7/ 31/2014

           Students presented their projects. Some topics were about:  Greetings, leave takings and Introductions. The activities performed by the group were so nice,  due to all the activities had something interesting to talk about and discover new techniques to help students to grow,  and develop better their skills. Another topic was about Illnesses, epidemics and new diseases. It is important to teach students problems that they have to face in life such as getting sick. Knowing Illnesses and diseases help teachers to develop the target content in a better way. The group presented a Power point presentation with the respective vocabulary, a matching activity among others. 

Another group presented a topic called "Science and Technology". It is important to know how technology and science have affected our lifestyles. Teachers must be updated and knowing many things to help students in the development of their skills. As well, teachers  must provide updated material, according to what students have seen during their growth.  

Also, the teacher was  supervising  student’s  project by giving feedback on how to develop students skills in their activities. Students asked the teachers to help them to develop in a better way the activities.  After  having  finished the projects, students went home. 

7/3/ 2014.

           In this lesson students gave opinions about a reading called:  " The Use of Internet". The teacher asked to the students to give examples about how do people use technology nowadays. Students talked about different ideas and changed some  ideas. Then, students had to work on their third project in order to follow the objectives and the target content. Students worked in groups. Some students finished the project before the class was ending, the teacher allowed them to go home. Some others stayed working on the project. Also, the teacher was  supervising  student’s  project by giving feedback on how to develop students skills in their activities. Students asked the teachers to help them to develop in a better way the activities.  After finished the projects the students check  their activities carefully. After that, students went home.

7/10/2014

                 Students worked  in their third project in groups. Some students finished the project before the class was ending, the teacher allowed them to go home. Some others stayed working on the project. Also, the teacher was  supervising  student’s  project by giving feedback on how to develop students skills in their activities. Students asked the teachers to help them to develop in a better way the activities.  After finished the projects the students check  their activities carefully. Before students leaving the teacher remembered the students about the quiz. After that, students went home. 

7/17/2014

          Students had to perform the project the third Project Evaluation English  Teaching

Applications. The first group presented the following activities:

1.       Topic: Suffixes and Prefixes

      Games (Jeopardy) : http://www.quia.com/cb/221179.htmlç

     Fishing: http://www.ezschool.com/games/english/prefixsuffix/prefixsuffix.html

       Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zoVt8mIeSI

The activities were good performed by the students. The teacher gave the group feddback, as well the students from the groups.

The group number #2 presented the following activities:

1.       Topic: Physical Appearance

The first activity was about a video about the characters from "THE SIMPSONS".

                                                   

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgJD8jeF9TI

The video was interesting and could be useful for teacher to teaching students physical appearance by using a popular serie like THE SIMPSONS.

 Then, the members of the group played a song  by using questions and answers about physical appearance. 

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     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhWV4fzchq4

   Also, the group played a  video with vocabulary about physical appearance ( Words and song).

     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEDy0wGaXJY

Then, students had to access to a: 

       Website: Booklet

                                                      http://chagall-col.spip.ac-rouen.fr/IMG/didapages/description/index.html

   Other useful activities:

                                                    http://www.buildyourwildself.com/

                                                      http://www.esolcourses.com/content/exercises/grammar/adjectives/appearance/antonyms/wordmatch.html

The next group presented the following activities:

  Topic: LINKING WORDS  IN CONTEXT

     Story with drop down menu: 

               http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-4236.php

   Powtoon to create videos and paragraphs

              http://www.powtoon.com/dashboard/

The activities were funny and creative. Students and the teacher gave their opinions about the activities.

The following group presented the following activities: 

1.       Topic: Teaching Students How to use the Dictionary

a.       Prezzy Presentation:

http://prezi.com/n9sogiagnaz8/target-content-n-8-use-a-dictionary-to-spell-words/

The members of the group were creative and the activities were funny and useful for a teacher to use them in class.

The next group presented the following activities: 

1.       Topic: Occupations

a.       Video: Song where they can sing and watch examples of occupations

                  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oy7IfICtQE

                 http://mncquiros.blogspot.com/

b.      Car Race Activity where students have to answer questions about occupations.

http://www.eslgamesplus.com/esl-jobs-vocabulary-game-car-racing-rally-game/#.U8WIY6zDxs0.blogger

The activities were funny. Students can have fun and at the same time learn occupations.

             Then, we had to look for the definition of Didactic Software. Then we had to choose a Target content for 10^th or 11^th grades, where we had to find one didactic software on line in order to be used with that specific topic.

Definition:

“Something didactic exists for the purpose of teaching; a didactic person takes on the role of teacher or advisor”, it means that Didactic Software are technological resources created to teach; for example, online applications. Those can be used to create and edit activities.

                                            

JOURNAL

Journal

May 22^th, 2014.

