Project presentations
1. Byron Rivas
2. Laura Medina
3. Karen Uribe
Project presentations
1. Byron Rivas
2. Laura Medina
3. Karen Uribe
1. Byron Rivas
2. Laura Medina
3. Karen Uribe
Conversation topic: Procrastination
Challenge
Some riddles: https://www.riddles.com/best-riddles
Question: A man lives on the 100th floor of an apartment building. On rainy days he rides the elevator all the way up. However, on sunny days, he goes halfway and takes the stairs the rest of the way. Why? Answer: The man is short and can only reach the button for the 50th floor on the elevator. On rainy days, he uses his umbrella handle.
Question: A man and his son were in an automobile accident. The man died on the way to the hospital, but the boy was rushed into surgery. The emergency room surgeon said, “I cannot operate because that is my son!” How was this possible? Answer: The emergency room the surgeon was his mother.
Question: There are three important rooms in a house. The first one is filled with money. The second one is filled with important papers. The third one is filled with jewelry. One day all of these rooms burst into fire. Which room did the policemen put out the fire in first? Answer: None of them, because policemen do not put out fires; firemen do.
Question: A man has a fox, a chicken, and a sack of grain. He must cross a river but cannot carry all of them at once. If he leaves the fox with the chicken, the fox will eat the chicken. However, if he leaves the chicken with the grain, the chicken will eat the grain. How can he get all three across safely? Answer: He can take the chicken over first. Then he can go back and bring the grain next carrying the chicken for this trip. He leaves the chicken and takes the fox to wait with the grain. Then he goes back to the other side and retrieves the chicken.
Question: Complete this series of numbers:
Vocabulary activity
Unscramble these words: Motion - Review - Thriller - fiction - Character
Motion (it - to - on -not - too -moon - toon) - Review (we - eve - view - ever - were - viewer) Thriller (he - hi - it - het - hit - ill - rite - tire -liter) Fiction (if - it - on - in - to - of - no - not - icon -info - font - tonic - confit) Character (he - act- tea-are - art - cat - hare - hate - chart - earth - rachet - cratch...)
Listening test
ESL video Code: peariasa4
Conversation topic: Procrastination
Challenge
Some riddles: https://www.riddles.com/best-riddles
Question: A man lives on the 100th floor of an apartment building. On rainy days he rides the elevator all the way up. However, on sunny days, he goes halfway and takes the stairs the rest of the way. Why? Answer: The man is short and can only reach the button for the 50th floor on the elevator. On rainy days, he uses his umbrella handle.
Question: A man and his son were in an automobile accident. The man died on the way to the hospital, but the boy was rushed into surgery. The emergency room surgeon said, “I cannot operate because that is my son!” How was this possible? Answer: The emergency room the surgeon was his mother.
Question: There are three important rooms in a house. The first one is filled with money. The second one is filled with important papers. The third one is filled with jewelry. One day all of these rooms burst into fire. Which room did the policemen put out the fire in first? Answer: None of them, because policemen do not put out fires; firemen do.
Question: A man has a fox, a chicken, and a sack of grain. He must cross a river but cannot carry all of them at once. If he leaves the fox with the chicken, the fox will eat the chicken. However, if he leaves the chicken with the grain, the chicken will eat the grain. How can he get all three across safely? Answer: He can take the chicken over first. Then he can go back and bring the grain next carrying the chicken for this trip. He leaves the chicken and takes the fox to wait with the grain. Then he goes back to the other side and retrieves the chicken.
Question: What is the maximum number of times a single page of a newspaper can be folded in half by hand? Answer: Only once, because after that you will be folding it into quarters, eighths, etc.
Question: Complete this series of numbers:
9 = 4,
21 = 9,
22 = 9,
24 = 10,
8 = 5,
7 = 5,
99 = 10,
100 = 7,
16 =?,
17 =?
Answer: 16 = 7 and 17 = 9 [(Each num
Vocabulary activity
Unscramble these words: Motion - Review - Thriller - fiction - Character
Motion (it - to - on -not - too -moon - toon) - Review (we - eve - view - ever - were - viewer) Thriller (he - hi - it - het - hit - ill - rite - tire -liter) Fiction (if - it - on - in - to - of - no - not - icon -info - font - tonic - confit) Character (he - act- tea-are - art - cat - hare - hate - chart - earth - rachet - cratch...)
Listening test
ESL video Code: peariasa4
Minimal Pairs
/æ/ and /ʌ/
OPT test
Session 27 March 05th
Global warming discussion
https://esldiscussions.com/g/global_warming.html
Human activities such as burning fossil fuels, agriculture and land clearing are increasing the amount of greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere. What can you do in order to avoid global warming? Write it in your personal Link
Tongue Twister review
Session 26 March 03rd
Tongue Twister review
Session 25 February 26th
Tongue Twister review
Click on this link, listen to the video and answer the questions: ESL Video Quiz: Similarities
Use this code to send your activity: peariasa4f
OPT test
Session 27 March 05th
Global warming discussion
Human activities such as burning fossil fuels, agriculture and land clearing are increasing the amount of greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere. What can you do in order to avoid global warming? Write it in your personal Link
Tongue Twister review
Session 26 March 03rd
Tongue Twister review
Session 25 February 26th
Tongue Twister review
Click on this link, listen to the video and answer the questions: ESL Video Quiz: Similarities
Use this code to send your activity: peariasa4f
WRITING MODAL VERBS
Choose ONE of these problems and write an email giving advice.
2. Go online and find advice in English about one of these topics
Then write about it, follow the next example.
Choose ONE of these problems and write an email giving advice.
2. Go online and find advice in English about one of these topics
Then write about it, follow the next example.
MODAL VERBS EXERCISES
Develop the next exercises and practice what you know about modal verbs
Develop the next exercises and practice what you know about modal verbs
MODAL VERBS IN CONTEXT
Read these dialogues I found out some modal verbs.
Write down the examples you find on both of them
Look for information about modal verbs: Prime Time 4: GR8
Practice the "OPT" using the links already shared.
Read these dialogues I found out some modal verbs.
Write down the examples you find on both of them
Practice the "OPT" using the links already shared.
Modals: Grammar
Information retrieved from http://esl.fis.edu/grammar/rules/modal.htm
For educational purposes only.
Modal verbs
The modal verbs include can, must, may, might, will, would, should. They are used with other verbs to express ability, obligation, possibility, and so on. Below is a list showing the most useful modal verbs and their most common meanings:
Modal Meaning Example
can to express ability I can speak a little Russian.
can to request permission Can I open the window?
may to express possibility I may be home late.
may to request permission May I sit down, please?
must to express obligation I must go now.
must to express strong belief She must be over 90 years old.
should to give advice You should stop smoking.
would to request or offer Would you like a cup of tea?
would in if-sentences If I were you, I would say sorry.
Modal verbs are unlike other verbs. They do not change their form (spelling) and they have no infinitive or participle (past/present).
The modal verbs must and can need substitute verbs to express obligation or ability in the different tenses.
Here are some examples:
Past simple Sorry I'm late. I had to finish my math test.
Present perfect She's had to return to Korea at short notice.
Future You'll have to work hard if you want to pass the exams.
Infinitive I don't want to have to go.
Past simple I couldn't/wasn't able to walk until I was 3 years old.
Present perfect I haven't been able to solve this problem. Can you help?
Future I'm not sure if I will be able to come to your party.
Infinitive I would love to be able to play the piano.
Modals are auxiliary verbs. They do not need an additional auxiliary in negatives or questions.
For example:
Must I come? (Do I must come?), or:
He shouldn't smoke (He doesn't should smoke).
Quiz
Modals: Grammar
Information retrieved from http://esl.fis.edu/grammar/rules/modal.htm
For educational purposes only.
Modal verbsThe modal verbs include can, must, may, might, will, would, should. They are used with other verbs to express ability, obligation, possibility, and so on. Below is a list showing the most useful modal verbs and their most common meanings:
Modal Meaning Example
can to express ability I can speak a little Russian.
can to request permission Can I open the window?
may to express possibility I may be home late.
may to request permission May I sit down, please?
must to express obligation I must go now.
must to express strong belief She must be over 90 years old.
should to give advice You should stop smoking.
would to request or offer Would you like a cup of tea?
would in if-sentences If I were you, I would say sorry.
Modal verbs are unlike other verbs. They do not change their form (spelling) and they have no infinitive or participle (past/present).
The modal verbs must and can need substitute verbs to express obligation or ability in the different tenses.
Here are some examples:
Past simple Sorry I'm late. I had to finish my math test.
Present perfect She's had to return to Korea at short notice.
Future You'll have to work hard if you want to pass the exams.
Infinitive I don't want to have to go.
Past simple I couldn't/wasn't able to walk until I was 3 years old.
Present perfect I haven't been able to solve this problem. Can you help?
Future I'm not sure if I will be able to come to your party.
Infinitive I would love to be able to play the piano.
Modals are auxiliary verbs. They do not need an additional auxiliary in negatives or questions.
For example:
Must I come? (
He shouldn't smoke (
Quiz
PRACTICE WITH MODAL AUXILIARY VERBS
The next activities will let you enhance your skills and comprehension of the English language.
LISTENING
1. Listen to the first part of the video, and complete the dialogue with modal auxiliary verbs you listened.
Betty: Mark, ________I borrow your MP3 Player?
Mark: You have to ask more politely
Betty: Mark, _______I borrow your MP3 Player?
Mark: You have to ask more politely
Betty: Mark, _______I borrow your MP3 Player?
Mark: No, you ________not. I’m going jogging and I need it.
Betty: I hate him!
2. Listen to the video, and complete the dialogue using MODAL AUXILIARY VERBS you listened.
Betty: Hi Mark, What are you doing?
Mark: Hi Betty, I’m going to plant some flowers. It’s hot. ________you give me my hat?
Betty: Here you are
Mark: Thanks. I’m thirsty. __________you give some water of this bottle in the table?
Betty: Here you are
Mark: Thanks. Betty, I _________open the bottle. ________you open it?
Betty: Yes, I _________
Mark: Thanks. __________you hold this for me? I ___________work today. I’m too hot and tired. _________you plant these flowers for me?
Betty: No, I __________
Mark: Hey Betty. Where are you going? Betty, what’s the matter? What did I do?
