English activities with Rita by Rita Vergos https://padlet.com/ritavergos/g6thxwytr1ck Made with my dear students in mind en-us 2020-04-03 21:41:24 UTC 2024-12-30 00:47:09 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f393.png ANYONE FOR GARDENING ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TlE2QHaTaw ritavergos https://padlet.com/ritavergos/g6thxwytr1ck/wish/491963494 Use the youtube link above to see a great gardening programme. Click on the picture below to see a summary of the programme. Remember that with youtube, you can add subtitles / slow down the speech using the settings icon. ]]> 2020-04-03 21:57:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ritavergos/g6thxwytr1ck/wish/491963494 HERE IS A SONG ABOUT CONFINEMENT FROM BONO ritavergos https://padlet.com/ritavergos/g6thxwytr1ck/wish/491967540 This song was written in a few minutes for the people in Italy, the first European country to experience confinement. What do you think of this song ? Leave your comments underneath ! ]]> 2020-04-03 22:03:22 UTC https://padlet.com/ritavergos/g6thxwytr1ck/wish/491967540 YOU'RE A POET AND YOU DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IT ! ritavergos https://padlet.com/ritavergos/g6thxwytr1ck/wish/491969440 How to write Haiku ? It's easy ! The first line must have 5 syllables, the second line, 7 and the third line, 5.
My example below inspired some students

No cars and no feet, 
Making noises down my street, 
But birdsong is sweet ! ]]> 2020-04-03 22:06:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ritavergos/g6thxwytr1ck/wish/491969440 WELCOME to PADLET ========================= 1) Choose an activity. 2) Write your comment (under each activity in the " add comment " space.) 3) Come back regularly to see who has visited Padlet ! 4) If you have problems, text or email me. rmv21@orange.fr or 0666705499 ritavergos https://padlet.com/ritavergos/g6thxwytr1ck/wish/491972425  I used this  platform before when I taught at the apprentice school but I forgot about it until a friend from choir reminded me.
You can even add your own post, like Christine has.
I hope you like it and I look forward to seeing your comments or articles.
Bye for now - Rita. ]]> 2020-04-03 22:09:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ritavergos/g6thxwytr1ck/wish/491972425 TECHNICAL ISSUES, TEETHING PROBLEMS AND GUINEA PIGS ritavergos https://padlet.com/ritavergos/g6thxwytr1ck/wish/493078505 Just so that you know, you can only sign in to padlet with the email you gave the amicale laique.  Also, I've added Christine and Isabelle, my Amicale Laique colleagues, plus my Aunt Mary, my husband Claude (cvergos) and my daughter Caro, who are kindly testing and learning how to use Padlet with me - with us all ! ]]> 2020-04-05 09:56:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ritavergos/g6thxwytr1ck/wish/493078505 CHRISTINE NEEDS SOME GERANIUMS christinepenin https://padlet.com/ritavergos/g6thxwytr1ck/wish/493090069 Hi Rita - Padlet seems good but there's a lot of varied information.  Am I doing the right thing publishing this ? Has anyone got two or three geranium cuttings for me to plant on the balcony ?
................................................Christine]]> 2020-04-05 10:10:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ritavergos/g6thxwytr1ck/wish/493090069 HERE IS A PLACE TO ............... ( °v° ) ............. talk about ...... BIRDS christinepenin https://padlet.com/ritavergos/g6thxwytr1ck/wish/493094691 About the birds
I have seen one medium.sized black and white bird on the lawn.
You remembet the nursery rhyme

One for sorrow
Two for joy
Three for a girl
Four for a boy

What is it??]]> 2020-04-05 10:16:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ritavergos/g6thxwytr1ck/wish/493094691 GAMES IN ENGLISH. Sunday 5th April ritavergos https://padlet.com/ritavergos/g6thxwytr1ck/wish/493388325 https://www.gamestolearnenglish.com/
HAVE A LOOK AT THIS WEBSITE - there are all sorts of games. ]]> 2020-04-05 15:59:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ritavergos/g6thxwytr1ck/wish/493388325 HAIKU FROM CHRISTINE christinepenin https://padlet.com/ritavergos/g6thxwytr1ck/wish/493447462 Rabbits in the dunes
Christine on her balcony
The way it should be]]> 2020-04-05 16:50:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ritavergos/g6thxwytr1ck/wish/493447462 ACROSTIC POETRY ritavergos https://padlet.com/ritavergos/g6thxwytr1ck/wish/493811123 If you find the Haiku form too difficult, here is another idea from Nathalie. You start each line of your poem with a letter of a word. For example, my word is dogs.
dear
old
grumpies
sleep

Thianks Nathalie for your poem about Friday. Now let's see your poems !

F irst day of confinement
R emember, it was exciting !
I n France, all things stopped
D ay eleven, the sun shines
A nd we stay at home
Y es ! We will win ! ]]> 2020-04-05 23:27:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ritavergos/g6thxwytr1ck/wish/493811123 CLEAN UP and LEARN EnGLisH with MooSE TuBe - Monday, 6th April ritavergos https://padlet.com/ritavergos/g6thxwytr1ck/wish/494324215 https://family.gonoodle.com/activities/clean-up

