Hello Students
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| LA UNION. LEVEL 1 - "Nuestra Señora de Las Mercedes " school |
You can visit this page to see what we do everyclass and your homework assignments.
Remember that it's very important to devote some daily minutes to practice what we study in class.
FEBRUARY 11th CLASS 1
FEBRUARY 18th CLASS 2
Agenda
1. Reviewing (alphabet, numbers, song, professions)
2. Quiz-spelling
3. Book Until page 8
4. Games
5. Homework assignments
Watch the videos to practice what we studied in class
GREETINGS
More links (seria bueno si los pueden ver todos, si no tienen tiempo ven los que sean de su interes)
For personal informacin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AtA3Jt9A8Y
For numbers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2iqMMab8UE&feature=related
For spelling: http://www.clafoti.com/imagenes9/unit1_1_b.htm
For jobs and professions http://www.clafoti.com/imagenes9/exe_24_jobs.htm
greetings and introductions http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/omexpress/idioma/saludosyexpresiones.htm
2. A short explanation about the verb to be
Be: Yes - No Questions and Short Answers -
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Conversation 1Listen and read.
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FEBRUARY 25th CLASS 3
Agenda
1. conversation: personal information
- hello
-What's your name?
- Can you spell it please?
- What's your telephone number?
- What's your e-mail address?
- Bye
2. Quiz unit number 1
3. Book: lesson D unit 1
4. Book unit 2-until page 14
5. Song: "Excuse me please excuse me"
6. Game: prepositions of place
In
On
under
Behind
In front of
Next to
Between
7. Reading activity: sound TH-θ
8 Homework
1. Check the blog and do the activities proposed
2. study the pronunciation of the sound TH
3. Do the activity of the unit 1 (photocopy)
4. study the photocopy with personal information questions
GRAMMAR
1. Prepositions of place
2. Plurals ending in Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=fvwp&NR=1&v=_3hauKIfi7g
Plural ending in Z- X- SS-SH-CH-O
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jrqNBc3U10&feature=relmfu
Only plurals
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjKAiuoOPqA&feature=relmfu
Irregular plurals
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc3DGlnQYNE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDKVRMv1--I&feature=related
To Have some practice on plurals follow this link Plurals
3. DEMOSTRATIVES
This,that
MARCH 3rd- CLASS 4
Agenda
1. Chek the homework
- workbook activity
- Personal Information photocopy
- Study the pronunciation TH-θ
2. Review
- Spelling
- Prepositions
3. Book
Lessons C and D- unit 2
4. Computers' room
take a look at the blog
5. Homework
- Workbook (2 pages for the next class)
- Study the reading about the TH sound
- Prepare the conversation for the speaking section of the mid-term exam
- Study the units 1 and 2 for the mid-term exam
the topics are: Verb to be (affirmative, negative, interrogative and short answers), giving personal information, formal and informal greetings, family, expressions like: thanks, I'm sorry, can I borrow your....?, What about you? prepositions of place, things in the classroom.
REMEMBER, If you have any
my e-mail address is smcorreag@yahoo.es
SEE YOU NEXT SATURDAY.GUYS Do you remember that I told you last class that you were going to give your classmates a grade on their speaking section (conversation)? well, this is the rubric you're going to use to assess their conversations:
Estos son los criterios con los cuales ustedes van a evaluar las conversaciones de sus compañeros y con las cuales ustedes también serán evaluados.
