Objectives:
- learn history throughout a special holiday
- learn and understand new vocabulary
- practice reading by inventing new holidays
Development
- Greetings
- Glossary and pronuncioation:
Birth, Jesus Christ, beliefs, merged, worshipped, peace, plenty, exchanged, taken place, reach out, Dutch, Saint Nicholas, roots, Merger, Mythical, publicized, snowman, Rudolph, elves, the grinch, duller,quieter, liven up.
- The teacher reads the article about the history of christmas
- Comprehention:
what is your opinion about christmas? is it a religious or commercial holiday?
-Closed Questions:
1) Do you know who is santa claus?
2) was Jesus Christ really born in December?
3) did you ever see santa claus when you were a kid?
4) do you know what A.D. means?
5) do you know what B.C. means?
6) is it true that santa lives in the north pole?
- Open Questions:
1) What is the true meaning of christmas?
2) why does santa claus wears a red suit?
3) when did you realize that santa was not real?
4) since when has christmas been celebrated?
5) what is a snowman?
6) who is Rodulph and the Grinch?
7) how do you celebrate christmas?
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
objectives:
- learn and understand new vocabulary
- practice reading by knowing history
- practice creative abilities to invent
Development
- Greeting
- Glossary and pronuncioation:
founding fathers, throughout, soldier, civic activist, satirist,enlightenment, rod, thrift, authoritarianism, accomplished.
- The teacher reads the article about who Benjamin Franklin was.
- Comprehention:
who do you think Ben franklin was ? (students write down their opinions and read it out loud)
-Closed Questions:
1) Was Ben franklin one of the presidents of the U.S.?
2) was he American or English?
3) Have you invented anything before?
4) Do you think electricity is safe or dangerous?
5) was electricity invented by Benjamin?
6) was ben frenklin from the 20th century?
- Open Questions:
1) What comes to your mind when hear the words kite and lighting?
2) what other inventions do you think he invented?
3) what have you heard about the founding father of america?
4) what have you heard about the freemasons?
5) what other geniouses like Ben frankling do you know of??
6) what can you do with electricity?
7) what happens when you electricute yourself?
- learn and understand new vocabulary
- practice reading by knowing history
- practice creative abilities to invent
Development
- Greeting
- Glossary and pronuncioation:
founding fathers, throughout, soldier, civic activist, satirist,enlightenment, rod, thrift, authoritarianism, accomplished.
- The teacher reads the article about who Benjamin Franklin was.
- Comprehention:
who do you think Ben franklin was ? (students write down their opinions and read it out loud)
-Closed Questions:
1) Was Ben franklin one of the presidents of the U.S.?
2) was he American or English?
3) Have you invented anything before?
4) Do you think electricity is safe or dangerous?
5) was electricity invented by Benjamin?
6) was ben frenklin from the 20th century?
- Open Questions:
1) What comes to your mind when hear the words kite and lighting?
2) what other inventions do you think he invented?
3) what have you heard about the founding father of america?
4) what have you heard about the freemasons?
5) what other geniouses like Ben frankling do you know of??
6) what can you do with electricity?
7) what happens when you electricute yourself?
Beginner's Corner Origami
Objectives:
- learn how to follow instructions properly
- learn and understand new vocabulary
- practice reading by following directions
- practice artistic abilities
Development
- Greeting
- Glossary and pronuncioation:
fold, crease, tip, bend, flip, sheet, design, art,
ballon, blow, grab, sharp,press, toward, turn over,
crane, karigami, origami.
- The teacher reads the instructions on how to make an origami ballon
- Comprehention:
what do you think about origami designs? (students write down their opinions and read them out loud)
-Closed Questions:
1) Do you know how to make a paper airplane?
2) Do you know what origami is?
3) Have you done any designs with paper before?
4) Do you have any hobbies that involve art?
5) is origami fun or boring?
6) Is origami from China, Taiwan, India, Japan or Mongolia?
7) Have you heard te words "ORU" and "KAMI"?
- Open Questions:
1) What comes to your mind when you hear the word origami?
2) What is the main goal of this art?
3) What is the most well known form of origami?
4) How long do you think origami has been practiced?
5) What do you think "kirigami" means?
6) What kind of animals can you make with origami?
7) What kind of paper can you use to make origami?
- learn how to follow instructions properly
- learn and understand new vocabulary
- practice reading by following directions
- practice artistic abilities
Development
- Greeting
- Glossary and pronuncioation:
fold, crease, tip, bend, flip, sheet, design, art,
ballon, blow, grab, sharp,press, toward, turn over,
crane, karigami, origami.
- The teacher reads the instructions on how to make an origami ballon
- Comprehention:
what do you think about origami designs? (students write down their opinions and read them out loud)
-Closed Questions:
1) Do you know how to make a paper airplane?
