OPEN HOUSE

ESTIMADOS PADRES DE FAMILIA:

SE LES REITERA QUE NUESTRO OPEN HOUSE SERÁ EL 5 DE DICIEMBRE A LAS 13 HRS, EN EL AUDITORIO DEL CIDEB. A LA ENTRADA DEL AUDITORIO, SE LES HARÁ ENTREGA DE LOS RESULTADOS FINALES. DESPUÉS, SE LES HACE LA ATENTA INVITACIÓN PARA ASISITIR A LA PASTORELA QUE LOS ALUMNOS PREPARARON PARA EL CIERRE DEL CURSO.

POSTERIORMENTE, DARÉ ATENCIÓN A LOS PADRES DE FAMILIA QUE ASÍ LO REQUIERAN Y EN CASO DE ASI SEA, HASTA QUE FINALICE NUESTRA PUESTA EN ESCENA.

RECUERDEN QUE EL 5 DE DIC ES EL UNICO DIA PARA LA INSCRIPCIÓN DE REINGRESOS, ES NECESARIO TRAER LA PAPELERÍA QUE LOS ALUMNOS LES LLEVARON LA CLASE PASADA, INCLUYENDO SU MATRÍCULA, LA CUAL NO ES TRANSFERIBLE EN CASO DE NO INSCRIBIRSE.

TODOS LOS ALUMNOS DEBERÁN PRESENTARSE EN EL HORARIO REGULAR, SIN EXCEPCIONES.

SALUDOS CORDIALES.

JAIME GUERRA

Can money buy happiness?

Dear Students,

This will be our final class. In this session you should hand in your essays (book report), which is in fact the 10% of your final grade. Remember the course evaluation:

20%..........Oral Tests (2)
30%..........Written Tests (10)
10%..........TOEFL (2)
10%..........Essay
15%..........Homeworks
15%..........Participations


Homework:

1) You've decided to make a play together for the Open House. Your homework is to research a script (guión) from any christmas or shepherd's play (pastorela).

2) Separately, you will write/draft your own script based on the one from your research. Make it funny and long enough for everyone to participate at least once during 20 minutes.

3) In class, we'll check the plays and draft together the adaptation of our own skit for the Open House. YOUR PLAY WILL COUNT AS THE LAST HOMEWORK, SO DO IT!

The topic is Christmas, but try not to do it too religious as you know that there's always someone amidst the audience that dislikes the Christian meaning of Christmas.
Avoid problems to the teacher from parents coming later and saying: "Profesor, de acuerdo al artículo 3 de la Constitución, la educación es laica, es decir ajena a cualquier doctrina religiosa... por lo cual desapruebo que mi niño(a) participe en este tipo de puestas en escena."


4) From the slides, study for Quiz #10

http://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AbbCmn08YwmYZGZ0anI3cWNfNDRnd21mZmpmOQ&hl=en
http://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AbbCmn08YwmYZGZ0anI3cWNfNjBna3p2YmhoZw&hl=en

FOR THE 1ST TIME IN OUR COURSE: NOBODY IS ALOUD TO BE ABSENT IN THE OPEN HOUSE. STUDENTS THAT PLAN TO LEAVE PRIOR DE 5TH OF DECEMBER WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR REENTRANCE TO THE NEXT SEMESTER.

Final Stretch / Countdown (Recta Final)

Estimados padres de familia:

Se les informa que este Sábado 14 de Noviembre NO HABRÁ CLASE. Pese que así se programó con anticipación, los alumnos tienen la instrucción de empezar a trabajar en sus entregas finales:

07-Nov. TOEFL II
14-Nov. No hay clases
21-Nov. Quiz #9, 2o Exámen Oral y Exámen Final
28-Nov. Entrega del Ensayo Final, Quiz #10
05-Dic. OPEN HOUSE 13hrs y Presentaciones

Asimismo, hago de su conocimiento los siguientes avisos:

1) Como solución para evitar el congestionamiento vehicular en el estacionamiento del edificio, el Director del CIDEB y la Administración del Departamento de Extensión tomaron la decisión de cambiar la hora de salida de los salones 12 a 19 a las 13.00 hrs a partir del 21 de noviembre. Por lo cual, nosotros como salón #11 no nos veremos afectados con esta medida; seguimos saliendo a las 13.15 hrs.

2) Como medida para reforzar más las habilidades y vocabulario de nuestros estudiantes se concluyó que todos los alumnos tomarán el nivel de grámatica después de acreditar el nivel avanzado. Los estudiantes que ya estén en avanzado y que ya hayan tomado este nivel y los estudiantes de Comunicativo 1 y 2 que así lo ameriten tomarán el nivel de Comunicativo Intensivo.

