Write about your experience using blogs in the English class.
Say:
> What you think about the experience in general
> How much you feel your writing skills have developed
> What you would like to include in the future
> What else you would like to write about
Wordcount: 200
Make comments on 3 of your classmates' posts.
Please post by Sunday 22nd
Sample
Hello friends! I
came to talk about my blog experience. I really enjoyed writting here. I
learnt and practiced my english. I don’t like English so much, but
I’m trying.
I decided
that learning English is one of my biggest challenges throughouy all this time
in this class, since I've never really tried to learned. I've started
writing songs in english in a notebook and try to read the lyrics to
songs to improve my pronunciation. I don't have a perfect pronunciation
now, but at least now I can try to pronounce something and don't want to
start crying everytime I don't know how to say something.
Without any
doubt the blog has helped me, I decided to do the posts by myself, without
the help of an online translator. And actually I did it!, its not
perfect but I don't have to correct every time a write.
That's why some
entries might not be that understandable but I certainly did my best
for the basic level I have. I think that listening, writing and
repeating is the answer to eventually getting used to English and understandign
what I read or hear.
It is very clear for me that I still have
so much to learn! But at least now I have the will to overcome the
shock that English causes me.
For future
experiences with the other courses, some things I would like to say about
this class is that I would prefer to write more about some themes I'm interested in. I understand that you put the same theme for everyone as to evaluate all students with the same difficulty but maybe if we
could write more about things we care about that will motivate us more.
I hope I never stop learning!
Friday, November 20, 2015
Thursday, November 19, 2015
Hello bloggers,
Here is some help to practice for the oral interaction test that will be held next Tuesday 24 . Remember you need a partner for this activity (In pairs)It is a good idea to decide on it now.
You will speak about a topic chosen at random for a minimum of 5 mins.
Giving your opinionGiving your opinion neutrally
"I think…."
"I feel that…."
"In my opinion…."
"As far as I'm concerned…."
"As I see it…."
"In my view…"
Giving a strong opinion
"I'm absolutely convinced that…."
"I'm sure that….."
"I strongly believe that…."
"I have no doubt that…"
ASKING for SOMEONE'S OPINION
"What do you think (about /of X)?"
"What's your view (on)?"
"How do you see the situation (of)?"
Agreeing and disagreeing
Agreeing
"I think you're right."
"I agree with you."
Strong agreement
"I couldn't agree with you more."
"You're absolutely right."
"I agree entirely."
"I totally agree."
Agreeing in part
"I agree with you up to a point, but..."
"That's quite true, but..."
"I agree with you in principle, but..."
Disagreeing
"I'm not sure I agree with you."
"(I'm afraid) I don't agree."
"(I'm afraid) I disagree."
"(I'm afraid) I can't agree with you."
"(I'm afraid) I don't share your opinion."
Note that when you disagree with someone, you can often sound
more polite by using a phrase such as "I'm afraid..."
Disagreeing strongly
"I don't agree at all."
"I totally disagree."
"I couldn't agree with you less."
Keeping a conversation going
Making comments
"No!" - to show surprise
"I don't believe it!" - to show surprise
"Wow!" - to show admiration or surprise
"That's incredible / amazing / unbelievable" - to show great
interest in the subject of conversation
"How awful / terrible" - to show sympathy with someone else's bad
news
Asking short questions
"Really?" - to show surprise
"And you?" - when someone asks you how you are
"Did you?" - can be used to encourage someone to tell their story.
For example, "I saw her last night" "Did you?" "Yes, she was with one of her friends, and she
Here is some help to practice for the oral interaction test that will be held next Tuesday 24 . Remember you need a partner for this activity (In pairs)It is a good idea to decide on it now.
You will speak about a topic chosen at random for a minimum of 5 mins.
Giving your opinionGiving your opinion neutrally
"I think…."
"I feel that…."
"In my opinion…."
"As far as I'm concerned…."
"As I see it…."
"In my view…"
Giving a strong opinion
"I'm absolutely convinced that…."
"I'm sure that….."
"I strongly believe that…."
"I have no doubt that…"
ASKING for SOMEONE'S OPINION
"What do you think (about /of X)?"
"What's your view (on)?"
"How do you see the situation (of)?"
Agreeing and disagreeing
Agreeing
"I think you're right."
"I agree with you."
Strong agreement
"I couldn't agree with you more."
"You're absolutely right."
"I agree entirely."
"I totally agree."
Agreeing in part
"I agree with you up to a point, but..."
