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POSTED MAY 2, 2012
HERE IS YOUR ASSIGNMENT FOR THE CLASS OF APRIL 28, 2012:
1. MAKE SURE YOU MAINTAIN YOUR VOCABULARY BOOK PROPERLY: EVERYTHING NEW GOES IN IT !
2. MOST IMPORTANT REMINDER: WATCH EuroNews FOR 5-10 MINUTES EVERY DAY! - YOU NEED TO TRAIN YOUR EAR TO RECOGNIZE ALL KINDS OF ENGLISH, AS WELL AND AS FAST AS POSSIBLE. EVERY DAY!
3. PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO YOUR ESSAYS – FOR EVERY CLASS WRITE TWO ESSAYS FROM THE NEW TOPICS I HANDED OUT, ONE FROM PART ONE AND ONE FROM PART TWO OF ANY SHEET. I SUGGEST YOU HANDLE ALL SORTS O TOPICS.
4. WE WILL CONTINUE OUR WORK WITH THE TWO CAE PAST PAPERS YOU WERE GIVEN TO STUDY AND ANSWER AT HOME DURING THE EASTER BREAK. IN ADDITION, WE NEED TO GO ON WITH OUR BOOK “SUCCEED IN CAE – 10 PRACTICE TESTS”. GO AHEAD AND PREPARE TESTS 5 AND 6 FROM PAGE 98 TO PAGE 129.
5. NEVER FORGET: WITH GREAT DEDICATION AND PASSION, ELIMINATE YOUR MISTAKES FROM YOUR CORRECTED HOMEWORK, FROM YOUR MIND, FROM YOUR LIFE. NEVER GO ON TO YOUR NEXT OBLIGATION UNLESS YOU ARE TRULY SATISFIED THAT YOU HAVE PERMANENTLY PUSHED THOSE MISTAKES OUT OF YOUR BEING!
6. WATCH THE VIDEOS I HAVE LENT YOU, BOTH THE DOCUMENTARIES AND FEATURE FILMS AND PLEASE EMAIL ME ANY COMMENTS, LANGUAGE QUESTIONS, ETC YOU MAY HAVE. AND, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, READ, READ, READ THE LITERATURE YOU HAVE BORROWED. REMEMBER YOU CAN LEARN MORE ON YOUR OWN THAN IN THE CLASSROOM IF YOU ENGAGE YOURSELVES ACTIVELY IN READING AND WATCHING..
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POSTED APRIL 2, 2012
HERE IS OUR ASSIGNMENT FOR THE CLASS OF APRIL 7, 2012:
1. MAKE SURE YOU MAINTAIN YOUR VOCABULARY BOOK PROPERLY: EVERYTHING NEW GOES IN IT !
2. MOST IMPORTANT REMINDER: WATCH EuroNews FOR 5-10 MINUTES EVERY DAY! - YOU NEED TO TRAIN YOUR EAR TO RECOGNIZE ALL KINDS OF ENGLISH, AS WELL AND AS FAST AS POSSIBLE. EVERY DAY!
3. PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO YOUR ESSAYS – FOR EVERY CLASS WRITE TWO ESSAYS FROM THE NEW TOPICS I HANDED OUT, ONE FROM PART ONE AND ONE FROM PART TWO OF ANY SHEET. I SUGGEST YOU HANDLE ALL SORTS O TOPICS.
4. WE WILL CONTINUE OUR PREPARATION WITH THE BOOK “SUCCEED IN CAE – 10 PRACTICE TESTS” WITH TESTS AND 5 and 6 FROM PAGE 98 TO PAGE 129. PLEASE BE PREPARED.
5. NEVER FORGET: WITH GREAT DEDICATION AND PASSION, ELIMINATE YOUR MISTAKES FROM YOUR CORRECTED HOMEWORK, FROM YOUR MIND, FROM YOUR LIFE. NEVER GO ON TO YOUR NEXT OBLIGATION UNLESS YOU ARE TRULY SATISFIED THAT YOU HAVE PERMANENTLY PUSHED THOSE MISTAKES OUT OF YOUR BEING!
6. WATCH THE VIDEOS I HAVE LENT YOU, BOTH THE DOCUMENTARIES AND FEATURE FILMS AND PLEASE EMAIL ME ANY COMMENTS, LANGUAGE QUESTIONS, ETC YOU MAY HAVE. AND, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, READ, READ, READ THE LITERATURE YOU HAVE BORROWED. REMEMBER YOU CAN LEARN MORE ON YOUR OWN THAN IN THE CLASSROOM IF YOU ENGAGE YOURSELVES ACTIVELY IN READING AND WATCHING..