In the second class, the teacher asked the students to talk about the reading and how was it, what things they had learned. Students shared their comments.  Then, students worked on two activities about a reading of a Dr. One activity was about representing by using images and PowerPoint or prezzi the  reading . The second activity, students had to show by using graphics values, culture, traditions and costumes, vocabulary.  While the students were working the teacher was giving feedback to the groups. Then, students had to share their ideas to their partners. Also, students talked about the importance of having technology to teaching English as a second language. It is important to known that students should use technology not just for having fun but also as a tool for  acquiring knowledge day by day and applying it into their lives , building a better learning process and expressing that knowledge to their future,  creating a better  environment and a better society involved into learning a second language and creating new job opportunities in the future. As a former teachers it is good to take into account methods such as websites for  teaching students a new language and  teach them how to develop their language acquisition in the  learning process .  There are many ways of learning English , thanks to technology students are going to receive better job opportunities in the future.

May 29^th, 2014

The third class was about making the project number one. Each group had to bring a linguistic objective and target content from the High School National Program. Students started to create the project by using PowerPoint, Excel or Word. While the students were working on their project the teacher was resolving doubts and giving feedback to the groups that needed help.  It was important to known,  that the activities had to be effective for the students. Students had to be able to develop their learning skills in the process of learning English as a second Language,  with the activities that the groups were creating. The idea of developing the projects during the course help former teachers to have an idea of how it is teaching students a real base knowledge using the content from the High School National Program.  Also, the  creation of  the projects can produce a better formation for the students, learning a second language can open many options  to work outside of the country.  Finally, some students asked the teacher about the other projects and share with him some of their ideas. Besides, the first quiz was applied. After doing the quiz the students could go home.

5/06/ 2014

Presentations:

 

        In this lesson students presented their projects. Some topics were about leisure activities, holidays en celebrations, famous athletes, good and services . Personally, Holidays and Celebrations and Good Services were my favorite presentations. The classmates organized really well their Project. Besides, the objectives were to catch students attention  they really did. Students can perfectly understand each activity, as well the teacher. Those activities followed each indication created to develop students learning education. Moreover,  the other groups did a good job and the critiques were well received. The teacher gave feedback to the students for a better development in the following projects. Also, presenters asked questions about their presentation, they wanted to know if their ativities were achieved. Students gave their opinions respetcfully.

12-06-2014

           Students worked on their Project,  by using storybird and movie maker in groups. The teacher asked to the students to use a target content and an objective.  Students had to take into account these instructions and start creating their projects. Basically, students divided the project to be more organize and work faster in class. Every student of the group worked and helped in the project. Cooperation and creativity were fundamental due to the students had to make an story by using storybird and a video by using movie maker. Also, each member of the group helped the other adding some ideas. The sequence of the story, for example; it  had to include the topic from the target content, it means; coherency. The story had to be understood by the students and it had to showed relevancy in the aspects of the education of the students, students had to understand clearly the story and get knowledge about the story. On the other hand, movie maker was a complicated tool, the student in charge had to looking for images and add  comments about the topic selected. Imagination and creativity were useful this day, students were working again in groups and were divided to looking for specific information. The teacher gave feedback and share some ideas with the students. After that, students went home.

19/06/ 2014

           In this lesson students worked again on their storybird and movie maker  project. The teacher asked to the students to check each one of the activities prepared for the lesson. Students talked about different ideas and changed some  activities in order to follow the objectives and the target content. Students worked in groups. Some students finished the project before the class was ending, the teacher allowed them to go home. Some others stayed working on the project. Also, the teacher was  supervising  student’s  project by giving feedback on how to develop students skills in their activities. Students asked the teachers to help them to develop in a better way the activities.  After finished the projects the students check  their activities carefully. After that, students went home.

Practice . Reading Comprehension.

Amy Whinehouse

       Amy Jade Winehouse was an English singer and songwriter. She was known for her marvelous voice and controversial private life. She debuted in 2003 at the age of 20 with the album ‘Frank’. It set her on the road to fame. Music lovers everywhere were excited about her talents and how her career would progress. She was one of music’s hottest stars but constantly battled against drugs and alcohol.
She grew up in a family that loved jazz. Her musical talents were clear to see from a very young age. Aged ten, she formed a rap group called Sweet 'n' Sour with a childhood friend. She got her first guitar when she was 13 and she began writing music. She signed to a major record label after they heard her distinctive voice.
Winehouse’s second album “Back to Black” made her an acclaimed international star. She won dozens of awards, including five at the 2008 Grammy’s. Some of the biggest names in rock were waiting to collaborate with her. George Michael said: "Amy is the best female vocalist I have ever heard in my entire career, as well as one of the best writers."
Winehouse was constantly the focus of media attention. She couldn’t escape the reporters who followed her every move.  She has given them good reason to write about her. Her battles with drug and alcohol abuse and her self-destructive behaviour was often tabloid news. The world has lost an amazing talent who had so much more incredible music to offer. She died in July, 2011, aged 27.

 THE AMY WINEHOUSE SURVEY

Write five questions about Amy Winehouse in the table. Do this in pairs/groups. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.
Without your partner, interview other students. Write down their answers.

