Material for Tusday, August 9, 2011

Capitalism

http://www.4shared.com/document/8YoOVvqr/Capitalism.html

Material for Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Reading Material:

http://www.4shared.com/document/Js4d_DAv/The_Thirteen_Colonies.html


Minimal Pairs:

http://www.4shared.com/document/LOnSsJeQ/Minimal_Pairs.html

http://www.4shared.com/audio/YNCk3gCJ/Minimal_Pairs.html

Material for Thursday, July 21, 2011

Listening Practice MP3:
http://www.4shared.com/audio/sUoAHlhU/Minimal_Pairs_th__s.html

Listening Practice Word:
http://www.4shared.com/document/JG7NTMkH/Minimal_pairs_th__s.html


The Conquest of the West:
http://www.4shared.com/document/vfGD1diZ/The_Conquest_of_the_West.html


1. Read and analize following the format reviewed in class
2. Make the mind map of the analisis and bring it to the next class


What are they talking about?
http://www.4shared.com/audio/QMAiE1bn/California.html

Listen to this Baroque music when you study or want to concentrate

Baroque Music:
http://www.4shared.com/audio/WyjwerLg/Baroque_Music_for_Concentratio.html
http://www.4shared.com/audio/O-BNOLPp/Antonio_Vivaldi_-_Spring.html

Cram Course Material 1

This is the material for the fist meeting

1. read
2. get unknown vocabulary

Time: 9:00-10:00AM
Classroom: Aula de Maestria de Idiomas (sotano)

Link:
tornadoes
http://www.4shared.com/document/DPS4FLKn/Cram_course_Material_1.html

Minimal Pairs
http://www.4shared.com/document/A7IvPWla/Minimal_pairs_sheep_or_ship.html

http://www.4shared.com/audio/ivKu9Glf/Cram_Course_Listening_Material.html

Final Grade

If for any reason you have any questions or you need to explain a situation about your final grade, please come to my office to talk about it.

You have until Wednesday, July 30, 2011

Activating your English Skills Cram Course

For those of you who want to take advantage of your free time during the off-semester break, you can come to the Activating your English Cram Course starting on Tuesday, July 19, at 9:00AM, we have to look for a classroom.

Anyone and everyone is invited, you can also tell your friends to come, the only thing you need is your inner (intrinsic) motivation, determination and willingness to actively participate.

What we don`t need are lame justifications or excuses from you, so TAKE A CHANCE AND SEE YOU THERE!!!

Final Oral Exam schedule

Guidelines:

1. make sure you sign up to reserve your spot, and make sure you sign in the day you take the exam,
2. the oral exam will take place at teacher´s office. Please, wait on the second floor until the person before you finishes the exam. Some teachers are angry because the hall gets crowded with students waiting for an exam.
3. be punctual (ten minutes before the exam is a good idea)
4. don´t switch days
5. if you miss your exam, read course program
6. Read: "The History of the Internet" and "Capitalism" to get information about these two topics for the exam.
7. practice listening and telling jokes and stories for the Final Oral Exam
8. Phrasal Verbs list for Final Listening Exam:
http://www.4shared.com/document/4oDKFh3T/Phrasal_Verbs_list_.html
9. you can change the appointment of your exam until Friday, July 1, 3:00pm

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Morning

7:oo Andrea Fuentes
7:30 Gabriela Hernandez
7:45 Segio Navarro
8:00 Johana Escoto
8:15 Rebeca Garcia
8:30 Josue Claros
8:45 Lizeth Menendez
9:00 Karla Espinoza
9:15 Paola Castillo
9:30 Jose Quijano
9:45 Melissa Benavides

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Morning
7:oo Clara Gongora
7:15 Blanca Mendoza
7:30 Carlos Duran
7:45 Jesus Ventura
8:00 Jose Escoto
8:15 Cynthia Torres
8:30 Vanessa Garcia
8:45 Karla Flores
9:00 Dalia Alvarenga
9:15 Jose Valladares
9:30 Erika de la Cruz
9:45 Judith Mendoza
10:00 Loyda Mulato
10:15 Maria Tobar

Afternoon

2:15 Andres Deras
2:30 Fabricio Carillos

Example of a story

The Four Oxen and the Lion


A Lion used to prowl about a field in which Four Oxen used to
dwell (live). Many a time he tried to attack them; but whenever he came
near they turned their tails to one another, so that whichever way
he approached them he was met by the horns of one of them. At
last, however, they fell a-quarrelling (fighting) among themselves, and each
went off to pasture alone in a separate corner of the field. Then
the Lion attacked them one by one and soon made an end of all
four (ate all fo them).

