Wednesday, 20 August 2014

This is the best world's 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 August 25th, 8 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 first oral report (4 min, 50 sentences at least) about the selected town/city, to be presented on August 27th. You can use photos, slides, etc.

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

Tuesday, 12 August 2014

Writing about my weaknesses and strenghts as FL learner!

Hi all!  

Hope you are doing well! Welcome to our first activity. Please, post your comments before August 16th, 6 p.m!


1. Answer the following questions with your own ideas:


* Which are your strengths and weaknesses as foreign language learner? 

* What strategies you do think you can use to foster your language learning? 

2. 
Write a short and creative composition (100 words at least), using PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE in its affirmative and negative form.

3. Include linking words, such as: 
because of, in addition, on the other hand, to sum up. Use them in a coherent way in your text.

4. Language use / writing aspects:


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