Diagrama de temas

  • General

  • APRIL 22ND - 26TH

    • Writing Activity - Job Interview Tarea

      To keep the topic of the week, submit a Word document of the anecdote you wrote in class. If you were not happy with the anecdote you chose in class, submit a new anecdote of your choice to get feedback. Mind the comments made in class and make the necessary corrections before handing it in.


  • APRIL 29TH - MAY 3RD

    • The Impact of Self-talk Foro

      Rewatch the TED talk on the impact of self-talk "Is it normal to talk to yourself?" and write an argument on the following statement:

      "The educational system should teach children to control and regulate self-talk".

      Remember, for this activity, follow the guidelines given in class. That is, present your claim with a topic sentence. Explain such a claim with supporting details. Finally, provide an example to illustrate your argument.

  • MAY 6TH - 10TH

    • Argumentation Tarea

      Re-read the argumentative essay dealt with in class, find 3 sentences that made you realize the author's standpoint and report them.

      For this activity, write the original sentence between inverted commas " " and below provide its respective reported version.

      Benefits and Drawbacks of Points-Based Incentive Programs

  • MAY 13TH - 17TH

    • Human Selfishness Foro

      Participate in this forum by providing the main concepts and arguments made by the philosopher that you were assigned in class on "Human Selfishness".

      How a Little Selfishness Can Help People See Beyond Themselves

  • MAY 20TH - 24TH

    • Intonation Practice Tarea

      Choose at least an exchange of 2 dialogues and send in an audio recording imitating the dialogue (and both characters if necessary). By imitating the intonation, I refer to imitating the tone, tonicity and tonality.


  • MAY 27TH - 31ST

  • JUNE 3RD - 8TH

    • Phonetics Tarea

      Using the phonetic alphabet, interpret the following sentences and transcribe them into normal spelling.

      1. ðə kæt ɪz ɑn ðə mæt.
      2. ʃi laɪks tu ri:d bʊks.
      3. hi ɪz ɡoʊɪŋ tu skul.
      4. ðə sʌn ɪz ʃaɪnɪŋ braɪtli.
      5. ðeɪ ɑr pleɪɪŋ ɪn ðə pɑrk.
      6. aɪ hæv ə nu: baɪk.
      7. wi wɛnt tu ðə zu jestərdeɪ.
      8. ðə dɔɡ bɑrkt laʊdli.
      9. kæn ju hɛlp mi?
      10. ɪt ɪz reɪnɪŋ aʊtsaɪd.


  • JUNE 10TH - 14TH

    • The Noun Phrase Foro

      Participate in this forum by commenting one complex noun phrase from the following paragraph:

      "The vast majority of adults do not want young people, 16- or 17-year-olds, to have the vote. There isn't a lot of community support for it [in Australia], but there's a lot of advocacy from some organisations and young people themselves are pushing for it. They think that young people don't have the moral authority to vote and that they don't have the political competence to vote. They worry they'll make bad decisions against their own interests, like lowering bedtime and having no internet controls, reducing the age of consent and getting rid of compulsory schooling." 

      Once you find the complex noun phrase, disect its elements (head, pre and post modifiers).


  • JUNE 17TH - 21ST

    • Grammar Revision - Past Simple and Continuous Tarea

      Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses in a google docs document and share the link for feedback.

      Last night, while I was doing my homework, Angela (call)__________. She said she (call) __________me on her cell phone from her biology classroom at UCLA. I asked her if she (wait) __________for class, but she said that the professor was at the front of the hall lecturing while she (talk) __________ to me. I couldn't believe she (make) __________ a phone call during the lecture. I asked what was going on.

      She said her biology professor was so boring that several of the students (sleep, actually) __________ in class. Some of the students (talk) __________ about their plans for the weekend and the student next to her (draw) __________ a picture of a horse. When Angela (tell) __________ me she was not satisfied with the class, I (mention) __________ that my biology professor was quite good and (suggest) __________ that she switch to my class.

      While we were talking, I (hear) __________ her professor yell, "Miss, are you making a phone call?" Suddenly, the line went dead. I (hang) __________ up the phone and went to the kitchen to make dinner. As I (cut) __________ vegetables for a salad, the phone rang once again. It (be) __________ Angela, but this time she wasn't sitting in class.