1. how can you retell the story using your own words?
2. What is the teaching (moral) of this story?

United we stand, divided we fall (if we work together, we can do everything
we want).

Jokes:

Two cows are standing in a field.
One says to the other "Are you worried about Mad Cow Disease?"
The other one says "No, It doesn't worry me, I'm a horse!"

what is the joke?
Mad cow disease only affects cows. One of these cows is already ill and has gone crazy and thinks as being a horse; as a result, he will not be affected by it.

Man: How can you tell if a man is happy?
Woman : Who cares?!

what is the joke?
Well, women don´t care about what happens to men, according to the joke, ok!!!!

Activating your English Proficiency

For those who are interested in polishing or improving their English skills, we can start meeting on July, approximately the 18 or 19, send me an email if you want to participate.

Final Exam General Information

Final Oral and written evaluations:

July 4th................ Grammar and Listening
July 5th................ Reading and Writing

July 6th-7th......... Oral evaluations

July 13th.............. Extra-credit Exam

Phrasal Verbs list for Listening Exam:
http://www.4shared.com/document/4oDKFh3T/Phrasal_Verbs_list_.html

Communicative Competence 8

This the material for the final communicative competence 8

link:

http://www.4shared.com/get/reb5cBYM/Ss_COMPETENCE_ON_REGRETS_compe.html

1. please download and print.
2. complete exercises
3. bring material on Monday

Verb Tense Review

Practice Verb Tense (bring copy with answers on Tuesday)

1. Next August, Bob and Sue ____________ for 10 years.
are married
have been married
will have been married
will marry

2. Listen! ____________
Does the phone ring?
Is the phone ringing?
Has the phone been ringing?
Was the phone ringing?

3. No, I ____________ that movie yet.
don't see
hadn't seen
am not seeing
haven't seen

4. He ____________ to Chicago just a few months ago.
has moved
had moved
would move
moved

5. Thanks a lot, but you ____________ me a birthday present!
didn't have to give
hadn't given
must not have given
couldn't give

6. I wish I could help you, but I ____________ his phone number.
didn't know
haven't known
couldn't know
don't know

7. When your plane ____________ , please call me.
will arrive
arrives
arrived
will have arrived

8. ____________ in the hospital since last Thursday.
He was
He's been
He's
He'd been

9. No, ____________ a good time at this party. Let's leave!
I'm not having
I don't have
I won't be having
I didn't have

10. What's wrong with Tony? ____________ very stressed and nervous lately.
He's being
He'll have been
He must've been
He's been

Task 2 "Learning a Second Language."

this is the document explaining the Real Life Task 2 and the Pedagogical Task

Link:

http://www.4shared.com/document/aDD040Ke/Intermediate_II_Research_Proje.html

Communicative Competence 7

Material for Communicative Competence 7

Grammar Explanation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p32Z3-VEouk

1. a good teacher: http://www.4shared.com/audio/8_bnVBCY/1-_a_good_teacher.html

2. improve your memory: http://www.4shared.com/audio/h1q8ypOS/2_-_Improve_your_Memory.html

3. gray hair: http://www.4shared.com/audio/CEbzBBFT/3_-_Grey_hair.html


4. a wife´s duty: http://www.4shared.com/audio/YYa5lBxP/4_-_A_wifes_duty.html


5. return my horse: http://www.4shared.com/audio/djZTRNuX/5_-_Return_my_horse.html


6. do you deserve to enter heaven: http://www.4shared.com/audio/cDTtkcoz/6_-_Do_you_deserve_to_enter_he.html


7. supermarket joke: http://www.4shared.com/audio/dD8lXf8s/7-_Supermarket_joke.html


8. a big decision: http://www.4shared.com/audio/Q6iH0yHd/8_-_a_big_decision.html


9. gone for two weeks: http://www.4shared.com/audio/NEw6jS34/9_-_Gone_for_two_weeks.html


