IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR FRIDAY CLASSES>
Even though it is impossible for me to be in class as we, English teachers, are holding a meeting today, there are a couple of things you should work on during these two hours:
1. Write the cosmetic surgery debate script (dialogue) (3 pages) (in groups)
2. Grammar exercises. Copy No. 110 Bldg G. (individual)
Please leave them in my pigeon hole. Teacher's lounge. Bldg. G before 5 pm (These are compulsory activities)
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This is what we did today in class + some useful links in youtube to watch sample debates and their parts.
1. Homework check: future tenses use. Workbook exercises
2. Reading on cosmetic surgery on page 118. Classbook
3. Revision of expressions to agree/disagree. Power Point Presentation in your e-mails
4. First practice debate: Cosmetic Surgery
5. Feedback on first practice debate
6. Listening practice IELTS: section 3
We are having a second debate next class about the topic you chose. Please be prepared with facts, not only opinions.
Sample videos (short and really worth watching!)
1. For a debate opening arguments sample, click here
2. For a debate round sample, click here
3. For another debate round sample, click here
4. For a short video on persuading by the red sweater lady, click here
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Monday, September 27, 2010
TERM 2 Lesson 7 Monday-Tuesday September 27th-28th
Today:
1. We reviewed basic future tenses. Page 108. Class Book
2. The use of future perfect vs. future continuous was introduced and some exercises developed. Page 112. Class Book
3. IELTS Listening Practice: Types of Questions in Sections 1 and 2. Please bring copies next class.
4. Sample debate on plastic surgery was shown: click here to see it + some useful expressions to debate.
Homework:
A. Workbook activities related to future tenses. Unit 10. Exercises 2, 3, 4, 5.
B. Prepare for your first debate next class (groups of 4, two people in favor, two people against). Prepare cards and arguments / counterargument and study the PPT sent to your e-mails.
1. We reviewed basic future tenses. Page 108. Class Book
2. The use of future perfect vs. future continuous was introduced and some exercises developed. Page 112. Class Book
3. IELTS Listening Practice: Types of Questions in Sections 1 and 2. Please bring copies next class.
4. Sample debate on plastic surgery was shown: click here to see it + some useful expressions to debate.
Homework:
A. Workbook activities related to future tenses. Unit 10. Exercises 2, 3, 4, 5.
B. Prepare for your first debate next class (groups of 4, two people in favor, two people against). Prepare cards and arguments / counterargument and study the PPT sent to your e-mails.
TERM 2 Lesson 6 Thursday-Friday September 23rd-24th
In this session, we:
1. Corrected homework related to connecting sentences with proper connectors.
2. Checked upon the Reading Activity at the beginning of Unit 10: Getting Together 21st Century Style
3. Grammar topic: basic future tenses use and revision.
4. Learned and practiced a new set of connectors (as a result / in order to + V / so that + S + V)
5. Problem solution essays were written following the 5-paragraph structure and they were handed in.
Independent Work: Activities in Virtual for this week.
1. Corrected homework related to connecting sentences with proper connectors.
2. Checked upon the Reading Activity at the beginning of Unit 10: Getting Together 21st Century Style
3. Grammar topic: basic future tenses use and revision.
4. Learned and practiced a new set of connectors (as a result / in order to + V / so that + S + V)
5. Problem solution essays were written following the 5-paragraph structure and they were handed in.
Independent Work: Activities in Virtual for this week.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
TERM 2 Lesson 5 Monday-Tuesday September 20th-21st
Today:
1. IELTS Reading Practice. Summary Completion.
2. Transforming sentences: a. Dependent vs. Independent Clauses b. Subordinating conjunctions and their use.
3. Essay Planning. Planning other problems connected/rooted from the main problem/issue, their solutions and results to those solutions, and writing our personal opinion. Study other expressions to use with this type of essay.
