Listen to the following two podcasts:
The first is about Christmas. Based on it enlist four different activities people usually do for Christmas in Costa Rica and four from the United States.
The second is about New Year´s Eve. Listen very carefully and according to it, select the information into three groups: a) Activities done worldwide.
b)Costa Rican Activities.
c) American Activites.
http://holixmas.podomatic.com
Additionally access my Web Page to obtain extra information about this topic :
http://kattiacelebrate.webs.com/
28.11.11
19.11.11
Saint Valentine´s : The story.
Watch this video about the story of the celebration of Saint Valentine. Write a small summary including three main about this story.
23.9.11
VOCABULARY SEARCH
22.9.11
HOMEWORK # 2
This is your second homework. Here you have to watch the following videos and select one of them under which you will write a short description of the occassion. Use the comment buttoms to add your comments. You will obtain 3 points for the description where you must include:
A new title (1 pt), a clear descrption of the event not less than 20 words (2 pts) . Spelling must be observed.
HOMEWORK # 1: Identify each event.
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21.9.11
Coming holidays
As we approach the final months of the year,some of the nicest events are just around the corner.You may want to recall those coming holidays only to prepare your mind and refresh your spirit with possitive expectations for final part of 2011.
20.9.11
A song about celebrations : "I just called to say I love you " Steve Wonder. .
Watch this video and identify at least three of each of the following elements from it: Seasons, months,and special celebrations.
19.9.11
Let´s celebrate
When teaching English to EFL students, it is very important to include a topic about celebrations since it will provide a big load of information as well as cultural content. Therefore with "Let´s celebrate " you can have a closer view of some traditional activities people enjoy for holidays and special occassions.Also you can access my Web Page for more detailed information, different multimedia tools and interesting links:My webpage
TASK : Go to each of the following links to obtain detailed informationand then write your own 5-line summary of each celebration which sould be posted in this blog under the comment bottoms.
Intoduction:
Days of the week:
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
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onths of the year :
January | July |
February | August |
March | September |
April | October |
May | November |
June | December |
Ordinal numbers:
1=1st | 11=11th | 21=21st |
2=2nd | 12=12th | 22=22nd |
3=3rd | 13=13th | 23=23rd |
4=4th | 14=14th | 24=24th |
5=5th | 15=15th | 25=25th |
6=6th | 16=16th | 26=26th |
7=7th | 17=17th | 27=27th |
8=8th | 18=18th | 28=28th |
9th=th | 19=19th | 29=29th |
10=10th | 20=20th | 30=30th |
31=31st |
Dates in English:
A) With ordinal numbers:
Monday, August 2nd
Tuesday, October 18th
Wednesday, May 21st
B) With the year:
January 10, 2011
April 11, 2007
C) Only with numbers:
12/03/2005
07/26/1998
10/31/2011
Important Dates:
Mother´s Day: Monday, August 15th.
Christmas Day: Saturday, December 25th.
Halloween: Monday, October 31st.
New Year: Monday, January 1st.
Thanksgiving: Thursday, November 31st.
TASK : Go to each of the following links to obtain detailed informationand then write your own 5-line summary of each celebration which sould be posted in this blog under the comment bottoms.
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