ACTIVITIES OCTOBER 13 TO 19

GRAMMAR PRACTICE

1- Watch the video: English Grammar Lesson: Auxiliary Verbs available on:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gssOjXmjQsk

2- Read the Grammar Reference section for Unit 1: Introduction to auxiliary verbs  (the file has been sent to your email)  Ask any questions about the topic to this email if you have any doubt or do not hesitate to call me (311-7303591) or contact me: Skype:  gabrielopa.

3- Do the following exercises from the “New Headway Intermediate Student’s Book” The THIRD edition.  (As you have not got the book from the Library, yet. The file with Unit 1 from the course book has been sent to your email):

a- “Test your grammar” Exercise 1.

b- “What do you know?”  Exc. 1:  Answer the questions in the quiz.

c- “Grammar Spot” Exercise 1

d- “Practice” Exercises 1 and 2  (Send ONLY these two exercises to my email. Subject: Grammar. Due Date: October 16)

WRITING

Elaborate eight (8) general knowledge questions (using the eight verbal tenses enunciated in the Grammar Spot) with four options to answer. Pay special attention to the use of the auxiliary verbs: be, do, have. Example:

Past Simple (Passive):

Where were glasses invented?

a- Mexico           b- Italy                 c- China               d- Egypt

Send the questions to my email. Subject: Wtiting. Due Date:  Thursday 17.  (Keep a copy for you in paper and take it to class)

READING

Read the text:  “Wonders of the modern world”  (Course Book pages 10-11) and answer the questions from exercises 1, 2 and 3.   Do this activity on your notebook.

SPEAKING

Select one of the questions from exercise 4 “Talking about you” (Course Book page 10) and prepare a short speech (about two minutes) answering that question. It will be evaluated during next class.  Keep the script of your speech and take it to class in paper.

LISTENING

 Listen and read the Voice of America Learning English podcast: “Making of a Nation: Columbus and the New World” that you can find on:

http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/columbus-new-world-leif-erickson/1506901.html

Then select and write apart (10) sentences where auxiliary verbs  be,do, have are used. Underline, circle or highlight the auxiliary. Send the sentences to my email. Subject: Listening/Reading. Due Date: October 17.

DO NOT FORGET TO GET THE COURSE BOOK FROM THE LIBRARY:  “New Headway Intermediate Student’s Book. The THIRD edition”  The schedule to get the book is:

Wednesday Oct. 16:  8 to 10 am – 12.00 to 2 pm – 6 to 9 pm

Thursday Oct. 17: 8 to 10 am – 12.00 to 2 pm – 6 to 9 pm

Please get it early so we can all get the New Edition.

VIRTUAL ACTIVITIES. September 21

Dear SS.  Here you can find the instructions for  the activities related to the topics that were planned to be studied last Saturday Sep. 21.

I - READING

1- Read the short story: “The History of the London Police” and answer the questions as in the example given. (The story has been sent to your email)

2- Send the document with the answers to my email. (Subject: Reading)

3- Due date:  September 25

II - LISTENING

 1- Listen to “UTP´s Radio Magazine” (The audio has been shared on Sky Drive and Google Drive and the link has been sent to your email)

2- Answer the questions from the script that has been sent to your email. (The items to evaluate have a mark with their respective value)

3- Send the document to my email. Please HIGHLIGHT the answers.  (Subject: Listening)

4- Due date:  September 26.

III – GRAMMAR / READING / WRITING

Objective: Utilize correctly…phrases used for reported speech.

1- Watch a video about the Reported Speech:

Go to:  
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6MX3k0iwVs  Listen and watch carefully.

2- Read the grammar information about the Reported Speech:

Go to: http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/reported-speech.htm    Click on:

- Reported Speech (read)

- Reported Statements (read)

- Backshift (read)

- Time and place (read)

- Reported questions (read)

- Reported requests (read)

- Reported orders (read)

Finally: Reported Speech Quiz.

