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| Updates * 2016-17 Course |
| January 2017 |
In Class - C1 - C1 Resource Pack
FAQ - Statistics from 2007-2016 |
Podcasts - the Talking People Podcast - new episodes: Brief dialogues for Básico, Letter to Teacher (A2-C1 examples), Travel Phrasebook... |
| Updates * 2015-16 Course |
| March 2016 |
In Class - C1 (empieza traslado de How-to's de course blogs) |
Writing - Writing File for Elementary
Speaking - Speaking File for Elementary |
| November 2015 |
Check out Thanks! - Course 2015-16
and In Class - Básico 1 and C1 |
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| Updates * 2014-15 Course |
| February 2015 |
new section: Our eBooks! and first ebook: Stories from My Teacher. On the English Language, Lifelong Learning & Our r.evoL.ution! |
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| October - November |
In Class - links to course blogs
Thanks - created new page for contributors 2014-15 |
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| Updates * 2013-14 Course |
| February |
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Literature - Writers - Isaac Asimov
Publishing students' contributions - see Thanks 2013-14 |
| January |
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Exercises - Reading: Cloze tests (fixed mistakes)
Reading Comprehension: Timed Scanning (Hilma af Klint)
Skills - Speaking: Discussions - Handout for a properly focused Gender Discussion
The World - People & Culture - American Indians - updated
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| December |
Updated Thanks! (course 2013-14)
Your Stuff! - Your Texts - Letter-writing - 3 contributions! |
Useful Language - Sentences for your grammar - relative clauses |
| October |
Updated Thanks! (course 2013-14)
Updated the Homepages and the PLEASE, READ ME! |
Skills - Speaking - Oral Performances by Students - Jaceline's mon on speed dating
How to Learn - How to speak (links) - How to write (link) |
| September 2013 |
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People & Culture - Books: two new books: Rosa Parks: My Story, an autobio, and One Crazy Summer, by Rita Williams-Garcia
Literature - Writers: added the above and the death date of my very much loved writers Leonora Carrington and J.D. Salinger |
| Updates *
2012-13 Course |
| April |
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Listen! - Podcasts - Podcast episodes used in class: uploaded audios where links kept breaking.
Skills - Speaking - Dialogues
Useful Language - UL for Conversations / Interactions (+audio TP Podcast) |
| March |
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Skills - Speaking - Oral performances by students with teacher's feedback |
| February |
In Class - Avanzado 2 - February Exam Training |
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| September |
In Class - added link to blog for michelle's students |
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| Updates *
2011-12 Course |
| March-April-May |
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Podcasts: The Talking People Podcast is publishing episodes for Elementary students and for Advanced students. Check it out and print the List of Episodes to learn about what it's got! This involves new pages in the sections Useful Language and Exercises (Listening) here. |
| February 16 |
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Literature: arranged the different homepages.
