Task 6 Universities Around the World

***warning = related to the food festival, the dish you prepare as sample has to be cooked by the group, no ready-made dishes are allowed (no exotic drinks, chocolate, pizza Hut, KFC, Mcdonalds, Buger King, Subway and the like)

Universities Around the World

1. teacher makes groups
2. group picks a continent (done by the teacher)
3. each group has to research everything about the univesity as if someone were interested in applying there.
4. make a powerpoint presentation
5. each group has 20 minites to present as if they were the representatives of that university coming down to E.S. to recruit students.

Activities October 24 to 27

Please read this article and share your opinion: http://www.antimoon.com/other/englishclass.htm

Monday 24

Presentations - Student´s Affairs (available services for students on campus)

Tuesday 25

Quiz on "The Topaz Cufflinks Mystery"

Quiz "Expressions from All Clear, Unit 2"

Competence VI "Hypothesizing"

http://www.4shared.com/document/-FQrf4H0/Guessing_and_making_hypothesis.html


Wednesday 26

Analize "Bill Gates 11 Rules You will never learn in school"
and write a Paragraph about it (paragraph will be handed in on this day).

Grammar Quiz

Listening Quiz

http://www.4shared.com/audio/zOo5thsO/Parents.html

Quiz on "The Life of Certain Pacific Islanders"


Thursday 27

Presentations - "Festivals Around the Globe"

A food tasting can be fun opportunity to get together with friends and sample a variety of different delicacies.


Probable date: October 31

Public Enemy - Fight the power
http://www.4shared.com/audio/cRnnEghB/Public_Enemy_-_Fight_the_power.html

Sugar Hill Band - Rapper´s Delight
http://www.4shared.com/audio/Iyn5eaI0/Rappers_Delight_kar.html

News

I have not heard anything from our authorities yet, but the president and the minister said no class until further notice.

News

I have not heard anything from our authorities yet, but the president and the minister said no class until further notice.

From Ministerio de Educacion

I´ve just heard on the news that MINED has declared suspension of all activities until next week.

Activities will resume on Monday. Please pass this information to the rest of the class.

Task 5 Festivals around the Globe

Please buy the material on Conditionals and Reading Assignment "The Life of Certain Pacific Islanders"

The next task is about Festivals around the Globe.

1. Make groups of 5 members each.
2. teacher will assign continent
3. choose one country (from the continent you were assigned), select a department or province of that country, a specific town or county.
4. choose a specific festival celebrated in that town or county.
5. find out everything related to that festival such as the history, reasons, or any other important imformation.
6. prepare a presentation in which you will be the embassador to that festival.
7. cook a dish (food: any kind of dish particular to that festival) and prepare portions as sample for five people.
8. bring the dish you prepared on the day of your presentation.
9. presentations will take place on Thursday, October 20, 2011.


Task 4 On-campus Student Services

This task will present the different services available to student inside the campus

1. The UES Library
2. UES Office of Admissions - - New Enrollment
3. The New Computer Room at the Language Department
4. Student Affairs
5. UES Radio
6. Community Outreach Office at the Language Department.

Presentations will take place on Thursday, Octuber 13, 2011.