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Hello
Welcome to our first virtual art class
Date: May 20th-21st 2020


A little about me: 


My Name is Lina Hernández I studied fine arts in cali along with a diploma in artistic pedagogy, all my school days I was fortunate to study in bilingual schools and I have perfected my knowledge in the language through virtual courses in SENA.





I am an only child, with my parents we have a ceramic and tile workshop in Cali, although I worked as an arts teacher in two schools and also taught private classes to children. I am passionate about ceramics and drawing.









I came to live and work in Bogota (teaching English in a School on Suba), almost a year ago and I am very grateful to be able to work with you and your children now on days.

So I would like to know a little bit about you too, to get to know us better
  • Today we are going to develop two very important skills in the second language Speaking and Listening 

Speaking
Listening

Here’s a TED talk on education, I found it so interesting that I decided to share it with all of you. I hope you’ll like it (the idea is that we will discuss about it applying agreement and dissagreement)


Here’s some information I found on Wikipedia about TED conferences:

TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) is a global set of conferences owned by the private non-profit Sapling Foundation, under the slogan «ideas worth spreading».

TED was founded in 1984 as a one-off event. The annual conference began in 1990, in Monterey, California. TED’s early emphasis was technology and design, consistent with its origins in the Silicon Valley.


The TED main conference is held annually in Long Beach, and its companion TEDActive is held in Palm Springs. Both conferences will move from Long Beach and Palm Springs to Vancouver and Whistler, respectively, in 2014. TED events are also held throughout the U.S. and in Europe and Asia, offering live streaming of the talks. They address a wide range of topics within the research and practice of science and culture, often through storytelling. The speakers are given a maximum of 18 minutes to present their ideas in the most innovative and engaging ways they can. Past presenters include Bill Clinton, Jane Goodall, Malcolm Gladwell, Al Gore, Gordon Brown,Richard Dawkins, Bill Gates, Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, and many Nobel Prize winners TED’s current curator is the British former computer journalist and magazine publisher Chris Anderson.

Since June 2006, the talks have been offered for free viewing online, under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs Creative Commons license, through TED.com. As of May 2013, over 1,500 talks are available free online. By January 2009 they had been viewed 50 million times. In June 2011, the viewing figure stood at more than 500 million,  and on Tuesday November 13, 2012, TED Talks had been watched one billion times worldwide, reflecting a still growing global audience.


Hello
Welcome to our virtual art class
Date: May 29th 2020

The Skill for today will be speaking



Hello
Welcome to our virtual art class
Date: 1st June 2020

We will do the warm up, by making a kahoot about the last week topic: agreement and disagreemnt
The Skill for today will be Grammar




Hello
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Date: 8th June 2020


The Skill for today will be Grammar


Hello
Welcome to our virtual art class

Date: 8th June 2020



The Skill for today will be Listening and Speaking

 Here is another TED talk by Lizzie Velasquez, a woman with a very rare syndrome
After we heard it, we are going to talk about our own definitions of beauty

Then we are going to indentify some common mistakes we make when we talk



Hello
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Date: 17th June 2020



The Skill for today will be Grammar





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Date: 18th June 2020



The Skill for today will be Grammar


 Here you got a video for a better understanding



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Date: 6th July 2020



The Skill for today will be Grammar
Hello
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Date: 7th July 2020



The Skill for today will be pronunciation






Hello
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Date: 14th July 2020



The Skill for today will be pronunciation listening and writing

https://www.wordreference.com/

https://www.thefreedictionary.com/



For the LISTENING ACTIVY we are going to see a video of Jaime Oliver- 5 ways too cook egss, when we finish you are goint to record a video for tomorrow of how you cook yours



Hello
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Date: 14th July 2020



The Skill for today will be speaking, writing and grammar




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Date: 23th July 2020



The Skill for today will be speaking, writing and grammar
Errores típicos al hablar inglés que suelen hacer los hispanohablantes. 
Es normal cometer errores, porque en muchas ocasiones cuando aprendemos una lengua extranjera traducimos literalmente y como consecuencia de esa traducción, nos sale en inglés la estructura del español, que lo más normal es que no funcione en inglés. Mi consejo es que siempre que hagas un error y se te corrija, lo anotes en una lista de errores y repases esa lista tantas veces como sea necesario, hasta que llegue el día en que ese error haya desaparecido. Yo aquí les voy a poner  el error y después lo correcto (the correct thing).
1. a English course
The correct thing: an English course
2. you could saw an English film
The correct thing: you could see…
3. other idea
The correct thing: another idea
4. my friend say me (quería decir: my amiga me dijo)
The correct thing: my friend told me 
5. there are very hot (quería decir: hace mucho calor)
The correct thing: it is very hot
6. before go to work, I usually have a coffee next to my office
The correct thing: before going to work…
7. It’s a good film to saw
The correct thing: It’s a good film to see
8. some song
The correct thing: some songs
9. I’ve been unwell during two weeks
The correct thing: I’ve been unwell for two weeks
10. I prefer live in a city
The correct thing: I prefer to live in a city
11. My uncle has much money
The correct thing: My uncle has a lot of money
12. I’ll phone you when I arrived (Te llamo cuando llegue)