READING
1. Read RICK AND THE BOX OF DREAMS and complete the story
2. Read the next dialogue and develop the multiple-choice exercise
Man: How’s your job going? Is the new boss OK?
Woman: No, she is really strict. There are lots of new rules in the office.
Man: What do you mean?
Woman: For example, we __________mustn’t check up personal e-mails at work
Man: oh right, anything else?
Woman: yes, we ____________stand up when she comes into the room
Man: Really? That’s a bit of strange
Woman: I know. When I was at school, we __________stand up for our teachers. It feels that again.
Man: Yes, I _______imagine. It sounds terrible
Woman: It is. Listen I _________go, the boss is coming and I don’t want to see me on the phone
Man: O.K. I’ll call you when you have some time
WRITING
1. Read the dialogue and write why Mark should not go for an adventure holiday?
Mark: Now, I must put all my things in my bag pack. And I mustn’t forget my boots.
Betty: Hey Mark, What are you doing?
Mark: I’m getting ready for an adventure holiday
Betty: oh, mountain adventure. I was there last summer.
Mark: Really? What’s like there?
Betty: Fantastic. We had to get up at four o’clock in the morning every day, then we had to take a cold shower, uh it's freezing. Then we had to run up and run down the mountain for three hours and then…
Mark: Will I have to do those things too?
Betty: oh yes, you have to learn how to read a map because you may get lost in the mountains and then get eaten by wild bears
Mark: That’s it. I’m not going. It’s an awful holiday.
Betty: Oh, come on Mark, I’m with Amy, Jake, and Kate we’ll have a great time. Now let me help you with your packing
2. Choose one situation.
SITUATION 1
Read your situation and then answer the following questions
- What might the relationship be between the person and his / her parents? How must he / she feel?
- What can’t have happened?
- Where might he/she live?
- Why might he/she have this problem?
- What should he/she do? (Give at least 5 suggestions)
The next activities will let you enhance your skills and comprehension of the English language.
LISTENING
1. Listen to the first part of the video, and complete the dialogue with modal auxiliary verbs you listened.
Betty: Mark, ________I borrow your MP3 Player?
Mark: You have to ask more politely
Betty: Mark, _______I borrow your MP3 Player?
Mark: You have to ask more politely
Betty: Mark, _______I borrow your MP3 Player?
Mark: No, you ________not. I’m going jogging and I need it.
Betty: I hate him!
2. Listen to the video, and complete the dialogue using MODAL AUXILIARY VERBS you listened.
Betty: Hi Mark, What are you doing?
Mark: Hi Betty, I’m going to plant some flowers. It’s hot. ________you give me my hat?
Betty: Here you are
Mark: Thanks. I’m thirsty. __________you give some water of this bottle in the table?
Betty: Here you are
Mark: Thanks. Betty, I _________open the bottle. ________you open it?
Betty: Yes, I _________
Mark: Thanks. __________you hold this for me? I ___________work today. I’m too hot and tired. _________you plant these flowers for me?
Betty: No, I __________
Mark: Hey Betty. Where are you going? Betty, what’s the matter? What did I do?
READING
1. Read RICK AND THE BOX OF DREAMS and complete the story
2. Read the next dialogue and develop the multiple-choice exercise
Man: How’s your job going? Is the new boss OK?
Woman: No, she is really strict. There are lots of new rules in the office.
Man: What do you mean?
Woman: For example, we __________mustn’t check up personal e-mails at work
Man: oh right, anything else?
Woman: yes, we ____________stand up when she comes into the room
Man: Really? That’s a bit of strange
Woman: I know. When I was at school, we __________stand up for our teachers. It feels that again.
Man: Yes, I _______imagine. It sounds terrible
Woman: It is. Listen I _________go, the boss is coming and I don’t want to see me on the phone
Man: O.K. I’ll call you when you have some time
WRITING
1. Read the dialogue and write why Mark should not go for an adventure holiday?
Mark: Now, I must put all my things in my bag pack. And I mustn’t forget my boots.
Betty: Hey Mark, What are you doing?
Mark: I’m getting ready for an adventure holiday
Betty: oh, mountain adventure. I was there last summer.
Mark: Really? What’s like there?
Betty: Fantastic. We had to get up at four o’clock in the morning every day, then we had to take a cold shower, uh it's freezing. Then we had to run up and run down the mountain for three hours and then…
Mark: Will I have to do those things too?
Betty: oh yes, you have to learn how to read a map because you may get lost in the mountains and then get eaten by wild bears
Mark: That’s it. I’m not going. It’s an awful holiday.
Betty: Oh, come on Mark, I’m with Amy, Jake, and Kate we’ll have a great time. Now let me help you with your packing
2. Choose one situation.
SITUATION 1
Read your situation and then answer the following questions
- What might the relationship be between the person and his / her parents? How must he / she feel?
- What can’t have happened?
- Where might he/she live?
- Why might he/she have this problem?
- What should he/she do? (Give at least 5 suggestions)
Tongue Twister review - Backward reading
Review about reported speech
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/reported-speech.html
Game: Who wants to be a millionaire.
Session 20 - 21 February 11th - 13th
Tongue Twister review
Reported speech
Part A: Why might a newly married couple stop talking to each other? What problems might they have? Come up with a list of ideas.
Part B: Groups of three: Pick two students to be the married couple. The other student will be the marriage counselor.
Situation: The newly married couple have stopped talking to each other because of the reasons listed above in Part A. Their parents have asked them to see a marriage counselor to save their marriage.
The counselor should talk to the couple about their problems. Because the couple is not speaking directly to each other, all information must go through the counselor. E.g.:
Anne (wife): My husband, John, never helps with the housework.
Counselor: John, Anne said that you never helped her with the housework. Is this true?
John (husband): That’s a lie. I always take out the garbage.
Counselor: John said that he always took out the garbage. …
In the beginning, all conversation must go through the counselor! The counselor must try to save the marriage.
Reported Speech: Role-plays (Pair Work)
#1
Student A: You are the manager of a new restaurant. Life is good.
Student B: Yesterday, you ate at a new restaurant. The waiter was quite rude. You found a hair in your food, so you asked for another dish. However, the waiter told that s/he couldn’t give you another dish because the hair was yours! Afterward, you decided not to leave a tip. The waiter told you that you had to leave a tip because it’s the custom. You became very angry. You wanted to speak to the manager, but he was not in. Return to the restaurant today. Talk to the manager. Report what the waiter said to you.
#2
Student A: Yesterday, you went to the bank to open an account. The bank teller spoke very quickly and you couldn’t understand him/her. You had to ask her/him to repeat him/herself several times. Finally, s/he said, “Learn English! Then come back and open a bank account!”
This was very rude. Return to the bank and talk to the manager. Report what the bank teller said to you.
Student B: You are the manager of a bank. Life is good.
#3
Student A: You are a financial advisor. Life is good. Soon, a client of yours will visit.
Student B: Last month, your financial advisor convinced you to invest $10,000 into a company called XYZ Services. At that time, the price was $20 a share. You checked the share prices this morning, and it has fallen to $3 a share! Visit your financial advisor and complain.
Copyright Matthew Barton of www.englishcurrent.com
Listening practice: http://es.englishcentral.com/video/24706
Session 19 February 6th
Speaking about poverty (Use questions cards)
Which of the following factors do you think are most effective in the fight against poverty?
Why/why not?
Debt relief
Development aid
Economic growth
Empowering women
Fairtrade
Good governance
Import substitution and export industries
Land redistribution
Microloans
Tongue Twister review
Session 18 February 4th
Tongue Twister review
Jobs vs Careers vs Vocation
How your decisions can change your life?
Listening Exercise
Today we will be working on an interesting speech given by Steve Jobs at Stanford University.
1. Watch the first part of the video ('39) and answer these questions:
- Where did Steve Jobs complete his college education?
- What was his occupation?
- He said his speech was about...
2. Look up these words in a monolingual dictionary:
verbs
nouns
adjectives
drop out
put out
tuition
awful
drop in
release
loss
well-worn
find out
stumble into
baton
foolish
figure out
clear out
brick
lead off
get fired
commencement
work out
quit
embarrassment
turn out
relent
subtle
screw up
spend
trap (n)
button up
settle
drown out
free (v)
look forward
look backward
trap (v)
come back
dawn on (v)
Vocabulary strategy: Put the words and their definitions in a table.
Include a sample sentence that illustrates how the word may be used in context.
Grammar
Practice
2. Watch the whole video and answer more questions.
First story: Connecting dots
What did his biological mother want for him?
Who ended up adopting him?
What happened when he started college?
Steve Jobs decided to drop out of college, why did he say it was the best decision he has ever made?
What did he have to do when he was in college?
How did the calligraphy class have an impact on his career?
What did he want to say when speaking about connecting points?
Second story: Love and Lost
How old was he when he started Apple?
Why was he fired from his own company?
What did he do after being fired from Apple?
What did he say about work?
Third story: death
What did he think of death?
Discussion: Personal opinion
1. Have you ever made important decisions that have changed your life? which one?
2. How would your life be different if you had never dropped in the university?
3. If you had the chance to study a different language, which language would you study?
4. If you had the opportunity to drop in on different courses, which courses would you drop in?
Session 17 January 30th
Dialogue with partners about personal life.
Contest: Dialogue - Unscramble sentences
Test Your Awareness : Whodunnit?n
Tongue Twister review
Continue your practice with these files:
Session 16 January 28th
Tongue Twister review
Today we are going to practice using this link
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1wvkLEXDyK4TgC36N238aMU2qAxopbUTb?usp=sharing
Session 14- 15 January 21st - 23rd
Tongue Twister review
Grammar review- Passive voice - Conditionals
Listening practice.
Label the diagram
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Choose the correct answer:
The hills ...
The guide recommends ...
Choose from Exam English for learning purposes.
Writing practice.
Reading comprehension practice
Session 13- November 14th
Tongue Twister review
Grammar review Conditionals
Listening with conditionals
Speaking about genetic engineering
- What is
genetic engineering?
- Do you
think genetic engineering is a good thing?
- What are
people worried about who oppose genetic engineering?
- Do you
worry about eating GM (genetically modified) food?
- Do you
think genetically modified food could harm the ecosystems of the areas in which
they grow?
- What do
you know/think about the Oncomouse – the mouse specially modified to help in
cancer research?
- Do you
think it’s essential to modify genes to create new medicines?
