Hi guys!!! welcome to the last session we are going to study together. Today the idea is you to show me all your knowledge acquired during this time of instruction.
Now, I invite you to copy the URL and paste it in a new website window in order you to start with the final project. Remember to be creative and curious. Have fun!!!
A mind
map is a diagram used to visually outline information. A mind map is often
created around a single word or text, placed in the center, to which associated
ideas, words and concepts are added. Categories
can represent words, ideas, tasks, or other items related to a central key word
or idea. According to Buzan you can create your Mind Map, just follow this steps
1.Start in the center with an image of the
topic, using at least 3 colors.
2.Use images, symbols, codes, and dimensions
throughout your mind map.
3.Select key words and print using upper or
lower case letters.
4.Each word/image is best alone and sitting on
its own line.
5.The lines should be connected, starting from
the central image. The central lines are thicker, organic and thinner as they
radiate out from the centre.
6.Make the lines the same length as the
word/image they support.
7.Use multiple colors throughout the mind map,
for visual stimulation and also to encode or group.
8.Develop your own personal style of mind
mapping.
9.Use emphasis and show associations in your
mind map.
10.Keep the mind
map clear by using radial hierarchy, numerical order or outlines to embrace
your branches. Mind mapping can be used for: problem solving outline/framework design structure/relationship representations anonymous collaboration marriage of words and visuals individual expression of creativity condensing material into a concise and memorable format team building or synergy creating activity enhancing work morale Bibliography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_maphttp://mpra.ub.uni muenchen.de/33366/1/Mind_mapping_management.pdf Taking into account what you saw during the class, write in the blog what do you think about mind maps After it recieve a flag and search information about it, in order to create a good sample of Mind Maps.
CLASS N° 1
SIMPLE PAST TENSE
EXAMPLES:
I saw a movie yesterday.
I didn't see a play yesterday.
Last year, I traveled to Japan.
Last year, I didn't travel to Korea.
Did you have dinner last night?
She washed her car.
He didn't wash his car
ACTIVITY:
USING THE MIND MAP WRITE A SHORT HISTORY ABOUT YOUR LIFE OR PAST EVENTS, WHERE YOU SHOW EVERY BRANCH STUDIED IN THE PICTURE.
THE LIFE CHANGE TODAY NOT TOMORROW SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
Maybe you never will
win the lottery and transform the lives of all around you. But you might move,
change jobs, see an improvement in finances that changes the options you have
for your family or a dramatic financial setback that does the same. Families
change in size, sometimes unexpectedly; elderly family members move in, older
children never leave, accidents or natural disasters bring tragedy or dislocation. It's impossible to map out now exactly what will be available or practical
for your child's future. Whether things turn out better or worse than you expected, they will undoubtedly turn out differently.
It's easy to get
stuck in a mindset where everything done now is in pursuit of some future good.
But since it's impossible to know whether that future payoff will turn out as
expected, there's something to be said for focusing on the present good -- it
is, if nothing else, a lot easier to predict. Putting your child in school
situations that are comfortable for him or her now, focusing therapy on things
that will make their immediate lives easier, tailoring behavioral strategies to
keeping things calm and stress-free, spending lots of close and loving and fun
time together, appreciating your kids right where they're at -- all of these
things can bring big improvements in your family's life and your child's
happiness in the short term, and that can incidentally pave the way for a more
secure future as
During this three first classes we have been studying Simple Present and Simple Past, you also have been working in Mind Maps and vocabulary enough to reach this new challenge using TIC's.
YOUR TURN
Create your own mind map in group using google drive. Remember to follow the steps showed in the beginning of this blog. Be creative, picture your ideas and color it.
Read and follow the instructions in order to create your own mind map working in small cyber groups. Remember being success in your task.
Open your Gmail account.
Send an email to Jonathan's email to brievasj@gmail.com and wait for few seconds while he receives the other students email.
Once done, click on driver or docs. It is located at the top of the web site.
Click on the topic you like the most: take into account that you will be working at the same time with other classmates.
Be creative and propose something nice in small cyber groups.
GALLERY
Here you can find some min maps created by students of 10° at Colegio Americano de Bogotá
What is love?
How is my life?
What about the weather?
How does Bogota's culture look like?
This is the product of mind maps usage in classroom, for increasing vocabulary and grammar. Thanks to all of you guys.
Listen and complete the text with one or two words only.
If we could turn the population of the Earth into a small village community of 100 people, keeping roughly the same proportions we have today on our planet, it would be something like this.
Welcome to our Global Village, the village Earth. In our village there are 100 people.
51 people are women and 49 are ___________ (1) 61 people are from___________ (2)
12 people are from ___________ (3)
14 people are from North and South_________ (4)
there are 13 people from __________ (5 )
13 people don't have enough to _________ (6 ), or are actually dying from hunger.
More than 40 people in the village live without basic sanitation, and 16 people live without water that can be drunk.
