Aviso

Estimadas y estimados:

Me acaban de confirmar la alteración de nuestra sesión de laboratorio para el Viernes a las 14:30, por lo que la primera parte de la clase de hoy lunes 24/10 se realizará el Viernes 28/10 a las 14:30 en laboratorio a confirmar, todo ello quiere decir que nuestra clase de hoy comenzará a las 16:15.

Les envío material de estudio, son actividades de lectura que les ayudará en el vocabulario (Es importante que realicen las actividades.): 

1-https://www.usingenglish.com/comprehension/7.html
2-http://www.examenglish.com/PET/reading1.htm
3-http://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_reading2.htm

En la clase de hoy haremos una actividad de juego para activar Speaking and Narration Skills, además, presenciaremos las presentaciones de quienes se ofrezcan a presentar (esta será la última instancia); también les recomiendo repasar los verbos irregulares.

Sin más que rogarles extender esta información, me despido dejandoles saludos cordiales.

Cariños:

Prof. Masías 

LEVEL 4 >> Post N°2 The best Holidays/Concert ever (week 4)

Hi guys, this time you will write about the best holidays or concert you've been to (you have to choose ONLY 1 theme). 

You should mention:

Holidays:

- when it was
- where they went
- how long it was
- people they went with
- things/activities they did
- why it has been the best so far
- any other relevant info

Concert:

- when / where it was
- the artist they saw
- a bit of info about the artist
- describe the atmosphere during the event
- describe how they felt and why they enjoyed it
- any other memories about it



>>Worcount: 170
>>Leave comments on 3 of your classmates posts + comments on your teacher's post.

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Example: 

The best Holiday/Concert I’ve had                        

This topic complicates me a bit, because, believe it or not: I have NEVER been to a concert!; I’ve always been reluctant to big crowds, adding the fact that I am always part of the group of the shortest people in a crowd. I have never dared going to a big venue, thinking I am preventing myself from not being able to see anything on stage, and/or being smashed by the attendees.

Giving all the former, I will tell you about my best holiday ever, and even though I haven’t had many superb holidays, because most of time I prefer visiting my family more tan anything else, I have had some memorable ones.

It was the year 2009, if I don’t remember incorrectly; and I was under big stress because I had had several problems at my job. Anyway, to make a long story short, I dropped by the place I used to work for and they told me: “here you are”… it was a NICE, FAT Christmas bonus.

That day, I was with a friend of mine who was leaving on a tour that same afternoon, and after hearing that I had received my present, she shouted at me, from the entrance: “Man!!!! Let’s go together!!!”….

Two hours later, we were travelling around 3 regions, we meant to tour as much as posible, getting to see idilic landscapes and also, both being teachers, we wanted to share with the locals and not visiting the typical touristic places.

The tour went over the 8th, 9th, 10th, and partly, 11th regions, we spent nearly 3 weeks travelling, and from that improvised adventure, there are many stories we can tell, and another thousand anecdotes, I cannot let you know in this blog entry’s extension.

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   - Video 1: Due to 31-10-2016 (hand in in the class, no exceptions)

A SUBJECT YOU ENJOYED AT SCHOOL Record a 2 minute mobile phone video presentation* about a subject you enjoyed at school

Say: 

• What the subject was,

• Who taught it,

• Why you enjoyed it,

• What things you learnt in this subject.

• Mention anything else you think is important.

A mobile phone video presentation is a video of the student talking directly to the camera. This activity is seen as part of the learning process. Videos are made in the students’ own time and they are free to practice and record as many versions as they see fit in order to complete the task. However, the final video must be in one take (i.e. they must not be edited). Moreover, the professor must be able to see the student clearly in the video (i.e. No sunglasses!). If the professor thinks that the text is being read, s/he can arrange for the student to re-record it or repeat the talk in class.

#1 ENTRY: A COUNTRY I WOULD LIKE TO VISIT

2nd Term 2016 / LEVEL 4 >> POST 1 (Week 3) >> A COUNTRY I'D LIKE TO VISIT

- Which country would you like to go to? Why?
- What do you know about it?
- What would you like to do there?
- Would you like to study/work/live there? Explain.
- Upload pictures
- Make comments on 3 of your classmates’ posts + a comment on your        teacher's post
- Word Count: 160 words

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RUSSIA:

Although money can be an issue, and going to distant places can be a broken dream before you start dreaming, I would anyway love to visit Russia. Because of many reasons, but mostly, because it is such a varied and colorful contry.

Russia has an incredible population,  they are 142.5 million people according to the statistics given by the UN in 2007. The number might seem scary, but don't worry! Density is low because of the country’s enormous size, in fact,  its geography is composed of more than 17 million square kilometres!

This huge land is the home of one of the most multi-ethnic nations in the world, and it is considered to be the world’s most diverse society – there are as many as 160 ethnic groups living there, i.e. 160 ways of viewing life, asian people, europeans, people from the arctic, etc!, and just the thought of all the traditions, cotumes, and folclore they have, makes  me crave for visiting ASAP! 

Another of the reasons I would like to see Russia, it's its multi-lingualism, I mean,  being honest;  with that ammount of squared kilometres and ethnicities, you could not expect any less. 

There are  more than 100 tongues spoken in all the country, and even though Russian is the official language, one can always learn a word or two in an incomprehensible, new-for-us language!, Furthermore, I find particularly interest the fact that when writing, the Russians use the Cyrilic Alphabet, and simply, no-one can say it is not a whole world to discover.

Apart from the above mentioned, I have a real interest in taking a tour around the geography, and have a good time travelling Asia and Europe, but even more, I would just love to take a culinary tour, can you imagine the ammount of strange dishes one can find among all those ethnicities?

So far, I have had the chance of eating a couple of traditional russian dishes, they have both been very stimulating and a bit unknown for me, and since I have loved them, I am looking forward to eating them again in situ, and also, have a bite of everything I can, and I am sure that when money gets to be a friend, I will be sending you postcards from there.

See you in Russia!!!

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