  • JUNE 24TH - 28TH

    • Grammar Revision - Past Simple and Perfect Tarea

      Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses in a google docs document and share the link for feedback.

      I can't believe I (get) ___________ that apartment. I (submit)  ___________ my application last week, but I didn't think I had a chance of actually getting it. When I (show)  ___________ up to take a look around, there were at least twenty other people who (arrive)  ___________ before me. Most of them (fill, already)  ___________ out their applications and were already leaving. The landlord said I could still apply, so I did.

      I (try)  ___________ to fill out the form, but I couldn't answer half of the questions. They (want)  ___________ me to include references, but I didn't want to list my previous landlord because I (have)  ___________ some problems with him in the past and I knew he wouldn't recommend me. I (end)  ___________ up listing my father as a reference.

      It was total luck that he (decide)  ___________ to give me the apartment. It turns out that the landlord and my father (go)  ___________ to high school together. He decided that I could have the apartment before he (look)  ___________ at my credit report. I really lucked out!


  • JULY 1ST - 5TH

    • Grammar Revision - Past Simple and Present Perfect Tarea

      Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses in a google docs document and share the link for feedback.

      Since computers were first introduced to the public in the early 1980's, technology (change) __________ a great deal. The first computers (be) __________ simple machines designed for basic tasks. They (have, not) __________ much memory and they (be, not) __________ very powerful. Early computers were often quite expensive and customers often (pay) __________ thousands of dollars for machines which actually (do) __________ very little. Most computers (be) __________ separate, individual machines used mostly as expensive typewriters or for playing games.

      Times (change) __________  . Computers (become) __________ powerful machines with very practical applications. Programmers (create) __________ a large selection of useful programs which do everything from teaching foreign languages to bookkeeping. We are still playing video games, but today's games (become) __________ faster, more exciting interactive adventures. Many computer users (get, also) __________ on the Internet and (begin) __________ communicating with other computer users around the world. We (start) __________ to create international communities online. In short, the simple, individual machines of the past (evolve) __________ into an international World Wide Web of knowledge.

  • JULY 8TH - 12TH

    • Grammar Revision - Past Simple, Perfect and Present Perfect Tarea

      Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses in a google docs document and share it for feedback.

      1. When I (arrive)  __________ home last night, I discovered that Jane (prepare)  __________ a beautiful candlelight dinner.

      2. Since I began acting, I (perform)  __________ in two plays, a television commercial and a TV drama. However, I (speak, never even)  __________ publicly before I came to Hollywood in 2010.

      3. By the time I got to the office, the meeting (begin, already)  __________ without me. My boss (be)  __________ furious with me and I (be)  __________ fired.

      4. When I (turn)  __________ the radio on yesterday, I (hear)  __________ a song that was popular when I was in high school. I (hear, not)  __________ the song in years, and it (bring)  __________ back some great memories.

      5. Last week, I (run)  __________ into an ex-girlfriend of mine. We (see, not)  __________ each other in years, and both of us (change)  __________ a great deal. I (enjoy)  __________ talking to her so much that I (ask)  __________ her out on a date. We are getting together tonight for dinner.

      6. When Jack (enter)  __________ the room, I (recognize, not)  __________ him because he (lose)  __________ so much weight and (grow)  __________ a beard. He looked totally different!

      7. The Maya established a very advanced civilization in the jungles of the Yucatan; however, their culture (disappear, virtually)  __________ by the time Europeans first (arrive)  __________ in the New World.

      8. I (visit) __________ so many beautiful places since I (come)  __________ to Utah. Before moving here, I (hear, never)  __________ of Bryce Canyon, Zion, Arches, or Canyonlands.

  • JULY 29TH - AUGUST 2ND

    • Procrastination - Speaking Practice Tarea

      For this first week after the winter break, I want you to watch the Ted Talk on procrastination, Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator | Tim Urban | TED, and record yourself, in a audio no longer than 2 minutes, answering the following question:
      In your opinion, what is the mission statement of the talk? (mission statement is the moral or message tried to be conveyed).

      Justify your answer and submit the audio in this space.


  • AUGUST 5TH - 9TH

  • AUGUST 12TH - 16TH

    • AUGUST 19TH - 23RD

      • AUGUST 26TH - 30TH

      • SEPTEMBER 2ND - 6TH

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