Invitation to this year's extra-curricular activities

Week 3; 27.09-1.10.2010; Your Scrapbook -Table Manners around the world

Image taken from Google Images.






You will create an animated cartoon in one large group(15) about the table manners in Romania .To do that you will be divided in 5 groups of 3 and will create dialogues about :
-meals and typical dishes in Romania (group1)
-how you lay the table (group2)
-places at the table (group3)
-what you are not allowed to do at mealtimes (group4)
-what you do at the end of a meal ((group5)

Your typed dialogues will have to be saved on the laptop and next class you will work as a large group to put everything together on http://www.xtranormal.com/

When ready with your cartoon ,copy the code and send it to my e-mail . Do not forget to specify your partner's name, too.
Your presentation will be embedded on the class blog .
Deadline -8.10.2010 10.00 pm


This link might be resourceful for your theme :http://www.drdaveanddee.com/diningbasics.html.

And Valerie's suggestion : http://www.ecofactory.com/community/blogs/ecofactory/table-manners-around-world-quiz-game-play-now




Georgiana C. and Calina D.



Denisa and Oana



Mario and Florentina



Raluca



Adina , Livia and Claudia



Cosmin and Mihnea



Calin & Alex

Week 2; 20-24.09.2010; Greetings from my students

Your chance to get a 10 ! Week 2;26th September-European Day of Languages

http://edl.ecml.at/LanguageFun/Selfevaluateyourlanguageskills/tabid/2194/language/en-GB/Default.aspx

The 'Self-evaluate your language skills' game helps you to assess your level of proficiency in the languages you know according to six reference levels defined within the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.(CEFR). The scale of reference, developed within the Council of Europe's CEFR in 2001, is recognised as a European standard for grading an individual's language proficiency and is widely used within national language education systems, in certification and by employers.

When answering the questions within the application please remember that this is a self-assessment procedure and the results only reflect a part of your skills and that this is a game! Only you know what you can really do with your languages.

I would like you to write down a message for the celebration of the European Day of Languages.Your work, if good, will be graded accordingly .

Deadline 26.09.2010 ; 10.00 pm

Week 3;" An unusual experience "; 27.09-1.10.2010

Image taken from Google Images.


"The Dream
By Georgiana Caloianu, 6th F

I’m going to tell you about the most beautiful and interesting day of my life. I wrote it in my diary too! Let’s start at the beginning.

It was a normal Monday. I went to school, came back home, finished my homework, ate dinner, got into bed and fell asleep listening to Michael Jackson. When I woke up, I felt strange but I still went to school. This is where the story begins.

At school. Someone called me and told me that I won a ticket to a Michael Jackson concert. I was so, so, so, so happy. Suddenly, in the next moment, I was in America. Another strange thing, but I was too happy and ignored it.
This was the special moment. MJ was supposed to appear and sing but it didn’t happen like this. We were very surprised that Michael did not come on to the stage. The crowd started to sing his songs. It was so funny, so I sang “The Way You Make Me Feel,” and “Remember the Time.”
It was still strange because Michael still did not come out. So... We started to do his dance moves like the Moonwalk. I tried but I didn’t do it right. But even then, it was strange that Michael did not appear. We started to scream, “WE LOVE YOU MJ,” and “MJ IS THE BEST!” but he still did not appear. We were all sad.
Then Nature started to be angry. Thunder and lightening were in the gray sky and rain started. It was horrible, awful and bad.... And MJ was still not there. We were very sad. Everything was ruined and all of the fans screamed, “MICHAEL IS GONE!”
But as soon as the fans started to go home, I started to scream, “WAIT...Maybe.....Michael forgot...or he didn’t know, but we need to see light in the darkness. Its name is hope!”
“What hope?” said one of the disappointed fans.
“I don’t know.” I said. I was the only fan who stayed. Then, another strange thing happened. Nature became happy and there was light everywhere. Happiness was around me. It was my hope, my hope for Michael.
Suddenly, Michael was behind me. It was a very happy moment, but it wasn’t the end. We started to sing together, dance together, and...and....and....that’s all!
If you want to know what happened after, I am going to tell you! Well, a lot of strange things had happened and the reason was that.... IT WAS ALL A DREAM! A BEAUTIFUL DREAM!"

This is an extra task. Doing it correctly,you will get an extra grade, of course!
Instructions:
-read the example story
-write down your own unusual experience
-choose a picture as an illustration of your story
-deadline for emailing the stories and pictures to your teacher- 1.10.2010
-deadline for the teacher to upload your creations on the class blog-3.10.2010

Week 2; 20-24.09.2010; Wall Wisher

You can see a Wall Wisher page below.Your task is to stick your written or/and video greeting on the wall.Do not forget to read the others' greetings, too .





