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HAVE YOU STARTED PREPARING YOUR OOA # 3?

Remember you'll prepare a Listening Log to present in class.

What is a Listening Log?

It is like a journal in which you write information and your thoughts about what you listened to on TV, from a movie, from the internet, or the radio. You will put your notes into your log and then write a short summary of what you saw and heard. After that, you will write your reaction to the program in a short paragraph and a question that will trigger debate in class.

 So, what should go into my log?

 The name of the program
 The date of broadcast
 Your notes, in list form (taken alive)
 A short summary in your own words- no more than one paragraph. Just main idea and a few details
 Your personal opinion of the program in a separate paragraph
 A question that’ll trigger debate in class



Log Sample
Source: Adapted from Tapestry 4


General Information:
NPR (National Public Radio)
April 27, 1993, 5:30-6:00 p.m.
Denmark’s child-care system

Notes / Expressions (words / phrases)
Careers and Motherhood:
Denmark’s second largest city
Nursery –elementary school
Rich- pay one-third of operating cost
Poor –pay nothing

Summary:
Denmark’s second largest city has a wonderful child care system. Mothers who juggle careers and motherhood really love this system. The program is subsidized by the ministry policies. These child-care centers are no different from regular kindergartens. They take care of children from the age of three months, and will even care for elementary schoolers after school. The only difference is that better-off families pay one third of operating cost and less well-off families pay nothing.

Personal Reaction:
Many women have to struggle to keep their jobs while raising children at the same time. The government or individual communities in the U.S. should develop a program like the one in Denmark. This would help reduce the hardship of balancing working with parenting

Question: Do you think we have a good child-care system in Argentina?

MORE ABOUT VERB PATTERNS...

Here's some more practice:

http://wwwedu.ge.ch/cptic/prospective/projets/anglais/exercises/gerund2.htm

And here:

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/structures/gerund_infinitive2.htm

And even more here:

http://www.eslpartyland.com/quiz%20center/haightmult.htm

Want more?

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/gerinf1.htm

Last one?

http://a4esl.org/q/j/dt/mc-misuseinfi.html

MOVIE TRAILER

You will find a movie trailer HERE, in this case, The Return of the King, and follow the instructions on the page:

1. Click on the player to start the video.

2. Type complete words in the box below the video.

3. You can type several words before you click on "Check" to see if your answers are correct.

MEET THE ROLLY

• What do you think about this invention?
• Would you buy it?

ENTERTAINMENT AND THE ARTS

We've been invited to share a new VOXOPOP about cinema-going habits and film reviews!

You'll find it HERE

Remember that if you don't want to record yourselves you can post a comment here.

I'm looking forward to hearing from you

VERB PATTERNS

Remember that we can only master them by practising...

Click HERE for more exercises.

THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME & AESOP'S FABLES

The Cat and the Fox

One day a cat and a fox were having a conversation. The fox, who was a conceited creature, boasted how clever she was. 'Why, I know at least a hundred tricks to get away from our mutual enemies, the dogs,' she said.
'I know only one trick to get away from dogs,' said the cat. 'You should teach me some of yours!'
'Well, maybe some day, when I have the time, I may teach you a few of the simpler ones,' replied the fox airily.
Just then they heard the barking of a pack of dogs in the distance. The barking grew louder and louder - the dogs were coming in their direction! At once the cat ran to the nearest tree and climbed into its branches, well out of reach of any dog. 'This is the trick I told you about, the only one I know,' she called down to the fox. 'Which one of your hundred tricks are you going to use?'
The fox sat silently under the tree, wondering which trick she should use. Before she could make up her mind, the dogs arrived. They fell upon the fox and tore her to pieces.
Morale: "A single plan that works is better than a hundred doubtful plans"

Do you agree?

HOW TO WRITE AND PUBLISH A POST

Marina and I know you are eager to publish a post in our "collaborative blog"
http://ourupper-intermediategroups.blogspot.com/

That's the reason why I've decided to post this reminder:

-Go to http://ourupper-intermediategroups.blogspot.com/
-Click on "acceder"
-Register yourself with your email and password
-You'll be taken to the dashboard.
-Click on "new post" and you're there! Ready to write.
-Once you've finished, click on publish post.

We'll be pleased to read you!!!

NATURAL ENGLISH

Click HERE and keep on practising those natural expressions seen in class

THE BUCKET LIST

Click HERE and find out about some other people's Bucket Lists...

MUSIC VOCABULARY

Visit the VISUAL DICTIONARY

and learn specific vocabulary on MUSIC

TENSES!

Click HERE and practise...

JOB INTERVIEWS

Watch the following hilarious videos and let me know which of them you enjoyed the most. Don't forget to post a comment...


Silly Job Interview - Monty Python



Step brothers - Job Interviews



Dilbert - Job Interview and Donut Downsizing Video



Those who can't do...

LIGHTING LAMPS

Have some fun while practising English!

Click HERE:

PHOBIA VOX POP

• Do you have phobias?
• What's your biggest one?
  
• Listen to these people and make a list of theirs:
  
• DON'T FORGET TO POST A MESSAGE!!!
  
  
  

ANIMAL TALK

Let's call the groups of animals as we should:

a herd of elephants / cattle (including: cows, steers, bulls, and oxen)
a pack of wolves / dogs
a flock of birds / sheep
a swarm of bees
a shoal of fish
a pride of lions
a school of whales

Interesting collocations, aren't they?

Source: Guy Hellman, Wordbuilder. The Heinemann English. Heinemann, 1992.

TELL-TALE HEART - ANIMATION

MEN'S BRAIN v. WOMEN'S BRAIN

Watch and listen to the following video and answer the questions below:




- According to Mark, what's the main difference between men's brain and women's brain?

- What's "men's special box"?

- What do women expect from men when they are worried or angry about something?

- Did you enjoy Mark's humour? Why/ why not?

VOX POPS!

ABOUT BEAUTY, SELF-ESTEEM AND ADVERTISING

Marina, a fellow teacher of mine, has shared her students' work and we decided to do something together. We watched some videos recommended by Cecilia, one of Marina's students, and they're really interesting and food for thought.

We'll be dicussing with Marina's students, who are in level 10.

Please, follow these steps:

1. Before watching, it would be nice to read about your opinions.

Read the questions, and then write your answers in the comments section:

• How much influenced by commercials/advertisements do you feel at the moment of buying things?
  
• Is there a commercial/an ad that has made you change your mind when having to choose among a line of products?
  
• Do you think commercials/ads have the same kind of influence on all target ages? Who do you think are the most vulnerable?
  
• What do you think commercials/ads must have in order to be good?
  
• Do you think government organizations should be tougher when regulating advertizing?

2. You can now watch the videos:

3. It's now time to TALK!

We'd like you to give us your opinion in the following site:

www.voxopop.com

HOW?!

Here you'll be able to listen to the thread.

You will find paticipants from another course and people from other countries might participate, too.

You will need a microphone to record your voices. Once you've listened to everyone, you'll record your own message.

We are all eager to listen to you!

Welcome!