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HERE IS OUR ASSIGNMENT FOR THE CLASS OF MAR. 31, 2012:
1. MAKE SURE YOU MAINTAIN YOUR VOCABULARY BOOK PROPERLY: EVERYTHING NEW GOES IN IT !
2. MOST IMPORTANT REMINDER: WATCH EuroNews FOR 5-10 MINUTES EVERY DAY! - YOU NEED TO TRAIN YOUR EAR TO RECOGNIZE ALL KINDS OF ENGLISH, AS WELL AND AS FAST AS POSSIBLE. EVERY DAY!
3. PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO YOUR ESSAYS – FOR EVERY CLASS WRITE TWO ESSAYS FROM THE NEW TOPICS I HANDED OUT, ONE FROM PART ONE AND ONE FROM PART TWO OF ANY SHEET. I SUGGEST YOU HANDLE ALL SORTS OF TOPICS.
4. WE WILL CONTINUE OUR PREPARATION WITH THE BOOK “SUCCEED IN CAE – 10 PRACTICE TESTS” WITH TESTS AND 5 and 6 FROM PAGE 98 TO PAGE 129. PLEASE BE PREPARED.
5. NEVER FORGET: WITH GREAT DEDICATION AND PASSION, ELIMINATE YOUR MISTAKES FROM YOUR CORRECTED HOMEWORK, FROM YOUR MIND, FROM YOUR LIFE. NEVER GO ON TO YOUR NEXT OBLIGATION UNLESS YOU ARE TRULY SATISFIED THAT YOU HAVE PERMANENTLY PUSHED THOSE MISTAKES OUT OF YOUR BEING!
6. WATCH THE VIDEOS I HAVE LENT YOU, BOTH THE DOCUMENTARIES AND FEATURE FILMS AND PLEASE EMAIL ME ANY COMMENTS, LANGUAGE QUESTIONS, ETC YOU MAY HAVE. AND, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, READ, READ, READ THE LITERATURE YOU HAVE BORROWED. REMEMBER YOU CAN LEARN MORE ON YOUR OWN THAN IN THE CLASSROOM IF YOU ENGAGE YOURSELVES ACTIVELY IN READING AND WATCHING..
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POSTED ON MAR. 23, 2012
HERE IS OUR ASSIGNMENT FOR THE CLASS OF MAR. 24, 2012:
1. MAKE SURE YOU MAINTAIN YOUR VOCABULARY BOOK PROPERLY: EVERYTHING NEW GOES IN IT !
2. MOST IMPORTANT REMINDER: WATCH EuroNews FOR 5-10 MINUTES EVERY DAY! - YOU NEED TO TRAIN YOUR EAR TO RECOGNIZE ALL KINDS OF ENGLISH, AS WELL AND AS FAST AS POSSIBLE. EVERY DAY!
3. PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO YOUR ESSAYS – WRITE TWO ESSAYS FROM THE NEW TOPICS I HANDED OUT IN CLASS, ONE FROM PART ONE AND ONE FROM PART TWO OF ANY SHEET. I SUGGEST YOU CHOOSE TOPICS YOU HAVEN’T HANDLED BEFORE.
4. WE WILL CONTINUE OUR PREPARATION WITH THE BOOK “SUCCEED IN CAE – 10 PRACTICE TESTS” WITH TESTS 4 AND 5. PLEASE BE PREPARED.
5. WITH GREAT DEDICATION AND PASSION, ELIMINATE YOUR MISTAKES FROM YOUR CORRECTED HOMEWORK, FROM YOUR MIND, FROM YOUR LIFE. DO NOT – I REPEAT – DO NOT GO ON TO YOUR NEXT OBLIGATION BEFORE YOU ARE TRULY SATISFIED THAT YOU HAVE PERMANENTLY PUSHED THOSE MISTAKES OUT OF YOUR BEING!
6. WATCH THE VIDEOS I HAVE LENT YOU, BOTH DOCUMENTARIES AND ENTERTAINMENT FILMS AND PLEASE EMAIL ME ANY COMMENTS, LANGUAGE QUESTIONS, ETC YOU MAY HAVE. AND, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, READ, READ, READ THE LITERATURE YOU HAVE BORROWED. REMEMBER YOU CAN LEARN MORE ON YOUR OWN THAN IN THE CLASSROOM IF YOU ENGAGE YOURSELVES ACTIVELY IN READING AND WATCHING..
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POSTED ON MAR. 13, 2012
HERE IS OUR ASSIGNMENT FOR THE CLASS OF MAR. 17, 2012:
1. MAKE SURE YOU MAINTAIN YOUR VOCABULARY BOOK PROPERLY: EVERYTHING NEW GOES IN IT !
2. MOST IMPORTANT REMINDER: WATCH EuroNews FOR 5-10 MINUTES EVERY DAY! - YOU NEED TO TRAIN YOUR EAR TO RECOGNIZE ALL KINDS OF ENGLISH, AS WELL AND AS FAST AS POSSIBLE. EVERY DAY!
3. PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO YOUR ESSAYS – WRITE TWO ESSAYS FROM THE NEW TOPICS I HANDED OUT IN CLASS, ONE FROM PART ONE AND ONE FROM PART TWO OF ANY SHEET. I SUGGEST YOU CHOOSE TOPICS YOU HAVEN’T HANDLED BEFORE.
4. WE WILL CONTINUE OUR PREPARATION WITH THE BOOK “SUCCEED IN CAE – 10 PRACTICE TESTS” WITH TESTS 3 AND 4 FROM PAGE 66 TO PAGE 96. PLEASE BE PREPARED.
5. WITH GREAT DEDICATION AND PASSION, ELIMINATE YOUR MISTAKES FROM YOUR CORRECTED HOMEWORK, FROM YOUR MIND, FROM YOUR LIFE. DO NOT – I REPEAT – DO NOT GO ON TO YOUR NEXT OBLIGATION BEFORE YOU ARE TRULY SATISFIED THAT YOU HAVE PERMANENTLY PUSHED THOSE MISTAKES OUT OF YOUR BEING!
6. WATCH THE VIDEOS I HAVE LENT YOU, BOTH DOCUMENTARIES AND ENTERTAINMENT FILMS AND PLEASE EMAIL ME ANY COMMENTS, LANGUAGE QUESTIONS, ETC YOU MAY HAVE. AND, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, READ, READ, READ THE LITERATURE YOU HAVE BORROWED. REMEMBER YOU CAN LEARN MORE ON YOUR OWN THAN IN THE CLASSROOM IF YOU ENGAGE YOURSELVES ACTIVELY IN READING AND WATCHING..
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POSTED ON MAR. 5, 2012
HERE IS OUR ASSIGNMENT FOR THE CLASS OF MAR. 10, 2012:
1. MOST IMPORTANT REMINDER: WATCH EuroNews FOR 5-10 MINUTES EVERY DAY! - YOU NEED TO TRAIN YOUR EAR TO RECOGNIZE ALL KINDS OF ENGLISH, AS WELL AND AS FAST AS POSSIBLE. EVERY DAY!
2. PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO YOUR ESSAYS – WRITE TWO ESSAYS FROM THE NEW TOPICS I HANDED OUT IN CLASS, ONE FROM PART ONE AND ONE FROM PART TWO OF ANY SHEET. I SUGGEST YOU CHOOSE TOPICS YOU HAVEN’T HANDLED BEFORE.
3. WE WILL CONTINUE OUR PREPARATION WITH THE BOOK “SUCCEED IN CAE – 10 PRACTICE TESTS” WITH TESTS 2 AND 3 FROM PAGE 50 TO PAGE 80. PLEASE BE PREPARED.
4. MAKE SURE YOU MAINTAIN YOUR VOCABULARY BOOK PROPERLY: EVERYTHING NEW GOES IN IT !
5. WITH GREAT DEDICATION AND PASSION, ELIMINATE YOUR MISTAKES FROM YOUR CORRECTED HOMEWORK, FROM YOUR MIND, FROM YOUR LIFE. DO NOT – I REPEAT – DO NOT GO ON TO YOUR NEXT OBLIGATION BEFORE YOU ARE TRULY SATISFIED THAT YOU HAVE PERMANENTLY PUSHED THOSE MISTAKES OUT OF YOUR BEING!
6. WATCH THE VIDEOS I HAVE LENT YOU, BOTH DOCUMENTARIES AND ENTERTAINMENT FILMS AND PLEASE EMAIL ME ANY COMMENTS, LANGUAGE QUESTIONS, ETC YOU MAY HAVE. AND, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, READ, READ, READ THE LITERATURE YOU HAVE BORROWED. REMEMBER YOU CAN LEARN MORE ON YOUR OWN THAN IN THE CLASSROOM IF YOU ENGAGE YOURSELVES ACTIVELY IN READING AND WATCHING..
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POSTED ON FEB. 27, 2012
HERE IS OUR ASSIGNMENT FOR THE CLASS OF MAR. 3, 2012:
1. MOST IMPORTANT REMINDER: WATCH EuroNews FOR 5-10 MINUTES EVERY DAY! - YOU NEED TO TRAIN YOUR EAR TO RECOGNIZE ALL KINDS OF ENGLISH, AS WELL AND AS FAST AS POSSIBLE. EVERY DAY!
2. PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO YOUR ESSAYS – WRITE TWO ESSAYS FROM THE NEW TOPICS I HANDED OUT IN CLASS, ONE FROM PART ONE AND ONE FROM PART TWO OF ANY SHEET. I SUGGEST YOU CHOOSE TOPICS YOU HAVEN’T HANDLED BEFORE.
