Placement test: Business English IV

Hello Class!
Today, we will test your abilities a little!
Please, write down te results you get in each exercise:

https://www.examenglish.com/leveltest/grammar_level_test.htm

https://www.examenglish.com/leveltest/listening_level_test.htm

https://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_reading3.htm

Next class we will talk about your results!!

A.2.1 Continous vs Simple

Watch the videos and take some notes to your notebook:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP8MRGAjgAs Present

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_lrUe7sAAc  Past


Work on these activities:
https://www.learnclick.com/quiz/show/20313 LIstening
http://digitalcampus.free.fr/Level2/Unit21/SubUnit211/BirdHopped01.jqz.htm Grammar
https://youtu.be/rvHg58jTqzc Game
https://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3872 Reading


Task:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5dklneCct0 

Do the same with your favorite movie segment for next class so your classmate can practice the activity you prepare!

Business English

Hello Class!

Task is this:
1. watch the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GorqroigqM
2. Make a Mind map about it (hand it in next class)
3. Prepare the most interesting parts for you and prepare to discuss the video in class

Software A.1.1 Speaking test sample

Hello class, next class we will have the speaking test.
We will follow this scheme:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5zBBXOdd9Y

Check and practice!

Software and engineering A.1.1

Demonstratives
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcxmWhY-zx8
Exercises: https://agendaweb.org/grammar/demonstratives-exercises.html

There is - there are
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buj0TVeyj7k
Exercises: https://agendaweb.org/grammar/there_is_are-exercises.html

Preposisitons of place
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UJxEinW0Xs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hk0A-L9aB94
Exercises: https://agendaweb.org/grammar/prepositions-exercises.html

Task:
With your group, you will make a five to seven minutes video presenting the university, its landmarks and your favorite places. You must use simple present, demonstratives, there is there are and prepositions of place as well as new vocabulary.

Friday september 28th - Time for your team to shoot the video, no session in classroom.

Friday october 5th - Videos presentation and quiz about: simple present, demonstratives, there is there are and prepositions of place

Friday October 12th - Partial test

Software and engineering A.1.1

Hello Class!

ok, here it is the plan:
1. Watch this video and make some notes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnIQ2_G8rxM 

1.1 work units 5, 6 and 7 from the "essential grammar in use" and present the exercises next class september 14th

2. Write down your own routine! include week days and weekends!

3. Next class you will work with a classmate and tell him or her about your routine.

4. You will prepare a presentation for friday 21st about your classmate´s life!

Enjoy!

Business II - 2018-II

Hello Class, remember these dates:

Pecha Kucha: FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS

Topics:

Sustainability

Inequality

Job outsourcing

Working conditions

Natural resources

Tax revenue

Native culture

Business Climate

Expertise

Technology

August 17^th

Make a poster with a mind map about the Colombia – US FTA

Prepare an oral presentation to explain your mind map

Present a 300 word summary of the ideas presented

August 24^th

Mind Map presentations - Summary hand-in

Pecha Kucha Teams and topics ready.

Software and engineering A.1.1 Fridays 2018-II

Hello Class!

These are the activities you need to prepare for next class August 24th:

1. Work on units 1 and 2 from the red book I sent to your e mails last class, evaluate yourself using the answers at the end of the book, write down any question you may have about the topic.

Take notes on this video to review the verb to be (if you need to review so):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wvzgid7RvU 

Practice some of the following excersises + - ?:
https://agendaweb.org/verbs/to-be-exercises.html
https://agendaweb.org/verbs/to-be-lower-intermediate-exercises.html 


2. Prepare your 2 minutes personal presentation using a PPT in which you include real pictures of your activities, hobbies, etc... (this is your first mark)

Follow these examples to get ideas about the information you can use:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZ9gR2_IGdw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TufZR-6eodI 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK-b02BHEx0&list=RDTufZR-6eodI&index=2


3. Remeber to practice your spelling, we will have a short quiz on spelling after the presentations
(this is your second mark).


Enjoy!


In this moment you are reading a book, the stands will take place next august 31|st (this is your third mark)

Business IV August 6th

Hello students.

Please, sit the following placement test and have a record of the results in your notebook.

http://www.englishtag.com/tests/level_test_intermediate_B1.asp


Task
Complete the sections of this listening exam and have a record of the results in your notebook. PLEASE, LISTEN JUST ONCE and answer.

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

A.2.2 Final practice

SATURDAY 28th
Present perfect: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1LKzp2ozVM 
Real examples:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcJW-NQLjJo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0EOde6IPw8


Modals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk9nQwoCFig
Real examples:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8ZCfai2dzA 


Questions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyK47DD0ogg 
 Movie trivia! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N780vk1onZE


Wednesday 25th

Present perfect and past simple
http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/2g25-george-richards.php

https://www.gynome.cz/fls/dum/aj/22/02_pp_ps.htm

https://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs6.htm

Future
https://www.grammarbank.com/will-vs-going-to-exercises.html

Modals
http://exploringenglish.cappelendamm.no/c319643/luketekst/vis_js.html?tid=370387&strukt_tid=319643



Thursday 26th

Listening and reading: Practice the listening first and answer the questions, then listen and read!

http://www.ngllife.com/detroit-then-and-now

http://www.ngllife.com/life-seine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA24DyrtL2c


Reading
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/study-break/graded-reading/bully-level-1

http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/learning-english/activities-for-learners/a1r007-penny-s-day-in-the-city


Friday 27th
Perform the activities from the copies at home.

