lunes, 1 de junio de 2015

Simple present


                                              Research

Answer the following questions & prepare a 5min presentation about the topic


1. - What is simple present?
2. - What is routine?
3. - What is a frequency word?
4. - How do you express your routine?
5. - What verbs do you use to express what you like?
6. - Write down 5 example of routine using frequency words

Presentation

You will create a presentation about the previous information at prezi 





Check an example here:




Everybody in your team has to participate creating the presentation and you need to write down your references!

Link

After you finish, you will send your presentation link to your teacher & you will see it published on this blog entrance.



II

Watch

Watch a video and comment it with the rest of the class; also write a comment on the youtube video channel.


                   Example:

Answer the questions

After writing comments on social media and discussing the video with the rest of your class, you will answer the questions contained on it. If necessary you can watch the video as many times as you want.

Then create a word document with your answers and send it to your teacher.


Create a video 

After you receive the document with corrections...

CREATE YOUR OWN VIDEO

1. Visit creative commons to download free music and images

2. You can use your mobile if you want your own pics

3. Use your mobile apps to edit and create pictures (Instagram, pic collage, Retrica, etc.) 

4. Create the video using Movie Maker 

5. Don not forget to save the video as a "picture"

6. When you have the video upload it to your youtube account

7. Publish the link on the Facebook group 

Have fun!!!!



miércoles, 17 de julio de 2013

Popular Text & Chat Acronyms

Before we start, write down your e-mail adress and name on the board

http://padlet.com/are_alyosha/amaeq3ch93j0


Now...discover the message


Now type it and share it


Interpret the previous message



Read the story. Click on the link below


What was the story about. Click on the link below and type your ideas


Popular Text & Chat Acronyms to use in order to type a note to one of the principal characters

  1. 2moro - Tomorrow
  2. 2nite - Tonight
  3. BRB - Be Right Back
  4. BTW - By The Way 
  5. B4N - Bye For Now
  6. BCNU - Be Seeing You
  7. BFF - Best Friends Forever 
  8. CYA -  See Ya (you)
  9. DBEYR - Don't Believe Everything You Read
  10. FUD - Fear, Uncertainty, and Disinformation
  11. FWIW - For What It's Worth -or- Forgot Where I Was
  12. GR8 - Great
  13. ILY - I Love You
  14. IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
  15. IRL - In Real Life
  16. ISO - In Search Of
  17. J/K - Just Kidding
  18. L8R - Later
  19. LOL - Laughing Out Loud 
  20. LYLAS - Love You Like A Sister
  21. NIMBY - Not In My Back Yard
  22. NP - No Problem
  23. OIC - Oh, I See
  24. OMG - Oh My God
  25. OT - Off Topic
  26. POV - Point Of View
  27. RBTL - Read Between The Lines
  28. RT - Real Time 
  29. THX or TX or THKS - Thanks
  30. SITD - Still In The Dark
  31. STBY - Sucks To Be You
  32. SWAK - Sealed (or Sent) With A Kiss
  33. TFH - Thread From Hell
  34. RTM - Read The Manual
  35. TLC - Tender Loving Care
  36. TMI - Too Much Information
  37. TTYL - Talk To You Later -or- Type To You Later
  38. TYVM - Thank You Very Much
  39. VBG - Very Big Grin
  40. WEG - Wicked Evil Grin
  41. WYWH - Wish You Were Here
  42. XOXO - Hugs and Kisses

Discover what the message says 




miércoles, 10 de julio de 2013

Reading & Vocabulary workshop






The reason we use the web in order to learn English


Speed
- Broadband connectivity and high speed wireless and mobile connections have enabled much of the changes that have occurred.•
Web based software and applications
- The development of more complex programming languages combined with more sophisticated web browsers have enabled users access software tools online without downloading and in many cases without paying for them.•
Platform based services
- Instead of providing content, many web companies now provide platforms such as YouTube,  Digg, Blogger , etc.
User generated content
- Users of these services create and share their own content•
Rich media content
- Connection speeds have enabled the web to deliver audio, video and fast interactive games of a high quality without wait tim.•
Complex social interactions
- Interaction through websites and web services have become much more complex and users can now share a vast array of content and information and collaborate for more rapidly and easily.•
New business models
- Most successful web 2.0 products and services are free for anyone to use•
Democratization
- This has been described as the democratization of the web. It is no longer a broadcast medium controlled by website owners and web masters. Now anyone can contribute what they know and share it with anyone else.

Strategy 



Today we will have  reading and vocabulary exercises in order to practice english language.
To start, let's watch the explanation video

http://vimeo.com/50303082

Let´s lick on the following link

http://knowble.eu/


Now

Sing up, register your name, take a test and start enjoying all the variety of articles you can read while practicing vocabulary and reading skills.

As soon as you finish your reading, create your own text from what you read



Have fun & learn

lunes, 25 de junio de 2012

H I S T O R Y     OF     E N G L I S H

WATCH THESE VIDEOS 

ENJOY THEM


Resources for studyng  English as a Second Language
  •  BBC BBC Learning English EnglishExercises.org
  •  English Vocabulary Building Games Free 
  • English Tests for ESL/EFL
  •  Education Place edHelper.com
  •  Pronouncing English Sounds
  •  Cursos Gratuitos de Inglés Multimedia de La Mansión del Inglés
  •  Skillswise
  •  Cambridge Dictionaries Online 
  • The Free Dictionary Merriam-Webster

English is easy and simple...enjoy it! To start the adventure check this web site


 http://www.cuaed.unam.mx/english_media/!


Hey Jude




Let´s sing along!