3. WE WILL CONTINUE OUR COVERAGE OF OUR “CAE PRACTICE TESTS PLUS TWO” WITH THE REST OF UNIT THREE, FROM PAGE 64, AND ALL OF UNIT FOUR.
4. MAKE SURE YOU MAINTAIN YOUR VOCABULARY BOOK PROPERLY: EVERYTHING NEW GOES IN IT !
5. WITH GREAT DEDICATION AND PASSION, ELIMINATE YOUR MISTAKES FROM YOUR CORRECTED HOMEWORK, FROM YOUR MIND, FROM YOUR LIFE. DO NOT – I REPEAT – DO NOT GO ON TO YOUR NEXT OBLIGATION BEFORE YOU ARE TRULY SATISFIED THAT YOU HAVE PERMANENTLY PUSHED THOSE MISTAKES OUT OF YOUR BEING!
6. WATCH THE VIDEOS I HAVE LENT YOU, BOTH DOCUMENTARIES AND ENTERTAINMENT FILMS AND PLEASE EMAIL ME ANY COMMENTS, LANGUAGE QUESTIONS, ETC YOU MAY HAVE. AND, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, READ, READ, READ THE LITERATURE YOU HAVE BORROWED. REMEMBER YOU CAN LEARN MORE ON YOUR OWN THAN IN THE CLASSROOM IF YOU ENGAGE YOURSELVES ACTIVELY IN READING AND WATCHING..
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POSTED ON FEB. 20, 2012
HERE IS OUR ASSIGNMENT FOR THE CLASS OF FEB. 25:
1. MOST IMPORTANT REMINDER: WATCH EuroNews FOR 5-10 MINUTES EVERY DAY! - YOU NEED TO TRAIN YOUR EAR TO RECOGNIZE ALL KINDS OF ENGLISH, AS WELL AND AS FAST AS POSSIBLE. EVERY DAY!
2. PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO YOUR ESSAYS – WRITE TWO ESSAYS FROM THE NEW TOPICS I HANDED OUT IN CLASS, ONE FROM PART ONE AND ONE FROM PART TWO OF ANY SHEET. I SUGGEST YOU CHOOSE TOPICS YOU HAVEN’T HANDLED BEFORE.
3. WE WILL CONTINUE OUR ‘NEW TRENDS’ COVERAGE WITH UNIT FOUR FROM THE WORKBOOK, BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO UNIT FIVE. PLEASE PREPARE THAT MATERIAL STARTING ON PAGE 23 OF THE WORKBOOK.
4. MAKE SURE YOU MAINTAIN YOUR VOCABULARY BOOK PROPERLY: EVERYTHING NEW GOES IN IT !
5. WITH GREAT DEDICATION AND PASSION, ELIMINATE YOUR MISTAKES FROM YOUR CORRECTED HOMEWORK, FROM YOUR MIND, FROM YOUR LIFE. DO NOT – I REPEAT – DO NOT GO ON TO YOUR NEXT OBLIGATION BEFORE YOU ARE TRULY SATISFIED THAT YOU HAVE PERMANENTLY PUSHED THOSE MISTAKES OUT OF YOUR BEING!
6. WATCH THE VIDEOS I HAVE LENT YOU, BOTH DOCUMENTARIES AND ENTERTAINMENT FILMS AND PLEASE EMAIL ME ANY COMMENTS, LANGUAGE QUESTIONS, ETC YOU MAY HAVE. AND, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, READ, READ, READ THE LITERATURE YOU HAVE BORROWED. REMEMBER YOU CAN LEARN MORE ON YOUR OWN THAN IN THE CLASSROOM IF YOU
ENGAGE YOURSELVES ACTIVELY IN READING AND WATCHING..
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POSTED ON FEB. 13, 2012
HERE IS OUR ASSIGNMENT FOR THE CLASS OF FEB. 18:
1. A MOST IMPORTANT REMINDER: WATCH EuroNews FOR 5-10 MINUTES EVERY DAY! - YOU NEED TO TRAIN YOUR EAR TO RECOGNIZE ALL KINDS OF ENGLISH, AS WELL AND AS FAST AS POSSIBLE. EVERY DAY!
2. PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO YOUR ESSAYS – WRITE TWO ESSAYS FROM THE NEW TOPICS I HANDED OUT IN CLASS, ONE FROM PART ONE AND ONE FROM PART TWO OF ANY SHEET. I SUGGEST YOU CHOOSE TOPICS YOU HAVEN’T HANDLED BEFORE.
3. I INTEND TO SPEND AS MUCH TIME AS NEEDED TO GO OVER THE CAE TEST YOU HAVE TAKEN. YET, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE PREPARED UNIT 3 OF OUR “PRACTICE TESTS PLUS TWO” BOOK, FOR THE REMAINDER OF CLASS TIME.
