miércoles, 30 de septiembre de 2015

Rubric for Oral Presentation


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Fuency and Pronunciation

Smooth and fluid speech; few to no hesitations; no attempts to read; volume is excellent. Completely comprehensible to a native speaker        
Smooth speech; few hesitations; reads some sentences; inaudible word or two. Mostly comprehensible to a native speaker
Speech is hesitant with
some sentences left uncompleted; reads most of
the time, volume very soft. Partially comprehensible
to a native speaker
Speech is slow, hesitant ; reads most of
the time,; inaudible. Nearly incomprehensible to a native speaker

Content and sequencing.
Information is interesting and  organized in a clear, logical way.
Most information is is interesting and  organized in a clear, logical way.
Some information is interesting and  logically sequenced.
There is no clear plan for the organization of information.

Grammatical Structure
  Minimal errors (comprehension not affected)         
Occasional errors (comprehension not affected)
Errors sometimes interfere
with comprehension
Errors frequently interfere with comprehension

Vocabulary
Uses rich and varied vocabulary
Uses a moderate variety of vocabulary and descriptors
Uses limited vocabulary
(minimal variety)
Vocabulary inconsistent with course level

Communication
Able to understand and respond appropriately all of the time
Able to understand and respond appropriately most of the time.
Able to understand and
 respond appropriately
 some of the time
Frequently is unable to understand or respond appropriately

martes, 22 de septiembre de 2015

People

Watch the video and write the following people´s descriptions:





Ninfa
Tony. Tony is intelligent , easy –going and handsome .
Bob
Sheila
Her boy friend
David and Anathea
Tyler´s girlfriend
María and Sara
Marina´s husband
Mark and Nicole

miércoles, 16 de septiembre de 2015

President Obama and King Felipe VI

Jack' s story - My best holiday

Jack' s story - My best holiday

Last summer I went to a holiday park in the south of Taiwan with some of my best friends. The park was beautiful, green and calm. There was a lot of grassland, a large forest, a vast clear lake and some holiday houses. We stayed there for many days and just enjoyed the nature and the magnificent scenery.

grassland: pradera
On the third day of our holiday, we went on a boating trip on a long and winding river. The river was deep and the current was strong. We were very excited and also nervous because we had never had any experience of this, and we couldn’t control the boat. We just floated along, and the boat circled around on the water. Suddenly we ran into a current, and the boat was quickly dashed against a rock.

to dash: estrellarse
At the time, I didn’t grip the rope well and fell into the water before anyone could reach me. I was terrified and frightened; I couldn’t catch up with the boat and was quickly swept away. Unfortunately I went into a whirlpool, and even though I was making a good effort to escape, I couldn’t swim out. I was tired and I thought I couldn’t survive much longer in the water, but luckily I got hold of a rock and clung desperately to it.
to grip: agarrar   rope : cuerda  sweep: arrastrar, barrer, whirlpool:remolino
About twenty minutes later, the guide with an assistant rowed in a boat close to the rock. They threw a rope and shouted to me, “Hang on. We’ll get you out!” I tried to catch the rope many times, but it was still too far from me. Finally the guide dove into the water and brought it to me. Then I was soon taken to the riverbank.

 I believe that it was the most exciting holiday of my life.

Jack' s story - My best holiday

1. Where did Jack go?
2. What was the place like?
3. Why was he excited and nervous?
4. What happened when the boat ran into a current?
5. What happened to Jack?
6. Could he swim out of the whirlpool?
7. What did he do?
8. What did the guide and his assistant do?
9. Who saved Jack?
10. How does he feel about the experience?

martes, 15 de septiembre de 2015

Telling a story . McBrain and McBrawn . A Walk in the Hills

A Walk in the Hills

Scavenger Hunt 2

SWITCH 4 Scavenger Hunt

We are going to go on a scavenger hunt, finding various bits of information in your new book. You will need to record the page number and answer the questions.


1. Find a picture of
Pablo Neruda  There is a picture of Pablo Neruda in page 13.
A man swallowing a sword.31
A pig piggy bank 91
A girl harvesting  coffee beans  70

2.Answer the following questions:
What is Britain´s favourite meal?19
Who were the first inhabitants of  Manhattan?29
When did the English invade Wales?55
What were bicycles made of in the eighteen century?94

 3.Write words for
4  items of jewelly10
5 medical symptoms36
8 jobs56
5 expressions that Shakespeare probably invented65

lunes, 14 de septiembre de 2015

Tell Me About Your Last Vacation

Watch the video and answer the following questions:
1. Where was her last vacation?
2. How was it?
3. What can you do in the south of Vietnam?
4. What did she do in the mountains?
5. Did she go alone?
6. Who did she meet along the way?
7. How much was the trip?
8. Where did they stay?
9. Did she like the local food?
10. Why?Why not?

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Now complete the following sentences:

1. I was in Vietnam__________________
2. Vietnam is a country that is __________________
3. It is very cold in ______________________________and I went _____________________
4. There are many different _______________________________in the north.
5. The tour guide was from _______________________________and could show us all the sites of
__________________________ .
6. We went to the ________________________to get the money and pay the guide.
7. Each time we arrived in a new city we asked at ____________________or_________________and someone took us to a hostel.


Descrbing families.

Watch the video. Answer the questions and complete the chart.

How many brothers and sisters has she got?
How many aunts and uncles?
How many of them are coming over?





Eddie    


He´s a doctor

He likes classical music
Julie

Her aunt

She is divorced and she has no kids.

People´s appearance

Watch the video and take notes.


DESCRIBING PEOPLE

Watch the video and write the following people´s descriptions:





Ninfa
Tony. Tony is intelligent , easy –going and handsome .
Bob
Sheila
Her boy friend
David and Anathea
Tyler´s girlfriend
María and Sara
Marina´s husband
Mark and Nicole

SWITCH 4 Scavenger Hunt

SWITCH 4 Scavenger Hunt

We are going to go on a scavenger hunt, finding various bits of information in your new book. You will need to record the page number and answer the questions.


1. Find a picture of
Pablo Neruda 
A man swallowing a sword.
A pig piggy bank 
A girl harvesting  coffee beans  

2.Answer the following questions:
What is Britain´s favourite meal?
Who were the first inhabitants of  Manhattan?
When did the English invade Wales?
What were bicycles made of in the eighteen century?

 3.Write words for
4  items of jewelry
5 medical symptoms
8 jobs
5 expressions that Shakespeare probably invented