2nd Batxillerat

Tuesday, 12th September, 2017

Course 2017/18

Hi everyone and welcome to your new English course. I hope we get on well and learn a lot from eachother. This is day 1 and we need to settle the objectives and rules that will alow us have a wonderful course. So we begin with some information about contents, in Spanish, which is the only Spanish I hope to see from now on. 😉

On this page you will find a reminder of everything we do in class and many resources that you can use to brush up your English.

Here is a link to the objectives and the evaluation criteria which are important aspects to pass the subject.

Friday, 15th September, 2017

Today's session is going to be a Verb Tenses Revision Session. Before we can deal with complex tenses, we need to make sure that we know how to use simple tenses properly. Here you have a link which will take you to a useful chart to revise simple tenses. You also have online exercises to practice.

 Print the following exercises for the next class:

Revision 1

Revision 2

Revision 3

Revision 4

Thursday, 21st September, 2017

Oral Presentations

Ready to start working on your oral presentation? Well, let's follow these steps so that everything is set:

 

1st step: 

                 

 1. How to be a good speaker.

 2. Video.

2nd step

Choose a topic and a partner (you may also work individually) and let me know before the end of the month. BEWARE: topics cannot be repeated. 

You can choose among these:

1. STEREOTYPES ALL OVER THE WORLD


2. BRITISH/AMERICAN FESTIVALS & CELEBRATIONS


3. BRITISH/AMERICAN MUSIC


4. BRITISH/SPANISH/AMERICAN HEALTH SERVICE


5. TECHNOLOGY IN THE 21^st CENTURY


6. DRIVING REGULATIONS IN THE U.K.


7. MEDIA IN BRITAIN: Radio, TV and newspaper in the UK and USA
   


8. NATURE AND ENVIROMENTAL ISSUES

OR these (taken from the PAU criteria):

• Environment / Ecology
• Health / Food
• Consumption
• Media
• Aspects of youth life
- Leisure, entertainment (fashion, music ...)
- Studies, problems, job prospects
- Social participation
• Commemorations or events worldwide (Olympic Games ...)
• Lives, anecdotes, etc. ... of known characters
• Travel and communications
• Sports
• Habitat
• Social work / organization
• Role of men and women in society
• Conflict and change

 

OR any other topic that interests you.

 

To choose the topic, think about the following:

1. Which topic(s) may be of any interest to you?


2. Which topic(s) could you talk about in your language?


3. Regarding specific vocabulary, which topic(s) do you know in depth?

Select the topic which seems more appealing to you. Are you willing to learn more about it and teach the class all you know?

3rd step: Do not forget the following requirements:

 

1.- Your talk shouldn't be shorter than 4 minutes. (Each couple: 15 maximum)

2.-  Start by showing an outline of your presentation. Then, provide an introduction to the topic (giving  definitions, talking about the context, justifying your research...). At the end, summarize the main ideas of your speech.

3.-You must illustrate your talk by using slides, your own videoclips (a few seconds long), powerpoint, google presentation, prezi.

4.- Avoid including an exceeding number of dates, figures, percentages. 

5.- You are expected to show fluency, command of higher-intermediate / advanced level language structures and reasonably varied, specific vocabulary.

6.- Bear in mind: WE ALL LEARN FROM YOUR TALK SO MAKE IT ENJOYABLE, DIDACTIC AND RELEVANT.

7.- You will be provided with a co-evaluation sheet from your teacher so that you can assess your peers' presentation.

8.- Practice, practice, practice. 

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Organising the content

Introduction

• Capture your listeners’ attention: Begin with a question, a funny story, a startling comment, or anything that will make them think.


• State your purpose; for example:
  ‘I’m going to talk about...’
  ‘This morning I want to explain…’


• Present an outline of your talk; for example:
  ‘I will concentrate on the following points: First of all…Then…
  This will lead to… And finally…’

The Body

• Present your main points one by one in logical order.


• Pause at the end of each point (give people time to take notes, or time to think about what you are saying).