3- Now let’s read some news. Go to: http://www.ntn24.com/noticias/nicaragua-colombia-agree-talks-ease-tensions-over-disputed-territorial-waters-106114  and:

- Read: “Nicaragua, Colombia Agree to Talks to Ease Tensions Over Disputed Territorial Waters”

- Write a short report (about 100 words) about the news. You must use reported speech sentences (at least three) Please HIGHLIGHT the sentences.

- Send the report to my email. (Subject: Writing)  Due date: September 27.

V – SPEAKING

Prepare a short speech (about 2 minutes) answering ONE of these questions:

- What would you do if you could do anything to stop UTP’s strike?

- If you were the president of Colombia, what would you do to solve the educational crisis of the country?

Think about negotiations, proposals, legislation…

The speech is to be presented next Saturday, September 28 as part of the Final Test. Please take the script of the speech to class.

- Due date:  September 28.

PLEASE SEND THE ACTIVITIES ON TIME. THANKS.

VIRTUAL ACTIVITIES ii

Dear SS.  Here you can find the instructions for  the activities related to the topics that were planned to be studied last Saturday Sep. 14.

WRITING:  (Due date:  Thurday Sep. 18)

- “DISCUSSING PROS AND CONS” Student’s book page 112: (If you do not have the book, a file has been sent to your email)

1- Take a look at the advantages and disadvantages of travelling by train. (Exc. 2)

2- Now exc. 3. You can see that the purpose of the first paragraph is presenting the advantages; the second paragraph, the disadvantages; and the third paragraph, the writer’s opinion.

3- Now exc. 4. Put the linking words into the correct place in each paragraph. Do this and highlight or underline the linking words.

4- Now let’s write your own text. Three paragraphs as in the model. The topic is: Advantages and Disadvantages of UTP’s strike.  Do it in ONLY one word document including exercises 3 and 4 and send it to my email. (Subject: Adv-Disadv.) This activity can be done by pairs.

Evaluation: Correct use of connectors and distribution of the paragraphs.

- GRAMMAR I  (Just to practice)

1- Go to:  http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-conditional.htm

Read the theory following the indicated order.  Click on: 

a- Zero Conditional    b- First Conditional   c- Second Conditional   d- Third Conditional (this is not a topic for the course but you can check it)  e- Summary   f- Quiz

- LISTENING AND GRAMMAR II   (Just to practice)

1- Now you can listen and watch to some videos about the conditionals. Go to:

- Zero Conditional:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndNAp0c8UoE
- First Conditional: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDZaMZphLjk
- Second Conditional: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUk8HNut0WA

2- Exercises from Perfect English Grammar:  http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/conditional-exercises.html

- Make the First Conditional.

-Make the Second Conditional.

- READING AND SPEAKING   (Due date: September 20)

Go to: http://colombiareports.co/   and:

a- Read one of the news about Colombia.

b- Prepare a short oral report (About 1 minute) answering this question: "What would you do to solve or face the problem or situation enunciated in the news?"  So the answer must include Second Conditional.
c- Record the answer (mp3 format suggested) and send it to my email.  (Subject:  News Report)
d- A file (Word recommended) with the complete script of the report must be sent in the same email with the recording.

Evaluation: Pronunciation, intonation and the use of the Second Conditional, script.

-LISTENING (Due date:  Friday, September 20)

Go to: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1159_gramchallenge38/

Answer the questions from the paper that has been sent to your email. Please HIGHLIGHT or UNDERLINE the answers.  Send it to my email in Word format. (Subject: BBC Listening) This activity can be done by pairs.

Evaluation: Correctness in the answers.

MORE ACTIVITIES WILL BE POSTED DURING THE WEEK.  Please check your email daily.

VIRTUAL ACTIVITES Course 6-8

THESE VIRTUAL ACTIVITIES HAVE AS  MAIN TOPIC THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS  

1- GRAMMAR THEORY.

