JUNTA INFORMATIVA VIAJE A INGLATERRA

Junta informativa para padres de familia:

jueves 8 de octubre a las 8:00 a.m.

en la sala de juntas del colegio

LITERATURE BOOK 1

LISTENING QUIZZES 1&2

SPEAKING 1: DEVELOPING SELF-CONFIDENCE

Activity 1
Identify your fears

Think of five reasons you have presentation anxiety.  Use some of the following reasons if they apply, or come up with five of your own personal fears.

-       I’ll forget what I want to say

-       I’m afraid no one will be interested in my topic

-       The audience is too large

-       I don’t know anyone in the audience

-       I don’t speak well in public

-       Everyone will see how nervous I am

-       I might not be prepared enough

-       Listeners won’t understand me

-       My English isn’t very good

-       The audience won’t like me

Rank reasons 1 to 5 from the one that causes you more anxiety.  Now think of two positive beliefs for each fear you identify.

 For example:           Everyone will see how nervous I am. (fear)

Nervousness is normal.  Besides, I know I don’t look as nervous as I feel. (positive belief)

Speech 1: Self-introduction

Assignment: Give a “Picture Story” speech.

1. Prepare a 3 to 4 minute autobiographical speech.  Your speech should include information about your:

-Background (early childhood)

-Family

-Present involvements (work, school)

-Hobbies and special interests

-Future goals and dreams

2. Prepare five sets of pictures, one set for each of the five areas you talk about. Use a different picture for each piece of information you want to share with your audience.

1. Where will you find the pictures? Use any combination of the following:

-Draw your own pictures. (Don’t worry if you are not an artist. Simple stick figures or sketches are fine as long as they represent what you want to say about yourself.)

-Use computer clip art (cartoons or pictures). Choose clip art that reminds you of what you want to say.  Be sure to enlarge the clip art so that your audience can see it easily, should you decide to share your pictures with them.

-Use photographs from your photo albums at home.

-Cut out pictures from magazines or newspapers.

2. Each of your five sets of pictures should be on heavyweight paper.

EVALUATION

The following aspects will be taken into account:

Delivery:

Posture, Eye Contact, Volume of Voice, Rate of Speech, Intelligibility, Enthusiasm, Adherence to Time Limit.

Content:

Background, Information About Family, Present Involvements, Hobbies, Future Plans, Supporting Details, Clear Organization, Visual Aids.

Speech 2: Give an “Old Bag” Speech

1. Organize and deliver a 3 to 4minute speech about yourself using four props.  Your bag and the items in it will be your outline and will help keep you organized
2.  

a.     Choose a bag that is meaningful to you for some reason.  It could be a suitcase, a briefcase, a backpack, a handbag, a shopping bag, a duffle bag, etc.

b.    Select three items that symbolize something about your past, present and future and hide them in your bag.  Choose unique or personally meaningful items to help your classmates learn more about your background, present involvements, special interests, and goals in life.

3. Take out your items one at a time.  Explain how each item symbolizes your life.  Then explain why the bag you chose to hold your item is important or meaningful to you.

EVALUATION

The following aspects will be taken into account:

Delivery:

Posture, Eye Contact, Volume of Voice, Rate of Speech, Intelligibility, Enthusiasm, Adherence to Time Limit.

Content:

Item One (Past), Item Two (Present), Item Three (Future), Your Bag Analysis, Supporting Details, Clear Organization.

Speech 3: A Personal Experience

Assignment: Give a Speech About an Experience you Had as a Child

1. Think of an experience you had as a child.  The experience can be good, bad, interesting, or funny.  Possible topics include:

The time I Got Lost                                           The Day I Played Hooky

My Most Memorable Birthday                         The Day I Ran Away from Home

My First Bicycle                                                An Important Lesson I Learned

A Terrible Lie I Told                                          My First Pet

My First Day at School                                    My First Childhood Sweetheart

2. Using the Personal Experience Speech Preparation Worksheet prepare notes for speech about this experience.  Be sure to include all the information that will help your audience relive this experience with you.
3. Give a 3 to 4 minute speech about your experience.

EVALUATION

The following aspects will be taken into account:

Delivery:

Posture, Eye Contact, Volume of Voice, Rate of Speech, Intelligibility, Enthusiasm, Adherence to Time Limit.

Content:

Choice of Topic, Introduction, Supporting Details, Clear Organization, Visual Aids, Graceful Conclusion.

Speech 4: Specific fear

Assignment: give a speech about a specific fear.

1. Choose a specific fear that you have.
2. Using the specific Fear speech preparation Worksheet prepare notes for a speech about this fear.  Be sure to include all the information that will help your audience understand your fear and the reasons for it.
3. Give a 3 to 4 minute speech about your fear.

EVALUATION

The following aspects will be taken into account:

Delivery:

Posture, Eye Contact, Volume of Voice, Rate of Speech, Intelligibility, Enthusiasm, Adherence to Time Limit.

Content:

Choice of Topic, Introduction, Supporting Details, Clear Organization, Visual Aids, Graceful Conclusion.

