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)
- “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)
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:
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
- 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.
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.
-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.
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.
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