Day 40

 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 have worked so hard to get here. You should be proud. And don´t forget that today you have reached a proposed goal but that learning English is a life journey. Remember what Steve Jobs said, "Don´t settle...stay hungry."  You know what I mean.
I appreciate your kind attention. Thank you all.


VOCABULARY from The Blue dot

dot (noun)
aggregate (noun)
forager (noun)
peasant (noun)
spill (verb)
eager  (adjective)
hatred (noun)
posturings   (noun)
self-importance   (noun)
delusion   (noun)
speck   (noun)
enveloping  (adjective)
hint  (noun)
elsewhere  (adverb)

LISTENING COMPREHENSION: The Blue Dot

Video 1

Video 2

Text


READING AND SPEAKING
Click on this link to find interesting facts about space.
a. Read all 10 facts.
b. Choose two facts that you didn´t know about and that are surprising.
c. Prepare to discuss this information in class.


REVIEWING FUTURE TENSES

Exercises for the Future Continuous


REVIEWING THE FUTURE PEFECT TENSE




The Future Continuous versus the Future Perfect

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