English V - Week 6 - Stories of Survival

Introduction: Hello everyone, and welcome to Week 6 of the course English V at Universidad Castro Carazo term IC 2024. In today's class we are talking about stories of survival and ways to describe past events in vivid and entertaining ways. 

Goals: In today's class we will

• Use narrative tenses and colorful adverbs to tell an original story of survival.
• Read about real people who survived an emergency in the ocean and compare their experiences.

Guiding Questions: By the end of today's class you will be able to provide a thoughtful response to the following questions

• How can I narrate events in the past?
• How can adverbs help me add detail to stories?

Warm Up: Would You Rather

Spin the wheel and make a choice. Compare your choice with your partners.

Task 1: Listening Practice

Your teacher will play an audio and you need to click the link below and follow his instructions. 

• Group Link: CLICK HERE

Task 2: Grammar Practice

Click your group link below and follow the instructions to complete the grammar practice. 

• 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 3: Story of Survival

Click your group links below and follow the instructions in the document. 

• Group 1: CLICK HERE
• Group 2: CLICK HERE
• Group 3: CLICK HERE
• Group 4: CLICK HERE
• Group 5: CLICK HERE
• Group 6: CLICK HERE

Spin the Wheel to Discover Your 5 Scenes

Task 4: Real Stories of Survival

Now you are going to read a story about ocean survival. Click your group link below and follow the instructions in the document. 

• Group 1: Story A -  CLICK HERE
• Group 2: Story B -  CLICK HERE
• Group 3: Story C - CLICK HERE
• Group 4: Story A - CLICK HERE
• Group 5: Story B - CLICK HERE
• Group 6: Story C - CLICK HERE

Task 5: Group Discussion

Talk about these questions with your partners.

• Do you like stories of adventure and survival? 
• Are there any movies, stories, or tv shows related to this topic that you like?
• What characteristics do you think successful survivors have?
• How do you think an experience like this can change a person?

 TOEIC Preparation - Week 2 - Part 1 Photos

Task 1: Preposition Practice

You already practiced hand gestures for these prepositions with your teacher. Now it's time for you to practice with your partners. In each group one person will be the leader. The leader will do different gestures and the partners will say the preposition they see. The leader will go quickly so that it is difficult. Then after a minute, the leader will not do anymore gestures. He or she will only say a preposition and the partners have to do the corresponding gesture. After a few minutes, you can change the leader and try again.

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Task 2: Identifying Physical Relationships with Prepositions 

Click on the pictures below and analyze them. What object can you identify in the picture? What prepositions can you use to describe them? Look at the sentences. What prepositions would make senses in those examples? 

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Now for the last picture, work with your partner to create sentences to describe the relationships between the people and objects in the photo. Try to use as many different prepositions as possible.

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Task 3: Facts or Opinions?

Look at the images and the descriptions below them. For each one, decide if it is a fact about the photo or an assumption. You do not need to write, only discuss.

1. The businessmen are having a meeting. (Fact / Assumption)

2. Some people are sitting on the grass. (Fact / Assumption)

3. The friends are about to play a game. (Fact / Assumption)

4. There are some clouds in the sky. (Fact / Assumption)

5. Some of the men are wearing jackets. (Fact / Assumption)

1. The repairmen are discussing a problem. (Fact / Assumption)

2. The light is difficult to fix. (Fact / Assumption)

3. The stepladder is very heavy. (Fact / Assumption)

4. There is a sign above the door. (Fact / Assumption)

5. Both men are looking up at the light. (Fact / Assumption)

1. The man is carrying plates of food. (Fact / Assumption)

2. He is about to serve some customers. (Fact / Assumption)

3. The waiter is working very hard. (Fact / Assumption)

4. The man is wearing a long-sleeved shirt. (Fact / Assumption)

5. The restaurant is very busy. (Fact / Assumption)

1. The tourist is taking a photograph. (Fact / Assumption)

2. The woman is wearing sunglasses. (Fact / Assumption)

3. There are some cars in the background. (Fact / Assumption)

4. The camera has failed to function. (Fact / Assumption)

5. She is holding something in her hands. (Fact / Assumption)

Task 4: Analyzing Distractor Types

Click your group link and follow the instructions. 

• 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 5: Analyzing Photos

Click your group link below and complete the document with your partners.

• 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 6: Group Practice

Now you will complete a short quiz to put into practice what we have been studying. One person should share their screen AND computer sound. Then you can take the quiz together. If you need to listen to part of the audio again, you can do it before moving to the next section. When you finish, check your answers. Say what is wrong with the incorrect distractors. 

