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Lesson 1 Age group: 6th Form Grammar focus: Present simple (affirmative) Vocabulary focus: vocabulary related to household chores Duration:  80 minutes lesson  Physical location:  school facilities Topic:  chores Warmer : The teacher will ask the students what they did at the weekend. In particular, he will ask them whether they gave a present to their mothers having into account that it was mothers' day on Sunday. Then, he will ask whether they helped with the house chores, whether they like doing the chores, which ones they like, which ones they don't like, etc.  The teacher will write their responses on the board to create a list that they will use later. For example: sweep the floor take out the garbage/take out the trash set the table clear the table wash/do the dishes dry the dishes do the laundry clean the bathroom make the bed Web : (The students move to the computing room) The students will be asked to sit in ...

Cram tutorial Online flashcards are a great way to study!  Cram also has a large app store so you can find other mobile flashcards for your Android, iPhone or Windows device, allowing you to take your flashcards on the go! Study on the bus or train, or on any occasion you have some free time.  First, you need to create an account or sign up in the webpage:  https://www.cram.com/ You can choose between your facebook, twitter or google account. Then, you will bew able to start creating your flashcard set. Yoou need a title in the description and you can choose between a public or private access. In the card, you will have a front and a back where you will choose what information to write on each side. You can import your creation to your google drive in case you have a gmail. You can use as many cards as you need. Once you have finished,  you will be able to create a set. Next, you will see a summary of your creation. ...

Lesson 2 Age group: 6th Form Grammar focus: Present simple (aff) Vocabulary focus: vocabulary related to celebrations Duration:  80 minutes lesson  Physical location:  school facilities Topic:  celebrations/festivals/traditions Warmer : The teacher will ask the students what they did at the weekend having into account that on 31st October  it was Halloween and that tradition/celebration/festival from the USA is being adopted in Argentina. He/she will ask whether they wore customs, whether they went to collect candies with some friends around their neighbourhood, whether they gathered in someone's  house to listen to some horror stories or some tails, etc. Then, the teacher will ask them what other traditions and/or celebrations they know and he/she will write them on the board. Web : (On the computing room) The teacher will ask them to sit in pairs and/or small groups. There must be 10 groups. Then, they will have to choose one of the t...

Internet-Based Projects Online project work is a progression from using individual web pages and websites in the classroom. Reasons for using Internet-based projects in the classroom: They are a structured way for teachers to begin to incorporate the Internet into the language classroom, on both a short-term and a long-term basis. No technical knowledge is needed either to produce or to use Internet-based projects. However, it is certainly true that they will take time to plan and design. More often than not, they are group activities and, as a result, lend themselves to communication and the sharing of knowledge, two principal goals of language teacihng itself. The use of projects encourages cooperative learning, and therefore stimulates interaction. They can be used simply for language learing purposes, but can alsobe interdisciplinary, allowing for cross-over into other departments and subject areas. This can often give them a more "real-world" look and feel, and p...

This unit is for learning how to treat accidents or emergencies. Everyday, we could be exposed to multiple accidents and what we should know is how to treat them. We could save our lives or somebody else's.  St John Ambulance (2015). Retrieved form:  http://www.sja.org.uk/sja/first-aid-advice/first-aid-techniques.aspx Accuracy: reliable source Currency: the website needs updating Content: very intersting and vivid Functionality: the site works well    Web MD (July, 2018). Retrieved from:  https://www.webmd.com/first-aid/default.htm Accuracy: reliable source Currency: the website is updated Content: very intersting and stimulating Functionality: the site works good, a bit slow sometimes Medline Plus (May 23, 2018). Retrieved from:  https://medlineplus.gov/firstaid.html Accuracy: reliable source Currency: the website is updated Content: very intersting and stimulating. It should have more images and/or videos Functionality: the site works well Mayo Fo...

Age group: 6th Form Communicative goal: Comparing everyday activities with activities in progress Grammar focus: Present Continuous (aff) and present simple (aff) Vocabulary focus: sports Recycled language: Simple present (aff), verb to be, phrases with at -in -on, animals, Present Continuous (aff,neg and int) Duration:  80 minutes lesson  Physical location:  school facilities Topic: Revision of the simple present, the present continuous, parts of the house, chothes. Since the teacher needs that students work with computers, the activity will take place in the computer lab. In case there are not enough computers for each student, that is not a problem since the task will be performed in pairs or small groups. Students will be presented the web Crossword Labs where they can learn and play solving crosswords. First, the teacher will show the students how to use the web with the help of the instructions. Then, they will complete a crossword created by the t...