Group FC1-7

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Group 804

Hi beautifuls! How are you doing? I hope just fine and not down in the dumps, since your exams start next Friday ( oral exam) Anyway, as I have told you, you will have to make a video as part of your oral exam, so to do it I'll give some topics and indications, you have to choose just one.

1. Music. You will have to talk about this topic, including the vocabulary seen in class about instruments and musicians, adjectives to describe music such as moving, catchy, monotomous, etc. and also some idioms ( music to my ears, out of tune, etc. Make sure you include linking words such as: and, but, because, however, on the other hand, etc. Also some phrasal verbs. In order to help you talk about it, I have included some questions that can guide your speech.

What kind of music do you like? Why? Where do you usually listen to music?
How does this kind of music makes you feel?
How does music affect your emotions?
Do you play a musical instrument? Would you like to learn?
Is there any kind of music that you definitely don't like to listen to? why?

Example: 

I have always liked pop music in English and Spanish as well as romantic music, because they have moving lyrics and rhythm. I also like pop music in English since I can improve my listening skill. These kinds of music make me feel sadder when I am going through a bad experience or when I have had my heart broken. When I feel like dancing or singing I fancy listening to pop music artists such as:OV7, Yuri, etc.    I learnt to play the flute when I was at primary school, but now I can't play it. Sometimes when I have made a terrible mistake I have had to face the music and be responsible for my acts, it's when I feel depressed and want to hear something even sadder like an opera or classical music...

2. Past habits. If you choose this one your will have to describe your past habits and also talk about the things that you have had to get used to and now you are used to. You also need to include information about your sleeping habits.

Example: When I was a child I remember watching TV for more than 4 hours, I used to play in the street with my friends for hours and I didn't use to have a mobile phone. Now I can´t imagine my life without a mobile phone. When I was doing my degree, I used to be sleep deprived because I used to sleep less than 7 hours everyday during exams. Now I am used to sleeping less than 7 hours and that makes feel exhausted at times. One thing that was very difficult for me was to get used to taking care of a baby and doing the household chores, after a while I got used to it and now I find it easy to do it although sometimes I fall asleep while watching the TV...

The grade will be given according to the performance of the student according to the accuracy in grammar and vocabulary, vocabulary range, content, coherence and the correct pronunciation and intonation of the oral production.

Important:

1.   You shouldn't read what you are filming.

2.   The video must last as much as 1:30 min.

3.  It must look as natural as possible

4.    You have to decrease the video quality so that you can handle it easily

5.    You can do it with your cell phone, digital camera, video camera or any other electronic gadget.

The grade will be given according to the student's performance on the correct use of grammar structures and vocabulary range according to the level they are in, content, coherence as well as the appropriate pronunciation and intonation patterns.

Send your video to my mail by this Monday, or in class via bluetooth.

See you and take care! 

Group 303

Hi beautiful students as I told you, you have to make a video to be evaluated in your oral exam.

Video. Individual.

You have two options. Choose just one

a) Your last holiday. Go to your student's book page 13, read the 10 questions you have there and use them as a guide to talk about your last holiday, remember to use past time expressions such as last week, last month, two years ago, etc. and appropriate adjectives o describe the things you mention in your video like the food, the place where you stayed, etc.


Example: I went on holiday to Acapulco with my family two months ago. It was very good, I had a great time. We stayed in a basic but confortable and cheap hotel, the weather was very hot and sunny....

b) Describe your favourite photo and say what was happening when you took it. Remember to include as much information as you can like for example: What is the photo of? Who took the photo?, what were you wearing?, why do you like it? Where do you have it? Show the photo in your video. If you want to check more information go to your student's book page 15

Example: This is my favourite photo, it is of my grandmother. One of my cousins took it when they were in Ixtapan de la Sal 6 years ago. They were having breakfast when he took the photo. ..

Important:

1.   You shouldn't read what you are filming.

2.    The video must last as much as 1:30 min.

3.  It must look as natural as possible

4.    You have to decrease the video quality so that you can handle it easily

5.    You can do it with your cell phone, digital camera, video camera or any other electronic gadget.

The grade will be given according to the student's performance on the correct use of grammar structures and vocabulary range according to the level they are in, as well as the appropriate pronunciation and intonation patterns.

Send your video to my mail by this Monday, or in class via bluetooth.

Group 303

HI, I'm sending you the answers of the Revise and Check files 1 & 2

See you and take care!

Group 303

 

Hello dear students It's a pleasure to meet you all. We are going to work on different topics to help you learn,  practice and consolidate English.

First of all, as we have practised word order in questions, here you have an activity to practice that, click on the following link and do the first activity .

Word order in questions 

Finally, let´s have some fun doing this activity on pronunciation, it's called "stress monsters" go to the link, choose a level of difficulty and play the game!

stress monsters 

When you finish the activities, print them or take a picture of your score, and take them to classes next Thursday to revise them.

See you and take care!

Group 804

 

Hi beautiful students, It's nice to be working with you during this semestre. I know it's been tough the topics of the file 4, so here you have some extra information on conditionals for you to revise a bit more, and then I selected some activities for you to practice.

First, click on the following links where you'll find a comprehensive piece of information on all the conditionals. Study carefully and pay attention to the examples.

Conditionals 1st, 2nd and 3rd 

Mixed conditionals 

Then, go to the following link to do some some activities on conditionals.

 Conditionals exercises

Finally, an activity on idioms about feelings, I hope this is just a piece of cake.

Idioms about feelings 

Do the activities, print them or take a picture of your score, and take them to class next Thursday to give feedback.

See you and take care!

 

Group FC1-7

 

Hello my dear students welcome to my place, It's a pleasure for me to be working with you, congratulations on being in this level, I know that from now on, you need a lot of practice on vocabulary, idioms and above all, phrasal verbs.

So, to begin with, let's get down to working with some vocabulary practice. Go to the following link, download the 2 pages, answer the exercises and take them to class next Thursday, so we can check the answers.

Unit 1 vocabulary practice 

Take care!