Nov 05: preparacion de la prueba final

Write full sentences with the following phrases:

 

email to charis.mcgowan@cecar.edu.co for corrections.

 

1. I am
2. You are
3. They are
4. We are
5. He is
6. She is
7. It is
8. I have
9. You have
10. They have
11. We have
12. He has
13. She has
14. It has
15. I am wearing
16. You are wearing
17. My friend is wearing
18. Describe your hair style:
19. Describe a family members facial features:
20. Write three sentences with the letter ´a´
21. Describe the weather today
22. Describe Bogota in three sentences
23. Write down five questions with the following words:
    1. What
    2. Where
    3. Who
    4. How
    5. When

4/5: No tenemos clase, consejo para preparar y estudiar

• Ustedes tienen DOS SEMANAS para preparar. No hay excusa para leer durante el presentacion.
• Si tienen dudas sobre la gramática, mandarme su receta antes el 4 de Noviembre, y te voy a corregirla.
• Practicar ingles en los conversación clubs: Tuesday 4-6 Sala 216 A (Stephen)
• Buscar vocabulario de cocina en ingles, leer algunas recetas en sitios como http://www.learnenglish.de/recipespage.html para aprenderlas. Usar la diccionario,

por ejemplo

Palabras:

• Cortar – Cut (cot)
• Picar – Chop (chop)
• Pelar – Peel (píol)
• Añadir – Add (ad)
• Batir – Beat (biit)
• Mezclar – Mix (mix)
• Echar – Pour (poor)
• Remover – Stir (ster)
• Hornear – Bake (béik)
• Hervir – Boil (boiol)
• Freir – Fry (frai)
• Cocinar – Cook (cuk)
• Gratinar – Grate (greit)
• Asar – Grill (Gril)
• Cocinar al vapor – Steam (stiim)

Pronounciation tips:

1. look up youtube videos. search ´english pronounciation practice for spanish speakers´

here is one example:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di6h9rIpQbs – vowels and dipthongs. repeat each word as you hear them. Look for others. Hay muchos!

The presentation on the 4th will be on a recipie (receta). You have to write about 7 -10 steps in the passive voice.

 So for example ´the is onion is cut´. If you are unsure how to pronounce´onion´look it up. There is a speaker sound next to the word, meaning you can listen to it.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/onion?s=t

if you are unsure how to pronounce cut, look it up

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cut?s=t

www.wordreference.com is also helpful.

practice each word individually until you are comfortable with how it sounds. You can already use this week think of a recipie and list some ingredients. Start practicing how to say ingredients in English.

Presentation tips:. How to get a good grade

1. do not read, keep eye contact with class, speak loud and clearly.

Start strong:

Good afternoon class! Today I will present to you my recipie on

Good evening teacher and classmates. Tonight I will talk about

Good evening, thanks for your interest in my recipie. Tonight I have chosen to talk about

Keep it SHORT

• Only 7- 10 steps. Remember them, speak clearly. 3 minutes! Quality, not quantity! Speak SLOW and LOUD.

Use connecting words add FLUENCY:

• Firstly, secondly, thirdly… later on, and then, finally. Shape your presentation with these words so it is easier to understand.

Practice, practice practice

• Practice in front of friends, with family, with anyone! It does not matter if they do not speak English. Just practice giving a presentation in front of people.

Cook the recipie:

• A good way to remember is to actually cook the recipie you are presenting. This will help you remember the steps

Use vocabulary:

• To sound more natural look up words such as ´slice´ ´boil´ ´grease´. How do you say ´picar´ in English? Look it up. Read recipies in English to help you.

Close:

• don´t just say OK. Say ´Thank you for listening, I hope you enjoyed it´ or ´Thank you for your time´. Be creative with how you say goodbye.