- Scientists
can genetically engineer fruit to contain vaccines at a very low cost – Is this
a good idea?
- What do
you think about cloning?
- Would you
like to see a cloned version of yourself?
- What do you know about genes?
- Do you
think genetic engineering is playing God and that we should leave life as it
was created?
- What do
you think of the idea of genetically engineering new bodily organs to replace yours
when you are old?
- What do
you think would happen if a GM crop or animal started causing major harm to the
environment / us?
- Genetic
engineering might allow parents to ‘design’ their children before their birth –
What do you think of this?
- Should
genetic engineering go-ahead to eliminate human flaws, such as violence,
jealousy, hate, etc?
- What if
scientists create a monster human?
- What do
you understand by the term ‘genetic aristocracy’?
- If
someone’s genes are changed a lot, are they the same person?
- Does the government have the right to limit how far we modify ourselves?
Participle adjectives:
Session 12- November 12th
Tongue Twister review
Grammar review Passive and active voice (Activities to practice at home)
Passive voice: examples from the news
1 Underline the examples of the passive voice and say why it has been used rather than an active construction
The shipping industry says it's been hit by the global financial crisis and the recent spate of piracy attacks off Somalia. The chairman of the Hong Kong Ship Owners Association and chief executive of the Anglo-Eastern Group, Peter Cremers said ships are wary of sailing through the Gulf of Aden which has boosted costs as vessels are diverted. (2)
Analysts polled by Reuters news agency say they believe China's economy grew by just seven percent in the last quarter of last year. If borne out by official data, this would be the worst figure in a decade. The Chinese authorities believe a minimum growth rate of eight percent is needed to avoid severe unemployment and social disruption. China's manufacturing sector has been badly hit by the recession in its main export markets. (2)
Temperatures over Hong Kong dipped on Sunday morning with the mercury plunging to minus one-degree Celsius in Ta Kwu Ling. A spokesman for the Observatory said it was the lowest temperature recorded in Ta Kwu Ling since a weather station was set up there more than two decades ago. The Observatory says the average temperature recorded in the urban areas was 10 degrees. But, it was considerably colder in some parts of the New Territories. (3)
2 Complete the texts with a passive or active form of the verb in brackets in an appropriate tense
The Secretary for the Environment, Edward Yau, says the government will come up with a basket of proposals on ways to put together a new air pollution index later this year. Mr Yau said a public consultation ____________(begin) later this year. He said the exercise _________ (decide) when a new index ___________ (put) place; and what measures __________(need) to acheive that. Mr Yau (admit) that the current index, which ___________ (measure) using standards ___________(establish) 21 years ago, is obsolete.
Somali pirates _____________(release) a Hong-Kong registered cargo ship, _________ (charter) by Iran, which _________ (hijack) in the Gulf of Aden in November. Iran's state broadcaster ___________ (report) that the vessel, ___________ (name) Delight, (release) on Friday evening and was sailing towards the Iranian coast. It said that all 25 members of the crew were safe, but did not say whether any ransom ____________ (pay). Pirates _________ (seize) the Delight as it headed for the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas, carrying 36,000 tonnes of wheat.
Hong Kong Airlines, a local airline ___________(serve) mainly Asian cities, ___________(lay off) about 50 staff. The Confederation of Trade Unions said the workers _____________ (receive) their severance notice by post, but ____________ (not / tell) of the reason.
Conversation activity
Do you
consider yourself to be an ethical person?
Would
you risk your life to save another person?
What
should a person do if they find a wallet? What do people usually do? What
would you do?
Have you
ever found a smart phone? What did you do? If you haven’t, what do you think
you would do?
Is
stealing ALWAYS wrong? When is it right to steal?
Would
you jump into a deep river to save a drowning animal?
If you
could save people by killing one person, would you?
What
makes a person act ethically or unethically?
How
often do you lie? When is it okay to lie?
What are
some ethical dilemmas you have faced?
If you
saw a pickpocket stealing someone’s wallet what would you do?
Should
poor people be punished for stealing if they are stealing to feed their
family?
Listening activity: I Won't Give Up
Session 10- October 15th
Tongue Twister review
Session 09- October 15th
Tongue Twister review
Discuss the idea that you have, taking into account the following information:
What is the problem?
Why are you interested in this problem?
What are the causes of this problem?
What are the effects of this problem?
What are the possible solutions to this problem?
Thinking about these questions and the problems you want to tackle…
Start writing your introduction, and a problem statement.
Write it in a google doc and share it with your teacher.
Information on how to write your activity Here
Session 08 - October 10th
Tongue Twister review
Pictures about conditionals: Write sentences with the pictures
Free activity
Click on this link, listen to the video and answer the questions: The psychology of self-motivation
Use this code to send your activity: peariasa4f
Song: Lyrics training:
Video: Minimal pairs
Conversation activity (Explain your answers)
How do you like to spend your evenings?
Do you prefer to spend your time on your own or with other people?
How do you use your free time?
Are you always on time to class, late, or early?
Why do people procrastinate?
When is it good to procrastinate?
When is it really bad to procrastinate?
What kinds of things do you put off doing?
How do you feel when other people put off something you want to be done soon?
Who is the most patient person you know?
What's the difference between patience and procrastination?
What can procrastinators do to change their lives?
What do people often forget to do on time?
Have you ever forgotten an important date or event?
Do you become impatient when you have to wait in a long line?
Have you ever yelled at someone or been really angry because they didn't do anything?
Have you ever known someone who was always early to important things?
To review the passive voice:
Session 07 October 8th
Tongue Twister review
SPEAKING SESSION: PERSONAL DATA
ENGLISH How long have you been learning English?
How useful do you think English is?
FAMILY Describe your relationship with your family?
Do you have much contact with your cousins?
What do you most enjoy doing with your family?
HOLIDAYS Where did you go on your last holidays?
What do you dislike doing when you are on holiday?
Where do you plan to go for your next holiday?
LEISURE How often do you go to the cinema?
What was the last film you saw'?
LOCATION Describe the area where you live.
What do you like and dislike about where you live?
Would you like to live in another place?
SPORT Do you play any sports?
What sports do you like watching on tv?
Which sports do you find boring?
TRANSPORT How did you get here today?
Which type of public transport do you use most often?
Which is your favorite way to travel?
Session 06 - October 1st
TONGUE TWISTER recording (Please, send them by WhatsApp)
Passive Voice Game:
Phonemic chart: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/phonemic-chart
Answer these tests:
What type of student are you? (Choose a link or do them all if you want to)
Activity about the kind of learners you are.
Compulsory activity
Which is your learning style?
Write about your learning style here
Session 05
/æ/ and /ʌ/
https://www.englishclub.com/pronunciation/minimal-pairs-a-u.htm
Passive Voice: Video explanation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xTreaklNr8
Passive Voice: Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzeI93MszMk - PV with movies (shorts)
HOMEWORK :
The first moment of commitments.
Fill in this file name it with your full name and course (Ex: HelenaPerezGroup1E)and save it in drive
Project speaking - groups
Conversation: Find someone who... and ask him/her about different aspects related to his/her career, and about his/her idea for our project.
Reading about an interesting idea on how to clean the ocean.
Project Task 1
Gathering information about the academic topic related to my project
Session 03 / 04 - September 24th-26th
GRAMMAR:
Passive voice: simple, progressive and perfect forms
Session 02 - September 19th
TONGUE TWISTER (1-2-3)
Session 01 - September 17th
ICEBREAKER - Directions - How to Play
Pass around a piece of paper with a number and tell each participant to choose anyone. After they have chosen their paper, you will tell them what each number represents:
1 – Favorite hobbies
2 – Favorite place on earth
3 – Favorite memory
4 - A ream job
5 – Wildcard (tell us anything about yourself!)
Each person takes turns introducing himself or herself, beginning with their name; career and then saying one fact related to his/her topic.
Homework: Read these files:
Session 29
Class will start at 6:30
Game: Preguntados
Breakfast
Good by my dear students. I really enjoy my classes with you.
Session 28
Reading comprehension quiz: Prime Time 3 - pages 110 -111
Session 27
Project´s Presentations
Session 26
Phrasal Verbs
Grammar
Exercises
List
Song
Ed Sheeran - Shape of You
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRkIdcuXZQg
Speaking activity
How do you help out your friends and family?
What time do you usually get up? Do you wish you could get up earlier or later?
Have you ever been picked up by a crazy taxi driver?
Can you set up a computer?
Do you talk your friends into doing bad things?
—Is there anything you turned down but now regret it?
—What is the best or worst thing your friends talked you into?
What do you leave out when you talk to your parents about your life?
How often do you borrow money? Do you always pay it back?
Have any of your friends borrowed money and not paid you back?
How often do you get together with your high school or elementary school friends?
Have you ever blown anything up? What was it and how did it happen?
Have you ever had to take care of someone or something (sibling, pet, babysitting, etc.)? Did you enjoy it?
What is your favorite place to eat out at?
Do you know anyone who dropped out of high school or university?
Is there anyone you don’t get along with? Who and why?
How do you pick out the clothes you are going to buy? How about the clothes you are going to wear for the day?
Is there anything you need to cut down on?
What is something that you always put off until another day?
Have you ever run into a celebrity?
When do you usually wake up? When would you prefer to wake up?
If you could do something over in your life, what would you do over?
What do you leave out when you talk to your parents about your life?
How often do you borrow money? Do you always pay it back?
Have any of your friends borrowed money and not paid you back?
How often do you get together with your high school or elementary school friends?
How do you help out your friends and family?
What time do you usually get up? Do you wish you could get up earlier or later?
Retrieved from https://www.eslconversationquestions.com/phrasal-verbs/ just for educational purposes only
Session 25
Riddles
Rules for puntuation
GR 20 Prime Time 4
Activity: WB3 - Prime Time 4
Interesting question: Why Do We Capitalize The Pronoun “I”?
Session 24
OPT Test
Session 23
Write your time here next to the previous one.
Let´s talk about funny things we did at school (with our teachers, partners or family)
Let´s listen to this video first
ESL Video - Permission is permission
Session 22
Tongue Twister review - Backward reading
Review about reported speech
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/reported-speech.html
Game: Who wants to be a millionaire.
Review about reported speech
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/reported-speech.html
Game: Who wants to be a millionaire.
