jueves, 4 de julio de 2013

ILEX COURSE 1

The Simple Present



In this section, you have to get to the following link and pay attention to some useful explanations for the simple present tense. Then, you will have some exercises. A few are based on grammar and others are about listening. So, pay close attention to the instructions in the quiz.






lunes, 1 de julio de 2013

Listening - An Ideal Study Place


First play the video and  listen to the conversation.


After you have finished listening, answer the questions on the  link below:






Marion's daily routine


In this section you are going to read about a daily routine of a woman. 

The link for the reading is the next one:

Marion's daily routine.

After you have finished reading, you are going to open the following link:   

Google document : Writing my daily routine 

Afterwards, you have to follow the instructions in the Google Docs format.

Mr. Bean - Daily Routine.


The title character, played by Rowan Atkinson. Mr. Bean is a childish and self-centred buffoon who brings various unusual schemes and contrivances to everyday tasks. He lives alone in his small flat in Highbury, and is almost always seen wearing a jacket and a skinny red tie. He also usually wears a digital calculator watch. Mr. Bean rarely speaks, and when he does, it is generally only a few mumbled words which are in a comically low-pitched voice. His first name (he names himself "Bean" to others) and profession, if any, are never mentioned.



 Mr. Bean waking up






Mr. Bean's appointment at the dentist




In this activity you have to make a recording of your voice for an amount of 1 or 2 minutes long. You have to describe some of the routines that you can see from the video of Mr. Bean. After you have finished recording, save the file with your full name and course.

Here are some questions that can guide you to have an idea of some of the routines of Mr. Bean's videos.



1) What does he do before he goes to sleep with his Teddy Bear?

2) What time does he go to sleep/wake up?

3) What does Mr. Bean do after he wakes  up?

4)What time does he have the appointment?

5) How does Mr. Bean get to the appointment?

6) Where does he go in his car?

7) What does Mr. Bean  do while he drives the car?

sábado, 29 de junio de 2013

SPEAKING TASK, RUBRIC AND GUIDELINES 2nd of July 2013

Individual Oral Presentation

In this presentation, you will have to select a person you admire or a celebrity. The deadline for the oral activity is for next Tuesday 2nd of July Individually. You can present an actor,an  actress,a  sportsman, a singer, etc... and you have to take into account the following criteria for the presentation:

-Date of birth


-Celebrity's / Artist's full name


-Where is he/she from?


-How old is he/she?


-Where does he/she live?


-Marital Status


-Occupation


-Where does he/she work?



-Hobbies

-Family members 



Furthermore, you can bring a picture of your celebrity or the person you are going present to the class. Visual aids are a good source that can attract the audience. Finally, below are some guidelines for you to take into account for the presentation, besides the evaluation criteria for the speaking task.

Any questions  or doubts you might come up with, you can comment here on the blog or you can send me an e-mail so I can answer you as soon as possible.


TEACHER'S EVALUATION RUBRIC - SPEAKING 


1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
Use of English





Pronunciation & Intonation





Vocabulary





Coherence





Fluency






SPEAKING SKILL RUBRIC DETAILED DESCRIPTION 


1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
Use of English
Student is unable to start his / her speech.
The student is not able to give complete statements.
Sentence structure is out of order.
Most of the time the student is able to give complete statements with the correct word order
The student is able to apply every correct structure and complete statements.
Vocabulary
Student lack vocabulary use to express even simple statements.
The student does not make use of familiar vocabulary.
Recognizes and uses some basic vocabulary
Recognizes and uses basic vocabulary.
The student uses a wide range of vocabulary appropriate for their level.
Pronunciation and Intonation
The use of Student’s speech is unclear and not understandable.

Student's pronunciation was incomprehensible.

Pronunciation and intonation occasionally correct but often hesitant. 

Student's pronunciation was mostly understandable with some difficulty. 

Student's pronunciation was clear and easy to understand. 
Coherence
Student’s responses are not concerned to what task is asking for.
Coherence is minimally connected to the task.
The number of ideas presented or the development of ideas is limited.
Response is mostly coherent.
Response is sustained and
sufficient to the task. It is
generally well developed
and coherent.

Fluency
The student’s delivery is not consistent, showing frequent pauses and hesitation.
The student’s  delivery is fragmented and choppy.


Student took a long time to respond to questions. 


Student was able to answer questions with some hesitation. 


Student was able to communicate clearly with no difficulty. 


Things we do everyday

As I presented to you in class yesterday, we were talking about routines. I am leaving you a set of pictures of things we do daily. For next class, I want you to bring the exercises that you had already printed out "Worksheet 5, 6 and 8"  You were solving worksheet 5 of the daily routines. Therefore, I want you to solve the exercises of worksheet 6 concerning the daily routines and as for exercise 8, please bring the worksheet unsolved to class for next Tuesday.


martes, 25 de junio de 2013

Greetings and Farewells

Formal and Informal Greetings                                                                                        




Formal Greetings                                                     Informal Greetings
- Good morning                                                              - Hello
- Good afternoon                                                           - Hi
- Good evening                                                              - How are you doing?
- How do you do?                                                          - How are things?
- How are you?                                                              - How is everything?
                                                                                         - What's up?

Formal Responses                                                   Informal Responses
 -Good morning!                                                            - Hello/Hi
- Good afternoon!                                                          - Hi
- Good evening!                                                             - Fine, thanks and you?
- I'm very well, thank you.                                           - Great, thanks.  

Formal closings                                                         Informal closings
-It has been a pleasure, goodbye                                - I have to go now, bye !
-Thank you for your time, goodbye                           - See you later/around, bye!
                                                                                         - Have a nice day, bye!
                                                                                         -Goodbye!
                                                                                         -Bye!  / Bye, Bye!

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