4. MAKE SURE YOU MAINTAIN YOUR VOCABULARY BOOK PROPERLY: EVERYTHING NEW GOES IN IT !
5. WITH GREAT DEDICATION AND PASSION, ELIMINATE YOUR MISTAKES FROM YOUR CORRECTED HOMEWORK, FROM YOUR MIND, FROM YOUR LIFE. DO NOT – I REPEAT – DO NOT GO ON TO YOUR NEXT OBLIGATION BEFORE YOU ARE TRULY SATISFIED THAT YOU HAVE PERMANENTLY PUSHED THOSE MISTAKES OUT OF YOUR BEING!
6. WATCH THE VIDEOS I HAVE LENT YOU, BOTH DOCUMENTARIES AND ENTERTAINMENT FILMS AND PLEASE EMAIL ME ANY COMMENTS, LANGUAGE QUESTIONS, ETC YOU MAY HAVE. AND, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, READ, READ, READ THE LITERATURE YOU HAVE BORROWED. REMEMBER YOU CAN LEARN MORE ON YOUR OWN THAN IN THE CLASSROOM IF YOU ENGAGE YOURSELF ACTIVELY IN READING AND WATCHING..
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POSTED ON FEB. 6, 2012
HERE IS OUR ASSIGNMENT FOR THE CLASS OF FEB. 11:
1. MOST IMPORTANT REMINDER: WATCH EuroNews FOR 5-10 MINUTES EVERY DAY! - YOU NEED TO TRAIN YOUR EAR TO RECOGNIZE ALL KINDS OF ENGLISH, AS WELL AND AS FAST AS POSSIBLE. EVERY DAY!
2. PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO YOUR ESSAYS – WRITE TWO ESSAYS FROM THE NEW TOPICS I HANDED OUT IN CLASS, ONE FROM PART ONE AND ONE FROM PART TWO OF ANY SHEET. I SUGGEST YOU CHOOSE TOPICS YOU HAVEN’T HANDLED BEFORE.
3. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE PREPARED UNIT 3 OF OUR “PRACTICE TESTS PLUS TWO” BOOK SO WE CAN GO OVER IT IN CLASS QUICKLY.
4. THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVEN’T DONE SO YET - BRING YOUR VOCABULARY BOOKS TO CLASS – I MUST SEE THEM - NO EXCUSES!
5. WITH GREAT DEDICATION AND PASSION, ELIMINATE YOUR MISTAKES FROM YOUR CORRECTED HOMEWORK, FROM YOUR MIND, FROM YOUR LIFE. DO NOT – I REPEAT – DO NOT GO ON TO YOUR NEXT OBLIGATION BEFORE YOU ARE TRULY SATISFIED THAT YOU HAVE PERMANENTLY PUSHED THOSE MISTAKES OUT OF YOUR BEING!
6. WATCH THE VIDEOS I HAVE LENT YOU, BOTH DOCUMENTARIES AND ENTERTAINMENT FILMS AND PLEASE EMAIL ME ANY COMMENTS, LANGUAGE QUESTIONS, ETC YOU MAY HAVE. AND, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, READ, READ, READ THE LITERATURE YOU HAVE BORROWED. REMEMBER YOU CAN LEARN MORE ON YOUR OWN THAN IN THE CLASSROOM IF YOU ENGAGE YOURSELF ACTIVELY IN READING AND WATCHING..
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POSTED JANUARY 30, 2012
HERE IS YOUR ASSIGNMENT FOR OUR NEXT CLASS:
1. PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO YOUR ESSAYS – WRITE TWO ESSAYS FROM THE NEW TOPICS I HANDED OUT IN CLASS, ONE FROM PART ONE AND ONE FROM PART TWO OF ANY SHEET. I SUGGEST YOU CHOOSE TOPICS YOU HAVEN’T HANDLED BEFORE.
2. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE PREPARED THE REST OF UNIT 4 – INCLUDING THE WORKBOOK OF OUR “NEW TRENDS”
3. BRING YOUR VOCABULARY BOOKS TO CLASS – IT’S TIME I LOOKED AT THEM.. – BRING THEM – NO EXCUSES!
4. REMINDER: WATCH EuroNews FOR 5-10 MINUTES EVERY DAY! - YOU NEED TO TRAIN YOUR EAR TO RECOGNIZE ALL KINDS OF ENGLISH, AS WELL AND AS FAST AS POSSIBLE. REMEMBER: EVERY DAY!
