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ACTIVITIES GUIDE: ENGLISH DEBATE AND SPEAKING

PHASE I: GROUP WORK

Before developing the activities, you have to watch the following video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2gy1Evb1Kg&ob=av2el 

1. You have to answer the following questions:

-What is the video’s topic? 

-Describe physically each woman shown in the video.

-Describe each situation seen in the video (there are more than two situations)

- Do you agree with the situations shown in the video? Yes/no? why?

- What other title you would suggest, if you were the composer of the song?

- What possible solutions would you give to help every woman shown in the

video?

-With your e-mates, you must make a written reflection of the situation (at least

a paragraph) and submit a final product which expresses the solutions they

could offer in every situation.

PHASE II: INDIVIDUAL WORK

Look for an article about positive news about Colombia. (Newspapers, Magazines,

reports, etc.)

You should record an audio about the article chosen. (You have to read and tape at

least 1 paragraph)

When recording the audio you should:

1. Tell your names and surnames

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2. Write the number of your collaborative work

3. Write the title of the article

4. Read at least 1 paragraph of the article

5. It’s individual, you have to upload the audio in the task link with its reference

(Web site you chose the article). Remember to write the paragraph you

chose. 

The file must be named: name, last name and the number of your group work.

Example: lvelasquez_139 

Note: Remember to record with the Sv Recorder  program, we recommend it to you

because it saves with a low size and it records automatically in mp3 format.

Furthermore, we recommend you to use the ¨Talk Any¨ program that will help you to

pronounce the article correctly. For more information go to the link at the instructions

of each program in the news forum

Vocabulary:

Illnesses, ailments and injuries Body parts and symptoms,

aches, pains

Prescriptions and medicines Antonyms

Summer jobs Expressing wishes and desires

Location of products in a supermarket Supermarket and groceries

Ordering food at a restaurant Superlative Adjectives

Preferences Telling the news

Grammar:

 Adverbs of frequency Modal Verbs of possibility

May – Might – Maybe Connectors: So / But /Because

Verb To Get Gerunds after prepositions

WH Questions with Can Expressions with Go

Infinitives and gerunds Quantifiers: all / all of /

Most / most of / some /some of / Likes and dislikes

There is / there are There was / there were