Semi Controlled

SEMI-CONTROLLED ACTIVITIES

a)      WRITTEN ACTIVITY ( 10 min)

The students will read a letter; then, in pairs they have to provide a second letter as the answer for the first one. later you will record the song on voxoppop.

DEAR JENNY.

I have to tell you that I`m happy to write you some lines. Well, there are a lot of things you have to know.

Daniel and I have been thinking we have many time as sweet hearts; therefore, he has asked me to marry him, and I have thought you have been my beat friend for many years, and I still haven`t changed my mind you have to be my marry-maid.

Please come quickly that I haven`t bought m dress yet!!

Love,

Tania.

b)     LISTENING ACTIVITY (15 min)

The students will listen to a song “I STILL HAVEN`T FOUND WHAT I`M LOOKING FOR” by U2. Then, they will discuss what the song is about with the following questions.

I STILL HAVEN`T FOUND WHAT I`M LOOKING FOR” by U2

I have climbed highest mountains
I have run through the fields
Only to be with you
Only to be with you
I have run
I have crawled
I have scaled these city walls
These city walls
Only to be with you

But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for

I have kissed honey lips
Felt the healing in her fingertips
It burned like a fire
This burning desire

I have spoke with the tongue of angels
I have held the hand of a devil
It was warm in the night
I was cold as a stone

But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for

I believe in the Kingdom Come
Then all the colors will bleed into one
Bleed into one
But yes I'm still running

You broke the bonds
And you loosed the chains
Carried the cross
Of my shame
Oh my shame
You know I believe it
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for (3 times)

1.      Have you ever heard this song before?

2.      What is the craziest thing you have done to get someone`s heart?

3.      Have you ever done incredible things for someone?

4.      Have you ever felt that the person right next to you is actually the one?

c)      IMPROMPTU SPEECH (5 min)

The students have to talk about any of the following topics, and apply the PRESENT PERFECT TENSE.

1.      HOMESCHOOLING

2.      DRUGS

3.      POLLUTION

4.      THE MEDIA AND ITS EFFECTS ON CHIDREN

5.      PREMATURE PREGNANCY

6.      DIETS

d)     SPEAKING ACTIVITY (6 min)

The students will read about a touristic place; then they have the choice to talk about another one.

EXAMPLE:

                                                                       

Location: Central America.

Area
108,889 sq km (42,042 sq miles).

Population
13 million (UN estimate 2005).

Population Density
119.4 per sq km.

Capital
Guatemala City.
Population: 951,000 (UN estimate 2003).

Language
The official language is Spanish. There are also 22 indigenous languages.

Religion
About 60% of the population are Catholic. Most of the remaining population are Protestant. Some indigenous communities hold services combining Catholicism with pre-Columbian rites.

Recent History
President Alvaro Colom of the center-left National Union of Hope party defeated retired General Otto Perez Molina of the conservative Patriot Party in November 2007. Major campaign issues included policies for reducing Guatemala’s high crime rate and violence and the illegal migration of Guatemalans to the United States.

The massive human rights abuses of previous governments, especially the Rios Montt regime, is still a central and highly sensitive issue in Guatemalan domestic politics. Abroad, the main issue facing the country remains a territorial dispute with neighboring Belize.

Below are listed Public Holidays for the January 2010-December 2011 period.

1 Jan New Year's Day.
1 Apr
5 Apr Easter.
1 May Labor Day.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

30 Jun Army Day.
15 Aug Assumption (Guatemala City only).
15 Sep Independence Day.
20 Oct Revolution Day.
1 Nov All Saints' Day.
24 Dec Christmas Eve (afternoon only).
25 Dec Christmas Day.
31 Dec New Year's Eve (afternoon only).
1 Jan New Year's Day. .
31 Dec New Year's Eve.

e)      FAME AND CULTURE (10 min)

The students will interview a famous person and ask about his / her culture according to the following input, and they can add more information.

1.        

                        EL SALVADOR / MARITO RIVERA Y SU GRUPO BRAVO

2.        

                   MEXICO / PAULINA RUBIO

3.       

              CANADA / AVRIL LAVIGNE

4.       

GERMANY / RAMMSTEIN

-          How many albums have you recorded?

-          How many places have you visited?

-          What differences have you noticed between your culture and the places you have been?

f)       SPEAKING /  WRITING ACTIVITY (7 min)

Have the students make couples, and give them the questioner “HAVE YOU EVER…?.” They will ask their partner; after some minutes ask them to go around the classroom asking the same questions to different classmates (read the students the instructions written above the questions).

1) Ask your partner these questions. 2) Ask someone else in the classroom

When someone says “YES, I HAVE”, Write his / her name.

When someone says “NO, I HAVEN`T”, do not write anything.

 

                                                                     

Have you ever been to Chile?           1) _______________ 2) _________________

Have you ever been to London?        1) _______________ 2) _________________

Have you ever been in a plane?        1) _______________ 2) _________________

Have you ever played volleyball?      1) _______________ 2) _________________

Have you ever played the piano?      1) _______________ 2) _________________

Have you ever played table-tennis?  1) _______________ 2) _________________

Have you ever cooked dinner?          1) _______________ 2) _________________

Have you ever driven a car?             1) _______________ 2) _________________

Have you ever eaten Italian food?    1) _______________ 2) _________________

Have you ever drunk French wine?   1) _______________ 2) _________________

Have you ever eaten Sushi?              1) _______________ 2) _________________

Have you ever seen an Alien?           1) _______________ 2) _________________

Have you ever phoned the police?    1) _______________ 2) _________________

Have you ever been in a car crash?  1) _______________ 2) _________________

Have you ever been to a concert?    1) _______________ 2) _________________

Have you ever won a prize?              1) _______________ 2) _________________

Have you ever………………………?         1) _______________ 2) _________________