WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE AND REGISTER

Here you have the sources I used to prepare your handout on correspondence and register:

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Identifying Formal and Informal Vocabulary by Hanh Nguyen on Scribd

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Other interesting links:
http://www.engvid.com/english-resource/formal-informal-english/

SUMMER WORK

Dear students,
Here you have some help to deal with your summer work in English. Hope you don't hate me too much for giving you work during hols!

Check the tips according to the task you're actually doing.

1. KEEP UP YOUR ENGLISH AND/OR PREPARE FOR THE EOI 

Have a look at this blog. There's an amazing amount of activities to practise for the exam or just to keep up your English during hols:

ENGLISH ON STAGE

The exam will be on the 2nd September at 16:00h 

TIMETABLE:

USE OF ENGLISH- 16:00-17:00
WRITING- 17:00-18:15

BREAK- 18:15-18:30

LISTENING- 18:30-19:00
READING- 19:00-19:45



2. TACKLING IB WRITTEN ASSIGMENT

The task for this summer is:
1. Decide the topic of your Written Assignment. One aspect of the core topics: Social Relationships, Global Issues, Communication and Media.

2. Look for 3 sources you are going to use to write the task. Remember you need to include the sources in the work you'll give me in September.

3. Write the rationale.

TIPS:

1. Choose a topic you are really interested in and enthusiastic about.
2. Before starting, have a look at the class notes and this blog to "refresh" about how to write the rationale.
4. Use the checklist before and after writing the rationale. W.A. CHECKLIST


3. INTERACTIVE ORAL ON "MY FAVOURITE ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRY/STATE"

The task:
1. Look for information about your country. Choose from the following aspects or deal with others you find relevant.
- Location, capital, geography, description
- History, landmarks, people and towns, stereotypes, important people, cinema, music.
* Health 
* Education/Religion
* Customs and traditions
etc.

* Important points as you will be able to use the information in your individual oral

2. Prepare a presentation to be shown in class. Be ready for the public's questions!

TIPS

1. Check speech and introduction to a debate (dossier and BLOG LINK) to include relevant language and register.



2. Use catchy visuals to attract the audience attention. Include some short audiovisuals as an example or to make your presentation clearer and more attractive.

3. Don't include only factual information. Give your opinion, make links with your culture and personal experience.

4. Try to be entertaining and original.




4. FANCY SOME READING?

You may want to read some paper stories or online stuff. Here are some suggestions:

Short stories:   - From the Cradle to the Grave (OUP)
                          - 20th Century American Short Stories
Novels: - To Kill a Mocking Bird (by Haper Lee)
              - Cold Comfort Farm (by Stella Gibbons)
              - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (by Mark Haddon)
              - Matilda (by Roald Dahl)
Scientific and Nature: - National Geographic
                                      - BBC Earth
                                      - Max Planck 
About computer science and games: GEEK
Online magazines: - Upworthy
                                - Eonline
News and Current affairs:  - BBC
                                              - The Guardian

That's all my dear students but let me give just another tip:
- Organise your time. You can do many things if you plan a little bit!
And ...

DO YOUR BEST TO ENJOY YOUR SUMMER TIME!!! SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER.

WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT TIPS

WA TIPS

HEALTH REPORTS

Hi everybody,
Today you're going to watch some videos about health which can be helpful to prepare for the individual oral. At the same time, I'm going to use them to introduce a new text type: A REPORT

A SCHOOL REPORT ABOUT AUTISM

Click on the picture to watch the video and answer the questions on your notebooks.
1. What's the purpose of this school report?
2. Which main traits of autism are shown in the video?
3. Which negative attitudes do autistic children have to face?

ANIMAL HELP NEWS REPORT 

What can animals do for people with autism or other disabilities? 

Click on the pictures to find out: 


                                   


EATING FISH? A NEWS REPORT

1. Why is fish considered healthy?
2. Why can it be a potential danger? How?
3. Is it worth eating fish? Why?
4. How much and which fish should we eat? 

WRITING A REPORT

Now look at your notes in the dossier pages 17 and 18 on the text types section

What are the main characteristics of a report?


Now it's your turn to write a report, choose a topic, check your notes and ... down to the job!!!!


For more school reports: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolreport/student_reports

A SPEECH

IB SPEECH

THE TASK

• Write a speech to present in class (about 400 words) about the following topic:

The influence of media and new technologies in our health:
- Beauty/diets/concept of perfection
- Strange diseases and how media/social networks can help
- Healthy habits 
- Teenagers main health concerns
etc.

• Include visual aids
• Link to target language culture

- Start with:

SPEECH TITLE: ________________________________________________________

WHO IS IT ADRESSED TO?  _____________________________________________

PURPOSE: ____________________________________________________________

MAIN MESSAGE: ______________________________________________________

SOME EXAMPLES OF POPULAR SPEECHES:

Jared Leto receiving his Oscar:





Lupita Nyong'o about beauty:






Baz Lehrman "Wear Sunscreen":




Barack Obama 1st Afroamerican president:




Al Gore: "An inconvenient Truth"



Emma Watson at the UN: gender equality

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