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28.10.10

AVANZADO 2, FATHER AT 13


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Fluffee gives his opinions about a boy who became a father at the age of 13. Watch the youtube video and answer the following questions:

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pirfXGx8oLc&NR=1

1) Who is the actual father?

2)What does Fluffee think about the 15 year girl who got pregnant?

3)What did the 13 year boy say when he discovered he was not the only candidate for paternity?

4)According to Fluffee, whose fault is it if the boy did what he did?

5) Who else it to blame for teenagers’ sex conduct according to Fluffee? Why?

6) What problem might the boy encounter when raising the baby?

7) How would Fluffee react if he learnt he had made a girl pregnant?

8) Do you agree with any of Fluffee’s opinions? Be prepared to discuss this in class

27.10.10

AND THE WINNER IS........

REST IN PEACE MATILDA,with 7 votes!!!

Congratulations Pilar, and thanks to all of you who wrote a story or voted for one :-)

25.10.10

INTERMEDIOS 2 SPEED DATING

hi guys,
here's a short video for you about speed dating, the book topic we are dealing with this week.
Watch it and answer the following questions:
What questions does the boy ask? (there are 5)
What final question does the girl ask?
Did you get any of the answers?
We will check this exercise in class :-)

there goes the link:

24.10.10

VOTE FOR THE BEST HALLOWEEN STORY

Hello boys and girls from intermediate 2 and advanced 2 :-))). Thanks for participating in the contest and posting your stories. Now is time for everybody to read them and vote for their favourite one. You can do it (students, ex students and friends) leaving a comment on this post. Just write the title of your favourite story or the name of the author (in case there is no title). The deadline for voting is 26th October. so there are two days left.....enjoy the reading :-)!!!!!!!!!!!!

15.10.10

HALLOWEEN MINISTORY CONTEST

Hello to all my students. As you know Halloween is approaching and as last year, there is going to be a writing contest. This time instead of writing on paper you will use this blog to post your mini-stories. If you are a new student of mine, you only need to click on the Halloween ministory contest post, register (in order to sign your posts with a username and password) and post your ministory (through the comments window).

REQUIREMENTS TO ENTER THE MINISTORY CONTEST

-The story must have a title
- it has to revolve around the Halloween topic
- it cannot be longer than 100 words
- it must be written by one of my students attending intermediate 2 or advanced 2 classes this year
- the deadline for posting your ministory: 23rdOctober

HOW TO VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE STORY:
-You can vote from 24th to 26th October, leaving a post with the title of your favourite story.
-Anyone registered on this blog can vote, even students who have posted a story and ex-students of mine.

PRIZE
The student whose story gets the most votes by October the 26th will be awarded a little gift (English learning material)

GIVE IT A TRY! :-)

AVANZADO 2, SOUTH AFRICA

Hi boys and girls, here's a link (courtesy of my colleague Martín) to a video on South Africa, and some questions about it, which we will discuss in class after you have watched the video.Enjoy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5jJSjpztmA&feature=channel

A video on South Africa

Watch the video Poor Whites / Rich Blacks, get acquainted with SA English, plus some Afrikaans, and answer some questions about the social situation in present-day South Africa:

According to Phindi, what's the difference between "then" and "now"?

According to one of the Groblers, in the old times, when whites left school...

The scrapyard only hires....... Why?

What did the old system teach blacks to become?

According to Phindi, what do whites need to realize?

What reasons (both serious and joking) do Phindi and and Tshepo give about Jacob Zuma being president?

Do you have a view on what you have just watched?