Simple Past with Mr Bean

Watch this movie segment with Mr Bean to practise the Simple Past. Before you watch the movie segment read the questions, make a guess and choose the answer that will best complete the sentences.



1. He placed a handkerchief on the sidewalk / on a car / under a tree.


2. A  DJ / Mr Bean / A boy played the song Boombastic.

3. Mr. Bean put a hat / a lady's cardigan/ a woman's dress on his head.

4. A passer-by / a police officer / a taxi driver/ started filming Mr. Bean with the boy.


5. Mr. Bean carried the boy and placed him on his shoulder / on the ground / in the street.


6. Mr. Bean dubbed "O Mio Bambino Caro" well/ desperately / tragically.


7. The scene took place during the night / in the afternoon / at 5:50 am.

II. Now write wh-questions to the answers you chose in exercise I. (Using words like what, why, where, when etc)


Ex:

1. (on the sidewalk) - Where did he place a handkerchief?

2. ____________________

3. ____________________

4. ____________________

5. ____________________

6. ____________________

7. ____________________


WORKSHEET

Answer key:

I.

1. on the sidewalk

2. The DJ

3. a lady's cardigan

4. A passer-by

5. on the ground

6. all the alternatives are possible

7. in the afternoon

II.

2. Who played the song Boombastic?

3. What did he put on his head?

4. Who started filming Mr. Bean with the boy?

5. Where did he place the boy?

6. How did he dub "O Mio Bambino Caro"?

7. When did the scene take place?

Magnetism

In Natural Science right now we are looking at Magnetism.
Click on the picture to play some magnet games!

Then you can watch these Bill Nye videos:





As we've been talking about magnets and their uses, here you can watch some videos to understand how some trains work using magnets.

How Superconducting Magnetic Levitation Works

Explore science games on magnetism for kids at NeoK12  

And this is amazing!



Finally, click on the picture to go to some experiments with magnetism.

Pablo Picasso and Guernica

Do you remember when we visited the Reina Sofía museum and we saw Guernica?

Do you remember how big it was?

In Social Science we have been learning about contemporary history and Guernica was mentioned but do you really understand what it symbolises?

Next week you are going to produce your own A4 version of Guernica in Art, but before you do that you need to take a look at these videos. The first one explains the symbolism that Picasso included in his work of art:

Here you can play a game to find out where the main symbols are in Guernica...

And watch this video to find out more...



Next week you will create your own!

Useful Phrases

Click on the picture to go to an activity that Caolan designed for you:

And click here to go to the worksheet that goes with it:

Thank you Caolan for giving me permission to put your work on my blog so everyone can see it.

Caolan's Afternoon Tea

Click on the picture to learn about afternoon tea in Britain.

And here is a worksheet to go with it.

Caolan's afternoon tea worksheet

Imperatives

Why don't you watch this presentation by Caolan to learn about the Imperative?