November 24th

Video Listening: Social Advert on Internet Addiction

 

Speaking discussion: What are the advantages and disadvantages of Internet?

• Advantages: Conectivity, Free/Inexpensive, Form of entertainment

• Disadvantages: Lost of Privacy, Subject to criminal activity, Internet addiction

 

November 17th

• Project Reminder

• Oral Project Outline: November 30th.
• Oral Project Due: January 19th
• Written Project Due: May 3rd, 2013
• PROJECT IDEAS:

• • What are the advantages or disadvantages of internet or social networks?
  • Will china be the next super power?
  • How has Spain changed?
  • Job hunting and interviewing techniques
  • The importance of a second language
  • Challenges to young people/University students
  • Defending bullfight
  • Conduct a survey about habits

Speaking Activity: 

• Report Facts on November 14th Demonstrations

• Report Facts on China

Reading Activity:

• Changing China, Page 62

Listening Activity

• Writing a CV: Writing A CV. - British Council

Language Focus/Target Language

• Grammar: Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous (pg 63, p142)

• Vocabulary: Business and Trade p63

• Grammar: Position of the Adverb

Homework:  

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• p63, ex 3. Read p141, 

• p63, ex 4 
• Writing assignment on personal experience using target language

November 11th, 2012

November 11th, 2012

Back to work after a long, well deserved weekend.

Highest Order:

1. Intro of this Wiki to share ideas and lesson plans
2. Explanation of Class Project. Oral and Written  (It has been emailed)

• Oral Project Due: December 15th
• Written Project Due: May 3rd, 2013

Speaking Activities.  

• Narration Past: What did you do over the long weekend
• Report Facts: Madrid Arena
• Various Role Plays
• Polite Interruptions: Face2Face, Quick Review Page 60
•  Talk about experiences at the airport and what you do to spend time while waiting at the airport. Face2Face, Page 60, Ex2
•  Presentation in Groups: Explanation of the verb tenses

 Listening Activities: 

• How Spain is Different. How Spain is different (Grant Thornton)

• Listening: Radio news program about waiting at the airport.  Exercise 3a

Language Focus

• Vocabulary: Polite Interrupttions (F2F, page 60)
• Grammar: Simple and Continuous aspects of tenses. F2F Page 141 
• Grammar: Active and Stative Verbs 

 Can do: understand a radio news program about airports  and talk about flying at airports

• Homework:  F2F. Ex 1. Pg 60

October 19th, 2012

On our first day together, we got to know each other.  Students work in pairs and introduced each other.  We also had some famous people in the class indeed.  Ss participated in a fun activity where they had to FIND SOMEONE WHO....

Finally, we spent some time in our Correction Slot section!
Aim:  Review of Auxiliary Verbs: Question Forms, Negative Forms
Handouts: Info Card, Learning to Learn Better and Communicative Objectives
Homework: Bring Completed Picture and Info Card

October 26th, 2012

This was our second time together and it was time to GET TO WORK. We also talked about the course assessment and evaluation process.

• Reading Activity: Spain gears up for bank bailout by eurozone partners 
• Pronunciation Activity: -ed Pronunciation
• Auxiliary Verb Translation Drill 
• Listening Activity: How to be successful in a Job Interview
• Correction Slot

Finally, we spent some time in our Correction Slot section! 

• Aim:  Pronunciation of the Past tense
• Handouts: Learning to Learn Better and Communicative Objectives 
• Homework:  Write and short essay about yourself and Scan and Email Learning to Learn Better. Page 7 of the workbook 

November 2nd, 2012

Big BRIDGE!  Enjoy and recharge your batteries.