martes, 26 de febrero de 2013

Level 2

Review: Simple past

Video: What did you do yesterday?
Childhood memories: vocabulary
Movie segements to practice past simple
Learn how to use the simple past

Form and use of simple past

Past simple cartoon


Video: Did you have a nice vacation
Video: List of irregular verbs
Irregular verbs songs


Past simple Regular verb endings


Life stories: Sherlock Holmes
HOMEWORK

Level 1

Families of the world
 
Vietnam


 
Ghana
 
AFGANISTHAN
KOREA



Present simple

Let's see something about simple present Use
Form
Rules and routines

Homework:
Do the following activity and send it to my e-mail

Activity

Saxon possessive rules
Saxon Possessive
More exercises

PRESENT SIMPLE REVIEW
Play hangman with present simple
Present simple exercises

TIME AND SCHEDULES

How to tell the time
Clockers: Let's play

MY ROUTINE

Activity: Practice the daily routines and time
Game: daily routine. Click and match

I usually practice English: frequency adverbs
Look at some prepositions to tell the time in English

lunes, 25 de febrero de 2013

Level 3

Taking about events that once happened
 
 
How to tell a story, anecdote or joke
 
When telling a joke, a story or relating an anecdote something strange can happen to English grammar. In this programme we hear how and why present verb forms can be used to talk about past actions.
 
Telling a story:
 
 
Mysteries: Bermuda Triangle
Video segment
Watch the following video segment. Take notes of the most important information, and write what happened in this place. Narrate one of the cases of disapeareeances 

Read about Bermuda triangle mystery

Simple Past vs Past continuos

Look at the following examples
Practice: do the exercise
Watch the movie segment The Pursuit of Happiness and do the activities
watch the following video


miércoles, 20 de febrero de 2013

Level 2

Review: Situations and events in the past.

Take a look at the video segment Mr. Bean's Holiday and do the activities

Comparing the past and the present

Watch the segemnt Technology through ages
According to the video:
What is technology?
How has technology changed our lives?

Chose four technological advances form the video segment and make a comparison chart to explain:
How was life before that technological advance and how it is now?

Write a reflection about this issue:
Are we changing technology or is technology changing us?

miércoles, 13 de febrero de 2013

LEVEL 2

From past to present: a change in the way of life
Watch this video
How has life changed?

The history of technology in education
Watch your day in 2020

STUDY TIPS

It's time to check how you study English. Read some tips that will help you.

TIPS

domingo, 10 de febrero de 2013

Level 3

Project Work
I like living in Medellín because...
I don't like living in Medellín because...

Some interesting sites and information about the city:
I love Medellín
Colombia Reports
New York Times: fighting crime with architecture

viernes, 8 de febrero de 2013

Level 1

Welcome to this class!! I hope you enjoy this blog and take advantage of it.
Dear students, these are some videos to practice introductions and greetings. Take a look at them and be prepared for the next class.

1. Greetings
2. Introductions
3.Introducing people

Where are you from?
Countries and nationalities



Lets' practice the numbers
Count

Level 2

Welcome to this class. I hope you enjoy this blog and take advantage of it.

Diagnosis
Watch the following video. Pay attention to the actions mentioned. Try to retell the story to your classmate.
A Farmer plants a seed
Part 2: the problem
Part 3: Everybody helps to harvest
Part 4: A feast



Watch the movie segment: Splice
Write the all the actions the woman performed
Describe her to your partner.

lunes, 4 de febrero de 2013

Multilingua Level 3

Welcome to this class. I hope you enjoy and learn a lot this semester!

Diagnosis: Listening exercise:
 
Listen to the following excerpt about Amy Winehouse

- Take notes as you listen to the audio.
   What questions do you have?
- State as many questions as you can about her life.
- Try to answer those questions with notes you already took.
- Using your own words and your notes, write a description about her life.
Listen to one of her songs

- Now, read the script of what you listen.
- How many ideas could you understand? check this:
Listen to the following excerpt about Amy Winehouse