Tuesday, 27 August 2013

Day 2... Quiz.. presentations.. diagnostic test..text book

You're in for a busy day today!


 First we will go through the quiz and crown the first winner!

Then we will continue with the presentations.
Over half the class have yet to be presented.. So please sit in the same pairs as yesterday.


After  that we will have a diagnostic test so I can get some idea of your level of English.

Finally, at the end of the class I want you to go to the library and get a copy of your Text book Context 1....because you have

homework!!!

Read the texts from "Panic not mother" pgs. 6-10 and fill in 25 new words /sentences on the document available.
That is for next Monday....
Have a good weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!


Monday, 26 August 2013

Boot Camp!

Welcome to a new school, a new term and a new course.

Today we will start off by talking about the course and about some of the different ways of working.

We will be doing the following assignments and using the following methods:

Assignments 
  • Formal writing
  • Informal writing
  • Listening exercises
  • Conversation topics
  • Oral presentations
  • Two novels (one ht/one vt)
  • Film study
  • Thematic studies/comparisons
 Methods
  • Diagnosis
  • Lingoteket (until you get your computers)
  • Flipped classroom
  • Group work
  • Pair work
  • Vocabulary building
  • Blog/FC as sources of information
Today you will get a chance to interview a person in the class and give a short presentation of the following:
Name
Age
Date of birth
Domicile(where living)
Family
Summer holidays
interests/hobbies
important person (living or dead)
 Hope it works out better than this interview:

Tomorrow we will start to look at the course a bit closer and do a diagnosis of your vocabulary skills