PRESENTATION PASSIVE VOICE

THE PRESENTATIONS HAVE MOVED TO THE 11 (pre int 3)/12 (pre int 1)th OF NOVEMBER:

• 3 minute presentation on a recipie. Roughly 10 steps.
• Have an introduction to the dish and list the ingredients.
• DO NOT READ. You may bring a small paper with vocabulary on it – make two copies, one for yourself and one for profecharis.
• Must use passive voice.
• Be creative and explore recipies and vocabulary.
• Grades based on: fluency, pronounciation and use of passive voice.
• Powerpoints must be sent to charis.mcgowan@cecar.edu.co by Monday latest. We will not accept powerpoints on the day of the presentation
• Powerpoints must have NO TEXT.
• Powerpoints are not obligatory, however they may help. If you do not use a powerpoint please bring in a photograph of your dish, and give a list of ingredients to profe charis.
  • No VIDEOS.
  • Introduce yourself and what you will be talking about
  • Speak in full sentences, do not LIST.
  • Speak loudly and clearly.
  • Do not try to say too much. QUALITY not QUANTITY. Presentations over three minutes will be stopped.
  • MARKS DEDUCTED FOR SPANISH

Tips:

• Cortar – Cut (cot)
• Picar – Chop (chop)
• Pelar – Peel (píol)
• Añadir – Add (ad)
• Batir – Beat (biit)
• Mezclar – Mix (mix)
• Echar – Pour (poor)
• Remover – Stir (ster)
• Hornear – Bake (béik)
• Hervir – Boil (boiol)
• Freir – Fry (frai)
• Cocinar – Cook (cuk)
• Gratinar – Grate (greit)
• Asar – Grill (Gril)
• Cocinar al vapor – Steam (stiim)

Pronounciation tips:

1. look up youtube videos. search ´english pronounciation practice for spanish speakers´

here is one example:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di6h9rIpQbs – vowels and dipthongs. repeat each word as you hear them. Look for others. Hay muchos!

The presentation on the 4th will be on a recipie (receta). You have to write about 7 -10 steps in the passive voice.

 So for example ´the is onion is cut´. If you are unsure how to pronounce´onion´look it up. There is a speaker sound next to the word, meaning you can listen to it.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/onion?s=t

if you are unsure how to pronounce cut, look it up

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cut?s=t

www.wordreference.com is also helpful.

practice each word individually until you are comfortable with how it sounds. You can already use this week think of a recipie and list some ingredients. Start practicing how to say ingredients in English.

Passive Voice

Active: Peter builds a house

Passive: A house is built by Peter.

What are the difference between the two sentences?

Consider the subject and the verb

Active: Peter builds a house

A house is built by Peter.

the passive voice sentence the subject is not “doing” the action of the verb (like in the active voice sentence).

Passive voice is used when the focus is on the action. It is not important or not known, however, who or what is performing the action

 

Form of the passive voice:

Subject + finite form of to be + Past Participle Example: A letter was written.

When rewriting active sentences in passive voice, note the following:

• the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence
• the finite form of the verb is changed (to be+ past participle)
• the subject of the active sentence becomes the object of the passive sentence (or is dropped)

Examples of Passive 

 

Tense		Subject	Verb	Object
Simple Present	Active:	Rita	writes	a letter.
	Passive:	A letter	is written	by Rita.
Simple Past	Active:	Rita	wrote	a letter.
	Passive:	A letter	was written	by Rita.

When do we use passive voice?

In some sentences, passive voice can be perfectly acceptable. You might use it in the following cases:

• The actor is unknown:
  The cave paintings of Lascaux were made in the Upper Old Stone Age. [We don’t know who made them.]
• The actor is irrelevant:
  An experimental solar power plant will be built in the Australian desert. [We are not interested in who is building it.]
• You want to be vague about who is responsible:
  Mistakes were made. [Common in bureaucratic writing!]
• You are talking about a general truth:
  Rules are made to be broken. [By whomever, whenever.]
• You want to emphasize the person or thing acted on. For example, it may be your main topic:
  Insulin was first discovered in 1921 . (http://www.writing.utoronto.ca/advice/style-and-editing/passive-voice
• • The passive is used frequently. We are interested in the passive, not who uses it.
  • The house was built in 1654: We are interested in the house, not the builder.
  • The road was repaired last week: We are interested in the road, not the people repairing it.

Active or Passive?

1	I ate a piece of chocolate cake.
2	The librarian read the book to the students.
3	The money was stolen.
4	They are paid on Fridays.
5	The movie is being made in Hollywood.
6	I washed my car three weeks ago.
7	His hair was cut by a professional.
8	I will introduce you to my boss this week.
9	It would have been fixed on the weekend.
10	The national anthem is being sung by Jason this time.