• Make it absolutely clear when you move to another point. For example:
  ‘The next point is that ...’
  ‘OK, now I am going to talk about ...’
  ‘Right. Now I'd like to explain ... ’
  ‘Of course, we must not forget that ...’
  ‘However, it's important to realise that...’


• Use clear examples to illustrate your points.


• Use visual aids to make your presentation more interesting.

The Conclusion

• It is very important to leave your audience with a clear summary of everything you have covered.


• It is also important not to let the talk just fizzle out. Make it obvious that you have reached the end of the presentation.


• Summarise the main points again, using phrases like:
  ‘To sum up...’
  ‘So, in conclusion...’
  ‘OK, to recap the main points…’


• Restate the purpose of your talk, and say that you have achieved your aim:
  ‘I think you can now see that...’
  ‘My intention was ..., and it should now be clear that ...’


• Thank the audience, and invite questions:
  ‘Thank you. Are there any questions?’

You’ll be assessed on:

• How “catchy”, creative your work is (topic, visual aid)


• Language /Vocabulary (specific)


• Social Skills (how you communicate, body language, etc)

GRAMMAR

• The following grammar points are expected to be included in your speech. Make sure you know them all.

• PHRASAL VERBS


• QUESTION FORMATION


• POSITION OF ADVERBS


• CONDITIONALS CLAUSES


• USUALLY , USED TO , BE USED TO


• QUESTION TAGS  


• NARRATIVE TENSES:FUTURE PERFECT, FUTURE CONTINUOUS, PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS,


• MUST HAVE , MIGHT HAVE ,CAN’T HAVE


• ADJECTIVES +ADJECTIVE ORDER


• WISH +PAST SIMPLE / PAST PERFECT // WOULD +INFINITIVE


• HAVE SOMETHING DONE


• QUANTIFIERS :all, any, every ( body etc. ), no, none


• RELATIVE CLAUSES


• GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES


• REPORTING VERBS


• CLAUSES OF CONTRAST : despite, although , etc...


• THE PASSIVE


• SO/SUCH THAT

SOME VOCABULARY

1. STEREOTYPES ALL OVER THE WORLD

World of Stereotypes

Stereotypes

My English Pages

ESLPrintables.com

2. BRITISH/AMERICAN FESTIVALS & CELEBRATIONS

FunEasyEnglish

Holidays & Traditions Resources

ESLPrintables.com

One Stop English

3.  BRITISH/AMERICAN MUSIC

esl-lounge student

espressoenglish.com

America vs Great Britain (Bands)

Before it’s News

4.  BRITISH/SPANISH/AMERICAN HEALTH SERVICE

My English Pages

English Vocabulary

About.com

Health Care Systems Vocabulary

Healthcare: Vocabulary.com

5.  TECHNOLOGY IN THE 21^st CENTURY

Technology Vocabulary

My English Pages

IELTS & TOEFL Vocabulary - Technology

English as 2nd Language

eslflow.com

science and technology

IELTS Technology Vocabulary

6.  DRIVING REGULATIONS IN U.K.

VisitBritain

Driving in the UK

Rules and traffic signs in the UK

Road rules and regulations in the UK

EslAbout.com

7. MEDIA: Radio, TV and newspaper in the UK and USA

The Media:vocabulary

My English pages

 

EVALUATION

You will have to evaluate your peers' oral presentation. Once you are given this sheet in class, draw a tick (✓) if your classmates accomplish these tasks and a cross (✗) if they do not.

ORAL PRESENTATIONS 2BAC D

Date	Students
16th Oct	Javier /Carlos M.
19th Oct	Alex/Iván
20th Oct	Carlos/Rumen
23rd Oct	María/Marta
26th Oct	Sara/Noelia
27th Oct	Nerea/Mihaela
30th Oct	Irene/Lara
2nd Nov	Jorge/Tomás
3rd Nov	Laura/Diego
6th Nov	Michelle/Nicole
9th Nov	Alejandro/Rafa
10th Nov	Álvaro/Daniel
13th Nov	Natalia/Alan

TIME FOR WRITING