Webinar: Keynote and PEP Refresher

Introduction: In this online workshop we will review important information about the new Professional English Program (PEP), its structure, evaluation, and tips for planning with the textbook series Keynote. At different points in the session you will be asked to collaborate with your partners to complete the tasks below. 

Task 1 - Warm Up - Hieroglyphics

Instructions: You are an elite team of archaeologists studying ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs and translating them to English. You have discovered the the glyphs follow two rules. Each oval represents a two syllable word.

• Each picture represents one syllable of the word.The picture at the top is the first syllable and the picture on the bottom is the second.
• Some words are compound nouns. Others are regular two syllable nouns. 

Example: Consider these examples of hieroglyphs that have already been translated.

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Your Turn: Now, do your best to translate these new hieroglyphs. 

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Try to translate the glyphs on your own first but if you are really struggling, you can CLICK HERE to see a hint. Another archaeologist managed to translate the symbols to English but her letters are scrambled. 

Task 2 - First Thoughts

Instructions: You have exactly five minutes to discuss the questions below with your partners. In order to keep track of time and ensure that everyone has the chance to share their ideas, press play on the video to start the countdown timer.

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Task 3 - Exploring Keynote

Instructions: Now you will work with your partners to complete a brief analysis of the Keynote series. You will have 20 minute to review some sample units and complete three tasks in a Google Doc. One person in the group should act as a timekeeper and periodically let the others know how much time is remaining to complete the task. The facilitator assigned you a group number. Click on your corresponding link below to get started. 

Group 1: CLICK HERE

Group 2: CLICK HERE

Group 3: CLICK HERE

Group 4: CLICK HERE

Group 5: CLICK HERE

Group 6: CLICK HERE

Task 4 - Final Thoughts

Instructions: In Task 2 you were asked several questions to find out what you already knew about PEP and Keynote at the start of the workshop. Now that we are wrapping up, let's take a moment to reflect individually on what you have learned during the session and what questions and doubts still remain. Take five minutes to share your ideas in the Padlet below. Add one comment to each column by clicking the plus sign and writing your ideas in the textbox.