Class Diary 7-4-20

Dear All,

Easter is upon us and like me, I am sure some of you did not realise it was here so soon!!

Our school has just published a message on the school website wishing you all a happy Easter break (9-19 April) and thanking you for your understanding and effort to complete the tasks.

Well, and I would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your families a very Happy Easter to the best of our ability under these circumstances. I also wish you well. Please stay safe.

Best wishes to you all,

Tomeu Aloy

 

- Today's tasks:

1. Oral Mediation:

Close-up p 24. Health: Funding for COVID-19. Extra Oral Mediation

(Record a 2' minute message and email it to me)

An easy way to record a message is on this website:
https://www.speakpipe.com/voice-recorder
Go to: Start recording
Allow microphone use
Start speaking
Press STOP
Click on  "Save on server"
Write: YOUR NAME Funding for COVID-19 (Example: Tomeu Funding for COVID-19)
Click on "SAVE"
Copy the link and email it to me.

 

2. Reading

p 96-97 

SB KEY

3. Vocabulary

p 98-100

SB KEY

4. Grammar

p 101-103

SB KEY

5. Listening

p104

Audio here

SB KEY

6. Speaking (email it to me)

p 105 

SB KEY

7. Writing (email it to me)

p 106-107

SB KEY

8. Listening

p 108

Audio here

SB KEY

- HW:  

- Read an article/short story (weekly).

- Compositions:

1. Write a profile of a classmate. Read the instructions here. You will find a profile writing guide here. (150 words) (Deadline 15 Oct)

2. "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Under what circumstances might someone not act to prevent evil? What do you think people should do when faced with evil? Support your opinion with reasons and examples. You can get more information on writing essays on pages 16 &17, here and here. You will find useful language, here, here , here , here and here.(200 words) (Deadline 5 Nov)

3. Write a report

Your company paid for your enrolment at the EOI this year. After a couple of months at the EOI they want to know if their money was well invested and if more needs to be done. Therefore, you have been asked to write a report about your classes, your achievements, your goals, your experience in general, your needs and any recommendations you have for the continued success of the programme.

These are some of the points you need to include in the report:

Evaluate the effectiveness of the education programme

Reflect and recognise what you are learning

What progress you have made toward learning goals

Key learning objectives you have accomplished

Key learning objectives you would like to accomplish

What you should do to improve

What you need to do to perform successfully

What else you need from the programme

More information about reports: How to write a report?
(180 words) (Deadline 5 Dec)

4. Mediation: Write a review comparing two adverts. Useful vocabulary here:

Close-up p 31. Adverts. Mediation

(180 words). Deadline 19 Dec 

5. 

Close-up p 31. Writing: Christmas Scrapbook.

(180 words). Deadline  21Jan

6. 

- Close-up p 47 Ex H: Article on worthy causes about a charity you support  

(180 words). Deadline 18 Feb

 

7. 

Close-up p 77. Commenting on a Story. Written Mediation

(190-200 words) Deadline 5 March

8. 

Close-up p 61 Ex H

(160 words) Deadline 26 March

9.

- Write a review comparing the books you have read this academic year. Deadline 23 Apr.

  Useful language

- Announcements:

- Speaking sessions: Speaking
- Language exchange English-Spanish
- What's on guide

- Questions to discuss in our next session:

Close-up p 77. City Living. Extra Oral Mediation