Intersemestral A.2.2 practice 2

Hello Class!
These are the activities to practice for the test this week:

Listening:

The answers are at the end of the video, mind about it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sjr_WO3kWI   

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypQ5XUMoWOk 

Answers: http://www.docentisimo.ro/pics/sss/Key%20English%20Test%20%28KET%29%20Listening%20Sample%20%201&2%20test.pdf


Topics:
Present perfect
https://www.eslgamesplus.com/present-perfect-vs-past-tenses-rally/ 
https://agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/present-perfect-2
https://agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/present-perfect-mixed
http://englishgrammarexercise.com/past-simple-present-perfect-exercise-1/
http://www.eslgamesworld.com/members/games/grammar/perfectpast/spin%20wheel%20present%20past%20tenses.html

Future
http://digitalcampus.free.fr/Level2/Unit22/SubUnit222/ComplSentQCM.jqz.htm
http://baladre.info/english/sedaviwebfront/goingtowill.htm
https://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/fut1.htm

Intersemestral A.2.2

Hello class!
these are the activities for today:

Listening practice:
Perform the 5 parts and write down in your notebook how many answers correct you had in each one.
https://www.examenglish.com/KET/ket_listening_part1.htm  

Reading practice:
Perform the first 4 parts and write down in your notebook how many answers correct you had in each one.
https://www.examenglish.com/KET/KET_reading1.htm 

Modals practice:
http://s.mound.free.fr/skyblues67/modals/schoollife.htm 

Vocabulary practice:

Find the definition and/or meaning for these words, slangs and expressions, write them down in your notebook!

Wanna 

‘Cause 

Gonna

Loungin 

Chillin 

Snuggie 

Dougie 

Freakin’ 

Ain’t 

Pops 

Birthday suit 

Hang loose 

A.2.2 review and practice

Hello class, let´s review and practice some of the topics studied so far:

FUTURE TENSES

http://www.adelescorner.org/grammar/going_to/going_to.html

http://www.carmenlu.com/first/grammar/begoingto1_2.htm

https://www.grammarbank.com/will-vs-going-to-exercises.html

Listening:
http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/listening/1L7-coming-to-town.php

Reading
https://www.grammarbank.com/beginners-reading-comprehension-3.html 

https://www.grammarbank.com/beginners-reading-comprehension-6.html


Verbs in participle (introduction to present perfect)

http://wwwedu.ge.ch/cptic/prospective/projets/anglais/exercises/irregverbs1.htm 

http://esl.fis.edu/grammar/verbs/1.htm 

English A.2.1 (business)

Here there is your final exercise:

Open a blog (you can use this: blogspot or the one you prefer), give it a name and decoration as you feel it so. Use the blog to post a experience that happened to you (use pictures and so) and you find it interesting to tell about. Invite the others in the class to comment your blog about that experience.

You have this week to create, tell the story and comment in the other ones blog.
You can continue using it to pracice with others from time to time even when the classes are over!

That will be your final task!

Enjoy!

Software A.1.2 FINAL TASK

Hello students, as a final task for the third term, you will have to make teams of 4, maximum 5 people. You will shoot a video in which you use all the topics studied along levels 1 and 2 (A.1.1 - A.1.2) in the video you will present and talk about all the technology used at the university, for example: the softwares used, the laboratories and technology rooms, etc...
The video will have to last 6 to 8 minutes. Imagine you need to show this to a person who lives overseas and you want to introduce this specific part of the campus to that person.

Lessons left:
May 8th: We meet in the classroom, set up the groups and start working on the video planning.
15th: Time to shoot and edit the video
22 FINAL presentations and final test.

40% test about everything we have studied this semester.
60% Video.

See you next class

Software: English A.1.2

1. Watch the video, take notes and perform the exercises proposed there.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m28BKjBDafU 

2. https://agendaweb.org/verbs/present_simple-exercises.html Exercises (perform some at will)

3. Final test next class: Numbers and simple present + - and ?!

Engineering and Gastronomy: English A.1.1

Instructions:
1. Watch the videos and take notes in your notebook
2. Practrice the exercises, two or three of them is ok.

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8o-grcR8PWc Singular and plural nouns

2. https://agendaweb.org/grammar/plural-singular-exercises.html Practice (Choose some)

3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oKZaBHQkxE There is, there are

4. https://agendaweb.org/grammar/there_is_are-exercises.html Practice (Choose some)

5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDEuyJwOiyA Prepositions of place

6. https://agendaweb.org/grammar/prepositions-exercises.html  Practice (Choose some)

7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eSCJcMB6uc  Adjectives


Instructions 2 (class task):
In groups of 5 people, you are going to make a 6 minutes video (average) using:
Singular and plural nouns

There is, there are

Prepositions of place

Adjectives

In the video you are going to show the most important places at the university and where they are.

Example: In the university, there is a cafeteria, the cafeteria is next to the parking lot and under the main entrance, the cafeteria of the university is very big!