Basic web 3: Using the internet

Do all 7 sections about using the internet:

Using the web

Summarize every part inside each section in two or three sentences and post it in your blog. Any questions on vocabulary or structures you have, you can ask in class. After we finish all the lessons, you will have to choose what topic about using the internet you want to present in class, which will be a speaking mark and we are also going to do a Vocabulary Test.

Basic web 2: Email & Sharing

Do all 5 sections on email and sharing.

Email & sharing

Make a list of the most important vocabulary in the different sections. And after we finish all the sections, you will have to explain in class what is your use of email and sharing in different social nets (speaking activity). You will also have to do a writing activity consisting on you posting an email in your blog (with the correct structre) telling me about a normal week (correct tense) in your life and the lessons you take at school.

Big Bang Theory pilot episode

We are going to work on the pilot episode of The Big Bang Theory.

We are going to watch the episode in two parts and do two different activities about it. You'll practise your listening skills and get to know new vocabulary and expressions while also having fun!

First scene

Sheldon and Leonard meet Penny

After we finish working on the most important content of the episode with the help of some questions, I will ask you to make a summary of it, which you'll have to post in your blogs.

How many cell phones are there?

Have a look at this video on cell phones and answer the following questions:

1) How many cell phones are there per person in the world?

2) What are the differences in different countries? Can you comment some specific cases?

3) What will happen in the future?

4) How is it that we can speak on a mobile phone without hearing other conversations from other people?

The Big Bang Theory Theme Song

 

1) Go to this page, listen and complete the lyrics of the song: The Big Bang Theory theme song.
2) Once you complete the lyrics, we are going to correct by watching THIS VIDEO.
3) Later we are going to know about the meaning of the song and you'll be able to sing if you want: Karaoke + translation
4) What do you know about this series? Can you work in pairs and write a little summary of the plot and characters? If you don't know anything about it, you can go to its wiki to find some information to do this activity.
 

Tips to improve your presentations

1.    Choose a topic you like. You will enjoy the information seeking process and also speaking about it.

2.    Make short sentences and using the vocabulary we learnt in class, do not try to use vocabulary and expressions that you don't know how to use, because this usually leads to mistakes and difficulty in remembering them.

3.    Basic grammar structure you need to follow:

Subject + verb + other complements.

Structures that can help you with your presentation: YOU SHOULD, YOU MUST, YOU CAN, YOU SHOULDN'T, YOU MUSTN'T, YOU CAN'T  +  INFINITIVE OF THE VERB YOU NEED 

Ex:  You should click on the icon on the left to download the program.

4.    Try to introduce the topic briefly while showing the title and first page of your powerpoint or other type of visual material you are using.

5.    Use visual material that helps you present the topic, usually photographs and/or pictures are fine, but you can also add some video. Do not write any sentences on the material (powerpoint, etc), just a few words. If you write sentences, do not read them and you will need to say more things or say them in a different way from what is written.

6.    Be ready to answer any questions the teacher or your colleagues may ask you. Study the vocabulary related to the topic you chose very well, so that you can understand the questions other people ask you.

Is there anything left you would like to ask? Any doubts?

Basic web 1: Mobile phones

Do all 9 sections about mobile and phones. I'll make you some questions about each of them afterwards which you'll have to answer in your blog.

Mobile & phones


Any questions on vocabulary or structures you have, you can ask in class. After we finish all the sections, you will have to choose what topic about mobile phones you want to present in class, which will be a speaking and vocabulary mark. You will also have to write a post in your blog about it.

INTRODUCTIONS

After working in groups to remember as many questions you can ask when you meet someone for the first time and after listening to your teacher's presentation, here you have a summary of the activity so that you can read it, do the activity at the end and use your teacher's presentation as a model for yours:

 GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER   Useful questions

1.    What’s your name?

2.    How old are you?

3.    Where are you from?

4.    Where do you live?

5.    What do you do?

6.    Are you married or single?

7.    How many brothers and sisters/children have you got?

8.    Have you got any pets?

9.    What do you like doing in your free time? Do you have any hobbies?

10.What’s your favourite subject?

11. What do you look like?

12. (…)

PERSONAL INTRODUCTION

HELLO!