PRONUN
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FLUENCY
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GRAMMAR
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TOPICS: to be, Greetings, personal information, expressions: thank you, sure, can I borrow your…?, what’s the word for this in English?, I’m sorry, that’s ok, thanks anyway, how do you spell it?, what a bout you?, family, numbers, where you live, birthday, nationality, etc
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FINAL GRADE
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HELLO STUDENTS. I WISH YOU A HAPPY WEEKEND
March 10th- CLASS 5
Mid term exam
These students got very good grades on their mid-term exams. Thanks for your commitment and responsability
- Luz Stela (4.8)
- Andrea Tobón (4.5)
- Alejandra Martinez (4.9)
- Jonathan Loaza (4.7)
- Andrea Londoño (4.0)
- Sandra Zuluaga (4.4)
- Saul Botero (4.2)
- Ana Cristina (4.9)
Homework assignments
- Study the reading with the sound TH for a quiz next Saturday
- Watch this video. It is about the Possessive Adjectives (My, her, his, its, your, their, our)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjPRmOeaGuA&feature=related
MARCH 17TH- CLASS 6
Agenda
1. Check some points about the mid-term exam
2. pending conversations (Juan Diego. Andrea, Sebastian, Daniela, Daniela)
3. Quiz about the TH sound reading
4. Book
5. Song:" tell me about your family"
6. Homework
Read the following explanation about Descriptive adjectives
Los adjetivos son palabras que nombran o indican cualidades, rasgos y propiedades de los nombres o sustantivos a los que acompañan.
It’s a beautiful girl
the cat is white
the cat is white
he is tall
She is interesting
El adjetivo se situa antes del nombre o después de un grupo de verbos (appear, be, become, feel, get, look, seem, smell, stay, taste)
My sister is beautiful
She looks tired
It’s getting dark
She looks tired
It’s getting dark
I feel sick
Podemos usar dos o más adjetivos juntos:
a small black book
a small black book
El orden de los adjetivos
Como norma general, seguimos el siguiente orden cuando utilizamos varios adjetivos:
1 opinión /valor 
delicious, wonderful, nice…
2 tamaño y longitud huge, short, large, small …
3 edad / temperatura new, old, hot …
4 forma y superficie round, fat, thin …
5 color red, black …
6 origen Spanish, American, Victorian …
7 material silver, cotton, paper, iron …
8 uso electric, political
Examples
a large black paper
a small red table
a wonderful old city
a small old bath towel
a wonderful old city
a small old bath towel
Follow this link to see more vocabulary about DESCRIPTIVE ADJECTIVES
http://www.lingolex.com/personalidad.htm
En este link pueden ver adjetivos descriptivos, su traducción al español y su pronunciación.
http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/omexpress/psicologia/personalidadycaracter.htm
A good link to practice numbers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ZjvxKV9N4G8
MARCH 24TH- CLASS 7
Agenda
1. Book (adjectives, really? , questions with adjectives, numbers, family members)
2. Presentations about students' members
3. Game: Adjectives
REMEMBER
1. This is the structure for english questions with adjectives:
- Is she STRICT?
- Is he OUTGOING?
- Is the class EASY?
- Are your grand parents NICE?
- Are your cousins TALKATIVE?
- Is your teacher QUIET?
2. Descriptive adjective go BEFORE nouns
- he is a SMART person
- she is a BEAUTIFUL girl
_ My LAZY brother
3. This is the vocabulary that we studied last Saturday
shy
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lazy
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outgoing
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easygoing
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interesting
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smart
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fun
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funny
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stingy
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naughty
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strict
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talkative
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quiet
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friendly
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picky
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restless
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hypocrite
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generous
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kind
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tender
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stubborn
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crazy
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Laid back
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understanding
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GRAMMAR: SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE (Next Class)
Present simple
Este tiempo verbal se usa para Expresar verdades (Warm air rises - El aire caliente sube)- permanencia (Her parents live in Madrid - Sus padres viven en Madrid)- Acciones habituales, es decir, hábitos o rutinas en la vida cotidiana (I get up late on Sundays - Me levanto tarde los domingos o I eat a lot of fruit - Como mucha fruta).