Independent Work/Homework:
1. Further reading practice Week 8 Virtual Sabana Reading Guide
2. Transforming sentences Copy No. 45 Page 98
3. Bring complete essay planning plus researched information plus piece of paper to write essay in class.
1. IELTS Reading Practice. Summary Completion.
2. Transforming sentences: a. Dependent vs. Independent Clauses b. Subordinating conjunctions and their use.
3. Essay Planning. Planning other problems connected/rooted from the main problem/issue, their solutions and results to those solutions, and writing our personal opinion. Study other expressions to use with this type of essay.
Independent Work/Homework:
1. Further reading practice Week 8 Virtual Sabana Reading Guide
2. Transforming sentences Copy No. 45 Page 98
3. Bring complete essay planning plus researched information plus piece of paper to write essay in class.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Angela´s Writing Project 2: Complaint Letter
Atlanta Buildings
Calle 125 No. 33-42
Bogotá, Colombia
19 Sep 2010
Mr. Julio Medina
Administrator
Atlanta Buildings
Calle 125 No. 33-42
Bogotá, Colombia
Dear Mr. Medina,
My name is Teresa Higgings; I have lived in Atlanta Buildings for 10 years now, and have never had a problems with any of my neighbour. Last week, on October 16th, Thursday, my having-good relationships with neighbors changed.
Our neighbour, Mr. Andrés González, apartment 302, was throwing a birthday party, which, I acknowledge, is one of the things you´re entitled to do in your own apartment. However, city regulations for community living state housing decibels should not be higher to 70, as it may disturb neighbours. We have kindly asked Mr. González to lower the volume of his stereo but we have repeatedly been ignored.
Being a weekday, and taking into account I work from home, my work performance has been greatly affected by his repeated parties because I have not been able to concentrate. To make matters worse, my sleep patterns have suffered a drastic change, which has also resulted in health problems.
Can I kindly ask you to summon Mr. González to show some consideration and respect for his neighbours? Would it be possible to establish any kind of sanction for neighbours who disturb others?
If Mr. González keeps disturbing the peaceful life we were living I am afraid I will need to resort to stronger actions.
Looking forward to your support as administrator,
Kind regards,
Teresa Higgings
Apartment 304
Written by Ángela Forero as a sample for her students.
Saturday, September 18, 2010
TERM 2 Lesson 4 Thursday-Friday September 16th-17th
Today:
1. Complaint letters were returned. I went over the rubric and items to improve for each letter.
2. IELTS Reading Practice: matching headings (titles) to paragraphs: Robots. Analysis of three types of vocabulary groups (false cognates, intl. exams regular vocabulary, guessing meaning from context)
3. Problem-Solution Essay Planning. This term, we are planning all our essays and showing evidence of that planning. Today we listed the following planning items: a. Problem, b. Cause/Causes, c.Solution/Solutions, d. Personal opinion
Independent Work/Homework:
1. Further Reading Practice. Read the text titled Colorblindness. It can be found in Virtual Sabana-Week 8-Class Activities-Reading:Headings to Paragraphs-Click on the guide
2. Providing solutions to problems copy (essay planning). Think of other problems related to your essay´s main issue, their solutions, and results of those solutions.
3. Post corrected version of complaint letter (by Monday Sep 20th am) + reply (by Wednesday Sep 22nd pm): Virtual Sabana-week 7-Independent Work and Resources-Complaint: Making and Replying
1. Complaint letters were returned. I went over the rubric and items to improve for each letter.
2. IELTS Reading Practice: matching headings (titles) to paragraphs: Robots. Analysis of three types of vocabulary groups (false cognates, intl. exams regular vocabulary, guessing meaning from context)
3. Problem-Solution Essay Planning. This term, we are planning all our essays and showing evidence of that planning. Today we listed the following planning items: a. Problem, b. Cause/Causes, c.Solution/Solutions, d. Personal opinion
Independent Work/Homework:
1. Further Reading Practice. Read the text titled Colorblindness. It can be found in Virtual Sabana-Week 8-Class Activities-Reading:Headings to Paragraphs-Click on the guide
2. Providing solutions to problems copy (essay planning). Think of other problems related to your essay´s main issue, their solutions, and results of those solutions.