5. WITH GREAT DEDICATION AND PASSION, ELIMINATE YOUR MISTAKES FROM YOUR CORRECTED HOMEWORK, FROM YOUR MIND, FROM YOUR LIFE. DO NOT – I REPEAT – DO NOT GO ON TO YOUR NEXT OBLIGATION BEFORE YOU ARE TRULY SATISFIED THAT YOU HAVE PERMANENTLY PUSHED THOSE MISTAKES OUT OF YOUR BEING!
6. WATCH THE VIDEOS I HAVE LENT YOU, BOTH DOCUMENTARIES AND ENTERTAINMENT FILMS AND PLEASE EMAIL ME ANY COMMENTS, LANGUAGE QUESTIONS, ETC YOU MAY HAVE. AND, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, READ, READ, READ THE LITERATURE YOU HAVE BORROWED. REMEMBER YOU CAN LEARN MORE ON YOUR OWN THAN IN THE CLASSROOM IF YOU ENGAGE YOURSELF ACTIVELY IN READING AND WATCHING..
POSTED JANUARY 23, 2012
AS WE MOVE ON TO OUR SECOND ACADEMIC PERIOD OF THIS EXCITING LEARNING YEAR I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR GOOD PROGRESS AS WELL AS TO THE FULFILLMENT OF YOUR GOALS.
HERE IS YOUR ASSIGNMENT FOR OUR NEXT CLASS:
1. WITH GREAT DEDICATION AND PASSION, ELIMINATE YOUR MISTAKES FROM YOUR CORRECTED HOMEWORK, FROM YOUR MIND, FROM YOUR LIFE. DO NOT – I REPEAT – DO NOT GO ON TO YOUR NEXT OBLIGATION BEFORE YOU ARE TRULY SATISFIED THAT YOU HAVE PERMANENTLY PUSHED THOSE MISTAKES OUT OF YOUR BEING!
2. PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO YOUR ESSAYS – WRITE TWO ESSAYS FROM THE NEW TOPICS I HANDED OUT IN CLASS, ONE FROM PART ONE AND ONE FROM PART TWO OF ANY SHEET. I SUGGEST YOU CHOOSE TOPICS YOU HAVEN’T HANDLED BEFORE.
3. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE PREPARED UNIT 2 OF OUR “PRACTICE TESTS PLUS TWO” BOOK SO WE CAN GO OVER IT IN CLASS QUICKLY.
4. WATCH THE VIDEOS I HAVE LENT YOU, BOTH DOCUMENTARIES AND ENTERTAINMENT FILMS AND FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME ANY COMMENTS, LANGUAGE QUESTIONS, ETC YOU MAY HAVE. AND, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, READ, READ, READ THE LITERATURE YOU HAVE BORROWED. REMEMBER YOU CAN LEARN MORE ON YOUR OWN THAN YOU CAN IN THE CLASSROOM IF YOU ENGAGE YOURSELF ACTIVELY IN READING AND WATCHING..
I ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO OUR CLASSES. YOU ARE BOTH
AN INSPIRATION AND A CHALLENGE TO ME.
I HOPE IT IS A REWARDING EXPERIENCE TO YOU TOO!
POSTED JAN. 16
MAY THE NEW YEAR BRING YOU GOOD HEALTH BUT STRENGTH TOO, TO MOVE AHEAD AND CONQUER YOUR GOALS – MAY IT BRING YOU SUCCESS IN YOUR EDUCATION!
HERE IS YOUR ASSIGNMENT FOR OUR NEXT CLASS:
1. WITH GREAT DEDICATION AND PASSION, ELIMINATE YOUR MISTAKES FROM YOUR CORRECTED HOMEWORK, FROM YOUR MIND, FROM YOUR LIFE. DO NOT – I REPEAT – DO NOT GO ON TO YOUR NEXT OBLIGATION BEFORE YOU ARE TRULY SATISFIED THAT YOU HAVE PERMANENTLY PUSHED THOSE MISTAKES OUT OF YOUR BEING!
2. PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO YOUR ESSAYS – WRITE TWO ESSAYS FROM THE NEW TOPICS I HANDED OUT IN CLASS, ONE FROM PART ONE AND ONE FROM PART TWO OF ANY SHEET. I SUGGEST YOU CHOOSE TOPICS YOU HAVEN’T HANDLED BEFORE.
3. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE PREPARED UNIT 4 OF OUR ‘NEW TRENDS” STUDENT BOOK AS WELL AS OUR WORKBOOK. SEEK HELP IN YOUR COMPANION BOOK REGARDING VOCABULARY, ETC.
4. WATCH THE VIDEOS I HAVE LENT YOU, BOTH DOCUMENTARIES AND ENTERTAINMENT FILMS AND FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME ANY COMMENTS, LANGUAGE QUESTIONS, ETC YOU MAY HAVE. AND, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, READ, READ, READ THE LITERATURE YOU HAVE BORROWED. REMEMBER YOU CAN LEARN MORE ON YOUR OWN THAN YOU CAN IN THE CLASSROOM IF YOU ENGAGE YOURSELF ACTIVELY IN READING AND WATCHING..
I ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO OUR CLASSES. YOU ARE BOTH
AN INSPIRATION AND A CHALLENGE TO ME.
STUDY HARD! CHALLENGE ME!
POSTED JAN. 8, 2012
YOUR ASSIGNMENT FOR SATURDAY, JAN. 14, 2012
NO. 1 – YOU WILL ENJOY THIS!
I HAVE JUST EMAILED YOU A 45 MINUTE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTARY SHOWING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE TWO ROVER VEHICLES SENT TO MARS BY NASA A FEW YEARS AGO. ITS QUALITY OF SOUND AND VIDEO ARE EXCELLENT AND SO IS THE ENGLISH IN THIS VIDEO.HERE IS WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO WITH IT:
A. WATCH IT CAREFULLY TWICE
B. IN YOUR SECOND VIEWING TAKE SOME NOTES – IF YOU THINK YOU NEED
TO
C. WRITE A REVIEW OF THIS SHORT FILM REGARDING ALL ASPECTS
OF IT, GIVING YOUR PERSONAL IMPRESSION AS WELL. WRITE 250- 350 WORDS.
YOU WILL GET GREAT HELP BY STUDYING THE REVIEW ON PAGE 194 OF THE TEST BOOK MENTIONED BELOW:
NO. 2 – PREPARE TEST 1 OF THE BOOK “PRACTICE TESTS PLUS 2” (PEARSON-LONGMAN PUBLISHERS).
NO. 3 – TAKE A SECOND LOOK AT UNIT 4 OF OUR OLD BOOK – WE NEED TO ADVANCE IN THAT TOO.
You have made a great start already! You showed me you are capable of doing great work. That`s what I expect from you for our next class! Go for it!!!!!
POSTED DEC. 20, 2011
BEST WISHES TO EVERYONE FOR A MERRY CHRISTMAS
AND A VERY HAPPY, HEALTHY, PEACEFUL, PROGRESSIVE, CREATIVE,
MORE ECOLOGICAL AND MORE HUMAN
2012
ENJOY READING THE LITERATURE BOOKS AND DVD’s YOU HAVE BORROWED,
AS WELL AS THE WORLD’S BEST CLASSICAL LITERATURE
I LOADED ON YOUR USB STICKS
WHATEVER YOU READ OR WATCH, PLEASE DO TAKE
SOME NOTES TO SHARE WITH THE REST OF THE CLASS
OUR FIRST MEETING OF 2012
WILL BE ON JANUARY 7 – BE READY FOR
A REWARDING LEARNING EXPERIENCE
YOUR HOMEWORK:
1. PREPARE UNIT 4 IN ALL THREE OF OUR TEXT BOOKS
2. PREPARE TEST No. 1 OF YOUR CAE PRACTICE TESTS
UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN:
KEEP FIGHTING YOUR MISTAKES
NON-STOP
WITH PASSION AND DETERMINATION !
YOU WILL DEFINITELY BE REWARDED FOR YOUR EFFORTS
POSTED SUNDAY DEC. 10
FOR OUR LAST LESSON OF 2011
PREPARE
Workbook pp. 19-22
Companion pp. 26-36
ALSO RETURN ANY DVD’s
YOU ARE DONE WITH
AND ANY LITERATURE
BOOKS YOU HAVE READ
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POSTED FRI. DEC. 9, 9:00 p.m.
VERY LAST MINUTE REMINDER:
GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY TEST
ON UNITS 1-3
SATURDAY DEC. 10
Posted Dec. 6
Assignment for Sat., Dec 10
Coursebook: Finish last pages of Unit 3
Workbook: Preapare the 4 last pages of Unit 3
Companion; Review all vocabulary in Unit 3-
Prepare for Vocab. Exam on Sat. Dec. 10. – It
will be a two page exam – not a 5-minute quiz!
December 6, 2011
A REMINDER:
● At least two essays a week
● At least one sentence with each
new word we encounter in class
AND PLEASE, DON’T WAIT FOR
SATURDAY TO HAND THEM IN!
EMAIL THEM TO ME AS EARLY IN
THE WEEK AS YOU CAN-
-THAT WAY YOU WILL GET THEM
BACK ON SATURDAY
ISA CAE ESSAY TOPICS November 30, 2011
Hello everyone,
I have found it necessary to provide you with some essay topics which you may have at your disposal at any time you feel the need to produce a piece of writing for the requirements of our class. Write 200 – 250 words. You may use any and as many of them at any time:
Google “world food crisis” to gather information for two essays:
1. The food crisis – The global picture
2. The food crisis – How do you think your geographical region and country may be
affected.
