(S.7) English Pre-Intermediate A (CEFR: B1) Some Recommendations and Guidelines
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René Larenas M. 9 Abr9 de Abril a las 11:10 hrs.2024-04-09 11:10:09 Lesson Information
Dear Students,
For today's lesson (April 9th.)
(1) The PPT file for the 'Lesson 6' can be found in the ‘Material Docente’ section
For our next lesson (April 11th.)
(1) We will be working on our lesson which will be divided into two parts as we already know, (a) Linguistic (some grammatical structures in communicational contexts for the most part and autonomous work for all of the asynchronous evaluations) and (b) Communicative (individual and group work: debating activities, video discussions, etc.)
(1.1) Please, watch the following video (it contains English Subtitles), ‘Two artists fuse styles on one canvas (Part II)’, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rx0Scm7QTXY
(1.1.1) Once you have watched it, please think about the following question(s):
(1.1.1.1) How did this experiment go at the end? Did it work? Didn’t it?
(1.1.1.2) What is that you like or dislike about this new painting these two artists created?
(1.1.1.3) What would you have done in their place? Would you have painted/created something similar?
Best Regards
For today's lesson (April 9th.)
(1) The PPT file for the 'Lesson 6' can be found in the ‘Material Docente’ section
For our next lesson (April 11th.)
(1) We will be working on our lesson which will be divided into two parts as we already know, (a) Linguistic (some grammatical structures in communicational contexts for the most part and autonomous work for all of the asynchronous evaluations) and (b) Communicative (individual and group work: debating activities, video discussions, etc.)
(1.1) Please, watch the following video (it contains English Subtitles), ‘Two artists fuse styles on one canvas (Part II)’, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rx0Scm7QTXY
(1.1.1) Once you have watched it, please think about the following question(s):
(1.1.1.1) How did this experiment go at the end? Did it work? Didn’t it?
(1.1.1.2) What is that you like or dislike about this new painting these two artists created?
(1.1.1.3) What would you have done in their place? Would you have painted/created something similar?
Best Regards
(S.7) English Pre-Intermediate A (CEFR: B1) Some Recommendations and Guidelines
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René Larenas M. 8 Abr8 de Abril a las 07:38 hrs.2024-04-08 07:38:08 Lesson Information
Dear Students,
For today's lesson (April 4th.)
(1) The PPT file for the 'Lesson 5' can be found in the ‘Material Docente’ section
For our next lesson (April 9th.)
(1) We will be working on our lesson which will be divided into two parts as we already know, (a) Linguistic (some grammatical structures in communicational contexts for the most part and autonomous work for all of the asynchronous evaluations) and (b) Communicative (individual and group work: debating activities, video discussions, etc.)
(1.1) Please, watch the following video (it contains English Subtitles), ‘Two artists fuse styles on one canvas (Part I)’, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rx0Scm7QTXY
(1.1.1) Once you have watched it, please think about the following question(s):
(1.1.1.1) How has this experiment been going so far for both artists? Do they get along with each other?
(1.1.1.2) Will they be able to finish their work? What is your prediction?
Best Regards
For today's lesson (April 4th.)
(1) The PPT file for the 'Lesson 5' can be found in the ‘Material Docente’ section
For our next lesson (April 9th.)
(1) We will be working on our lesson which will be divided into two parts as we already know, (a) Linguistic (some grammatical structures in communicational contexts for the most part and autonomous work for all of the asynchronous evaluations) and (b) Communicative (individual and group work: debating activities, video discussions, etc.)
(1.1) Please, watch the following video (it contains English Subtitles), ‘Two artists fuse styles on one canvas (Part I)’, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rx0Scm7QTXY
(1.1.1) Once you have watched it, please think about the following question(s):
(1.1.1.1) How has this experiment been going so far for both artists? Do they get along with each other?
(1.1.1.2) Will they be able to finish their work? What is your prediction?
Best Regards
(S.7) English Pre-Intermediate A (CEFR: B1) Some Recommendations and Guidelines
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René Larenas M. 2 Abr2 de Abril a las 11:02 hrs.2024-04-02 11:02:02 Lesson Information
Dear Students,
For today's lesson (April 2nd.)