3. Post corrected version of complaint letter (by Monday Sep 20th am) + reply (by Wednesday Sep 22nd pm): Virtual Sabana-week 7-Independent Work and Resources-Complaint: Making and Replying
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
An Audio A Day
This is my AAAD Campaign to encourage you to listen to different topics everyday. Daily practice will, I have no doubt, improve your listening skills A lot.
This is a video about the way an elephant and her mom were saved by an international organization (vocabulary related to parts of the body, adjectives, action verbs).
Click here to watch the video; it will only take 5 minutes of your day but it will make lots of good for your listening overall.
This is a video about the way an elephant and her mom were saved by an international organization (vocabulary related to parts of the body, adjectives, action verbs).
Click here to watch the video; it will only take 5 minutes of your day but it will make lots of good for your listening overall.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Important! Change of plans!
I will be returning complaint letters during our second session this week. I appreciate your patience and I will therefore give you 2 extra days before due date. New due date: Wednesday 22nd, 2010 6 pm.
:)
TERM 2 Lesson 3 Monday-Tuesday September 13th-14th
This is what we did in class today and what we should plan for next class:
1. Short presentations by students on the use of modal verbs in present and past paying special attention to exceptions and special uses. Reference: page 153 Class Book.
2. Translation exercise: teacher provided students with some sentences in Spanish for them to translate into English concerning modal verbs.
3. Homework revision: Unit 9 Workbook exercises related to modals.
4. How to use connectors mini-workshop: use of connectors related to punctuation and coherence: moreover, therefore, however, otherwise, even though, although, furthermore.
5. Project work for this week: problem-solution essay
Homework / Independent Work / For Next Class:
1. Sentence transformation exercises using "level 7" connectors. Page 97. Copy No. 45
2. Bring information about your country and issue to develop in the essay next class. If this information is not brought next class (individually), you will not be allowed in the classroom. It is an essential part of next class. Do think about an issue which is particular to that country (unemployment, global warming, abortion are common topics to many countries...do research about an issue which is representative of that country).
1. Short presentations by students on the use of modal verbs in present and past paying special attention to exceptions and special uses. Reference: page 153 Class Book.
2. Translation exercise: teacher provided students with some sentences in Spanish for them to translate into English concerning modal verbs.
3. Homework revision: Unit 9 Workbook exercises related to modals.
4. How to use connectors mini-workshop: use of connectors related to punctuation and coherence: moreover, therefore, however, otherwise, even though, although, furthermore.
5. Project work for this week: problem-solution essay
Homework / Independent Work / For Next Class:
1. Sentence transformation exercises using "level 7" connectors. Page 97. Copy No. 45
2. Bring information about your country and issue to develop in the essay next class. If this information is not brought next class (individually), you will not be allowed in the classroom. It is an essential part of next class. Do think about an issue which is particular to that country (unemployment, global warming, abortion are common topics to many countries...do research about an issue which is representative of that country).
Thursday, September 9, 2010
TERM 2 Lesson 2 Thursday-Friday Sep 9th-10th
Today:
1. Writing Complaint Letters
a. Power Point Presentation with useful examples and rhetorical structure. Virtual Sabana. Week 7.
b. Preliminary exercises to plan a complaint letter: differentiating between mild and strong remarks. Copy No. 73 Bldg. G Copier
c. Preliminary exercises to plan a complaint letter: answering 5 basic questions before planning your letter. Copy No. 73 Bldg. G Copier
d. Preliminary exercises to plan a complaint letter: recognizing and placing connectors in a sample complaint letter. Copy No. 73 Bldg. G Copier
2. Write and hand in your complaint letter at the end of the class.
3. First exam feedback and first grade.
To remember (for next class):
a. Copy No. 45 Bldg. G Copier. Various exercises to produce effective paragraphs and use connectors. Bring copies next class; we will be developing short exercises everyday.
b. Copy No. 67. Homework. Develop all exercises concerning present and past modals. Unit 9
c. Copy No. 73. Copy used in class today. Make a copy for future reference and preparation for 2nd term exam.
