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  CONGRATULATIONS ALL!!!!  YOU MADE IT TO YOUR FINAL CLASS!! I. Saying Goodbye II. The Little Prince Vocabulary: thorn(s) Summary of last night´s reading Video III. Feedback on Final Exam IV. PRIVATE GRADUATION Words by Ms. Marcia Final Speeches Toast Farewel For you a Traditional Irish Blessing: May the road rise to meet you, May the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face, The rains fall soft upon your fields. And until we meet again, May God hold you in the palm of his hand.

  OBJECTIVES Keep practicing Other and Another correctly Keep learning idioms Listening/reading The Little Prince VOCABULARY: Idioms Video GRAMMAR: OTHER vs. ANOTHER Exercise READING/LISTENING-COMPREHENSION Discussion Video SPEAKING: Making a toast Get their attention Keep it short Knowing your audience You may use a cheat sheet (notes) Video For tomorrow * have your graduation speech ready to read *bring a glass of wine, beer, orange juice for a toast

OBJECTIVES Using Other and Another correctly Talking about lying  Learning idioms Listening/reading a story (book) REMINDER: Remember to practice the reading of your Graduation Speech. You will read yours on Thursday, December 9th during our private Graduate Ceremony. Then one of you will represent the class during the Ceremony on Friday. GRAMMAR: THE USE OF OTHER AND ANOTHER Using OTHER and ANOTHER Exercise SPEAKING: THE MIND OF A PATHOLOGICAL LIER Video Checking your understanding Answer the following questions: Does everyone lie? Why do we lie? Do you know the meaning of the phrase, a white lie? Is it O.K. to lie? Have you ever lied?  VOCABULARY: Idioms Video LISTENING TO A STORY Video

  INSTRUCTIONS Keep your camera on during the test. You have one hour to finish this test. Please, click on t his link to download your exam Once you finish, save your document. Send it to my email. Don´t leave the class until I tell you I have your document. Good luck!!

  4 days to graduation!!  You´re almost there. REMINDERS * Date for Graduation Ceremony has changed: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10th.  Class time. * Inviting guests * Photos * Graduation Speech (Oral Presentation 4) is due on Thursday, December 9th. ORAL PRESENTATION 3 HADA CHARLIE WEBSITES FOR SELF-STUDY Dave´s ESL Cafe Rong-Chang Li´s page Preparation for the TOEFL Learn 4 Good

  INSTRUCTIONS Keep your camera on during the test. Please, check this link to download your exam Once you finish, save your document. Send it to my email. Don´t leave the class until I tell you I have your document. MID-TERM MAKE UP EXAM

OBJECTIVES * To continue with Oral Presentation 3 * To exercise the Future Tenses in English 6 MORE DAYS TO GRADUATION! Remember: 1.   Check your accumulated grade in the Academy´s platform, or you can ask me. You need 80% minimum to graduate. Right now, only 8  students  have grades higher than 80, so, only 8 students are scheduled to graduate. 2. Submit a photo of yourself to be used for the Graduation Ceremony. Send it to my email no  later than Friday, December 3rd.   I already got:  Diana´s Charlie´s 3. Graduation Ceremony: Saturday, December 11th, 11:00 a.m. 4. Final Exam is Monday, December 6th.  Contents: Grammar and vocabulary from Day 20 until today. 5. Work on Oral Presentation 4, your Graduation Speech. It is due orally on Friday, December 10th. SPEAKING: Oral Presentation  Alvaro Grace REVIEWING FUTURE TENSES Exercises for the  Future Continuous REVIEWING THE FUTURE PEFECT TENSE Explanation Exercises

  OBJECTIVES * To continue with Oral Presentation 3 * To exercise the Future Tenses in English * To continue talking about space 7 MORE DAYS TO GRADUATION! Remember: 1. Check your accumulated grade in the Academy´s platform, or you can ask me. You need 80% minimum to graduate. Right now, only 6 students have grades higher than 80, so, only 6 students are scheduled to graduate. 2. Submit a photo of yourself to be used for the Graduation Ceremony. Send it to my email no  later than Friday, December 3rd.   2.  Graduation Ceremony: Saturday, December 11th, 11:00 a.m. 3. Final Exam is Monday, December 6th.  Contents:   Future tenses Vocabulary (Steve Jobs´s Speech, Two-word verbs,  vocabulary to describe food)  SPEAKING: Oral Presentation 3 Hadda Diana Cristian WRITING: Oral Presentation 4: Graduation Speech Task:  Put together  your speech. Revise it. Practice it. Dateline: Friday, December 10th. READING AND SPEAKING a. Click on this  link  to find interesting facts about space. a. Read

  OBJECTIVES * To finish writing graduation speech * To continue with Oral Presentation 3 * To exercise the Future Tenses in English * To continue talking about space 8 MORE DAYS TO GRADUATION! Remember: 1. Submit a photo of yourself to be used for the Graduation Ceremony. Send it to my email no  later than Friday, December 3rd.   2. Graduation Ceremony: Saturday, December 11th, 11:00 a.m. 3. Final Exam is Monday, December 6th.  Contents: The future, vocabulary from Steve Jobs´s Speech SPEAKING: Oral Presentation 3 Alvaro Rony Noelia WRITING: Graduation Speech Paragraph 1: Introduction Paragraph 2: The journey of learning English Paragraph 3: Telling an anecdote Paragraph 4: A look to the future (or your choice of idea)                      Paragraph 5: Concluding paragraph: Congratulate your fellow graduates, giving words of encouragement to continue the learning of English   use a quote End your speech An example: To conclude I would like to congratulate my fellow graduates. You hav