Oral Test: Mindmaps

For the Oral test you will need to:

• Design 3 mindmaps like the ones showed in the pictures bellow. 

• Also, you will need to have a conversation with a partner. Be ready to ask and answer questions in a short conversation about the lessons practiced in class..

Bring something to share with your classmates (a little snack).

• All mindmaps must be on paper.. No digital material.. We'll be placing your posters on the wall for everyone to look at and learn from.

• And the most important.... Have fun!!! Take a lot of photos and post them to our facebook group..

More memories of past exams... here: 

https://www.facebook.com/doris.molero/media_set?set=a.10154585506550368.1073741896.642495367&type=3  

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.10151563442494452&type=3
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.10151282322599452&type=1
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.10151763288389452&type=1

These are the contents of the different units and the different levels.... check your level and your contents:
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Mind Map 1: About me
* this map just shows words but you should use images, too.

Stephanie Zabaleta 

Monica Nuñez

Personal info: Name, last name, age, country, city
School life: University, faculty, trimester, subjects
Likes: Things I love. Why?
Dislikes: Things I don't like. Why?
Dreams: 3 things I dream about
Opinion about English: why I am learning English.

Mind Map 2:

Example level 1 - David Melean

My level 1
Unit 1: Name, last name, email, telephone, favorites
Unit 2: Country, city, nationality, language, Description of a city
Unit 3: Personal items, perfect gift, descriptions of products, what you have in your bag
Unit 4: What are they doing?- School: subjects, trimester, how you are doing in school
Unit 5: Food: breakfast, lunch, dinner, favorite dish, description of the dish
Unit 6: Family tree and relationships

My level 2

Unit 7: Schedule: weekdays and weekend activities, time, morning, afternoon, evening
Unit 8: Celebrations: dates, favorite celebration: when, how, where, what they do to celebrate, Why
Unit 9: Daily schedule: One day in the life: morning, afternoon , evening. Time
Unit 10: Home sweet home: Describe house or apartment, furniture, prepositions (where are the things), favorite room
Unit 11: Clothing: clothes for different events and weather. Shopping, prices, Colors
Unit 12: Jobs. Occupations, where do people work. What they do. Opinion about the job. Description of the personality.

My level 3

Unit 1: New friends- New Faces : my Physical description, my favorite person (personal info)
Unit 2: Express yourself: Feelings and gestures
Unit 3. shopping : Favorite supermarket - My favorite place to shop
Unit 4: Around city. Places in the city, Giving directions.
Unit 5: Going on Vacations: My vacation, place, weather, things to do. what i need. Suggestions... should, shouldn't
Unit 6: some more about me: Hobbies, personality, plans

My level 4

Unit 7: Change, habits, dreams
Unit 8: Heroes. Heroes from the past, present, movie heroes, cartoon, personal heroe
Unit 9: Memory. Childhood memories: toys, food, vacations, family, school
Unit 10: Health problems and stress. causes, consecuences, tips
Unit 11: Talents: What's your talent? talented people: What they do, what they can do
Unit 12: Movies: genre, poster, fast facts, soundtrack, review

My level 5

Unit 1: People in your life. Relationships (friends, colleagues, relatives, classmates. Memories of high school
Unit 2: Food. description of food, description of dishes and restaurants (comparison)
Unit 3: Unsolved mysteries. Crime and amazing stories
Unit 4: Trends in families and in general: fashion, sports, electronics, music, etc
Unit 5: Errands and description of neighborhoods
Unit 6: Student life. Describe your university and your student life. university campus. Plans after graduation

Mind Map 3: Reflections

David Melean- Level 1

Classmates: Opinion about your group
Classes: Opinion about your classes
Lessons: favorite lesson, most difficult lesson, Why?
Material and tools: book, workbook, notebook, facebook group, class blog, you tube videos, wikipedia, google, google translator, powerpoint, word, authorstream, dictionary, tutors... (explain what you did with the tool, show some examples)
What I improved: Listening, writing, speaking, grammar, pronunciation, reading, use of digital tools
What I need to keep on practicing
Suggestions
Acknowledgments: Say thank you. (university, parents, friends, classmate, tutor, teacher)
Peace Project: #myfaceforpeace, #DearVenezuela, #capsforkidsurbe

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Homework Assesment Rubric

Another important rubric.... It'll help you know how you are doing your homework... We want to be the best we can... Check it out and think about the quality of your work. Strive for your best. Shine and smile...

 

Keep shining love and peace! Dr. Doris Molero

Class Participation, Group Work, and Social Skills Rubric

Attention please!!!!! Introduccing Rubrics... we are going to use rubrics to evaluate what we are doing in class...

