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  OBJECTIVES * To continue describing a city we have visited * To practice pronunciation of -ed forms of verbs in the past * Discussing Halloween as a cultural holiday of the U.S. PRONUNCIATION: Exercise the pronunciation of -ed forms for regular past tense verbs. LISTENING:  Describing a  city. What is the city?  What country is it located in? Why is it named the Land of Fire and Ice? Name one touristic attraction you would recommend. Give reasons for your recommendation.  ASSIGNING ORAL PRESENTATION 2 TOPIC: Describing a topic I have visited/lived in TASK: *Prepare a presentation about a city abroad you have visited or have lived in .  However, if you haven´t gone abroad yet,  just choose a city in the world you would like to visit and design your presentation as if you had visited it. *Time allowed: 9-10 minutes . Your presentation will be interrupted at minute 10. *The assignment  requires a PowerPoint presentation. *The grammar goal of this presentation is  the use of the Past Ten

  OBJECTIVES * To continue listening to a description of a city * To practice pronunciation of -ed forms of verbs in the past * To ask and answer questions in the past * To describe past experiences MUSIC TIME A. You are my Sunshine PRONUNCIATION of -ed forms Video                                                                         Exercise   LISTENING:  Describing a  city. What is the city? What country is it located in? Why is it named the Land of Fire and Ice? Name one touristic attraction you would recommend. Give reasons for your  recommendation. SPEAKING  a. Let´s play the game Twenty Questions. Rules  here . GRAMMAR:  A. Let´s talk using the Simple Past 1. Answer the question 2. Tell us about the last time... * You went on vacation * You went to the movies * Read a good book * You bought something expensive * You ate a delicious meal * You were extremely excited about something * You tried something new * You talked on the phone for a long time * You had a great birthday par

OBJECTIVES * To talk about past experiences * Discussing English fillers * Practicing the pronunciation of -ed forms * Listening to a description of a city SPEAKING 1. Choose one topic from the list 2. Prepare a short 2-3 minute presentation  3. Use the Simple Past Tense. *The place you grew up *Your first love *Your last holiday *A wedding you attended *Your first memory about the pandemic *Things you did for fun when you were a teenager *Your time in high school *Your first job *First time you got drunk *A memorable experience PRONUNCIATION :  A. Using English fillers Common English fillers Video B. PRONUNCIATION of -ed forms Video                                                                           Exercise   LISTENING: Describing a  city. What is the city? What country is it located in? Why is it named the Land of Fire and Ice? Name one touristic attraction you would recommend. Give reasons for your  recommendation. MUSIC TIME A. You are my Sunshine

  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 ahe

  OBJECTIVES * Listening to the description of a city * Practice sounds sh and ch * Reviewing Past Tenses LISTENING : A. Task :   Let´s visit another city...   What is the city? How different is the pronunciation of this name in Spanish and in English? Where would you advice a visitor to go? What is  Hanbok  style? What do you think are the main attractions in Seoul? What is the name of the river that goes through Seoul? PRONUNCIATION : Contrasting the sounds -sh  and  -ch Check  this video . Try pronouncing: sh     ship, push, delicious ch     chip, chair, church IV. Practicing the sounds  sh  and  ch a.  The Sound -sh b.   The sound -ch Exercise   sheep - cheap shore - chore shin - chin shoe - chew ship - chip she´s - cheese sherry - cherry shock - chock sheer - cheer SPEAKING:  Let´s play  Who Wants to Be a Millionaire ?  Instructions: 1. Each student will be assigned a  trivia  question, and will have 30 seconds to respond it. 2. If the answer is correct, the student advances to th

  OBJECTIVES * Talking about achievements and things you want to do. * Listening about a city. Reminder: WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT 2 : Writing a Summary of  this article   is due next Monday. Extract the main ideas and write a summary of its content. *Present this assignment in a Word Document, double space. *Dateline:  Monday, October 25th SPEAKING: 1. Oral Presentation 1:  Grace, Hada 2. Using the Present Perfect: * What are your great accomplishments in life so far? * Have you ever? * Write your own  bucket lis t . What  havent  you done that you still want to do? Let´s watch someone speaking about her bucket list. Idiom:   To kick the bucket * TASK: Write your own bucket list. 

