TIPS FOR YOUR PRESENTATION

Have a Company name (with a logo)

Introduction
       -Problem (why do you create your product?

Short description: explain very briefly your product, give main idea

Complete description:
-Give all the details of your product
-Say what makes your product different?
-Why should everybody buy your product?
-For who is the product?

Extra information
-Cost $$$
-Discounts (because of the black friday or something)
.webpages, etc.

Homework 03/12/2016

Make a summary using your own words about the text that I gave you in the class named "Why should I learn english"

Also, bring the advertisement (commercial) for your product.

ORAL EXAM 26/11/2016

In spanish for it to be superclear

Chicos, recuerden que este sábado tendremos nuestro último examen oral. Este va a ser una práctica del open house. Por eso les recomendé estudiar y prepararse como si fueran a dar su presentación. 

Como apoyo les recomiendo tener una presentación para que les ayude a dar la presentación.

También hay que traer el poster ya hecho.

Brochures examples

Here are some useful links for making your brochure

Brochure templates
https://templates.office.com/en-us/Brochures


One a little bit more professional
https://www.google.com.mx/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjn9Nbb9qPQAhVE32MKHSxbCkMQFgg6MAE&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lucidpress.com%2Fpages%2Ftemplates%2Fbrochures&usg=AFQjCNFemYODSErGbgKJmXUfgOPUAedsmw&sig2=SBd_hNhMqv9eWSzNQN1R4Q

Be careful, there are some templates that are not free. Please choose just free templates.

WRITTEN EXAM

In spanish for it to be super clear

Recuerden que el siguiente sábado 19 de noviembre tendremos la última actividad escrita. Esta unirá las ultimas dos actividades así que tendrá un mayor porcentaje. Les recomiendo estudiar el past perfect y el reported speech.

HW due date 19/11/16

• Complete the worksheet given on class (about present and past perfect).
• Bring the brochure for your product.

USEFUL LINKS

Here I give you some useful links for practicing for some of the structures that we have seen.

TIMELINE: http://prezi.com/katfcw8ajarn/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy


GENERAL REVIEW : http://www.myenglishteacher.eu/blog/12-all-english-tenses-with-examples

Practice links

Here are some useful links if you want to practice for the TOEFL EXAM:


Listening:
http://www.examenglish.com/TOEFL/TOEFL_listening_conversation2.htm

Structure:
https://www.learn4good.com/languages/toefl/structure.htm

Reading:
http://www.examenglish.com/TOEFL/toefl_reading.htm

In spanish for it to be super clear!

Lo que les recomiendo es checarlos todos para que al menos tengan una idea del formato del examen.

EXAMEN DEL TOEFL

In spanish for it to be super clear.

Hubo un cambio de fechas y este sábado (12 de noviembre) presentaremos el examen del TOEFL, Si no lo han presentado les comento que no evalua conocimiento, sino comprensión. Que tanto pueden comprender de varios audios y lecturas además de una parte en las que les piden detectar errores en oraciones.

Para este examen no necesitan estudiar gramática, pero si quieren practicar en la semana estaré enviando links para que vean masomenos la estructura del examen.

Desayunen muy bien ese día!

HW 12/11/2016

-Workbook pg 68 ex D and E
-Workbook pg 69 ex B
-Workbook pg 70 ex E

The next part is in spanish for it to be super clear

El brochure con toda la información de su producto lo moveré para el sábado 19 de noviembre, pero si ustedes quieren pueden traerlo en la siguiente clase para que así les pueda dar una mejor retroalimentación.

Moví la fecha de entrega del brochure porque en el siguiente sábado (12 de noviembre) en lugar de la actividad escrita tendremos el TOEFL. Esto para poder terminar las evaluaciones que tendremos en el curso.

Les recuerdo que el examen del TOEFL no es tanto de conocimiento si no de su habilidad y su comprensión. No es necesario que estudien, como les dije, es más de habilidad. Si quieren practicar enviaré unos enlaces donde pueden hacerlo.

En resumen:
El "Brochure" (Tríptico) es para el sábado 19 de noviembre
El siguiente sábado (12 de noviembre) presentaremos el TOEFL

Oral exam!

Guys remember that next class we are going to have our second oral exam.

For it please review the reported speech and the conditionals sentences (1 and 2 specially).