10. the last ticket: http://www.4shared.com/audio/sdT0Urgs/10_-_the_last_ticket.html


11. a talking frog: http://www.4shared.com/audio/6pdknR7P/11_-_A_talking_frog.html


12. a science lecture: http://www.4shared.com/audio/ftYc72zL/12_-_A_science_lecture.html


13. three rooms in hell: http://www.4shared.com/audio/fw2j5N70/13_-_Three_rooms_in_hell.html


14. 100 pinguins: http://www.4shared.com/audio/6HGlxcCC/14_-_100_pinguins.html

51 Jokes in 4 minutes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPd-VLCHAmY

Learning English Pronunciation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvpikUEIaLI

Johnny Carson Show "Buddy Hackett--Duck Hunting": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfnBIUUBd1s&feature=related

Ray Romano--Stand up comedian at David Letterman Show: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBTDFEpsTRU

Abbot and Costello: Who´s on First?: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sShMA85pv8M

Quizzes for week June 6 to the 9

This is the link to the material for Listening Quiz

New Link

http://www.4shared.com/audio/G1ztzqo9/The_History_of_School_2.html



Reading material for quiz is available at Moy`s copystand

Spanish court indicts 20 Salvadoran military officials

* write 10 questions with answers (mail them to me before Saturday, June 4).

Natural Reader

This is the link to the software for reading texts (Natural Reader)

http://www.4shared.com/file/_KUKOwpH/standardsetup.html

just install it in your computer

Mid-Term Oral Exam, May 25-26

Guidelines:

1. be punctual (ten minutes before the exam is a good idea)
2. don´t switch days
3. if you miss your exam, read course program

Wednesday, May 25

7:00 Rebeca Garcia
7:10 Jose Valladares
7:20 Segio Navarro
7:30 Gabriela Hernandez
7:40 Calos Duran
7:50 Vanessa Garcia
8:00 Karla Flores
8:10 Dalia Alvarenga
8:20 Cynthia Torres
8:30 Andrea Fuentes
8:40 Karla Espinoza
8:50 Blanca Mendoza

2:30 Christian Lopez

Thursday, May 26

7:00 Lizeth Menendez
7:10 Andres Deras
7:20 Josue Claros
7:30 Judith Mendoza
7:40 Jose Quijano
7:50 Jusus Ventura
8:00 Melissa Benavides
8:10 Clara Gongora
8:20 Fabricio Carrillos
8:30 Erika de la Cruz
8:40 Paola Castillo
8:50 Jose Escoto
9:00 Loyda Mulato
9:10 Josefa Tobar

Extra material for Reported Speech

This is the material on Reported Speech similar to the examples we covered in class.

link

http://www.4shared.com/document/Zm0QPKRb/Copia_de_reported_speech.html

Topics for writing Exam

This is a list of possible topics for the writing exam in the Mid-term Written Exam

link

http://www.4shared.com/document/nl5cfqI4/Topics_for_Midterm_Writing_Exa.html

Resolution about Task 1

After some pondering, a second chance was granted to the groups who did not present on the due date of Task 1.

The day of the second chance presentation is set for Friday, May 20, 2011.

The schedule of the presentations is from 11:00 AM on.

Higheest grade of presentation is 8.0.

The conditions to do presentations are:

1. no PowerPoint presentations
2. no reading is allowed whatsoever!
3. everyone in the goroup has to take part
4. 5 minutes late (one or all of the members) after 11:00AM disqualifies any group
5. chattering, yawning or simply not paying attention while other groups give their presentation(even if your group has already presented) or any other form of disrupting the activity will disqualify that group.
6. no other excuse will be considered
7. these terms are not negociable.

Mid-Term Exam from May 23 to the 26

The Mid-term Exam will take place from May 23 to the 26, 2011. The exam will include Competences 1-2-3-4-5. The macro-skills of Listening, Reading, Speaking, Writing and the sub-skill of Grammar are included in the exam.

Monday 23: Listening and Reading
Tuesday 24: Writing and Grammar
Wednesday 25: Speaking (according to schedule)
Thursday 26: Speaking (according to schedule)


There will be no class during that week of examination, so after you finish your exam of the day, you are free of any other duties.