The correct thing:  I’ll phone you when I arrive

Wish en inglés ¿sabes qué significa?
Today I would like to explain to you how to use «I wish» as well as the verb regret.
«I wish» means «ojalá», «ya me gustaría».
RULES:
  • I wish + past simple = sometimes possible and sometimes impossible
Example: I wish I was taller (impossible to get)  I wish I won the lottery (possible to get)
Cuando tenemos el verbo to be, podemos utilizar was y were con las personas I/he/she.
I wish I was/were taller = esto es así porque es un sentido hipotético, cuando esto ocurre, were se puede utilizar también con I y la 3ª persona del singular.
  • I wish + past perfect (had + past participle) = always impossible, it’s past
  •   Example: I studied French at school. I wish I had studied English as I could find a better job now (impossible to get-it’s past)
«Regret» is a verb which means «lamentarse», «arrepentirse».
RULES:
1. Regret + -ing = arrepentirse de algo (algo que se hizo en el pasado)
Ejemplo: I regret studying biology when I was at university as I can’t find a job now. 
Me gusta explicar esto de la siguiente manera para que lo entiendas bien. Nos preguntamos: When do I regret? = now y When did I study biology? = in the past. Tenemos por tanto present (now) y past, cuando esto ocurra, Regret + ing (el ing indica el pasado).
Otro ejemplo: I regret going to the cinema last week. I didn’t like the film at all. Hacemos la prueba: When do I regret? = now y When did I go to the cinema? = last week = past. 
2. Regret + to + say/ tell = lamento decirte / informarte / comunicarte de o siento decirte/ informarte/ comunicarte
Ejemplo: I regret to tell you that we can’t go away for the weekend because I have to work.
En este caso regret suele aparecer con los verbos say y tell. Hacemos las preguntas de nuevo: When do I regret? = now y When am I going to tell you something? = now. Tenemos entonces present y present,por tanto, regret + to.
Si es negativo, simplemente añadimos not delante de -ing  Example: I regret not telling my father the truth.
EXERCISE:

  1. I wish I ________________ speak English (can)
  2. I wish I  ________________ a new car (have)
  3. I regret  ________________ to the party as I saw my ex-wife (go)
  4. I wish I  ________________ my father about failing my English exam as he is furious with me (tell)
  5. I wish I  ________________ play a musical instrument (can)
  6. I regret  ________________ you that you have an exam (tell)
  7. I regret  ________________ engineering like my mother. I would be an engineer now like her (study)
  8. I wish  I ________________ rich (be)
  9. I regret  ________________ my house in Madrid, I don’t like the city, it’s quite noisy and stressing (buy)
  10. I wish I  ________________ my house in Madrid, I don’t like the city, it’s quite noisy and stressing (buy)

Es muy común, cuando aprendemos inglés, que nos hagan hablar de nuestra vida, por tanto, éste puede ser un monólogo nivel b1 que les podría aparecer en un examen oral en la Escuela Oficial de Idiomas, o en cualquier otra institución.
A continuación les pongo un esquema con vocabulario y expresiones para poder preparar este monólogo, ya que no se trata sólo de hablar o escribir algo, sino que además hay que hacerlo bien, y hacerlo bien significa estructurarlo correctamente, con un orden lógico, utilizando conectores e incluyendo gramática y vocabulario acorde al nivel b1 en este caso. Por tanto, con este esquema pretendo que incluyas el vocabulario y las estructuras gramaticales que ahí especifico, lo cual le dará buen nivel a tu monólogo, la idea es estructurarlo el día de hoy presentarlo mañana en nuestra clase de la tarde
MY LIFE IN FILM
Early days…
–          I was born in ______________ (place) on ______________ (date).
–          I was brought up by ______________ = I was raised by ______________ OR My ______________ brought me up = My ______________ raised me.
–          I used to live in ______________, where I also grew up OR I used to live in ______________, but then I moved to ______________.
–          I went to nursery school. Here… (I used to cry, I used to like it, made friends?)
–          Then I started primary/ secondary school
Favourite subjects?
Teachers?
Good student? (pass or fail?)
Later
–          I went to university… OR I didn’t go to university
What studies?
–          I started work at the age of…
Where?
–          Family
Single? Married? (when?)
Children? (ages, when they were born)
A big decision
I made a big decision when I…
Did you succeed? = yes or no? Why (not)?
Now
–          I’m working … (Where? Job?)
–          I’ve been working ______________ (where) for/ since ______________ (duration/date)
–          I’m studying ______________ (foreign languages)
–          I’ve been studying ______________ (language) for/ since ______________
–          I’m looking for a job (what kind of job)
What you are proud of
I’m proud of…
What you regret
I regret + V-ing
Example: I regret not going to university because I could have a better job now.
Si quieres revisar algunos conectores, lo puedes hacer así, al igual que el pattern del verbo regret:


Hello
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Date: 24th July 2020



The Skill for today will be listening, speaking and grammar
Vamos a tratar hoy errores típicos en speaking con dos listas, una de gramática y otra de pronunciación, primero el error y la corrección al lado. 
Puedes imprimirte esta explicación  y trabajarla por tu cuenta hasta que hayas conseguido no decir estos errores cuando hablas inglés. 

