ENGLISH PROJECT: Reader's Assignment.

DEADLINE: your recording should be done BEFORE May 1st. This means the last day you can record your assignment is on Saturday, April 30, 2011.   I will NOT check any assignments done on or after May 1st.

Hi there,

These are the steps to follow to do your reading assignment:

1. Create your account on http://www.voicethread.com/

2. Here on this BLOG. Choose the link that matches your book: Sherlock Holmes & One Way Ticket  OR Pocahontas & A Little Princess OR The Elephant Man & The Witches of Pendle.

3. Sign in with your email and password

4. Click on the picture that matches your book.

5. Click on “comment”

6. Click on “record”

7. Start reading. Don’t forget to say your name before you begin to read your assignment!

8. When you finish reading your section, click on “stop recording”

9. Listen to yourself. If you are happy with your recording, click on “Save”

10. That’s all! You’re all set.

Cheers!

Abraham

Sherlock Holmes (1) & One Way Ticket (2)

Pocahontas (1) & A Little Princess (2)

The Elephant Man (1) & The Witches of Pendle (2)

Reader Assignment.

Hi there,

I hope you've been practising your reading skills and pronunciation so that when the time for recording yourself comes around, you'll be ready.

1st. STEP:

Go to voice thread:   http://voicethread.com/

2nd. STEP:

Sign up for a free VoiceThread account.  You need to do this in order to be able to record your voice.

More to come in the next few days!

Abraham

Assignment to be reviewed on Monday, March 28, 2011

Hi there,

You need your Face2Face CD ROM in order to do the following activities:

Unit 12



Section: 12A

• Big & small numbers

Section: 12B

• Past participle
• Present Perfect
• Have you ever....?
• Vowel sounds in final syllables.

You need to write the activities on your notebook.

Cheers,

Abraham

Study Guide for the midterm exam.

Hi,

This is the list of topics you should study carefully for your mid-term exam:

GRAMMAR

• Simple Present vs. Present Continuous: http://www.slideshare.net/sandriux4130/present-simple-and-continuous

• Advice:  should.     I think you should ...    I don't think you should.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZk_HnE-cdU                     http://www.michellehenry.fr/should.htm

• Descriptions.    What are you like? (personality)  What do you look like?  (appearance)  What do you like to do?  (preferences): http://www.learnenglish.de/basics/appearances.htm 

• Big and small numbers: http://www.manythings.org/mp/m08.html

• Comparative & superlative adjectives: http://www.michellehenry.fr/compsup.htm

VOCABULARY

• Work (sign a letter, write a report, go to a meeting, etc.)
• Types of transport (bus, tram, subway, etc.)
• Travelling verbs and phrases (go by bike = cycle, go on foot = walk)
• Health (get fit, stop smoking, etc.)
• Adjectives describing appearance (bald, middle-aged, overweight, etc.)
• Character (selfish, lazy, reliable, crazy crazy)
• Frequency words and phrases: http://www.manythings.org/vocabulary/lists/c/words.php?f=frequency

LISTENING

http://www.esl-lab.com/guide.htm

Keep up the good work!

Abraham

Weekly Assignment

Assignment to be reviewed on Monday, February 28, 2011.

Hi there,

You need your Face2Face CD ROM in order to do the following activities:

Unit 9

Section: 9A


Work
Present Continuous
Present Continuous (Questions)

Section:  9C
Video: On the Phone (1)

You need to write the activities on your notebook.

Cheers,
Abraham

Mediateca class

SIMPLE PRESENT:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6wZ26a3oXw 

http://www.elllo.org/english/Games/G071-BoardGame.htm

http://www.quia.com/quiz/1830053.html

http://wwwedu.ge.ch/cptic/prospective/projets/anglais/sharing/Simple-present.htm

http://wwwedu.ge.ch/cptic/prospective/projets/anglais/sharing/canandsimple-present.htm

http://www.esl-lab.com/fun/funrd1.htm


SIMPLE PAST:

http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/partypqf.htm

http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/padisast1.htm

http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/beardysg.htm

http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/ptcycla2.htm

http://www.quia.com/quiz/1016709.html

http://www.setbc.org/pictureset/resources/movie_chat/movie_chat.pdf

Penguin Readers.

Hi class,

The penguin reader's distributor in Mexico City has just confirmed the prices and availability of some titles:

Choose ONE of the following titles:

• The Gift of the Magi and other stories
• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
• The Missing Coins
• Surfer

Before making a decision on which reader you will choose, you should check the following website:

http://www.penguinreaders.com/pdf/PR_LEVEL01.pdf

There you can find the titles and their synopsis.

The readers cost $106.60 and the distributor will come to our school next week so that you can buy it there. Please make sure you tell your parents about this.

 Please MAKE SURE you read the synopsis BEFORE making your decision.  When you have decided which reader you want to read, please send me an email on ingles.cchoriente@gmail.com telling me your choice.

Happy Reading Times!

Abraham