Friday, August 30, 2013

Group 109 ICL: homework for Tuesday September the 3rd

Dear students:

Last class we read and discussed Educating Girls is a Real Lifesaver and I suggested to see this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e8xgF0JtVg

It is really worth seeing. Enjoy!

We are going to comment on the video next class, so please bring in your laptops if you can.
I want to show you  SLIDESHARE where you can find information relevant for your profesional studies.



Group 301 ICG: homework for Tuesday, September the 3rd

To those students who may not be aware we have changed schedule and room:

We are meeting on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7 to 9 AM and on Fridays from 7 to 8 in my office of the Department of Foreign Languages.

Next Tuesday, you are going to explain a news from http://www.newsinlevels.com/
Practice and bring in pictures to make it easier for you to explain and for the others to understand.

Do the exercises from page 8 to 14 of the colored book. You will need the audios 02 to 10B in
http://www.cambridge.org/interchange/audioprogram/#a3

Do the exercises from page 7 to 12 in the workbook.

Do Units 1-2 Progress check of pages 14 and 15. You will need the audio 01 from
http://www.cambridge.org/interchange/audioprogram/#a3

If you haven't done the previous exercises of Unit 1, please, pretty please, do them!

Group 204 ICL: homework for Monday September the 2nd

Dear students,

On top of the Slideshare homework (see two posts below), finish the Reading of All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury and do the exercises on pages 18 to 21.
Please, remember we will not meet on Monday, September the 9th.

Group 101 ICG: homework for Monday September 2nd, 2013

Dear students:

You will need to listen to your CD or to the audio material in this link:
http://www.cambridge.org/interchange/audioprogram/#a1

In Interchange 4th Edition Intro, listen to audios 01 to 10 corresponding to pages 8 to 12 in your colored book.
In your work book, please do the exercises of Unit 2 (pages 7 to 12)

Pretty please: do Units 1-2 Progress check (pages 14 to 15). The audio is 03

Remember: I will not see you on September 9th but this homework is for Monday September 2nd.

GROUPS 101 ICG AND 204 ICL: NO CLASS ON MONDAY 9th OF SEPTEMBER

Dear students:

There is no class on September 9th because I am going to receive a Diploma in CU (Ciudad Universitaria).

Beatriz

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Grupo 204 ICL Tarea Slideshare

Por favor, realicen la siguiente actividad:

1) Ubiquen un tema de su interés en el que ahora necesiten información. Puede ser el de una de sus materias actuales, para que les sirva en algún trabajo que van a presentar allí.
2) Anoten la palabra o palabras clave en inglés de su tema y añadan SLIDESHARE en la búsqueda que hagan, por ejemplo, en Google.
3) Ubiquen la presentación que sea más relevante para lo que quieren aprender al respecto de su tema.
4) En un documento Word expliquen brevemente por qué están interesados en ese tema y cómo se inserta en lo que ahora están estudiando o trabajando en su servicio social. Allí mismo envíen la URL de la presentación en Slideshare que les interesó.
5) Envíen ese documento con su grupo y nombre a beatrizvera@hotmail.com

Deben entregar esta tarea a más tardar el próximo viernes 30 de agosto.

Thursday, August 22, 2013

Group 109 ICL: two e-mail addresses missing!

The following students:

Orocio Guriérrez Ithzeé Nicthe Haa
and
Rodríguez Gálvez Zuriel Esdras

Please, check with me your actual e-mail address. The one I copied is not working.

Monday, August 19, 2013

Group 101 ICG Wednesday class in "Informática" from 7-8

Estimados alumnos:

Quisiera saber por qué han subido tan pocas grabaciones que, además, deben venir acompañadas con la transcripción.
La próxima clase del miércoles 21 de agosto será en informática. Es en el mismo edificio donde toman clase normalmente, pero un piso arriba. Suban las escaleras y den vuelta a la derecha. Por favor, lleguen temprano porque solamente una hora podremos estar allí. Luego continuamos en nuestro salón A1L de 8 a 9.

Group 101 ICG Transcription of your recording in PodOmatic

Check the previous announcement for your group and follow the instructions (Vean el anuncio anterior dirigido a su grupo y sigan las instrucciones que les doy allí).
Very few people have uploaded their recordings (muy poca gente ha subido sus grabaciones)
Please, upload yours (por favor, suban la suya)
AND TRANSCRIBE WHAT YOU SAY IN THE SPACE PROVIDED
Suban su grabación a PodOmatic si no lo han hecho ya, y hagan una transcripción de lo que dicen  en el espacio que se les proporciona.

Friday, August 16, 2013

GROUP 109 ICL HOMEWORK WEEK 2 (August 19 to 23, 2013)

Your textbook:
More Reading Power, by Mikulecky and Jeffries, Longman.
From here, you are going to read and do the exercises of pages 17 to 24.

Borrow (saquen prestado) a book from the Anglo Mexican Institute Library and start reading it! Your next report is due by August 30th.

This is the format of the report of the book:

Book Response Form


 

 
Book title:
Author:
Publisher:                           Year published:                Number of pages:                  Genre:
Why did you decide to read this book?
 
 
Were you glad that you decided to read it? Explain.
 
 
What did you like best about this book?
 
 
What did you like least?
 
 
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Explain.
 
 
On a scale of 1-10, how difficult was this book for you? (1=easy, 10=difficult) Why?
 

Taken from Mikulecky, B.S. & Jeffries, L. (2007). Reading Power Advanced, New York: Pearson & Longman, p. 24

You are not supposed to write your replies in English. Spanish is fine.

GROUP 204 ICL HOMEWORK WEEK 2 (August 19 to 23, 2013)

The first report of the book from the Anglo Library is due by Friday 23rd of August.
This is the format of the report you are going to hand in:


Book Response Form


 

 
Book title:
Author:
Publisher:                           Year published:                Number of pages:                  Genre:
Why did you decide to read this book?
 
 
Were you glad that you decided to read it? Explain.
 
 
What did you like best about this book?
 
 
What did you like least?
 
 
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Explain.
 
 
On a scale of 1-10, how difficult was this book for you? (1=easy, 10=difficult) Why?
 

Taken from Mikulecky, B.S. & Jeffries, L. (2007). Reading Power Advanced, New York: Pearson & Longman, p. 24

GROUP 301 ICG

HOMEWORK FOR WEEK 2 (August 19 to 23, 2013)
Catch up (pónganse al corriente) with Unit 1!
Do the exercises of pages 2 to 7 with the audio of tracks 02A to 09 of Level 2 in
http://www.cambridge.org/interchange/audioprogram/#a3

In the Workbook, do the exercises of pages 1 to 6.

Do the interactive exercises of Interchange Arcade 4th Edition Level 2 of Unit 1 in
http://www.cambridge.org/interchangearcade/

Borrow (saca prestado) a book from the Instituto Anglo Mexicano library and start Reading it!
http://www.tamflibrary.org.mx/

Write a passage about your childhood memories. I will help you to polish it in class.

Group 101 ICG

HOMEWORK FOR WEEK 2 (August 19-23)

Catch up (pónganse al corriente) with the exercises of unit 1, pages 1 to 7 and 1 to 6 in the Workbook

Listening: Unit 2 exercises 01 to 10, and do the exercises on pages 8 to 12
http://www.cambridge.org/interchange/audioprogram/#a1


Grammar
Do the Interactive exercises from Interchange Arcade 4th Edition
http://www.cambridge.org/interchangearcade/
Intro Unit 2 "What's this?"

Reading: Vayan al sitio de News in Levels
http://www.newsinlevels.com/level-0/easyenglishnews/
Elijan por lo menos tres noticias de nivel 0 (LEVEL 0). Escuchen y memoricen el vocabulario básico de las noticias que más les llamaron la atención. Después vean y escuchen esas mismas noticias a nivel 1. Van a comentarlas en clase.

Writing: hagan la transcripción de la grabación que suban a Podomatic.