Session 20 - 21 February 11th - 13th
Tongue Twister review
Reported speech
Part A: Why might a newly married couple stop talking to each other? What problems might they have? Come up with a list of ideas.
Part B: Groups of three: Pick two students to be the married couple. The other student will be the marriage counselor.
Situation: The newly married couple have stopped talking to each other because of the reasons listed above in Part A. Their parents have asked them to see a marriage counselor to save their marriage.
The counselor should talk to the couple about their problems. Because the couple is not speaking directly to each other, all information must go through the counselor. E.g.:
Anne (wife): My husband, John, never helps with the housework.
Counselor: John, Anne said that you never helped her with the housework. Is this true?
John (husband): That’s a lie. I always take out the garbage.
Counselor: John said that he always took out the garbage. …
In the beginning, all conversation must go through the counselor! The counselor must try to save the marriage.
Reported Speech: Role-plays (Pair Work)
#1
Student A: You are the manager of a new restaurant. Life is good.
Student B: Yesterday, you ate at a new restaurant. The waiter was quite rude. You found a hair in your food, so you asked for another dish. However, the waiter told that s/he couldn’t give you another dish because the hair was yours! Afterward, you decided not to leave a tip. The waiter told you that you had to leave a tip because it’s the custom. You became very angry. You wanted to speak to the manager, but he was not in. Return to the restaurant today. Talk to the manager. Report what the waiter said to you.
#2
Student A: Yesterday, you went to the bank to open an account. The bank teller spoke very quickly and you couldn’t understand him/her. You had to ask her/him to repeat him/herself several times. Finally, s/he said, “Learn English! Then come back and open a bank account!”
This was very rude. Return to the bank and talk to the manager. Report what the bank teller said to you.
Student B: You are the manager of a bank. Life is good.
#3
Student A: You are a financial advisor. Life is good. Soon, a client of yours will visit.
Student B: Last month, your financial advisor convinced you to invest $10,000 into a company called XYZ Services. At that time, the price was $20 a share. You checked the share prices this morning, and it has fallen to $3 a share! Visit your financial advisor and complain.
Copyright Matthew Barton of www.englishcurrent.com
Listening practice: http://es.englishcentral.com/video/24706
Session 19 February 6th
Speaking about poverty (Use questions cards)
Which of the following factors do you think are most effective in the fight against poverty?
Why/why not?
Debt relief
Development aid
Economic growth
Empowering women
Fairtrade
Good governance
Import substitution and export industries
Land redistribution
Microloans
Tongue Twister review
Session 18 February 4th
Tongue Twister review
Jobs vs Careers vs Vocation
How your decisions can change your life?
Listening Exercise
Today we will be working on an interesting speech given by Steve Jobs at Stanford University.
1. Watch the first part of the video ('39) and answer these questions:
- Where did Steve Jobs complete his college education?
- What was his occupation?
- He said his speech was about...
2. Look up these words in a monolingual dictionary:
verbs
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nouns
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adjectives
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drop out
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put out
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tuition
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awful
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drop in
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release
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loss
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well-worn
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find out
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stumble into
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baton
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foolish
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figure out
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clear out
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brick
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lead off
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get fired
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commencement
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work out
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quit
|
embarrassment
| |
turn out
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relent
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subtle
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screw up
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spend
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trap (n)
| |
button up
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settle
| ||
drown out
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free (v)
| ||
look forward
look backward |
trap (v)
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come back
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dawn on (v)
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Vocabulary strategy: Put the words and their definitions in a table.
Include a sample sentence that illustrates how the word may be used in context.
Grammar
Practice
2. Watch the whole video and answer more questions.
First story: Connecting dots
What did his biological mother want for him?
Who ended up adopting him?
What happened when he started college?
Steve Jobs decided to drop out of college, why did he say it was the best decision he has ever made?
What did he have to do when he was in college?
How did the calligraphy class have an impact on his career?
What did he want to say when speaking about connecting points?
Second story: Love and Lost
How old was he when he started Apple?
Why was he fired from his own company?
What did he do after being fired from Apple?
What did he say about work?
Third story: death
What did he think of death?
Discussion: Personal opinion
1. Have you ever made important decisions that have changed your life? which one?
2. How would your life be different if you had never dropped in the university?
3. If you had the chance to study a different language, which language would you study?
4. If you had the opportunity to drop in on different courses, which courses would you drop in?
Session 17 January 30th
Dialogue with partners about personal life.
Contest: Dialogue - Unscramble sentences
Tongue Twister review
Continue your practice with these files:
Session 16 January 28th
Tongue Twister review
Today we are going to practice using this link
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1wvkLEXDyK4TgC36N238aMU2qAxopbUTb?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1wvkLEXDyK4TgC36N238aMU2qAxopbUTb?usp=sharing
Session 14- 15 January 21st - 23rd
Tongue Twister review
Grammar review- Passive voice - Conditionals
Listening practice.
Label the diagram
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
What’s on at the Museum of Modern Art? Circle the correct
answers:
1.
Architecture and Design
2.
Drawings
3.
Painting and Sculpture
4.
Photography
5.
Prints and Illustrated Books
6.
Film and Media.
Choose the correct answer:
The hills ...
1.
are all along the coast
2.
are 30 km long
3.
have a semi-circular shape
The guide recommends ...
1.
playing golf
2.
drinking wine
3.
eating seafood
Choose from Exam English for learning purposes.
Writing practice.
Reading comprehension practice
Session 13- November 14th
Tongue Twister review
Grammar review Conditionals
Listening with conditionals
Speaking about genetic engineering
- What is genetic engineering?
- Do you think genetic engineering is a good thing?
- What are people worried about who oppose genetic engineering?
- Do you worry about eating GM (genetically modified) food?
- Do you think genetically modified food could harm the ecosystems of the areas in which they grow?
- What do you know/think about the Oncomouse – the mouse specially modified to help in cancer research?
- Do you think it’s essential to modify genes to create new medicines?
- Scientists can genetically engineer fruit to contain vaccines at a very low cost – Is this a good idea?
- What do you think about cloning?
- Would you like to see a cloned version of yourself?
- What do you know about genes?
- Do you think genetic engineering is playing God and that we should leave life as it was created?
- What do you think of the idea of genetically engineering new bodily organs to replace yours when you are old?
- What do you think would happen if a GM crop or animal started causing major harm to the environment / us?
- Genetic engineering might allow parents to ‘design’ their children before their birth – What do you think of this?
- Should genetic engineering go-ahead to eliminate human flaws, such as violence, jealousy, hate, etc?
- What if scientists create a monster human?
- What do you understand by the term ‘genetic aristocracy’?
- If someone’s genes are changed a lot, are they the same person?
- Does the government have the right to limit how far we modify ourselves?
Participle adjectives:
Session 12- November 12th
Tongue Twister review
Grammar review Passive and active voice (Activities to practice at home)
Conversation activity
Passive voice: examples from the news
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1 Underline the examples of the passive voice and say why it has been used rather than an active construction
The shipping industry says it's been hit by the global financial crisis and the recent spate of piracy attacks off Somalia. The chairman of the Hong Kong Ship Owners Association and chief executive of the Anglo-Eastern Group, Peter Cremers said ships are wary of sailing through the Gulf of Aden which has boosted costs as vessels are diverted. (2)
Analysts polled by Reuters news agency say they believe China's economy grew by just seven percent in the last quarter of last year. If borne out by official data, this would be the worst figure in a decade. The Chinese authorities believe a minimum growth rate of eight percent is needed to avoid severe unemployment and social disruption. China's manufacturing sector has been badly hit by the recession in its main export markets. (2)
Temperatures over Hong Kong dipped on Sunday morning with the mercury plunging to minus one-degree Celsius in Ta Kwu Ling. A spokesman for the Observatory said it was the lowest temperature recorded in Ta Kwu Ling since a weather station was set up there more than two decades ago. The Observatory says the average temperature recorded in the urban areas was 10 degrees. But, it was considerably colder in some parts of the New Territories. (3)
2 Complete the texts with a passive or active form of the verb in brackets in an appropriate tense
The Secretary for the Environment, Edward Yau, says the government will come up with a basket of proposals on ways to put together a new air pollution index later this year. Mr Yau said a public consultation ____________(begin) later this year. He said the exercise _________ (decide) when a new index ___________ (put) place; and what measures __________(need) to acheive that. Mr Yau (admit) that the current index, which ___________ (measure) using standards ___________(establish) 21 years ago, is obsolete.
Somali pirates _____________(release) a Hong-Kong registered cargo ship, _________ (charter) by Iran, which _________ (hijack) in the Gulf of Aden in November. Iran's state broadcaster ___________ (report) that the vessel, ___________ (name) Delight, (release) on Friday evening and was sailing towards the Iranian coast. It said that all 25 members of the crew were safe, but did not say whether any ransom ____________ (pay). Pirates _________ (seize) the Delight as it headed for the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas, carrying 36,000 tonnes of wheat.
Hong Kong Airlines, a local airline ___________(serve) mainly Asian cities, ___________(lay off) about 50 staff. The Confederation of Trade Unions said the workers _____________ (receive) their severance notice by post, but ____________ (not / tell) of the reason.
Conversation activity
Do you
consider yourself to be an ethical person?
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Would
you risk your life to save another person?
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What
should a person do if they find a wallet? What do people usually do? What
would you do?
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Have you
ever found a smart phone? What did you do? If you haven’t, what do you think
you would do?
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Is
stealing ALWAYS wrong? When is it right to steal?
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Would
you jump into a deep river to save a drowning animal?
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If you
could save people by killing one person, would you?
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What
makes a person act ethically or unethically?
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How
often do you lie? When is it okay to lie?
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What are
some ethical dilemmas you have faced?
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If you
saw a pickpocket stealing someone’s wallet what would you do?
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Should
poor people be punished for stealing if they are stealing to feed their
family?
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Session 10- October 15th
Tongue Twister review
Session 09- October 15th
Tongue Twister review
Discuss the idea that you have, taking into account the following information:
What is the problem?
Why are you interested in this problem?
What are the causes of this problem?
What are the effects of this problem?
What are the possible solutions to this problem?
Thinking about these questions and the problems you want to tackle…
Start writing your introduction, and a problem statement.
Write it in a google doc and share it with your teacher.
Write it in a google doc and share it with your teacher.
