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MR. G's WORDS ABOUT WRITING SKILLS

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ENHANCING WRITING SKILLS      THINKING ABOUT WRITING LITERACY IN MY CLASSROOM Communicative intentions and styles are so varied. So the ways in which we, teachers, can motivate learning, understanding and extended usage of a language are. I have devoted my class planning to grab assorted series of activities through which permanent feedback is given at a time as assessed. In these terms, I combine classic and contemporary strategies. All of them aimed to enforce autonomy and critical thinking through cross-cultural, inter and transdisciplinary work for making interest kind of viral. Here you are some of them. Transcription:  Just a bit, to assure the class features get clear for the students so they know where we head to. Dictation:  Once in a while, it can help students recycling, incorporating, reinforcing and learning new words, expressions and it's a worthy strategy for spelling practice. Word-mapping:  It he...

RELATIVE CLAUSES EXERCISES

FOR YOUR PRACTICE!! EXERCISES AND TESTS ON RELATIVE CLAUSES

RELATIVE CLAUSES

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HERE YOU ARE AN EASY AND MORE COMPREHENSIVE THEORETICAL FRAME ON RELATIVE CLAUSES Ho w to Form Relative Clauses  Imagine, a girl is talking to Tom. You want to know who she is and ask a friend whether he knows her. You could say: A girl is talking to Tom. Do you know the girl? That sounds rather complicated, doesn't it? It would be easier with a relative clause: you put both pieces of information into one sentence. Start with the most important thing  – you want to know who the girl is. Do you know the girl … As your friend cannot know which girl you are talking about, you need to put in the additional information  – the girl is talking to Tom. Use „the girl“ only in the first part of the sentence, in the second part replace it with the relative pronoun (for people, use the relative pronoun „who“). So the final sentence is: Do you know the girl  who  is talking to Tom? Relative Pronouns  relative pronoun use example who subject or o...

HISTORY TIMELINES

SEE HISTORY OTHER WAY!! The links below will lead you to historical timelines of all the world. see and use them as models for the ones you will create. timelines in office southamerica Northamerica Europe

TIMELINES

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WELCOME TO THE SECOND TERM 2016. Here you are some useful information to get into timelines this second ter. How to Make a Timeline in Excel  A timeline is a type of chart which visually shows a series of events in chronological order over a linear timescale. The power of a timeline is that it is graphical, which makes it easy to understand critical milestones , such as the progress of a project schedule. Timelines are particularly powerful for project scheduling or project management when paired with a gantt chart as shown below. Timeline example: Manually Create an Excel Timeline Template 1.     List your key events and dates in an Excel 2007, 2010, 2013 and 2016 table List out the key events, important decision points or critical deliverables of your project. These will be called Milestones and they will be used to create a timeline. In Excel 2007, 2010, 2013 and 2016 create a table out of these Milestones and next to each milestone add ...

POLITICS VOCABULARY

This could be very useful in the case of social studies class, United Nations Model, IELTS and other exams and of course, as general knowledge. ESL Politics Vocabulary List with Definitions This list has ESL politics vocabulary words that you should try to learn so you can use them. Each word has a definition as well as the part of speech it represents. Following the list there is a set of flashcards you can download, and then you can listen to the recordings of the ESL politics vocabulary being spoken by a native English speaker. Ballot:  A piece of paper that lists all the options that can be voted for (same as ballot paper).  (noun) Ballot box:  The container that is used to hold all the used ballot papers.  (noun) Ballot paper:  A piece of paper that lists all the options that can be voted for (same as ballot).  (noun) Big government:  A description of government that is believed to be too much by some.  (noun) Bill:  A draft ...

COUNTRIES AND NATIONALITIES

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The word 'Nationality' is not often used in spoken English. It is a formal and official word and it appears more frequently in written English. You will find the word 'Nationality' is used a lot in the travel industry and for immigration. We almost never say: What is your nationality? We usually say: Where are you from? OR Where do you come from? To tell someone your nationality you DON'T say: My nationality is Colombian. You say: I'm COLOMBIAN Singular Plural Country Countries Nationality Nationalities List of Countries, Nationalities and their Languages Below is a list of countries with the appropriate nationality. The Language that appears is the main language that is spoken in the country. We have not included all the languages that they may speak in that country. Country Nationality Language Afghanistan Afghan Persian - Pashto Argentina Argentine Argentinian Spanish Australia Australian English Belgium Belgian French / Flemis...

EUROPEAN HISTORY TIMELINE

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TRY THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT ... Europe History Timeline INTERACTIVE MAP LINK HERE VIDEO SEARCH Print this map 3500 - 2600 BC  Minoan people settled the island of Crete, became an important maritime power trading with Egypt and Asia Minor 3000 BC  Aegeans and Minoans developed bronze tools and trade networks 3100 - 2400 BC  Construction of Stonehenge completed in England in multiple phases 2500 - 2000 BC  Use of bronze tools spread across mainland Europe 1900 - 1600 BC  Mycenaean Age began, Mycenaean people spread across the Greek mainland 1627 BC  Thera Volcano erupted, decimated nearby Minoan settlements, changed the climate of the entire region 1420 BC  Mycenaeans occupied the Minoan cities on Crete 1104 BC  Phoenicians founded the city of Cadiz in present day Spain 1085 BC  Madrid founded 900 - 800 BC  Greek city states founded. Greeks modified the Phoenician alphabet to create the Gre...