LAB december 12

Hello class!

1. Watch and take notes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efwuHk91VWg

2. Write a letter to a friend, telling him or her everything he or she can do or not in Bogota! send it to my mail!

B2: Lab #2 December 6th

Hello Class!

Please, work on the following links and make notes as you wish:

Describing pictures
http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/exams/speaking-exams/describe-photo-or-picture 
http://esol.britishcouncil.org/content/learners/skills/speaking/describing-picture-family-scene 


Please, refresh the blog as you finish so there will be another activity to perform at the end of the class!

Final activity:

You have to guess the words in teh box below before checking the answers!
https://www.examenglish.com/PET/PET_writing.htm 

PET MOCK B2 Friday november 12th

Hello Guys!
Here you are the links to work on today´s mock:

Reading:

https://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_reading1.htm

https://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_reading2.htm

https://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_reading4.html

Listening:

https://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_listening_part1.htm

https://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_listening_part2.htm

https://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_listening_part4.htm


Enjoy!

PECHA KUCHA 2017

Gastronomy II Exercises

Hello Class!

Here you are some online exercises to practice the topic studied last session:

https://agendaweb.org/grammar/plural-singular-exercises.html 

https://agendaweb.org/grammar/there_is_are-exercises.html 

https://agendaweb.org/grammar/quantifiers-quantity-exercises.html 

Remember we have quiz on it next tuesday!
That day we will check on your Pecha Kucha, it must be ready for that date!

Enjoy!

TOURISM III - Mind mapping

Hello class!
Please, follow the instructions below!

1. Watch these two videos and take notes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLWV0XN7K1g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlabrWv25qQ 

2. Make a mind map about you (your life, dreams, expectations, hobbies... etc!) using a digital template: word, power pint, prezi, etc and send it to my mail: daniel.celisp@uniagustiniana.edu.co

Example!

3. Task for home: Make a mind map about your final presentation (this one must be hand crafted!) and send it to my mail on June 2nd as a deadline. You can send just one per group!

Enjoy and practice for your stand!
I know you will do great!

Business English I - MONDAYS

Hello Class
In the link below you will fin the text to read for the quiz, you DO NOT have to read it all.

Read the following:
The executive summary
Introduction
And choose one of the MEGA TRENDS (just one) and read the pages related to it.

https://corporate-citizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/Corporate-Citizenship-Research-and-Futures.pdf 




And this is the rubric for your pecha kucha:

PRESENTATION SKILLS                                                                                               1     2      3     4   5

            Were the main ideas presented in an orderly and clear manner?     

            Did the presentation fill the time allotted?  (8 – 10minutes)                                *     *      *     *     *

            Were the overheads/handouts appropriate and helpful to the audience?                *     *      *     *     *

            Did the talk maintain the interest of the audience?                                             *     *      *     *     *

            Was there a theme or take-home message to the presentation?                             *     *      *     *     *

           

KNOWLEDGE BASE – CRITICAL THINKING

            Was the material selected for presentation appropriate to the topic?                    *     *      *     *     *

            Was enough essential information given to allow the audience to effectively      

            Have a stand towards the topic?                                                                              *     *      *     *     *

            Did the presenters have a clear understanding of the topic presented?                *     *      *     *     *

            Did the presenters make the audience feel the topic is relevant for their lives?     *     *      *     *     *    

            Did the main conclusions follow from the material presented?                            *     *      *     *     *

Speaker one ________________________________           Speaker two_______________________________        

FLUENCY AND COHERENCE  Speaks fluently and coherently with fully appropriate cohesive features. Only occasional repetition or self-correction and develops topics fully and appropriately. Poor    1       2         3         4              5         Excellent

FLUENCY AND COHERENCE  Speaks fluently and coherently with fully appropriate cohesive features. Only occasional repetition or self-correction and develops topics fully and appropriately. Poor    1       2         3         4              5         Excellent

LEXICAL RESOURCE Uses a wide range of structures and less common and idiomatic vocabulary flexibly, producing a majority of error-free sentences with only very occasional inappropriacies. Poor    1       2         3         4              5         Excellent

LEXICAL RESOURCE Uses a wide range of structures and less common and idiomatic vocabulary flexibly, producing a majority of error-free sentences with only very occasional inappropriacies. Poor    1       2         3         4              5         Excellent

PRONUNCIATION Uses a wide range of pronunciation features. Sustains flexible use of features, with only occasional lapses. is easy to understand throughout; L1 accent has minimal effect on intelligibility Poor    1       2         3         4              5         Excellent

PRONUNCIATION Uses a wide range of pronunciation features. Sustains flexible use of features, with only occasional lapses. is easy to understand throughout; L1 accent has minimal effect on intelligibility Poor    1       2         3         4              5         Excellent

TEACHER´S OVERALL IMPRESSION            _______ / 5.0

FINAL TASK Business English I

Hello Class!

Here you can find a sample of the cv you have to make: https://www.livecareer.co.uk/templates/cv-samples/cv/esl-teacher 

And here you have some video samples of the interview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QOR3GPb7hk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLdb9_TITSw

Please, let me know anything you may need!

Business I 2017 II

Hello Class!
For next class October the 2nd this is the activity:

1. Read and complete the exercise.

2. Now make your own letter of application and print the second chart so someone in the class next session will read your application letter and complete the information.

Ask me any doubt you have about it: whatasapp: 321 212 74 11

Business A.2.1 Friday night practice

Good night class!

