Noticias del IIE
Las últimas noticias de Instituto Internacional e información sobre nuestras actividades
Video: Watch the Original Skits from Young Learners 3
The Monday-Wednesday Young Learners 3 class wrote short skits to practice some new vocabulary and structures. They had to include the words this, that, these, those, an expression with "Let's...." and "I will...." The students had very different and original ideas. Diego, Carlota and Camino went to a hotel in Africa, and Fernanda and Gabriela went
Aprender para Enseñar: Encuentros para padres y profesores
We are happy to announce a free talk for parents and teachers on December 2nd at 18:30. Dr. Linda Gerena, who delivered a fantastic talk at the Institute in 2012, will be joining us again. Participants will explore strategies for developing vocabulary through children’s literature. And, American Space Madrid will make it easier for parents
Library Storytelling Morning activity for November 2014
Come to the “tellebration” with us! Monthly Saturday morning meetings from September to June where kids can enjoy selected stories in English, this time with Trisha and Kate as storytellers. Recommended for children between the ages of 4 – 8. Forty children per session and two adults per child maximum. 45 minutes approx. Now in
A Scary Night in the Forest
Young Learners 5 students wrote “horror” stories last month for Halloween. The students voted on the best story, and Beatriz M’s story was the winner! The story is called “A Scary Night in the Forest.” Read it if you dare!
Time to…Give Thanks!
The Saturday YL 3 group reviewed subject and object pronouns and then learned about telling time. Sometimes it’s hard to differentiate between “a quarter to” and “a quarter past” an hour. Afterwards they played bingo using time. Finally the young learners read a story about the first American Pilgrims. The American Indians saved the newcomers as
Novedades en la biblioteca: “Tomás and the library lady” by Pat Mora and Raúl Colón
“Tomás is a son of migrant workers. Every summer he and his family follow the crops north from Texas to Iowa, spending long, arduous days in the fields. At night they gather around to hear Grandfather’s wonderful stories. But before long, Tomás knows all the stories by heart. “There are more stories in the library,”Papa
Magic Wands
Young Learners 1 students have been practicing the verb ‘be’ with its various contractions for each of the different subject pronouns this month. They made some magic wands and have used them to practice the plural version of you; the students each take turns magically turning everyone in the class into some kind of animal by
My Favorite Pet
The Young Learners 2 class is learning about pets, and they did a project called, “My Favorite Pet.” After reading books about pets in the house, each student imagined having their own pet. Some of the pets they thought of were quite unusual, like a bat. Other students preferred having a dog or cat as
Recomendación cultural para el fin de semana
Representación teatral de “El zoo de cristal” de Tennessee Williams dirigida por Francisco Vidal “Una de las obras maestras de Tennessee Williams. El retrato social de una familia sureña americana del pasado siglo, capitaneada por los deseos de la madre, cuya figura materna, insegura y obsesionada por el futuro sentimental de su hija, provoca una
Reader’s Theater at the Library November Session
Activity at the library to learn and have fun at the same time using dramatic reading of scripts based on children’s stories. Kids will hear the story, do some drama exercises, and practice reading the scripts with intonation and expression. This activity is for 9 to 12 years-old (4º-6º Primaria) with a high-intermediate or advance
