some pictures of my trip to Boston!!

Boston 2009 on PhotoPeach

Transitional Words and Phrases

Hello guys!!

I know this is a new way of working and it could be a little hard at the beginning, but I am 100% sure that once you get used to it, you will really enjoy it.

In the mean while lets keep trying new things and ways of working together.

The following link will provide you with words and phrases for your writing assigments and it will help you connect sentences and ideas.
http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb/trans1.html

NOTE: You dont need to add "comentarios" for this section.

Self study, practical tips!!

Planning your vocabulary learning

Learning vocabulary is not learning long lists of words by heart!! Although this technique can help remember words, how can you learn vocabulary so that you can use the words you learn?

Read the following text and asnwer the questions.

"We have some words for weather here. All the phrases mean the same thing: It's raining cats and dogs; it's pouring with rain; it's raining stair rods; there is torrential rain; the rain is terrible. Now which ones are best for you to remember? Well "it's raining cats 'and dogs" is a nice expression - it's very funny and so it is easy to remember- but many people wouldn't understand you if you said this. Even in England, where this idiom comes from, people don't usually say this. If you're thinking of talking to different people- and not just people fron England- perhaps it's better to say "torrential rain" or "the rain is terrible" because they are easier for other people to understand".

1.- How many ways of saying "It's raining very hard" can you find in the text?
2.- Find two reasons why "It's raining cats and dogs" isn't the most useful expression to learn.
3.- What criterion does this person suggest for making decisions about which new vocabulary you learn?


English has too many words for you to learn all of them, so you need to decide which words you want or need to learn. Try to avoid simply memorising lists. Instead, think about the context or the sentence in which you heard the word or phrase. This will help you remember how to use it accurately.

TASK

Look at your book, and search for words or phrases which you feel meet your criteria for "useful vocabulary". Think about how you could use these words to talk about something you are interested in.

writing a story!!

http://poster.4teachers.org/worksheet/view.php?id=146514

Your class blog

Dear students,

Welcome to our blog! this space is for you to share with all the class about yourself and exchange opinions.
Blogs are important to listen to each other; keep in mind that we only have four hours in classroom, therefore by using this blog you will have another opportunity to practice English outside of the wall of a classroom.
Your participation is important and it will be consider for your final grade; it will provide with evidence of your work.

Let's get started by sending your impressions about your group and the things we have done and/or learned in class so far? Say what you have or haven´t enjoyed. Write about 80 words. click on the "comentarios" section below to post your impressions.I’m eager to hear from you!