A rubric is a scoring tool that's generally used for subjective and authentic assessments. In subjective assessments, rubrics help create a certain level of objectivity. As a result, learners are more clear about the expectations prior to assessment and are clear about their areas of weakness and strength after the assessment. In authentic assessments (which are usually subjective), rubrics help educators communicate and assess levels of performance.

So, for a starter I want you to think about your performance in your classes.... then, evaluate yourself.. Use the following rubric....
http://www.rcampus.com/rubricshowc.cfm?code=GB2X5A&sp=yes

After you do that, just comment in our facebook group how you did on assessing yourself...... Be fair and try to get better and better each day... Remember you are all fireworks...

Well, have fun and Keep on shining Love and Peace! Dr. Doris Molero

Facebook Groups to practice English and connect to the world

Facebook groups are for sharing classroom work, collaborating, sharing ideas, hosting discussions, posting class notes, scheduling reminders, fun activities, meeting teachers and students, singing, watching videos, playing games, asking questions, connecting to the world and materials to help you improve your language...

Our groups:

Doris 3m EFl Center
https://www.facebook.com/groups/5204964451/

Intercambios Intermedios
https://www.facebook.com/groups/157158814489616/

My avatar for Peace
https://www.facebook.com/groups/641621699186528/

My Face for Peace - Venezuela
https://www.facebook.com/MyFaceForPeaceVenezuela

A group where you can meet people from the world: 
Real Life English
https://www.facebook.com/groups/reallifeenglish/

Things to remember when participating in our groups:

* no mean commenting!!
* give constructive feedback
* respond with supporting outside resources,
* encourage other students

Remember

* NOTHING you do online is EVER private.
* Everything you post becomes part of your “personal brand.”

Think before you post

Digital Etiquette of Photos

* post images that are related to the topics discussed or that promote more practice.
* Ask for permission when posting an image that's not yours.
* Post a photo  that won't embarrassed you or the ones in the photo.
* No nudity
* No discrimination
* No political issues

Well, hope this help you improve your use of the language and enjoy communicating and sharing your ideas with the world... Don't forget to have fun and Think before you post!

Keep Shining Love and Peace!
Dr. Doris Molero

Exchange Project: Intercambios Intermedios/ Intermediate Exchanges

Hello, everyone... This is to announce our exchange project with students from the Minnesota State University.. http://www.mnsu.edu/. Check their site and find out more about it. We'll be meeting Professor Amy Fullerton and her Spanish Students. 

This project is a bilingual adventure to provide you with opportunities to learn and practice English with English speakers... WE have a group for this project..Intercambios Intermedios or Intermediate Exchanges.. https://www.facebook.com/groups/157158814489616/

If you are interested in participating.. register to the group and get ready to have fun and connect to the world in English by helping MSUM student practice Spanish and learn about our country. Hope to see you around...

Keep shining love and peace!

Dr. Doris Molero

Fireworks Hearts

These are some of the fireworks that have left their marks in our classes...

  Jan-Apr 2013

  Sep-Dec 2012

 May-Jul 2012  

Jan-Apr 2012
 

Sep-Dec 2013 Exam dates

Written Exam
Listening: dictation, selection, matching, filling a chart, answering questions
Social language: vocabulary and expressions
Grammar: fill n the black, use the correct form of the verb, answer the question, etc
Reading: Read the text and answer questions or say true or false
Writing: Write a short paragraph

For the written exam, you just need a pencil and a pen.

Oral Exam
1. Tell about you and your new friend
2. Answer questions about your maps
3. Have a conversation with a classmate

For the oral exam, you will need mindmaps. Visit this link for more info on your oral exam

Telling about you and a friend

Hello, Everyone!.. The first little project for this trimester is to get to tell people about you and meet new friends. So, we are going to get in groups of three people and we are going to work together to ask questions about our new classmates and tell people about us... Let's get started!!!!

A. Look at the following mind map:

B. Read about Juan. (this is just a model.. feel free to add more to the different paragraphs)

Hello, World! Welcome to my blog. In this blog I will post my school work for Level 4. I will use it to practice writing, listening, speaking and reading. Also, I will share it with my classmates and people from the world.

My name’s Juan Gonzalez but you can call me Juanchi. I’m from Maracaibo, originally. I live in Maracaibo, in Monte Claro. I’m 20 years old and I have a big family. My mom is a lawyer and my dad an engineer. I have two brothers and one sister.