There will be a special schedule for the oral exam which will be available on Tuesday, May 17 during class time. A raffle procedure will take place so you can sign up for the day you want to take the oral exam.

During the written part of the Mid-term, you should be early (7:00AM) and bring only the necessary things to take the exam such as:

1. pen
2. eraser
3. liquid paper

No cell phones, dictionaries, pocket translators-dictionaries, MP3s or any electronic devices are allowed during an exam.

If you missed any exam, you must read your course program and follow the guidelines stated there.

Communicative Competence 5

This is the material for Communicative Competence 5

1. download it
2. print it
3. read
4. complete all exercises
5. watch videos

Link:
http://www.4shared.com/document/NIPI8erg/Communicative_Competence_5.html

Material for Reading Quiz (Monday 16)

Write 10 questions about May 1 (INCLUDE ANSWERS).

Link:
http://www.4shared.com/document/gg_30zwu/May_1.html

Material for Listening Quiz 5 (Monday 16)

Link:
http://www.4shared.com/audio/-F1VKAuG/solar.html

Task 1 "Professional Areas of English in El Salvador."

This is the material for Task 1 "Professional Areas of English in El Salvador."

Download the document and read it.

link

http://www.4shared.com/document/jtzBh1Bj/Intermediate_II_Research_Proje.html

Archbishop Romero

This is the material for the next reading quiz, Monday, May 2, 2011.

1. Check the vocabulary
2. Read the document
3. Write 10 questions about the reading
4. Send the questions to the teacher by Saturday, April 30.

Link

http://www.4shared.com/document/jxJxCdRU/Archbishop_Oscar_Romero.html

teacher´s e-mail: fnm34@hotmail.com

Listening Quiz 4

This is the link to Listening Quiz 4 (Thursday, April 14)

http://www.4shared.com/audio/F6XhzBfU/Listening_Quiz_4_2.html

Communicative Competence 4

this is the material for Communicative Competence 4 (download, print, add to your Intermediate II folder and complete all exercises provided here).

Link

http://www.4shared.com/document/gvIEyo7D/Students_Material.html

Communicative Competence 3 speculating, Extra Material

Extra Material

link:

http://www.4shared.com/document/QpyqdsSy/Speculation_Modal_Verbs_of_pro.html

Possible Asnwers for Role Play

A: A friend of yours missed an English quiz because she was late

you should have set up the alarm clock
you should have gone to bed early
you should have asked your mother to wake you up early

B: You overslept yesterday and missed an English quiz.

I should have set up the alarm clock
I should have gone to bed early
I should have asked my mother to wake me up early

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A: A friend of yours went to a party without his parents’ permission. The police came and arrested everyone at the house.

you shuould have asked your parents for permission
you shouldn´t have attended that party
you should have asked your friends what kind of party that was
you should have listened to your parents


B: You went to a party without your parents’ permission. At the party, the police came and arrested everyone there.

I shuould have asked my parents for permission
I shouldn´t have attended that party
I should have asked my friends what kind of party that was
I should have listened to my parents

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A: A friend of yours had a job interview yesterday, but she was late because she got lost, she didn’t look up the company’s address before the interview.

you should have looked for the correct address in a map
you should have asked someone about the address
you should have called the company and ask for directions


B: You had a job interview yesterday, but you were late because you got lost, you didn’t look up the company’s address before the interview.

I should have looked for the correct address in a map
I should have asked someone about the address
I should have called the company and ask for directions

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A: Listen to your partner talk about what he/she is good at. Be ready to ask more questions.

can you send faxes?
can you write documents in Word?
can you make budgets using Excell?


B: Tell your partner what you are good at. Be ready to answer questions.

I can type
I can use Microsoft Office
I can operate a fax machine

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A: An English speaking exchange student is coming to visit El Salvador. You want to take him to David J. Guzman museum. Explain the dos and don’ts there.

you are allowed to take pictures inside the building
you are required to wear shoes
you are permitted to walk around without a guide
you can eat lunch at the cafeteria
you have to pay before you come in
you should ask for permission if you want to go to the bathroom
you dont have to buy any souvernirs if you don´t want
don´t chew gun
pets are not allowed



B: You are an exchange student coming to visit El Salvador. You speak English only.

am I allowed to take pictures inside the building?
am I required to wear shoes?
am I permitted to walk around without a guide?
can I eat lunch at the cafeteria?
do I have to pay before you come in?
should I ask for permission if I want to go to the bathroom?
do I have to buy any souvernirs?
can I chew gum?
are pets allowed?

