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 AULA

00.155 Inglés C1.2 aula 1

CA1 Lifestyles

Inici:

29/02/16

Lliurament:

14/03/16

Solució:

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Qualificació:

29/03/16

Dedicació:

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Overview

Part I Feb. 29th – Mar. 4th – Go to Materials and do the exercises.

– Participate in a discussion in the Forum.

Part II Mar. 5th – 8th – Make a video contribution in Langblog.

– Listen to other students' contributions in Langblogand comment on them.

Part III Mar. 9th – 14th – Write a contribution about about how you balancework and/or studying with life and send it to theForum.

– Comment on other students' written contributions tothe Forum.

– Prepare for CA2 by signing up for a group.

– Do a non-assessed reading comprehension.

Unit Content

– Review modal verbs for ability, advice, obligation, permission and deduction.

– Study a variety of ways to express certainty and uncertainty.

– Study how to express humour and use irony.

– Review the correct use of discourse markers.

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– Extend your repertoire of phrasal verbs.

 Assessment and feedback

50%Individual video contribution to Langblog

50%Individual written contribution sent to the Forum

For this CA you will receive a mark in the Register and individual feedback  on your 

written contribution .

Part I: February 29th Feb – March 4th

Study the materials in the unit Lifestyles

 You should start this CA by doing the exercises in the first unit, Lifestyles . You will find

the materials you need in the classroom under Materials.

NB: These exercises are automatically corrected and they are prepared so that you

learn at your own pace. We recommend you go back to them periodically during this

CA. If you have any trouble figuring out how to use the materials you can check the

Materials Guide .

 

Participate in discussion in the Forum

 As an extra activity and to getadditional practice using the language from the unit, go

to the folder CA1 Discussionin the Forum where your teacher will have posted some

prompts for a discussion based on the materials from this unit. You can send in your own

opinion or ideas and respond to your classmates as well.

Materials

MaterialsLifestyles

Part II: March 5th – 8th

Make a video recording in Langblog

http://cv.uoc.edu/continguts/PID_00228925/index.htmlhttp://cv.uoc.edu/web/~ecanalsf/Materials_Guide_English_C11.pdf

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In Unit 1 Lifestyles, you learnt about life-hacks, think of a lifehacking technique you use to

make day-to-day activities more efficient, or do some research into one you think would

be useful.

Next, prepare a 2 minute presentation for your classmates explaining what the life hack isand how it will improve their lives or make their day-to-day activities easier and quicker.

 You can present in a serious tone or it can be tongue-in-cheek.

In your classroom, go to Langblog > Activities > Lifehack!

 When you are ready to make your contribution click on Post a contribution  > Add

media  and record directly in Langblog (by clicking the webcam option) or record your 

video file on your computer and then upload it to Langblog. (Length: 2 minutes)

Advice for preparing your Langblog:

Prepare what you are going to say in advance. Use vocabulary and grammar from

Unit 1 and think carefully about your delivery. Remember to think carefully about your 

presentation: which parts you will chunk and where you’ll pause as well as how you will

emphasise and stress particular words. You may make some notes to help you, but you

 your delivery needs to sound as natural as possible and you must not reada prepared

speech word for word. It would be a good idea to practice a few times until you can

remember your monologue before you make the recording. Feel free to use props* aswell if you wish.

* Objects used by the actors performing in a play or film

Once you have made your recording, listen to it to make sure you are happy with the

quality of your work.

If you have any problems using Langblog , click on Help in the application, then

Langblog > What is Langblog.

Comment on your classmates’ Langblog contributions

Listen to other students’ video contributions and reply toat least twoof them, saying

why you would or wouldn’t use the life hack they’ve recommended.

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ASSESSMENT 50%of the markfor CA1will be based on yourmain contributioninLangblogusing the following criteria:•Completion of the task• Effectiveness of the communication (Is your message clear?)• Natural intonation and clear pronunciation

• Use of grammar • Use of vocabulary and expressions from the unit For more details, see the Oral assessment criteria for Langblog.

Part III: March 9th – 14th

Individual writing: Write a  personal blog(approximately 180-200 words)

 A website called theschooloflife.com is asking for blog contributions with ideas on how tobalance work and/or studying with life.

Here’s what they say:

Our grandparents lived with the promise of a future golden age of leisure, but today we are 

more shackled to our work than ever before. It’s hard enough to find time to eat in peace,

let alone see our partners and families, go to the gym and enjoy our hobbies. We’d like to

look at how to reverse our thinking about free time, making it 'time on' rather than 'time 

off'.(Adapted from theschooloflife.com)

In about 200 words, tell us your own ideas on how you manage to balance your work

and/or study commitments with life in general or, if not, ways in which you’d like to do

so. Tell us how you make (or would like to make) your free time ‘time on’  rather than

‘time off’? Any tried and true techniques, ideas, tips or recommendations welcome. You

can use a serious tone or write in a humorous manner.

 When you have proofread and revised your writing using the Essay Revision Checklist 

send it to the CA1_Blog folder in the classroom Forum.

Important

 All work which you submit must be original . It is perfectly acceptable to find

information from web pages and/or books, but your contribution must be written

in your own words , and any material taken from another source must be credited.

For more information about originality of work, click here  ( http://cv.uoc.edu/

~s_eao_0005_u01/plagiarism_IM.htm  ).

Read and comment on your classmates’ contributions

http://cv.uoc.edu/web/~ecanalsf/Essay_revision_checklist.pdfhttp://cv.uoc.edu/~s_eao_0005_u01/plagiarism_IM.htmhttp://cv.uoc.edu/~s_eao_0005_u01/plagiarism_IM.htmhttp://cv.uoc.edu/~s_eao_0005_u01/plagiarism_IM.htmhttp://cv.uoc.edu/web/~ecanalsf/Essay_revision_checklist.pdfhttp://cv.uoc.edu/web/~ecanalsf/Oral_assessment_criteria_Langblog.pdf

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Read your classmates' contributions and comment onatleast twoof them. You may, of 

course, comment on as many as you like.

Sign up for a group + do an non-assessed reading comprehension

– From March 9th  you will prepare for CA2 by signing up for a group. Follow your teacher’s instructions on the classroom’s Notice board.

– Do a non-assessed reading comprehension exercise which will be available from the14th March until midnight 20th March (Spanish mainland time).

ASSESSMENT50%of the mark for CA1will be based on yourmain contribution in theForumusing the following criteria:• Completion of the task including task length• Ability to communicate your ideas clearly

• Text organisation• Use of grammar • Use of vocabulary and expressions from the unit For more details, see the Written assessment criteriadocument.

 At the end of CA1, review what you have learned

 

I can: ✓

Understand authentic audio on a topic I am unfamiliar with.

Use modal verbs in a variety of situations.

Understand the use of irony.

 Vary the pace of my delivery in order to give emphasis andclarity.

 

Understand an authentic text on a topic I am unfamiliar with.

Correctly use a wide variety of discourse markers.

http://cv.uoc.edu/web/~ecanalsf/Written_assessment_criteria.pdf