Well, finally the last piece of homework for this term. I think in general you have enjoyed our lessons and the new subject, but I would like to hear your comments and suggestions, so do it on this voicethread or the oral way you prefer.. Just a couple of minutes of your comments is enough. Don't be too hard on me and try to be positive!!! You can talk about Desperate Housewives, Rhona, the book, the computer room, homework, vocabulary, exams, even the way your teacher dresses!!
Saturday 24 November 2012
Saturday 17 November 2012
APLE HOMEWORK 9/10. Deadline November 22nd.
This is your homework for this week. You must go to this page from CNN and listen to the news for a particular day this week or last week. Try to watch the video at least twice and then, if you don't understand everything, listen to it again reading the transcript. After that, go to this voicethread and record in one or two minutes a summary of the pieces of news you have listened to. Don't forget to say which day you are referring to. You can also do it with the "Send voicemail" option as usual.
If you listen to this piece of news every day (it may take you about 10 minutes) your oral English will improve a lot and you will be informed at the same time. So, add it to your favorites. This is extremely useful for the people who didn't do too well in the first listening exam.
If you listen to this piece of news every day (it may take you about 10 minutes) your oral English will improve a lot and you will be informed at the same time. So, add it to your favorites. This is extremely useful for the people who didn't do too well in the first listening exam.
Tuesday 13 November 2012
APLE COMPUTER ROOM NOVEMBER 21st AND 28th
10 minutes: Do you believe in magic? Let's see if Akinator can guess the name of the famous person you have thought of. Think of a famous person, answer the questions and that's it.
15 minutes: What do you know about phonetics? Can you read those strange symbols that appear on the dictionary next to the word? Today we are going to start having a look at them. We will learn the phonetic symbols and their sound to help you improve your pronunciation in English.
Have you ever wondered what those strange symbols are that appear next to words in the dictionary?
They are a guide to pronounciation called Phonetics. Those symbols represent sounds, of which there are roughly 44 in the English language. Since there are only 26 letters in the alphabet, 44 characters are used to represent them all. Phonics should be a part of every student's tools for learning a language.
There is no end to our study of grammar and vocabulary but phonemic symbols are limited, visual and physical. They may seem challenging at first but it is like learning to swim or ride a bicycle. Once you can do it, it is easy and you never forget.
Why should you learn the different English sounds? Why should you learn the symbols? Watch the next video to find out:
We will be using to practice phonetics, BBC Learning English, to know the hows and whys of what we are going to learn about. Start by clicking on the sound /i/ and doing the activities in Unit 1. Then write a comment about the different exercises you have done.
20 minutes: Some people in the class love music. Let's see how good you are at lyrics.
We are going to listen to songs and fill in the blanks of the lyrics. Go here, create a new account (on the right, above the picture and under sign in), choose the song "The lazy song", choose a mode (you can start with elementary and then try something more challenging). Then, listen to the song and try to fill in the blanks.
Now it is your time to choose a different song of your taste. Write a comment saying which song you worked on and what was your score. Was it too easy/difficult? Don't forget to include your name in the comment.
A very funny, interesting lesson. I hope you enjoy it.
Javier
15 minutes: What do you know about phonetics? Can you read those strange symbols that appear on the dictionary next to the word? Today we are going to start having a look at them. We will learn the phonetic symbols and their sound to help you improve your pronunciation in English.
Have you ever wondered what those strange symbols are that appear next to words in the dictionary?
They are a guide to pronounciation called Phonetics. Those symbols represent sounds, of which there are roughly 44 in the English language. Since there are only 26 letters in the alphabet, 44 characters are used to represent them all. Phonics should be a part of every student's tools for learning a language.
There is no end to our study of grammar and vocabulary but phonemic symbols are limited, visual and physical. They may seem challenging at first but it is like learning to swim or ride a bicycle. Once you can do it, it is easy and you never forget.
Why should you learn the different English sounds? Why should you learn the symbols? Watch the next video to find out:
We will be using to practice phonetics, BBC Learning English, to know the hows and whys of what we are going to learn about. Start by clicking on the sound /i/ and doing the activities in Unit 1. Then write a comment about the different exercises you have done.
20 minutes: Some people in the class love music. Let's see how good you are at lyrics.
We are going to listen to songs and fill in the blanks of the lyrics. Go here, create a new account (on the right, above the picture and under sign in), choose the song "The lazy song", choose a mode (you can start with elementary and then try something more challenging). Then, listen to the song and try to fill in the blanks.
Now it is your time to choose a different song of your taste. Write a comment saying which song you worked on and what was your score. Was it too easy/difficult? Don't forget to include your name in the comment.
A very funny, interesting lesson. I hope you enjoy it.
Javier
Friday 9 November 2012
APLE HOMEWORK 8/10. Deadline November 15th
As everybody knows, Barack Obama won the elections last week, becoming the 44th President of USA. I think Obama is a great communicator. His speeches are always worth listening to. You can watch his victory speech here. It is 20 minutes long, but quite easy to understand.
Now, this is your task. You have to answer to these 14 questions ORALLY? You can use the system you prefer. You don't need to read the questions, just say the number and give the answer.
1.
What does Barack Obama say about people waiting
in a line for long to vote?
2.
Who did Obama call after he won the elections?
3.
What does he want to talk about with Senator
Romney?
4.
Who is Joe Biden?
5.
What year did Obama get married?
6.
How many inhabitants are there in the United
States?
7.
Complete: But despite all our differences…
8.
What professions does the worker’s child in
North Carolina want?
9.
What challenges can Obama only solve if he Works
together with the other parties?
10.
What makes America great and exceptional?
11.
Why does Obama mention New York and New Jersey?
12.
What happened to a family in Ohio?
13.
Complete the sentence: “something better awaits
us so long as we have the courage to keep __________, to keep __________, to
keep __________.
14.
Finish the sentence: “You can make it here in
America if…”
Tuesday 6 November 2012
APLE COMPUTER ROOM NOVEMBER 7TH&14TH
As unit 2 in our textbook is about restaurants, let's work on that.
15 minutes > go to this page http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/omquestion/contenidotematico.htm and do as many intermediate questions as you can (at least 15 questions). Don't forget to check for the answers after you do it. Add the address to your delicious account.
15 minutes > go to this page http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/omquestion/contenidotematico.htm and do as many intermediate questions as you can (at least 15 questions). Don't forget to check for the answers after you do it. Add the address to your delicious account.
20 minutes > practise listening about restaurants (unit 2 in the text book). Go to these pages for that:
http://esl.about.com/library/listening/blrestorder.htm
http://www.esl-lab.com/pie1/pierd1.htm
http://www.inglesmundial.com/B7/listening.htm
http://www.esl-lab.com/fastfood/fastfoodrd1.htm
http://www.elllo.org/english/0501/512-Akane-Restaurant.html (Hide the text and then do the multimedia Quiz Game)
10 minutes > watch this video and answer the following questions about it as a comment to this post
1.- What did he write? Why?
2.- What kind of restaurant is it?
3.- What happened with the wine?
4.- Did he like the food?
5.- What did he do with the food?
6.- What happened at the end?
Enjoy your lesson.
Javier
Thursday 1 November 2012
APLE HOMEWORK 7/10. Deadline November 8th
This week, the idea is to prove how well you can read. You have to go to this site, choose the story whose number corresponds the one you have in my list, read and listen to the text as many times as you need and then read the text aloud recording it on this voicethread or with the recording system you prefer. You can try as many times as you want. When you are satisfied with the result, save it. If you do not remember your number in my list, choose any number from 20 to 40.
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