Deadline :24.09.2010

Please, give the next details in your greetings:
-where you went
-who you went with
-where you stayed
-how long you stayed there
-what you did
-what was the weather like

More than that, please, mention the source of the embeded video or picture if it is not your own .

Example : Source of my video presentation used on Wall Wisher http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WR7jRlvGHLs.

Homework done as a Fotobabble:



Corina P.



Raluca C.

Week 2; 20-24.09.2010; Types of learning intelligence

Image resource : Google Images

Watch this video http://www.videojug.com/interview/types-of-intelligence-2.

Instructions:
-according to what type of dominant intelligence you have ,try to summarize what new things you have found out from this video related to your intelligence
-write down your comment under this post
-pay attention ,you cannot edit your comment
-do not copy-paste parts of the lecture, that is called plagiarism
-deadline :25.09.2010

Find out what kind of intelligence you have following the link : http://www.nedprod.com/Niall_stuff/intelligence_test.html


Instructions:
-read the sentences carefully
-answer with yes/no
-do not miss any question
-write a comment at this post about your dominant intelligence
-deadline:25.09.2010

Reminder :
These results reflect an aptitude for a particular intelligence, not an actual measure of that intelligence.

Week 1 ; 13-17 .09; Grammar Snapshot

We can use -ed adjectives to say how we feel about something or someone:
Alice is exhausted by her work at the hospital. Helen is tired of studying.

We can use -ing adjectives to say how something or someone makes us feel:
Alice's job is very exciting. She gave someone mouth-to-mouth today.
It's surprising that Tim is paying for all of them at the pub!

More -ed -ing adjectives

bored/boring
He used to like that TV show but now he's bored with it.
That film was so boring that I nearly fell asleep!

embarrassed/embarrassing
He was so embarrassed when the boss shouted at him in front of everyone in the office.
It's embarrassing when my dad tries to dance at parties. He's too old for all that!

depressed/depressing
He's really depressed. His wife left him and he's just lost his job.
I think it's depressing how much poverty there is in the world.

disappointed/disappointing
She was disappointed that she failed her English test last week.
The film had loads of hype and publicity but it turned out to be very disappointing .

interested/interesting
They're interested in collecting stamps but I think that's a really boring hobby.
Even though War and Peace is very long, I still found it really interesting .

frightened/frightening
He's such a baby! He's 25 and he's still frightened of dogs!
Nightmare on Elm Street is the most frightening film she's ever seen.

Words used after -ed adjectives
by:
bored by
depressed by
exhausted by
excited by
embarrassedby

with:
bored with
disappointed with

of:
frightened of
tired of

in:
interested in

Resource : http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/flatmates/episode21/languagepoint.shtml.

Solve the exercises at :

http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/boreding.htm
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/naturalenglish/pre/a_grammar/unit10/nepre_grammar10_1/

Some additional exercises on -ing and -ed adjectives at :

http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/passive3a.html

http://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/ed-and-ing-adjectives-describing-feelings-and-things

Feel free to comment if you have something to say about the topic.

Week 1; Rules for blogging ; 13-17.09 2010

1. Please, no last names, school names or addresses.

2. Do not link to your personal blog/journal from your school blog; you might reveal information on there that you don't want to reveal on your school blog.


3. If you want to write your opinion on a topic, make sure you're not going to be offensive to anyone as you write it.


4. Always make sure you check over your post for spelling errors, grammar errors, and your use of words.


5. Never disrespect someone else in your blog, whether it's a person, an organization, or just a general idea. You don't want someone making a stab at what you are passionate about; don't do it to someone else.


6. Don't write about other people without permission; if you can't get their permission, use first names only. Never share someone elses last name.


7. Watch your language! We're not at home, we are at school, this has to be at least remotely professional looking.


8. Make sure things you write about are factual. Don't be posting about things that aren't true.

9. Keep it education-oriented. That means that you probably shouldn't discuss your plans for the weekend.


Resource http://www.budtheteacher.com/wiki/index.php?title=Blogging_Rules



A good way to learn English is…


1. In class with a professional English teacher.
2. In a café with a native speaker of English (not necessarily a teacher)
3. Living in a country where people speak English.
4. Having a class blog in English.
5. Watching films and TV in English.
6. Repeating what the teacher says in class.
7. Keeping a notebook of new words.
8. Doing some English homework (writing or reading) very often.
9. Having lots of tests in class to help us remember.
10. Using a bilingual dictionary.
11. Reading in English.
12. Speaking English with other students in the class.
13. Interacting with English speakers.

Resource : Onestopenglish 2002- photocopiable for use in class .Taken from speaking practice www.onestopenglish.com at http://www.onestopenglish.com/section.asp?catid=59414&docid=149727


Instructions:

-read the options carefully
-think about other options to use in order to learn English
-write a comment at this post with your opinion
-pay attention when you write, your comment cannot be edited


Avatars created by your colleagues :

Cosmin C.



Georgiana C.