PRONUNCIATION TIP

SENTENCE STRESS

Just as it’s awkward to give all syllables in a word equal or incorrect stress, it’s unnatural to stress all the words in a sentence in the same way.

Content words (e.g., nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and question words) or words that convey meaning, are the important words in a sentence.  We usually stress them when speaking.  On the other hand, function words (e. g., articles and prepositions) don’t carry as much meaning as content words and are less important.  We usually do not stress them when speaking.

TONGUE TWISTER

Betty Botter had some butter,
"But," she said, "this butter's bitter.
If I bake this bitter butter,
it would make my batter bitter.
But a bit of better butter--
that would make my batter better."

PHRASAL VERBS 1

1.     ask someone out	invite on a date	Brian asked Judy out to dinner and a movie.
2.     ask around	ask many people the same question	I asked around but nobody has seen my wallet.
3.     add up to something	equal	Your purchases add up to $205.32.
4.     back something up	reverse	You'll have to back up your car so that I can get out.
5.     back someone up	support	My wife backed me up over my decision to quit my job.
6.     blow up	explode	The racing car blew up after it crashed into the fence.
7.     blow something up	add air	We have to blow 50 balloons up for the party.
8.     break down	stop functioning (vehicle, machine)	Our car broke down at the side of the highway in the snowstorm.
9.     break down	get upset	The woman broke down when the police told her that her son had died.
10.   break somethingdown	divide into smaller parts	Our teacher broke the final project downinto three separate parts.
11.   break in	force entry to a building	Somebody broke in last night and stole our stereo.
12.   break into something	enter forcibly	The firemen had to break into the room to rescue the children.
13.   break something in	wear something a few times so that it doesn't look/feel new	I need to break these shoes in before we run next week.
14.   break in	interrupt	The TV station broke in to report the news of the president's death.
15.   break up	end a relationship	My boyfriend and I broke up before I moved to America.
16.   break up	start laughing (informal)	The kids just broke up as soon as the clown started talking.
17.   break out	escape	The prisoners broke out of jail when the guards weren't looking.
18.   break out insomething	develop a skin condition	I broke out in a rash after our camping trip.
19.   bring someone down	make unhappy	This sad music is bringing me down.
20.   bring someone up	raise a child	My grandparents brought me up after my parents died.
21.   bring something up	start talking about a subject	My mother walks out of the room when my father brings up sports.
22.   bring something up	vomit	He drank so much that he brought his dinner up in the toilet.
23.   call around	phone many different places/people	We called around but we weren't able to find the car part we needed.

IDIOMS 1

A

A Bird In The Hand Is Worth Two In The Bush: 
Having something that is certain is much better than taking a risk for more, because chances are you might lose everything.

A Blessing In Disguise: 
Something good that isn't recognized at first. 

A Chip On Your Shoulder: 
Being upset for something that happened in the past. 

A Dime A Dozen: 
Anything that is common and easy to get.

A Doubting Thomas: 
A skeptic who needs physical or personal evidence in order to believe something.

A Drop in the Bucket: 
A very small part of something big or whole.

A Fool And His Money Are Easily Parted: 
It's easy for a foolish person to lose his/her money. 

A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand: 
Everyone involved must unify and function together or it will not work out. 

A Leopard Can't Change His Spots: 
You cannot change who you are.

A Penny Saved Is A Penny Earned: 
By not spending money, you are saving money (little by little).

A Picture Paints a Thousand Words: 
A visual presentation is far more descriptive than words.

A Piece of Cake: 
A task that can be accomplished very easily.

A Slap on the Wrist: 
A very mild punishment.

A Taste Of Your Own Medicine: 
When you are mistreated the same way you mistreat others.

A Toss-Up: 
A result that is still unclear and can go either way.

Actions Speak Louder Than Words: 
It's better to actually do something than just talk about it.

Add Fuel To The Fire: 
Whenever something is done to make a bad situation even worse than it is.

Against The Clock: 
Rushed and short on time.

All Bark And No Bite: 
When someone is threatening and/or aggressive but not willing to engage in a fight.

All Greek to me: 
Meaningless and incomprehensible like someone who cannot read, speak, or understand any of the Greek language would be.

All In The Same Boat: 
When everyone is facing the same challenges.

An Arm And A Leg: 
Very expensive. A large amount of money.

An Axe To Grind: 
To have a dispute with someone.

Apple of My Eye: 
Someone who is cherished above all others.

As High As A Kite: 
Anything that is high up in the sky.

At The Drop Of A Hat: 
Willing to do something immediately.


B

Back Seat Driver: 
People who criticize from the sidelines, much like someone giving unwanted advice from the back seat of a vehicle to the driver.

Back To Square One: 
Having to start all over again.

Back To The Drawing Board: 
When an attempt fails and it's time to start all over.

Baker's Dozen: 
Thirteen.

Barking Up The Wrong Tree: 
A mistake made in something you are trying to achieve.

Beat A Dead Horse: 
To force an issue that has already ended.

Beating Around The Bush: 
Avoiding the main topic. Not speaking directly about the issue.

