OOA # 2

Remember our 2nd OOA is on Wed, March 3rd
I'll give you more info about it in class

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3rd Writing Activity

REMINDER:

-Choose a photo
-Be ready to write
-Who are the people in it
-Where you are
-Why you were wearing those clothes
-What you did BEFORE the photo was taken
-What you were doing WHILE the photo was being taken
-What you did AFTER the photo was taken
-Why you selected that photo
-Include: Past Simple and Past Continuous.
-Connect your ideas using: When, While, Before that..., After that..., etc.

Past Simple and Past Continuous

Click HERE to keep on practising...

What did you do yesterday?

Watch the following video and make a list of the activities done by these people yesterday:

GIVING PRESENTATIONS!

Don't you think there are similarities between "giving a presentation" and sitting for an "oral exam"?

Let's watch the following video and tell me if you agree with the 1st. tip the speaker gives us...

OOA # 1

Remember we'll have our first On-going Oral Assessment on Friday 19th (Thanks Carlos for the calendar correction)

TODAY'S CCV 3

• High (adj.) - Height (n.)
• A tuxedo
• Hair pins
• A top hat
• A suitcase / a briefcase
• High-heeled shoes
• A pan
• A sauce pan
• A frying pan
• A pot
• A flower vase

1st WEEK'S HOMEWORK!

Reminder:

• Workbook Unit 1 sections 1A/1B/1C (Please, correct yourselves with the help of the key and bring your doubts to class)
• Grammar Bank p. 127 part 1A/1B/1C
• Read the short story "The Open Window" by Saki
• Bring a copy of a painting
• Be ready to write in class

TODAY'S CCV 2

• To get on (well)
• To sweat
• Crowded (adj.)
• A traffic jam

VOICE GAME!!!

Let's keep on playing...

Think of a word: an object, an occupation, a place, etc. and organize your definition.

Go HERE and start playing...

TODAY'S COMMON CLASS VOCABULARY (CCV) 1

As agreed, let's compile the interesting vocabulary that crops up in our day-to-day classes.

Here's the first list:

• Nothing to do
• Close friends
• Me too / me neither
• A contest / a contestant
• Far-fetched (adj.)
• To assassinate

Remember you can post a message here to add some vocabulary

MAKE and DO

I would like to share with you my personal list. Remember to post a message if you find more collocations. Thanks!

MAKE
A plan
A mistake
A choice
An offer
A noise
Some arrangements
A phone call
A suggestion
Love
A decision
Money
An attempt to do something
A profit in business
A loss in business
An effort
War
Peace
An effort
Sure
An excuse
Progress
An exception
The bed
A list
Reservation
A copy
A trip
The breakfast / lunch/ dinner


DO
Business
The ironing
Your best
Better
The shopping
Me a favour
The housework
The homework
Some work
The laundry
Some research
A sport (e.g. yoga)
The boring job
Good
Right
Wrong
Harm
Damage
Something boring / exciting
Nothing

First Task!

Remember to write a short introductory paragraph about yourself. You may want to include the following information:

• Personal Data
• Family and Home Background
• Job or Occupation
• Hobbies and Free Time Activities
• Most Exciting Event Lived Recently
• Somebody you Admire in Your Life
• Future Plans
• Expectations Regarding our Course

WELCOME TO OUR SUMMER COURSE!!!

Hi everybody,

I've opened this virtual space so that you can continue working and enjoying outside our classroom. Hope you like it and visit it quite often!

See you around
Nat