ESL FOR ODESSA

  This week we´ll continue reviewing speaking in the present. This time we´re going to go over the   Present Perfect Tenses: 1. the Perfect Tense and  2. the Present Perfect Progressive Task 1 : Watch the video to review main features of the Present Perfect. (18 minutes) Task 2 : Check the list of irregular verbs and their forms (focus on past participles) Task 3: Watch the video to review the use of the Present Perfect versus the Present Perfect Progressive (13 minutes) Task 4 : Watch the video to continue with the review of the Present Perfect versus the Present Perfect Progressive. (7 minutes) Task 5 : Go over the list of actiona and stative verbs to refresh your memory. Task 6: Do the following exercises: Exercise 1 Exercise 2 Exercise 3: Write the answers to the following questions. You´ll report them during next class: a. What have you done today? Write a list of things you´ve done from the moment you woke up to now. b. What have you been doing since the beginning of 2020? c.

This week, we´ll continue to review the present in English approaching the Present Progressive, also called Present Continuous. In class next Tuesday, we´ll review the Simple Perfect Tense. Task I : Grammar Practice I´m sure you can use the Present Progresive very well. For practicing purposes check the following material that constrasts speaking in the Simple Present and the Present Progressive. a.  Here is a video contrasting speaking in Simple Present versus speaking in the Present Progressive. b. Here are some exercises to practice. Task 2 : Writing Practice Imagine you are traveling and visiting a beautiful place (outside Honduras). You are now sitting on the balcony of your hotel room. Describe what is happening at the moment you are writing (e.g. The sun is shining) and then write about your daily routine while in this holiday (e.g. I usually wake up early and eat breakfast in the hotel/at a cafeteria...). Task 3: Listening Practice Do one, two or as many as you want of the li

  The objective of this new week is to have you practice speaking in the present. I. Task 1: Explain the use and different forms of the Simple Present Tense.                                        Next class you will explain how to use the Simple Present Tense (affirmative, negative, question, short  answers, etc.). To help you do this, watch this video (8:30 minutes long). The speaker has a British accent. II. Talking using the present Task 2 : What is your daily routine? Write about your daily routine weekdays and on the weekend (include adverbs of frequency - always, usually, sometimes, often, never. Practice reading this. You will talk about it in class. Task3 : Talk about your family Prepare a short presentation about your family. You can use pictures. Include each member of our family and talk about their appearence, where they live, what they do for a living, pets, likes, dislikes, etc.           CLASS 2                                            Warm-up:  Let´s have a convers

  Responses to Tasks in Post 1. Task 1: " My grammar level is A2."   What does it mean? Feedback for Task 1: Your level of English is A2. However, you have a clear understanding of spoken and written English, equivalent to A2+/B1. Descriptors Task 2 . I think is very difficult for me to  learn English, realy ,  I can read Medicin books with tecnic words, but I have problem with grammar and when I try to speak and write.  I took many free courses in the university and another places , but my progress was not good. Maybe I didn't strive enougt  and sometimes I didn't  had time. I'm very interesting to learn English and now I have more time to do it.  I want to travel in the future and I will visit t he family in law of my son and daughter  Who lives in Australia and  USA  and I have a good conversation with them . I'm sure I have many errors in this text but I 'll do my best with the best teacher.  Feedback for Task 2 : The text corresponds to an A2

Hi! For the following week you will be doing some activities with the goal of evaluating your level of English. This is necessary so we can dedicate time to target weak areas and reinforce those areas where you´re strong. Task 1 Please take this grammar test and tell me what level you achieved at the end.  The results they give you will be in letters (A, A2, B1, B2, etc.). Make sure you write down this result to report it to me;  also, they tell you what questions you didnt get right, try to write down the topics you missed (for example, present perfect tense, modals (should may, etc.), prepositions, etc.).  Task 2 Please, write 1 or 2 paragraphs about the experience you´ve had learning the English language.  Include learning English in high school, university, as a professional, etc. Tell what areas of learning you like more (speaking, listening, reading, writing, grammar).  What are your strengths? (Are you good in grammar, better in speaking, prefer writing?) What do you feel are y