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Module 13. International Women's Day.
Targets:
Culture: review and share knowledge regarding International Women's Day, Leap Year and the Ides of March.
Grammar: review and share emphasis, conditionals and adverbials.
Outcomes:
Be able to speak about International Women's Day, Leap Year and the Ides of March.
Be able to produce accurate structures using emphasis, conditionals and adverbials.
Please download a softcopy of the class here. Part One.
Please download a softcopy of the class here. Part Two.
March 9th.
1. What happened on Monday?
2. Yesterday was International Women's Day!
March 11th.
1. Writing: What is an article? How to write an article.
2. Listening Part 3 and 4.
3. Continue working on Module 13: Saudi Reading and activities.
March 14th
1. Recap of Friday.
2. Finish work on Module 13 Part 1.
March 16th
1. Recap of Monday.
2. Start work on Module 13 Part 2.
3. Easter activities: Easter Quiz. Easter vocabulary.
5. St. Patrick's Day activity
Welcome back for the second term.
Class Log 1 has not disappeared. You will find it at the bottom of the page.
The Invisible Woman.
Easter Module: Spring is around the corner!
Origins of Easter.
What do you know about Easter Island?
Easter in Spain:
March 16 is St. Patrick's Day:
Module 9. The report reported the reporter.
Topic: Jokes and humor
Target: Review infinitives and gerunds. Review participle clauses.
Review vocabulary regarding humor.
Telling jokes and different types of humor.
Recall comedians.
Review structures for telling stories
Review pronunciation of "-ed" endings.
Outcomes:
Improve knowledge of infinitives and gerunds.
Improve usage of infinitives, gerunds and participle clauses.
Be able to describe types of humour and tell jokes in English
Improve storytelling strategies and techniques.
Improve "-ed" endings.
Listening One: Female comedians.
More information on Ilana and Abby: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broad_City
Listening 2: New in town.
Right in line with British humour, how about some typically British sayings:
Grammar: Verb forms and functions.
Gerunds and infinitives.
Done in class:
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/support-files/participle_adjectives_exercise_1.pdf
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/support-files/participle_adjectives_exercise_2.pdf
Theory: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6C_494jzms8R2NNd1I2NGJ4NVU/view?usp=sharing
Usage: http://www.edu.xunta.es/centros/iesblancoamorculleredo/system/files/gerunds+infinitives+complete.pdf
Practice: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6C_494jzms8YVNvSTcxc2g4VU0/view?usp=sharing
Audio+Visual
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=konyY8sQQ4E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1htxRUiLNk
http://www.writing.utoronto.ca/advice/english-as-a-second-language/gerunds
Practice Verb Phrases: http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/verbphrase.html
Please Download soft copy of class materials here.
Friday, January 18th, 2016.
Happy 2016! Welcome back!
1. Talk about New Year's Resolutions.
Monday, January 11th.
1. Work on Module 9.
2. 30 mins before the end of the class start work on Good Night Children.
Wednesday, January 13th.
1. Continued work on "-ed/ing; gerunds/infinitives".
2. Pilot Reading Exam.
3. Correct Reading Exam.
Monday, January 18th.
1. Correct "-ed/ing; gerunds/infinitves".
2. Review pronunciation of "-ed".
3. Telling a story: narrative.
Wednesday, January 20th.
C1 Practice Exam: Reading and Listening.
Monday, January 25th.
C1 Practice Exam: Speaking.
Friday, January 22nd.
C1 Practice exam: Writing.
Module 10. The long-legged creepy crawling sac
spider crept its way up the water pipe!
Monday, February 1st.
Trouble areas: Writing and Speaking. Re-structure modules focusing on these two skills.
Introduce Master Students.
Wednesday, February 3rd.
Collect self-corrected writing.
Work on Module 10.
Monday, February 8th.
Finish Module 10.
Start Module 11.
Start feedback on self-corrected writing.