2) Do you know what origami is?
3) Have you done any designs with paper before?
4) Do you have any hobbies that involve art?
5) is origami fun or boring?
6) Is origami from China, Taiwan, India, Japan or Mongolia?
7) Have you heard te words "ORU" and "KAMI"?
- Open Questions:
1) What comes to your mind when you hear the word origami?
2) What is the main goal of this art?
3) What is the most well known form of origami?
4) How long do you think origami has been practiced?
5) What do you think "kirigami" means?
6) What kind of animals can you make with origami?
7) What kind of paper can you use to make origami?
Friday, November 20, 2009
“HOW TO: START YOUR BUSINESS ONLINE”
Objectives:
Work and enforce pronunciation using known and new vocabulary provided by the teacher and also seen in the newspaper.
Enforce reading comprehension by answering specific and general questions about the article.
Work on writing skills and also the public management.
Enforce composition through creative ideas.
Glossary: patents, trademarks, copyright, domain, host, customer care service.
Activity:
The teacher will make a brief intro about the main topic, business. The new vocabulary will be already posted on the board and will be shortly discussed.
The students will have 20 minutes to make a composition, they need to use the vocabulary provided by the teacher, and they also have to be creative because the idea of the activity is to give the craziest business someone can ever think of. The teacher will give an example of a crazy business that may give money; it does not have to be even real, but not disgusting at all.
Answer the following:
Would you be able to sell/purchase anything online?
Which do you think is the cleverest business that is currently online? Why?
How would you name your own business online?
What would you purchase online if you had all the money of the world?
Work and enforce pronunciation using known and new vocabulary provided by the teacher and also seen in the newspaper.
Enforce reading comprehension by answering specific and general questions about the article.
Work on writing skills and also the public management.
Enforce composition through creative ideas.
Glossary: patents, trademarks, copyright, domain, host, customer care service.
Activity:
The teacher will make a brief intro about the main topic, business. The new vocabulary will be already posted on the board and will be shortly discussed.
The students will have 20 minutes to make a composition, they need to use the vocabulary provided by the teacher, and they also have to be creative because the idea of the activity is to give the craziest business someone can ever think of. The teacher will give an example of a crazy business that may give money; it does not have to be even real, but not disgusting at all.
Answer the following:
Would you be able to sell/purchase anything online?
Which do you think is the cleverest business that is currently online? Why?
How would you name your own business online?
What would you purchase online if you had all the money of the world?
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Health: New Teen Addictions
Objectives:
* Practice reading comprehension
* Learn new vocabulary related to health and new trends.
* Think and express an opinion about an everyday topic.
1. Greeting: Welcome students to the Advanced Conversation Club which is 2 hours long.
2. Glossary:
Health, teen, increase, youngster, hostile, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, interfere, development, skills, research, almost, careful, several, gamers, exposed
3. Reading of the article
4. Reading comprehension:
How can the internet addiction increase according to specialists?
How does internet addiction interfere with life?
What are some of the results of the studies?
5. Questions to talk about:
What do you think of the Internet?
Is it bringing together people or separating them?
What would you do if your son, daughter, brother or sister develops an Internet addiction?
Should Internet be more regulated or not?
How many hours a day do you spend on the Internet?
Are you addicted to the Internet?
Do you play console games? Which is your favorite?
Do you think people can really recover from an addiction?
What do you think is the main reason for people to get addicted to the Internet?
Imagine you are a psychologist and your are trying to help a teen addicted to the Internet, what advice would you give him/her?
* Practice reading comprehension
* Learn new vocabulary related to health and new trends.
* Think and express an opinion about an everyday topic.
1. Greeting: Welcome students to the Advanced Conversation Club which is 2 hours long.
2. Glossary:
Health, teen, increase, youngster, hostile, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, interfere, development, skills, research, almost, careful, several, gamers, exposed
3. Reading of the article
4. Reading comprehension:
How can the internet addiction increase according to specialists?
How does internet addiction interfere with life?
What are some of the results of the studies?
5. Questions to talk about:
What do you think of the Internet?
Is it bringing together people or separating them?
What would you do if your son, daughter, brother or sister develops an Internet addiction?
Should Internet be more regulated or not?
How many hours a day do you spend on the Internet?
Are you addicted to the Internet?
Do you play console games? Which is your favorite?
Do you think people can really recover from an addiction?
What do you think is the main reason for people to get addicted to the Internet?
Imagine you are a psychologist and your are trying to help a teen addicted to the Internet, what advice would you give him/her?
ENGLISH THE INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE
Objectives
Work and enforce pronunciation using new vocabulary seen in the newspaper
Enforce reading comprehension by answering specific questions about the article
Work on writing skills and also the public management
Glossary: stuff,sights,income,search engines,thriving.
