Class Diary - Week 1 (1-5 October)

Dear students and readers of this blog,

This year there is going to be another section in our blog, or another 'lable': our class diary. When you see a post like this, you'll know that, if you read it, you will find information of what's been done in class in a particular week. This is mainly directed to those who can't come to class regularly, so that they can be informed of class activities and homework. So here it goes!

The first week was obviously the week of introductions. We didn't use our textbook, as most people still had to buy it. This is what we did: 

Day one (Monday/ Tuesday)

- 'Fichas del alumno' (please, if you still have to hand it in, do it ASAP!!)

- Important information was given on: 

•  evaluation and assessment
• attendance (60% is the minimun to keep a place at the school for the following year)
• Extracurricular activities - we started with the European Day of Languages and each student brought to class 'the most beautiful word of the English Language'
• Opening times of the Office (Secretaría) and the Library (please check the school's website)
• Readings for the first term (NA - About a boy, by Nick Hornby. NB - travelling library - starting November)
• Election of the Delegados and Subdelegados de Curso (Please think about it. It's not that much work!!)
• Leticia's tutoring hour: Remember - Tuesdays, from 7 to 8 p.m.
• Class on Fridays: see calendar in the classrooms.

- Ice breakers, to get to know one another:

2º NA - Choose an adjective that starts with the same sound as your first name (from a list given)

2º NB - Complete the sentence with a noun starting with the same sound as your first name: ' My name is ___________ and I like ___________'

Day two (Wednesday/ Thursday)

2º NA

- 'The most beautiful word of the English language' - Say which one you chose and why you chose it.

- Why are you learning English? - Video 'Global Voices'

- What is 'a global language' and what makes of English 'a global language'? - Video ' Global English with David Crystal'

- Quiz: Are you a good language learner?

- Homework: Read the text on pages 4-5 of our textbook + reading comprehension questions + lexis in context (to be checked in class along next week)

2º NB

- 'The most beautiful world of the English language' - Say which one you chose and why you chose it.

- Activitiy: 'Me in numbers' - Asking basic questions

- Classroom language

Day 3 (Friday) (Tues/Thru groups)

2º NB

- Revision of the alphabet and spelling practice - the spelling bee

- Phonemic chart: presentation of some sounds

2º NA

- Shapes personality test

- Comments on the quiz 'Are you a good lenguage learner'?

- 130 mistakes 1: revision of the most typical grammar mistakes made by Spanish speakers

And that was all, folks! (for now)