I study engineering at URBE . My favorite subjects are mathematics and English. This trimester I am taking 4 classes and I am in the 4th trimester.

talking on the phone

I love music, dancing, playing soccer, driving my car (I have a red sport car), surfing the net, studying English, talking on the phone with my friends. My favorite food is pizza and I like chocolate very much. The most important to me is  my family , my country and my dog. I also enjoy going out with my friends.

I hate onions, listening to hip hop, getting up early on the weekend, violence, war, injustice, and washing the dishes. I can't stand people smoking.

Eiffel Tower

My dream is to travel around the world, visit the Pyramids in Egypt and The Eiffel Tower in Paris. Of course, I want to graduate from Engineering School and be a good engineer. I also would love to learn to speak French, and Italian. I want to work in an important company and buy a house, get married and start a family.

About English, I love to learn new languages. I think English is very important. What do I do to practice my English? well, I listen to music and watch TV in English. It’s a good exercise. I also chat on the internet and have friends in many countries. I use social networks like facebook and twitter to connect to people around the world and make friends. I can write well, but I need to practice more. The most difficult for me is speaking. I want to practice in class and out of class, too. I hope I can make a lot of friends and practice speaking in this class.

Well, This is a little bit about me. Hope you liked it... Please, leave a comment!

Keep on Shining Love and Peace!
Juanchi


C. Now it’s your turn. Draw a mind map ( you can use Text2mindmap),  Write about yourself and Add your picture.

D. It's time to meet two new friends. Use these questions to interview your new friends.

personal info School info	What’s your name? Do you have a nickname? How old are you? Where are you from?  Where do you live? What's your family like? do you have any brothers or sisters? Where do you go to school? what school in URBE are you in? What are your favorite subjects? what trimester are you in? how many classs are you taking?
Likes	What do you like doing? What things do you like? what do you love? what do you Enjoy? What's your favorite... food, movie, book, singer., sport..?
dislikes	What things you don’t like? what do you Hate? what Can’t  you stand?
dreams	What is your dream? What do you want to do with your life? what places would you like to visit? what would you like to do?
About English:	What’s your opinion about English? Do you like it? Is it important? What do you do to study English? What re you good at in English..grammar, listening, reading...? What do you need to improve.... grammar, listening, reading...?What do you want to do in this class? what are your expectaions?

Use these expressions to answer to your new friends questions:

Name	My name is…. / I’m from …… / I go to ……..school in URBE / I’m …….years old. / I live in…….
Likes	I love…… / I enjoy….. /I like to …….
dislikes	I don’t like to ……. / I hate……. /I can’t stand………
dreams	My dream is to ……. / I want to ……. One day.
About English:	I think English is……. / In my opinion …….. / For me ….. / I guess ……. / I want to …. in this class.

Now, write your new friends information here:

Name	Her/his name’s ……... She/he’s from ……... She/he’s a student from …………………… school. She/he’s …… years old. She/he lives in ………………...
Likes	She/he likes …+ing, She/he likes to ……., She/he loves …. + ing, she/he enjoys …+ ing
dislikes	She/he doesn’t like to ……. / She/he hate……. /She/he can’t stand………
dreams	Her/his dream is to ……. / She/he wants to ……. One day.
About English:	She/he thinks English is……. / In her/his opinion …….. / For her/him ….. / He/she guesses ……. / She/he wants to …. in this class.

E. Now draw a mind map with the information about your friend. Look at this example.

Navith Arriaga

F. Write about you and your friend in our facebook group

I have two new friends... Anilup and Daniel ...

Her name is Anilup Uzcategui. She's from Barquisimeto. She lives in Maracaibo. She's 19 years old. She's a law student. She speaks English and Spanish. Her email address is ani_uzcategui@email.com. She loves to dance.

His name is Daniel. He's from Barqusimeto. He speaks Spanish and little English.He's 23 years old. He's a Graphic design student. His email is dazc89@email.com. He loves to play Ultimate Frisbee and Football.

They are really nice.

G. You can create a Voki like this:

 

Have fun and keep on shining love and peace!
Doris3m

Welcome Classes Sep-Dec 2013

Well, a new trimester is about to start... Welcome, everybody!


This new trimester, we will be learning in a blended connected way. But what is that? you may be asking yourself. Well, let's try to explain what it is about. To start with:

1. It is mostly about learning and practicing your English both in your classroom and on line.
2. You will be reading, listening to, writing and talking about different topics in English in class and on line.
3. It is about learning English using technology. That means we will be using computers, mobiles and internet to find real updated information concerning your different interests. We are going to experiment and play with new ways to learn autonomously. Learning for life. Learning to learn. Learning by doing. We will be watching and listening to videos as well as making videos. We'll have the chance to use different tools to express our ideas and interact with people. We'll connect to the world through our Facebook Group and Twitter
4. It is about learning and practicing your English in groups, in a community. Be ready to meet students and teachers from the university and the world. Of course, there will be tasks you must complete on your own.