Visit the web page:  http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verb-tenses_present-perfect-continuous.htm

Read the theory and do the quiz and games.

2- LISTENING 1.

This is the web page of the BBC Learning English. 

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Listen to the Grammar Challenge podcast from the BBC and answer the questions. SEND THE ANSWERS TO MY EMAIL. (Keep a copy for you)

Podcast: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1313_gramchallenge28/

- Who is the guest to the challenge?________________________________________

- Where is she from? __________________________________________________

- What color is the kitchen? _____________________________________________

- What is the stated question and answer? Q: ______________________________________________

   A: ____________________________________________________________________________

Listen to the grammar explanation ( Nula's) (1:51)

Now let's do the Grammar Challenge. (3:28)

There is a question or a statement that the guest must reply with a sentence in Present Perfect Continuous. Complete the conversation:

MAN: Umm. That's a lovely smell. What've you been doing?

WOMAN: _______________________________________________________________________.

MAN: ______________________________________________, umm. What've you been cooking?

WOMAN: _______________________________________________________________________.

MAN: _______________________________________________, but I see that you are also crying.

WOMAN: _______________________________________________________________________.

MAN: Right. Have you been putting onions into the chocolate cake?

WOMAN: No.

MAN: You were baking a chocolate cake and ____________________________. What kind of, what kind of ______________________?

MAN: It's a different situation. We're not in the kitchen anymore. I've just come to the bus stop. I see you there and I say..._______________________________________________________?

WOMAN: ______________________________________________________________________.

MAN: Excellent. Excellent. ____________________________________________________. Good.

It's very early in the morning. _________________________________________________________?

WOMAN: No. ___________________________________________________________________.

MAN: OK. You're very good student.      WOMAN: ____________________.

MAN: Or, were you studying and baking? Well. We're on Oxford Street and you've got lots of bags.

WOMAN: ______________________________________________________________________.

MAN: ____________________________________________, OK. And the...We're in the park. There's an empty champagne bottle next to you.

WOMAN: ________________________________________________________________________.

MAN: _________________________________________. Have ____________________________?

WOMAN: Yes, ___________________________________________________________________.

MAN: What ______________________________________________________________________?

WOMAN: For a...__________________________________________________________________.

MAN: Excellent, congratulations on the good grade on your test and congratulations on finishing your grammar challenge.

3- GRAMMAR PRACTICE.

"Student's Book" Unit 12  p. 95: PRACTICE. Discussing Grammar: Exercises 1-2  SEND THE ANSWERS TO MY EMAIL (Keep a copy for you)

4- LISTENING 

Listen to the ILEX radio program: "UTP's Radio Magazine"  (sent to your email)  

A file has been sent to your email with the activities to do while you listen to the radio program.     (SEND THE ANSWERS TO MY EMAIL. SUBJECT: Radio Activities (and your name)  (Keep a copy for you)

5- SPEAKING

Listen and watch to the fragment of Martin Luther King's speech: "I have a dream":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFcbpGK9_aw

After listening, express your opinion about the speech recording a short audio ( 1 or 2 minutes) telling the reasons why you liked or why didn't like the speech.  Start the recording saying your complete name (My name is ____________________)  Send the file (mp3 sugested) to my email.

ACTIVITIES NUMBER 2 AND 3 MUST BE SENT TOGETHER TO MY EMAIL. SUBJECT:  Virtual Activities (and your name)  USE ONE (1) FILE ONLY (Word recommended)

 Activities 4 and 5 must be sent to my email separately. Do not forget to specify the subject and your complete name.

T Gabriel Eduardo L A

DUE DATE:  September 2.  (No more activities will be received after that date!)

SYLLABUS Enlgish VI

Visit the ILEX web page:
http://media.utp.edu.co/ilex/archivos/niveles-de-ingles/6-englishsix6.pdf

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