	STUDENT 1 _____________	STUDENT 2 _____________	STUDENT 3 _____________
Q.1.
Q.2.
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.

Return to your original partner(s) and share and talk about what you found out.  Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

DISCUSSION (Write your questions)

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1.	What do you know about Amy Winehouse?
2.	What do you think of Amy Winehouse’s?
3.	What would you like to know about Amy Winehouse and why?
4.	___________________________________________________
5.	___________________________________________________
6.	___________________________________________________
7.	___________________________________________________
8.	___________________________________________________

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STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
1.	What did you learn from this text about Amy Winehouse?
2.	What questions would you like answered about Amy Winehouse?
3.	How would her career have gone if she hadn’t died?
4.	___________________________________________________
5.	___________________________________________________
6.	___________________________________________________
7.	___________________________________________________
8.	___________________________________________________

Read the following test.

Angelina Jolie

      Angelina was born in LA in 1976. She loved movies and started acting classes to follow her dream of movie stardom. She was rebellious and became a punk with dyed purple hair and tattoos. Her movie career took off in 1997 and within a few years she had won an Oscar. Her 2001 role as Lara Croft in the blockbuster “Tomb Raider” shot her to international fame.
Angelina hasn’t limited her career to acting. She became involved in humanitarian work while filming in Cambodia. She is now a UN Goodwill Ambassador, visiting refugee camps in poor countries. She donates large sums of money to help the plight of underprivileged people. She has effectively used her stardom to highlight world problems.
Unfortunately, Jolie’s personal life has come to overshadow her other pursuits. The tabloids are obsessed with her relationships, especially the current one with Brad Pitt. The couple is now referred to not as Brad and Angelina but as “Brangelina”. The media seem more caught up with what they eat and drink than the important humanitarian work Angelina continues to do.
Helping other people is what truly motivates Angelina. In 2001, she said: “We cannot close ourselves off…and ignore the fact that millions of people are out there suffering.” In addition to acting awards, she has received wide recognition for her humanitarian work. She became the first winner of the UN’s Citizen of the World Award. It seems likely more accolades will follow.

SYNONYM MATCH

Paragraphs 1 and 2
1.	rebellious		a.		became successful
2	took off		b.		gives
3.	shot		c.		restricted
4.	limited		d.		wayward
5.	donates		e.		difficulty
6.	plight		f.		rocketed
Paragraphs 3 and 4
7.		overshadow		g.		awards
8.		obsessed		h.		inspires
9.		caught up		i.		pay no attention to
10.		motivates		j.		eclipse
11		ignore		k		gripped
12		accolades		l		involved

PHRASE MATCH

Match the following phrases from the article:

1.	started acting classes to follow her	a.	her career to acting
2	“Tomb Raider” shot her	b.	more accolades will follow
3.	Angelina hasn’t limited	c.	with her relationships
4.	help the plight of	d.	to international fame
5.	She has effectively used her stardom	e.	up with what they eat
6.	The tabloids are obsessed	f.	dream of movie stardom
7.	The media seem more caught	g.	to highlight world problems
8.	Helping other people is what	h.	underprivileged people
9.	millions of people are	i.	truly motivates Angelina
10.	It seems likely	j.	out there suffering

SCRAMBLED SENTENCES

With your partner, put the words back into the correct order.

1.	to   her   of   stardom   follow   dream   movie
2.	hair   a   with   purple   became   punk   dyed
3.	Angelina   limited   career   acting   hasn’t   her   to
4.	camps   refugee   visiting   countries   poor   in
5.	to   world   used   stardom   highlight   problems   her
6.	The   are   with   relationships   tabloids   obsessed   her
7.	with   eat   seem   up   they   media   caught   what   The   more
8.	Angelina   motivates   truly   what   is   people   other   Helping
9.	of   people  are   out   there   suffering  ignore  the   fact  that   millions
10.	accolades   follow   seems   more   will   It   likely

ANSWERS

SYNONYM MATCH:

Paragraphs 1 and 2
1.	rebellious	a.	wayward
2	took off	b.	became successful
3.	shot	c.	rocketed
4.	limited	d.	restricted
5.	donates	e.	gives
6.	plight	f.	difficulty
Paragraphs 3 and 4
7.	overshadow	g.	eclipse
8.	obsessed	h.	gripped
9.	caught up	i.	involved
10.	motivates	j.	inspires
11	ignore	k	pay no attention to
12	accolades	l	awards

PHRASE MATCH:

1.	started acting classes to follow her	a.	dream of movie stardom
2	“Tomb Raider” shot her	b.	to international fame
3.	Angelina hasn’t limited	c.	her career to acting
4.	help the plight of	d.	underprivileged people
5.	She has effectively used her stardom	e.	to highlight world problems
6.	The tabloids are obsessed	f.	with her relationships
7.	The media seem more caught	g.	up with what they eat
8.	Helping other people is what	h.	truly motivates Angelina
9.	millions of people are	i.	out there suffering
10.	It seems likely	j.	more accolades will follow