MORE TIPS FOR ORAL PRESENTATIONS

 When it comes to speaking in public, we all have our strategies, and depending on the topic we are dealing with, they will eventually change. 
Here, we can have some extra alternatives to make our presentation bright (not only in English)

JUANA MORAL'S ENGLISH SITE. TIPS FOR AN ORAL PRESENTATION

FORMAL E-MAIL. WRITING. B1-B2. BACHILLERATO. PeVAU

 Formal e-mails are paramount in order to communicate in some formal contexts: the workplace, business, university and the like.
In this post, you will learn how to master their structure, linking words and essential expressions. 

WRITING A FORMAL E-MAIL. JUANA MORAL'S ENGLISH SITE. 

JUANA MORAL'S ENGLISH SITE. WRITING A FORMAL E-MAIL

FOR AND AGAINST ESSAY. Bachillerato/Selectividad

Writing an opinion essay can be really easy if you follow this must-have list : 

For and Against Essay. Juana Moral's English Site. Selectividad

Together with this, to learn more, you can visit the following: 

1. Pau Writing tips and topics. Click here

• Writing. Linking words. General overview. Click here

ORAL TASK: INVENT A GADGET. LEARNING SITUATION, SPEAKING

 The main target of this task is that our students use all the knowledge they may have on technology, science and the world around them to create a gadget and describe it in front ot the class. How?

JUANA MORAL'S ENGLISH SITE. INVENT AN GADGET. SPEAKING. UDL/DUA

First, students invent a gadget, it can be related to science, technology, medicine or any field of knowledge that can improve people's lives. 
Later, they make a poster with the elements seen in the picture above: 

• A description

• The purpose of the gadget

• Function

• How it will help people

• Conclusion

In this case, it is essential to be original with every single element and to engage the rest of the class with questions and trying to make them understand the purpose of their invention

CAVEATS AND OPTIONS:

- This can be used as a writing prompt, including the elements explained before

- Students can make it using online elements for their presentation and they can also do it in pairs.

- A fair can be created in the hall of the high school in order to present relevant projects and make everyone aware of the outcomings of this task. Several departaments may be involved in oder to create a profitable interdisciplinar environment. 

To Luisa Ramirez, the real English teacher. 

Ice breakers for speaking and writing all levels

 

ICE-BREAKERS for speaking and writing

This multi-level task was designed using different formats such as a spinning wheel and it's perfect to promote communication and getting to know our students on the first days. 

Ice-breakers for speaking and writing all levels. Juana Moral's English Site. ELT. 

It involves DUA/UDL principles as it is based on previous knowledge, it presents several forms of implication and promotes understanding in different languages. 

• 1st ESO. A1 levels

 

I WISH/ IF ONLY. Wishes and regrets. Bachillerato

 Conditional sentences are widely used in order to explain the conditions necessary for something to happen. 

Related to impossible conditionals (third conditionals), the expressions I wish (desearía) and If only (ojalá...) are used to express wishes and regrets. 

In the following picture we can see the three structures and their meanings. 

I WISH/ IF ONLY. WISHES AND REGRETS. JUANA MORAL'S ENGLISH SITE

Together with this, you can also find the structures. 

• I'd rather you+ simple past.  (preferiría que  tu hicieras/no hicieras....)

• Ex: I'd prefer to stay home tonight: I'd rather you stayed home tonight (preferiríá que te quedases en casa esta noche) El pasado simple sirve para marcar el subjuntivo. Se usa cuando el que debería realizar la acción no es el hablante
• Attention. I'd rather+ infinitivo: I'd rather stay home (preferiría quedarme en casa)  se usa para indicar lo que alguien preferiría y que también el hablante realiza la acción. 

• It's (high) time +subject+ past form (ya es hora de que hagas....)

• I't a long time since you haven't bought any clothes. It's high time you bought some new clothes. No se refiere al pasado, si no que indica un subjuntivo. 

SPEAKING: I'M AN EXPERT AT... (from A1-B2)

What if every single student in our class is an expert at something? What if we all can learn and become more confident because we all know quite a lot about a topic or we have a surprising hobby? This short project is DUA or UDL oriented and focused on our students' needs.

This is the purpose of this task: make our students more confident when speaking and a collaborative learning. 

For that, students choose a topic, hobby or issue they know quite a lot and describe it in front of the class. It is a low preparation activity on the part of the students and they can bring special objects, make a presentation or be as original as they please. At the end of the presentation, it is essential to promote students' questions and dialogue so as to improve communication and uderstanding. 

SPEAKING: I'M AN EXPERT. DUA/UDL. COLLABORATIVE LEARNING. From A1 to C1

In my experience, this activity is enjoyable for students and for the teacher because it helps us to know more about our class and makes them feel the main characters of the story for some minutes, being a student centered task which fosters motivation as well as confidence. 

A further advantage is that it can be adapted to all levels increasing the difficulty in expressions and vocabulary. 

RELATIVE CLAUSES II BACHILLERATO

 Relative clauses are crucial in order to improve our writing and speaking skills specially for proficient B1-C1 levels, and, therefore, for Bachillerato students. 

RELATIVE CLAUSES. EXTRA TIPS. JUANA  MORAL'S ENGLISH SITE

The following presentation will help us understand its basics

DESCRIBING AND CONTRASTING PICTURES. B1 ORAL EXAM. SPEAKING

 It's time to focus on our oral exam: DESCRIBING AND COMPARING PICTURES, essential for B1 and B2 levels:

The exam should last about 2-3 minutes. 

STEP BY STEP:

SPEAKING. B1. DESCRIBING AND CONTRASTING PICTURES. STEP BY STEP GUIDE. JUANA MORAL'S ENGLISH SITE

DESCRIBING FILMS AND TV SERIES. SPEAKING

DO YOU LIKE WATCHING MOVIES AND SERIES?

