Class on Monday

Hi guys, your only assignment this weekend is to focus on your speech. Make corrections based on the second peer review session. Practice, learn by heart your speech for Monday. We will have a classroom practice session.
See you soon.
José A.

Class Friday

Hi guys,
please use this peer review form as a way to check that your speech follows the general structure of a good speech.

On Friday, during the first hour Jinit will be checking the homework on First and second conditional types (grammar booklet). Bring the material.

Bring a hard copy of the second draft of your speech for Friday. We will workshop during the second half of the hour.

As away to begin practicing your speech, make a vocaroo post telling us what your main claim is what subclaims do you have to support it. The post should not be longer than 3 minutes. I have created a tab above for you to post the link. Make sure you comment on at least one classmates. Make the post by tomorrow before 3, so your classmates have time to reply.

The fourth listening activity is scheduled for this Friday, but I  will not assign it. I need you to focus on your speech, which you will need to learn by heart for Monday.

Class Wednesday (UPDATE)

Hi guys, I wanted to go to the lab this Wed. but we are a little behind and I want to catch up. So, As I said in class, bring the first draft of your speech. Please watch a couple of the speeches I posted on the Materials page. Commencement speeches are good examples because they are more informal than a political speech.
Bring a hard copy of your speech. Format the page in double space so that your classmate can write comments on it.
Also, don't forget to pick up the copies I left at the copy shop.
UPDATE: I forgot to mention the assignment about making vocaroo post. Since I know you are working hard on your speech. I decided to postpone the vocaroo post to Friday.

Class for Monday

Hi guys,

Please work on Type Conditional 2 from the Grammar booklet. I know we have already worked on Type conditional 1, but we have not discussed it. We will then discuss both of them. Also work on the speech. Remember that this coming Wednesday you need to bring the first full-fleshed version of it.
One more thing, bring money. We will make copies of some material. It is around 17 copies.

Grades>
Guys, all grading is up-to-date. You can check your grade on the spreadsheet. Second and third listening assignments have beed graded. See my comments to your third listening assignment in Googled Drive. I also commented or corrected  Listening Assignment 2 several weeks ago. I wanted to return the mid term quizzes today in class but did not have time.


Have a good weekend!

Class Friday

Hi guys,
for Friday, please do research on your topic. Bring three articles directly related to your topic. Check back the Assignment Sheet for the second project. You will find links to the library and data bases where you can search for articles about your topic.  Clarify what your argument is going to be about by writing a clear statement or claim. You can watch this short video about what an argument is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04UA2YwDpc4

Also, if you have not read the material assigned for today (Wed.),  do it please. It is called The 8 Key Elements of Highly Effective Speech.


See you soon,
José A.

Flexibilidad Académica

Hi everyone,
Jinit is instructed to give the speaking quiz tomorrow and Friday (first half of class time). I know they declared flexibilidad académica so you won´t be penalized if you don´t take the quiz tomorrow. However, remember that the quiz will only last 10 minutes and then you can leave. If you don´t take it tomorrow you will on Friday, but I expect that we don´t get behind with schedule.
José A.

Class Wednesday and Friday

Hi everyone,
I report this information
The quizzes will include the topics of the unit: study abroad and interviews and surveys. The quizzes will include the material we read for class: Coming to America: the influence of  college themed movies  on perceptions of  international students, Learning English which model?, “The Teaching Profession in 2014 (in Charts),” and content from the movie, and video reports you showed this week.
As I said, Jinit will be with you on Wednesday and Friday. 
One warning, if Jinit calls you in to take the quiz and you are not around, you will fail the quiz. 
Regards,
José A.

Quizzes Next Week

Hi everyone,
Good job on your news report. You presented very interesting discussions and the reports were very informative.
Now, next week we will have mid-term quizzes. The quizzes will include the topics of the unit: study abroad and interviews and surveys. The quizzes will include the material we read for class:: Coming to America: the influence of  college themed movies  on perceptions of  international students, Learning English which model?, and content from the movie, and video reports you showed this week.
I am expecting you to be able to speak fluently about these topics using the appropriate vocabulary introduced in those readings.
The grammar topic includes infinitives, gerunds and passive voice.
 Please review the material.
Regards,
José A.

Wednesday

Hi everyone,
we´ll keep listening to presentations on Wednesday.
See you soon,
José A.

Monday

Hi everyone,
 I hope you all go out and vote.
On Monday we will start presentations. I will chose groups at random, so EVERYONE must be ready to present.
José A.