Day 33

 OBJECTIVES

To continue exercising the pronunciation of frontal vowels

To finish talking about art

To continue listening to a biography

To start writing a paragraph to tell an anecdote



I. PRONUNCIATION: Pronunciation exercises for frontal vowels.



The /i/ sound                       the /I/ sound
sleep                                      slip
peach                                     pitch
beat                                        bit
heal                                        hill
skied                                      skid
eat                                          it
reach                                      ridge
leaving                                   living


II. Discussing Art

Cristian
                         Guernica

Lesdy

                                        Mona Lisa


III. Listening-Comprehension: Biographies

Task: Pay attention to what information is given:

Date of birth, place of birth?

Family?

Achievements?

Leo Messi

Kobe Bryan


IV.  WRITING: Telling an anecdote/story

a. Prewriting

What is an anecdote?

What is the purpose of writing/telling an anecdote

It provides background information. In real life, anecdotes often convey meaning via stories instead of direct explanations. 


GENERATION OF IDEAS

- Problems in adjusting to a level of English after taking the placement test (lack of grammar knowledge)

- having a bad teacher

- having a good teacher

- making friends with classmates

- funy moments?

- learning English through on-line classes

- fun activities/projects done

- 


b. Writing

Write a paragraph telling an anecdote about an experience lived during your English studies at the American School Academy



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