Information on how to write your activity Here
Session 08 - October 10th
Tongue Twister review
Pictures about conditionals: Write sentences with the pictures
Free activity
Click on this link, listen to the video and answer the questions: The psychology of self-motivation
Use this code to send your activity: peariasa4f
Song: Lyrics training:
Video: Minimal pairs
Conversation activity (Explain your answers)
How do you like to spend your evenings?
Do you prefer to spend your time on your own or with other people?
How do you use your free time?
Are you always on time to class, late, or early?
Why do people procrastinate?
When is it good to procrastinate?
When is it really bad to procrastinate?
What kinds of things do you put off doing?
How do you feel when other people put off something you want to be done soon?
Who is the most patient person you know?
What's the difference between patience and procrastination?
What can procrastinators do to change their lives?
What do people often forget to do on time?
Have you ever forgotten an important date or event?
Do you become impatient when you have to wait in a long line?
Have you ever yelled at someone or been really angry because they didn't do anything?
Have you ever known someone who was always early to important things?
To review the passive voice:
Session 07 October 8th
Tongue Twister review
SPEAKING SESSION: PERSONAL DATA
ENGLISH How long have you been learning English?
How useful do you think English is?
FAMILY Describe your relationship with your family?
Do you have much contact with your cousins?
What do you most enjoy doing with your family?
HOLIDAYS Where did you go on your last holidays?
What do you dislike doing when you are on holiday?
Where do you plan to go for your next holiday?
LEISURE How often do you go to the cinema?
What was the last film you saw'?
LOCATION Describe the area where you live.
What do you like and dislike about where you live?
Would you like to live in another place?
SPORT Do you play any sports?
What sports do you like watching on tv?
Which sports do you find boring?
TRANSPORT How did you get here today?
Which type of public transport do you use most often?
Which is your favorite way to travel?
Session 06 - October 1st
TONGUE TWISTER recording (Please, send them by WhatsApp)
Passive Voice Game:
Phonemic chart: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/phonemic-chart
Answer these tests:
What type of student are you? (Choose a link or do them all if you want to)
Activity about the kind of learners you are.
Compulsory activity
Which is your learning style?
Write about your learning style here
Session 05
/æ/ and /ʌ/
https://www.englishclub.com/pronunciation/minimal-pairs-a-u.htm
Passive Voice: Video explanation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xTreaklNr8
Passive Voice: Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzeI93MszMk - PV with movies (shorts)
HOMEWORK :
The first moment of commitments.
Fill in this file name it with your full name and course (Ex: HelenaPerezGroup1E)and save it in drive
Project speaking - groups
Reading about an interesting idea on how to clean the ocean.
Conversation: Find someone who... and ask him/her about different aspects related to his/her career, and about his/her idea for our project.
Project Task 1
Gathering information about the academic topic related to my project
Session 03 / 04 - September 24th-26th
GRAMMAR:
Passive voice: simple, progressive and perfect forms
Session 02 - September 19th
TONGUE TWISTER (1-2-3)
Session 01 - September 17th
ICEBREAKER - Directions - How to Play
Pass around a piece of paper with a number and tell each participant to choose anyone. After they have chosen their paper, you will tell them what each number represents:
1 – Favorite hobbies
2 – Favorite place on earth
3 – Favorite memory
4 - A ream job
5 – Wildcard (tell us anything about yourself!)
Each person takes turns introducing himself or herself, beginning with their name; career and then saying one fact related to his/her topic.
Homework: Read these files:
Session 29
Class will start at 6:30
Game: Preguntados
Breakfast
Game: Preguntados
Breakfast
Good by my dear students. I really enjoy my classes with you.
Session 28
Reading comprehension quiz: Prime Time 3 - pages 110 -111
Session 27
Project´s Presentations
Session 26
Phrasal Verbs
Grammar
Exercises
List
Song
Ed Sheeran - Shape of Youhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRkIdcuXZQg
Speaking activity
What time do you usually get up? Do you wish you could get up earlier or later?
Have you ever been picked up by a crazy taxi driver?
Can you set up a computer?
Do you talk your friends into doing bad things?
—Is there anything you turned down but now regret it?
—What is the best or worst thing your friends talked you into?
What do you leave out when you talk to your parents about your life?
How often do you borrow money? Do you always pay it back?
Have any of your friends borrowed money and not paid you back?
How often do you get together with your high school or elementary school friends?
Have you ever blown anything up? What was it and how did it happen?
Have you ever had to take care of someone or something (sibling, pet, babysitting, etc.)? Did you enjoy it?
What is your favorite place to eat out at?
Do you know anyone who dropped out of high school or university?
Is there anyone you don’t get along with? Who and why?
How do you pick out the clothes you are going to buy? How about the clothes you are going to wear for the day?
Is there anything you need to cut down on?
What is something that you always put off until another day?
Have you ever run into a celebrity?
When do you usually wake up? When would you prefer to wake up?
If you could do something over in your life, what would you do over?
What do you leave out when you talk to your parents about your life?
How often do you borrow money? Do you always pay it back?
Have any of your friends borrowed money and not paid you back?
How often do you get together with your high school or elementary school friends?
How do you help out your friends and family?
What time do you usually get up? Do you wish you could get up earlier or later?
Retrieved from https://www.eslconversationquestions.com/phrasal-verbs/ just for educational purposes only
Session 25
Riddles
Rules for puntuation
GR 20 Prime Time 4
Activity: WB3 - Prime Time 4
Interesting question: Why Do We Capitalize The Pronoun “I”?
Rules for puntuation
GR 20 Prime Time 4
Activity: WB3 - Prime Time 4
Interesting question: Why Do We Capitalize The Pronoun “I”?
Session 24
OPT Test
Session 23
Write your time here next to the previous one.
Let´s talk about funny things we did at school (with our teachers, partners or family)
Let´s listen to this video first
Session 22
Session 21
Tongue Twister review
The second moment of commitments and analysis about the previous ones.
Use the format in drive
Test your English
https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/test-your-english/
https://www.examenglish.com/PTE/pte_general_level4_listening_part3.htm
https://www.examenglish.com/PTE/pte_general_level4_reading1.htm
False Friends
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIMuADEEXDc
Expressions with double sense
https://www.amigosingleses.com/2018/10/21/frases-en-ingles-con-doble-significado/
Quiz 1: https://www.sporcle.com/games/mikschmvlg/false_friends
Quiz 2: https://www.britanico.edu.pe/blog/quiz-false-friends-vocabulario-ingles/
Session 20
Tongue Twister review
Session 21
Tongue Twister review
Use the format in drive
Test your English
https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/test-your-english/https://www.examenglish.com/PTE/pte_general_level4_listening_part3.htm
https://www.examenglish.com/PTE/pte_general_level4_reading1.htm
False Friends
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIMuADEEXDc
Expressions with double sense
https://www.amigosingleses.com/2018/10/21/frases-en-ingles-con-doble-significado/
Quiz 2: https://www.britanico.edu.pe/blog/quiz-false-friends-vocabulario-ingles/
Session 20
Tongue Twister review
Read this doc:
Session 19
Tongue Twister review
Grammar: Tag questions
What are the main global issues?
What are the current issues in the world?
Speak about Important Current Global Issues:
Climate Change. ...
Pollution. ...
Violence. ...
Security and Well Being. ...
Lack of Education. ...
Unemployment. ...
Government Corruption. ...
Malnourishment and Hunger.
Next Speaking was retrieved from
https://www.ieltswithmrduc.com/single-post/2017/11/03/Speaking-Part-3-Topics---Global-Issues
The United Nations defines global issues as "issues that transcend national boundaries and cannot be resolved by any country acting alone". Please click here to learn more about the UN's analysis of current global issues with case studies, research results, and statistics. Below, you can find a number of Speaking Part 3 topics and questions based on global issues.
Aging Population:
- What are the positive social impacts of an aging population?
- What are the negative economic impacts of an aging population?
- What can a government do to best benefit from its aging population?
Children:
- Why do many children in rural areas academically perform worse compared to their peers in urban areas?
- What can be done to help children in rural areas achieve better at schools?
- Should a government develop more public playgrounds for children?
Climate Change:
- In your opinion, do you think that human activities are a direct cause of climate change?
- Should solving climate change only be the job of developed economies?
- How can young people contribute to solving the problem of climate change?
Food:
- What are the social and economic impacts of hunger?
- Do you think that governments and the public sector alone can solve the problem of hunger?
- What can private businesses do to provide food to people in need?
Water:
- What are the main causes of water pollution?
- Do private businesses play a role in causing water pollution?
- Should fresh water be charged at a higher price so that people can appreciate its real value?
What are the global issues which are impacting your country? Please share the answer by speaking with your classmates.
Watch this video produced by The New York Times to understand the problem of air pollution in India and share your comments in class.
Session 19
Tongue Twister review
Grammar: Tag questions
What are the current issues in the world?
Speak about Important Current Global Issues:
Climate Change. ...
Pollution. ...
Violence. ...
Security and Well Being. ...
Lack of Education. ...
Unemployment. ...
Government Corruption. ...
Malnourishment and Hunger.
https://www.ieltswithmrduc.com/single-post/2017/11/03/Speaking-Part-3-Topics---Global-Issues
The United Nations defines global issues as "issues that transcend national boundaries and cannot be resolved by any country acting alone". Please click here to learn more about the UN's analysis of current global issues with case studies, research results, and statistics. Below, you can find a number of Speaking Part 3 topics and questions based on global issues.
Aging Population:
- What are the positive social impacts of an aging population?
- What are the negative economic impacts of an aging population?
- What can a government do to best benefit from its aging population?
Children:
- Why do many children in rural areas academically perform worse compared to their peers in urban areas?
- What can be done to help children in rural areas achieve better at schools?
- Should a government develop more public playgrounds for children?
Climate Change:
- In your opinion, do you think that human activities are a direct cause of climate change?
- Should solving climate change only be the job of developed economies?
- How can young people contribute to solving the problem of climate change?
Food:
- What are the social and economic impacts of hunger?
- Do you think that governments and the public sector alone can solve the problem of hunger?
- What can private businesses do to provide food to people in need?
Water:
- What are the main causes of water pollution?
- Do private businesses play a role in causing water pollution?
- Should fresh water be charged at a higher price so that people can appreciate its real value?
What are the global issues which are impacting your country? Please share the answer by speaking with your classmates.
Watch this video produced by The New York Times to understand the problem of air pollution in India and share your comments in class.