Complete.

Changing active sentences to passive voice

• The Passive is formed: Passive Subject + To Be + Past Particple
• The person that is doing the action is not important.
• In the active voice, the subject of the sentence DOES the action:
• John paintedthe houselast week. Subject / verb / object
• In the passive voice, the subject of the sentence RECEIVESthe action.
• The house was painted last week. Subject / verb

Change active to passive

• Active:People drink champagne on New Year’s Eve. Passive:Champagne is drunk on New Year’s Eve.
• Active:Chefs use these machines to mix the ingredients. Passive:These machines are used to mix the ingredients.
• Active:They renovated the restaurant in 2004. Passive:The restaurant was renovated in 2004.

Active: The teachers informed the students that the class had been cancelled. Passive: The students were informed

 

ACTIVITY: RECEPIE

• (add, distribute, fry, leave, peel, put, remove, rinse, sell, slice, soak, package)
• First the bananas _______ by a special machine and then they ________ in water. Next the clean bananas _________ into a chipping machine where they ________ into thin chips. After they _____. Once they are dry, the banana chips ______ in hot oil in large deep fat fryers. The cooked banana chips ______ from the fryers using a special sieve which allow all of the oil to drain off. The banana chips ___________ (then) to cool. When they have reached the right temperature, spices ______ for extra taste. Finally, the banana chips ______ready to be sent around the world and _____.

Oct 17-Oct 24th: Every Day Activities

The Present Tense describes the things you do every day. We can use PRESENT SIMPLE: Note the use of an “s” at the end of the verb when describing a man, a woman, or a thing.

Singular

Plural

 

I learn	We learn
You learn	You learn
He learns She learns It learns	They learn

 I learn English on Monday at 14pm.

We can also use PRESENT CONTINOUS. The present continuous tense is formed from the present tense of the verb be and the present participle (-ing form) of a verb:

I am learning English on Monday at 13pm. I am playing with my baby on Friday at 4pm.

Present Continuous Forms

Postivie I am speaking. You are speaking. We are speaking. They are speaking. He is speaking. She is speaking. It is speaking. Negative I am not speaking. You are not speaking. We are not speaking. They are not speaking. He is not speaking. She is not speaking. It is not speaking. Questions AmI speaking? Areyou speaking? Arewe speaking? Arethey speaking? Ishe speaking? Isshe speaking? Isit speaking?

 

What is your normal daily routine?

Time	Monday	Friday	Saturday
8 am	I brush my teeth
10 am
12 pm
2 pm		I eat lunch
4pm		I go to class
6 pm
8 pm			I am relaxing with friends
10 pm
12 am			I am out dancing

Fill out the things you regularly on these days at these times: Complete table

In pairs, answer the following questions:

What time do you usually wake up on Monday? (I wake up at 8 am on Monday) What do you do between classes on Friday? What time do you get up on Saturday? What do you do on Saturday at 12pm?

Your routine is your normal everyday activities. The things that you must do on a normal school or work day.

 

How to write about your simple daily routine

 

1. Use the present simple tense.

I clean my teeth at 7:00.

I go to sleep at 11:00.

 

2. Use adverbs of frequency.

 

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always, usually, often, sometimes, occasionally, hardly ever, rarely, never 

 

I always clean my teeth before I go to school. 

I sometimes have hot chocolate in the evening.

 

English tip – get up and wake up have different meanings.

Wake up – means to open your eyes, to be awake.

Get up – means to stand up, get out of bed.

 

Example Daily Routine

 

Lisa is a student at university. Here is her daily routine.

 

1. I always wake up at 7:00 in the morning.
2. I usually have breakfast at 7:30.
3. I catch the bus to university at 8:00.
4. I usually start studying at 8:30.
5. I always have lunch at noon.
6. I finish university at 4:15 in the afternoon.
7. I sometimes go to the cinema with my friends in the evening.
8. I usually have dinner with my family at about 7:00 in the evening.
9. I never go to bed before 11 o’clock.
10. I often go to bed at midnight.

 

Midday or noon = 12:00 in the day.

Midnight = 12:00 at night.