Bend Over Backwards: 
Do whatever it takes to help. Willing to do anything.

Between A Rock And A Hard Place: 
Stuck between two very bad options.

Bite Off More Than You Can Chew: 
To take on a task that is way to big.

Bite Your Tongue: 
To avoid talking.

Blood Is Thicker Than Water: 
The family bond is closer than anything else.

Blue Moon: 
A rare event or occurance. 

Break A Leg: 
A superstitious way to say 'good luck' without saying 'good luck', but rather the opposite.

Buy A Lemon: 
To purchase a vehicle that constantly gives problems or stops running after you drive it away.

VOCABULARY POSTERS

WELCOME BACK!

WRITING 1: INFORMAL LETTER

DEFINITION

An Informal Letter is used when you are writing to someone you know personally or when you are writing subjectively to express your own private feelings and thoughts.

USEFUL INFORMAL LANGUAGE

Openings and closings:
Dear Tim,
Tim, hi
Thanks for your letter.
It was great to hear from you.
I hope you are well.

To advise & suggest: 
Why don't you...
If I were you...
I recommend...
I suggest...
I think you should...
You could try...
You ought to...
It might be a good idea to...

To request and give information:
By the way,...
Let me tell you about...
Could you let me know...
I need to know...
Did I tell you that...

Closings:
Hope to hear from you soon.
Thanks for everything.
I have to go now.
Write soon.
Bye,
Take care,
Love,
Best wishes,
Yours,

TIPS

• Use first names.
• Use contractions.
• Use informal punctuation such as exclamation marks.
• Give reasons for what you say.
• Use chatty, informal expressions.
• Use a closing.

EXAMPLE

22 Green St.

London

75000 Great Britain

July 20, 2013

Hi,
Hope you're well.  I'm writing because I'm coming to your town next month! It's part of a school visit but I'm so excited.

It's part of a big trip round your country.  We're staying for two weeks.  Can you tell me what clothes to bring - do you think it'll be hot or cold?   Also my mum is really excited and wants me to bring her something typical from your country.   Do you think I should buy her something like jewellery or would it be better to buy her some typical food?

We'll be spending a lot of time travelling around but we are in your town for two days.  What do you think is the best thing to see there?   Also I really hope I can get to see you.  Do you think this will be possible?

Take care,

Tim

PROOFREADING MARKS

IRREGULAR VERBS

INFINITIVE	PAST	PAST PARTICIPLE
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be	was / were	been
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become	became	become
begin	began	begun
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blow	blew	blown
break	broke	broken
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catch	caught	caught
choose	chose	chosen
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cost	cost	cost
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cut	cut	cut
deal	dealt	dealt
do	did	done
draw	drew	drawn
dream	dreamt/dreamed	dreamt/dreamed
drink	drank	drunk
drive	drove	driven
eat	ate	eaten
fall	fell	fallen
feed	fed	fed
feel	felt	felt
fight	fought	fought
find	found	found
flee	fled	fled
fly	flew	flown
forget	forgot	forgotten
forgive	forgave	forgiven
forsake	forsook	forsaken
freeze	froze	frozen
get	got	got
give	gave	given
go	went	gone
grind	ground	ground
grow	grew	grown
hang	hung	hung
have	had	had
hear	heard	heard
hide	hid	hidden
hit	hit	hit
hold	held	held
hurt	hurt	hurt
keep	kept	kept
kneel	knelt	knelt
know	knew	known
lead	led	led
learn	learnt/learned	learnt/learned
leave	left	left
lend	lent	lent
let	let	let
lie	lay	lain
lose	lost	lost
make	made	made
mean	meant	meant
meet	met	met
pay	paid	paid
put	put	put
quit	quit/quitted	quit/quitted
read	read	read
ride	rode	ridden
ring	rang	rung
rise	rose	risen
run	ran	run
say	said	said
see	saw	seen
sell	sold	sold
send	sent	sent
set	set	set
sew	sewed	sewn/sewed
shake	shook	shaken
shine	shone	shone
shoot	shot	shot
show	showed	shown/showed
shrink	shrank/shrunk	shrunk
shut	shut	shut
sing	sang	sung
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sit	sat	sat
sleep	slept	slept
slide	slid	slid
sow	sowed	sown/sowed
speak	spoke	spoken
spell	spelt/spelled	spelt/spelled
spend	spent	spent
spill	spilt/spilled	spilt/spilled
split	split	split
spoil	spoilt/spoiled	spoilt/spoiled
spread	spread	spread
stand	stood	stood
steal	stole	stolen
sting	stung	stung
stink	stank/stunk	stunk
strike	struck	struck
swear	swore	sworn
sweep	swept	swept
swim	swam	swum
take	took	taken
teach	taught	taught
tear	tore	torn
tell	told	told
think	thought	thought
throw	threw	thrown
tread	trode	trodden/trod
wake	woke	woken
wear	wore	worn
weave	wove	woven
weep	wept	wept
win	won	won
wring	wrung	wrung
write	wrote	written