Day 17

 

OBJECTIVES

* Reviewing the Past Tenses in English

* Reviewing the Simple Past Tense

* Getting feedback on Oral Presentation 1


Oral Presentation 1: Hada


WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT 2 RECEIVED:

Noelia

Cristian

Ana Karenina

Alvaro

Rony

Lesdy


GRAMMAR

Video

Video

the Past Tenses 

Simple Past

Past Progressive/Continous

Past Perfect 

Past Perfect Progressive


LET`S REVIEW THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE


FEEDBACK ON ORAL PRESENTATION 1

Content and Organization

Timing was perfect.

Most topics chosen were relevant, current, interesting, useful

Fluency

hesitation, Spanish fillers, 

Pronunciation

/sh/ and /ch/

English vowels

-ed endings

-s or -es ending

Grammar

irregular plurals (mens, womens, childrens)

use of the present when the past should be used

Questions

shyness, lack of interest, tired, short attention spam ?

LISTENING: What is this city?


Is the city located on the shoreline?

What is the weather like?

What is the story behind the name of the city?

What are two attractions you would like to see?


What is ahead in the class:

*Mid-term exam is NOVEMBER 5th  (Vocabulary and Grammar)

*Oral Presentation 2  Describe a City you have visited   is November 8 to 11.

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