Academic writing starts!

Hi all!  

Hope you are doing well! Welcome to our nineth activity. Please, post your comments before November 20th, 6 pm.!

1. Look for a web or printed article related to language teaching or learning. It must have 2 pages at least.

2. Summarize and rewrite a version of the article with your own words, using DIFFERENT TENSES. Divide your report into coherent paragraphs. (240 words at least).

Consider the following format: introduction (mentioning the title, author, year and main subject), body (relevant or main ideas about the dealt topic, conclusion.

3. Include comments related to what you like the most or what you do not like, or other opinions you can have about it.

4. Language use / writing aspects:

- Continuous and future sentence structure.

- Useful vocabulary you need to express your ideas, "taken from the same article".
- Grammar, spelling, punctuation rules, etc.

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

My favorite song in English!

Hi all!  

Hope you are doing well! Welcome to our seventh activity. Please, post your comments before November  17th, 6 p.m.!

1. Think about your favorite song in English language.

2. Make a brainstorming, considering the following statements:

- Information about the singer or group.
- Song lyrics description / message.
- What you like the most.
- What it makes you feel like.
- Some reasons you would like to recommend it.

3. Write a paragraph for each one of the parts mentioned above, giving your own ideas. It must have 220 words at least.

4. Prepare an oral presentation about it to be presented to your classmates (November 18th to 21st), you will have 7 minutes, be creative!.

4. Language use / writing aspects:

- Simple sentence structures in the tenses you decide.

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

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

Writing an opinion essay!

Hi all!  

Hope you are doing well! Welcome to our seventh activity. Please, post your comments before November  4th, 10 a.m.!

1. Answer the question: How to become a good teacher?.

2. Use some of the ideas for writing you got from the last brainstorming activity done in class, related to the video "La educación prohibida".

3. Write your opinion esssay in short paragraphs considering the suggested format. Include all the phrases and expressions proposed in the top tips for writing section. It must have 250 words at least.

4. Language use / writing aspects:

- Simple sentence structures in the tenses you decide.

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

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

Creative writing challenge!

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Hope you are doing well! Welcome to our sixth activity. Please, post your comments before October 14th, 8 p.m.!

1. Go to the web link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEukS2YN9B8 and watch the video (it was worked some classes ago).

2. Write your own version of the story. Try to use a short tale's writing structure: introduction, body and conclusion.

- Introduction: it usually offers something that changes / affects / motivates the characters of the story to overcome a situation.

- Body: it usually reveals how the characters move toward overcoming the situation.

- Conclusion: it has to do with facing one difficult choice and decides one correct option while working out of the situation.

3. Write a paragraph for each one of the parts mentioned above, giving your own ideas to tell your version of the story. It must have 250 words at least.

4. Prepare an oral report about it to be presented in the tutorial sessions (from October 20th to 24th), you just will have 2 1/2 minutes and it is expected you to say 45 sentences at least.

4. Language use / writing aspects:

- Simple sentence structures in the tenses you decide (The ones worked in last classes).

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

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

Writing about someone I admire!

Hi all!  

Hope you are doing well! Welcome to our fifth activity. Please, post your comments before September  30th, 10 a.m.!

1. Think about someone you admire the most.

2. Make a brainstorming to get some ideas for writing.

3. Write 4 paragraphs considering the suggested format (introduction, main idea, supporting ideas and conclusion). It must have 160 words at least.

4. Language use / writing aspects:

- Simple sentence structures in the tenses you decide.

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

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

Practicing reflective writing!

Hi all!  

Hope you are doing well! Welcome to our fourth activity. Please, post your comments before September 19th, 6 p.m.!

1. Select a topic or issue of your interest considering the videos we watched last classes, use the ideas you took during the proposed activities related to brainstorming, taking notes and key words.

2. Make an sketch to write about it. Try to use a short writing structure: introduction, body and conclusion.

- Introduction: it usually offers something that changes / affects / motivates the writer to write.

- Body: it usually reveals different possibilities to move toward overcoming the situation.

- Conclusion: it has to do with facing one difficult choice and decides one correct option while working out of the situation.

3. Write a paragraph for each one of the parts mentioned above, giving your own ideas, perceptions and reflections about the topic or issue you want to write about. It must have 250 words at least.

4. Language use / writing aspects:

- Simple sentence structures in the tenses you decide (The ones worked in last classes).

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

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

Writing about my reading interests in English!

Hi all!  

Hope you are doing well! Welcome to our second activity! For this activity, you will write about your reading interests in English language. Post your comments before September 1st, 6 p.m.!

1. Choose a reading  from your own personal interest (60 pages at least as we agreed).

2. Write a creative composition (130 words at least), trying to give an answer to all the aspects or questions mention below:

a. The book's title and its author.

b. Why did you decide to read it?

c. What do you want to get out of it?

d. What reading strategies are you going to try? considering the last class reading "Reading strategies ideas".

e. Conclude your composition by answering: How do you consider that reading help you to develop your learning process?

3. Language/writing aspects:

- Simple sentence structure: subject + verb + complement.

- Look for useful vocabulary you need.
- Check grammar, spelling, punctuation rules, etc.

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