(1) The PPT file for the 'Lesson 4' can be found in the ‘Material Docente’ section
For our next lesson (April 4th.)
(1) We will be working on our lesson which will be divided into two parts as we already know, (a) Linguistic (some grammatical structures in communicational contexts for the most part and autonomous work for all of the asynchronous evaluations) and (b) Communicative (individual and group work: debating activities, video discussions, etc.)
(1.1) Please, watch the following video (it contains English Subtitles), ‘Early childhood Education - Key Ingredients’, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T869PqGLQIM
(1.1.1) Once you have watched it, please think about the following question(s):
(1.1.1.1) Comment on and explain 2 points that call your attention
(1.1.1.2) Should you consider the following items as key ingredients for Early Childhood Education Development: (a) teacher-child interactions (b) family engagement (c) evidence-based curriculum (d) formative assessment? Why? Why not? Would you add another?
Best Regards
For today's lesson (April 2nd.)
(1) The PPT file for the 'Lesson 4' can be found in the ‘Material Docente’ section
For our next lesson (April 4th.)
(1) We will be working on our lesson which will be divided into two parts as we already know, (a) Linguistic (some grammatical structures in communicational contexts for the most part and autonomous work for all of the asynchronous evaluations) and (b) Communicative (individual and group work: debating activities, video discussions, etc.)
(1.1) Please, watch the following video (it contains English Subtitles), ‘Early childhood Education - Key Ingredients’, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T869PqGLQIM
(1.1.1) Once you have watched it, please think about the following question(s):
(1.1.1.1) Comment on and explain 2 points that call your attention
(1.1.1.2) Should you consider the following items as key ingredients for Early Childhood Education Development: (a) teacher-child interactions (b) family engagement (c) evidence-based curriculum (d) formative assessment? Why? Why not? Would you add another?
Best Regards
(S.7) English Pre-Intermediate A (CEFR: B1) Some Recommendations and Guidelines
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René Larenas M. 28 Mar28 de Marzo a las 10:54 hrs.2024-03-28 10:54:28 Lesson Information
Dear Students,
For today's lesson (March 28th.)
(1) The PPT file for the 'Lesson 3' can be found in the ‘Material Docente’ section
For our next lesson (April 2nd.)
(1) We will be working on our lesson which will be divided into two parts as we already know, (a) Linguistic (some grammatical structures in communicational contexts for the most part and autonomous work for all of the asynchronous evaluations) and (b) Communicative (individual and group work: debating activities, video discussions, etc.)
(1.1) Please, watch the following video (it contains English Subtitles), ‘The Science of Early Childhood Development’, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLiP4b-TPCA
(1.1.1) Once you have watched it, please think about the following question(s):
(1.1.1.1) Comment on and explain 2 points that call your attention
(1.1.1.2) According to what Jack Shonkoff (Director of Harvard's 'Center of the Developing Child') has said, how would you interpret in your own words and under the view of your academic speciality the following statement: 'The brain is prepared to be shaped by experience'.
Best Regards
For today's lesson (March 28th.)
(1) The PPT file for the 'Lesson 3' can be found in the ‘Material Docente’ section
For our next lesson (April 2nd.)
(1) We will be working on our lesson which will be divided into two parts as we already know, (a) Linguistic (some grammatical structures in communicational contexts for the most part and autonomous work for all of the asynchronous evaluations) and (b) Communicative (individual and group work: debating activities, video discussions, etc.)
(1.1) Please, watch the following video (it contains English Subtitles), ‘The Science of Early Childhood Development’, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLiP4b-TPCA
(1.1.1) Once you have watched it, please think about the following question(s):
(1.1.1.1) Comment on and explain 2 points that call your attention
(1.1.1.2) According to what Jack Shonkoff (Director of Harvard's 'Center of the Developing Child') has said, how would you interpret in your own words and under the view of your academic speciality the following statement: 'The brain is prepared to be shaped by experience'.
Best Regards
(S.7) English Pre-Intermediate A (CEFR: B1) Some Recommendations and Guidelines
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René Larenas M. 26 Mar26 de Marzo a las 11:28 hrs.2024-03-26 11:28:26 Lesson Information
Dear Students,
For today's lesson (March 26th.)
(1) The PPT file for the 'Lesson 2' can be found in the ‘Material Docente’ section
For our next lesson (March 28th.)