ARE YOU INTO READING BOOKS? Have you ever been hooked on a tv series or books?

So, this post is for you!!

FIRST OF ALL, LET'S FOCUS ON THE BASIC VOCABULARY:

DESCRIBING A FILM, BOOK OR SERIES. JUANA MORAL'S ENGLISH SITE.SPEAKING

EXPRESSING SIMILARITY: WRITING TIPS

How do you express that two things are similar? 

How do you express that two things are different? 
What is the difference betwen AS/LIKE?

MODAL VERBS.GENERAL REVIEW FOR B1/B2. BACHILLERATO, PEVAU, SELECTIVIDAD

This post will help B1/B2 students to have a general vision on modal verbs, including their meaning and examples.

MODAL VERBS GENERAL REVISION. BACHILLERATO,SELECTIVIDAD, PEVAU, B1, B2. JUANA MORAL'S ENGLISH SITE

Together with this, do not forget to read more about them in previous posts, more specfic:

• MODAL VERBS I: CAN, COULD, MUST, SHOULD (BASIC LEVEL). Presentation, activities and quizz. CLICK HERE
• MODAL VERBS II: CAN, COULD, BE ABLE TO. Presentation, activities. KAHOOT!Click here 
• MODAL VERBS III: OBLIGATION. MUST, MUSTN'T, SHOULD, HAVE TO, NEED TO. CLICK HERE  INTERACTIVE WORKSHEETS.
• MODAL VERBS IV: PREDICTIONS. MAY, MIGHT, MUST,CAN, CAN'T

PRACTICE: 

• MIXED MODALS AT DIFFERENT LEVELS. Click here . Self correcting tasks
• BRITISH COUNCIL TASKS. Click here.
• level B1:
• MODAL VERBS. DEDUCTION. click here
• HAVE TO, MUST, SHOULD. Click here
• CAN, COULD, BE ABLE TO. Click here

MODAL VERBS III: OBLIGATION. MUST/MUSTN'T/ HAVE TO,DON'T HAVE TO/ NEED TO

Expressing obligation in English is a communicative need. For that, we use imperatives and modal verbs: MUST/ MUSTN'T and pseudo-modal structures: HAVE TO, NEED TO. However, we have to pay special attention to the differences in meaning existing among them.

Let's work on that. Watch the following presentation and focus on the differences between the modal verbs included: 

Don't forget to double check the differences between: MUST, HAVE TO, NEED TO AND SHOULD:

MUST, MUSTN'T, HAVE TO, NEED TO, SHOULD. OBLIGATION. MODAL VERBS. JUANA MORAL'S ENGLISH SITE

PASSIVE VOICE II. INTERMEDIATE/BACHILLER/SELECTIVIDAD

PASSIVE voice transformations are commonly used in English as a way to change fixed word order.
Can you master the basics of this? Can you form a two object passive? The following post is perfect to learn or revise it!!

Do the following quizz... which of the following facts are true? 

• Now, how do you form the passive voice with every verbal tense? And what about perfect modals? The process is the same... let us see:



PASSIVE VOICE. BACHILLERATO, SELECTIVIDAD. PEVAU. JUANA MORAL'S ENGLISH SITE

GERUNDS BASICS. ACTIVITIES AND EXPLANATION

GERUNDS are a non personal form in English. They are identified with -ing forms

When do you add -ing to a verb? Let's see and practice:

Now, let us practice with some basic activities.

FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE VS. FUTURE CONTINUOUS

Together with PRESENT SIMPLE, PRESENT CONTINUOUS, WILL AND TO BE GOING TO, there are two more ways to talk about the future. 

They  are formed using the MODAL VERB WILL as a base: future perfect simple ( I will have seen)  and  the futurecontinuos (I will be flying)

First of all, let's focus on WILL, which, as you already know, it is a MODAL VERB: 

WILL FUTURE IN ENGLISH. JUANA MORAL'S ENGLISH SITE

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS. FORM, USAGE, ACTIVITIES

I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU ALL MY LIFE!

This is a typical sentence in which we use the PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE. Let's see how it works, ITS FORM AND USAGE.

FORM:

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINOUS. FORM. JUANA MORAL'S ENGLISH SITE

ROSA PARKS: CULTURE, PEACE, FREEDOM AND CIVIL RIGHTS FOR KIDS (ELT)

Have you ever heard about Rosa Parks? Who was she? Why do we talk about her?
She was an American Civil Right Activist who fought for the rights of black people, specially women. 

Copy the following glossary before watching and answer the questions to find out why she is known worldwide nowadays: 

REMEMBER: A SMALL ACTION CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!!!

WRITING GENERATORS. HAVE FUN WRITING!

This is my first post on writing, thus, let me introduce a nice activity to improve writing skills, both if you are a teacher or a student. 

WRITING GENERATORS. JUANA MORAL'S ENGLISH SITE

This is my Halloween (or mistery) spinning wheel generator created with FLUKY (which is a free tool).

• Characters. 
• Haunted places
• Elements in the story.
• Setting and extra information
• Extra elements
• Adjectives

BROADCAST YOUR NEWS PROGRAMME!! SPEAKING.

My students' next project is to broadcast a video with the news. They can choose several interesting topics, create their own HEADLINES and introduce whatever they find interesting.

The news. Speaking communicative project at Juana Moral's English Site

Have a look at this brilliant example from CHANNEL 2 KIDS NEWS (CLICK TWICE TO WATCH IT ON YOUTUBE):

Now, let us focus on some useful expressions, necessary for your news programme.Then, you can have a look at more videos and interesting links: