Reading, writing and retelling a story! Continuous and perfect tenses.

Hi all!  

Hope you are doing well! Welcome to this new activity. Please, post your comments before November 9th!

1. Summarize and rewrite a version  from chapters 9 to 15 of the little prince, telling with your own words the story. For this version, try to include different verb tenses, such as: past and present continuous, past and present perfect. (400 words at least).

3. Include a final paragraph commenting what you like the most or  what you do not like about in this part of the story.

4. Language use / writing aspects:

-  simple sentence structure.

- Useful vocabulary you need to express your ideas.
- Grammar, spelling, punctuation rules, etc.

All your writings will be welcome as comments... Thanks for participating!

Let's talk about happiness!

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Hope you are doing well! For this activity you will write about happiness. Post your comments before November, 4th.

1. Write a creative composition about happiness (400 words at least), considering the following questions:

a. What is happiness for you?

b. What does make you feel happy? 

c. How shall you look for your happiness?

d. How do you think you can help others to feel happiness?

2. Write a short paragraph giving your own ideas about each specific question. Choose the best grammar structures to write your text in a coherent way.

3. Language/writing aspects:

- Simple sentence structure: subject + verb + complement.

- Look for useful vocabulary you need.
- Check grammar, spelling, punctuation rules, etc.

All your writings will be welcome as comments... Thanks for participating!

Reading, writing and retelling a story! Past.

Hi all!  

Hope you are doing well! Welcome to this activity. Please, post your comments before October 16th!

1. Download the file (the little prince) from the school platform - cibercolegios..

2. Summarize and rewrite a version  from chapters 4 to 8 of the book, telling with your own words the story, using PAST SIMPLE. (250 words at least).

3. Include a final paragraph commenting what you like the most or  what you do not like about in this part of the story.

4. Prepare an oral report about the story for next class (October 16th), you just will have 3 minutes and it is expected you to say 60 sentences at least.

4. Language use / writing aspects:

- Past simple sentence structure.

- Useful vocabulary you need to express your ideas.
- Grammar, spelling, punctuation rules, etc.

All your writings will be welcome as comments... Thanks for participating!

Reading, writing and retelling a story! Present.

Hi all!  

Hope you are doing well! Welcome to this activity. Please, post your comments before October 9th!

1. Download the file (the little prince) from the school platform - cibercolegios..

2. Summarize and rewrite a version of  the first three chapters of the book, telling with your own words the story, using PRESENT SIMPLE. (250 words at least).

3. Include a final paragraph commenting what you like the most or  what you do not like about in this part of the story.

4. Prepare an oral report about the story for next class (October 9th), you just will have 2 minutes and it is expected you to say 40 sentences at least.

4. Language use / writing aspects:

- Present simple sentence structure.

- Useful vocabulary you need to express your ideas.
- Grammar, spelling, punctuation rules, etc.

All your writings will be welcome as comments... Thanks for participating!

Talking about problems!

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Hope you are doing well! For this activity you will write about a problem you have had (120 words at least). Post your comments before August 26th!

1. Read the following text and look at the definitions of the underlined words in a dictionary.

"When a problem comes up at school, I tend to think it over for a while, and I can usually sort it out myself. If it is a bigger problem, then sometimes I need to sleep on it and come back to it in the morning. If it is a problem with my family, and I can't make up my mind what to do, I can usually talk it over with my best friend. It can nearly always come up with an idea that helps. And when I have a problem with a friend - well, if I just ignore it, it will usually just go away by itself". Taken from: English in Mind 3. Cambridge Universtity Press.

2. Think about a problem you have had recently. Write a short and creative composition using all of the underlined words in the text above.

3. Include linkers of contrast, such as: however, although, despite, even though. Use them in a coherent way in your text.

3. Language/writing aspects:

- Simple sentence structure: subject + verb + complement.

- Look for useful vocabulary you need.
- Check grammar, spelling, punctuation rules, etc.

All your writings will be welcome as comments... Thanks for participating!

My own version of the story!

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Hope you are doing well! For this activity you will write about the music video we watched in last classes. Post your comments before August 1st!

1. Write your own version of the story in the music video we watched last classes. Try to use a short tale's writing structure: introduction, body and conclusion.

Introduction: it usually offers something that changes / affects / motivates the characters of the story to overcome a situation.

Body: it usually reveals how the characters move toward overcoming the situation.

Conclusion: it has to do with facing one difficult choice and decides one correct option while working out of the situation.

2. Write a paragraph for each one of the parts mentioned above, giving your own ideas to tell the story. Your story must have 150 words at least.