Activity:
The teacher will make a brief intro and explain the importance of learning English. The new vocabulary will be already posted on the board and will be shortly discussed.
The students need to select a topic in order to make a role play; they need to assume they are in a foreign country, one is going to ask for a service (it depends on the topic: at the restaurant, at the hotel, at the airport) and the other one is going to give that service. In the first part, they can not talk at all since they do not know English nor the other one’s language. In the second part they have to use English in order to ask for the service, using the vocabulary provided by the teacher. The most accurate group completing the service in the first part gets a candy bar as a prize.
Answer:
Could you travel to another country and survive without being able to understand or be understood at all?
Have you imagined yourself in this kind of situation? What have you imagined yourself doing?
How would you ask for a room in a hotel if the clerck does not know English or your own language? What about food?
What would you do if you get lost in a place where you can not have anyone else understand you?
Do you consider it is possible to live in a foreign country without knowing its language or at least being intersted in learning it?
Work and enforce pronunciation using new vocabulary seen in the newspaper
Enforce reading comprehension by answering specific questions about the article
Work on writing skills and also the public management
Glossary: stuff,sights,income,search engines,thriving.
Activity:
The teacher will make a brief intro and explain the importance of learning English. The new vocabulary will be already posted on the board and will be shortly discussed.
The students need to select a topic in order to make a role play; they need to assume they are in a foreign country, one is going to ask for a service (it depends on the topic: at the restaurant, at the hotel, at the airport) and the other one is going to give that service. In the first part, they can not talk at all since they do not know English nor the other one’s language. In the second part they have to use English in order to ask for the service, using the vocabulary provided by the teacher. The most accurate group completing the service in the first part gets a candy bar as a prize.
Answer:
Could you travel to another country and survive without being able to understand or be understood at all?
Have you imagined yourself in this kind of situation? What have you imagined yourself doing?
How would you ask for a room in a hotel if the clerck does not know English or your own language? What about food?
What would you do if you get lost in a place where you can not have anyone else understand you?
Do you consider it is possible to live in a foreign country without knowing its language or at least being intersted in learning it?
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Special Bulletin: Reports
Objectives:
Re-enforce pronunciation with vocabulary from the newspaper (listening and repeating).
Re-enforce vocabulary by reviewing new words from the text.
Stimulate reading comprehension by asking questions about the text.
Develope writing skills by answering questions in this blog.
Glossary: scandal, bribed, halted, unanimously, precipitated, vicinity, biplane, ash muslin, levers and zeppelins. Idiom: went under.
Activity:
The teacher will write the words on the board and have the students find them in the dictionary to read the words and the definitions out loud.
The teacher will read the articles out loud and will divide the group into 2 teams, each team will be given a set of sentences. The objective of the game is to find the correct sentences and put them in order, the teacher will read the article once again when they have completed the puzzle. The team to get the article in the correct order wins.
The students will read the articles out loud and the teacher will correct pronunciation, then they will write a short summary about the articles.
Answer questions for: We Lost Panama
Why is the Panama Canal important?
Why was there a scandal over the control of the Panama Canal?
Why do you think Colombia rejected the idea of an American Company finishing the job?
What happened to the Colombian troops that were in Panama?
Who was the contract to build the canal given to?
Why didn't that company finish the construction?
Answer questions for: Huge Aeronautical Step
Who flew for a distance of 36 meters in 12 seconds?
What was the biplane made out of?
What was the name of the first plane?
Re-enforce pronunciation with vocabulary from the newspaper (listening and repeating).
Re-enforce vocabulary by reviewing new words from the text.
Stimulate reading comprehension by asking questions about the text.
Develope writing skills by answering questions in this blog.
Glossary: scandal, bribed, halted, unanimously, precipitated, vicinity, biplane, ash muslin, levers and zeppelins. Idiom: went under.
Activity:
The teacher will write the words on the board and have the students find them in the dictionary to read the words and the definitions out loud.
The teacher will read the articles out loud and will divide the group into 2 teams, each team will be given a set of sentences. The objective of the game is to find the correct sentences and put them in order, the teacher will read the article once again when they have completed the puzzle. The team to get the article in the correct order wins.
The students will read the articles out loud and the teacher will correct pronunciation, then they will write a short summary about the articles.
Answer questions for: We Lost Panama
Why is the Panama Canal important?
Why was there a scandal over the control of the Panama Canal?
Why do you think Colombia rejected the idea of an American Company finishing the job?
What happened to the Colombian troops that were in Panama?
Who was the contract to build the canal given to?
Why didn't that company finish the construction?
Answer questions for: Huge Aeronautical Step
Who flew for a distance of 36 meters in 12 seconds?
What was the biplane made out of?
What was the name of the first plane?
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