Session 18
Midterm
Session 17
It was not ruled for medical disability.
Session 15-16
Tongue Twister review
Prime Time 4 - Reading Comprehensions
Read the text and highlight the linking words. Explain their use (page 114
Reading comprehension (103 and 122) -
Song:
Session 14
Listening activity
Click on this link, listen to the video and answer the questions: How to believe in yourself
Use this code to send your activity: Peariasa 4F
Session 13
Session 12
Session 11
Tongue Twister review
Session 10
Tongue Twister review
Grammar practice about conditionals
Game: Who wants to be a millionaire
Word game: (Contest)
Homework
Please send the tongue twister recording.
(Tongue Twisters 1...3 - 11...22)
Use our WhatsApp group
(one single recording).
Game:5
Elephant - tea - ant - these - eraser - rule....
Song: Let her go - Passengers
Lyrics training: https://es.lyricstraining.com/play/passenger/let-her-go/HuRFPTXgEu
Session 29
Project presentations
Guess the picture: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/study-break/what-it/what-it-001
Anagram Quiz – Animals: http://www.manythings.org/anagrams/animals.html
Session 27 - 28
Project presentations
Session 26
Tongue twister contest
Session 25
Speaking activity
Preparation: https://docs.google.com/a/unal.edu.co/document/d/1DVjqHU1eEdnjuzuiS_3e6zs_mwMN6QYz8q4D4C427lo/edit?usp=sharing
Tongue twister contest.
Independent activities (Second part)
Session 23- 24
Speaking by Skype
Speaking session in class.
Speak about sleeping disorders
Dreams when you sleep
Dreams in life
Song: Rivers of Babylon
Speaking activity:
Prime Time 4: p.53
Reading and listening practice
In this lesson, we are going to learn about the crucial role of recruitment and selection.
Pre-Listening
Audio: HR_Selection&Recruitment
Transcription: HR_Selection&Recruitment
Listening Comprehension
Read the questions below. Then, listen to the recording and answer them.
1. What sorts of publications did job advertisements use to be placed in twenty years ago?
2. What term does the speaker use to describe the website page where recruitment agencies advertise jobs?
3. What kind of information is included in an advert nowadays?
4. What is a personnel specification?
5. How have job interviews changed these days?
Adapted from: www.onestopenglish.com (for educational purposes)
Listening practice at home:
Use this code to send your activity: Peariasa 4F
Remember this activity must be done each week.
on this link, listen to the video and answer the questions
Session 16
Speaking task: Prime Time
Review about verbs
Homework:
Reading comprehension: Optional Activity
Reported Speech
Homework
Click on this link, listen to the video and answer the questions: Top 5 Deadliest Pandemic Diseases
Use this code to send your activity: Peariasa 4F
Guess the picture: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/study-break/games/pic-your-wits
Anagram Quiz – Animals: http://www.manythings.org/anagrams/animals.html
Football vocabulary: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/study-break/games/beat-keeper
Speed word with opposites: http://www.manythings.org/vocabulary/games2/i/words.php?f=opposites
Unscramble these words: Four-Nice-Peter-House-Farm-table
Four -(for,four,our,of, or) - Nice-( ice, in) - Peter-(peer, tree, pet, tee) - House-(hose, shoe, she, he, so, us, use) - Farm-(arm, far, ram, ma, am) - Table-(eat, tea, able, beat, tale, belt, beta, late, bet, at, be, lab, let, tel)
Short Film: The butterfly circus
After watching the video answer some questions here: The Butterfly Circus
Speaking session
Your video for next Tuesday:
Project Example: http://proyectoinglesddmj.blogspot.com.co/
Work in groups to finish the projects.
Your video for next Tuesday:
Session 24 - October 25th
Activity in groups: about reading comprehension and grammar Using the book:
Prime time 3 p. 8-9 And speaking activities from units 2,3,4
P. 31, 49, 67 Ex-5
Your video for next Tuesday:
From Friends on TV
Listening and speaking activity
Vocabulary
1) Friendship.
What are the common ways to show to your friends how much they mean to you?
What is the greatest thing your friend has ever done for you?
2) Proms.
Speak about proms in your country.
Comprehension
At Chandler’s and Joey’s apartment
a) True or false
Chandler scores at foosball when Joey gets home.
Chandler wants to buy a pony.
Joey gave Chandler a bracelet.
Chandler is happy about the bracelet.
b) Questions
How much money did Joey give Chandler?
What is the engraving on the bracelet?
Activities about Halloween
Session 21 - October 13th
Your video for next class:
Activity:
Create a ppt doc with information about the previous topic. You can do 2 or 3 slides explaining how to use "participle adjectives" Give examples and offer an exercise. Send your activity using this link:
Pronunciation
1 - http://www.speech-language-therapy.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=134:mp2&catid=9
Speaking activity: Prime Time - P- 13 - 49 - 67 - 85
Listening part of your midterm test
Session 20 - October 11h
Midterm - test
Remember your video for next Tuesday:
Session 19 - October 06th
Tongue Twister - oral quiz
Students have designed a website (blog, wiki or any other free web site) to upload all the information they will work in class about their projects.
Task:
Create your blog or website per group and post the address in comments
Website entries_ http://peariasa.blogspot.com.co/p/project-level-4.html
Companies profiles
Individual cover letter
Individual CV
Set up questions to establish the topic of the project
Write your report.
Session 18- October 04th
Tongue Twister - oral quiz
Remember your video for next Tuesday:
Activity in pairs: Student Reporter
Any budding reporters will have the chance to show off their reporting skills with this fun activity. Divide students into pairs. One student will be the reporter and the other will be someone worthy of an exclusive interview: the mayor, a famous actress, a rich entrepreneur, an Olympic athlete, etc…The celebrity answers a series of questions and the reporter reports back to the class:
Ex: In an exclusive interview, the mayor promised he would rid the streets of crime.
Project:
1. Crear una página web para presentar la información sobre las prácticas profesionales.
2. Escribir un párrafo introductorio sobre la Entidad Externa seleccionada y sobre el proyecto a proponer en ésta.
3. Escribir preguntas para delimitar los temas del proyecto (la entidad, mi intención de trabajar en ella, los problemas y propuestas para la entidad) y leer sobre los temas para contestar las preguntas
4. Escribir los CV de los miembros del grupo, lo mismo que los "cover letters" y publicarlos en la página web.
5. Escribir el género de reporte informativo en el que se identifica el problema de la entidad y las propuestas académicas del equipo de trabajo. Este sitio es clave para la escritura de textos: http://mrcrammond.com/Writing/writingfun.swf
Session 17- September 29th
Tongue twister review
Reading comprehension: Prime Time p.106
Language activity (Reported Speech): Prime Time p. 107
Grammar workshop about reported speech.
In search of an internship
Role-play Applying for an Internship
Purpose: At the end of this activity students will be able to apply for an internship and develop an interview based on their chosen companies’ needs.
Situation: Students will apply for an internship in a national or international company. Students will write their resume, their internship resume objective or personal statement and will develop a project based on the chosen company’s needs.
Steps
● Gather information from reliable sources like reviewed articles, scholarly books, web pages associated with governments or universities, or scientific studies.
● Write a resume by describing their educational background, volunteer and job experience.
● Use vocabulary related to a specific topic from their areas of study such as modern design issues, nature into architecture, racial inequality, among other topics.
● Analyze these topics by describing their context, evaluating facts and summarizing information about them.
● Write an internship resume objective or personal statement justifying why they are motivated to do their internship in the selected company
● Roleplay: one student is interviewed by another student that will be part of the selection committee. They will talk about the company, their background and their motivation to do their internship there.
Reading and listening practice
In this lesson, we are going to learn about the crucial role of recruitment and selection.
Pre-Listening
Audio: HR_Selection&Recruitment
Transcription: HR_Selection&Recruitment
Listening Comprehension
Read the questions below. Then, listen to the recording and answer them.
1. What sorts of publications did job advertisements use to be placed in twenty years ago?
2. What term does the speaker use to describe the website page where recruitment agencies advertise jobs?
3. What kind of information is included in an advert nowadays?
4. What is a personnel specification?
5. How have job interviews changed these days?
Adapted from: www.onestopenglish.com (for educational purposes)
Practice your midterm test here
Homework: Click HERE and watch a video about
how a Google intern's first week is and answer some questions.
Let's see how a Google intern's first week is:
After listening to comprehension questions:
What kind of place is Google? How is its atmosphere?
How long does an internship last in Google?
As an intern, what should they do?
What kind of attitudes should interns have?
Why do they mention what they used to do when they were children?
Activity designed by Deisa Gómez and Alejandra Jiménez (2015)
Project Task 2: Project proposal draft
Objective:
To write a project proposal draft Situation and audience:
Situation and audience:
As part of the University competition to be part of “The College Challenge
Contest”, students will write a project proposal draft about a chosen academic
topic explaining and justifying the need (problem statement), explaining what
students hope to accomplish (objectives), explaining and justifying what
students are going to do (the plan of action), describing the management plan
and writing a conclusion.
Research about conditionals.
Internship: Written by Deisa Gomez at http://level4un8.blogspot.com.co/p/blog-page_23.html
An internship is a temporary job that a student or recent graduate takes in order to get experience in the area they want to work in.
Pre-listening comprehension questions:
Are you currently doing an internship?
Do you plan to do your internship in the short term?
Where would you like to do your internship?
Let's see how a Google intern's first week is
After listening to comprehension questions:
What kind of place is Google? How is its atmosphere?
How long does an internship last in Google?
As an intern, what should they do?
What kind of attitudes should interns have?
Why do they mention what they used to do when they were children?
Listen to details and complete the chart
Matt Melone
Paola Correa
Kim Day
Florian Koenigsberger
Grant Oakley
Graduate intern at
Studies
Childhood Experiences
Project
Feelings
Write the answers in this link: http://peariasa.blogspot.com.co/p/an-internship-in-google.html
Review the letters and make suggestions to your partners
Listening activity http://www.eslvideo.com/eslvideo_quiz_highint.php?id=24999
Practice at home:
Session 5
Speaking tasks: Tell your partner about a time when you lost something important
What did you do on your last birthday?
Talk about a festival in Colombia
Do you normally celebrate special occasions with family or friends?
