Third Class: Preparing the Written Task (April 28)

Objectives:

• To practice vocabulary related to likes, dislikes, free time activities.
• To analyse grammar structures and text organisation for a report based on a survey.
• Explore the use of simple graphs.

Let's begin by completing a worksheet about introducing yourself (including likes, dislikes, and free time activities.)

What are the corresponding questions? List the questions.

Did you answer the second question from the previous class? Let's check some websites about workweek and weekends around the world, and try to answer it.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workweek_and_weekend
• http://www.mensfitness.com/styleandgrooming/fashion/work-hours-vacation-time-around-world
• http://worldmap.workingdays.org/

Based on these websites, let's analyse grammar structures and text organisation to present information, and let's explore the use of simple graphs.

In order to create a survey about likes, dislikes and free time activities, which 10 questions would you include? Share your questions through the comments.

Second Class: Likes, dislikes, and free time activities (April 27)

Objectives

• To know vocabulary related to likes, dislikes, hobbies and free-time activities.
• To read articles related to these topics.

Likes, dislikes, hobbies, and free-time activities - Vocabulary

Now that we are familiar with some vocabulary related to likes, dislikes, hobbies, and free-time activities, let's play a game called Picture this. The idea is to categorize vocabulary; to practice asking questions about people's likes, dislikes, and free time activities.

Web homework
Find information about working hours and free time in different countries around the world. How many hours do people work? Do they work Monday through Friday, or do they have a different work schedule? Check the following websites or documents.

• Differences in average working hours around the world http://www.topuniversities.com/blog/differences-average-working-hours-around-world
• 10 cities with the shortest working hours       http://money.cnn.com/gallery/pf/2015/09/30/cities-with-shortest-work-hours/index.html
• Who works the longest hours?                                             http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-18144319
• Working Time Around the World   http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/@dgreports/@dcomm/@publ/documents/publication/wcms_104895.pdf
• How We Spend Our Leisure Time http://content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1549394,00.html
• Leisure varies across countries and cultures https://www.whitehutchinson.com/news/lenews/2009_may/article109.shtml

First Class: Course introduction (April 26)

Welcome, everybody!

Today we start this English class. In this first post you can find some general documents related to the course schedule and contents, and a form to report independent work. Check them out!

General Documents

Make sure to read all these documents carefully.

• Cronograma: Evaluative activities, percentages, and dates. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bx2Hf7aK4c9BcERMT3hod1ZjMzQ/view?usp=sharing
• Plan de estudios Nivel 2: Topics, indicators, linguistic contents, text genre, mini project, support resources.  https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bx2Hf7aK4c9BVkZnb2RKTkVHbUE/view?usp=sharing
• Descriptores Nivel A1: Estándares de desmpeño. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bx2Hf7aK4c9Bd1ZOZjdrbXlBMWs/view?usp=sharing
• Reglamento del Centro de Idiomas: Enrolment, quota booking or cash refund, payment, student ID, certificates, student's rights and duties, placement test, student approval criteria, resource center's services.     https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bx2Hf7aK4c9BT1h4LTdjbDBxeG8/view?usp=sharing
• Formato Independent work: a form to report student's independent work, criteria and percentages to evaluate independent work. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bx2Hf7aK4c9BbmlSWV81YlptZFE/view?usp=sharing