Wednesday, 11th October 2017

TODAY IN CLASS:

-Para terminar con los formalismos de principio de curso: facilitar email de contacto Mecafast + email alternativo + QUIZLET + HOMEWORK

-Last day in class we were talking about food quite a lot. But there is an important point we said nothing aboutand we aregoing to use for this speaking: where and who do you have lunch / diner with?

-Listening: Book, page 4, 3LISTENING & SPEAKING, a): listening 1.6. Es uno ejercicios de listening que aparecen en el examen B2 – First Certificate. The speakers are going to answer one of the questions we were talking about last day in class. You have now one minute to remember them.

[4 Speaker A / 2 Speaker B  / 1 Speaker C / 5 Speaker D /  3 Speaker E]

-Homework correction: reading text “MOOD FOOD” in page 5, ejercicio d) + e)

-About the homework: reading text “MOOD FOOD” in page 5, ejercicio e)

-Entrega de la plantilla de registro de resultados de los ejercicios FCE que hagamos en clase.

-Explicación de la dinámica de los textos “multiple matching”, para que puedan preparar los homework para el próximo lunes.

-Iniciamos la cinCorrección homework Photocopy page 145 about future forms: vamos viendo la teoría al mismo tiempo que corregirmos.

                               

VOCABULARY: you should check quizlet!

PHONETICS:

Carbohydrate /ˈkɑːbəʊˈhaɪdreɪt/ -

HOMEWORK:

-FCE reading multiple matching: “Wouldn´t it be fun to run a restaurant?

INFINITIVE OR GERUND:

Infinitive: afford, agree, allow + object + to infinitive (allow me to go), appear, ask, begin (in non-continuous tenses, you can either use a gerund or an infinitive), begin (in continuous tenses, with infinitive), claim, decide, demand, expect, forget, hesitate, hope, intend, learn, manage, mean, need, offer, persuade, plan, pretend, promise, refuse, seem, try, wait, want, would like, would prefer.

Gerund: admit, allow, avoid, begin (in non-continuous tenses, you can either use a gerund or an infinitive), can´t stand, consider, deny, discuss, don´t feel like, doesn´t / don´t mind, hate, enjoy, imagine, involve, keep, like, look forward to, love, mention, miss, need, practice, prefer, quite like, recall, recommend, regret, risk, spend, stop, suggest, understand,

Bare infinitive: had better, make, modal verbs, would rather, help

ADJECTIVE ORDER:

Opinion + size + age + shape + colour + pattern + material + nationality

Monday, 9th October, 2017

TODAY IN CLASS:

-Speaking: new student, so personal information questions

-Today´class: VOCABULARY + SPEAKING + LISTENING + ABOUT THE TEXT (eventually we had no time for listening…)

-Book, page 4, 1VOCABULARY, a) Parece que tuvimos algo de problema con la pregunta about containers, así la completamos de nuevo: a packet, a bag, a tin, a box, a jar,

-Aviso de que se incluirán en QUIZLET los términos relacionados con los establecimientos en la ciudad.

-Book, page 152, VOCABULARY BANK: hemos incluido varias palabras en el QUIZLET. Vamos a hacer y corregir los ejercicios con el listening. Vamos haciéndolo por secciones y corriendo por secciones con el listening 1.2. en el ejerCicio 1FOOD y el listening 1.3. en el ejercicio 2COOKING

-Book, page 4, 1VOCABULARY c)

-Speaking: Book, page 4, 3LISTENING & SPEAKING: reading the questions and answering them

-About the homework (reading text “MOOD FOOD” in page 5): just comments about the content, next day we´ll answer the given questions.

                               

VOCABULARY: you should check quizlet!

PHONETICS:

Carbohydrate /ˈkɑːbəʊˈhaɪdreɪt/ -

HOMEWORK:

-Photocopy page 145 about future forms.

INFINITIVE OR GERUND:

Infinitive: afford, agree, allow + object + to infinitive (allow me to go), appear, ask, begin (in non-continuous tenses, you can either use a gerund or an infinitive), begin (in continuous tenses, with infinitive), claim, decide, demand, expect, forget, hesitate, hope, intend, learn, manage, mean, need, offer, persuade, plan, pretend, promise, refuse, seem, try, wait, want, would like, would prefer.

Gerund: admit, allow, avoid, begin (in non-continuous tenses, you can either use a gerund or an infinitive), can´t stand, consider, deny, discuss, don´t feel like, doesn´t / don´t mind, hate, enjoy, imagine, involve, keep, like, look forward to, love, mention, miss, need, practice, prefer, quite like, recall, recommend, regret, risk, spend, stop, suggest, understand,

Bare infinitive: had better, make, modal verbs, would rather, help

ADJECTIVE ORDER:

Opinion + size + age + shape + colour + pattern + material + nationality

"Frozen", by Madonna: our first song this 2017/18 course

Here you have the exercise with Madonna´s "Frozen", in case you would like to practise once more.

https://www.vevo.com/watch/madonna/frozen/USWBV0500436

You only 1. ________ what your 2. ________ want to 1. ________
How can 3. ________ be what you 4. ________ it to be.
You're 5. ________ when your 6. ________'s not 7. ________
You're 8. ________ consumed with 9. ________ 10. ________ you get
You 11. ________ your time with 12. ________ and regret
You're 5. ________ when your 6. ________'s not 7. ________

CHORUS:

Mmmmmmm... If I 13. ________ 14. ________ your 15. ________
Mmmmmmm... We'd 16. ________ be 17. ________.
Mmmmmmm... Give 18. ________ to me,
Mmmmmmm... You are the 19. ________.

