lunes, 17 de agosto de 2009

Confirmed classroom 303

Dear students,
The classroom where we'll have the test tomorrow is 303, which is the same classroom where we normally had our classes during the semester.
See you tomorrow, Tuesday 18, at 5:00 p.m.
Kind regards,
Clara Nora Moreira

domingo, 16 de agosto de 2009

Final test on Tuesday, August 18

Dear students from law school,
I hope all of you have come to a successful end of semester. I am writing to remind you that our end of semester test will be on Tuesday, August 8 at 5 p.m. I will call the school tomorrow to ask about the classroom and I will let you know.
See you all there.
Kind regards,
Clara Nora

domingo, 5 de julio de 2009

Message to my students from law school

Dear students,
After 6 weeks without classes we have restarted our course. I am writing to ask you to be present in our classes from now on, so that we can finish our course successfully.
I hope to see you all in class on Tuesday and the rest of the days,
Kind regards,
Clara Nora Moreira

Presentation for Thursday

Giving a Presentation

1. Introduction
Introduce yourself
Establish topic - say what you are going to talk about
State purpose - say why you are going to talk about this topic

2. Main body
Try to connect with your audience: Eye contact, body language (posture), gestures
If you use visual aids, explain them properly
Pace yourself - timing is very important
Speak clearly and at an appropriate volume

3. Conclusion
Tell them where more information is available
Thank the audience
Ask for questions

Useful vocabulary
I'd like to talk about/ I'm going to talk about .......
Then/next/later/after that
This chart/diagram/picture/graph shows ......
In conclusion
Are there any questions?

jueves, 2 de julio de 2009

Blog Session 8 Your Blogging Experience

Blog Session 8. Write about you Blogging Experience


- Did you enjoy it? Why? Why not?

- Did it help you improve your English?

- Give your opinion of the advantages and disadvantages of blogging in the English class.

Minimum 300 word

Blog 7 The best in your area

Blog 7 >> The Best in Your Area
In your opinion, who is the best in your field?

Tell me what you think.

Say:

Who she/he is,
What she/he has done,
Why you like her/him.

Explain what makes her/him the best.

Please find some examples of her/his work in images and post them too.

About 150 words please.

miércoles, 1 de julio de 2009

Blog 6 Talk review on creativity

This week we are taking a look at the TED website: http://www.ted.com/.

You have to visit it, watch Sir Ken Robinson's talk "Do Schools Kill Creativity" , and then write a 150 words review.

visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Review

http://papyr.com/hypertextbooks/comp2/bookrv.htm