Target:
Review and extend order and uses of adjectives.
Outcomes:
Improve adjective use in written and oral descriptions and narratives.
Grammar: The Royal Order of Adjectives.
Absolute basics on adjectives: http://www.eslgold.com/grammar/adjectives.html
(includes audio-visual)
Prefixes and Suffixes: http://www.prefixsuffix.com/rootchart.php
Practice your adjectives: http://www.agendaweb.org/grammar/adjectives-advanced-2.html
J. Mulaney: http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/11/john-mulaney-the-kids-still-got-it-1.html
Please download soft copy of class materials here.
Follow the link for a lesson on video games:
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1003/100321-batman.pdf
Module 11.
Wednesday, February 10th.
Work on Module 11.
Friday, February 12th.
Work on monologue: 60 minutes.
Handout Monologues and presentations.
Work on a report: 60 minutes.
PPT reports.
Target:
Review and extend vocabulary regarding political issues.
Review and extend pronunciation and stress of political vocabulary and expressions.
Grammar: C1 and C2 Unit 18
Outcomes:
Be able to speak about political issues with specific vocabulary.
Use phrases and expressions regarding political issues.
Review characteristics of politicians.
Improve pronunciation of political words.
Mr. Sanders announces he is running for President.
Listen to his speech.
1. What are the conflicts that Americans are facing?
2. What does he say about the rich and poor?
3. What is his view on the environment?
4. What problems are there facing college education?
5. What does he say he loathes?
6. What does he say about "tax havens"?
7. Is he in favor of outsourcing?
8. Is his family from the U.S.?
9. Where is he going to get his campaign money from?
10 What did he vote against?
11. What is his opinion regarding the Keystone pipeline?
Watch this second biographical video on Bernie Sanders.
Speaking: What are his chances of winning the presidential elections? (Use a percentage)
Is he a rival for Hilary Clinton? What do you know about Donald Trump?
Please download soft copy of class materials here.
Watch the debate and social and political vocabulary in context.
1. Recap of Friday 12th.
2. Revision and extension on predictions and probabilities.
3. Summarizing, Paraphrasing and Retelling.
4. View videos on Sanders, Clinton and Trump.
5. Partner then whole class discussion.
1. Finish Module 11.
2. Correct adjectives and adverbs.
3. Finish Report Writing.
4. Report Writing task for White Week:
Report Writing Task
Canadian musicians "Barenaked Ladies" are on tour in Spain. A teacher at your school is a personal friend of one of the musicians so they have agreed to pay a one-hour visit to your school.
The principal of your school has asked you to carry out a survey amongst the students and then write a report. He wants suggestions on:
- an activity to do with the group which involves as many students as possible.
- a present to give them to say thank you for coming to visit.
- organizational issues that have to be taken into account.
Write your report in no more than 300 words.
Adapted from
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/sites/teens/files/a_report_-_exercises.pdf
Have a great holiday! See you on March 2nd!
White Week vacation: February 19th to 29th.
Click on the link to learn about Andalusia in English:
Module 12.
Targets:
Review and extend vocabulary on immigration and social issues.
Review pronunciation and intonation issues when summarizing and retelling.
Outcomes:
Be able to speak about immigration and related social issues and implications.
Summarize, paraphrase and retell our children's stories.
Please download soft copy of class materials here.
Let's take a citizenship test.
Canadian citizenship:
http://www.yourlibrary.ca/citizenship/
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/publications/discover/
March 2nd.
1. Recall last class activities and degree of completion.
2. Discussion regarding immigration and facts.
3. A visit to Ellis Island.
4. Would you pass the test?
March 7th.
1. Quick review of last day's activities.
2. Goodnight children everywhere: Immigration Project.
Summarize your favorite story and tell it in class.
3. Immigration reading and activities.
4. Start Module 13 if time.
Current immigration issues: On the Syrian Crisis.
Immigration a global issue.
Ellis Island Immigration Tour:
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