3. Language/writing aspects:

- Simple sentence structure: subject + verb + complement.

- Look for useful vocabulary you need.
- Check grammar, spelling, punctuation rules, etc.

All your writings will be welcome as comments... Thanks for participating!

Composing about a topic!

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Hope you are doing well! For this activity you will write about the topic you like the most. Post your comments before July 15th!

1. Write a composition about one of the following topics, talking about their advantages or disadvantages. 

a. using the internet.

b. playing computer games.

c. mobile phones.

2. Write short paragraphs giving your own ideas about the selected topic. Remember to use linking words, such as: because of, in addition, on the other hand, to sum up inside your text in a coherent way.

3. Language/writing aspects:

- Simple sentence structure: subject + verb + complement.

- Look for useful vocabulary you need.
- Check grammar, spelling, punctuation rules, etc.

All your writings will be welcome as comments... Thanks for participating!

Let's talk about facebook!

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Hope you are doing well! For this activity we will write about Facebook. For sure it will be an interesting and controversial topic. Post your comments before May 14th!

1. Read the following questions and think in your possible answers. 

a. Do you have a facebook account? If yes/no, let us know some of your reasons to have/do not have it?

b. How difficult/easy is it for a person as you to open a facebook account, considering that you are under 18? Why?

c. If you have facebook... How often do you use it? What do you usually do in it?

d. For you, which are the advantages and disadvantages of facebook? Mention some of them. 

e. Do you think facebook is a good alternative to keep or make friends?

2. Write short paragraphs (5 lines at least) giving your own answers for each question as best describe as possible.

3. Language/writing aspects:

- Simple sentence structure: subject + verb + complement.

- Look for useful vocabulary you need.
- Check grammar, spelling, punctuation rules, etc.

All your writings will be welcome as comments... Thanks for participating!

I.P The English song I like the most - Q2

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Throughout this written production activity, we are going to continue writting about the English song we like the most.Post your comments! 

1. Think about possible answers for the following questions:

* For you, what's the song's message?

** What's your favorite verse in the lyrics? Why? 

2. Try to organize your ideas into a single paragraph for answering each question (6 lines at least). For doing it, you can use start your paragraph as follows:

For me, the song´s message is...

My favorite verse in the lyrics is...

3. Language/writing aspects:

- Simple sentence structure: subject + verb + complement.

- Look for useful vocabulary you can need.
- Check grammar, spelling, punctuation rules, etc.

All your writings will be welcome as comments... Thanks for participating!

Individual Project - The song I like the most

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Throughout this written production activity, we are going to write about the English song we like the most.Post your comments! 

1. Think about possible answers for the following question:

** What is the English song you like the most? Why? 

2. Try to organize your ideas into a single paragraph. For doing it, you can use start your paragraph as follows:

The English song I like the most is ________, by ________, because it is...

3. Language/writing aspects:

- Simple sentence structure: subject + verb + complement.

- Look for useful vocabulary you can need.
- Check grammar, spelling, punctuation rules, etc.

All your writings will be welcome as comments... Thanks for participating!

Reviewing First Conditional

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Throughout this written production activity, we are going to review the first conditional.Post your comments! 

1. Think about possible answers for the following question:

** What would you do, if you had loads of money? 

2. Use positive and negative statements (12 at least). Try to organize your ideas into paragraphs.. For doing it, you can use expressions like...

If I had loads of money, I would...

If I had loads of money, I wouldn't...

3. Language/writing aspects:

- Simple sentence structure: subject + verb + complement.

- Look for useful vocabulary you can need.
- Check grammar, spelling, punctuation rules, etc.

All your writings will be welcome as comments... Thanks for participating!

Introducing my classmate!

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Hope you are doing well! Welcome again to our English writing skills blog!

1. This activity has to do with the first oral report assignment you are preparing to be presented as a pair work, and consists on:

• Choose a classmate to work with.
• Prepare a short oral presentation about that classmate (1 minute at least).
• Prepare a written sketch to help you organize your ideas for the oral report. (40 sentences at least).
• Post your final written production you organized in this blog before March 26th.

2. Some things you can talk about your classmate:

• Personal information (age, family members, birthday, address, physical appearance, etc)
• Personal interests (favorite sports, tv programs, hobbies, books, food and drink, school subjects, life expectations, etc).
• Why he/she became your friend.

3. Language/writing aspects: (to be considered for your oral and written productions)

- Simple sentence structure: subject + verb + complement.

- Look for useful vocabulary you can need.
- Check grammar, spelling, punctuation rules, etc.

All your writings will be welcome as comments... Thanks for participating!