In your group blogs, you will be posting your opinions on some discussion topics, over the next few lessons. This is an opportunity to discuss your opinions within your group.
Read each other's comments and reply.
Friday, January 12, 2007
Friday, January 05, 2007
INFORMATION UPDATE - ASSESSMENT TASKS
8th January
1st draft wikipedia entry - Post in small group blogs
Add my email address to your small group blog so I can post.
allyson.roberts@mail.telepac.pt
15th January
Final draft wikipedia – post in Wikipedia
22nd January
Class written task
discursive writing
29th January
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
Make an individual oral presentation on a topic of your interest.
Short story, book, film, passion, interesting person, etc etc
10 mins max.
5th February
Paired orals
Schedule to be arranged
1st draft wikipedia entry - Post in small group blogs
Add my email address to your small group blog so I can post.
allyson.roberts@mail.telepac.pt
15th January
Final draft wikipedia – post in Wikipedia
22nd January
Class written task
discursive writing
29th January
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
Make an individual oral presentation on a topic of your interest.
Short story, book, film, passion, interesting person, etc etc
10 mins max.
5th February
Paired orals
Schedule to be arranged
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
Wikipedia contributions
Post your contributions to Wikipedia in this blog by the 8th January. I will then correct using the code. Make sure your groups know who is doing what.
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
Preparation for READING ALOUD
READING ALOUD
To prepare for your oral exam on Monday 5th February you will need to read a short extract aloud.
You can practise at home by reading news extracts and listening. Choose from topics which are of interest to you.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/newsenglish/witn/index.shtml
Preparation for reading aloud:
A. Understanding content
Identify the genre: – review, news bulletin, poem etc.
Consider cultural context and cultural references
Understand the overall message/ content of the extract
Identify voices: narrator, speakers, tone, mood, emotion
B. Reproducing Message
1. Aim to convey the message – be dramatic, but within the genre.
2. Identify key words in a sentence and the corresponding sentence stress.
3. Accentuate the meaning of words, identify intonation, look for word linking.
C. Record yourself
1. Compare how you sound with the online model.
2. Identify the differences.
3. Listen again – us you MP3, ipod….. listen as much as you can.
To prepare for your oral exam on Monday 5th February you will need to read a short extract aloud.
You can practise at home by reading news extracts and listening. Choose from topics which are of interest to you.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/newsenglish/witn/index.shtml
Preparation for reading aloud:
A. Understanding content
Identify the genre: – review, news bulletin, poem etc.
Consider cultural context and cultural references
Understand the overall message/ content of the extract
Identify voices: narrator, speakers, tone, mood, emotion
B. Reproducing Message
1. Aim to convey the message – be dramatic, but within the genre.
2. Identify key words in a sentence and the corresponding sentence stress.
3. Accentuate the meaning of words, identify intonation, look for word linking.
C. Record yourself
1. Compare how you sound with the online model.
2. Identify the differences.
3. Listen again – us you MP3, ipod….. listen as much as you can.
Happy New Year to you all!
The Year's end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us. ~Hal Borland
Please bring the short stories on Wednesday 3rd. Remember the Wikipeadia work!
Allyson
Please bring the short stories on Wednesday 3rd. Remember the Wikipeadia work!
Allyson
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