TEXTBOOKS FOR MY GROUPS 2014-1

101 ICG Interchange Intro Full Contact (Units 1 to 16)
301 ICG Interchange 2 Full Contact
109 ICL More Reading Power. Longman
204 ICL Advanced Reading Power. Longman

Saquen por favor su membresía como lectores de la biblioteca del Instituto Anglo Mexicano de Cultura, Antonio Caso 127 Col. San Rafael. Aquí están los datos (teléfono, requisitos, etc.)
http://www.tamflibrary.org.mx/

Group 101 ICG Mitzi and Fernando


Dear students:

Check what is wrong with these addresses, please:      

costes_fcs@hotmail.com
       shaky_sake109@hotmail.com

Group 101 ICG

Fernando, Jonathan, Mitzi and Diego: I need your full names, please.

Friday, August 9, 2013

Group 109 ICL Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 to 3 PM

TUNING UP YOUR ENGLISH
Test your English on this site: http://www.test-your-english-now.net/

READING COMPREHENSION
Access to http://www.ced.cele.unam.mx/clauto/ Take a tour of the site.

Answer the questions in “Autorregúlate”

PROJECT
Get a membership card from the Anglo Institute Library (Antonio Caso 127, Col. San Rafael) by Saturday 17 August 2013. Find information here: http://www.tamflibrary.org.mx/
Normal fee is $150 per year but find out about discounts for UNAM students.
Notice that membership cards are not available on the same day so make sure to borrow a book when you get your card.

Group 204 ICL Mondays and Wednesdays from 1 to 3 PM

TUNING UP YOUR ENGLISH
Take a tour of the site.

READING COMPREHENSION

PROJECT
Get a membership card from the Anglo Institute Library (Antonio Caso 127, Col. San Rafael)  by Saturday 17 August 2013. Find information here: http://www.tamflibrary.org.mx/
Normal fee is $150 per year but find out about discounts for UNAM students. Notice that membership cards are not available on the same day so make sure to borrow a book when you get your card.

Group 301 ICG from Monday to Friday 9-10 AM

LISTENING
Listen to all the recordings of unit 1 (from 02A to 09) You can download them in an USB.
And do the exercises in your Interchange 4th edition Level 2, pages 2 to 6.


SPEAKING
In the class blog, upload a recording of a conversation between you and a partner. You will be talking about each other’s childhood memories.
Maximum length: 3 minutes
Title:
 Our Childhood memoriesYourNames.mp3

READING
Read about Drew Barrymore in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drew_Barrymore
And draw a mind map with the main ideas there.

WRITING
Create a free account in Podomatic
Create a user name beginning with 301ICGYourName
Follow ehecacihuatl (ehecacihuatl.podomatic.com) That’s me!

PROJECT
Upload a recording introducing yourself in your Podomatic account. Make sure you are following ehecacihuatl.
Date:  by August 16, 13:00 hrs
Format: MP3
Maximum length: 1 minute
Title: 301ICGMy Childhood memoriesYourName.mp3

Group 101 ICG Mondays and Wednesdays from 7 to 9 AM

LISTENING
Listen to all the recordings of unit 1 (from 01 to 14) You can download them in an USB.
And do the exercises in your Interchange 4th edition Intro Level, pages 2 to 7.
http://www.cambridge.org/interchange/audioprogram/

SPEAKING
Learning English with Jennifer, lesson 1
and lesson 2
Repeat what you hear.
Take the role of Natasha and speak!

READING
Do all the exercises of Unit 1 of Interchange Arcade 4th edition in
http://www.cambridge.org/interchangearcade/

WRITING
11. Create a free account in Podomatic http://www.podomatic.com/login
   2. Create a user name beginning with 101ICGYourName
    3.  Follow ehecacihuatl (ehecacihuatl.podomatic.com) That’s me!

     PROJECT 
     Upload a recording introducing yourself in your Podomatic account. Make sure you are following ehecacihuatl.
Date:  by August 16, 13:00 hrs
Format: MP3
Maximum length: 1 minute
Title: Introducing myself_YourName_Lastname.mp3

Welcome to the 2014-1 semester!

Hello!

Éste será nuestro medio de comunicación fuera del salón de clase. Aquí verán anuncios sobre lo que tienen que hacer semana por semana.
Deseo sinceramente que disfruten y aprendan mucho.

Sinceramente,

Beatriz