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Tag Archives: Quinto
Fifthlings! Go for it all! Enjoy your Speaking Test!
Today I graded/checked the Reading & Listening Tests of my 3 groups of Y5. In Y5A one person failed the Reading (I don’t know this person), and one the Listening. In Y5B, nobody failed the Reading, and one person failed … Continue reading
Y5’s – Change of plans!
As you remember, at the beginning of the course I announced we would be working with three documentaries but we only managed one, the one about how our senses deceive us, and now we were going to do the second, and … Continue reading
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Tagged documentaries, Quinto
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Y5-Answers to the Matching Exercises
I’m posting this so you can do the exercises at home and then check. Please, write down your results, and your questions for me, if you wish to comment your mistakes, in case I can help you in terms of … Continue reading
Revising – common mistakes & confusing words
Revising_int-avan (1 page)
Y5: About your writing test
Dear all, consider I’ve been very demanding throughout the year, and that your Writing Test is not a C1 test, but a B2 or Upper Intermediate test. Play it safe, and then in the proofreading enrich! 😀 For people who … Continue reading
The verb “Suggest” in structures (Avanzado – writing, speaking)
Here is the explanation I’ve been giving lately in my Fifths. I couldn’t find it on talking people.net and then remembered I might’ve posted it on the blog I had last year for my Intermedio 2’s and Avanzado 2’s in … Continue reading
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Tagged language functions, Quinto, speaking, writing, Y5A, Y5B, Y5CAL
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Fifths: Three projects underway
5A is working on a 10-point Manifesto — peeps, I need someone to send me the text once you finish. 5CAL is working on the audio project of Useful Classroom Language — I’ll try to upload the checked sentences asap, … Continue reading
Posted in Lesson Plans, News & Announcements, Projects
Tagged Quinto, speaking, writing, Y5A, Y5B, Y5CAL
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Hilma af Klint, a pioneer of abstract art, by Teresa (Y5CAL)
Go to our youtube channel to read the info on this video, if you like! ❤
Posted in Art, Interesting, Materials & Resources, Projects, Videos
Tagged Hilma af Klint, Museo Picasso, Quinto, Y5CAL
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Learn this poem! Wild Geese, & expand your horizons while you’re in rooms!
Telling yourself this amazing poem will soothe you, like a lullaby, and help you get ready to focus before getting your exam papers! (Demented laughter!) 😀 😀 It also helps when you have to stand for hours in a line! … Continue reading
Indirect Speech (Advanced)
Today I was presenting Indirect Speech in my Intermediate group. Although we focused on reporting verbs in the past, I explained that reporting can happen in the same chunk of time where we find the message we wish to report. … Continue reading
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Tagged indirect speech, language functions, Quinto, Tercero
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Y5! Very important!
Dear Fifths, The authorities have told us we have to create a C1 group for next year!!! SO… YOU DON’T HAVE TO CALL FOR A STUDENTS’ MEETING TO WRITE A REQUEST FOR THIS ANYMORE! Congratulations! ❤ The bad news is … Continue reading
Y5 – Writings: Essays (LoM 1)
Thanks for your work. Although I’ve continued checking it at the C1 level, I can notice great improvement. Hopefully, you’ll do a wonderful job in June! 🙂 ❤ List of Mistakes 1 As you know, the most important thing this … Continue reading
On Speciesism
Earthlings – watch this documentary! (1hour 30 min) Watch at least the first 7 minutes (the intro). You could use that for a re-telling or a monologue! If it stops and you hear a kind of Error beep, just try … Continue reading
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Exam info – June & School Annoucement Board
For all: The Announcement Board of the English Department, on the 2nd floor, will be updated in Week 3 of May. It will include the info on dates for the First Part of the exam (L, R, W) we published … Continue reading
Y5: Deadline for Complaint!
May 12, May 13. You can also give me a writing of your choice (schedule), but the deadline would be (sorry about that) on May 19th, and 20th.
Plans for today and next week
Y5A: Today: doing the money recordings. We could use the second lesson next week to work on the Ten-Point Plan from the novel and on your own Ten-Point Plan! Next week: Y3C: we’ll start the next unit. Hopefull, people will … Continue reading
June PUCs (certificate exams)
Just for people who haven’t realized yet: on our page here FEBRUARY you can download the new Guía PUC, where everything on the exam is explained (36 pages). You should read it, at some point. The dates for your Escrito, … Continue reading
What we did on the first lesson after the break
In Quintos, we reviewed a few Speaking Strategies and language points. This is just a reminder for the people who came. Conversations about the holidays Ice-breaking questions vs Follow-up questions Did you have A good holiday? / How were your … Continue reading
Posted in Exams, Language Questions, Learning2Learn, Reminders
Tagged LoM, Quinto, speaking, Y5B, Y5CAL
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Clip-supporters’ sabotage?
I’m checking your writings, and this time I’m finding it really difficult to read what some of you wrote because of the stapling! Please, try to read your work after your stapling, once I give it back to you. Walk … Continue reading
Updates
I have updated your Diaries, dear students, but I have not included links to all the stuff I’ve been posting, so make sure you watch the videos by students at least! Check the blog out, come on! Tercero: you should’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Contributions, Lesson Plans, Materials & Resources, News & Announcements, Projects, Reminders
Tagged Quinto, Tercero, textbook
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Thinking about the meaning of verbs (tenses, modals) in Conditional Sentences
For reading in class, and thinking about it (Intermediate, with a final note on Advanced – mixed conditionals). I’ll print it in class. conditionals (1 Word page)
Example of a List of Mistakes (LoM)
michelles2012sampleLoM (5 pages)
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Tagged LoM, Quinto, Tercero
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Published! But in Spanish…
Anyway, people coming to class will understand this article well, esp. Y5B!!! 😀 Mejorar la comunicación humana a través del aprendizaje de idiomas (parte 1 de 2) – Improving human communication through language learning http://www.mujerpalabra.net/pensamiento/educacion/2014mejorarcomunicacion.htm
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Tagged Quinto, speaking, Tercero
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Hope & Wish
This year I’ve been telling you “hope + present or future” and “wish + pasts” meaning that “hope” is used to talk about hopes for the present and future and “wish” is used to talk about future events we think … Continue reading