viernes, 26 de octubre de 2012

Homework for the week beginning 29th of October


Santa Brigida

Advanced 1

1. Monologue for 7th of November
Choose one of the following monologues and do the speaking exchange with your partner, follow the same instructions as before.
A) Do you have time to relax? Talk for about 4 minutes  on ways you use to reduce stress and the ways of relaxing you consider the best ones. (join yogas lessons, sports, free time activities, spas, saunas...etc )
OR
B) Money = Happiness.  Talk for about 5 minutes on whether money brings happiness or not. Consider the following if you want (Can we buy love or health? more money= more time working, does money change our personality etc...)
2. P.134  2A Grammar plus exercises.
3. Inf. letter for 29th
4. W/B P. 14, P.16 (listening only)

Intermediate 2

1. W/B  P. 14, 15
2. S/B  Reading P. 22 all of it.
3. Listening 4 from Rafa's CD
4. Correct writings.

Telde

Intermediate 2

1. S/B P. 149  all exercises
2. W/B P. 9, 10 all of it.
3. Writing corrections

jueves, 11 de octubre de 2012

Recording Speakings/ Homework week of 15th of October

I have already talked to Advanced 1 about how we are going to experiment with recording our speakings. Advanced 1 already have instructions and a deadline to do the task in.

I will be speaking to the Intermediate 2 groups in both Santa Brigida and Telde about what I want you to do within the next week or two....so for the moment, Intermediate 2s can relax, you do not have to do anything with Vocaroo yet!

Advanced 1, this is a recording tool that you can use, it is called Vocaroo and you can find it here....Please consider other alternatives if you wish, for example your mobile phone etc. Good Luck Advanced 1 with this new challenge.

Santa Brigida  Home-work

Advanced 1  

1. P. 8 W/B  exercise 4
2. S/B  P. 15 all reading and exercises
3. Finish hand-out on The...The...
4. Organise a monologue based on P. 9 speaking in the S/B, choose one of the topics. Deadline for
your partner and I to receive the feedback is the 24th of October.
Prepare a 3.5 to 5.0 minute monologue, record it and send it to a partner for feedback.
You will receive your partner's monologue and give feedback on it to your partner and
also prepare a copy of the same feedback for me. Use the feedback sheet I gave you and number your feedback points, do not write the feedback on the actual sheet I gave you.

This activity is very important to do and will be part of your continuous assessment in Speaking. I need to receive a copy to be able to give you a 'tick' and note that you have done it.  Your partner's feedback
marks/grades will not affect your speaking mark in general. If you have any doubts, please leave me a message below in th ecomments section or ask me in class and I can clarify things, hopefully.

Example 
This is feedback on María Sanchez's speaking from José Carlos Ortega.

1. Grade 7/10.  2. Grade 8/10  etc right up to the 10th point, giving a grade out of 10 for each point. You can also add comments if you want.


Intermediate 2

1. W/B P. 10, 11, 12
2. Finish the snail joke on P. 15 by adding in the adverbs.
3. S/B  P. 19


Telde  Home-work

Intermediate 2  

1. P. 8 W/B plus listening
2. Prepare two role-plays based on the information I gave you
3. * Have edited in to change this...do the monologue by selecting a topic from the adjective worksheet 'Bored/Boring' ( Do not do this part yet P. 17  S/B  choose one of the First Encounter topics) and prepare
a 3 minute monologue using the expressions given. You will practice this monologue in class next week.
4. Study all grammar and vocabulary done up until now in preparation for the Super Table Quiz!


Tips for the Monologue

1. Begin with an Introduction

e.g. Firstly,  I'd like to present my topic. This topic will deal with/deals with ________________I am going to give my own personal views on this topic and express my experiences related to this topic. I will also try to give examples and reasons to support my view whenever possible.