  OBJECTIVES * Reviewing the Present Perfect Tense * Listening about the description of a city * Writing your bucket list SPEAKING:  1. Oral Presentations 1:  Noelia, Hada, Rony 2.  Answer the question ;  if you decide not to answer the question say, PASS. And another question will appear. GRAMMAR: Using the Present Perfect Tense List of irregular verbs Lay and Lie Presentation and Exercises Evaluate yourself Oral production exercises Remember you can use  SINCE  when you refer to a  specific time . Use  FOR  when you refer to an  amount of time. I have worked here since 2016. I have worked here for nearly four years a. What have you done today? b. What are your great accomplishments in life so far? c. Write your  bucket lis t . What  havent  you done that you still want to do? Idiom:   To kick the bucket d. Have you ever?

OBJECTIVES * To listen to the description of a place * To review the Present Perfect Tense Reminder:  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 25th, 12 midnight *Evaluation criteria: Content: 25/20 Following elements of a summary: 20/20 Vocabulary: 20/20 Grammar: 20/20 Punctuation: 15/20 SPEAKING:  1. Oral Presentations: Lesdy, Grace, Maria 2. Movie review LISTENING-COMPREHENSION: Listening to a description of a city                                              a. What is the name of the city in the video? b. In what country is it located? c. What attractions would you like to visit if you ever visit this city? GRAMMAR: Using the Present Perfect Tense Presentation and Exercises Evaluate yourself Oral production exercises Remember you can use  SINCE  when you refer to a  specific time .

  OBJECTIVES * Oral Presentations 1 * Speaking about movies/making a movie review * To listen for information SPEAKING:  Tonight we´ll listen to the following presentations: Cristian, Diana and Felix   LISTENING COMPREHENSION            Video: When is a pandemic over?   Questions for discussion: 1. When would the World Health Organization declare the end of a pandemic? 2. What are the three actions governments can take when facing a pandemic? 3. Which is the one that is best? 4. What is the one adopted in Honduras? 5. What is  herd inmunity ? 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 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. 

  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 yea

  OBJECTIVES * Practicing Listening Comprehension skills * Reading summaries from How to Spot Fake News * Reviewing the Present Perfect Tense I. LISTENING AND READING Listening 1 II.  WRITING :   Writing effective Summaries A good summary condenses the original text. A good summary includes only the most important information. A good summary includes only what is in the original text. I does not include opinions or other information. A good summary is written in the writer´s own words. A good sumary is well-written (complete sentences, punctuation, connectors, etc.) Avoid: Avoid the use of first person: I, we. Avoid giving your opinion. An example Class dismissed early on students´ petition.

  OBJECTIVES * To continue with the writing of a summary * To practice Listening Comprehension * To review and exercise the Present Perfect Tense I. LISTENING AND READING Listening 1 II. WRITING:  Summaries What is a  summary ? It is a brief statement or account of the main points of something (a reading, a lecture, a presentation, etc.) *A good summary condenses the original text. *A good summary includes  only  the most important information, the main ideas in the original text. *A good summary i ncludes only  what is in the original text. I does not include opinions or other information. *A good summary is written in the writer´s own words. *A good sumary is well-written (complete sentences, punctuation, connectors, etc.) Avoid: *Avoid the use of first person: I, we. *Avoid giving your opinion. *Avoid begining with: "The reading is about...", "I read..."  Begin with information from the text. An example III. SPEAKING: Two Truths, one Lie 1. Write three sentences.

  OBJECTIVES * Describing Honduran traditional dishes * Continue studying pronunciation: intonation and stress * Writing a summary * Review the Present Perfect Tense I. REMINDER 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 Aspects to be evaluated:  Content: 20%, Fluency: 25%, Pronunciation: 20%, Grammar: 25%, Individual questions made: 10% Instructions for the presentation: All cameras should be turned on. Every speaker will talk for a minimum of 6 minutes and a maximum of 8 minutes. A Power-Poin presentation is required. Don´t read! You may use your notes to guide you through the presentation, but I encourage you to present without reading your not the entire time.  At the end of e

OBJECTIVES * Review vocabulary, pronunciation and grammar produced by students during class work * Learn about intonation and stress * Practice the writing of a summary I. GRAMMAR: Making questions in English Video Video SPEAKING: Ask the Expert 1. Please write 4 things you are an expert in (3 min) For example: I am an expert in: a. making apple crumble  b. movie trivia c. academic writing c. U.S. history 2. Circle the two things you think are most interesting to the other students in the class. 3. Now, we will ask you about those areas you are an expert in. Remember, when asking questions: a. follow the grammatical pattern * for yes/no questions :    Auxiliar + subject + verb or complement?        Is she a dentist?        Is it difficult ?        Can you explain that again ?        Are they playing over the weekend?        Should I repeat it if it is wrong? * For Wh-questions:      Wh-word + auxiliar + subject + complement?         What does she look like?        How do you do it?