(1) We will be working on our lesson which will be divided into two parts as we already know, (a) Linguistic (some grammatical structures in communicational contexts for the most part and autonomous work for all of the asynchronous evaluations) and (b) Communicative (individual and group work: debating activities, video discussions, etc.)
(1.1) Please, watch the following video (it contains English Subtitles), ‘Philharmonia Orchestra: Orchestra Unwrapped’, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G916hqXME_k
(1.1.1) Once you have watched it, please think about the following question(s):
(1.1.1.1) Comment on and explain 2 points that call your attention
Best Regards
For today's lesson (March 26th.)
(1) The PPT file for the 'Lesson 2' can be found in the ‘Material Docente’ section
For our next lesson (March 28th.)
(1) We will be working on our lesson which will be divided into two parts as we already know, (a) Linguistic (some grammatical structures in communicational contexts for the most part and autonomous work for all of the asynchronous evaluations) and (b) Communicative (individual and group work: debating activities, video discussions, etc.)
(1.1) Please, watch the following video (it contains English Subtitles), ‘Philharmonia Orchestra: Orchestra Unwrapped’, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G916hqXME_k
(1.1.1) Once you have watched it, please think about the following question(s):
(1.1.1.1) Comment on and explain 2 points that call your attention
Best Regards
(S.7) English Pre-Intermediate A (CEFR: B1) Some Recommendations and Guidelines
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René Larenas M. 21 Mar21 de Marzo a las 11:05 hrs.2024-03-21 11:05:21 Lesson Information
Dear Students,
For today's lesson (March 21st.)
(1) The PPT file for the 'Lesson 1' can be found in the ‘Material Docente’ section
(1.1) In the 'Lesson 1' PPTs (as well as all of the following Lesson PPTs) you will find the formal-linguistic approach (Grammar Points, mostly) from the 1st part and the communicative approach (e.g. Video-watching sessions) that belongs to the 2nd part.
(2) The PDF '(S.7)_FACSO_2024-1_Ingles_4_B1_Calendario'. This document lets you specifically visualize our course evaluations' dates and lesson planning.
For our next lesson (March 26th.)
(1) We will be working on our lesson which will be divided into two parts as we already know, (a) Linguistic (some grammatical structures in communicational contexts for the most part and autonomous work for all of the asynchronous evaluations) and (b) Communicative (individual and group work: debating activities, video discussions, etc.)
(1.1) Please, watch the following video (it contains English Subtitles), ‘Social Work at Oxford University’, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVrP1SyA2x4
(1.1.1) Once you have watched it, please think about the following question(s):
(1.1.1.1) What are these challenges people from the video are talking about?
(1.1.1.2) Do you have the same issues in your speciality? Do you share some of the challenges presented in this video?
In case of doubt, please do not hesitate to contact me back,
Best Regards
For today's lesson (March 21st.)
(1) The PPT file for the 'Lesson 1' can be found in the ‘Material Docente’ section
(1.1) In the 'Lesson 1' PPTs (as well as all of the following Lesson PPTs) you will find the formal-linguistic approach (Grammar Points, mostly) from the 1st part and the communicative approach (e.g. Video-watching sessions) that belongs to the 2nd part.
(2) The PDF '(S.7)_FACSO_2024-1_Ingles_4_B1_Calendario'. This document lets you specifically visualize our course evaluations' dates and lesson planning.
For our next lesson (March 26th.)
(1) We will be working on our lesson which will be divided into two parts as we already know, (a) Linguistic (some grammatical structures in communicational contexts for the most part and autonomous work for all of the asynchronous evaluations) and (b) Communicative (individual and group work: debating activities, video discussions, etc.)
(1.1) Please, watch the following video (it contains English Subtitles), ‘Social Work at Oxford University’, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVrP1SyA2x4
(1.1.1) Once you have watched it, please think about the following question(s):
(1.1.1.1) What are these challenges people from the video are talking about?
(1.1.1.2) Do you have the same issues in your speciality? Do you share some of the challenges presented in this video?