Now there's no 20. ________ in placing the 21. ________
And you 22. ________ know I'd 23. ________ the same
If I 24. ________ you, my heart 25. ________ 26. ________ broken
Love is a 27. ________, she needs to 28. ________
Let all the 29. ________ inside of you 30. ________
You're 5. ________ when your 6. ________'s not 7. ________

CHORUS

You only 1. ________ what your 2. ________ want to 1. ________
How can 3. ________ be what you 4. ________ it to be.
You're 5. ________ when your 6. ________'s not 7. ________

CHORUS

CHORUS

If I 13. ________ 14. ________ your 15. ________

New vocabulary in Quizlet!

Please, pay attention to the new vocabulary included in Quizlet, related to the topic que are working with in this unit (food).

Wednesday, 4th October, 2017

TODAY IN CLASS:

-Presentación nuevos estudiantes.

-Entregar fotocopias atrasadas corregidas, creo que son de Gema.

-Terminamos la canción: “Frozen”, Madonna: nos toca la palabra 20.

-Speaking: do you think the song has any kind of message or philosophy? Which is that message? Do you think that idea is important nowadays? Why?

-Corrección ejercicio de 1426, page 64 sobre traducción de frases con verbos modales.

-Book, page 4, 1VOCABULARY, a)

                               

VOCABULARY: you should check quizlet!

PHONETICS:

HOMEWORK:

-Book, page 5, reading “Mood food” + exercises d) + e)

INFINITIVE OR GERUND:

Infinitive: afford, agree, allow + object + to infinitive (allow me to go), appear, ask, begin (in non-continuous tenses, you can either use a gerund or an infinitive), begin (in continuous tenses, with infinitive), claim, decide, demand, expect, forget, hesitate, hope, intend, learn, manage, mean, need, offer, persuade, plan, pretend, promise, refuse, seem, try, wait, want, would like, would prefer.

Gerund: admit, allow, avoid, begin (in non-continuous tenses, you can either use a gerund or an infinitive), can´t stand, consider, deny, discuss, don´t feel like, doesn´t / don´t mind, hate, enjoy, imagine, involve, keep, like, look forward to, love, mention, miss, need, practice, prefer, quite like, recall, recommend, regret, risk, spend, stop, suggest, understand,

Bare infinitive: had better, make, modal verbs, would rather, help

ADJECTIVE ORDER:

Opinion + size + age + shape + colour + pattern + material + nationality

Monday, 2nd October, 2017

TODAY IN CLASS:

-Presentación del curso y del material, enfatizando que estamos en camino hacia el B2:

*menos explicaciones de temas “grandes” de gramática, se supone que ya la sabemos y la estamos perfilando

*sensación de “aprendo menos”

-Reading comprehensión + speaking: el primer día de clase.

-Canción: “Frozen”, Madonna: no la hemos terminado, estamos por la mitad, nos toca la palabra 20.

                               

VOCABULARY: you should check quizlet!

PHONETICS:

HOMEWORK:

-Ejercicio de traducción de frases a inglés, utilizando los verbos modales (enviado por email)

INFINITIVE OR GERUND:

Infinitive: afford, agree, allow + object + to infinitive (allow me to go), appear, ask, begin (in non-continuous tenses, you can either use a gerund or an infinitive), begin (in continuous tenses, with infinitive), claim, decide, demand, expect, forget, hesitate, hope, intend, learn, manage, mean, need, offer, persuade, plan, pretend, promise, refuse, seem, try, wait, want, would like, would prefer.

Gerund: admit, allow, avoid, begin (in non-continuous tenses, you can either use a gerund or an infinitive), can´t stand, consider, deny, discuss, don´t feel like, doesn´t / don´t mind, hate, enjoy, imagine, involve, keep, like, look forward to, love, mention, miss, need, practice, prefer, quite like, recall, recommend, regret, risk, spend, stop, suggest, understand,

Bare infinitive: had better, make, modal verbs, would rather, help

ADJECTIVE ORDER:

Opinion + size + age + shape + colour + pattern + material + nationality

This is our new book

Here you have the book we have chosen for this course. It may be too long for just one course, so we´ll use next year as well. 
ENGLISH FILE INTERMEDIATE is between B1 and B2. In some months we´ll introduce exercises from First Certificate in English, the Cambridge B2 exam. But the first part of the course we´ll focuss on this book. And you´ll feel you are learning quite a lot!!