Useful links:
Conditional sentences:
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/conditional-sentences
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/Grammar/conditional2.htm

Reported speech
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/reported-speech.html

HM due date 05/11/12

• WB pg. 56 Ex. B , 57 Ex. C and D, 58 Full page.
• Read next two chapters of the city of ember.
• Bring your idea for the open house with more details
• Study for the oral exam

Information about halloween costumes

In spanish for it to be super clear!

Esto es lo que venía en el reglamento acerca de los disfraces de halloween. Les recuerdo, no es obligatorio venir disfrazados, es solo si ustedes quieren.

Esta información es directa del reglamento:

1.    Maestro y Practicante deberán asistir disfrazados: puede ser una corbata y/o sombrero graciosos, vestirte de colores diferentes, mallas coloridas o de rayas.

2.    Los estudiantes pueden vestir en color negro. 

3.    Las alumnas no pueden vestir con minifaldas y escotes muy pronunciados.

HW!!! 29/10/2016

WB p. 48 ex. D
WB p. 50 ex. C 
WB p. 51 ex. D

Answer this activity and send me a screenshot of your score by mail or whatsapp: Thursday 27/10/16 is the last day you can send it to me!!!https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech/exercises?03

mail: sag_ag@hotmail.com

Written activity!

Next class we are going to have the second written activity!

Please review the topics of the present perfect and the conditional sentences 0,1 and 2!

Useful links:

Conditionals:

https://prezi.com/exlckvghax0r/conditionals-0-1st-2nd-3rd/

Present perfect:

http://prezi.com/katfcw8ajarn/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-perfect-simple

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-perfect-progressive

HW! due date 22/10/16

Make an interview to whoever you want about some of their preferences and write their answers using the reporting speech.
Questions:

1.Who do you admire and why?

2.Which is your favorite movie and why?

3.If you had a superpower which one it would be?

4.What do you plan to do for your next birthday?

5.What is your season, and why?
*Make 5 more questions

Answer WB pg 45 ex C, 46 ex D, 47 B and C
Read chapter 9-11 of "The city of ember"

VIDEO

We are going to see this video on the next class, but here is if you want to see it first. I hope that you are having a great week!

HW! due date 15/10/2016

• Workbook pg 36 D), 37 D) and 40 D)
• Finish the worksheet
• Make an essay (80 words) answering What would you do if you had 24 hours left to live?Remember to use the conditionals that we saw on class.

Extra Exercises: In spanish for it to be super clear.
Estos son ejercicios opcionales que pueden hacer si quieren practicar un poco más la parte de la escritura o la expresión oral. No es tarea ni puntos extras, es solo practica para los que la quieran, yo las recogeré junto con las tareas y les daré retro. Serán un poco más específicas para practicar cosas que ya hemos visto pero que quizá les falte de perfeccionar.

Writing: Write a small paragraph (5 o more sentences) about your best day ever (so far).
Speaking: Send me a couple of audios describing me your day (1 or 2 minutes).

Hw due date 08/10/2016

• Read "The city of ember" chapter 8 and 9 (next class we are going to have a quiz.
• Research the topics of:
1. Future will and going to
2. Future perfect simple
• Answer SB pg 49 (Grammar section)

Remember, there are going to be extra points in HW for the ones that make a summary of the topic including: structure, uses, examples, etc). This topics we are going to see them in class but the homework is for you to be familiar with them.

Here are some useful links that may help you:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTiT63K0KMo
• http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-lesson-future-perfect.php

Written activity

Remember that next class we are going to have the first written activity. This activities are going to be separated in a listening or reading part, some exercises of grammar and a writing part. Please study from your notes and your book the topics for units 1,2 and 3.

Newspaper recycling campaign

Remember that next saturday is the newspaper recycling campaign!!! Bring all the newspaper that you can!

HW! Due date 01/10/2016

Write a letter of application (150 words)  there is an example on SB p. 45

Read "The city of ember" chapters 6 and 7.

Answer Student’s book:

• pg 46 (act D and F) 

Answer Workbook: 

• pg 31 (act D)
• pg 33 (all page).

Another OKGO video! Hope you enjoy it.

HW! Due date: 24/09/2016

• Monday: WB pg 25 & 26 all exercises
• Tuesday: Wb pg 27 all exercises
• Wednesday: Write an essay describing what would you do if you won one million dollars. (200 words). Remember to use modal verbs and circle them!
• Thursday: Make a mindmap about the modal verbs seen in class.
  Example of mind map:
  
  

Next week! 