Por lo cual, el nuevo orden de los niveles sería el siguiente:
Básico
Intermedio I
Intermedio II
Avanzado
Gramática Constructiva
Comunicativo I
Comunicativo Intensivo
Comunicativo II
Fonética y Fonología

Recuerden que si no se presentan (su hijo(a) o alguno de ustedes) el día del Open House se les cancelará la entrega de su papelería y perderán el derecho a reinscripción.

3) El nuevo horario a partir del próximo semestre será:
Entrada: 8.30
Salida: Frances y Fonética = 12.30 hrs; salones del 12 al 19 = 12:45 hrs; salones del 1 al 11 = 13.00 hrs

4) Así mismo, se determinó que a partir de este semestre todos los niveles aplicarán un exámen final, para ver si el estudiante desarrolló las habilidades, los conocimientos y el vocabulario necesario para acreditar el nivel. Para este exámen se supone que no tendrían que estudiar, pues se trata de un exámen de conocimientos, sin embargo pueden dar un repaso general a sus apuntes de semestres anteriores, si así lo desean para llegar mejor preparados. El examen el es 21 de Noviembre.

5) El promedio para acreditar el nivel a partir del próximo semestre será de 80/100.


Students:
This week's day off is not for vacations. You have 2 weeks to work on your papers! I will not accept late submissions.

Once again, I remind you that abscenses are justified only under certain conditions and specific reasons! What is not justified:
"I went shopping to McAllen"
"I went to the sunny beach of South Padre Island"
"My sister's XV or wedding"
etc, etc, etc.

People! Learn to be responsible for YOUR decisions, if your family has plans for the weekend is YOUR decision to take the trip or day off. I will not justify these type of abscences unless the CIDEB Principal tells me as so.

Regards.

JG

How visual media affects people, Part II

"YES WE CAN"

Goal:
The main purpose is to continue developing oral expression skills but to work as well in grammar and the reading comprehension skills.

Objectives:
1. Students will be able to share their opinions with others.
2. Students will be able to read an English text and answer questions about the content.
3. Students will be able to stand in front of the class and express themselves.





Material:
http://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AbbCmn08YwmYZGZ0anI3cWNfMzZkcnJyanpkdg&hl=en

Vocabulary:

1. Avaiable in "Let them decide" Powerpoint slides: Liberalism, conservatism, capitalism, socialism, comunism, nationalism, fascism, nazism, populism, anarchism, environmentalism, monarchism, identify the common associations of colors and symbols. Do not memorize the meaning, try to understand the meaning!

2. Additional vocabulary.

The political staff members usually consist of:
Campaign manager: will coordinate the team effort, overall performance, and the campaign's operations, Besides the candidate, the campaign manager is the most visible leader.

Political Consultant: will advise campaigns on virtually all of their activities. The media advertising is usually designed by them.

Activists: are the foot soldiers loyal to the cause, they perform voluntary activities such as canvassing door to door or making phone calls on behalf of the campaign.

Candidate: the individual who seeks or is in nomination for an office, prize, or honor.

3. Origin of the English Words (We'll see this reading the next class)

Leap year: A year with one or more extra days (usually February 20th) in order to keep the calendar year synchronized with the astronomical or seasonal year.

To worship: Devotion or adoration usually towards a deity, idol, or a sacred object.

Swiftly: Capable of moving with great speed. Quick to act or react.

Slightly: In a small degree, "a bit"

Ancient: Of great age, very old

War: A state of open conflict, rivalry, hostility, between nations


Homework

1. 2nd Oral Quiz: Prepare a 3 min speech with a powerpoint presentation.

• In the 1st slide you should include the most important vocabulary from your presentation, you'll explain this vocabulary prior your presentation.

• Search in You Tube or any other video sharing website a relevant video to support your presentation. At the end, you will share the video clip with the group.

• Do not copy/paste your speech in the slides. You'll not read this presentation.

• You're responsible for bringing your presentation in a CD, if you decide to use your e-mail, usb, or any other device in by your own risk. There won't be a 2nd chance for you.

Topic: Unusual or Strange, Dangerous or High-Risk, or Funny Jobs. Please, focus on a single job.

2. Study the slides for our Quiz #9

3. We haven't finish this lesson, prior the test we'll finish with the activity "Let them decide", so please bring your plans and party drafts to develop the media campaign.

4. Finally, but not least, remember that you should start reading a book to develop your essay, the due date is: Nov. 28th.

• You can get some insights to develop your book report on the following website: http://www.infoplease.com/homework/wsbookreporths.html

• Arial 12, 1 page introduction, 2 page body (at least), 1 page conclusion. Include a picture of the book cover in an additional page, search it in the internet.

• 80 pages at least, 120 max (recommended) you can't pick a book you read before. I will not aloud copy/paste from book reviews from internet.

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