Day 11:

 OBJECTIVES

* To conduct Oral Presentations 1

* To review vocabulary, pronunciation and grammar produced in previous classes

* To continue reviewing the Present Perfect Tense

* To talk about movies


I. SPEAKING: ORAL PRESENTATIONS 1: Alvaro, Ana Karenina, Charlie

October 18th: Alvaro, Ana Karenina, Charlie

October 19th: Cristian, Diana, Felix

October 20th: Lesdy,  Grace, Maria

October 21st: Noelia, Hada, Rony


II. Feedback on Pronunciation, Vocabulary and Grammar from oral production in previous classes

a. Last week´s 

1. Pronunciation

/syrup/, /ingredient(s)/, /conch soup/, /ripe/, /preparation/, /thyme/, /flour/, /fish/, /creative/, /soup/

2. Vocabulary

career

exist/there is, there are

programacion / programming

finanzas / financing

platano / plantain

culantro / cilantro

quesillo / soft cheese

encurtido / pickle (pickled)

chiverro / winter melon, a type of squash

limón / lime (green)  lemon (yellow)

yuca

joroba de camello / camel hump

3. Grammar

Spot the mistake:

I have 27 years old.

I love the decoration.

It is very confuse.

I am engineer.

I am expert.

... a very delicious foods 

...cook it by your own...

...before to fry the fish...


b. Vocabulary from previous week...

raise (v) (in raising a child) means criar un niñ(a)

I´m a single parent; I´m raising three children all by myself.

She raised her children in the Christian faith.

reunion / gathering  / small party / get together (n). 

alley = callejon

turn around = voltearse

store window  = vitrina

shelf (shelves)  =  estante(s)

trip (verb) = tropezar(se)

climb up = subir, escalar

tricycle  = triciclo

hop and jump = correr y saltar por aqui y por alla


III. Assigning WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT 2: Writing a Summary of an Article

Task: Read this article several times. Extract the main ideas and write a summary of its content.

*Present this assignment in a Word Document, double space.

*Dateline: Monday, October 22nd

*Evaluation criteria:

Content: 25/20

Following elements of a summary: 20/20

Vocabulary: 20/20

Grammar: 20/20

Punctuation: 15/20


IV. GRAMMAR: 

Review the Present Perfect Tense

Here it is a list of verbs with their past participles forms.

Exercise

Exercise: Write an account of your day using the Present Perfect Tense.

I have worked...

I have eaten...


USING FOR AND SINCE

Video

Exercise


V. GRAMMAR: Reviewing the PAST TENSES

Video 1

Video 2


IV. SPEAKING: LET´S TALK ABOUT  MOVIES

TASK 1: You have 10 min to write a movie review that you will report orally to the class. 

Instructions:

1. Go over the list of movies. Choose one, preferible one you have already seen.

2. Prepare a short 1 minute review of the movie to present in the class. 

3. The review should contain:

     a. the name of the movie

     b. prominect actors

     c. basic setting (time and place)

     d. type of film (comedy, adventure, drama, romantic) 

     e. brief story line (a general sequence of events)

     b. your opinion, was it a good movie?  Give reasons for your  answer.

TASK 2: Once the oral reports begin, be alert for words/expressions you dont know or that you find interesting. Write them down to share with the class. 

1.  PARASITE

               2.  ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD

                                     3. MISSION IMPOSSIBLE - FALL OUT

                                                          4. LITTLE WOMEN

                                                   5. DJANGO UNCHAINED

                                           6. THE WOLF OF WALL STREET

                                                                     7. INSIDE OUT

                                                                         8.   COCO
 
                                                                    9.  THE JOKER

                                                                 10.  TWILIGHT

                                                                11.  DEAR JOHN

                                                           12.  JURASSIC PARK

                                                           14.  A QUIET PLACE

                                                               15. ANNABELLE

                                                                  16.  WORLD WAR
                               17.   FANTASTIC BEASTS AND 
                                 WHERE TO FIND THEM
                              18. THE FAST AND FURIOUS



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