ASSIGNMENTS FOR NEXT CLASS APRIL 11 th 2015

Dear students

I remind you the assignments for next class:

1. Do the worskshop for the chat
2. Read the complete book "The life of a Geisha". I will do a quiz about it so be ready!
3. Bring your options regarding the songs and scenes to choose from the 4 animated movies.

Our project : Musical films

 ANIMATED MOVIES

Dear classmates

Please think about the songs and scenes you would like to sing and perform. You can write your options here.

Grammar Exercises

Hello guys

I attach a useful page to practice sentence structure

Please take at look at it

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/factsheet/en30stru-e2-f-sentences

Assignments for next class Sunday March 29th 2015

HELLO GUYS

I remind you the assigments for next class:

1. Finish the workshop about movies
2. Start choosing the songs and scenes from each movie (2 per each one)
3. Remember to prepare a short presentation of the project. Please, be really prepared for this. Practice in front of a mirror if you want ;)

Introduction (What is the project about? You can take a look at the project work plan to explain this): Lucho

Main characters from each movie: Alexa

Students in charge of summaries (Main idea of the movie):

• Valentina Monsalve: Frozen
• Salomé: Brave
• Valentina Mendoza: Tangled
• Angelica: Transylvania Hotel

Students responsible for the explanations (Why we chose those movies)

• Maria Isabel: Transylvania Hotel
• Julian: Brave
• Manuel: Frozen
• Lucero: Tangled

ORAL ASSESSMENT PRACTICAL EXERCISE

Watch and take notes of the following videos 

Remember to identify the main topic or issue and then write the supporting details. Use words of sequence, reported speech, reporting verbs and the language and vocabulary that you need to complete this task successfully!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHYH89GJW8g

Language aspects to consider

In order to make a report you need to use words of sequence, reporting verbs and reported speech.

Please click on the following web pages to practice those grammar points to make a successful oral report!

LIST OF REPORTING VERBS

http://www.edufind.com/english-grammar/reporting-verbs/

REPORTING VERBS EXERCISES

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/es/english-grammar/clause-phrase-and-sentence/verb-patterns/reporting-verbs-that-wh-and-if-clauses

LIST OF TRANSITION WORDS

http://studentweb.cortland.edu/Patricia.Alikakos/MiniProject2/WhatAreSequenceWords.html

SEQUENCE WORDS

http://studentweb.cortland.edu/Patricia.Alikakos/MiniProject2/WhatAreSequenceWords.html

REPORTED SPEECHEXERCISES

http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/reported_speech-exercises.html
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech

FIRST ORAL ASSESSMENT

EXPRESSING OPINIONS AND REPORTING INFORMATION

To complete this task successfully you need to:

• -          Present a detailed oral report of what happens in the two videos
• -          Talk spontaneously when presenting the report, expressing opinions and answering questions.
• -          Do not read during the interview
• -     Use appropriate vocabulary and structures (e.g. adequate organization and use of complex and simple structures, verbs conjugation and tenses, etc.)
• -          Express opinions and arguments about the content of the two videos
• -          Produce a comprehensible pronunciation and intonation throughout the interview.
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• INSTRUCTIONS: For this task, the student needs to be able to present a detailed oral report about two videos (Pay it forward and CNN Heroes Tribute: Narayanan Krishnan). The information needs to be accurate and clear. The task will be developed individually and each student has to answer teacher’s questions, express opinions and talk about the message of the videos.

REMEMBER

      Identify the main issue and then the supporting details!