miércoles, 11 de marzo de 2015

Conversation Class: Describing People

Conversation Practice

1. Tell your classmates about the people in your family. Describe their personality and appearance.

Example,

My father is kind of tall. I think he's handsome and smart.
My mom is really nice. She has short brown hair...
2. Describe your best friend to your partner. What kind of person is he/she? What does he/she look like?

Example,

Tony is my best friend. He looks like Tom Cruise. He's a very funny person.
3. Describe one of your classmates to your partner, and have him/her guess who you are describing.

Example,

This person is wearing jeans and a pink t-shirt. She has long blonde hair and blue eyes.
(Let me guess.) Is it Cindy?

Common Adjectives

http://www.eslgold.com/vocabulary/common_adjectives.html 

http://www.eslgold.com/vocabulary/common_adjectives.html

Worksheets

 



 


 



Play Picture it!

 Solving World English Crossword

Practice song of the week!

Continue with phrasal verbs = Get 
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lunes, 9 de marzo de 2015

Conversation Class: Talking about favourite things

Aim: Talk about favourite things using Wh words, short answers, basic vocabulary, simple present, activities.

Ice breaker: What is your favourite T.V. Show? This is my favourite one!

Part 1



Part 2



Pictionary with Megan Fox, Nick Cannon and Wiz Khalifa – Part 1

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 
Idioms and vocabulary:

          have a frog in your throat

  (informal)
to be unable to speak clearly until you give a slight cough Excuse me, I've got a bit of a frog in my throat.

get off your high horse

to stop acting as if you are better or more intelligent than other people He never got off his high horse long enough to consider how insulting his words were to many immigrants.
Usage notes: also used in the forms knock someone off their high horse and fall off your high horse

Source: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com


puppeteer: a person who uses puppets in performances to entertain people.

Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puppeteer

corn dog:


noun
1.
a sandwich consisting of a frankfurter baked or fried in corn bread andusually spread with mustard before eating: often served on a stick.




Content:Talking about favourite 

things



Conversation Practice

1. Tell about your favorite things (food, colors, sports, school subjects, movies, etc.)

Example,

My favorite color is red.
My favorite subject is biology.
I really like horror movies.
2. See if you can guess your partner's favorite things.

For Example,

I think your favorite color is green.
No, it isn't. It's blue.
And your favorite sport is swimming.
That's right!
3. Ask questions to find out about your classmates.
What kind of food do you like best?
I really like Vietnamese food.
I like Thai food best.

 *Types of movies:
action /
horror /
romantic /
comedy /
drama /
western /

science fiction

 Example Simple Present Questions:

1. What is your favorite color?
2. What's your favorite kind of music?
3. What's your favorite sport?
4. Do you have a lucky number?
5. What kind of food do you like best?
6. How about movies?
7. Who is your favorite movie star?
8. What city do you like most?






SOLVING THE WORLD ENGLISH WEB PAGE CROSSWORD 




PHRASAL VERBS CLASS 

10 GET Phrasal Verbs: get down, get off, get through, get up, get away...

English Lessons with Adam - Learn English with Adam [engVid] 



Source: http://www.engvid.com/10-get-phrasal-verbs/


CLASS CONTEST: PICTIONARY ABOUT FAVOURITE THINGS



FILL IN BLANKS 





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jueves, 5 de febrero de 2015

Trolly Dash / Compra Veloz: For Food Practice

This is a great game for Food Vocabulary Practice 

Click on PLAY and have lots of fun!


Source:

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/es/fun-games/trolley-dash
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Classroom English Vocabulary and Expressions

Are you the new student in your English class? 

Do you understand what your teacher is saying?

In this lesson, we will go over some of the vocabulary, expressions, and questions that you might hear in class. What do you say if they are speaking too fast or if you didn't hear? It can be stressful to ask questions, but after this lesson, you will be more confident participating and interacting with your teacher and classmates.



Click on the subtitles and set them ON to see what the teacher is saying or click on the link below and watch it on Youtube, in the description you will find the Transcript.

 Da click sobre los subtitulos y activalos para ver lo que el profesor esta diciendo o haz click en el siguiente link para verlo en Youtube, en la descripcion encontrarás la Transcripción.

 Source:

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martes, 3 de febrero de 2015

PREPOSITIONS WORKSHEETS

Hi there!

 I found these useful prepositions worksheets to practice. I hope you like them!




















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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
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DMcpXms_HU
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

Facebook: John English
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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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