(1) News by Tara
This week's news item would be done on Tuesday as we won't have time for that on Thursday. So, unfortunately, the news item for this week about "Pizza deliveries by drone" would be the same. Pauline and Tina would do the news first an
NOTICE:
Unfortunately I have to announce that this week's classes (Week 15) had been the last for this semester. I have discussed it with ms Bao and it appears to be the best decision in the light of the circumstances. Monday is an official public hol
Read more…Get rid of Fast Food by choosing SLOW FOOD.
History
Did you know that the 'Slow Food" movement was created in Rome in 1986, when a famous fast- food chain opened up there for the first time?
Five European countries signed the founding agreement of
Read more…(1) Short intonation exercise
(2) Friendship: Discussion about friendship, doing some vocabulary and answering a few questions in pairs and small groups.
(attachment - can also be viewed here: http://www.englishclub.com/esl-worksheets/conversation/TP_
Read more…Mini debate: Cheating and Plagiarism in Schools
We'll read a passage about the topic, learn some vocabulary, and answer and discuss some questions before we'll divide into small groups of four to engage in various Mini Debates. See the attachment for
Read more…(1) News by Tara - on Monday by Class 2 and on Wednesday by Class 1.
(2) Semester oral assessment: Role plays in pairs
Students to be creative and plan their own act or skit (or dialogue). We have practiced a number of role plays this semester to make
Oral evaluations: 3 minute speeches
Topic: My dreams for the future
Students please note that this is not a reading exercise. You can look at your notes and then look up and talk to the class. Reading a speech or part thereof would be penalized.
Read more…Video lesson: Thoughts from Brazil
We'll watch a 16-minute video about the learning of English in Brazil and discuss some questions.
Next month the greatest sports event in the world is taking place in Brazil, the 2014 Football World Cup. Maybe those o
Read more…(1) News by Tara for Class 2 on Monday, 19 May. We won't have time for the news at the second class this week as we will be engaged in the role plays and time is of the essence. There won't be a new news item out on Monday (only from Tuesday); so, yo
Read more…(1) News by Tara
We'll do the news today as there won't be time at the next class as we would then do the orals. There would therefore not be a new news item before we have the class on Tuesday morning. Please choose from any of the news items which w
Hi to all 3 of you (as I am currently the fourth member)!
Already we are a good metropolitan mix as one is from an Arab-speaking country, one from Spain, then our Chinese host, and one from Africa (South)! To be honest, I don't care much about languag
Read more…(1) News by Tara
Please LISTEN to the latest news of the week by Tara.
(2) Music lesson: "Miles Away" by Madonna
We'll listen and get to know the lyrics and practice some Phrasal verbs with 'away'.
(3) Vocabulary exercise
The vocab paper will have 20 ques
(1) News by Tara
Please LISTEN to the latest news of the week by Tara.
(2) Feedback on the orals (and voting for best performances, and best actress and actor)
(3) The Customer is always right: Discussions about a conversation with a customer. Some of y
The climate of the Earth is always changing.In the past it has altered as a result of natural causes.The changes we've seen over the recent years and those which are predicted to occur over the next 100 years are thought by many to be large
Read more…(1) Role plays: Describing your company and job
You will talk about your future company and what your role is in the company. Pairs
(2) Continuation of school plays
Many activities take place on the school grounds like parent-teacher interviews, extra
Read more…(1) News by Tara
(2) Video lesson: Thoughts from Brazil
P.S.
1. Class will be in classroom 203 Erya.
2. Picture 3 is about a famous city in Brazil. Which city? Which statue is making that city famous? The world's greatest sports event takes place in Braz
Read more…(2) Describing a car accident: Groups of 4/5
Groups will consist of the car driver (a sweet old lady), a shortsighted bystander, 6 year old granddaughter (optional), and the police officer.
Read more…(1) Roommates: Discussion about our roommates during school, university and thereafter.
(2) Man Overboard: Role plays in groups of about 6. You have just escaped from a sinking ship and are afloat in a lifeboat. There are too many of you in the lifebo
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