Hi dear students!
Today we start studying the different text types you are going to find/write in your IB tests.
Here you have some notes on how to write an ESSAY:
TASK: Write a draft (only a list of ideas within the structure) and then an essay on the following topic: Learning English seems to be a must nowadays but aren't we risking our cultural identity when learning a second language.
NOTE: If you want to do extra practice, you can tackle one of the two examples of exam compositions on page 10 (3rd section) of your dossier.
20/10/2015
04/10/2015
SESSION 7/8
"ONE DAY IS THERE AND THE NEXT IT'S GONE"
What's the meaning of these quotation for you?
Watch the film and try to answer the questions below. Take as many notes as you can because you'll be able to use them to write your firs essay next week:
1. How important is the problem of language extinction?
2. Give three reasons why languages are dying.
3. What can we do?
3. Why should we care? (Which intellectual domains does language affect?) Give TWO reasons and explain.
'Language Death: A Problem for All' By David Crystal from Wiley-Blackwell Compass on Vimeo.
Now let's read about the topic: "Half of world's...." on page 10. Do the activities 1 and 2 on page 11
What's the meaning of these quotation for you?
Watch the film and try to answer the questions below. Take as many notes as you can because you'll be able to use them to write your firs essay next week:
1. How important is the problem of language extinction?
2. Give three reasons why languages are dying.
3. What can we do?
3. Why should we care? (Which intellectual domains does language affect?) Give TWO reasons and explain.
'Language Death: A Problem for All' By David Crystal from Wiley-Blackwell Compass on Vimeo.
Now let's read about the topic: "Half of world's...." on page 10. Do the activities 1 and 2 on page 11
SESSION 6
Hi class!
Good morning you all!
After having our first split lesson and starting practising for our oral tests here we start with the activities based on the book.
The first topic we are dealing with is LANGUAGE. We are introducing the topic today first talking about the picture you have on page 1 and then working on the text on page 2: English- a Global Language? (Exercises 1,2,3)
As you can see we are commenting the picture but following an specific line, which will be what you should do in your Individual Oral test.
1. A short description of what can we see in the picture. Just to identify the topic and the context. There's a caption which we can't leave out. We don't mention it now but it helps to identify the situation.
2. Relate the picture to the caption. How are they connected? What's the meaning of the caption in relation to the picture?
3. Link it all to the topic (social relationships), to the target language culture (English speaking countries), to your personal experience. Express relevant ideas, give arguments!!!
Good morning you all!
After having our first split lesson and starting practising for our oral tests here we start with the activities based on the book.
The first topic we are dealing with is LANGUAGE. We are introducing the topic today first talking about the picture you have on page 1 and then working on the text on page 2: English- a Global Language? (Exercises 1,2,3)
As you can see we are commenting the picture but following an specific line, which will be what you should do in your Individual Oral test.
1. A short description of what can we see in the picture. Just to identify the topic and the context. There's a caption which we can't leave out. We don't mention it now but it helps to identify the situation.
2. Relate the picture to the caption. How are they connected? What's the meaning of the caption in relation to the picture?
3. Link it all to the topic (social relationships), to the target language culture (English speaking countries), to your personal experience. Express relevant ideas, give arguments!!!
27/09/2015
SESSION 4/5
Here I am, back again in Son Pacs after a whole week in Malmö. It's been a wonderful experience. Would you like to see some pictures? What about tasting some Swedish chocolate?
Now let's go back to work. First thing checking homework and introducing you to reading and note taking techniques which are going to be very useful both for paper 1 and for the written assignment.
LINKS:
As you will see the compositions in both options are OPINION ESSAYS so here you have some useful notes on how to write this kind of texts.
HOMEWORK:
1. Birmingham exchange letter. (deadline Friday)
2. Compositions on the "selectivitat" tests (both options) to hand in (wednesday)
Now let's go back to work. First thing checking homework and introducing you to reading and note taking techniques which are going to be very useful both for paper 1 and for the written assignment.
LINKS:
As you will see the compositions in both options are OPINION ESSAYS so here you have some useful notes on how to write this kind of texts.
HOMEWORK:
1. Birmingham exchange letter. (deadline Friday)
2. Compositions on the "selectivitat" tests (both options) to hand in (wednesday)
15/09/2015
SESSION 2/3 (September 2015. Tests!!!)
Today we are going to start with a bit of "serious" work. Here you have two examples of the final tests you are going to take next year. The idea is not making you get nervous but to start familiarising with the real exams.
First a "selectivitat" test, June 2015
http://estudis.uib.cat/digitalAssets/332/332614_angles2015juny.pdf
And an IBO sample, paper 1 IBO May 2012
HOMEWORK Wednesday:
1. Activities from 1 to 5 from the "selectivitat" test.
HOMEWORK week 21th-25th:
1. Informal letter to your partner in Birmingham. See notes on your dossier about this text type.
Create a GOOGLE DOC and share it with me. Be original and interesting! Don't forget to add a recent picture.
INFORMATION:
- Basic personal details + personality
- Family
- Town/village
- Daily life. Hobbies, activities, etc.
- Interests
- School
This is only a list of ideas. If you want to write about something different, you can do it. Think what you would like to know about a partner and be original.
2. Finish Text A and do Texts C and D (IBO).
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