Just a few things to do, so you won't get too bored over the long, boring Xmas holiday! Hope you find them interesting!

v  Read your  books and take the quizzes.

v  Rewrite on the computer some of the things you wrote this term making them better!

 v  Listen to English songs and learn the words to at least 3 songs. (I want to hear one of them!)

 v  Watch English T.V./DVD’s as much as possible. (With English subtitles!)

 v  Choose some things to do on the internet from our website.

 v  Play Memrise and get at least 10,000 points per week

Write about your English lessons so far.

Try to write as much as you can and be honest. No one else will see it and it will help me and you!

 Ø       What things have you enjoyed doing this term?

 Ø       What have you disliked doing?

 Ø        What about homework - is it too much or too little, helpful, interesting etc?

 Ø       How can I make our lessons better?

 Ø        What would you like me to do differently?

 Ø      Have you enjoyed your lessons?

 Ø     Do you think you have you made any improvement?

 Write about these things: 

• Reading: 
• Do you think you are reading enough?
• Is reading books and magazines helpful?
• Do you find them difficult?
• What do you think of the book quizzes?

• Writing:
• Do you write enough?
• Do you think you are getting better?
• What do you find difficult?

• Listening:
• Do have problems understanding what you hear? When?

• Speaking:
• Why don’t you speak only English in class?
• Do you think you are getting better.
• What would you like to improve?
• Do you think talking about your magazine is helpful? Why / Why not?

• Vocabulary:
• Do you need to know more?
• Do you have problems remembering new words?
• What do you think of Memrise?

• Grammar:
• What don't you understand?
• What would you like to learn?

Write 3 “New Years Promises” about your English that you are going to keep.

In other words, write 3 things you are going to do this year to make your English even better.

 We start again the week beginning the 7th of January.

  HAVE A GREAT TIME. ENJOY YOURSELF AND BE HAPPY!

 I WISH YOU THE MERRIEST XMAS EVER AND THE HAPPIEST OF NEW YEARS.

Vince Allan