Con las terceras personas del singular HE, SHE, IT se debe agregar una S al verbo
Además se deben seguir las siguientes reglas:
1. Si el verbo termina en X, O, H, CH , SH, S o SS se le agrega ES
Ejemplos: He watches TV, She washes her clothes, he kisses his wife, he goes to the school on weekdays
2 si el verbo termina en Y precedida de consonante se cambia por i y se agrega ES
ejemplos: It flies (fly) in the sky - She often cries (cry) he studies (study) English
3. A los demas verbos se les agrega S (sólo con HE, SHE , IT)
Ejemplos: She lives in La Unión
He plays soccer
he likes Pizza
She listens to music
She listens to music
En el cuadro siguiente hay algunos ejemplos acerca de cómo se usan los verbos con todos los pronombres y en los diferentes tipos de oraciones (affirmative, negative, interrogative, short answer)
| Statement + | Statement - | Questions | Answer + | Answer - |
| I work | I don't work | Do I work well ? | Yes, I do | No, I don't |
| You work | You don't work | Do you work ? | Yes, you do | No, you don't |
| He works | He doesn't work | Does he work ? | Yes, he does | No, he doesn't |
| She works | She doesn't work | Does she work ? | Yes, she does | No, she doesn't |
| It works | It doesn't work | Does it work ? | Yes it does | No, it doesn't |
| We work | We don't work | Do we work ? | Yes, we do | No, we don't |
| You work | You don't work | Do you work ? | Yes, you do | No, you don't |
| They work | They don't work | Do they work ? | Yes, they do | No, they don't |
- He is yawning because he is tired...
- He works hard !
Watch this video about the Simple Present Tense.
Homework
1. Page 30 student's book
2. Study for the quiz of the unit 3
3. Check the blog
4.
NOTA: MUCHACHOS LES SUGIERO ESTA PAGINA. EN ELLA PUEDEN INGRESAR A LAS LECCIONES 1,2,3,4 Y 5 Y ESTUDIAR LAS LECCIONES QUE MÁS LES INTERESE. ESTE NIVEL CONTIENE MUCHOS DE LOS TEMAS QUE HEMOS VISTO EN EL CURSO.
CURSO ELEMENTAL
BYE
MARCH 31st- CLASS 8
Agenda
1. Review: Adjectives
2. Quiz unit 3
3. Book: Unit 4
Homework
1. Student book: pages 31-32
2. Describe in a short paragraph your daily routine (on weekdays or on weekends)
GRAMMAR
1. Daily routine verbs: Watch this video and practice the pronunciation of the actions repeating them
2. In this link you can study the different kinds of simple present statements and their pronunciation
SIMPLE PRESENT STATEMENTS
3. Try to do this activity: ACTIVITY SIMPLE PRESENT
4. En este link pueden escuchar una entrevista acerca de la rutina diaria de una persona. tiene la traducción en español. INTERVIEW DAILY ROUTINE
5. En esta pagina pueden hacer la parte de GRAMMAR Y EXERCISES SIMPLE PRESENT EXERCISES
ENJOY YOUR WEEK.
APRIL 14TH - CLASS 9
Agenda
1. Check homework assignments
2. Student book
3. Games
4. Videos
GUYS THESE ARE THE ANSWERS OF THE ACTIVITIES ON PAGES 31 AND 32
Page 31- Activity 1
Are I'm This it's he's your his her is their
They are our we're you my these
Page 31- Activity 2 Unscrumble the questions
2. What's the school's phone number?
3. Is our English class hard?
4. Are the students in this class smart?
5. Who's not in class today?
6. Where are your books?
Si Necesitan algo o tienen alguna duda me pueden escribir a mi correo smcorreag@yahoo.es
HELLO DEAR STUDENTS
Este Sabado próximo tienen el examen final del nivel 1 de ingles.
Les menciono los componentes de este examen:
-Parte de gramatica, vocabulario y estrategias de conversación
- Parte de comprension lectora (les dan una o dos lecturas cortas y algunas preguntas sobre ella(s))
- Parte de escritura. Se les pide escribir un parrafo de mas o menos 150 palabras sobre alguno de los temas vistos.
- Parte de comprensión auditiva: Es similar a las actividades de escucha de los quizes que les he hecho, pero más largas.
- Parte de habla: Esta parte es la entrevista, creo que ningun profesor puede venir este sabado a entrevistarlos, en tal caso lo haré yo. pero todavia no se, estoy tratando de encontrar a alguien que este disponible el sabado.
