Final Grades for Semester II, 2013

Grades are ready. If you want to know your final grade, just send me an e-mail and I will send it to you. My e-mail is fnm34@hotmail.com.

The following students must come to the extra-credit exam which will take place on Wednesday, December 4, Room IF-4, at 10:00AM.

1. Fernandez S.
2. Flores P.
3. Henriquez C.
4. Jovel V.
5. Ramirez M
6. Suria B.
7. Vasquez A.

MAY YOU HAVE A GOOD CHRISTMAS VACATION!

Grades

Grades will be posted later. Please check the blog for further information. My apologies for any inconvenience and thanks for your understanding.

Information about grades

Grades will be ready on Monday, December 2 in the afternoon.

You may get your exams as well as other grades. You may also pick up your textbook and workbook.

Final Exams Information

Please read carefully, this is the information for final examination round.

1. Written Exam:

     a. Wednesday, November 20, Grammar (part "A") and Writing,

     b. Thursday, November 21, Listening and Reading/Vocabulary,

     c. Friday, November 22. Grammar (part "B").

2. Oral Exam Schedule:

* you have to buy the Oral Exam table of contents before the exam (this is for you to study what will be included in the exam, pick up copy at Moy´s).

* no switching is allowed.


 Monday, November 25, Oral Exam

1. Yasmin
2.  Mariana
3. Ricardo
4. Marlene
5. Lissette
6. Noe
7. Josseline
8. Stephanie
9. Erika
10. Gaby

 Wednesday, November 27, Oral Exam

1. Raquel
2. Rafael
3. Luis
4. Paola
5. Augusto
6. Desire
7. Fatima
8. Astrid
9. Fernanda

Thursday, November 28, Oral Exam

1. Ana Isabel
2. Marjorie
3. Eu
4. Dennis
5. Elida
6. Diana
7. Jessica
8. Alvaro
9. Roxana

 * if you miss any exam, you have to present justification according to UES Law, otherwise it will no be made up!

regular class today

regular class today

Tutoring Schedule

If you need tutoring, please tell us before or after class, or send me an e-mail stating the day and time of your tutoring.

	Week
Day/ tutor	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Mister Navidad	Yasmin, Mon 11, 9:00AM	7:00-11:00 Roxana, Tuesday 12, 11:15AM	8:00-10:00 Marlene 8:30AM Ma Fernanda Wed 13, 8:00AM	7:00-9:00 Erika, Th 7, 9:00AM	8:00-10:00 Marlene Fr 15 8:30AM
Carolina			8:30-9:30 Marjorie, Wed 13, 8:30AM	8:30-9:30	8:30-9:30 Dennis Fr 15, 8:30AM

List of countries

This is what students have already picked out. (you can send me an email to make a proposal of the country you wish to talk about, or you can tell me on Monday)

1. Gaby  - Germany
2.Katherine - Canada
3. Roxana - Australia
4. Lidia - Turkey
5. Fatima - India
6. Astrid -  Italy
7. Ricardo - Czech Republic
8. Erika -  Norway
9. Paola - Greece
10. Liseth - Brazil
11. Elida - Peru
12. Marlene - France
13. Rafael -  Japan
14. Mariana - South Korea
15 Yosseline - Israel
16. Stephany - England
17. Jessica - Cuba
18. Yasmin - Spain
19. Diana - The Netherlands
20. Ana -Switzerland
21. Luis - Finland
22. Maria Fernanda - Saudi Arabia
23. Eu - Morroco
24. Deniss -  Puerto Rico
25.  Desiree - Dubai
26. Alvaro - China
27. Augusto - Belgium

Homework for Monday, October 28

Homework for Monday, October 28

1. Download the document. Complete the exercises and print it.

Link: http://www.4shared.com/file/q1mDyoYP/Homework_1.html


2. Write a paragraph a touristic place in El Salvador.

- define your topic sentence

- define your supporting sentences

- give as much information as possible

- give your opinion in the conclusion

Listening Quiz "Disability USA"

This is the video for the next Listening Quiz

Instructions:

1. copy the link and watch video

2. Watch as many times as necessary

3. Try to get important details, important words (vocabulary)

4. Try to get the general idea behind the video (what is it about)

5. Date of the quiz: Wednesday, October 30

Link: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50156574n

Task 2

This is Task 2.

University of El Salvador                                             TASK 2

School of Arts and Sciences                       Intermediate  Intensive English I

Foreign Languages Department                          Term II-2013

Customs and Preferences Around the World.

Aim: To help students develop basic abilities on information research and presentation of relevant findings related to customs and preferences around the world through means of   a multimedia presentation.

General instructions:

1- Students will be required to work individually.

2- Students will pick out a country from around the worlds so they can make a  bibliographical/webliographical//research to focus on 2 main parts to develop an oral presentation by using a multimedia tool (Power Point Presentation.)

3- The time available for every participant will be 3-5 minutes. 
4- in order to avoid repetition, students have present country to the teacher for approval before they start working on their presentation

5- Presentations will take place on Monday, November 4.

Love and Romance

a- Describe the dating customs in ___X________. What do couples usually do when going out? What places do they visit?

b- How do people search for their soul mates?

b- Narrate a true love story you have chosen from the internet sources.  Explain in detail how the story took place.

c- Talk about 2 common causes of couples to break up in that country. What advice would you proposed in order to avoid those causes?

Our Planet

a- Describe a natural place of any country. Describe the Geography of the area and what surrounds it. Mention the aspects that make it important.

b- Mention the main characteristics of the place: Its natural features, the building work (if any) and the benefits it provides to the visitors.

c- Present the class your predictions on how the area would be affected if people do not take good care of it.

Class on Friday, October 18

There will be class on Friday, October 18 (regular time)

No Class on Thursday, October 17

There will be no class on Thursday, October 17 due to election process in our school. We are choosing new representatives to Junta Directiva. 

The activity about bizzare foods will take place next week (Monday 21)

Homework for next wee will be posted later.

Please check the blog later for more information on tomorrow´s activities.

Speaking Quiz / October 17

The Speaking quiz will take place on Thursday, October 17

Istructions:

1. Select a bizarre food from anywhere in the world, the more bizarre, the better!

2. Describe all the ingriedients of the recipe for that dish.

3. Make a chart (images only) making reference to the dish.

4. Describe how people prepare it

5. You have 3 minutes to explain everything

6. NO READING IS ALLOWED