Hello again, students,
Today we are going to work with three different activities.
-In the first part of the class, we are going to watch the video about the girl which we couldn't watch last week.
-Then you are going to work with Burlington Speech Trainer. You should have an icon on your desktop with that name. You have to write your real name, some details, choose any book and try to do unit one.
-Finally, if we still have time, we are going to make two more listenings from here. The titles A healthy lifestyle (medium) and 72 hour emergency kit. The same as the other day, you have to do at least section II.
Say your opinions and your first feelings about the new series we started watching yesterday (Desperate Housewives). Say why you think Mary Alice killed herself. For this activity, you will have to use your brand new microphone and subscribe in voicethread. Don't forget to say who you are. You have to click on comment, then on record, write your real name, give an email address and a password (write it down on a paper or in your mobile phone in order not to forget it), then allow your computer to access and then start recording your voice. When you finish, just press on stop recording. You don't need to talk more than 2 or 3 minutes. If you like what you have said, save the comment, otherwise, start again until you are happy with the result. Good luck. I hope you don't have too many technical problems.
I hope you enjoy your first lesson this year in the computer room. The Internet connection is not very good, so please, be patient. At home you can do things much faster, so if you can't finish or do an activity here, you can try to do it at home.
20 minutes: go to this page and listen to: answering machine (easy) , A student credit card (medium) and Adsense: making money (difficult). You should at least do the "II Listening Exercises". You can also try to do the "III Vocabulary activities", but this is optional. When you finish, write a comment here mentioning your name and your final score in each of the listenings.
15 minutes: go to this page, register if necessary and do the dictation activity. If your English is really good, you can try to do the full mode. If your English is not that good, try the easier blank mode.
15 minutes: go to the video section on the right hand side of the blog and watch the video called "demolition call". If you can't find it in the blog, you can click here. Listen to the girl and try to answer these questions about it. In the.last 5 minutes of the lesson, we'll check for the answers. If you can't watch the video because of the Internet connection, just tell me and I will play it for you all.
1.- What does the girl want to do?
2.- Where is the girl's school?
3.- What is the girl's name?
4.- Does the girl have any special requests?
5.- Why does the girl hate her teachers?
6.- Does she want the school blown out or knocked down?
First of all, have a look at the blog and don't forget to bookmark it so you can find it easier next time you come to visit us.
Your task for this weekend is quite simple. You have to spend AT LEAST ONE HOUR practising your oral English. Then, you have to make a recording saying what you have done and how (if you have watched a film, mention the film, if you like it, if you watched it with subtitles or not, when you watched it, etc).
You can record your voice with audacity or you can use the Grabadora de Sonido de Windows (inicio>programas>accesorios>grabadora de sonidos). Don't forget to say who you are in your recording.
Enjoy your weekend and try to practise your oral English at least 15 minutes every day.
This is my first post this year. First of all, I wanted to welcome you all aboard this trip. Remember you are the most important part on it. I will try to do my best, but if you don't work hard, all my efforts will be useless.
Since education and the strikes are a current issue, here are two interesting videos in English about the topic.
The first one is from the prestigious Wall Street Journal. There is an article in there, but there is also this video. If you are also interested in reading the article, you can do it here.
The second video is a speech by the famous American actor Matt Damon in favour of teachers and public education. Watch the video and answer the questions about it in pairs.
1.- How many children did Matt Damon's mother have?
2.- Why is Matt Damon bald now?
3.- How did Matt get in there?
4.- Which positive things for his life did Matt learn at home and at school?
5.- Is Matt in favour of standard tests? Why/Why not?
6.- Why didn't Matt take standard tests in his school?
7.- Does he think standard tests prove anything?
8.- What should teachers do instead of testing the students' knowledge?
9.- What does Matt appreciate more now that he's older?
