Speaking (B1A/B)

-Remember next February 14 you have to give an individual presentation for 2/3 minutes about a free topic. You can use notes and have a look at them but you
can´t read your presentation. 

-Next Monday you can bring your essay (opinion or for/against format) for me to check. 

-No idea what you would want to speak about? Try this website with lots of possible topics (if you click on the topic you´ll find suggestions on how to approach it). Remember it must be something you are really interested in. 

-Still clueless? Check these other ones:
-The best thing that has ever happened to me

-The worst thing that has ever happened to me

-Something funny that has happened to me

-What I really hate!

-What I really like!

-A surprise I had

-An exciting place you have visited

-A memory from childhood I´ll always remember

-My best friend

-What is friendship?

-A problem I have

-My favorite TV show

-Bilingual education: pros and cons

-Strange experiences you´ve had

-Your most embarrassing moment.

-What have you always wanted to do?

-What would you like to change and why?

-Things I can't understand.

-Your most curious dream.

-Great places to go in the world.

-High school is the best time in your life. Or not…

-Things you would change in our high-school

-Your favourite book.

-What is your favourite musical band or singer? Why?

-Your dream job

-Tell me about a film you have really liked

-Will robots replace humans?  Will robots take our jobs?

-Would you want to live on another planet?

-What will future houses look like?

These are the basic guidelines you have to follow for your presentation:

1.CONTENT AND ORGANIZATION: The topic must be clear and follow a logical order. You must use examples to prove your points.

2.COMPREHENSION: Speak slowly and loudly enough. Your audience must understand what you say!

3.PREPARATION: The more you prepare the more confident you´ll feel.

4.INTERACTION WITH THE AUDIENCE. Remember you must sell your topic! Use your body language, try to capture the attention of the audience (ask them if they understand, try to make them participate with questions).
 
5. BE ENTHUSIASTIC!  The more excited you are about your topic the better your presentation will be. You must convince us!

Check also this 2 min. video with do´s and don´ts.

(Assessment: 15% of your total term mark)

Writing (4ºA)

How I Live Now questions (ch. 25-28)

Choose two:

-In Gateshead Farm, lots of birds were "circling around for a reason" : what is the reason? (ch.26)

-"What heart I had left no longer felt like flesh and blood. Lead, maybe. Or stone": Daisy has had to do two extremely harsh things in Gateshead. Explain them. (ch.26)

-What new subject does Daisy think should be included in the curriculum of her school? (ch.28)

-"Every war has its silver lining": what does Daisy mean? (p.159)

CAE writing tips

Follow the links for tips on how to write the 2 parts of the Advanced writing exam (1 hour 30 min.):

Part 1: Essay (compulsory). 220-260 words.

Part 2: You have to choose one of these writings (220-260 words):

         _Review

         _Report
   
         _Informal letter/email

         _Formal letter/email

         _Proposal

       

TED talks: ideas worth sharing (What´s yours?) (4ºA)

Remember Chimamanda´s talk? It was a TED Talk. Now you have to prepare one on your own (free topic, the only condition is that you have to be controversial and speak for 4-5 minutes). Pick one topic you feel strongly about! Check unit 5H in the Solutions handbook, with tips on how to write an opinion essay and a sample (your presentation must be based on an opinion or for/against essay).  Below there are links with more help:

-8 useful tips with a brief introduction about what TED talks are.

-Some TED talks with good advice on precisely how to make good presentations.

-No idea what you would want to speak about? Try this website with lots of possible topics (if you click on the topic you´ll find suggestions on how to approach it). Remember it must be something you are really interested in. 

(Assessment: 10% of your total term mark. Presentation day: 17 February)

How I live Now (ch.21-24) LC questions

Choose two:

-Why did Daisy feel like a "grave robber" when se took the Major´s compass? What does she need it for? (Ch.21)

-Explain what Baz feels for Piper. (Ch.22)

-Explain this quote: "I couldn´t help wondering why life in a windowless barn thousands of miles from America surrounded by soldiers felt more real than most of the real life I´d ever lived through".(p.117)

-"Then we did a little dance and whooped and laughed and hugged each other...", why are Piper and Daisy so happy? (Ch.24)

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie´s TED talk (4ºA)

Here you are Adichie´s talk, remember it´s exactly the same as the text ("We should all be feminists") in the literacy booklet. Remember  you have to prepare the 2 first sets of questions about the speech for this Friday.

How I live now (ch. 12-16) LC questions

Happy New Year first of all! My questions for next Literary Circle (on Wednesday):

-What do you think the outing to the river represents?

-Explain this quote: “Every war has turning points and every person too” (ch.15). What is the turning point Daisy means? How is it going to change her situation and her attitude towards life?