3 things that you enjoy doing (present continuous) I enjoy reading … 3 people that are important to you Three people that are important to me are ____ because__- 3 places that would like to go to I would like to go to_____ because 3 things you do on Monday (present simple) On Monday I read 3 things you own which are important to you 3 items of clothing that you like? 3 films / books / TV programmes that you like, and why you like them

I think that learning English is…

The most difficult to me about English is…

The easiest thing is…

The best way to remember vocabulary is…

I will get better at speaking if I…

One way for me to improve my English at home is to…

I want to speak English in order to…

 

 

The Landlady

In the following class we will be studying Roald Dahl’s ‘The Landlady’:

This class we will practice:

-Listening -Reading -Discussion

It is difficult! Written in 1960, it has many OLD words. For homework,read through the story and write down any vocabulary you do not know. If you can, print the story and bring it to class. 

 

Click to download landlady_text

or read here https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/sites/teacheng/files/landlady_text.pdf

 

October 15th/17: Present tense – describing a place & activities

Recuerda a entregar la tarea – es obligatorio.

 

Adjectives & Prepositions & Questions

 

Where do you live? Where does she live?
Where are you from? Where is she from?
Where is Sincelejo?
Where is Colombia?

 

I ____ in Sincelejo. She _____ in Sincelejo. They ____ in Sincelejo. (live)

 

Sincelejo is ______. The people are __________. The weather is _______ and sometimes it ______

Sincelejo is in ________. Use this phrase to describe the location of a town or city.

Sincelejo is 18 km from ________. Use this phrase to describe the location in relation to another place.

In Sincelejo we speak _______________.Many towns and cities have special language and ways of speaking. You can use this phrase if the way of speaking in your town or city has a name.

Sincelejo is known for ________. Use this phrase to say what people know about your town or city.

Sincelejo has a population of ____________________.

London is big. The people are busy! The weather is grey although sometimes it is sunny. London is in the south of England. It is 60 km from the sea. In London we speak cockney. London is known for famous buildings and museums. London has a population of eight million.

In class: Write about another city that you know.

Book: pages 10 & 11

 

Friday:

Activities & Hobbies in English – learning verbs in present test. 

1. Check answers from last class.

2. Today we will work from the book The Good Grammar Book and photo copy 14/15

(19/20)

We will learn verbs and how to talk about what our daily activities.

Hobby (pasatiempo)

Daily activities

1. Every day I get up.

2. I take a shower.

 

 

November 11/12th: Predicting the Future

Grammar: The Future

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d68yRIE9OvQ
The Future:

What do you think the future will look like in 2015? How will it be different to what the film predicts?

Back to the Future II (1989) predicts the future in 2015 – 26 years ahead of their time. How would you shoot a scene describing the daily life in  Colombia 2040? Justify your reasons for future predictions.

What other famous films predict the future? Are any of them on course to be correct?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1BQPV-iCkU

The clip from Pixars Wall E paints a disconcerting picture of the human race 2110. Do you think similar changes will happen to the human race? Consider the issues of obesity and reliance on technology.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRdxXPV9GNQ

In James Cameron’s recent film Avatar, humans find a habitable planet called Pandora. Consider space and extra terrestrial life- Is there a possibility that the human race will relocate planets? Consider the use of science in the trailer – there have been successful experiments in cloning, but will we be able to use ‘avatars’ in the future?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4Jo8QoOTQ4

In the terminator (1984) an advance robot from the forty years into future (2024) comes to terminate Sarah Connor. It predicts a future run by machines. Deliberate the likelihood of this event. The recent 2004 film I-Robot anticipates a similar battle between robots and humans: Will machines be something to fear in the future?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZppWok6SX88

In the not too distant future, Gattaca predicts that DNA will define everything about our lives. Will genetics and scientific modification shape a persons life? To what extent do they do so already? Consider beautification advancements, and disadvantages of physical disabilities.

BASICO 15th OCTOBER TAREA

Tarea: 15^th OCTOBER

 

El viernes 10 de Octubre no hay clases, la próxima clase es el 15 Octubre. Ustedes tienen esta semana para estudiar que hicimos las semanas pasadas para completar y entregar esta tarea. Los estudiantes que no hagan su tarea, no podrán entrar a la clase. Es OBLIGATORIO

 

1. Introduction: First Person description.
   Escribir un párrafo sobre tu mismo. Incluir información como – su nombre, edad, donde vives, donde eres, que cosas te gusta y que cosas no te gusta. Escriban sus respuestas en la parte de atrás de la hoja.