• Answer online quiz about irregular verbs. before this saturday (17/09/2016)
• Fill in the worksheet about your proyect of the open house (one per team) and bring it printed.
  I am going to post the worksheet tomorrow (12/09/2016)
• Read chapters 2,3,4,5 of the city of ember.

Rubric for the oral exam

Hey guys, here is the rubric for the oral exam, check what things are going to be evaluated!
You do not need to print it.


https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5sWrWmzz51PY2J0a1pUVmNpczg/view?usp=sharing

ORAL EXAM! (10/09/2016)

In spanish for it to be super clear

Si ven el calendario chicos este sábado que viene será nuestro primer examen oral (10/09/2016). Serán igual que en otros años estilo entrevista, uno por uno se saldrá afuera con el maestro a tener una conversación. Será estilo entrevista donde el maestro hace un par de preguntas y ustedes deben de contestarlas hablando lo más posible. La idea es que hablen más ustedes que nosotros.

Denle una repasada a los temas que hemos visto que son los de la unidad 1 y 2.

City of ember pdf version.

Link for the book: http://daal.deltaschools.com/content/for-students/the-cty-of-ember-pdf.pdf

HW, due date 10/09/2016 (small changes)

It has small changes of the things that I wrote in class.

Monday: Write a story using the past simple and past progressive (200 words).

Tuesday: Copy the list of irregular verbs on your notebook twice (twice means two times)
I'm going to put the list here but it is also on the last pages of your book.

Wednesday: Answer workbook page 19 act "C" and "D".

Thursay: Read “The city of Ember”, the intructions and chapter 1 for next class.

Book for this semester

In spanish for it to be super clear.

Buenas tardes chicos, este semestre estaremos leyendo el libro "The city of ember" de Jean Duprau, para que lo vayan buscando. La próxima semana comenzaremos leyéndolo. Yo buscaré si les puedo pasar la versión electrónica del libro, pero para los que lo prefieran leer en físico les recomendaría que lo buscaran.  

Les comparto algunos enlaces donde lo he visto.

gandhi:

http://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-city-of-ember-the-first-book-of-ember

amazon méxico:

https://www.amazon.com.mx/City-Ember-Jeanne-Duprau/dp/0375822739/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1472436785&sr=8-2

HW due date 3/09/16

Monday: Answer Workbook page 14-15
Tuesday: Answer Workbook pg 16-17
Wednesday: Answer Sb Pg 22 Ex A and B
Tuesday: Look for the book "The city of ember" that is the book that we are going to read this semester. We are going to start reading it next week but you need to look for it. (I'm going to explain this on another post).

VENTA DE PLAYERAS CIDEB

Buen Día:
Este Sábado 27 de Agosto se estará levantando pedido de las playeras con el logotipo del CIDEB en un horario de 11:00 am a 1:30 pm en la entrada principal enfrente de Dirección. Solo se requiere dar un anticipo del 50% y mencionar la talla del alumno.

Costo de la playera:
Talla infantil hasta la talla 14 = $120.00
Talla adulto chica, mediana y grande = $150.00

Para más información acerca de la venta de las playeras:
adsclothes@gmail.com

El Departamento de Educación Continua recomienda el uso de las playeras con el logotipo del CIDEB con la finalidad de poder identificar fácilmente a nuestros alumnos. Sin embargo no están establecidas como uniforme por lo que se deja a su criterio.

Junta con los padres!

Este sábado habrá junta con los padres de familia, en nuestro mismo salón (Aula 10), para que le recuerden a sus padres. Es de 12:20 a 1:10 por lo que las clases las terminaremos más temprano (12:20). <-- message in spanish so that it's super clear.

Hw! Due date 27/08/16

Monday: write an informal letter/e-mail (structure on pg 16 & 17) 150 words
Tuesday: student book pg 18 ex. A,B,C,D,E
Wednesday: workbook pg 5 & 6 ex. B
Thursday: workbook pg 8&9 all exercises

Remember to bring the papers signed and a sweater!

OkGo-Upside Down & Inside out (music video)

So, this is a band that I like because they make awesome music videos. I hope you enjoy it, have a great week!

HW! due date: 20/08/2016

1. Bring the papers signed (the ones with the e-mails)
2. Write a short essay (100 words) of:

• what did you do on your vacations

• what do you expect of this semester

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