Lesson Seven and Eight

Lesson Seven

Teacher´s name: Cristian Adonay Avila Rivas
                            Monica Beatriz Cuellar Camacho
                            Gabriela Irene Paredes
Skill: Listening

First, teacher Adonay (me) start with an activity where students were divided in two teams, each team select a representative and the teacher gave a verb to each representative and they have made the mimic that correspond with the verb in order that their teams guess the correct verb.

Later, was the turn of teacher Monica, she introduced to the students the new vocabulary by presenting flashcards and making students repeat after she every word. Then, teacher Adonay played an audio about a mystery, where the vocabulary presented were included, and teacher gave to the students the script of the story. Then, teacher asked question about the story to the students.

Then, teacher Gabriela gave to students a worksheet with questions about the story that students listen previously, they have to answers and compare with a partner their responses. Then, teacher Gabriela gave an envelope to students where the words of the vocabulary cutting letter by letter ant they had organize the letters in order to complete the word.

Note: Despite the fact that teachers got a little confused with the skills, because some of the activities where more for teaching reading, they had a good performance.

Lesson Eight

Teacher´s name: Luisa Zamora
                             Tatiana Alvarado
                             Flor Alvarado
Skill: Reading

First, students played the activity “sharks are coming” which consisted in students walking around the classroom and when the teacher says “Sharks are coming” students have to answer “how many?” and they have to form groups according to the number that the teacher says.  

Teacher Luisa introduced the class saying that the class will have a trip to Bermuda, and showed to students a box with some things that were from Bermuda, students came close the box and discovered the vocabulary related to Bermuda.

Furthermore, teacher Flor gave a page to the students that have a text describing Bermuda and the activities that the tourist can do on the island. After that, students talk with a partner what the text was about. Later on, teacher gave to the students a worksheet with exercises about the text.

Moreover, students have to create a short conversation about what places they would like to visit in their next vacations? The activity was made in couples or trios.