Today we are going to have a virtual lesson to practice some PAST TENSE practice.

Follow these steps:

1. Watch the videos and take notes in your notebook:

a. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_W035xTqkL4  verb be in past
b. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtAYUaRWnnI Simple past
c. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_s12MkuvFQ Pronunciation ED


Verbs Game:
https://www.eslgamesplus.com/irregular-past-tense-esl-grammar-jeopardy-quiz-game/

Listening Practice
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1413_gramchallenge26/page3.shtml   Correct pronunciation

https://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Listening_Lab/Listening_Lab_Exercise_4_past_tense_be.html   (las respuestas a este ejercicio saldrán debajo, asi que no vayan a bajar antes de hacer el ejercicio... no hagan trampa :/)



TASKS for home:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1413_gramchallenge26/page2.shtml  Listening

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/es/english-grammar/verbs/past-tense/past-simple  Grammar


http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/200/reading/smicat1.htm  Reading

COMICS activity

Hello Class!

1. You have 5 or 6 pictures that summarize the story
2. Make a list of all the nouns, adjectives and verbs that may be involved in your story, have them on a separate paper so you can give your images and lists to someone in the class, next session.
3. Apart from the lists, write down yourself the story in your notebook using present tenses simple and continuous.

EXAMPLE:

Nouns:                                          Adjectives:                                       Verbs:
Spider                                            Surprised                                         Bite
Building                                          nervous                                          Climb
Boat                                                 Angry                                            Face
Laboratory                                       etc......                                            talk
enemy                                                                                                    Attack
etc....                                                                                                        Etc....

Story:
Spiderman is climbing a building, when he gets to the top, he doesn't expect to find two people there: Thor and Loki, they face each other and ....

Final test - term I Business English II

Send your answers to: daniel.celisp@uniagustiniana.edu.co

DEADLINE: 9:30pm

Task 1

a. How many organizations did we learnt about during the presentations and what do their abreviations they stand for?

b. What are the most relevant benefits and common objectives each one of them want to promote?

c. Which is the largest organization in latin America?

d. Which of the organizations failed? why?


Task 2

What is your opinon about the FTA after studying the process in class?


Task 3

Using your own words, explain about the concepts and relevants ideas you have learnt about during the first term. How relevant do you find the process you have developed in class and what would you improve.


Use a word file to send your answers. Avoid using translator, I will notice ;D

Have a nice week! 

Business - English 2017 II

Hello Class
Please, work and review the topic, based on these links:
Bear in mind the quiz about this next tuesday 22nd

Grammar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m28BKjBDafU 

Exercises
http://www.focus.olsztyn.pl/en-simple-present-exercises.html#.WZcOQVXyjIU

http://www.grammar.cl/Games/Adverbs_of_Frequency.htm

http://www.english-room.com/dodoes_5.htm

http://www.englishmaven.org/HP6/Present%20Tense%20Exercise%201.htm 

A.2.2 Mock Practice

READING

http://ielts-up.com/reading/general-reading-sample-1.1.html

https://www.ielts-exam.net/practice_tests/50/IELTS_General_Reading_9_Passage_1/478/


Listening


http://www.examenglish.com/FCE/fce_listening_part1_test2.htm

http://www.examenglish.com/FCE/fce_listening_test2_part4.html


Speaking part 3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0DM-Nzczbc

ENGLISH A.1.1. May 9th and May 10th

Practice these exercises
http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/present_simple-exercises.html 

Remember we have the quiz next May 16th

Gastronomy IV May 10th

Practice these exercises related to the present perfect
http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/present_perfect-exercises.html 

The test will be based on them next May 17th

Gastronomy V - May 9th

Practice the exercises related to conditionals 1 and 2
http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/conditional-second-exercises.html 

The test will be based on these exercises next May 16th

Business I - May 8th

Final activities:

1. Read the article at: http://blog.samaltman.com/super-successful-companies

2. Be prepared for a quiz about the reading next class May 15th

3. Make groups of 5 people and prepare a presentation on how a company works (you can choose a successful company and explain how it is structured) : structure, positions, etc. the presentation will be held on May 22th and it is the partial.

4. On May 22th we will have a short written part including the topics studied during this semester.

ENGLISH A.1.1 (business) - SIMPLE PRESENT

1. Please: do not forget the: "evaluacion docente"

2. NOTE TAKING

1. Simple present (general) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcyyKtmFMiQ

2. Simple present negative https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fasw4MBPbqs 

3. Simple present interrogative: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5A99jQWDm0 



3. EXERCISES
http://interactive.cambridge.org/media/games/level1/game4_robot/ 
http://interactive.cambridge.org/media/games/level1/game2_astro/ 
http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/grammar-videos/present-simple 

LISTENING
http://www.adelescorner.org/listening/personal_id/personal_id.html

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening-skills-practice/first-day-school

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening-skills-practice/describing-people

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening-skills-practice/interview-swimmer


READING
https://en.islcollective.com/resources/printables/worksheets_doc_docx/simple_present_reading_comprehension_text/present-simple-elementary/59203

http://learnenglish-online.com/grammar/simplepresentreading.html

http://www.readingesl.ca/grammar/present.htm#story1

http://www.readingesl.ca/grammar/present.htm#story7

TASKS:
Prepare talking about yourself using these questions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWw3CnlNsgw