CINEMA IN THE CLASSROOM!!!

Hi everybody!!!

As I have told you in class, I made a list of three movies to watch at the classroom and later do something related to some of the topics introduced at the film. Here you are my list and a brief summary of the plot. You should vote the one you like most.

1. THE SOCIAL NETWORK. This film deals with a real story about the invention of facebook.
2. MONEYBALL. This film focuses on a baseball team which earns less money than other teams in the league.
3. NANNY MCPHEE AND THE BIG BANG. This film is about a family who lives in a farm and they do not make ends meet how will they manage this situation??

Now guys, it is your turn to vote and give your opinions. GOOD CHOICE!!! 

AN INTERESTING PROJECT: A BIOGRAPHY

Hi guys!!!

Christmas holidays are getting closer and closer, however, we should take into consideration a new project, titled: A BIOGRAPHY.

Here you are some hints to deal with this project:

1. Choose an important person for you such as someone in your family, a friend or a celebrity. Someone that is still alive or someone who has died.
2. Make a comment on the blog telling the rest of your classmates why you chose this person.
3. Design a power-point presentation with some details, for example, where he/she was born, where he/she studied, if he/she has children etc.

In this project I will evaluate not only your oral skills but also your writing.

Good luck and good job guys!!!

NEW PROJECT: THE BEST RESTAURANT YOU´VE EVER BEEN

Hi guys!!!

After designing your own restaurant making a description of it, a slogan to give publicity to your restaurant and be ready for an interview...I would like to hear about your research about all this stuff.

I will record all your interviews and slogan next Tuesday 20th November.

Go ahead and I hope you all, get your best marks.

A NEW PROJECT: MY IDEAL SCHOOL

Hi everybody!!! As I have told you in class, we start a new project titled: MY IDEAL SCHOOL. This project involves different phases to follow. Read carefully the instructions and organise your time to achieve the objectives. Our deadline is October 5th.
1) Write an email to your teacher about the things you like most and least at your school IESO TOMÁS BRETÓN.
2) Surf on the Internet and find two web pages of famous foreign schools.
3) Make a comment on the blog writing these two pages and giving reasons or explaing why you chose these pages.
4) Work in groups of four people to make up a dialogue in which you describe a lesson with your ideal teacher and your ideal classroom.
5) You will show your classmates your dialogue and you will get your final mark.

Good luck guys!! I hope you do your best!!!

BACK TO SCHOOL!!!!

Hi guys!!!

It´s great to see you all again. This year is going to be a new English adventure because I have planned new activities to use real and authentic English in our daily life and in the classroom. To take advantage of this experience you should be ready to work hard and enjoy the subject.

In this brief introduction I want you all give me some tips of kind of activities you would like to develop. Make as many suggestions as you want and I will try to do my best Ok??

New surprises are coming guys!!! Let´s start right now!!!

Greetings from Chicago!!!!

Hi everyone!!!

I arrived safely in Chicago a few days ago. It was a long trip, about 9 hours on the airplane, but not horrible. Now I'm here in Chicago getting to see all my family and friends for the first time in many months. It's quite hot here the past few days, about 35 degrees. How is everything in Salamanca? What have you guys been doing? I miss everyone and the school a lot! I've told everyone about our class and how much I enjoyed the year there. I'm going to Seattle today for my uncle's wedding. Seattle is in the state of Washington, on the west coast, about a 4 hour plane trip. I'll post some pictures when I'm there. I'll keep posting on the blog and I hope to hear from you all too! My email address is: cara.hageman@gmail.com, so you can email me and tell me all about what you're doing and practice your English too!

Hope to hear from you. Miss everyone!

Cara

OUR LAST PROJECT: MY CHILDHOOD

Hi everybody!!!

The end of our academic course is getting closer and nowadays we are dealing with past tenses in the classroom, that is the reason why we are going to put in practise all we have learnt, making a presentation about our childhood.

To make it properly, take into account these rules:

1. Select pictures of you, when you were a child, up to now.
2. You can use as many slides as you want but remember you only have 3 minutes for your whole presentation.
3. In each slide you should write a sentence using the past tense describing the picture of your childhood.
4. When you present your powerpoint to the rest of the class you should explain what you did in the pictures you have chosen and they can ask you as many questions as they want.

Here you are a sample presentation about my childhood. Enjoy it and do your best!!!
http://www.scribd.com/AscenMartinR/d/95736559-Ascen-Childhood#fullscreen