Los temas que son comunes a todas las partes del examen son:
El verbo TO BE
I am
He is
She is
it is
They are
You are
We are
Recuerden que para interrogar se cambia el orden del verbo
Am I...?
Is she....?
Is he... ?
Is it ...?
Are they...?
Are we....?
Are you....?
Y para la respuesta corta
Yes, Sujeto, to be________ example: Is she your mother? yes, she is
Are these your keys? No, they are not
Preguntas de información personal
What's your First, middle, full, nick name?
Where are you from?
Where do you live?
What's your telephone number?
What's your e-mail address?
What's your teacher's name?
Who's this?
How old are you?
What are you like? What's your mother like? What are your parents like? waht's your class like?
- Spelling, alphabet and numbers
- possessive adjectives
MY mom is beautiful
HIS car is ble
HER sister is very smart
ITS tail is brown
YOUR English class is interesting
THEIR house is big
OUR school has many students
Demostrative pronouns
THAT (ese, esa) THAT cat is in the sofa
THIS (éste, ésta) THIS boy lives in Medellin------ Aca el verbo funciona como con HE,SHE o IT
THOSE (esos, esas) THOSE shoes are cute
THESE (estos, estas) THESE women study english
PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE (para consultar la pronunciación, pueden ver el video que les deje anteriormente aqui, en el blog)
IN en, dentro
ON sobre
UNDER bajo, debajo
BETWEEN dentro
BEHIND detras
NEXT TO Enseguida de
IN FRONT OF Al frente de
CLASSROOM OBJECTS
- Clock, pen-Pencil, eraser, marker, hghlighter, stappler, poster, computer, desk chair, paper, notebook, book, address book, wallet, ID card, bag, umbrella, diccionary, MP3 player, USB memory, board, calendar, CD player, VCR (Video Casset Recorder), wastebasket...
y en general todo el vocabulario estudiado en clase
REGULAR AND IRREGULAR PLURALS
ADJECTIVES
Lazy, smart, intelligent, shy, quiet, strict, noisy, interesting, nice, cute, fun, busy, friendly, outgoing, easygoing, tired, hard, difficult, amazing, wonderful y los demás que tienen en sus cuadernos.
CONVERSATION ESTRATEGIES: Son todas las expresiones que hemos visto en cada unidad para sostener y continuar una conversación.
excuse me
Can I borrow....
What's the word for this in English?
Sure
please
Thanks- Thank you
You're welcome
How do you spell....
Here you go
Sorry
That's Ok
Thanks anyway
really?
well....
FAMILY MEMBERS
SIMPLE PRESENT
vERBS: like, love, work, study, have, study, take classes, do the laundry, play sports, exercise, listen to, watch, get up, wake up, go to work, have breakfast, have lunch, dinner, take a shower, drive, clean, go shopping, make phone calls, do the homework, check e.mail, eat, go, wash,
RECUERDEN QUE EN TODO EL BLOG HAY EJERCICIOS Y EXPLICACIONES DE ESTOS TEMAS PARA QUE PUEDAN ESTUDIAR Y REFORZAR LO QUE VIMOS EN LAS CLASES.
BYE
HELLO GUYS. I hope you are doing well.
These are your final grades. Remeber that you pass to the second level if you got 3 or more in your final score.
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Los estudiantes que NO pasaron el nivel, les cuento que EN CASO DE QUE SE ABRA OTRO NIVEL UNO PARA LOS SABADOS, ustedes podrian hacerlo de nuevo pagando sólo el 50% de lo que pagaron en este nivel.
NO SE DESANIMEN,
seguramente si lo repiten les irá mejor y pasaran con las competencias necesarias al nivel 2.
Los estudiantes que no me han entregado consignaciones de pago del curso, por favor las traen el sabado 5 de mayo.
Si tienen alguna duda me pueden llamar al 561 46 54 o al celular 314 722 90 67
GOOD BYE !!! SEE YOU SOON!!
Un ultimo favor: Quienes pasaron el curso responden la encuesta que aparece al final de esta pagina. Gracias.
