Writing and talking about social issues!

Hi all!  

Hope you are doing well! Welcome to our third activity. Please, post your comments before November 4th, 6 p.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 350 words at least.

3. Tips for writing:

Language use / writing aspects:

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 from November 7 to 11 (3 minutes). Be as creative as possible. 

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

This is the world's best 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 October 4th, 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 oral report (4 min, 50 sentences at least) about the selected town/city, to be presented on  October 6th. Feel free to use photos, slides, etc.

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

1st creative writing challenge!

Hi all!  

Hope you are doing well! Welcome to our first activity. Please, post your comments before September19th, 2 p.m.!

1. Consider the brainstorming activity developed in class about the video "My shoes".

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 (last week of September), 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, consider past simple and past continuous.

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

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