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MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE

Not all classrooms have four walls.

ENGLISH
The Great Grammar Hunt! 🕵️‍♀️🔍

Become a grammar detective and uncover the secrets of sentence structure!

Your Mission:

  1. Choose a page from your favourite book or magazine.

  2. Hunt for different grammatical elements within the text, such as:

    • Nouns (people, places, things, ideas)

    • Verbs (action words)

    • Adjectives (describing words)

    • Adverbs (words that describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs)

    • Pronouns (words that replace nouns)

    • Conjunctions (words that connect words, phrases, or clauses)

  3. Highlight or underline each element you find with a different colour.

  4. Create a chart or table to categorize and count the different grammatical elements you discovered.

Bonus Challenges:

  • Analyze the sentence structures used in the text. Are they simple, compound, or complex?

  • Identify any figurative language, such as metaphors or similes.

  • Rewrite a paragraph from the text, changing the sentence structure or adding more descriptive language.

  • Share your grammar discoveries and analysis on social media using #EdExpress!

This activity encourages close reading, analytical skills, and a deeper understanding of grammar in context. It's a fun and engaging way to become a grammar expert!

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LANGUAGE
German Greetings and Introductions! 🇩🇪👋

Let's take a virtual trip to Germany and learn some basic German phrases!

Greetings:

  • Guten Morgen! (Good morning!)

  • Guten Tag! (Good day!)

  • Guten Abend! (Good evening!)

  • Hallo! (Hello!)

  • Tschüss! (Goodbye!)

Introductions:

  • Ich heiße... (My name is...)

  • Wie heißen Sie? (What's your name?) - formal

  • Wie heißt du? (What's your name?) - informal

  • Freut mich! (Nice to meet you!)

  • Woher kommen Sie? (Where are you from?) - formal

  • Woher kommst du? (Where are you from?) - informal

  • Ich komme aus... (I'm from...)

Challenge:

  • Practice saying these phrases out loud, paying attention to pronunciation.

  • Try introducing yourself in German to a friend or family member.

  • Listen to German music or watch German videos to hear the language in context.

Bonus:

  • Learn some basic German vocabulary, such as numbers, colours, or animals.

  • Find a German-speaking friend or online community to practice with.

  • Research German culture and traditions.

Share your German language learning journey on social media using #EdExpress!

JOKE
A giggle a day keeps the learning blues away!

Q: What do you call a bear with no teeth?

A: A gummy bear!

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