Phonics rules

Listed below are some of the phonics rules that we will learn this year to help us to decode words and apply in the reading and writing process. We will learn these skills through whole group, small group, individual practice time, and games to reinforce each rule and make it fun to learn and recall.

False friends

absolutely	completament	completamente, totalmente
actually	en realitat, realment, de fet	en realidad
blank	en blanc, buit	espacio en blanco, hueco
carpet	catifa, moqueta	alfombra, moqueta
complexion	cutis, pell	cutis, tez
exit	sortida, eixida	salida
fabric	roba, tela	tejido, tela
library	biblioteca	biblioteca
parents	pares (pare i mare)	padres (padre y madre)
pretend	fingir,fer veure	fingir, aparentar
recluse	ermità	ermitaño
sane	en el seu seny, entenimentat	cuerdo
sensible	sensat	sensato
vase	gerro	florero, jarrón

Pumpkin soup

Cooking time

Prep: 20 mins    Cook:25 mins

Skill level

Easy

Seakettle

Informal letter - structure

Hi Leo,

It's been a while since we wrote, so I thought I'd drop you a line to bring you up to date with

what's been happening here.

I suppose the most important thing is that Jane's job is more secure than we thought. At the

beginning of the year, when she got the job, we thought it might only be for one semester, but

we just found that she has a permanent contract of sorts. Obviously this is great, as it means

we can relax a little. I still don't have what I really want work wise, but it will happen soon.

You have to stay positive, don't you?

My parents are both fine, and I think they are really happy that we've moved back. For us, it's great to be so close to family again, an extra sense of comfort and security. We see my sister quite often as she's in London, although we're not that bothered about going into the city. So, what about you these days? Are you still stuck in that old job? Since I've been having so much trouble getting a job I understand your reluctance to change. There is nothing worse than filling in endless application forms, with no idea of what it will lead to.

Anyway, I've got another form to fill in so I'll love you and leave you.

Regards

John

Recommended Reading Books

Macmillan Graded Readers 

Beginner Level

Gaston Leroux: The Phantom of the Opera

George Eliot: The Mill on the Floss

Mark Twain: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Elementary Level

Robert Louis Stevenson: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Oscar Wilde: The Picture of Dorian Gray

Pre - Intermediate Level

Henry James: Daisy Miller

Daniel Defoe: Robinson Crusoe

Frances Hodgson Burnett: The Secret Garden

Set Texts for Cambridge English Exams FCE 2013

William Thackeray: Vanity Fair

Mary Stewart: This Rough Magic

Other Recommended books for FCE

Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice

Anthony Hope: The Prison of Zenda

George Orwell: 1984