In case of doubt, please do not hesitate to contact me back,
Best Regards
(S.7) English Pre-Intermediate A (CEFR: B1) A friendly reminder for all of our r
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René Larenas M. 19 Mar19 de Marzo a las 11:11 hrs.2024-03-19 11:11:19 Friendly Reminder
Dear Students,
This is a friendly reminder that tells you: 'Please consider bringing to every single lesson the following materials',
1. Bring your laptop, touchpad, notebook, etc. every single lesson (if possible)
1.1 If you cannot bring these, please be prepared to write in class (since we will be working under a workshop format)
2. Consider that we will be constantly having some little conversational exercises, so please, keep in mind that you will have to make arguments, and construct and give your opinions based on a premise (in the form of video essays, discussions, etc.)
3. It is strongly advised that you make use of monolingual dictionaries (English-English), only in case you don't understand the meaning of a word, refer to a bilingual dictionary (English-Spanish)
Thanks a lot for reading,
See you all next lesson
Best Regards
This is a friendly reminder that tells you: 'Please consider bringing to every single lesson the following materials',
1. Bring your laptop, touchpad, notebook, etc. every single lesson (if possible)
1.1 If you cannot bring these, please be prepared to write in class (since we will be working under a workshop format)
2. Consider that we will be constantly having some little conversational exercises, so please, keep in mind that you will have to make arguments, and construct and give your opinions based on a premise (in the form of video essays, discussions, etc.)
3. It is strongly advised that you make use of monolingual dictionaries (English-English), only in case you don't understand the meaning of a word, refer to a bilingual dictionary (English-Spanish)
Thanks a lot for reading,
See you all next lesson
Best Regards
(S.7) English Pre-Intermediate A (CEFR: B1) Some Recommendations and Guidelines
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René Larenas M. 19 Mar19 de Marzo a las 11:07 hrs.2024-03-19 11:07:19 Lesson Information
Dear Students,
For today's lesson (March 19th.)
(1) The PPT file for the 'Introductory Lesson' can be found in the ‘Material Docente’ section
(1.1) In the 'Intro Lesson' PPT you will find the course evaluation dates, and a formal introduction to this course, among other technicalities.
(2) The PDF '(S.7)_FACSO_2024-1_Ingles_4_B1_Calendario'. This document lets you specifically visualize our course evaluations' dates and lesson planning.
For our next lesson (March 21st.)
(1) We will be working on our lesson which will be divided into two parts as we already know, (a) Linguistic (some grammatical structures in communicational contexts for the most part and autonomous work for all of the asynchronous evaluations) and (b) Communicative (individual and group work: debating activities, video discussions, etc.)
(1.1) Please, watch the following video (it contains English Subtitles), ‘How to fit in a university (University of Edinburgh)’,
(1.1.1.1) In what way is this video presenting anything different or similar to your student life?
(1.1.1.2) How did you deal with University as a first-year student?
(1.1.1.3) Comment on one point that calls your attention
In case of doubt, please do not hesitate to contact me back,
Best Regards
For today's lesson (March 19th.)
(1) The PPT file for the 'Introductory Lesson' can be found in the ‘Material Docente’ section
(1.1) In the 'Intro Lesson' PPT you will find the course evaluation dates, and a formal introduction to this course, among other technicalities.
(2) The PDF '(S.7)_FACSO_2024-1_Ingles_4_B1_Calendario'. This document lets you specifically visualize our course evaluations' dates and lesson planning.
For our next lesson (March 21st.)
(1) We will be working on our lesson which will be divided into two parts as we already know, (a) Linguistic (some grammatical structures in communicational contexts for the most part and autonomous work for all of the asynchronous evaluations) and (b) Communicative (individual and group work: debating activities, video discussions, etc.)
(1.1) Please, watch the following video (it contains English Subtitles), ‘How to fit in a university (University of Edinburgh)’,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wyCkQN9rqY
(1.1.1) Once you have watched it, please think about the following question(s):(1.1.1.1) In what way is this video presenting anything different or similar to your student life?
(1.1.1.2) How did you deal with University as a first-year student?
