Freshman Classes: Present Continuous or Simple Present? CORRECTION.

1. Julie is reading (read) in the garden now.

2. What are we having (we / have) for dinner tonight?

3. She has (have) two daughters.

4. I am staying (stay) in Spain for two weeks this summer.

5. He often comes (come) over for dinner.

  6. The class begins (begin) at nine every day.

7. What are you eating (you / eat) at the moment?

8. What is Susie doing (Susie / do) tomorrow?

9. I don’t work (not / work) on Sundays.

10. She is not studying (not / study) now, she is watching (watch) TV.

  11. How often do you go (you / go) to restaurants?

12. I am not going (not / go) on holiday this summer.

13. I'm sorry, I don’t understand (not / understand).

14. She is working (work) as a waitress for a month.

15. She takes (take) a salsa dancing class every Tuesday.

  16. It doesn’t snow (not /snow)  in Iquique in winter.

17. Take your umbrella, it is raining (rain).

18. The bag belongs (belong) to Jack.

19. What time do you arrive (you / arrive) home after school everyday?

Freshman Classes: Present Continuous or Present Simple?

1. Julie ____________ (read) in the garden now.

2. What ____________ (we / have) for dinner tonight?

3. She ____________ (have) two daughters.

4. I ____________ (stay) in Spain for two weeks this summer.

5. He often ____________ (come) over for dinner.

6. The class ____________ (begin) at nine every day.

7. What ____________ (you / eat) at the moment?

8. What ____________ (Susie / do) tomorrow?

9. I ____________ (not / work) on Sundays.

10. She ____________ (not / study) now, she ____________ (watch) TV.

11. How often ____________ (you / go) to restaurants?

12. I ____________ (not / go) on holiday this summer.

13. I'm sorry, I ____________ (not / understand).

14. She ____________ (work) as a waitress for a month.

15. She ____________ (take) a salsa dancing class every Tuesday.

16. It ____________ (not /snow)  in Iquique in winter.

17. Take your umbrella, it ____________ (rain).

18. The bag ____________ (belong) to Jack.

19. What time ____________ (you / arrive) home after school everyday?

Oral presentations sophomore classes.

Oral Presentation.

}Topic: Historical Events through history in the world.

}Date: Starting on March 29th.

}Groups: Students will work individually.

}Length of the presentation: 5 minutes minimum.

}Powerpoint: Presented on a CD. Only images allowed.

 

Presentation requirements

}The Historical event will be chosen by the students freely.

}Each person will be responsible for collecting information necessary to fill 5 minutes.

}All students will prepare their presentations in class on Tuesday 27th and Wednesday 28th ,  presenting a written report of the work done. This will have a grade that will affect the final evaluation of the Presentation. Those days the students must bring printed material, books or any publications containing information, which can be in English or Spanish.

Presentation must include

}Historical Event

}Geographical location. (with map)

}Date of the event.

}People involved.

}Narrate the event.

}Why did you choose it.

Categories to be evaluated

}Pronunciation.

}Preparedness.

}Contents.

}Personal appearance.

}Creativity.

}Grammar.

}Answer questions.

}Classwork.

Freshman Classes. Oral Presentation on famous people.

Oral Presentation:

¢Topic: Famous people around the world. These people can belong to the show business, sports, modeling, political or scientific world.

¢Date: Starting on March 29th on.

¢Groups: Students will work individually.

¢Length of the presentation: 4 minutes minimum.

¢PowerPoint: Presented on a CD. Only images allowed.

—Each power point presentation must have a minimum of 2 slides (photographs), which has to be recorded on a CD and handed in to their respective teachers on March 28th.

—All the presentations will be prepared and rehearsed in class, process that will be evaluated and considered on the final grade on the rubric of the presentation. 

—The presentations are going to start on March 29th.

 

Presentation requirements

 

}The famous person will be chosen by the students freely.

}Each person will be responsible for collecting information necessary to fill 4 minutes.

}All students will prepare their presentations in class on Monday 26th, Tuesday 27th and Wednesday 28th ,  presenting a written report of the work done. This will have a grade that will affect the final evaluation of the Presentation. Those days the students must bring printed material, books or any publications containing information, which can be in English or Spanish.

 

Presentation must include

 

¢Name of the famous person. (Real and artistical if necessary)

¢Biography. (Birthdate, birthplace with map)

¢Age

¢Marital Status

¢Profession or activity.

¢Physical description.

¢Preferences

¢Professional achievements. (Music, movies, sports records, political responsibilities, etc)

 

Categories to be evaluated

 

¢Pronunciation.

¢Preparedness.

¢Contents.

¢Personal appearance.

¢Creativity.

¢Grammar.

¢Answer questions.

¢classwork

Summer Courses 2012

Suggestions for materials. Go to:
Advanced students
http://www.testden.com/challenge/free-toefl-gsa.asp  (this is for you Onima)

Current students

http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/37.html  (Verb to Be)

http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verb-tenses_present-continuous_quiz.htm (Present Progressive)

http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/65.html  (Present Simple)