blog marks

Please remember the criteria for blog evaluation was published in April on this blog.

		blog freq	post 1	Post 2	BLOG MARK
	Fabian	4,7	4	4	4,3
	Tabata	6	4,5	4,5	5,2
	Hugo	5,2	4,7	5,5	5,1
	Pamela	4,3	5,5	4,5	4,6
	Nicolas	3,8	6,7	5,5	4,9
	Monica	6	6,7	6,5	6,3
	Yajaira	4,7	4,5	5,5	4,8
	Cristian	5,6	4,5	5	5,1
	Thyare	3,5	6,5	5,5	4,7
	Alexandra	5,6	6	6,5	5,9

Today we have two tasks :

There aren't many good websites dedicated to learning English that are free of charge. In my opinion, the BBC is a the best.

Go to:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/

Take a look around, then tell me what you think. 

Write a comment on your blog on the activities you visited, found more useful and if there is anything you didn't like (100 words) Once you finish, I’d like to invite you to visit this site:

Choose a piece of news or an article from:

http://www.theguardian.com/international

Write 100 words,

Mention why you chose it

What new things you discovered

Why you think it is important.

Anything else you find relevant.

DO NOT FORGET YOUR COMMENTS (3)

Hi guys,

Today music is with us again.  To me ,music is just the best company and I like more or less "all sorts". Sometimes you like songs just because, sometimes it's the rhythm, sometimes the lyrics. It’s hard to think of a favorite, but I’ll chose a classic I love every time I hear it.

This is a love song different to many. It’s about years together, routine and broken dreams and, at the same time, loads of love and sadness because of this.

“Love will tears us apart” was love at first sound and it was what opened the door to the Joy Division for me. I remember I was in a bar waiting for a gig to start when I heard this song.  The beginning maybe was not what caught me but the rhythm and Ian’s voice did it straight away.

The lyrics hit me hard because it made think of relationships and how they can deteriorate easily if you don’t look after them. At the time, I had a more idealistic idea of romantic relationships.   This song is from 1990 but I got to know it later. I love the guitars and the keyboards in it. But I must say I like most songs by this gloomy quartet from Manchester.

Write about your favorite (ideally English) song at the moment.

Say:

When you first heard it

Why you like it & anything else relevant about it

Upload video or link to see it.

Write a minimum of 220 words. Leave a mínimum of 3 comments in different blogs. And in mine too!

Webquest

Please write a 100 word text (minimum ) and give your opinion on the London webquest you did.

Hi Guys,
Today I'll give you two choices; one is to write about the strike and how you see the return to class as beneficial at this point. What have you gained? what have you lost? The other possibility is a free topic on anything you would like to comment on. This may include some of the topics I asked for before (presentation, medicine, pets, etc) or something different.

Today I’d like to tell you about a band I really like. Actually, it wasn’t easy to decide because I really love music and I sort of enjoy nearly all sorts. Nowadays there is so much choice that with a bit of organization (moneywise), one can get to a couple of shows a year.

One band I really like and have liked for a while is “Rush”. I really like the fact that they have gone through different styles from experimental rock to a more pop style at one point. I like them because some of the lyrics are very meaningful to me and the music is cool. I’ve never been a fan of the lead singer’s voice but I’ve learnt to like it with the years. I think I like many of the songs but today I’ll mention “time stand still” as my favorite ( I don’t really have one!). It brings me a lot of memories from being a teenager and hanging out with friends.

I saw them live a few years back here in Santiago and I really enjoyed it.  The musicians are all really great and I think anybody who knows about playing the drums or the guitar would know this. I really enjoyed even the songs I did not know.

What about you?

Refer to a band / singer >>
- name
- what do you know about them?
- what type of music do they play?
- why do you like this artist/band?
- what's your favorite song? why?
- publish a picture or video
- 170 words minimum
- make 3 comments on your classmates posts.

stereotypes

Dear students,

We will  revise some basic areas of English

Remember you can use www.wordreference.com  dictionary to look for vocabulary when needed.

1.       Visit the site, read the explanations and then scroll down to exercises on simple past and check your understanding by clicking on a minimum of  4 different links

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past

2.       Do the following quiz:

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/questions/simple_past2.htm

3. Let’s listen

We will start with more basic and then a bit more ones.

Visit the following website. Listen to the conversation. Then click on the vocabulary quiz and the comprehension quiz on the right hand side.

a

http://www.elllo.org/english/0051/085-Kentaro-Apples.htm

b

http://www.elllo.org/english/1201/1219-Vella-MaleTears.htm

c

http://www.elllo.org/video/1151/V1194BradHabits.htm

Some more work.

http://www.lapetus.uchile.cl/lapetus/2009/1/ingles/themes/intermediate/theme01_act01.htm

If you can’t accesses the link above, visit www.plataforma.uchile.cl and go to Pre – intermediate, and then go to the activities 1,2,4,5 on unit 1 (you will need your password)

   Part II

4.     Let’s check how much you remember in terms of frequency:

http://www2.cambridge.org/interchangearcade/launch.do?activityID=591&level=1&unit=6&type=Cup_multiple_choice&stage=1

5.       Let’s check your pronunciation. Do you remember where to stress words?

Go to the easy level units 1& 2. Read instructions and then play

http://elt.oup.com/student/headway/preint/e_games/hwy_pre_stressmonster?cc=cl&selLanguage=en

6.       Select the correct alternative

http://elt.oup.com/student/headway/preint/a_grammar/unit01/hwy_preint_unit01_2?cc=cl&selLanguage=en

7.       Do you remember the difference between these two tenses?

I am studying philosophy

I study philosophy

Let’s see

http://elt.oup.com/student/headway/preint/a_grammar/unit02/hwy_preint_unit02_1?cc=cl&selLanguage=en