Podcasts - The Talking People Podcast has new episodes: Poems: Sylvia Plath, and Mons for Elementary students |
| October 18 |
FAQ - About the author 1 & 2 |
Podcasts - Podcast episodes used in class - 344 ESL Pod |
| October 13 |
In Class - Welcome
eCampus - Welcome |
Reading - link to our Like Page and to Michelle's Projects for English learners |
| Updates *
2010-11 Course |
| May 6 |
In Class - end-of-course list of things for Avanzado 2 |
Skills - Speaking - Monologues
Exercises - Listening - Exercises by TP
Audios - Movies & More - Documentaries |
| April 24 |
In Class - Ejemplos de examen en EEOOII |
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| April 6, 2011 |
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New episode by the Talking People Podcast
Audios - Music - Some Fav Songs |
| March 9, 2011 |
Closing down the eCampus |
Functional Grammar: Future in the past |
| November 21 |
In Class - creada la página para mis estudiantes de Básico 1 (apoyo) |
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| October 3 2010 |
FAQ - Updated TP Brochure
In Class - Updated message |
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| Updates *
2009-10 Course |
| July 17 |
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Podcasts - TP Podcast - new episode for the "Everyday language" segment |
| March 30 |
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Podcasts - TP Podcast |
| Jan 7 |
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Skills - Writing - Reports |
| Dec 26 |
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The World - People & Culbure - American Indians - Sherman Alexie (also via Literature) - Dakota's Power Point with Q&A on one of his novels! |
| Dec 8 |
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Skills - Writing - Proposals
The World - People & Culture - the World of Work |
| Nov 23 |
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Podcasts - The Talking People Podcast - New segment in Useful Language: Everyday Language 001 |
| Updates *
2008-09 Course |
| August 28 |
In class |
Library - Reference
Library - Literature
The World - People & Culture - Obama
The World - People & Culbure - American Indians |
| June 13 |
Thanks! (Credits) - Course 2008-2009 |
Literature - Nancy Drew |
| April 30 |
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Useful Language, Podcasts - fixed links |
| April 28 |
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Functional Grammar |
| March 24 |
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Useful Language - Money & Banks (with audio at TP Podcast) |
| February 28 |
In Class |
The World - People & Culture - The Vagina Monologues |
| February 26 |
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Podcasts |
| Winter holidays |
In Class - updated the Lesson Plans for our first week in January for Básico 1 and Avanzado 2
Thanks! - redesigned this section. Check it out! It includes new section: Webpages for Contributors - Check out Valéria Souza's webpage!
Your Stuff! - I worked on fixing all the old pages and arranging its homepage.
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Your Texts:
In Letters, Nieves's letter to the editor: An Ideal Father, In Poems, michelle's poem Dec 31.
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Useful Language - added the link to the audio of Talking About Our Winter Holidays
Skills - Speaking - new stuff in: Oral Presentations & Communicative Strategies
Resources - How to Learn: the Learning Diary in connection to Speaking and Listening activities
Writing - The World of Work
The World - People & Culture - The World of Work:
Mayte's Template for CVs. +
The World - Countries, Places: Iguazú |
| Dec 23 |
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The World - People & Culture - American Indians - Joy Harjo, a poem (also at our Literature section) |
| Dec 20 |
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Podcasts - EFL Podcasts - The TP Podcast - new episode! Making Suggestions... |
| Dec 14 |
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Movies & More - Documentaries - The Baby Human
Also at Exercises - Listening Exercises here |
| Dec 6 |
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Resources - Literature - Carson McCullers - Audio of one of her stories! |
| Dec 5 |
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Skills - fixing it up a bit
The World - Work - fixing it up a bit
Resources - Exercises - fixing it up a bit |
| Nov 9 |
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Resources - Exercises - Vocabulary (plus audios and useful language!) |
| Nov 7 |
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The World - People & Culture -
Barack Obama
Audrey Hepburn
Audios - Music - Amy Winehouse
All with bios and audios |
| Oct 26 |
In Class - Avanzado 2 - Summary of what we've been doing (example)
Your Stuff! - Your Texts - Bios - Sheryl Crow
Thanks to Denise |
Audios - Podcasts - TP Podcast - new episode with Useful Classroom Language
Audios - Music - Sheryl Crow
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| Oct 13 |
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Audios - Music - 2 authors: Carole King and Frank Zappa |
| Oct 3 |
In class - Announcements and info for Básico 1, Avanzado 2 |
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| Oct 2 |
Your Stuff - Your Texts - Reviews - Smoke Signals, by Carlos |
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| Sept 27 |
In Class |
Library - Literature - Translations - Sorrentino |
| Sept 26 |
Thanks - Permission granted! A thank you to authors and publishing houses... |
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| Sept 21 |
In Class - list of techniques you should master |
Audios - TP Podcast - A story |
| Sept 10 |
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The World - People & Culture - American Indian People (Joy Harjo, Leonard Peltier, List of Resources) |
| Sept 1 |
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Useful Language - Traveling |
| Aug 31 |
In Class: Books & Movies
Thanks: Ana Otto's page
Projects: The Robin Hood Project
TP Forums (rearranging categories)
FAQ - About the author 1 (TP) & 2 (EOIs)
Email ReadMe!