"That's quite true, but..."
"I agree with you in principle, but..."
Disagreeing
"I'm not sure I agree with you."
"(I'm afraid) I don't agree."
"(I'm afraid) I disagree."
"(I'm afraid) I can't agree with you."
"(I'm afraid) I don't share your opinion."
Note that when you disagree with someone, you can often sound
more polite by using a phrase such as "I'm afraid..."
Disagreeing strongly
"I don't agree at all."
"I totally disagree."
"I couldn't agree with you less."
Keeping a conversation going
Making comments
"No!" - to show surprise
"I don't believe it!" - to show surprise
"Wow!" - to show admiration or surprise
"That's incredible / amazing / unbelievable" - to show great
interest in the subject of conversation
"How awful / terrible" - to show sympathy with someone else's bad
news
Asking short questions
"Really?" - to show surprise
"And you?" - when someone asks you how you are
"Did you?" - can be used to encourage someone to tell their story.
For example, "I saw her last night" "Did you?" "Yes, she was with one of her friends, and she
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
english practice for test
Hello,
Today we practice some English
Visit the following links and do each of the activities. Register your performance
Today we practice some English
Visit the following links and do each of the activities. Register your performance
Listening:
Vocabulary:
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
LONDON WEBQUEST
Write a short review on this london webquest.
What did you think of the activity?
Did you enjoy it? Why? Why not?
Would you recommend any places?
Write a minimum of 120 words and 3 comments
What did you think of the activity?
Did you enjoy it? Why? Why not?
Would you recommend any places?
Write a minimum of 120 words and 3 comments
BLOG MARKING
Dear all,
This is how the blog is evaluated.
There are two marks.
Mark 1 (50%) corresponds to the number of posts and comments done in class. Every class you get 2 points. If you post outside the class within 24 hours , you get 1 point. This policy counts as from 27/10. We agreed on this in class
Mark 2 (50%) corresponds to 3 posts done during the level. These will be evaluated in terms of content and in terms of grammar and vocabulary.
mark 1 + mark 2 = Final Blog mark
Please remember you can use the dictionary but no translators are allowed.
You can ask the teachers and your classmates.
This is how the blog is evaluated.
There are two marks.
Mark 1 (50%) corresponds to the number of posts and comments done in class. Every class you get 2 points. If you post outside the class within 24 hours , you get 1 point. This policy counts as from 27/10. We agreed on this in class
Mark 2 (50%) corresponds to 3 posts done during the level. These will be evaluated in terms of content and in terms of grammar and vocabulary.
mark 1 + mark 2 = Final Blog mark
Please remember you can use the dictionary but no translators are allowed.
You can ask the teachers and your classmates.
Thursday, November 5, 2015
Blog 8 Free Themed Post My dream vacation
Talk about a place you'd like to visit for vacation in the future if you had the money.
Say
Well, if I had the money to travel, I'd definitely go to Thailand. It's a beautiful country with lots of incredible places to visit. I'd like to go there in the summer of 2017 after I graduate. I would probably take my girlfriend if she's still around. I would like to go there to see the culture and meet different kinds of people. I'd love to visit museums and art galleries. I just love Asian art! Furthermore I would go to the beach and relax a little, take a boat rides to the different islands for which Thailand is famous for. I would go sightseeing and visit the temples in Ayuthaya. It really has awesome constructions. In addition, if I had the time, I will travel to Bangkok and visit all the cool places you see in Thai films. Id' also try out a lot of nice restaurants and street food. I'd like that very much because I'm crazy about Thai food. It's very hot and spicy. You should go there too some time!
Say
- Where you'd like to go
- When / On what occasion
- Why you'd like to go there
- What would you do
- Extra information
- Post a picture
Well, if I had the money to travel, I'd definitely go to Thailand. It's a beautiful country with lots of incredible places to visit. I'd like to go there in the summer of 2017 after I graduate. I would probably take my girlfriend if she's still around. I would like to go there to see the culture and meet different kinds of people. I'd love to visit museums and art galleries. I just love Asian art! Furthermore I would go to the beach and relax a little, take a boat rides to the different islands for which Thailand is famous for. I would go sightseeing and visit the temples in Ayuthaya. It really has awesome constructions. In addition, if I had the time, I will travel to Bangkok and visit all the cool places you see in Thai films. Id' also try out a lot of nice restaurants and street food. I'd like that very much because I'm crazy about Thai food. It's very hot and spicy. You should go there too some time!
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