 

2. Introduction Questions: Complete

How _____ you?
What ____ you like?
____ old are you?
___ you have any siblings?
What ____ your name?
What _______ your brother do? (que hace tu hermano)
______ do you live?
Where _____ you from?
What ___ the time?
This watch __ 9 dollars.

 

3. ‘To Be’ ‘To Have’ ‘To Live’ ‘to Like’: Conjugate the verb correctly based first person – I, third person – She / He/ Is, plural – they. Fill in the blanks with the correct verb and correct verb form.

   Teacher Charis ____ from London (be)

Do you ______ chocolate? (like)
I _____ brown eyes (have)
My brother _____ black hair (have)
You ____ short (be)
He ___ tall (is)

My grandfather _____ a beard (have)
My parents _____ tall. (be)
Me and my sister both _______ long hair. (have)

My brother _____ riding his motorcycle (like)
My cousin ______ in Bogota (live).

 

4. Describing clothes:

In full sentences, describe what you are wearing today. You must include at least four items of clothing. Write your description on the back of this page.

5. Describing people: third person

Describe the man in the photo.
(el tiene pelo rojo y ojos azules)

Describe the woman in the photo
(ella tiene pelo rubia y ojos morenas)

 

6. Describe a family member:

 Include information about their build (cuerpo), height, hair colour, hair style, eye colour, and facial features. . Escriban sus respuestas en la parte de atrás de la hoja.

 

7. Describe a movie character:

 Pick your favourite movie character – include information about their name, job, where they are from, their build (cuerpo), height, hair colour, hair style, eye colour, and facial features and PERSONALITY. Escriban sus respuestas en la parte de atrás de la hoja.

  

8. Write down the time in full sentences

   

 

1. It is two o clock.
   2.
   3.           4.        5.
   6.           8.        9.

  

 entregar en clase o charis.mcgowan@cecar.edu.co 

 

Guess Who / Personalities

 

Let’s describe each person with the vocabulary from last week.

 

Now lets learn some words about personality.

 

English          Spanish

ambitious    –   ambicioso

annoying      –   pesado

argumentative, quarrelsome        –   discutidor

bad-tempered  –         malhumorado

big-headed  –  creído, engreído

bitchy – de mala leche, venenoso;

brave  – valiente

conceited, full of oneself     –  presumido

cowardly    –    cobarde

crazy, nuts   .    loco, chiflado

cruel   -cruel

charming   –     encantador

cheerful      –    alegre, jovial;

dull, boring –    soso, aburrido

flirtatious     –  coqueta

friendly    –      amigable, simpático, agradable

generous  –       generoso

hard-working       –     trabajador

honest         –   honesto

kind    – amable

laid-back   –     tranquilo, relajado

lazy   –  perezoso, vago

loyal   –  fiel

mean  -tacaño

polite  cortés, educado

proud orgulloso

selfish egoísta

sensible     –     sensato, prudente;

sensitive    –     sensible

shy – introverted    –    tímido, vergonzoso – introvertido

strict  –  estricto, severo, riguroso

stubborn      –   terco, testarudo, tozudo

sympathetic (understanding)    –    comprensivo

talkative – conversador, hablador

weird –  raro, extraño

This is Jorge. He is tall, and slim. He wears glasses. Today he is wearing a green shirt and jeans. He is a charming and kind person. He is my friend.

Describe a class mate: Describe his physical aspects; What he is wearing today and his personality. 

Describe a family member: Describe his/her physical aspects; What he usually wears and his personality. 

 

This is Cinderella. She is a princess. She has long blonde hair and blue eyes. She is wearing a blue and white dress, and a pair of glass shoes. She is hard working, modest and polite.

This is the evil stepmother. She is wearing a red dress. She has grey, short hair and green eyes, and a pair of green earring. She is cruel, selfish and proud

 

Homework:

 

1. Pick two characters from a movie. One has to be good, and one has to be bad. Bring a photo and describe them.