Cover Page (pre Homepage) |
Literature: The Robin Hood Project
Speaking: Pronunciation
Exercises: Pronunciation (Listening, Speaking)
Library: Dictionaries
Useful Language: At the Train Station |
| Updates *
2007-08 Course |
| June 11 |
In Class |
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| June 10 |
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How to Learn - Vocabulary - verbs of the 5 senses |
| May 31 |
FAQ - the TP leaflet! |
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| May 28 |
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Library - Literature - Mary Shelley and Mary Wollstonecraft
Resources - Exercises - Writing: 1. describing people/telling horror stories; 2. writing letters from classifieds |
| May 26 |
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Resources - Exercises - Writing - adding exercises taken from classified ads from Boston papers |
| May 20 |
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Resources - Exercises - WebQuests: How to use an on-line forum |
| May 18 |
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Audios - Podcasts &
Resources - Useful Language: Making Requests
Functional Grammar - Useful Linking Expressions |
| May 16 |
Your Stuff! - contributions everywhere! |
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| May 10 |
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Audios - Podcasts - The TP Podcast - new episodes! |
| May 4 |
In Class - La Reforma (CEFR) "The New Language Learning System" |
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| May 3 |
In Class - Y5 - Surviving Exams (also linked from How to Learn (top-navigation bar) |
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| April 9 |
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Useful Language - Useful Language in Conversations - Part III of our TP Podcast series on this |
| March 31 |
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The World - People & Culture - Jewish and Arab Together (new webpage) |
| March 26 |
Tidying up...
Projects
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New TP Podcast audio: Margaret Atwood (story)
Literature - Writers - Wilkie Collins!
Tidying up...
Library - Reference (lists)
Literature - Writers (plus new audio for Margaret Atwood) |
| March 15 |
Tidying up the "In Class" homepage |
Fixing some links at Skills - Speaking and Resources - Useful Language |
| March 14 |
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The World - People & Culture - American Indian People
Library - Literature - Dian Million - a poem published also as a TP podcast episode |
| March 11 |
Projects - new projects for TP!
In Class - check out the homepage, just in case!
eCampus - fixed link. Thanks, my María! :) |
Audios - Podcasts - The TP Podcast has new episodes connected to March 8 and also to Saying Thanks.
Skills - Writing - Thank you letters and notes
Resources - Useful Language - Used in conversations - Saying Thank You |
| Feb 27 |
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Library - Articles & More - House of Light & Shadow |
| Feb 23 |
In Class - Y5's and Intermediate 1's |
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| Feb 18 |
In Class - Y5's - February - please check it out |
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| Feb 16 |
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The World - People - YouTube videos with two new people speaking!
(I'm starting the American Indian webpage) |
| Feb 14 |
Your Stuff - fixing the sectionYour Activities
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Audios - The TP Podcast has just posted a new episode, a poem |
| Feb 10 |
In Class - updated texts in Surviving Exams
Your Stuff - worked on old templates still in Your activities |
Speaking - Communicative Strategies |
| Feb 9 |
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Audios - Podcasts - Podcast episodes used in class: Helen Mirren worksheet |
| Feb 5 |
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Exercises - Listening ex. (the one below)
Audios - Pod epi used in class - Full moon worksheet |
| Feb 3,4 |
In Class - This section is Public again
New stuff: Y5 (February), Announcements section in Spanish, Surviving Exams section for Y5's |
Useful Language - redoing section, upcoming TP pod episode using that
Speaking - Discussions - new intro |
| Jan 28 |
In Class - Intermediate 1's: 3C and ending the unit this week at home and in class |
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| Jan 27 |
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Library - Literature - Writers - Dorothy Parker, plus audio reading at the TP Podcast!
