Present Progressive (Mr. Bean and the Pink Panther)

Mr. Bean (Present Progressive):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTeGorY3rg4

The Pink Panther (Present Progressive): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6ZLZQGydPc

With the video of the Pink Panther, you have to write what the Pink Panther is doing. For Example:

• "The Pink Panther is walking."  

Present Progressive

1. Use of the Present Progressive

1.1. actions happening at the moment of speaking

Peter is reading a book now.

1.2. fixed plan in the near future

We are going to Basel on Saturday.

1.3. temporary actions

I am working in Rome this month.

1.4. actions happening around the moment of speaking (longer actions)

My friend is preparing for his exams.

1.5. trends

More and more people are using their computers to listen to music.

1.6. repeated actions which are irritating to the speaker (with always, constantly,forever)

Andrew is always coming late.

2. Signal words

·         now

·         at the moment

·         Look!

·         Listen!

3. Form

to be (am, are, is) + Infinitiv + -ing

4. Examples

4.1. Affirmative sentences in the Present Progressive

Long forms	Contracted forms
I am playing football.	I'm playing football.
You are playing football.	You're playing football.
He is playing football.	He's playing football.

4.2. Negative sentences in the Present Progressive

Long forms	Contracted forms
I am not playing football.	I'm not playing football.
You are not playing football.	You're not playing football.
	You aren't playing football.
He is not playing football.	He's not playing football.
	He isn't playing football.

4.3. Questions in the Present Progressive

Long forms	Contracted forms
Am I playing football?	not possible
Are you playing football?
Is he playing football?

Taken from: http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/pres_pro.htm 

Activities for our next class

Good afternoon dear students

Here I share with you some activities we are going to do for the next class.

Activities:

1.      Finish the activity you began to do during the second oral evaluation. (The copy I gave you)

2.      Bring your ideas for the play script about Good Luck Charlie.

3.      Present Progressive:

                               I.            Read the post about Present Progressive

                            II.            Watch the video of Mr. Bean and pay attention to the sentences that appeared in the video (the structure)

                         III.            Watch the video of the Pink Panther and write the actions she is doing using the Present Progressive.

4.      Groups for the presentations: These are the groups for the presentations. The presentations will be on October 21^st. In the groups, you will do two power point presentations to present the assigned celebrations.  

                               I.            Manuela Araque, Maria Antonia, Ana Paulina: Christmas and Mother’s day

                            II.            Mariana and Manuela Foronda: Halloween and St. Patrick’s day

                         III.            Joseph, Juan Sebastián and Andrés: Thanksgiving and the Fourth of July

            These are the aspects you are going to include in the presentations:

Ø  Date of the celebration

Ø  What do people do in this celebration?

Ø  History of the celebration

Ø  Images of the celebration

Ø  Your opinion about the celebrations

Ø  NOTE: In the presentation you can use some notes to remember information. You cannot READ the whole presentation.

NOTE: Remember that the next Saturday, October 14^th, we will have the Final Written Exam. Study! 

Second Oral Evaluation Rubric

Good evening dear students

Here I send you the rubric for the Second Oral Evaluation that will be on Saturday 31st. Please, study with this blog and the documents we have worked on class.

Happy week!

UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA

ESCUELA DE IDIOMAS

CENTRO DE EXTENSIÓN

PROGRAMA DE INGLÉS JÓVENES

LEVEL 2

2^nd oral assessment: Buying a pet

15% of Total Grade

TASK: In couples, the students are going to pretend they are going to buy a pet for their family. They go to the pets shop and the seller offers them several options (cat, dog, goldfish, rabbit, etc.) Once the pet seller makes an offer, the students must answer if this pet is the right one for their families.

To complete this task successfully you need to:

-         Describe your family member occupations

-         Give information about you and your family (what you can or can’t do)

-         Describe your house (house parts)

-         Know pets vocabulary

-         Relate pets to your family life style

-         Be fluent and spontaneous – confident, independence from visual aids, speak clearly and loud enough, short pauses

And use:

-         Simple present tense, verb to be, family vocabulary

-         Adjectives

-         Pets, house parts, occupations, abilities vocabulary

-         Full sentences to express your ideas.

INSTRUCTIONS: The students will pretend they are going to buy a pet for their family. Therefore, it is a role play situation where two English classmates go together to a pet shop. Once they arrive to the pet shop, they request the help of the seller to buy a pet for their families (each student must choose the most appropriate pet for his/her family). The seller (teacher in charge of the second oral evaluation) will offer different pets until the student find the one fits their family profile. For instance, if the seller offers a rabbit but the students say: “My family is a very active family. My father is a sport trainer, my mother is a housewife and my brother is a university student. We do a lot exercise together. My father can run a lot, my mother can ride the bike, my brother can climb mountains and I can dance. Besides, we live in a small apartment with only three bedrooms, a kitchen, a bathroom and living room” Based on this description, a rabbit would not be the best option for this family. Once the couple of students who go to the pet shop find the pets for their kind of family, the assessment is over. If the students find the pets right away, the teacher can demand why other pets would be the best option for them. Consequently, to do this task, the students must talk about their families concerning the occupations their family members have, what they can or can’t do, and the description of their houses. Each couple of students will have 15 minutes to carry out this activity.      

PASSING SCORE: 3.0

Student’s name:		Date:
%	Criteria / Score (number 1 is the lowest scale, 10, 20 and 30 the highest)	Poor	Needs improvement	Fair	Good	Outstanding	Total
	The student is able to:
20	Fluently present her/his family members based on their occupations and what they can do.	1-4	5-8	9-12	13-16	17-20
20	Describe his/her house and life style.	1-4	5-8	9-12	13-16	17-20
20	Use the vocabulary requested to develop this activity.	1-4	5-8	9-12	13-16	17-20
20	Display in her/his presentation the correct use of the following structures: verb to be, possessive adjectives, adjectives, word order.	1-4	5-8	9-12	13-16	17-20
20	Pronounce words in a clear way that makes of her/his presentation comprehensible.	1-4	5-8	9-12	13-16	17-20
Comments: use of self-correction, asking for clarification, independence from visual aids. Final score: _______ / 2 =

Activities for our next class

Good afternoon dear students

Here I send you some activities for you to practice during this week. Most of them are videos about some topics will be studying in the next class.

Happy week!

There is – there are (Parts of the house)

Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02mFz_ruiIQ

Exercises:

http://www.agendaweb.org/exercises/grammar/there-is-there-are.htm

http://www.agendaweb.org/grammar/there-is-there-are/index.html

http://www.1-language.com/englishcourse/unit17_grammar_exs.htm

Prepositions of place

Videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpHTgi5ZKjY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8F0NYBBKczM

Homework for our next class

Good afternoon dear students

I share with you the homework we have for the next class.

       I.           Film a video where you present your house (the parts of your house) and say what the favorite place of the house is for each member of your family. Ex: “This is the living room; this is the favorite place of my brother because he likes to play there with his toys.”

    II.           Watch the movie “Coraline” and do the next activities:

Coraline movie: http://kisscartoon.me/Cartoon/Coraline/Movie?id=3533

Ø  Make Coraline’s family tree

Ø  Describe Coraline’s house

Ø  Record an audio file where you say what you learned from the movie and support your answer with arguments. (AUDIO FILE).

NOTE: You can send me the video and the audio file to my mail, or you can take them to class in a USB flash drive.

Happy week!