MY NAME IS ISABEL AND I LIVE IN OLOT. I’VE GOT TWO SONS: A 14 YEAR-OLD BOY CALLED ARNAU AND AN 11 YEAR-OLD BOY CALLED ISAAC. MY CHILDREN WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A DOG OR A CAT. WE HAD A BIRD, BUT IT FLEW AWAY LAST YEAR IN THE SUMMER. WE BOUGHT TWO OTHER BIRDS AND THEY FLEW AWAY THIS SUMMER, SO NO MORE BIRDS SO FAR! WE HAVE RESCUED A CAT AND WE ARE GOING TO TAKE IT TO A SHELTER THIS WEEK. LAST SUMMER WE STARTED A NEW ACTIVITY: GOING TO THE LOCAL ANIMAL CARE ORGANIZATION AND TAKE DOGS FOR A WALK, THEY REALLY ENJOY IT AND MY SONS TOO!

I’VE BEEN AN ENGLISH TEACHER FOR TWENTY YEARS NOW. I’VE WORKED IN OTHER HIGH SCHOOLS, BUT THIS IS MY FOURTEENTH YEAR HERE IN BOSC DE LA COMA. IN MY FIRST YEAR AS A TEACHER I WORKED IN PUIGCERDÀ.

IN MY FREE TIME I LIKE READING, GOING FOR LONG WALKS, WATCHING FILMS AND SURFING ON THE INTERNET, BECAUSE I LIKE LEARNING ABOUT A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS, FOR EXAMPLE, I’M VERY INTERESTED IN BODY PSYCHOTHERAPY AND SELF-DEVELOPMENT. I ALSO ENJOY BEING WITH MY FRIENDS AND MY CHILDREN.

WHEN I’M ON HOLIDAYS I LOVE TRAVELLING TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES AND GETTING TO KNOW OTHER WAYS OF LIFE. THIS SUMMER I DIDN'T GO ABROAD, BUT THE PREVIOUS SUMMER I WENT TO SLOVAKIA. I WENT WITH A NATIVE SLOVAKIAN AND HE TRANSLATED FOR ME, SO I COULDN’T PRACTISE MY ENGLISH VERY MUCH! AND THIS SUMMER I DIDN'T PRACTISE EITHER, BECAUSE I VISITED LLEIDA, ANDORRA AND COSTA BRAVA, SO EVERYTHING FINE IN CATALAN!


SOME PICTURES OF SLOVAKIA (I GUESS MOST OF YOU HAVEN'T VISITED IT):
 

I’M MEDIUM-HEIGHT. I’VE GOT LONG WAVY HAIR AND GREEN EYES. I LIKE WEARING NICE AND COMFORTABLE CLOTHES.

I HOPE WE HAVE A GOOD TIME TOGETHER AND I EXPECT YOU TO LEARN A LOT OF ENGLISH THIS YEAR!

NOW IT’S YOUR TURN:

Your own blog

This is the following activity we are going to do:

1) Make your own blog on blogger. Everything in English, of course. You have to write a welcoming post in English introducing yourself. Use as many features as you can from the ones offered in the blog. Once you finish, you need to post a comment on this post with the address, so that I can visit it. Next day, you will introduce yourself to the rest of the students and make a presentation of your blog in class.

Have fun!

A comparison of two websites

Find two websites to compare, one that you like very much and another one that you don't like.

Make as many comparisons as you can and mention the different characteristics and components of each website.

USE COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES AND AS MUCH SPECIFIC VOCABULARY AS YOU CAN.

You have to post your comparison in your blogs with the link to the websites, and then, when it is corrected, you'll have to make a presentation in class comparing the two websites. You will only have the visual help of the websites, no reading!!

Internet development and devices

Have a look at this video on some facts about internet. Answer the following questions about it.

1. What was the first thing that emerged in the early 1990s?
2. When did WWW come out?
3. What is the number of devices connected to the internet today?
4. What was the ratio in 2010?
5. Whic are the devices they mention?  __________, _______________, _______________
6. When will the ratio be between 6 and 7?
7. What does he describe as marvellous?

Once you finish, can you make any predictions about the future development of internet?

Smartphone and CDMA

Watch the following videos. Write a summary of the most important facts for each video:

Your smartphone

History of wireless

Once finished, post your summaries in your blogs.

I'LL BE BACK TOMORROW, SO REMEMBER NEXT DAY (WEDNESDAY) YOU HAVE AN EXAM ON PAST SIMPLE. WE ARE GOING TO DO THIS TEST AND THE IRREGULAR VERB TESTS (ONLY FOR STUDENTS WHO FAILED THE PREVIOUS ONE).