5.ºA	Catarina, 5.ºA José, 5.ºA Tomás, 5.ºA Inês Sequeira, 5.ºA
13.  They got hitched yesterday.	Take in marriage	·         Catarina, 5.ºA ·         José, 5.ºA ·         Inês Ferreira, 5.ºA ·         Manuel, 5.ºA	Catarina, 5.ºA José, 5.ºA Inês Ferreira, 5.ºA Manuel, 5.ºA