Weekdays Class Course I - 8

Workbook Unit 3 is due for Thursday, March 14th. You can solve it in pairs.
Furthermore, I want you to bring a piece of information about "The five senses" for next class.  Finally, please don't forget the information because we will base Thursday's class on that topic.

SATURDAYS CLASS - COURSE I - 31

For next class, do not forget to solve and bring Unit 3 of the workbook. You can solve the exercises of the Unit with another person of the group and present it in pairs. Also, I want you to find and bring some information about "The Five Senses" since we will focus two hours of the session on that topic. Furthermore, for the students who missed Saturday's class please do not forget to show me your academic or medical excuse in order for you to present the missed out activities dealt during the previous class session.

What do you do for a living? Occupations

The following video is about occupations, this publication is for you to get acquainted with listening input. Furthermore, It's also hepful for vocabulary acquisition.

TASKS SATURDAYS GROUP COURSE I-30

1- Make copies of unit 1 of the workbook and solve the exercises. Since we had the quiz on Nationalities today, you do not need to make  the exercises 8 and 9 from page 7.

2- Individual Oral Presentation

In this presentation, you will have to select a person you admire. An actor, actress, sportsman, singer, etc...
and you have to take into account the following criteria for the presentation:


-Celebrity's / Artist's full name
-Where is he/she from?
-How old is he/she?
-Date of birth
-Where does he/she live?
-Marital Status
-Occupation

-Hobbies

Furthermore, you can bring a picture of your celebrity or the person you are going present to the class. Visual aids are a good source that can attract the audience. Finally,   I published here on the blog some of the guidelines that you can take into account before you make a good presentation.

If you have any questions or doubts you can comment here on the blog or you can use the chat poll which is on the right side of this same page.

GUIDELINES FOR AN ORAL PRESENTATION

Preparation

The preparation of your topic is really important to give an effective presentation and avoid nervousness.

-Be confident.
-Time yourself at home before the presentation.
-Present your selected topic to someone so as for them to give you feedback and tell you about what went well or what didn't go so well.

How to greet the audience 

Greeting can be an engaging aid for you to have a good rapport with the audience. Be polite but not too friendly. Here are some tips:


-Good Morning Students and Teacher
-Good Morning Classmates and Teacher
-Good Morning Ladies and Gentleman


How to introduce the topic 

Today I am going to talk about ......
My presentation is about ......
My topic is about ........

-Tell the audience what will you present in a few words

Example:

I am going to present "Bruno Mars" his full name , his occupation, age, place of birth,country/city he comes from, etc...

Body of the Presentation

This is the real aim of your presentation. If you introduced correctly , you will probably have control on the audience. Be confident and relax during the presentation.

-Mantain eye contact with the whole audience
-Modulate your voice
-Use notes if necessary but DON'T READ ALL THE TIME!


Concluding the topic 

-To Conclude
-In Conclusion
-Now, summing up
-Finally......
-Concluding I ....

Thanking the audience

-Thank you for your attention.
-Thanks for being a good audience
-Thanks for your time.

OXFORD DICTIONARIES

I am publishing an interesting link for the OXFORD dictionary online, in this website you can find the corresponding meaning of words, plus their pronunciation so you can clarify any doubt concerning an unknown word that you need for your presentations or oral activities.

 OXFORD DICTIONARIES

                                                         

Tasks Course I Group 8 Tuesday February 26th

As we were scheduling different tasks for this due date Tuesday, February 26th, 2013. I am reminding you all about the tasks that you have to present for that day:

1- Role-Play activity "Introducing a friend or a colleague.

2-Make copies or print Unit 1 of the workbook and solve the corresponding exercises. You can find the copies at the Medicine building, photocopy place "Don René" Folder "Curso I, ILEX" or if you prefer, you can print the Unit as I sent it yesterday through your e-mails.


Have a nice weekend and see you in class next week.