BLOG MARKS

Did you know? At a later date, I will ask you to print a blog post (my choice as to which) for a mark. I will pay attention to use of English, publication date (on time) and quality of the development of your ideas. Be sure you give 100% always--not just for a mark, but because you have a duty to be the best teacher you can be. For that, preparation starts today!

Happy thinking!

Geography and war

For your next blog post, share your reaction (in one paragraph) to the text on how geography shapes war. As an added bonus, include some key vocabulary from the text.

Practice for oral interviews next week

Dear Students,

Remember, your oral interviews are just around the corner. To help you prepare, I will post some sample tasks here (and more later). You can do these alone, with a partner or in small groups.

1) What "green" lifestyle trends do you see in Chilean society? Which do you feel will have the greatest impact in the long term? (Lesson 7A)

2) What changes to your lifestyle will you make in the short term to help the planet? (Try to use expressions like "make sense", "make the most", "make a point of..." etc. (Lesson 7B)

3) Role play: Student A) Imagine you are a nurse. Ask your patient how he's feeling so you can brief the doctor. Student B) You are ill and are speaking with a nurse. Describe your symptoms. Be as specific as possible!

Note to students, please remember that we are looking to see an upper intermediate level of oral discourse, so show us EVERYTHING you have learned (incorporate sophisticated words, show precision, use new structures, be tactful, etc.).

And, lastly, be fair to yourself! This means that for YOU to succeed--you have to prepare. Give yourself every opportunity to be successful!!!

ANNOUNCEMENT: QUIZ!

Your quiz on expressions relating to heroes (see website "An unlikely hero" on LIV Resources) will be on Monday, Oct. 4!

Native Americans: heroes?

Photograph of Sitting Bull
As a follow-up to our "Ghost Dance" study, research and the person assigned to you and answer the following questions:

a) What makes your person legendary? What was he involved in and/or sympathetic to?
b) Was what he did heroic in your opinion? Why or why not?
c) What reflection can you make on the issue? What is your reaction/thoughts on the matter?

Deadline: Wednesday Oct. 6
Between Oct. 6 and Oct. 8, read and comment on two classmates' blogs.

SUPERHEROES!

Welcome to LIV blogging! Now that you're ready to go, your first blog post will be task 1 of the SPEAKING section on page 89: Which of the powers of a superhero would you most like to have? To get the most out of this assignment, be sure you use new vocabulary and structures.

After you finish, read two classmates' posts and leave comments.

Deadline: Friday, September 24th