Writing and talking about social issues!

Hi all!  

Hope you are doing well! Welcome to our fourth activity. Please, post your comments before July 12th, 11 a.m.!

1. Select a specific topic from the ones proposed in class in relation to the videos about social issues.

2. Write your esssay in paragraphs considering the suggested format. Take into account all the aspects suggested in class. It must have 300 words at least.

3. Tips for writing:

Language use / writing aspects:

- used to, past continuous. 
Simple sentence structure.
- Include as much details as possible.

- Useful vocabulary you need to express your ideas.
- Grammar, spelling, punctuation rules, etc.

- Coherence and cohesion.
- Useful conectors or linking words.

4. Prepare an oral report to be presented in tutoring sessions, next week from July 13 to 15 (3 minutes). Be as creative as possible. 

All your writings will be welcome as comments... Thanks for participating!

Retelling a horror story!

Hi all!  

Hope you are doing well! Welcome to our third activity. Please, post your comments before May 11th, 2 p.m.!

1. Choose a tale of terror from the ones I left you in the copy center (C&P).

2. Summarize and rewrite a version of the tale with your own words, using PRESENT SIMPLE. (200 words at least). Then...

++ Take the version you wrote in PRESENT TENSE, and rewrite it into the PAST TENSE.

3. Post both versions of your story Present/Past, and include a final paragraph with comments related to what you like the most or what you do not like about it.

4. Prepare an oral report about the tale to be presented in the tutorial sessions (from May 16 to 20), you will have 2 1/2 minutes and it is expected you to say 50 sentences at least.

4. Language use / writing aspects:

- Present or past simple sentence structure.

- Useful vocabulary you need to express your ideas, "taken from the same tale".
- Grammar, spelling, punctuation rules, etc.

This is the best world's city for me!

Hi all!  

Hope you are doing well! Welcome to our second activity! In this, you will write about "The world's best city", using English language. Post your comments before March 28th, 6 p.m.

1. Follow the given instructions on page 73, practice activity 2, module 8 - Cutting Edge textbook.

* Imagine you are trying to persuade a foreign visitor that one of these places is "the world's best city, considering: a) a town/city you know well, b) your town/city.

2. Write a creative composition (50 sentences at least), considering all the proposed items in the mentioned activity (language focus) and the use of quantifiers with countable and uncountable nouns.

3. Language/writing aspects:

- Simple sentence structure: subject + verb + complement.

- Look for useful vocabulary you need.
- Before posting, check grammar, spelling, punctuation rules, etc.

4. Plan your first oral report (4 min, 50 sentences at least) about the selected town/city, to be presented on March 29. You can use photos, slides, etc.

All your writings will be welcome as comments... Thanks for participating!

Creative writing challenge!

Hi all!  

Hope you are doing well! Welcome to our first activity. Please, post your comments before February 27th, 6 p.m.!

1. Go to the web link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEukS2YN9B8 and watch the video (it was worked today).

2. Write your own version of the story. Try to use a short tale's writing structure: introduction, body and conclusion.

- Introduction: it usually offers something that changes / affects / motivates the characters of the story to overcome a situation.

- Body: it usually reveals how the characters move toward overcoming the situation.

- Conclusion: it has to do with facing one difficult choice and decides one correct option while working out of the situation.

3. Write a paragraph for each one of the parts mentioned above, giving your own ideas to tell your version of the story. It must have 150 words at least.

4. Prepare an oral report about it to be presented in the tutorial sessions (first week of March), you just will have 2 1/2 minutes and it is expected you to say 45 sentences at least.

4. Language use / writing aspects:

- Simple sentence structures in the tenses you decide.

- Useful vocabulary you need to express your ideas.
- Grammar, spelling, punctuation rules, etc.

All your writings will be welcome as comments... Thanks for participating!