Session 30 - November 19th
Picnic and course evaluation
Some pics and vídeos about our farewell: https://drive.google.com/a/unal.edu.co/folderview?id=0B4Jza8FeMkyFM3k2d3F5cUlXdkU&usp=sharing
Session 29 - November 17th
Grammar: passive voice: simple past and simple future
Workshop in groups: write a letter to apply for a scholarship
Grades review
Word game: Eraser - rude - enter - rice....
Speaking task: Tell your partner about an amazing thing that has changed your life. Then share the information with the group.
To review passive voice: http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-active-and-passive-voice.html
Minimal pairs: http://www.manythings.org/pp/
Listening activity: http://www.eslvideo.com/eslvideo_quiz_adv.php?id=22956
Try Lyrics training: http://es.lyricstraining.com/play/chris-medina/what-are-words/HK5ofqYUiK
Do the activity about this Reading comprehension and write your answers in the link.
Your video for next Tuesday:
Session 28 - November 12th
Actividad desarrollada en casa (No se dictó la clase en la universidad) Película
SMASHED
http://ffilms.org/smashed-2012/
Post your comments here
Session 27 - November 10th
Project presentation with other group and other teachers.
Session 26 - November 5th
Project presentations (corrections)
Session 25 - November 3rd
Oral test
Activity in the book: Word formation
Session 24 - October 29th
Oral test
Activity in the book: Collocations
Session 23 - October 27th
Looking for information about prefixes and suffixes
Team work about projects
Topic: Technology and human beings
Session 17 - October 6th
Reading activity: http://www.flo-joe.com/fce/students/tests/1part3.htm
Listening activity: https://www.ted.com/talks/pamela_meyer_how_to_spot_a_liar/transcript?language=en
Please prepare yourself as much as you can in order to improve your skills.
Session 17 - October 1st
Listening about Einstein: http://www.famouspeoplelessons.com/a/albert_einstein.html
Reading activity:
Listening exercise: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrdVgEOdxkU
Movie: "The lake house"
We are going to talk (11th Oct) either about the movie "in Time" and about your personal data.
How can you tell if you are in love?
What personality type do you think best describe you? Why? (realistic, investigative, artistic, social, enterprising, conventional?
What do you know about the museum of gold in Colombia?
Which museum would you most like to visit? Why?
If you were a prodigy what would you like to be really good at? Why?
Have you ever read a Harry Potter book? What else do you know about this famous character?
Why do people use Proverbs?
Can you tell me an interesting proverb? what does it mean?
Is it better to tell a lie rather than the truth?
What kind of reasons people have to tell white lies?
What white lies have you told recently?
Homework
Writing activity:
Write a formal letter presenting yourself as the best option to be chosen as a partner for your project. (This Thursday)
Click on this link, listen to the video and answer the questions: What leads to success
Use this code to send your activity: Peariasa 4F
Next Tuesday
Let´s have a conversation with our classmates:
Tell your partner about your feelings when you watched the videos proposed the first class.
Did you watch them? Did you enjoy them? Yes/no/why?
Speaking Task: Have you ever had a part-time job? Is it a good idea for students to do part-time work?
Do these tests:
Take a screenshot about results and send them by mail
Open this link and post your results.
If you want to practice with other tests here they are:
Some tips at http://level4un8.blogspot.com.co/p/cover.html
A cover letter is a document sent with your resume to provide additional information on your skills and experience. A cover letter typically provides detailed information on why you are qualified for the job you are applying for. Effective cover letters explain the reasons for your interest in the specific organization and identify your most relevant skills or experiences.
Retrieved from: http://jobsearch.about.com/od/jobsearchglossary/g/coverletter.htm
Now, let's apply for the best job in the world
The best job in the world
Listening activity Taken from http://www.esl-lab.com/jobinterview/jobinterviewrd1.htm
1. The man studied English and ___________ at the university.
A. biology
B. psychology
C. sociology
2. He found his first job in Japan at a ____________.
A. community college
B. university
C. private language school
3. The man's cooking students wanted to _____________.
A. open their own restaurants
B. practice English with tourists
C. create new food items
4. Now, the man works at a Japanese restaurant and at a ____________.
A. language training center
B. modern fitness center
C. a mental health treatment center
5. The man should be a good candidate for the job because he _________.
A. has taught in many different countries
B. has experience in psychological advising
C. specializes in grammar instruction
Project .- Health promotion
TONGUE TWISTER (19-20)
After watching the movie answer these questions (Choose 4... but if you want you can answer all of them)
1. What's the conflict in this movie?
2. What is the risk of “Paying it Forward”?
3. Do you think such a project could work in real life? Why or why not?
4. Would you have trusted a random stranger giving you a Jaguar? Why or why not?
5. What are some examples you have seen around you where people began to see beyond their own problems into other people’s lives and figured out a way to help them?
6. “Think of an idea to change your world and put it into action.” Is this an ‘overly utopian idea’? Why or why not?
7. Is it possible for one person to change the world? Why or why not?
8. Name a time you gave up because it was too hard to change. Would you do it differently now? Why or why not?
9. Remember your reaction to the end of the story. How did you feel? Are you upset at the way it ended? Explain.
10. Is there any relationship between the movie and your project? Why and why not?
11. Write a summary of the story.
Post your answers here
Session 18
Midterm
Session 17
It was not ruled for medical disability.
Session 15-16
Tongue Twister review
Prime Time 4 - Reading Comprehensions
Read the text and highlight the linking words. Explain their use (page 114
Reading comprehension (103 and 122) -
Read the text and highlight the linking words. Explain their use (page 114
Reading comprehension (103 and 122) -
Song:
Session 14
Listening activity
Click on this link, listen to the video and answer the questions: How to believe in yourself
Use this code to send your activity: Peariasa 4F
Session 13
Session 12
Session 11
Tongue Twister review
Session 10
Tongue Twister review
Grammar practice about conditionals
Game: Who wants to be a millionaire
Word game: (Contest)
Please send the tongue twister recording.
(Tongue Twisters 1...3 - 11...22)
Use our WhatsApp group
(one single recording).
Game:5
Elephant - tea - ant - these - eraser - rule....
Song: Let her go - Passengers
Lyrics training: https://es.lyricstraining.com/play/passenger/let-her-go/HuRFPTXgEu
Session 29
Project presentations
Guess the picture: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/study-break/what-it/what-it-001
Anagram Quiz – Animals: http://www.manythings.org/anagrams/animals.html
Session 27 - 28
Project presentations
Session 26
Tongue twister contest
Session 25
Speaking activity
Preparation: https://docs.google.com/a/unal.edu.co/document/d/1DVjqHU1eEdnjuzuiS_3e6zs_mwMN6QYz8q4D4C427lo/edit?usp=sharing
Tongue twister contest.
Independent activities (Second part)
Session 23- 24
Speaking by Skype
Speaking session in class.
Speak about sleeping disorders
Dreams when you sleep
Dreams in life
Song: Rivers of Babylon
Speaking activity:
Prime Time 4: p.53
Reading and listening practice
In this lesson, we are going to learn about the crucial role of recruitment and selection.
Pre-Listening
Audio: HR_Selection&Recruitment
Transcription: HR_Selection&Recruitment
Listening Comprehension
Read the questions below. Then, listen to the recording and answer them.
1. What sorts of publications did job advertisements use to be placed in twenty years ago?
2. What term does the speaker use to describe the website page where recruitment agencies advertise jobs?
3. What kind of information is included in an advert nowadays?
4. What is a personnel specification?
5. How have job interviews changed these days?
Adapted from: www.onestopenglish.com (for educational purposes)
Listening practice at home:
Use this code to send your activity: Peariasa 4F
Remember this activity must be done each week.
on this link, listen to the video and answer the questions
Session 16
Session 16
Speaking task: Prime Time
Review about verbs
Homework:
Reading comprehension: Optional Activity
Reported Speech
Homework
Click on this link, listen to the video and answer the questions: Top 5 Deadliest Pandemic Diseases
Use this code to send your activity: Peariasa 4F
Guess the picture: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/study-break/games/pic-your-wits
Anagram Quiz – Animals: http://www.manythings.org/anagrams/animals.html
Football vocabulary: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/study-break/games/beat-keeper
Speed word with opposites: http://www.manythings.org/vocabulary/games2/i/words.php?f=opposites
Unscramble these words: Four-Nice-Peter-House-Farm-table
Four -(for,four,our,of, or) - Nice-( ice, in) - Peter-(peer, tree, pet, tee) - House-(hose, shoe, she, he, so, us, use) - Farm-(arm, far, ram, ma, am) - Table-(eat, tea, able, beat, tale, belt, beta, late, bet, at, be, lab, let, tel)
Short Film: The butterfly circus
After watching the video answer some questions here: The Butterfly Circus
Speaking session
Your video for next Tuesday:
Project Example: http://proyectoinglesddmj.blogspot.com.co/
Work in groups to finish the projects.
Your video for next Tuesday:
Session 24 - October 25th
Activity in groups: about reading comprehension and grammar Using the book:
Prime time 3 p. 8-9 And speaking activities from units 2,3,4
P. 31, 49, 67 Ex-5
Your video for next Tuesday:
From Friends on TV
Listening and speaking activity
Vocabulary
1) Friendship.
What are the common ways to show to your friends how much they mean to you?
What is the greatest thing your friend has ever done for you?
2) Proms.
Speak about proms in your country.
Comprehension
At Chandler’s and Joey’s apartment
a) True or false
Chandler scores at foosball when Joey gets home.
Chandler wants to buy a pony.
Joey gave Chandler a bracelet.
Chandler is happy about the bracelet.
b) Questions
How much money did Joey give Chandler?
What is the engraving on the bracelet?
Activities about Halloween
Session 21 - October 13th
Your video for next class:
Activity:
Create a ppt doc with information about the previous topic. You can do 2 or 3 slides explaining how to use "participle adjectives" Give examples and offer an exercise. Send your activity using this link:
Pronunciation
1 - http://www.speech-language-therapy.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=134:mp2&catid=9
Speaking activity: Prime Time - P- 13 - 49 - 67 - 85
Listening part of your midterm test
Session 20 - October 11h
Midterm - test
Remember your video for next Tuesday:
Session 19 - October 06th
Tongue Twister - oral quiz
Students have designed a website (blog, wiki or any other free web site) to upload all the information they will work in class about their projects.
