Friday 19 February 2021

Week of Feb 15-19, 2021 - ASSESSMENTS - Part 1

Hello Students,

I trust that the skill using activities helped you prepare for the assessments this week and next week.

Read below for activities for each section.  


READING & WRITING

Reading: 

Assessment Instructions: 

Choose ONE of the following options:

You can answer the questions online (computer/phone/tablet)  

OR

you can answer the questions on a piece of paper, take a picture and e-mail it to me at: ccorrea@themcc.com

Click here -> READING ASSESSMENT

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Writing:  


Assessment Instructions:

Using the instructions given the previous week, write ONE PARAGRAPH describing a STOMACHACHE.

Remember to mention possible cause(s), symptoms, kinds of treatment and ways to prevent it from happening again

- Include a minimum of 6 sentences in ONE paragraph that presents your ideas. 

- Make sure you use proper spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and sentence structure.

You need to write your paragraph on a piece of paper, take a picture and e-mail it to me at: ccorrea@themcc.com


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LISTENING & SPEAKING

Listening: 

Assessment Instructions: 

Choose ONE of the following options:

You can answer the questions online (computer/phone)  

OR 

You can answer the questions on a piece of paper, take a picture and e-mail it to me at: ccorrea@themcc.com

Click here -> LISTENING ASSESSMENT

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Speaking:

Assessment Instructions:

1. Schedule an appointment with your teacher to do the assessment. 

Select your choice until you see the message: "Your response has been recorded" (Press the SUBMIT button)

OPEN SCHEDULING PAGE


2. Prepare for the assessment by getting ready to have a conversation with your teacher in which he will ask you some questions. Some are personal information questions about you. The other ones will be about an experience in which you or someone in close to you needed extended medical care (e.g.: hospital stay, surgery, etc.). You can prepare for it by reviewing the material studied in class in the past two weeks.

Monday 15 February 2021

Week of February 15-19, 2021

Hello Students,

I hope you and your families enjoyed a nice long weekend. It is as good as it gets in February. 

This week I will post work for you to do twice: 

- This post contains a short lesson, and skill-using exercises in preparation for assessments. It is important for you to do this work so you can ask your teacher questions you may have and receive feedback on your work.  

- The next post, posted on Thursday, will contain the actual first set of assessments on the topic of Health Issues.

 

READING & WRITING STUDENTS

1. Please watch the introductory video/slide show below

CLICK HERE TO WATCH

2. PRACTICE TEST - READING: answer the questions on a piece of paper, take a picture and send me the answers via e-mail. 

3. PRACTICE TEST - WRITING: Remember that for the assessment later this week, your teacher will choose ONE of the following. You will have to write a paragraph explaining what the symptom/problem is, what causes it to happen, how you can treat it, and how you can prevent it. This is the rubric (requirements for marking) your teacher will use for marking - RUBRIC

- A fever

- A stomach ache

- A headache

- A minor cut

- A nosebleed


LISTENING & SPEAKING STUDENTS

1. Please watch the introductory video/slide show below

CLICK HERE TO WATCH

2. PRACTICE TEST - LISTENING: answer the questions on a piece of paper, take a picture and send me the answers via e-mail.

3. PREPARATION - SPEAKING: For the assessment later this week, you will have to tell your teacher (in detail) about an experience in which you or someone in close to you needed extended medical care (e.g.: hospital stay, surgery, etc.) This is the rubric (requirements for marking) your teacher will use for marking - RUBRIC

If you want, you can send your teacher a recording of such a description so your teacher can give you feedback on your work (e-mail, WhatsApp, etc.)

Tuesday 9 February 2021

Week of February 8-12, 2021

Hello students,

It is already the second week in February! You can tell it is February because winter, real winter, is finally here. I trust you are all keeping warm and safe.

Our second week on Health Issues includes some more vocabulary, some grammar (phrasal verbs), and various activities to help you learn.


READING & WRITING STUDENTS

Thank you to those who took the time to meet me online. It was nice to meet you!