GRAMMAR
  1. In Christmas = at Christmas
  2. When finish Christmas = when Christmas finishes = recuerda seguir siempre en inglés la estructura de Sujeto + Verbo + Complemento
  3. When start Christmas = when Christmas starts = Sujeto + Verbo + Complemento
  4. I always have studied = I have always studied = los adverbios de frecuencia, cuando un verbo tiene dos partes (have + studied) se colocan en medio.
  5. I spend money in restaurants = spend + on
  6. Make them questions = ask them questions = en español, utilizamos el verbo hacer con preguntas, hacemos preguntos a alguien, pero en inglés debemos decir ask questions.
  7. From Internet = from the Internet = recuerda que con Internet siempre se debe decir el artículo the.
  8. I can’t stand the hot = I can’t stand the heat = hot no es lo mismo que heat, hot es un adjetivo y heat es sustantivo (el calor), por tanto, I’m hot y I don’t like the heat.
  9. Another thing I was worried was the weather = another thing I was worried about was the weather = cuando decimos estar preocupado por en inglés es be worried about, por tanto, la preposición, es necesaria, no se puede omitir, porque estás diciendo la cosa que te preocupa, que es weather. Otra cosa distinta es si no se dice: I’m worried = estoy preocupada, pero no digo por qué, en este caso, no se pone la preposición.
  10. That things = those things = ojo con los demostrativos, no mezclar singular con plurales.
  11. Fathers = es un error común decir fathers, en lugar de parents, ojo, sólo se tiene un padre, para incluir al padre y a la madre = parents!!!
  12. In the beach = on the beach
  13. I worked there during 5 years = I worked there for 5 years. La diferencia entre during y for es sencilla. Cuando tenemos un número es for y during con un periodo de tiempo, por ejemplo: during the summer I worked as a waiter / I’ve been working as a waiter for 3 years.
  14. The last year = last year = con last y next + expresión temporal, no se pone artículo the: last month, next week.
  15. I don’t know what is the solution = I don’t know what the solution is = estamos aquí ante una pregunta indirecta. Si no las recuerdas bien, te recomiendo esta explicación: http://lawebdelingles.com/nivel-a2/indirect-questions-en-ingles/
  16. I am in dangerous = I am in danger = dangerous es un adjetivo, mientras que danger es sustantivo. Estar en peligro es «be in danger».
  17. I arrived to Portugal in the morning = I arrived in Portugal = arrive at v. arrive in. Quizá te viene bien esta expliación: http://lawebdelingles.com/nivel-b1/cuando-usar-arrive-y-arrive/
PRONUNCIATION
  1. Chose pronunciado como /chuus/ = el infinitivo y presente de choose sí que se pronuncia con u larga, pero el pasado, chose, se pronuncia /chous/, con /ou/,  /tʃəʊz/
  2. Money = se pronuncia /mani/, /ˈmʌnɪ/. ¿Te cuesta pronunciar esta palabra? Si la respuesta es sí, recuerda la canción de Cabaret, Money. En la Web del Inglés la tenemos puesta y explicada para que la practiques http://lawebdelingles.com/pronunciation/como-se-pronuncia-money-en-ingles/
  3. August = no se pronunca /au/, sino una /o/, /ˈɔːgəst/
  4. Village = ésta es una palabra que ya hemos tratado en la Web del Inglés, ya que es un error típico. Aquí la puedes trabjar, junto con otras palabras con el mismo patrón: http://lawebdelingles.com/pronunciation/reglas-de-pronunciacion-en-ingles-ejemplos/
  5. Cathedral = recuerda que th en inglés muchas veces se pronuncia como una z en español, por ejemplo, si piensas en la palabra thing, decimos /zink, y luego, la e se pronuncia como una i en esta palabra, por tanto, decimos: /kaziiidrol/, /kəˈθiːdrəl/
  6. Alternative = la a de esta palabra se pronuncia como una /o, /  /ɒlˈt3ːnətɪv/
  7. Own = no se pronuncia /aun/, sino /oun/.
  8. Read como pasado simple y participio pasado se pronuncia con /e/, /red/, mientras que el infinitivo y el presente es con i larga, /riid/.
  9. Public = /pablic/, la /u/ se pronuncia /a/.
  10. Idea = la i se pronuncia /ai/, por tanto, /aɪˈdɪə
En la pronunciación he puesto la transcripción fonética, para aquellos de vosotros que sabéis fonética, pero también esta  una más corriente para que lo entendemos todos.
If you have knowledge, let others light their candles with it (Winston Churchill)

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