Program

December 2013

Oral Expression and Oral Comprehension:

• Noteworthy news of the day/week/weekend.  Why did it catch your attention?
• Thanksgiving: what are you thankful for this year?
• What is wisdom? Celebrities give their opinion

Grammar: the 30 most common idiomatic expressions

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October & November 2013

Oral Expression and Oral Comprehension:

• Noteworthy news of the day/week/weekend.  Why did it catch your attention?
• Barilla - A creative way of solving a serious absenteeism problem
• Video Games. Who says that they are bad for you? Developing a convincing argumentative speech for adults and children interested in the topic

Grammar: Make vs Do. What to do when making this choice  

Reading: Happy Halloween little gremlins

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Tuesday, June 11th

Oral Expression and Oral Comprehension:

• Noteworthy news of the day/week/weekend.  Why did it catch your attention?
• A 3 minute oral feedback about the course including the things that you like the most and least.

Grammar: 

• Review the Present Perfect Progressive and the Future Progressive tenses
• The most common phrasal verbs with COME and TAKE

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Thursday, June 6th

Oral Expression and Oral Comprehension:

• What happened on this day? A look back at history on this day
• Weird News: a mammoth, an ostrich and a bear

Grammar: the most common phrasal verbs with COME and TAKE

Reading: My little brother grew up to be...

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Thursday, May 30th

Oral Expression and Oral Comprehension:

• What happened on this day? A look back at history on this day
• Annoying neighbors at work: what to do or not to do

Grammar: review exercises using phrasal verb to Get

Reading: My little brother grew up to be...
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Thursday, May 16th

Oral Expression and Oral Comprehension:

• Noteworthy news of the day/week/weekend.  Why did it catch your attention?
• Going to the Movies: Hollywood Time! (review of second movie)

Grammar: phrasal verbs with verbs Get

Reading: Getting out of work excuses
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Monday, April 15th

Oral Expression and Oral Comprehension:

• Noteworthy news of the day/week/weekend.  Why did it catch your attention?
• Instant presentation: a healthy work life balance
• Going to the Movies: Hollywood Time!

Grammar: Transitional phrases
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Tuesday, April 9th

Oral Expression and Oral Comprehension:

• Noteworthy news of the day/week/weekend.  Why did it catch your attention?
• Instant presentation: a healthy work life balance

Grammar: 

• Use of Would (Cont)

Reading: Burning out at work and how to avoid it

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Tuesday, March 26th

Oral Expression and Oral Comprehension:

• Noteworthy news of the day/week/weekend.  Why did it catch your attention?

Grammar: 

• Use of Would
• Preposition Game: a trip to SF

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Tuesday, March 19th

Oral Expression and Oral Comprehension:

• Noteworthy news of the day/week/weekend.  Why did it catch your attention?
• The Immigration debate - Should they stay or should they go now?

Grammar: 

• use of get (Cont)
• Transitional words and phrases

Preposition Game: Directions - a trip to SF
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Friday, March 1st

Oral Expression and Oral Comprehension:

• Noteworthy news of the day/week/weekend.  Why did it catch your attention?
• Instant presentation: the process of buying a new house. What to do?

Grammar: use of get

Preposition Game: Directions - a trip to SF

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Wednesday, February 21st

Oral Expression and Oral Comprehension:

• Noteworthy news of the day/week/weekend.  Why did it catch your attention?
• Doctors and Immigration.  Is it worth going to the US?

Grammar: Directions - a trip to SF

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Wednesday, February 6th

Oral Expression and Oral Comprehension:

• Noteworthy news of the day/week/weekend.  Why did it catch your attention?

Grammar: Prepositions of Place

Reading: Is sniffing food a good test?

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Monday, January 30th

Oral Expression and Oral Comprehension:

• Noteworthy news of the day/week/weekend.  Why did it catch your attention?
• Controlling Global Food Waste

Grammar: Conditionals

Writing: review the writing about the "Quick Guide to Enjoy 2013" from Prezi

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Monday, January 21st

Oral Expression and Oral Comprehension:

• Noteworthy news of the day/week/weekend.  Why did it catch your attention?
• A quick guide to enjoy 2013
• How advancements simplify and saves lifes (Video)

Grammar: still, already, and yet

Writing: Go over homework assignment - 30 days challenges

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Monday, January 14th

Oral Expression and Oral Comprehension:

• Noteworthy news of the day/week/weekend.  Why did it catch your attention?
• New Year Resolutions
• What are you capable of doing in 30 days? Ted Talks Video

Grammar: modal Verbs

Writing: Go over homework: article about Depardieu
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Tuesday, January 8th

Oral Expression and Oral Comprehension:

• Noteworthy news of the day/week/weekend.  Why did it catch your attention?
• Social Networks: a curse or a blessing? Short Speech 
• What are you capable of doing in 30 days? Ted Talks Video

Reading: A Hero or a Villain? The story of Depardieu hits the English news (review)

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Tuesday, December 18th

Oral Expression and Oral Comprehension:

• Noteworthy news of the day/week/weekend.  Why did it catch your attention?
• Social Networks: a curse or a blessing?

Grammar:

• Time Prepositions: at, on, in, since, from, for, to, until

Writing: asking politely

Reading: A Hero or a Villain? The story of Depardieu hits the English news

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Friday, December 14th

Oral Expression and Oral Comprehension:

• Noteworthy news of the day/week/weekend.  Why did it catch your attention?
• Who are you? Building a profile

Grammar:

• Verbs: review of verb tenses
• Review structure of questions and negative sentences
• Time Prepositions: at, on, in, since, from, for, to, until

Writing: asking politely