Audios - Podcasts - Stories |
| Jan 19 |
Homepage: found a plugin to voice text in Spanish! |
Skills - Listening - improving this section and updating it |
| Jan 18 |
Sorry, I forgot to upload January!!! Here it is now:
In class - Intermediate 1's - 3A and 3B and lesson plans for next week |
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| Jan 13 |
In class - Intermediate 1's - 3A and 3B and lesson plans for next week |
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| Jan 12 |
Thanks (Credits) - Lots of contributions! |
The World - People - Civil Justice
The World - Countries, places - Tasmania
Audios - Music - The Police
Audios - Podcasts - a new Science (Nature) pod sent in by Isabel! |
| Jan 9 |
In Class - Intermediate 1 and Year 5 |
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| Jan 6 |
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Useful Language - talking about your holidays
Functional Grammar - How...? and What ... like? (from the TP Podcast) |
| Jan 4 |
In Class - Intermediate 1 - answers to tests in unit 2 |
How to Learn - Personal Spelling Chart Functional Grammar - Use of tenses
Exercises - Cloze tests and Use of tenses
Useful Language - new audios (from the TP Podcast) and sections |
| Jan 3 |
Your Stuff - Your Texts - Your Stories - an NGO in India
In Class - Y5 - lesson plans for unit 3 and our comeback!!! |
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| Jan 1, 2008 |
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Literature - Writers - Anne Sexton, Sylvia Plath |
| Dec 26 |
Your Stuff - Your Texts - Mini Sagas - Fear |
Literature - Writers - The TP Podcast  published Salinger's "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" |
| Dec 21 |
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The World - People - YouTube Videos - Hawaian singer Iz |
| Dec 15 |
In Class - Y5's, Intermediate 1's |
Audios - Podcasts - 3. Audios used in Class |
| Dec 10 |
Your Stuff! - Your Texts - Stories - 100-word past (narratives) |
Language - World Englishes - Accents in the UK (audios) |
| Dec 9 |
In Class - Y5's |
The World - Dates - Dec 10
Skills - Writing - Avoiding Sexist Language
Resources - How to Learn - Error Correction - LoM Y5's |
| Dec 8 |
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Skills - Writing - Printer-friendly versions of "How to Write Compositions" and "How to Improve your Writing" plus other stuff
The World - People & Culture - Games (How to solve Rubik's Cube) and the CIA Book of Dirty Tricks |
| Dec 6 |
In Class - Y5's - updated lesson plans!
Your Stuff! - Your Activities - Music - Madeleine Peyroux and Pink Floyd |
Audios - Music - Madeleine Peyroux and Pink Floyd
The World - Countries - People's Voices Peace Initiative for the Middle East
Skills - Writing - Writing Guides |
| Dec 3 |
In Class - Y5's and then for Intermediate 1's - Plan for ALL DECEMBER! |
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| Nov 29 |
In Class - Y5's, Intermediate 1's |
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| Nov 25 |
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The World
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Special Dates: Nov 25 |
| Nov 24 |
In Class - Intermediate, Y5's
Projects - one new one, and likely reactivation of others! ;)
Credits |
Language
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Spanish/English - New project!