Welcome to our new course!

We are back!! Don´t forget we are starting our 12017/18 course next Monday 2nd October. It will be great to meet you again!

IMPORTANCIA DE LA PLANIFICACIÓN EN LA TAREA DOCENTE

Muchas veces no se comprende el significado de planificar antes de llevar a cabo las clases, porque se tiende a asumir esta tarea como una suerte de trámite con el que hay que cumplir frente a la Dirección o a la Unidad Técnico Pedagógica. Desde este enfoque, la planificación se transforma en una actividad más bien mecánica, que no coincide del todo con el desarrollo de las clases en la práctica.

Sin embargo, planificar es una tarea fundamental en el quehacer docente, pues permite unir una teoría pedagógica determinada con la práctica. Es lo que posibilita pensar de manera coherente la secuencia de aprendizajes que se quiere lograr con los estudiantes. De lo contrario, si no se piensa previamente lo que se quiere hacer, es posible que los alumnos y alumnas perciban una serie de experiencias aisladas, destinadas a evaluar la acumulación de aprendizajes más que la consecución de un proceso.

La clave está en comprender la planificación como un ‘modelo previo’ y no como una imposición. La planificación es lo que se quiere hacer en teoría, aunque no siempre resulte en la práctica. No obstante, no obtener el resultado deseado no significa que la planificación no sea buena, sino que hay que modificar aspectos en ella según el contexto en el cual se trabaja.

¿Para qué planificar?

La importancia de planificar radica en la necesidad de organizar de manera coherente lo que se quiere lograr con los estudiantes en la sala de clases. Ello implica tomar decisiones previas a la práctica sobre quées lo que se aprenderá, para qué se hará y cómo se puede lograr de la mejor manera.

Desde este punto de vista, es relevante determinar los contenidos conceptuales, procedimentales y actitudinales que se abordarán, en qué cantidad y con qué profundidad (el ‘qué’). Pero no basta con eso. También hay que pensar en la finalidad de lo que estamos haciendo, ya que para los alumnos y alumnas resulta fundamental reconocer algún tipo de motivación o estímulo frente al nuevo aprendizaje (el ‘para qué’). De lo contrario, no perciben en las clases un sentido que vaya más allá de la obtención de una nota.

Finalmente, se debe considerar también la forma más adecuada para trabajar con los alumnos y alumnas, pensando en actividades que podrían convertir el conocimiento en algo cercano e interesante para un grupo, dentro de un determinado contexto (el ‘cómo’). Por eso se recomienda modificar las planificaciones cada año, de acuerdo a los grupos con que se trabajará.

Monday, 22nd May 2017

TODAY IN CLASS:

-Corrección Reading: “Predators”

-Corregir ejercicio sobre SINCE / FOR + PRESENT PERFECT from EFBluePhot. Page 187

-Corrección EFBluePhot page 240 about phrasal verbs

VOCABULARY: you should check quizlet!

PHONETICS:

Ache /eɪk / - bear /beə/ - beard /bɪəd/ - beer /bɪə/ - bird /bɜːd/ - blood /blʌd/ - car /kɑː/ - cat /kæt/ - could /kʊd/ - enough /ɪˈnʌf/ - flood /flʌd/ - heart /hɑːt/ -hurt /hɜːt/ - island /ˈaɪlənd/ - love /lʌv/ - man /mæn/ - men /men/ - minutes /ˈmɪnɪts/ - month  /month / -  mountain /ˈmaʊntɪn/ - society /səˈsaɪətɪ/ - son /sʌn/ – sun /sʌn/ - talk /tɔːk/ - though /ðəʊ /- thought /θɔːt/ - through /θruː/ - tower /ˈtaʊə/ - variety /vəˈraɪətɪ/ - walk /wɔːk/ - woman /ˈwʊmən/ - women /ˈwɪmɪn/ - word /wɜːd/ - world /wɜːld/  

HOMEWORK:

-Book, page 53, 6: transformations

-Book, page 53, 7 and 8 about the sentences in exercise 6

INFINITIVE OR GERUND:

Infinitive: afford, agree, allow + object + to infinitive (allow me to go), appear, ask, begin (in non-continuous tenses, you can either use a gerund or an infinitive), begin (in continuous tenses, with infinitive), claim, decide, demand, expect, forget, hesitate, hope, intend, learn, manage, mean, need, offer, persuade, plan, pretend, promise, refuse, seem, try, wait, want, would like, would prefer.

Gerund: admit, allow, avoid, begin (in non-continuous tenses, you can either use a gerund or an infinitive), can´t stand, consider, deny, discuss, don´t feel like, doesn´t / don´t mind, hate, enjoy, imagine, involve, keep, like, look forward to, love, mention, miss, need, practice, prefer, quite like, recall, recommend, regret, risk, spend, stop, suggest, understand,

Bare infinitive: had better, make, modal verbs, would rather, help

ADJECTIVE ORDER:

Opinion + size + age + shape + colour + pattern + material + nationality