How to write an e-mail

 Hello folks!

writing an e-mail is a piece of cake...if you learn some simple passages and keep in mind some tricks...

Each e-mail is divided into some structures:

1. Sender and addressee
2. Subject line
3. Greetings and thanks
4. Body of the e-mail, divided into paragraphs
5. Closing

Here are some links where you can find activities: reading comprehension, true or false, multiple choice... try to challenge yourself! You can do it! 😎

• An email about sports
• A Study date email
• A Thank-you email

Now that you've done some exercise, you're ready to prepare an email on your own...try it again!

1) Write it in your copybook, and be sure to put all the sections required.

2) Then copy it on a "real" email to be sent to me, prof. Crocicchia, to this address: marcro@icspili.onmicrosoft.com .

Keep up the good work!

Way to go!

Bye!

Prof. Crocicchia

Celebrating Independence Day: 4th July Wordsearch!

4th July

1st B and 1st D: Let's revise HAVE GOT, the modal CAN and the imperative!

Hello guys!

Well, you know...I gotta say I miss you a little... 

I really want you to be ready to continue when we come come back to school, so... why don't we work a little bit online?!? I promise you're going to have fun!
Desidero davvero che siate pronti a continuare quando torniamo, quindi... perché non lavoriamo un po' online?! Prometto che sarà divertente! 

So here's the program:

1. BRIEF revision of the verb HAVE GOT (unit 3 of the book)
2. Reinforcement of the modal verb CAN / CAN'T (unit 4, pp.70, 71 of the book)
3. Reinforcement of the IMPERATIVE form to give orders (unit 4, p.71 of the book)

Are you ready?! Let's start! (=cominciamo!)

1) Let's review HAVE GOT !

Let's start with a review from the British Council Kids Website: read, then scroll down(=scorri col mouse)
and when you find (quando trovate) these buttons "Game" → 
click on them and play!

And now, here's a video song fro a channel you already know:

Then you can do some exercises from Wordwall:

• A drag and drop exercise
• A quiz
• A whack-a-mole game
• Another quiz
• An image quiz with affirmative+ and negative- form 
• A drag and drop (=seleziona e trascina) exercise to create questions (=domande)

Now are you ready to watch a short film and answer questions with have got / has got? You can do it! 💪
Adesso siete pronti per guardare un breve film e rispondere alle domande con have got / has got? Dai che ce la fate!
click here.

2)Let's review the modal verb CAN / CAN'T 

Once again (=ancora una volta) let's review by going to the British Council Kids Website: read, study and finally click on the buttons "Game"  and play!

Then you can do some exercises from Wordwall:
there are examples here, here1, and here2. You can search (=cercarli) them yourself (=da soli)!

Now here's another video quiz: it's about racoons (=procioni) and it's hilarious (=spassoso)... click here.

3) "Last but not the least" (=ultimo ma non da meno)...to review the IMPERATIVE form !

I want you to listen and watch this music video by a singer I like a lot, Bruno Mars:

If you can't watch it, click here, you can also put the subtitles...better (=meglio) if they are in English 😜.

Do you like this song? I do! 

Here's an activity about (=che riguarda) this song: click here.

Did you enjoy learning here?! I hope so.
Ti è piaciuto imparare qui? Lo spero.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

IMPORTANT SECTION!!!!

To be better understood, I'll turn to Italian...

Al termine, segui questo link [https://forms.gle/zhFuUP2WTCKfcxZa9] e rispondi alle domande online mettendo il tuo nome e cognome: è un modulo Google che mi farà avere le tue risposte. Non è un test con voto, ma serve a me per vedere se questo lavoro online è stato chiaro ed efficace per voi...quindi diciamo che è più per “mettere il voto a me” che a voi alunni!

See you soon, guys!

Prof. Crocicchia

PAST SIMPLE - Regular & Irregular verbs: aka "The Horrible List"

Hello guys!
Here we are, again!

Time to review....playing!

Let's start!

We're going to revise (=ripasseremo) 3 aspects of PAST SIMPLE:

1. Affirmative form of regular verbs
2. Affirmative form of irregular verbs
3. how to form Negative and Interrogative in past

Make sure you understand the first 2 steps before going forward (=avanti) to the 3rd.

1. Affirmative form of regular verbs

a. Let's start by watching this video: click here

b. Do you still need to revise the rules? Don't panic! Here's an explanation, and some games by The British Council Kids: Past simple - sentences.

By the Way! (=a proposito!) Here's a spelling variations chart you may need to copy in your copybook:

c. Now let's practise: challenge yourself with some interactive exercises... the first, the second, the third! And you can choose other games from the column on the right! 

d. For those who want to dig into the -ed pronounciation (but don't worry! it's not obligatory!), they can watch this video.

2. Affirmative form of irregular verbs

Memorizing the Irregular verbs... What a nightmare!(=incubo, pronounced /nait'mer/)

So, to help you, first of all here are some music videos to help you to revise them:

• Rap Song: https://bit.ly/2uIJhL6 (the Lyrics are here)  
• Past of you (Ed Sheeran's tune): https://bit.ly/3cepmVn
• Techno version: https://bit.ly/39bfg5F
• Guitar acoustic version: https://bit.ly/2T6AJXM
• A rap version made by latinos kids: https://bit.ly/3987IjW
• A short version made by Rockin' English: https://bit.ly/3ckwgYT
• An interesting version with Italian transation included: https://bit.ly/2T9Okh5

And remember!  you can also revise the verbs with a crafty (=manuale) activity, such as...

Once you've revised all the verbs, you must be ready to...play!

• Whack-a-mole (mole = talpa)
• Crossword
• Find the match
• Group sort
• Drag and drop (=trascina col mouse e rilascia)

3. How to form Negative and Interrogative forms at Past Simple

Attention, please! 

This is a NEW topic (=argomento), so don't worry, we're going to repeat it at school next week!

Firstly, let's watch together this video that explains the forms: if you want to skip (=saltare) the affirmative form, go to minute 1:32.

For the visual students, here's a chart: if you want, you can copy it in your copybook...

Wanna practise a little? 

In this website you'll find lots of exercises... here

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

IMPORTANT SECTION!!!!

To be better understood, I'll turn to Italian...

Al termine, segui questo link [https://forms.gle/LCfK41Kb2eL8T5zq8] e rispondi alle domande online mettendo il tuo nome e cognome: è un modulo Google che mi farà avere le tue risposte. Non è un test con voto, ma serve a me per vedere se questo lavoro online è stato chiaro ed efficace per voi...quindi diciamo che è più per “mettere il voto a me” che a voi alunni!

I hope you'll find these links and activities useful and fun.

See you in class!

Prof. Crocicchia