Google “global warming – theMediterranean” and study some of the findings to
answer the following:
3. How will the rise in temperatures affect the shores of the Mediterranean countries?
4. How will the rise in temperatures affect agriculture and food production in the area.
5. How will the rise in temperatures have affected Greek society when you reach the age of fifty?
6. How will the rise in temperatures have affected your children’s lives when they reach the age of fifty and the lives of your grandchildren at that time?
7. Your most favourite lazy time. Say what you do then, as well as what you avoid doing.
8. Your most creative, productive time. Say what you do then, as well as what you avoid doing.
9. How many people have really loved you in your lifetime so far? Who were they? Did you reciprocate with your love? How did these relationships contribute to your happiness?
10. Family situation: Your father is facing imminent unemployment. To help the family’s finances and your university studies, you hunt for work for a long time. All you can find is a job as a barman, which you turn down. But then comes trouble: Your younger sister, just out of high school, who is supposed to be studying hard to get into university, goes to the bar behind your back, asks for the job and gets it! Describe what happens when she, reluctantly, announces her decision to the family.
11. Family situation: Grandma has secretly been giving generous pocket money to your ten-year-old brother. He brings home items he buys that are not expected of a child his age to own. He looks up to you as his older brother and you feel responsible to straighten his new habit without involving your parents.. Write about you brother’s new activity and what you do..
12. Your university administration has asked willing students to take part in a survey aimed at improving both the educational facilities and the effectiveness of the teaching staff. Write to the President of the university, pointing problem areas and offering possible solutions regarding the facilities. Then criticize the teaching staff, referring to their teaching methodology, testing approach, workload demands, classroom interaction, etc.
13. It was only two years ago that the city’s Youth Commissioner granted your community’s request to use a large field in your area as aSportsCenter. Now your area’s football team would have a home, a place to practice, a place for other sports activities as well. It all went well and many young people found the facilities an excellent place to gather, meet friends and enjoy sports.
Suddenly, the last elections brought in a new mayor and new municipal officials. One of their first acts was to reclaim the city land, so that the city may build the City Convention Hall on it.
Your community is extremely angry and very disappointed. Write a letter to the new Mayor expressing your feelings and stating a firm request that the city find another location for the Convention Hall and let you keep the use of the land for the accommodation of the young people in your area.
14. Summer is approaching and you to wonder what to do in your free time. One day you see two adverts in the paper:
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TO ALL EU COUNTRIES DURING JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST
Take a friend or two and take advantage of this great opportunity to see Europe,
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Make your choice and explain why you picked one and not the other.
15. What a wonderful opportunity! You had always been curious to meet some rich people! So, here is your chance. You’ve been invited by a friend to spend a week on his luxury yacht. Great atmosphere, all the comforts, gourmet food, interesting company and it all points to a nice holiday. But it wasn’t meant to be. An unexpected, dramatic change of the weather in the middle of the northAegeanturns your expectations into a nightmare…
Now that it’s over – and you’re still alive – describe how it went, what happened to you and to all the others..
16. She was new to your school, quiet, not very sociable. As the year went on she became almost invisible, nobody showed any interest in befriending her. She seamed sad, perhaps because no one paid any attention to her. For a whole year you avoided her. And she got even sadder. But your last day of school eventually came. The day of your graduation. And there was a ceremony. Lots of happy faces, speeches and music. Suddenly, her name is announced. She comes on stage. Holding a violin. Everyone is frozen in their seats. She walks to the middle of the stage. “I find it difficult to say goodbye to you in words. I’d rather say it with my music”, she said in a soft, broken voice.. We all felt a wave of guilt sweep away every other feeling.. She started to play the violin.. But,..strange.. That wasn’t music.. That was.. That was a cry..
Finish the story any way you want..
17. Have you ever hurt a friend’s feelings? How about someone else’s? A member of your family’s perhaps? Has anyone done that to you at any time in your life?
Analyze one such situation in as much detail as you can remember.
18. Describe the worst day you ever had at school.
19. Many people have come to the conclusion that happiness is not a permanent state, or even a long-lasting situation. They also connect happiness, almost always, with love. Describe the most loving moment of your life, your feelings, your thoughts. Obviously, you don’t have to go into any very personal aspects, if you don’t want to share those with anyone.
20. Have you ever learned about someone’s actions and felt hatred for them because of what they did? Talk about one or more such occasions and deal with what was done and your feeling of hatred, how long it lasted, how you dealt with it.
21, How is the new IT technology affecting our live? The pro’s and the con’s.
22. How and how much do various age groups entertain themselves in our society? What was different in the past?
23. What do you foresee will be the global impact of IT ?
25. Will global warming affect all countries alike, or will there be some which might even benefit from the changes in climatic phenomena?
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