Day 5

 Objectives

* Grammar: 

a. Exercising the order of adjectives before a noun

b. Reviewing the Present Tenses: The Progressive/Continous Tense

* Reading:

To continue reading How to Spot Fake News (finding main ideas)

* Speaking

a. Reporting the story in the video Alma

b. Talking about holidays

    

Reminders:

a. Remember that Written Assignment 1. Writing a Personal Profile is due tomorrow at 12:00 midnight. Write it as a Word document and send it to my email. 

For further details, see Blog, Day 2

b. Oral Presentation 1: Talking about a Topic of your Choice is due October 18, 19, 20 and 21

For further details, see Blogspot for Day 4.

There is one change in the presentation of schedule:

October 18th: Alvaro, Ana Karenina, Charlie

October 19th: Cristian, Diana, Felix

October 20th: Lesdy,  Grace, Marcia

October 21st: Maria, Noelia, Hada, Rony


SPEAKING:

a. Final reports on Alma´s story.

b. Task : Talking about holidays around the world

1. List and describe the different holidays we celebrate in our county.

In January:
In February:
In March:
In April:
In May
In June:
In July:
In August:
In September:
In October:
In November:
In December: 

2. Find out and report about holidays in other countries
First:  You will be assigned one country and a holiday to speak about it.

Second: Click on the link given and read as much you can about the holiday. Make notes. 5 minutes.

Third: Use your notes to write a brief report. Practice your report. Focus on vocabulary and pronunciation. Listen to yourself speaking. 5 minutes.

Fourth:  Report your findings to the class.


Canada: Boxing Day  Alvaro
Mexico: Day of the Dead  Ana Karenina
Finland: A true Northern Christmas   Charlie
The U.S: Halloween   Cristian
India   Festival of Colors  Diana
Japan  Coming of Age Day    Felix
Ireland  St. Patrick´s Day   Grace
Iceland  Beer Day   Hada
South Africa: Day of Reconciliation  Lesdy
Australia  Australia Day  Marcia
South Korea Seoul Lantern Festival  Maria
Germany  October Fest   Rony

READING COMPREHENSION: How to Spot Fake News 

What is the main idea of a paragraph?



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