Roughly 14 adults in the village can't read or write. Only seven have had a secondary school_____________(7) Eight people have a computer, and four are_________(8) to the internet. Eight people have a car each, and ten per cent of the houses are powered by electricity. Some people keep their ood in a refrigerator, and their clothes in a __________ (9); they have a roof over their heads; and they have a bed to sleep in. These people represent about 75 per cent o the entire___________ (10) of the village. Six people in our village own 59 per cent of the entire wealth of all the people in our community. Forty seven people live one two dollars or less a day. 25 people struggle to live on_________ (11) a day or less. If you have a bank acount, you´re one of the 30________(12) people in the village. Of all the money that the village spends every year; about 5.5 per cent is spent on weapons and_______ (13), roughly 3.4 per cent is spent on________ (14) and something like 2.6 per cent is spent on keeping people________ (15). Next year, there wil be 105 people in the village. WORK WITH PASSION, LOVE WITHOUT NEEDING TO BE LOVED, APRRECIATE WHAT YOU________(16), AND DO YOUR BEST FOR A_______(17) WORLD.
Speaking
Use this English
expressions to give personal opinions about the topic chosen.
In my view.
In my opinion
To my mind.
If you ask me.
Writing
It's important to know how did you feel during the activity done in this class. Remember to ask to your teacher if you have any question and add your comments clicking on "SIN COMENTARIOS".
Look at the pictures and find out which is the meaning
Growing up, my family was poor. We often did not have enough to make ends meet.
My mother in law is so crazy; I honestly think that she is one card short of a deck.
My friend paid through the nose for her new computer.
After seeing that he was never going to understand economics, Mike threw in the towel.
If he does not start pulling him own weight, I am going to have to report him to the instructor.
I stayed home from work today because I was feeling a bit under the weather. All of the panic in the media and the country over the swine flu was just a storm in a teacup.
I feel as if I am banging my head against a brick wall when trying to kick a goal my soccer team partners leave alone!!!
After the sudden death of their mother and father, the twins were taken under the wings of their aunt and uncle.
My friends had allowed the trouble to get way out of hand.
I'm scared because, it's raining cats and dogs.
Now,read some idioms and complete the sentences using the following
idiomatic expressions:
Tomake ends meet
A storm in a teacup
To get out of hand
To
pay through the nose
To take someone underyour wing
To pull your weight
To bang your headagainst a brick wall
Under the
weather
To be one cardshort of a deck
To throw in the towel
COMPLETE!!!
She said: "I can't learn english despite I practice every day", so I think she will______________________.
My cat is running and running, it's seems it ________________.
The teacher didn't come to classes last week because her sister_________.
Sometimes I feel as if I am
______________ when trying to convince my teenage son
that some of his actions are not acceptable.
If Martin isn't going ________, I'll speak to the teacher immidiately.
The abandoned baby was taken______________ of a new lovely family.
Sharon ____________________ for her new flat.
The police had allowed the incident________________.
Stop fighting, you both are always creating a_________________.
Colombia seems like a poor country but it isn't because what is lacking is new project that __________________.
CLASS # 6
A LONG AND HEALTHY LIFE
Working in an office means that you spend most of your
time in a _1_ position, sitting at desks all day. The sad truth is that most of
us are not getting enough exercise. On top of this, we are working increasingly
stressful jobs and working long hours too. Ironically, exercise is the best way
to _2_ the stress that we get from working too long. How can we fit exercise
into our busy lives?
Busy lives mean that we don't have the time to take
the exercise we need, or even find the time to cook some healthy food. Although
fast-food is _3_ for busy people like us, it usually doesn't have the nutritional
value that humans need to stay healthy and to keep our _4_ in good shape. A bad
diet will lead to tiredness, increased sickness and, of course, weight gain.
On
the other hand, a balanced diet will keep you feeling strong, energetic and it
will make you more _5_ in work. So what can we do? Are you worried about your
diet and the amount of exercise you take? What is your advice to people wanting
to lead a healthier lifestyle?
a - convenient: easy and the least difficult option.
b - relieve: to make an unpleasant feeling less
strong.
c - immune system: the cells and tissues in the body
which make it able to protect itself against infection.
d - productive: resulting in or providing a large
amount or supply of something.
e - sedentary: involving little exercise or physical
activity.
Which of the
words (a,b,c, d, e) go in the spaces in the text (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)?
COUNTABLES AND UNCOUNTABLES NOUNS
Listen
First, listen and write the correct number and dish for every letter. Then write (C) for countables noun and (UN) uncountable noun
Letter - number - dish (C or UN)
A- 4 ______ ____
B- __ _____ ____
C- __ _____ ____
D- __ _____ ____
E- __ _____ ____
F- __ _____ ____
G- __ _____ ____
H- __ _____ ____
I- __ ______ ____
J- __ ______ ____
Write
Now according to the picture showed before, complete the mind map activity using Google Drive one more time. Follow Jonathan's instructions.
THIS MIND MAP WAS CREATED BY THE UGC STUDENTS
Grammar
Complete the rule with the information gotten from the teacher explanation.
We
use a/an with singular___________ nouns.
We
use some with plural____________ nouns.
We
use some with singular__________ nouns.
Use a/an/some
I’d
like____ sugar in my coffee.
_____
onion is ______ vegetable.
She
needs_____ bread and ____ tomato to make a sandwich.
Have____
fruit. There are ____ nice grapes and ___ banana is the kitchen.
Much
and many
Look
at the example.
How
many meals do you have a day?
How
much water do you drink?
We
haven’t got much coffee.
There
aren’t many vegetables in the garden.
Choose
the correct answer and complete the exercise.