2. Use linking words to connect your ideas e.g. however, anyway, well....

3. Use a variety of ways to give your opinion e.g. Personally, I believe....my view is that...

4. Makes sure the content is relevant to the monologue

5. Do not repeat points

6. 'Show off' a variety of grammar structures

7. Try to sound confident and relaxed!

8. Speak at a normal speed, do not speak too quickly or you will become blocked

9. Use vocabulary and expressions that we have studied as well as previously studied types of vocabulary

10. Make sure the content is relevant and coherent 

domingo, 7 de octubre de 2012

Home-work for Week of 8th of October 2012

Santa Brigida

Advanced 1

1. S/B  Page 9  2C
2. S/B P.146 all of 1. Personality
3. W/B P. 8 Vocabulary


Intermediate 2

1. P. 7 S/B  Article for 10th of October
2. S/B  P. 14 and 15  Exercises 5A and B

Telde

Intermediate 2

1.  S/B  P. 148 Monolingual dictionary work Ex. 2A
2. -ed and -ing work-sheet
3. W/B p. 7  5A word formation
4. Strong adjectives work-sheet all

lunes, 1 de octubre de 2012

Home-work and Cultural Event in Santa Brigida

Telde 

Intermediate 2  

1.W/B P. 6 and P. 7 everything except 5A
2. Study Grammar 1.2 in Student's Book.


Santa Brigida

Advanced 1

1.S/B P.8 all
2. P. 132 study all grammar bank
3. W/B P. 8 Grammar 5A and 5B P. 9  plus listening


Intermediate 2 

1. W/B Face to Face  Exercises 3A and 4A
2. W/B  P. 7 and P. 9 all

Cultural Event

Please go to Diane's Blog here to see details for the Cultural Event on Wednesday the 3rd of October. All Santa Brigida students are welcome.

sábado, 22 de septiembre de 2012

Home-Work for the Week of 24th of September

Telde  Intermediate 2

1. Work-book all exercises in Unit 1.1 except 5c. Self-correct and any doubts discussed in class.
2. Student's Book (S/B) P. 10 ex. 11
3. S/B P. 10 informal letter written by hand and to be given to me on the 2nd of October.

Santa Brigida  Intermediate 2

1. W/B P. 4, 5, 6, correct by yourself and any doubts discussed in class.
2. Listening 1 on CD-rom and correct.
3. S/B P. 130 study

Advanced 1

1. W/B all of 1A, correct at home, including listening and any doubts discussed in class.
2. Change paragraph given in class



viernes, 14 de septiembre de 2012

Home-work for the week of 17th of September

Telde

Intermediate 2  

1.Students' book (S/B) Page. 9 exercises. 6 b and c and exercise 8

2. S/B  P. 128 Grammar 1.1 study and learn.  P. 129 all exercises 1.1

3. Listen again to listenings we did in class and read the audio-text.

* Please look for the answers to these exercises in the multi-rom you have that comes with the students' book.  In the next class, you may ask me about any doubts you have related to the corrections.


Santa Brigida

Intermediate 2  

1. Prepare the questions on the work-card.

Advanced 1   

1. P. 132 and 133 study grammar 1.1 and do the corresponding exercises.

2. Do work-card question formation where you are either student A or B.

3. Prepare monologue based on last exercise on work-card given in class related to your name.

lunes, 10 de septiembre de 2012

New Beginnings, New Course...

Hello everyone,

Welcome back to the Escuela!  I imagine you all had a restful and enjoyable holiday.

For my new students, welcome to my Blog, hope you enjoy exploring what I've been doing here over the past few years and for old and new students, hope you keep checking in here and taking advantage of the material...

Let's begin with a video that talks about 'Improve Your English Ability Now!'



Questions

1. What levels does he refere to that could benefit from these tips/this advice?  Why? What is normally the problem that these levels have?

2. What advice does he give? What does he say may happen for the first month of following this advice?

3. What will be the positive effects of following this advice?

4. What do you think of the views expressed here? Do you agree/disagree?  

This second video is 'Speak English Fluently  1st Rule'



Questions

1. What do you think of the views expressed here? Do you agree/disagree?  

2. What are the advantages of following this advice?

3. Do you think you will be able to apply these techniques to your language learning?