(1.1.1.3) Comment on one point that calls your attention
In case of doubt, please do not hesitate to contact me back,
Best Regards
(S.5) English Pre-Intermediate A (CEFR: B1) Some Recommendations and Guidelines
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René Larenas M. 15 Mar15 de Marzo a las 17:56 hrs.2024-03-15 17:56:15 Formal Introduction to English Pre-Intermediate A (B1)
Dear Students,
My name is René Larenas Moyano, and I will be this semester’s 'English Pre-Intermediate A' (B1), 1st Semester 2024 teacher. I want to tell you that you are very welcome to this course that will (hopefully) begin next Tuesday (March 19th.) at the Faculty of Social Sciences.
Now I will explain what is coming for us this semester,
(1) We will have #2 lessons per week, one every Tuesday and the others every Thursday of this coming semester:
Tuesdays: 08:30 am - 10:00 am [Aulario A, Room '9']
Thursdays: 08:30 am - 10:00 am [Aulario A, Room '9']
(2) For this Tuesday (March 19th) the very first lesson will be dealing with administrative issues, while the second (March 21st) onwards, will be focused on developing productive linguistic abilities (i.e. Speaking and Writing)
(2.1) Administrative Issues means; (2.2.1) Evaluations, (2.2.2) Evaluation dates, (2.2.3) Rubric criteria, (2.2.4) Rules and Regulations [Attendance], (2.2.5) Lesson Format and Teaching Methodology
(3) These lessons will be exclusively dedicated to you to work on some basic elements that will help with your communicative skills [Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking]. The idea is that you take this English course as a workshop, not a lecture
(3.1) We will, also, begin most of the lessons by having a little discussion [for the sake of practising your language productive skills] about a video or a topic I bring to the class.
(3) I beg you to please come to every single lesson you can and try to be on time [be as punctual as you can]
(4) Once every lesson is finished, I will upload 2 items to this platform,
(4.1) The teaching material (PPT file and an audio file), if required, and
(4.2) A 'Novedades' notification for you to have a more accurate description of what we will be doing in the next lesson
(5) Please take into consideration that a document has already been uploaded to the 'Material Docente' section:
(5.1) This document is called '2024-1_Ingles 4_B1_Programa_Syllabus.pdf', an extensive document that deals with the lesson's activities and evaluation dates for this semester. Please take a look at it.
(5) Any questions you may have, either in English or Spanish, please feel free to write back. Answers will be delivered typically in English
Best Regards
Until our next lesson
My name is René Larenas Moyano, and I will be this semester’s 'English Pre-Intermediate A' (B1), 1st Semester 2024 teacher. I want to tell you that you are very welcome to this course that will (hopefully) begin next Tuesday (March 19th.) at the Faculty of Social Sciences.
Now I will explain what is coming for us this semester,
(1) We will have #2 lessons per week, one every Tuesday and the others every Thursday of this coming semester:
Tuesdays: 08:30 am - 10:00 am [Aulario A, Room '9']
Thursdays: 08:30 am - 10:00 am [Aulario A, Room '9']
(2) For this Tuesday (March 19th) the very first lesson will be dealing with administrative issues, while the second (March 21st) onwards, will be focused on developing productive linguistic abilities (i.e. Speaking and Writing)
(2.1) Administrative Issues means; (2.2.1) Evaluations, (2.2.2) Evaluation dates, (2.2.3) Rubric criteria, (2.2.4) Rules and Regulations [Attendance], (2.2.5) Lesson Format and Teaching Methodology
(3) These lessons will be exclusively dedicated to you to work on some basic elements that will help with your communicative skills [Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking]. The idea is that you take this English course as a workshop, not a lecture
(3.1) We will, also, begin most of the lessons by having a little discussion [for the sake of practising your language productive skills] about a video or a topic I bring to the class.
(3) I beg you to please come to every single lesson you can and try to be on time [be as punctual as you can]
(4) Once every lesson is finished, I will upload 2 items to this platform,
(4.1) The teaching material (PPT file and an audio file), if required, and
(4.2) A 'Novedades' notification for you to have a more accurate description of what we will be doing in the next lesson
(5) Please take into consideration that a document has already been uploaded to the 'Material Docente' section:
(5.1) This document is called '2024-1_Ingles 4_B1_Programa_Syllabus.pdf', an extensive document that deals with the lesson's activities and evaluation dates for this semester. Please take a look at it.
(5) Any questions you may have, either in English or Spanish, please feel free to write back. Answers will be delivered typically in English
Best Regards
Until our next lesson