Project Work:
1. Write complaint letter and hand it in. September 9th-10th
2. Teacher returns letters with notes. September 13th-14th
3. Students post corrected version in Virtual Sabana and hand in a copy of the correction on a piece of paper. September 14th-September 15th
4. Students write a reply letter to one of their project peers´ complaint letters in Virtual Sabana. Due date: September 20th
1. Writing Complaint Letters
a. Power Point Presentation with useful examples and rhetorical structure. Virtual Sabana. Week 7.
b. Preliminary exercises to plan a complaint letter: differentiating between mild and strong remarks. Copy No. 73 Bldg. G Copier
c. Preliminary exercises to plan a complaint letter: answering 5 basic questions before planning your letter. Copy No. 73 Bldg. G Copier
d. Preliminary exercises to plan a complaint letter: recognizing and placing connectors in a sample complaint letter. Copy No. 73 Bldg. G Copier
2. Write and hand in your complaint letter at the end of the class.
3. First exam feedback and first grade.
To remember (for next class):
a. Copy No. 45 Bldg. G Copier. Various exercises to produce effective paragraphs and use connectors. Bring copies next class; we will be developing short exercises everyday.
b. Copy No. 67. Homework. Develop all exercises concerning present and past modals. Unit 9
c. Copy No. 73. Copy used in class today. Make a copy for future reference and preparation for 2nd term exam.
Project Work:
1. Write complaint letter and hand it in. September 9th-10th
2. Teacher returns letters with notes. September 13th-14th
3. Students post corrected version in Virtual Sabana and hand in a copy of the correction on a piece of paper. September 14th-September 15th
4. Students write a reply letter to one of their project peers´ complaint letters in Virtual Sabana. Due date: September 20th
TERM 2 Lesson 1 Monday-Tuesday Sep 6th-7th
Today:
1. Listening Practice: General Reflection on strategies to improve listening skills. Class Book Page 104. Table Completion.
2. Vocabulary to complain. Class Book Page 104.
3. Speaking practice: produce and present a dialogue in which you complain about a service, product, or person.
4. Modal verbs: present and past. CD ROM practice 1. Class Book Page 98.
For next class: think about a service, person, or product to complain about in a formal letter.
1. Listening Practice: General Reflection on strategies to improve listening skills. Class Book Page 104. Table Completion.
2. Vocabulary to complain. Class Book Page 104.
3. Speaking practice: produce and present a dialogue in which you complain about a service, product, or person.
4. Modal verbs: present and past. CD ROM practice 1. Class Book Page 98.
For next class: think about a service, person, or product to complain about in a formal letter.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Speaking Test Tomorrow
FQA - Frequently Asked Questions:
1. Will I need to print the rubric? No. Your teacher has already made copies. Just bring 50 pesos.
2. Will I need to show my power point presentation? No. You should have uploaded it yesterday in Virtual Sabana.
3. What´s included in my project grade? Essay first draft, correction, power point presentation.
4. What happens if I don´t make it to the exam? You need to take a make-up test (supletorio).
5. How will the exam be held? Just like the speaking practice we had two classes ago: 4 minutes to freely talk about your festival + 4 minutes to ask and answer questions (in pairs).
6. What should I include in my speech? lots of adjectives, use of defining and non-defining clauses, excellent questions structuring.
1. Will I need to print the rubric? No. Your teacher has already made copies. Just bring 50 pesos.
2. Will I need to show my power point presentation? No. You should have uploaded it yesterday in Virtual Sabana.
3. What´s included in my project grade? Essay first draft, correction, power point presentation.
4. What happens if I don´t make it to the exam? You need to take a make-up test (supletorio).
5. How will the exam be held? Just like the speaking practice we had two classes ago: 4 minutes to freely talk about your festival + 4 minutes to ask and answer questions (in pairs).
6. What should I include in my speech? lots of adjectives, use of defining and non-defining clauses, excellent questions structuring.
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