martes, 27 de enero de 2015

UNIT 11 THE PASSIVE - PRESENTATION - INTERCHANGE 2 (BLUE BOOK)

HELLO DEAR STUDENTS

At this point, it's very important for you to know how to talk about Famous Landmarks and Monuments around the world using the Passive Voice with by in Past Simple and without by in Present Simple.

In the following video, there is a general explanation about The Passive in English Language:


The project for this Unit is basically prepare a Presentation using any graphic tool such as Powerpoint (.ppt), Prezi, emaze, etc.

Here are some tutorials about how to make presentations:


1. Creating a Presentation - PowerPoint 2010





2. Using Prezi for Successful College Presentations



3. emaze Tutorial




emaze Tutorial 2


What are you going to do?

In pairs, you are going to choose a country, it could be any of the mentioned in Unit 11 from the blue book or any of your preference, then you will find as much information as possible about it and expose it  to the class. 

At least, your presentation MUST have from 5 to 10 slides including the following information

  • Location (Where is it?)
  • Population (How many people/inhabitants live there)
  • Language (Official, dialects, etc.)
  • Industries (I.E. Food, textile, Minerals, etc.)
  • Agricultural products (Fruit, vegetables, meat, etc.)
  • Famous places or landmarks 
  • Monuments
  • Ethnic Food
  • Traditions and Holidays
Note: it's a good idea adding pictures, photos or images to your presentation along with animation and videos, that would be a plus as well.

Final product: A file or a link in any of the described formats for presentations (.ppt, prezi, emaze) sent to my email below.

I hope you enjoy this activity and get skills for your professional life !



If you have any question, please contact me:

Email: jonn1985@gmail.com

Whatsapp 316 396 64 33

Skype: jonnathan.saavedra

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martes, 20 de enero de 2015

UNIT 10 JOB INTERVIEW - INTERCHANGE 2 (BLUE BOOK) COURSE 3-5 PM

HELLO DEAR STUDENTS

For this Unit 10 (Blue Book), I want you to play roles as next:

STUDENT A:  will be a Human Resource Manager of a company (use your imagination and be very creative)

Things to do:

  • Post a job offer (I.E. secretary, manager, accountant, firefighter, etc) with all possible details and description: salary, time, schedule and so on.
  • Prepare questions for the interview. Click on the links below to watch the videos about questions for an interview:
  • Decide if the person you interviewed is the correct one for the job.
STUDENT B: will be an unemployed person looking for a job position in a good company.

Things to do:

  • Prepare yourself with proper answers for the interview, remember that the first impression is the most important.
  • Personal appearance is a plus when planning to get a job position.
  • Download and fill out your resume or C.V. (Curriculum Vitae) with a photo, job experience, education, approaches to the job offering, etc. You can download it by clicking below:


  • Watch the videos I recommended for Student B by clicking on each link so you can take the questions and answers from there.
If you have any question, please contact me:
Email: jonn1985@gmail.com
Whatsapp 316 631 01 46 - 316 396 64 33
Skype: jonnathan.saavedra
Facebook: John English


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