Task:
Create your blog or website per group and post the address in comments
Website entries_ http://peariasa.blogspot.com.co/p/project-level-4.html
Companies profiles
Individual cover letter
Individual CV
Set up questions to establish the topic of the project
Write your report.
Session 18- October 04th
Tongue Twister - oral quiz
Remember your video for next Tuesday:
Activity in pairs: Student Reporter
Any budding reporters will have the chance to show off their reporting skills with this fun activity. Divide students into pairs. One student will be the reporter and the other will be someone worthy of an exclusive interview: the mayor, a famous actress, a rich entrepreneur, an Olympic athlete, etc…The celebrity answers a series of questions and the reporter reports back to the class:
Ex: In an exclusive interview, the mayor promised he would rid the streets of crime.
Project:
1. Crear una página web para presentar la información sobre las prácticas profesionales.
2. Escribir un párrafo introductorio sobre la Entidad Externa seleccionada y sobre el proyecto a proponer en ésta.
3. Escribir preguntas para delimitar los temas del proyecto (la entidad, mi intención de trabajar en ella, los problemas y propuestas para la entidad) y leer sobre los temas para contestar las preguntas
4. Escribir los CV de los miembros del grupo, lo mismo que los "cover letters" y publicarlos en la página web.
5. Escribir el género de reporte informativo en el que se identifica el problema de la entidad y las propuestas académicas del equipo de trabajo. Este sitio es clave para la escritura de textos: http://mrcrammond.com/Writing/writingfun.swf
Session 17- September 29th
Tongue twister review
Reading comprehension: Prime Time p.106
Language activity (Reported Speech): Prime Time p. 107
Grammar workshop about reported speech.
In search of an internship
Role-play Applying for an Internship
Purpose: At the end of this activity students will be able to apply for an internship and develop an interview based on their chosen companies’ needs.
Situation: Students will apply for an internship in a national or international company. Students will write their resume, their internship resume objective or personal statement and will develop a project based on the chosen company’s needs.
Steps
● Gather information from reliable sources like reviewed articles, scholarly books, web pages associated with governments or universities, or scientific studies.
● Write a resume by describing their educational background, volunteer and job experience.
● Use vocabulary related to a specific topic from their areas of study such as modern design issues, nature into architecture, racial inequality, among other topics.
● Analyze these topics by describing their context, evaluating facts and summarizing information about them.
● Write an internship resume objective or personal statement justifying why they are motivated to do their internship in the selected company
● Roleplay: one student is interviewed by another student that will be part of the selection committee. They will talk about the company, their background and their motivation to do their internship there.
Reading and listening practice
In this lesson, we are going to learn about the crucial role of recruitment and selection.
Pre-Listening
Audio: HR_Selection&Recruitment
Transcription: HR_Selection&Recruitment
Listening Comprehension
Read the questions below. Then, listen to the recording and answer them.
1. What sorts of publications did job advertisements use to be placed in twenty years ago?
2. What term does the speaker use to describe the website page where recruitment agencies advertise jobs?
3. What kind of information is included in an advert nowadays?
4. What is a personnel specification?
5. How have job interviews changed these days?
Adapted from: www.onestopenglish.com (for educational purposes)
Practice your midterm test here
Homework: Click HERE and watch a video about
how a Google intern's first week is and answer some questions.
Let's see how a Google intern's first week is:
After listening to comprehension questions:
What kind of place is Google? How is its atmosphere?
How long does an internship last in Google?
As an intern, what should they do?
What kind of attitudes should interns have?
Why do they mention what they used to do when they were children?
Activity designed by Deisa Gómez and Alejandra Jiménez (2015)
Project Task 2: Project proposal draft
Objective:
To write a project proposal draft Situation and audience:
Situation and audience:
As part of the University competition to be part of “The College Challenge
Contest”, students will write a project proposal draft about a chosen academic
topic explaining and justifying the need (problem statement), explaining what
students hope to accomplish (objectives), explaining and justifying what
students are going to do (the plan of action), describing the management plan
and writing a conclusion.
Research about conditionals.
Internship: Written by Deisa Gomez at http://level4un8.blogspot.com.co/p/blog-page_23.html
An internship is a temporary job that a student or recent graduate takes in order to get experience in the area they want to work in.
Pre-listening comprehension questions:
Are you currently doing an internship?
Do you plan to do your internship in the short term?
Where would you like to do your internship?
Let's see how a Google intern's first week is
After listening to comprehension questions:
What kind of place is Google? How is its atmosphere?
How long does an internship last in Google?
As an intern, what should they do?
What kind of attitudes should interns have?
Why do they mention what they used to do when they were children?
Listen to details and complete the chart
Matt Melone
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Paola Correa
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Kim Day
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Florian Koenigsberger
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Grant Oakley
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Graduate intern at
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Studies
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Childhood Experiences
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Project
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Feelings
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Write the answers in this link: http://peariasa.blogspot.com.co/p/an-internship-in-google.html
Review the letters and make suggestions to your partners
Listening activity http://www.eslvideo.com/eslvideo_quiz_highint.php?id=24999
Practice at home:
Session 5
Speaking tasks: Tell your partner about a time when you lost something important
What did you do on your last birthday?
Talk about a festival in Colombia
Do you normally celebrate special occasions with family or friends?
Session 30 - November 19th
Picnic and course evaluation
Some pics and vídeos about our farewell: https://drive.google.com/a/unal.edu.co/folderview?id=0B4Jza8FeMkyFM3k2d3F5cUlXdkU&usp=sharing
Session 29 - November 17th
Grammar: passive voice: simple past and simple future
Workshop in groups: write a letter to apply for a scholarship
Grades review
Word game: Eraser - rude - enter - rice....
Speaking task: Tell your partner about an amazing thing that has changed your life. Then share the information with the group.
To review passive voice: http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-active-and-passive-voice.html
Minimal pairs: http://www.manythings.org/pp/
Listening activity: http://www.eslvideo.com/eslvideo_quiz_adv.php?id=22956
Try Lyrics training: http://es.lyricstraining.com/play/chris-medina/what-are-words/HK5ofqYUiK
Do the activity about this Reading comprehension and write your answers in the link.
Your video for next Tuesday:
Session 28 - November 12th
Actividad desarrollada en casa (No se dictó la clase en la universidad) Película
SMASHED
http://ffilms.org/smashed-2012/
http://ffilms.org/smashed-2012/
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Session 27 - November 10th
Project presentation with other group and other teachers.
Session 26 - November 5th
Project presentations (corrections)
Session 25 - November 3rd
Oral test
Activity in the book: Word formation
Session 24 - October 29th
Oral test
Activity in the book: Collocations
Session 23 - October 27th
Looking for information about prefixes and suffixes
Team work about projects
Topic: Technology and human beings
Session 17 - October 6th
Reading activity: http://www.flo-joe.com/fce/students/tests/1part3.htm
Listening activity: https://www.ted.com/talks/pamela_meyer_how_to_spot_a_liar/transcript?language=en
Please prepare yourself as much as you can in order to improve your skills.
Session 17 - October 1st
Listening about Einstein: http://www.famouspeoplelessons.com/a/albert_einstein.html
Reading activity:
Listening exercise: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrdVgEOdxkU
Movie: "The lake house"
We are going to talk (11th Oct) either about the movie "in Time" and about your personal data.
How can you tell if you are in love?
What personality type do you think best describe you? Why? (realistic, investigative, artistic, social, enterprising, conventional?
What do you know about the museum of gold in Colombia?
Which museum would you most like to visit? Why?
If you were a prodigy what would you like to be really good at? Why?
Have you ever read a Harry Potter book? What else do you know about this famous character?
Why do people use Proverbs?
Can you tell me an interesting proverb? what does it mean?
Is it better to tell a lie rather than the truth?
What kind of reasons people have to tell white lies?
What white lies have you told recently?
Homework
Speaking Task: Have you ever had a part-time job? Is it a good idea for students to do part-time work?
Writing activity:
Write a formal letter presenting yourself as the best option to be chosen as a partner for your project. (This Thursday)
Click on this link, listen to the video and answer the questions: What leads to success
Use this code to send your activity: Peariasa 4F
Next Tuesday
Let´s have a conversation with our classmates:
Tell your partner about your feelings when you watched the videos proposed the first class.
Did you watch them? Did you enjoy them? Yes/no/why?
Do these tests:
Take a screenshot about results and send them by mail
Open this link and post your results.
If you want to practice with other tests here they are:
Some tips at http://level4un8.blogspot.com.co/p/cover.html
A cover letter is a document sent with your resume to provide additional information on your skills and experience. A cover letter typically provides detailed information on why you are qualified for the job you are applying for. Effective cover letters explain the reasons for your interest in the specific organization and identify your most relevant skills or experiences.
Retrieved from: http://jobsearch.about.com/od/jobsearchglossary/g/coverletter.htm
Now, let's apply for the best job in the world
The best job in the world
Listening activity Taken from http://www.esl-lab.com/jobinterview/jobinterviewrd1.htm
1. The man studied English and ___________ at the university.
A. biology
B. psychology
C. sociology
2. He found his first job in Japan at a ____________.
A. community college
B. university
C. private language school
3. The man's cooking students wanted to _____________.
A. open their own restaurants
B. practice English with tourists
C. create new food items
4. Now, the man works at a Japanese restaurant and at a ____________.
A. language training center
B. modern fitness center
C. a mental health treatment center
5. The man should be a good candidate for the job because he _________.
A. has taught in many different countries
B. has experience in psychological advising
C. specializes in grammar instruction
Project .- Health promotion
TONGUE TWISTER (19-20)
After watching the movie answer these questions (Choose 4... but if you want you can answer all of them)
1. What's the conflict in this movie?
2. What is the risk of “Paying it Forward”?
3. Do you think such a project could work in real life? Why or why not?
4. Would you have trusted a random stranger giving you a Jaguar? Why or why not?
5. What are some examples you have seen around you where people began to see beyond their own problems into other people’s lives and figured out a way to help them?
6. “Think of an idea to change your world and put it into action.” Is this an ‘overly utopian idea’? Why or why not?
7. Is it possible for one person to change the world? Why or why not?
8. Name a time you gave up because it was too hard to change. Would you do it differently now? Why or why not?
9. Remember your reaction to the end of the story. How did you feel? Are you upset at the way it ended? Explain.
10. Is there any relationship between the movie and your project? Why and why not?
11. Write a summary of the story.
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