23-10-14

DEAR STUDENTS,

WE HAD A GREAT TIME WITH THE SPEAKING ACTIVITY "VOTE FOR ME" TO REVIEW 1ª TYPE CONDITIONAL.IT WAS VERY INTERESTING TO HEAR YOUR OPINION ABOUT IMPORTANT MATTERS TO YOUNG PEOPLE AS WELL AS YOUR  PROPOSALS WHEN LOOKING FOR VOTERS.WE ALSO DID SOME LISTENING TO FILL IN THE GAPS. CHECKING THE USE  OF IF,AS SOON AS,, BEFORE, WAS VERY USEFUL SINCE YOUR IDEAS WERE NOT VERY CLEAR ABOUT THAT. FINALLY, YOU GAVE DIFFERENT IDEAS FOR HALOWEEN. I AM SURE YOU WILL HAVE LOTS OF FUN PLAYING THE ROLE OF TEACHERS FOR THE FIRST TIME!
DO NOT FORGET YOUR EXERCISES MATCHING DIALOGUES AND THE REVISION OF IF,AS SOON AS,ETC.

16-10-14

ON THIS CLASS,WE CHECKED YOUR EXERCISE ABOUT THE CHAT ROOM FROM PREVIOS CLASS AND I WAS HAPPY TO KNOW THAT YOU HAD FOUND QUITE A FEW MISTAKES  IN WRITING AND SPELLING FROM YOUR PARTNERS.

WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE IN MEANING BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND CONDITIONAL.AT THE BEGINNING THE DIFFERENCE WAS NOT VERY CLEAR TO YOU.THEN WE PRACTISED AN EXERCISE WHERE YOU HAD BOTH TYPES MIXED UP.WE ALSO ADDED THAT IN SECOND TYPE YOU CAN ALSO USE COULD, MIGTH AND MAY, TOGETHER WITH WOULD.WE ALSO MENTIONED THE USE OF AS SOON AS,WHEN AND UNTIL FOR CONDITIONALS..YOU WERE ASIGNED SOME EXERCISES ABOUT MIXED CONDITIONALS -

 

WE REVISED THE USE OF SIMPLE PRESENT/PRESENT CONTINUOS IN VERBS LIKE THINK, HAVE, COME,ENJOY,WATCH, USE,SEE.YOU DID A GREAT JOB! YOUR IDEAS ABOUT THE USE OF THOSE VERBS IN THE CONTINUOS FORM ARE CLEAR.

YOU  PLAYED A MEMORY GAME BY TRYING TO REMEMBER AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE FROM THE PEOPLE IN THE ARTICLE FROM THE PREVIOUS CLASS.

WE HAD A GREAT TIME ANALISYING,DISCUSSING THE ARTICLE ABOUT CLOWN DOCTORS.WE DISCOVERED THAT OSCAR HAD WORKED ON THAT PROJECT DURING SUMMER IN A HOSPITAL IN MADRID.HE EXPLAINDS HIS EXPERIENCE WITH CHILDREN.MANY OF YOU SAID YOU WOULD VOLUNTEER TO DO THAT!.

WE HAD A GREAT TIME WITH THE "CHATTING ACTIVITY"WE DID IN CLASS:NOW YOU HAVE TO MAKE A SUMMARY OF THE MOST COMMON MISTAKES YOU HAVE FOUND IN YOUR CHAT ROOM.

REVISING PRESENT TENSES

THIS WEEK, MY DEAR STUDENTS, WAS YOUR TURN TO TALK ABOUT WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY. MOST OF YOU AGREED ON GIVING IMPORTANCE TO FAMILY VALUES, FRIENDS, LEISURE TIME AND NO MONEY WORRIES.YOU ALSO POINTED OUT THE 2 GROUPS THAT,IN YOUR OPINION , WERE THE HAPPIEST: CHILDREN AND OLDER PEOPLE-

GRAMMAR REVISION WAS ALSO IMPORTANT IN CLASS: WE REVIEWED THE DIFFERENCE IN MEANING BETWEEN THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND CONTINUOS, WE HIGHLITED THOSE VERBS  THAT CAN NOT BE USED IN THE CONTINUOUS FORM : LOVE, HATE, VERBS DESCRIBING MENTAL ACTIVITIES, STATE OF MIND: THINK, UNDERSTAND,ENJOY.
FOR THIS TOPIC YOU HAD A GREAT TIME WHEN YOU ROLE PLAYED AN INTERVIEW TO TALK ABOUT YOUR JOB AND CURRENT ACTIVITIES.STUDENTS   ENJOY PRETENDING  THEIR PROFESSIONS AND MAKING UP STORIES ABOUT THEIR ACTIVITIES..PREVIOUS TO THAT , THERE WAS A LISTENING ABOUT A FAMOUS DESIGNER TALKING ABOUT HER PRESENT PROJECTS.

PRESENT PASSIVE WAS ALSO REVISED BY READING AN ARTICLE  RELATED TO HAPINESS. AFTER THAT, WE DISCUSSED ABOUT WHAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT IN LIFE: A SUPPORTIVE FAMILY, GOOD HEALTH AND MIND CONDITIONS, JOB SATISFACTION: I WAS HAPPY TO HEAR THAT!!!

HOMEWORK:

YOU WERE GIVEN SOME EXTRACTS ABOUT DIFFERENT PEOPLE´S LIVES AND YOU WERE SUPOSSED TO SOLVE A PUZZLE.AT THE SAME TIME YOU SHOULD  ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE CHARACTER, BASED ON YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE TEXT. NEXT CLASS YOU WILL PLAY THE ROLE OF ANY OF THOSE PEOPLE.

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!!

DEAR STUDENTS:
It is a real pleasure to have you all in my group. Our first class had lot of emotions:getting to know people for the first time, meeting others from school o from the academy from previous courses.
I think you had a good time introducing yourself,although  some of you felt reluctant to do it for the first time in English.
In our first activity, we could talk about a hot topic: ecology. It was very  interesting to know about your "green_habits":sorting out the waste , consuming only the necessary water, electricity.At the same time we discover that there is still a lot we can do about  recycling.With all that exchange of information,we were able to measure our "ecological footstep": how much we need from our planet for our daily life. Some of us will have to make an effort not to depend so much on our resorces!
After the break,we talked about our daily activities during the week, and how stressing they might be for us. We discover then, that you are very busy during the week:one of you is a football coacher responsable for 2 groups  of children.Unbelievable at your age! Some others practise hockey three times a week; had lots of other activities. You managed to describe your week and wrote a blog expressing your  personal impressions about those activities.
Now I know we will have a very nice time together...........we have lots of things ahead to do !!!