This is a Presentation that summarises the program for our classes:

program for the Sep-Dec 2013 class

More PowerPoint presentations from Doris Molero

Well, we can share great memories and have fun in this class!

Keep on shiniing love and peace!
Doris3m

Oral Test: Mindmaps May- July 2013

For the Oral test you will need to:

• Design 3 mindmaps like the ones showed in the pictures bellow. 

• Also, you will need to have a conversation with a partner. Be ready to ask and answer questions in a short conversation about the lessons practiced in class..

• Bring something to share with your classmates (a little snack).

• All mindmaps must be on paper.. No digital material.. We'll be placing your posters on the wall for everyone to look at and learn from.

• And the most important.... Have fun!!! Take a lot of photos and post them to our facebook group..

• More memories of past exams... here: 

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.10151563442494452&type=3
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.10151282322599452&type=1

These are the contents of the different units and the different levels.... check your level and your contents:
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Mind Map 1: About me
* this map just shows words but you should use images, too.

Stephanie Zabaleta 

Monica Nuñez

Personal info: Name, last name, age, country, city
School life: University, faculty, trimester, subjects
Likes: Things I love
Dislikes: Things I don't like
Dreams: 3 things I dream about
Opinion about English: why I am learning English.

Mind Map 2:

Example level 1 - David Melean

My level 1
Unit 1: Name, last name, email, telephone, favorites
Unit 2: Country, city, nationality, language, Description of a city
Unit 3: Personal items, perfect gift, descriptions of products, what you have in your bag
Unit 4: What are they doing?- School: subjects, trimester, how you are doing in school
Unit 5: Food: breakfast, lunch, dinner, favorite dish, description of the dish
Unit 6: Family tree and relationships

My level 2

Unit 7: Schedule: weekdays and weekend activities, time, morning, afternoon, evening
Unit 8: Celebrations: dates, favorite celebration: when, how, where, what they do to celebrate, Why
Unit 9: Daily schedule: One day in the life: morning, afternoon , evening. Time
Unit 10: Home sweet home: Describe house or apartment, furniture, prepositions (where are the things), favorite room
Unit 11: Clothing: clothes for different events and weather. Shopping, prices, Colors
Unit 12: Jobs. Occupations, where do people work. What they do. Opinion about the job. Description of the personality.

My level 3

Unit 1: New friends- New Faces : my Physical description, my favorite person (personal info)
Unit 2: Express yourself: Feelings and gestures
Unit 3. shopping : Favorite supermarket - My favorite place to shop
Unit 4: Around city. Places in the city, Giving directions.
Unit 5: Going on Vacations: My vacation, place, weather, things to do. what i need. Suggestions... should, shouldn't
Unit 6: some more about me: Hobbies, personality, plans

My level 4
Unit 7: Change, habits, dreams
Unit 8: Heroes. Heroes from the past, present, movie heroes, cartoon, personal heroe
Unit 9: Memory. Childhood memories: toys, food, vacations, family, school
Unit 10: Health problems and stress. causes, consecuences, tips
Unit 11: Talented people: What they do, what the can do
Unit 12: Movies: genre, poster, fast facts, soundtrack, review

My level 5

Unit 1: People in your life. Relationships (friends, colleagues, relatives, classmates. Memories of high school
Unit 2: Food. description of food, description of dishes and restaurants (comparison)
Unit 3: Unsolved mysteries. Crime and amazing stories
Unit 4: Trends in families and in general: fashion, sports, electronics, music, etc
Unit 5: Errands and description of neighborhoods
Unit 6: Student life. Describe your university and your student life. university campus. Plans after graduation

Mind Map 3: Reflections

David Melean- Level 1

Classmates: Opinion about your group
Classes: Opinion about your classes
Lessons: favorite lesson, most difficult lesson, Why?
Material and tools: book, workbook, notebook, facebook group, class blog, you tube videos, wikipedia, google, google translator, powerpoint, word, authorstream, dictionary, tutors... (explain what you did with the tool, show some examples)
What I improved: Listening, writing, speaking, grammar, pronunciation, reading, use of digital tools
What I need to keep on practicing
Suggestions
Acknowledgments: Say thank you. (university, parents, friends, classmate, tutor, teacher)

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