GooD MoRniNG PaDLeT PeoPLe ! Pearson English has sent lots of online teaching infiormation. This example will add some fun to this padlet page.. Do your children and grandchildren help you to clean ? LAURA WHAT DO YOUR KIDS THINK ?]]> 2020-04-06 09:08:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ritavergos/g6thxwytr1ck/wish/494324215 TAKE, TOOK, TAKEN. An example of English humour. Tuesday 7th April. ritavergos https://padlet.com/ritavergos/g6thxwytr1ck/wish/496442734 One afternoon, a man found a penguin in his garden and took it to the police station.
He asked the policeman ...
"Where can I take this penguin ?"
The policeman replied " If I were you I would take it to the zoo. "
So the man took the pengiuin to the zoo.
Two days later, the policeman was surprised to see the man walking in the town, with the penguin. He asked " Why didn't you take that penguin to the zoo ? Take him there now ! "
The man smiled and said " But I have already taken him there. This morning we are taking him to the museum, this afternoon to play golf; and this eveing we are going to take him to the cinema. " ]]> 2020-04-07 10:02:33 UTC https://padlet.com/ritavergos/g6thxwytr1ck/wish/496442734 From Isabelle, a new version of Bohemian Rhapsody, sung by a social distancing choir. So clever ! THANK YOU, ISABELLE ! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ymMuCtowLk&feature=youtu.be ritavergos https://padlet.com/ritavergos/g6thxwytr1ck/wish/496486321 2020-04-07 10:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ritavergos/g6thxwytr1ck/wish/496486321 PUZZLES Tuesday 7th April ritavergos https://padlet.com/ritavergos/g6thxwytr1ck/wish/497662409 There is a website called Puzzgrid, with lots of word puzzles in the same format..  
Each puzzle has 16 words that you must put into four categories,       ( the online game gives you 3 minutes to do this )
Some words could perhaps go in two categories .... but there is only one solution. 
You get 1 point for making the right groups, and 1 point if you know what the connection is, so a maximum of 8 points. . 
Here is an example ... 
 
Pepsi  Navy  Schweppes  Can-can 
 
Indigo    Fanta    Hotel    Romeo 
 
Lipton  Foxtrot  Salsa   Jive
 
Waltz   Tango   Turquoise   Violet 

Can you see any connections ?   Can you see 4 groups of words ?  
 
]]> 2020-04-07 21:32:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ritavergos/g6thxwytr1ck/wish/497662409 --- YOGA --- christinepenin https://padlet.com/ritavergos/g6thxwytr1ck/wish/498876523 Try free yoga classes with Adriene on youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/user/yogawithadriene
Yoga for seniors or quick 20 mins yoga is good for you and helps your English too as Adriene is American I think.                     So 2 birds with 1 stone.

Christine]]> 2020-04-08 14:55:39 UTC https://padlet.com/ritavergos/g6thxwytr1ck/wish/498876523 HENRI SHARED 2 RECIPES ritavergos https://padlet.com/ritavergos/g6thxwytr1ck/wish/499601649 Ok they aren't British or American recipes but they are written in English and they look delicious. Thanks for sharing, Henri ! Who is tempted to try making these dishes ? You can add recipes in the comments below]]> 2020-04-08 22:38:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ritavergos/g6thxwytr1ck/wish/499601649 A ShorT StorY FoR ChildreN ........Thursday 9th April...... ritavergos https://padlet.com/ritavergos/g6thxwytr1ck/wish/501391353 On the website called Storybird, you can write stories and use the artwork on the website to make little books. I have written three stories now, but the free trial is only 7 days .... what do you think ? ]]> 2020-04-09 23:33:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ritavergos/g6thxwytr1ck/wish/501391353 Haikus from some of Christine's students https://padlet.com/ritavergos/g6thxwytr1ck/wish/504379052
A rain of flowers
Birds and butterflies
Nature is splashing
What could be better

Sunset
The colours are mixed
Blue Pink Red Yellow Orange
The sun is shining

Sun and calm blue sea
Nobody on the sand
Seagulls are alone

and a more serious one from Coralie at the hospital

Containment sucks
but
The war is not over yet
Please, for all, stay home

Anyway thanks for all your verses I haven;t room to put them all
Keep busy and healthy and try to do a bit of homework;
See you when I can

]]> 2020-04-13 11:31:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ritavergos/g6thxwytr1ck/wish/504379052 jeanpasmel https://padlet.com/ritavergos/g6thxwytr1ck/wish/508185042 2020-04-15 10:28:15 UTC https://padlet.com/ritavergos/g6thxwytr1ck/wish/508185042 LET'S KEEP IN TOUCH ritavergos https://padlet.com/ritavergos/g6thxwytr1ck/wish/518305641 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irLUkcXzy_s

this video explaiins many expressions with " in touch " which basically means "rester en contact. Have a look ! REmember you can slow down the speech with the youtube settings. Send me an email if you want to know how. ]]> 2020-04-20 18:00:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ritavergos/g6thxwytr1ck/wish/518305641 jeanpasmel https://padlet.com/ritavergos/g6thxwytr1ck/wish/539348141 2020-04-29 14:40:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ritavergos/g6thxwytr1ck/wish/539348141 GNOCCHI RECIPE - it has to be my favourite pasta ! Buon appetito - sorry, enjoy your meal ! ritavergos https://padlet.com/ritavergos/g6thxwytr1ck/wish/555950375 https://www.buzzfeed.com/hannahloewentheil/easy-homemade-gnocchi-tutorial?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Quarantine%2520Today%25205/6&utm_term=Quarantine%2520Today%2520%2528Confirmed%2529]]> 2020-05-06 21:16:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ritavergos/g6thxwytr1ck/wish/555950375 THE BATS VIDEO ! ritavergos https://padlet.com/ritavergos/g6thxwytr1ck/wish/880622092 I' found the topic of bats so interesting that I decided to use it for a conversation class ! 


https://youtu.be/D6e_qh3YRPs


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