Sunday, June 21, 2009

Week 9: Asking for and Offering Help



This week we are 'asking for help'. In the video above Mr. Bean tries to help a man who has a heart attack ... with very funny results! An emergency like this one, however, is not funny in real life.

What would you do in this situation? Who would you call? What would you say?

Giving 'CPR' (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation)

In Term 1 we watched a video called 4 STEPS FOR LIFE (The Ambulance Service and You, Ames/MAS 2007).

ii. Go back to your notes and activities we did last term. Compare them with this British video called HOW TO DO CPR ON AN ADULT. The methods are very similar. Compare your notes and the video.




iii. In the COMMENTS section write instructions on HOW TO GIVE CPR.

ASKING FOR PERMISSION : PAIR WORK ACTIVITY



With a classmate or friend click through the following presentation (see the little arrow on the Scribd toolbar 1/30). Practice the dialogue ... DO YOU MIND IF

Do you mind if I . . .

Spanish speaking students ... here is the list of verbs you asked for:

Bank of Verbs

Friday, June 5, 2009

Week 8: Let's Party!



Hello friends. Hope you liked the BIRTHDAY BLOOPERS :-)Now the serious stuff ...

ACCESS 1 & 2: INVITING SOMEONE TO A PARTY





This week we are learning how to make INVITATIONS and ACCEPT or DECLINE INVITATIONS. Have you had a party recently? Did you invite friends and family over the phone.

In class we listened to Sam inviting Hanna to his daughter's birthday party.


EXERCISE ONE :
Now I want you to write a similar dialogue.

READ and PRINT this WORKSHEET called INVITING SOMEONE TO A PARTY. Follow the model. Write your own dialogue in the second table on the worksheet. CLICK HERE.

EXERCISE TWO :With a friend record your dialogue in the discussion called MAKING INVITATIONS at VOXOPOP.COM. Click here.

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ACCESS 2 and 3 : WHAT JULES, JULES and DALE DID NEXT (PART 2 of the MOVIE)






Here is PART 2 of the video students. Were your stories the same, similar or different to what happened in PART 2 of the movie? Did you like the movie? Leave a COMMENT below if you like.

Access 2 (Sunshine West) and 3:

EXTREME (and OTHER) ACTIVITIES





This week we are looking at Lesiure Activities - extreme ones like EXTREME IRONING and your favourite activities, maybe cycling, walking, swimming or knitting - whatever you like.

DOWNLOAD this worksheet called EXTREME AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.

You have completed the listening exercise in class. Fill in the table and add your own answers.

Go to our Talkgroups at VOXOPOP and leave a message in the discussion called EXTREME AND OTHER ACTIVITES. Make sure you cover all the points about EXTREME IRONING as well as YOUR FAVOURITE ACTIVITY.

(Remember the general rule about the use of VERB -ing with 'activity nouns')