Telling time

Dear students,

In the unit for this week we are reviewing "Telling time"


Practise using the following video dictations.

Have fun.

Valentine´s day

Dear students
We have a wonderful day to celebrate this week. Valentine`s day.
Create an e card using the application below. Listen and follow the instructions

Valentine card creator
Send a card to any of your classmates.
Enjoy it.

Animal Trivia

Congratulations on your brochures. They are awesome.
I love your creativity.
Now we are ready for the second part.

Steps:
1. In groups of four , use the information on your brochures to make 20 questions about animals that can be answered "Yes" or "No"
For example: Can an elephant swim in a lake?
Answer the following Trivia to have clear idea of your task.
2. Write the answer key in the back of the page , so that the team can score their answers.
3 Write the question in a word document and bring 2 copies to class.

Trivias will be exchanged and answered by different teams.

To learn more about animals play the following games.
African safari
Artic Adventure
Chimp Champ
Chameleon Rescue

Have you learned the names of animals?
Find out with the following activity

Meet the Awesome New Animals

Well it is time for more fun.


You are the news reporter at an animal park. The park has 5 new animals and wants the public to come and meet them.

Your task:

Create a brochure inviting people to come and meet the new Animals in the Park
Your brochure must include

• The name of your park. (E.g. African Odyssey, Namibian Safari Park)
  

• A sentence that clearly shows the purpose of the brochure ( to attract visitors).Be creative. For example: You have new friends . Come and meet them! or Have a great day at Odyssey Park with the new animals!
  

• The names of the new animals with a photograph and 4 facts about them. Try to use the auxiliary "can" in at east one of the facts.
  

Step 1. Get information about animals . You can explore the following sites :

1. National Geograhic for kids
2. Discoveryschool
3. San Diego Zoo Don´t miss the video clips.
4. Ology at the American museum of National History

Step 2. When you look at the sites have these questions in mind:
1. What are your 5 most favorite animals? (select a picture for each)
2. What interesting facts about them can you include?
Select 3 or 4 facts. For example:

Extraordinary animal!

"Lucy" is our new elephant. She uses her trunk for many different things, like drinking, smelling, grabbing, and even “hugging.”

Lucy can eat 300 pounds (136 kilograms) of food in one day.

Step 3. Make the brochure. You can use Brochure maker
or any other program you may have such as Publisher.

Step 4. Print your brochure.
You will present it in class February 5th (group 403), February 6th (group 413)

Have fun and enjoy the activity.

First project: Your Christmas holidays.

Welcome back

Yes, we are about to begin classes again. I hope you had a great holiday and are ready to continue working and learning . In January we will have three major activities

1. A project where you describe your Christmas holiday.
2. An independent study session using internet to practise telling the time and talking about the weather
3. An exam using your cards.

For the first week you need to create a powerpoint presentation with 6 to 10 pictures with a short text describing your Christmas holidays.
Highlight in a contrasting color the verbs in past tense in the text.
Publish your slides using slideshare and embed it in your blog.
The deadline is January 12th.

To get some ideas listen to the following segments from Fred in Canada. Click begin and activate the view text (on) to listen and read.
Fred´s routine
Fred's Gifts

You can also look at the following example I prepared for you.

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November Activities

Mexico City

Homework???
Yes. Remember Wednesday 21rst.

• A story. text and audio in your blog
• A song . text and audio in your blog
• Videoclip or pictures and audio " All Saints Day" or "Dead's day"
• Questionnaire Thanksgiving
• Your cards with your sentences. (10 cards per unit)
  

Thanksgiving

Learn about this important celebration in the USA.
Read and listen to the information in the following web site.
The First Thanksgiving
Next November 22nd there will be a special event in the English language floor (building D)

Thanksgiving Questionnaire.

• Copy and print the following questions.
• Answer them
• Take your questionnaire to class next Wednesday 21rst.

Voyage on the Mayflower
1. The trip form England to North America took place in this year ______
2. The voyage took this many days ______

Tour the ship
3.Mayflower was the name of a ship built in the s____ century
4.It was not for battle. It was used to transport __________
5.The Mayflower did not have motors, it used 6 ____________
6.The master use the position of the s______ to direct the ship.
7.The cook prepared food for example _______ and _______________
8.What time of the year was it when the Pilgrims arrived to North America ?
_____________

9. Who helped them to survive? _________________
10.The Indian tribesmen and the Pilgrim celebrated for a week . This celebration is called ______________