Communicative Competence 3 speculating

This is the material for Communicative Competence 3, download it and print. You should add it to your folder and complete all the exercises.

link

http://www.4shared.com/document/RPQL_6ON/Competence_3_Speculating.html

Listening Quiz 1

This is the link for Listening Quiz 1 for MONDAY April 4

http://www.4shared.com/audio/LR-ZbImy/Listening_Quiz_1_2.html

I.D. required on Monday

I.D. will be required on Monday (talonario, ok)

from SECOM UES

De: SECOM UES
Fecha: 16 de marzo de 2011 12:18
Asunto: se extiende suspensión de labores en la ues
Para:


En vista de continuidad en las labores de limpieza, reordenamiento y la no conclusión de las actividades de la inspección judicial, en el campus central de la Universidad de El Salvador, Rectoría informa que el período de suspensión de las actividades académico-administrativas se extiende hasta el día 20 de marzo. Reanudando clases, actividades administrativas y docentes el próximo
lunes 21 de marzo.
La reunión del Consejo Superior Universitario se mantiene para el día 17
de marzo en el Campus.

MsC. Douglas Hernández Miranda
Secretario de Comunicaciones


Visite nuestro periódico digital "El Universitario" ingresando a www.eluniversitario.ues.edu.sv

Sintonice "Radio YSUES", a través de www.ues.edu.sv

acuerdo del consejo superior universitario

POR TANTO, el Consejo Superior Universitario, ACUERDA:



1. Suspender actividades académicas y administrativas, los días 14, 15 y 16 de marzo de 2011, en el Campus Central. Durante la suspensión de actividades, se procederá a ejecutar un plan de ordenamiento en el campus de la UES, orientado a salvaguardar la integridad del patrimonio institucional.



2. Reanudar las actividades el día jueves 17 de marzo de 2011.

when will activites go back to normal

It is 2:30pm, Monday 14, and I still do not when things will go back to normal. As soon as I know, I will inform you here, so please keep visiting the blog

Third Week, from the 14 to the 17 of March

This will be our means of communication while UES is shut down.

These are the activities

1. Prepare you song for Salvadoran Idol. You can download player and music from 4Share.com or http://www.vanbasco.com/ (both places are totally free).

2. There will be a Reading, Speaking and Grammar quiz about Communicative Competence 1 and 2 (Expressing Ability and Expressing Obligation) the first day we resume activities at UES.

3. Listen and write a short paragraph about listening exercise provided here (you have to download or listen from 4Shared.com)

link

http://www.4shared.com/audio/VhjkHxrW/Track03.html

4. Finish the exercises in the FCE preparation

THERE IS NO EXCUSE NOT TO TURN IN HOMEWORK BECAUSE I HAD TOLD YOU AND GIVEN YOU THE BLOG ADDRESS BEFORE UES WAS SHUT DOWN


You should visit the blog during this time.

Communicative Competence II "Expressing Obligation (past)

Video Grammar Explanation on Expressing Obligation (past)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmIm8tpYpTY

Power Point Presentation on Expressing Obligation (past)
http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/bbogage-343664-education-ppt-powerpoint/

Complete FCE Reading part 1 and 2

FCE Language use part 1 and 2

Salvadoran Idol "First Wave"

Communicative Competence I "Expressing Ability"

This will be our way to communicate for all kinds of Activities during the semester II, 2011


This is the link to the video assigned for homework

http://www.4shared.com/video/tFYhH81a/Video_2_Technology_and_the_Fam.html

Video Grammar Explanation on Expressing Ability in English
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCC3PFY1jDY

power point presentation on Expressing Ability
http://www.4shared.com/document/Dtes3Jy2/Expressing_Ability.html

Video Old vs New
http://www.4shared.com/video/NSBK8gTN/Video_1_Old_vs_New.html