- Language Stories - fixed broken links! Thanks! |
| Nov 21 |
In Class - Intermediate 1's |
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| Nov 16 |
In Class - Intermediate 1's, Y5's
FIXED LINKS |
Functional Grammar
Modals of obligation/need and uses of "must" |
| Nov 15 |
In Class - Y5's
Lesson Plans for next week plus link to audios we did
Also: Intermediate 1's update |
How to Learn - I fixed the mistakes on the 1-page copy describing the S&S Reading Comprehension technique |
| Nov 14 |
TP goes public! (But I need to improve tons of pages still!, plus the Avatar thingy) |
| Nov 12 |
In class- Y5's, november ; Intermediate 1's, this week |
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| Nov 11 |
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Func. Grammar
reorganizing the section & including new notes |
| Nov 8 |
In class- Interm 1's - plans for november |
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| Nov 4 |
In class -Y5's recap on Oct, and plans for Nov |
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| Nov 3 |
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Audios - more changes everywhere - new songs and podcasts |
| Nov 2 |
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Audios - Podcasts - How to subscribe and new episodes in the ESL pod The Talking People Podcast
Exercises - Listening Comprehension exercises - WITH WORKSHEETS - in "Listening ex. here" - ON-LINE as "Hotpotato" exercises |
| Oct 31 |
In Class: Interm 1's - news |
Resources - Functional Grammar - Modals and language functions (can - be able to, be allowed to, could, may, might) |
| Oct 30 |
In Class: Intermediate 1's - lesson plans to finish unit 1 |
Exercises - Listening - Ex in other sites |
| Oct 29 |
In Class: Y5's |
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| Oct 28 |
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Audios - Podcasts - YT's Podcast! |
| Oct 27 |
How to Use TP |
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| Oct 23 |
In class: Elena's request
Intermediate 1's october what we did |
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| Oct 22 |
In class: Year 5, october (plan for 3 lessons) |
How to Learn - Reading - Skimming and scanning Reading Comprehension exercises |
| Oct 21 |
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Resources - Functional Grammar - Grammar Teams (lost links recovered!)
Resources - Exercises - Reading
Resources - Exercises - Vocabulary (+audios) |
| Oct 20 |
Changes. I changed the vertical bar a bit. Updates are topping the bar and then the eCampus has moved upwards too. I deleted the bottom European section on Language policies, because I could include it in the "In Class" section. |
Resources - Useful Language - In conversations
I had deleted this section without realizing! Now it's back!, with interesting material linking to the BBC
Audios - Podcasts
I just remodelled this section, so it's much better! Send your feedback to the TP forum |
| Oct 18 |
In Class, Intermediate 1's and Y5's - reminder of your homework! |
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| Oct 15 |
In Class, Y5's
TP Forum: pregnancies and things you've never done |
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| Oct 12 |
In Class: draft lesson plans for next week and info on what we did this week
eCampus: I uploaded all the copies I gave out in class |
How to Learn - How to Listen - The Skimming and Scanning technique for listening comprehension (also on eCampus) |
| Oct 9 |
Eve: In class - Interm. 1's
Morn: In class - Y5's |
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| Oct 6 |
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Resources  HotPotatoes |
| Oct 5 |
In class |
Resources How to Learn |
| Oct 4 |
In class
eCampus
FAQ: How to register in the eCampus (page 6 of FAQ) |
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| Oct 3 |
FAQ
email ReadMe! |
Audios - reorganized a bit
Resources - How to Learn - reorganized Listening a bit
How to Learn - check out the How to Listen section, because it's full of new docs about how to learn to listen |
| Sept 26 |
TP Forums
remodelled, we included new forums for this year's discussions on what we do and read! Check them out and register!
Thanks!
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Audios Movies & More
The Day the Earth Stood Still (complete script plus free downloadable movie!) |
| Sept 23 |
In Class
Course Overview for Y5's and Interm. 1's (copies in class)
Suggested Materials for Y5's and Interm. 1's (copies in class) |
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| Sept 16-17 |
In Class
Rules for Compositions
Getting Along with YT
Projects Free Resources Make Internet TV and Free Webquest Hosting
Projects Invited Guests |
Audios
Movies & More Documentaries
The Bassibus in Barcelona
Movies & More Bewitched (the 2005 movie) + songs + 1st episode of the original TV series! + 1 webquest designed by YT for before watching the movie
Audios
Music Rupert Holmes
Music REM
Music Police
Music Sinead O'Connor |
| Sept 12 |
In Class
Course 2007-08: Rules for Compositions
Completed the Answer Key for Y5's Gold textbook: units 1, 2, 4. |
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| Sept 11 |
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Library Literature Writers
Hornby, Nick (with novel and movie to work on in Y5 this year) and
Stein, Gertrude (a book review with its audio on The World Is Round)
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Audios
Movies & More Hi Fidelity (with YouTube videos from the movie and the complete printer-friendly script!) |
| Sept 02 |
In Class: Announcements
e-mail ReadMe!
Projects |
Library: Reference |