• Group Quiz 1: CLICK HERE
• Group Quiz 2: CLICK HERE

   English V - Week 5 - Going Out

Introduction: Hello everyone, and welcome to Week 5 of the course English V at Universidad Castro Carazo term IC 2024. In today's class we are talking about the topic of art, feelings, celebrities, and plans for going out with friends. 

Goals: In today's class we will

• Describe the important events and achievements of a famous artist.
• Design a public event and use adverbs and adjectives to describe the experience of the attendees.

Guiding Questions: By the end of today's class you will be able to provide a thoughtful response to the following questions

• How can the present perfect help me describe past events?
• What adverbs and adjectives can I use to describe my experiences?

Warm Up: Solve the Puzzle

Click your group link below and work with your partners to solve the puzzle. 

• Group 1: CLICK HERE
• Group 2: CLICK HERE
• Group 3: CLICK HERE
• Group 4: CLICK HERE
• Group 5: CLICK HERE

Task 1: Listening Practice

Your teacher will play an audio and you need to click the link below and follow his instructions. 

• Group Link: CLICK HERE

• Group 1: CLICK HERE
• Group 2: CLICK HERE
• Group 3: CLICK HERE
• Group 4: CLICK HERE
• Group 5: CLICK HERE

Task 2: Mystery Celebrity

Click your group link below. Choose a famous person. It could be a singer, band, actor, or athlete. Write a brief biography of the person talking about their most important achievements. You will read the text to the class and they will try to guess who it is. 

• Group 1: CLICK HERE
• Group 2: CLICK HERE
• Group 3: CLICK HERE
• Group 4: CLICK HERE
• Group 5: CLICK HERE

Task 3: Summer Festival

Imagine you could create a music or arts festival in Costa Rica. Click your group link below and work with your partners to create the following:

• Page 1: Festival Poster
• What is it? Where? Why should people attend?
• Images

• Page 2: Schedule of events or activities

• See Past Students' Examples: CLICK HERE

• Group 1: CLICK HERE
• Group 2: CLICK HERE
• Group 3: CLICK HERE
• Group 4: CLICK HERE

Task 4: Reviewing the Experience

Now go back to the links of other groups in Task 3. Read their festival information then go to Page 3 and leave a review of your experience. Use the vocabulary below in your review.

• Adverb + Adjective
• Adverbs: absolutely, really, incredibly, unbelievably, OTHERS
• Adjectives: fascinating, spectacular, terrible, terrific, thrilling, unforgettable, boring, depressing, disappointing, dull, entertaining, inspiring, exciting, OTHERS 

 TOEIC Preparation -Week 1 - Course Intro and Part 1

Introduction: Welcome to the first day of the course. Let's take a moment at the beginning of the class today to get to know each other and set our intentions for this course.

Task 1: Nice to Meet You (5 minutes)

Have a conversation to get to know your partners. Ask and answer questions to learn basic personal information.

• Name
• Hometown
• Studies (past, present, future)
• Work
• Hobbies
• Favorite things

Task 2: Class Experiences (10 minutes)

Now discuss some of your previous experiences with English classes.

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Task 3: Class Rules and Requests (5 minutes)

Online classes and face to face classes are not the same. What are some recommendations we should follow to make this course a nice experience?

• What do you need from: the teacher, your partners, and yourself?
• What you want your teacher, your partners, and yourself to do?
• What are some positive actions that your teacher, your partners, and you can do to contribute to a nice learning experience in this course?

Task 4: Page 7 - Task A - In this task you are asked to identify words and phrases that describe an event. Look at the event on the left and then consider the phrases on the right. Which phrases do you NOT ASSOCIATE with that event? Why not?

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Task 5: Group Practice

Now you will work together with your partners to complete a strategy practice and group quiz. One member of the group should share the screen (and computer sound), click the link below, and follow the instructions. 

• Group Quiz: CLICK HERE

Task 6: Preposition Practice 

You already practiced hand gestures for these prepositions with your teacher. Now it's time for you to practice with your partners. In each group one person will be the leader. The leader will do different gestures and the partners will say the preposition they see. The leader will go quickly so that it is difficult. Then after a minute, the leader will not do anymore gestures. He or she will only say a preposition and the partners have to do the corresponding gesture. After a few minutes, you can change the leader and try again. 

Click the picture to see the full version.

Task 7: Identifying Physical Relationships with Prepositions - Click on the pictures below and analyze them. What object can you identify in the picture? What prepositions can you use to describe them? Look at the sentences. What prepositions would make senses in those examples? 

Click the pictures to see the full version.

Now for the last picture, work with your partner to create sentences to describe the relationships between the people and objects in the photo. Try to use as many different prepositions as possible.

Click the picture to see the full version.