1. Please watch the introductory video/slide show below

CLICK HERE TO WATCH

2. OPEN THIS FILE, read the texts. They are examples of dialogues in various situations. There are NO questions.

3. OPEN THIS FILE, answer the questions on a piece of paper, take a picture and send me the answers via e-mail.

4. Choose ONE of the following and write a paragraph explaining what it is, what causes it to happen, how you can treat it, and how you can prevent it.: 

- A fever

- A stomach ache

- A headache

- A minor cut

- A nosebleed

Send a picture of your write-up (text) to your teacher via e-mail.



LISTENING & SPEAKING STUDENTS

1. Please watch the introductory video/slide show below

CLICK HERE TO WATCH

2. OPEN THIS FILE, answer the questions on a piece of paper, take a picture and send me the answers via e-mail.

3. OPEN THIS FILE, answer the questions on the right side of the page. and then click on CHECK ANSWERS - Do not send your teacher the answers for this exercise!)

4. OPEN THIS FILE, answer the questions, and then click on CHECK SCORE - Do not send your teacher the answers for this exercise!)

5. OPEN THIS FILE, answer the questions - Do not send your teacher the answers for this exercise!)

6. OPEN THIS FILE, answer the questions - Do not send your teacher the answers for this exercise!)

7. Consider the "THINGS TO THINK ABOUT" at the end of the video your teacher made. This will help you prepare for assessment next week. 

Monday 1 February 2021

Week of February 1-5, 2021

Hello students,

It is already February! This year/winter seems to be going by fast. I am not sure whether you see that as a good thing, but it is time now to start a new topic.

The theme for this new unit is health. Many of you have expressed interested in learning more about health, how to communicate better with health professionals, etc. There is a lot of vocabulary to work with, some of it new, but it is necessary to learn it so you can use it in any situation. I hope you enjoy it.


READING & WRITING STUDENTS

1. Please watch the introductory video/slide show below

CLICK HERE TO WATCH

2. OPEN THIS FILE, answer the questions on a piece of paper, take a picture and send me the answers via e-mail.

3. OPEN THIS FILE, answer the questions, and then check on the second page to see if you have the right answers - Do not send your teacher the answers for this exercise!)

4. OPEN THIS FILE, answer the questions, and then check on the second page to see if you have the right answers - Do not send your teacher the answers for this exercise!)

5. OPEN THIS FILE, answer the questions, and then check on the second page to see if you have the right answers - Do not send your teacher the answers for this exercise!)

6. Reading Activity (Press the "Show Script" button. You can listen if you want as well. The pictures do not change but the answers do. Do not send your teacher the answers for this exercise!)

Meet your Teacher

I would like to meet students in my Reading & Writing class. It is not a long meeting, but it one-on-one (individual). If I already met you because you are in my Listening & Speaking class there is no need to meet)

Please schedule an appointment with your teacher. 
Select your choice until you see the message: "Your response has been recorded" (Press the SUBMIT button)
OPEN SCHEDULING PAGE


LISTENING & SPEAKING STUDENTS

1. Please watch the introductory video/slide show below

CLICK HERE TO WATCH

2. OPEN THIS FILE, answer the questions on a piece of paper, take a picture and send me the answers via e-mail.

3. OPEN THIS FILE, answer the questions, and then check on the second page to see if you have the right answers - Do not send your teacher the answers for this exercise!)

4. OPEN THIS FILE, answer the questions, and then check on the second page to see if you have the right answers - Do not send your teacher the answers for this exercise!)

5. OPEN THIS FILE, answer the questions, and then check on the second page to see if you have the right answers - Do not send your teacher the answers for this exercise!)

Click on the listening activities below:

Listening Activity 1

Listening Activity 2

Listening Activity 3

Listening Activity 4

Listening Activity 5 (Do not press the "Show Script" button. WORK ON YOUR LISTENING! The pictures do not change  but the answers do. Make sure you press play before choosing the correct picture.)