Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Talking about personality!

Hi all!  

Hope you are doing well! Welcome to our fifth activity. Please, post your comments before December 2nd!


1. Read the reading "Personality: from Nature or Nurture", proposed on page 80 from the book. 


2. Write a paragraph (12 lines at least) describing your personality. Include vocabulary and expressions from unit 7.

3. Answer the following questions with your own ideas: 

1. What is your definition of personality? 

2. Do you sometimes wish you had a different personality? 
3. Do you think you can change your personality?
4. Do you think nature and nurture both influence a person's personality? In what ways?

4. Language use / writing aspects:

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


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

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Retelling a story! - using present and past continuous.

Hi all!  

Hope you are doing well! Welcome to our fourth activity. Please, post your comments before November 16th!


1. Choose a tale or story from your personal reading interest.


2. Summarize and rewrite a version of that story with your own words, using PRESENT CONTINUOUS positive and negative. (300 words at least). Then...

++ Take the version you wrote in PRESENT CONTINUOUS , and rewrite it into the PAST CONTINUOUS positive and negative.

3. Include comments related to what you like the most or  what you do not like about it.

4. Prepare an oral report about the story for next Tuesday's class (November 19th), you just will have 3 minutes and it is expected you to say 80 sentences at least.


4. Language use / writing aspects:

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


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