Write about your blogging experience.
- Did you enjoy it? Why? Why not?
- Did it help you improve your English?
- Give your opinion of the advantages and disadvantages of blogging in the English class.
Minimum 280 words
Write 3 comments to any member of the class you wish.
Thursday, 1 July 2010
Monday, 28 June 2010
Oral Interaction Language Test
Giving your opinion
Giving your opinion neutrally
"I think…."
"I feel that…."
"In my opinion…."
"As far as I'm concerned…."
"As I see it…."
"In my view…"
Giving a strong opinion
"I'm absolutely convinced that…."
"I'm sure that….."
"I strongly believe that…."
"I have no doubt that…"
ASKING SOMEONE'S OPINION
"What do you think?"
"What's your view?"
"How do you see the situation?"
Agreeing and disagreeing
Agreeing
"I think you're right."
"I agree with you."
Strong agreement
"I couldn't agree with you more."
"You're absolutely right."
"I agree entirely."
"I totally agree."
Agreeing in part
"I agree with you up to a point, but..."
"That's quite true, but..."
"I agree with you in principle, but..."
Disagreeing
"I'm not sure I agree with you."
"(I'm afraid) I don't agree."
"(I'm afraid) I disagree."
"(I'm afraid) I can't agree with you."
"(I'm afraid) I don't share your opinion."
Note that when you disagree with someone, you can often sound
more polite by using a phrase such as "I'm afraid..."
Disagreeing strongly
"I don't agree at all."
"I totally disagree."
"I couldn't agree with you less."
Keeping a conversation going
Making comments
"No!" - to show surprise
"I don't believe it!" - to show surprise
"Wow!" - to show admiration or surprise
"That's incredible / amazing / unbelievable" - to show great
interest in the subject of conversation
"How awful / terrible" - to show sympathy with someone else's bad
news
Asking questions
"Really?" - to show surprise
"And you?" - when someone asks you how you are
"Did you?" - can be used to encourage someone to tell their story.
For example, "I saw her last night" "Did you?" "Yes, she was with one of her friends, and she...."
Giving your opinion neutrally
"I think…."
"I feel that…."
"In my opinion…."
"As far as I'm concerned…."
"As I see it…."
"In my view…"
Giving a strong opinion
"I'm absolutely convinced that…."
"I'm sure that….."
"I strongly believe that…."
"I have no doubt that…"
ASKING SOMEONE'S OPINION
"What do you think?"
"What's your view?"
"How do you see the situation?"
Agreeing and disagreeing
Agreeing
"I think you're right."
"I agree with you."
Strong agreement
"I couldn't agree with you more."
"You're absolutely right."
"I agree entirely."
"I totally agree."
Agreeing in part
"I agree with you up to a point, but..."
"That's quite true, but..."
"I agree with you in principle, but..."
Disagreeing
"I'm not sure I agree with you."
"(I'm afraid) I don't agree."
"(I'm afraid) I disagree."
"(I'm afraid) I can't agree with you."
"(I'm afraid) I don't share your opinion."
Note that when you disagree with someone, you can often sound
more polite by using a phrase such as "I'm afraid..."
Disagreeing strongly
"I don't agree at all."
"I totally disagree."
"I couldn't agree with you less."
Keeping a conversation going
Making comments
"No!" - to show surprise
"I don't believe it!" - to show surprise
"Wow!" - to show admiration or surprise
"That's incredible / amazing / unbelievable" - to show great
interest in the subject of conversation
"How awful / terrible" - to show sympathy with someone else's bad
news
Asking questions
"Really?" - to show surprise
"And you?" - when someone asks you how you are
"Did you?" - can be used to encourage someone to tell their story.
For example, "I saw her last night" "Did you?" "Yes, she was with one of her friends, and she...."
Thursday, 24 June 2010
Rate it!
Today's task is to visit a classmate's blog and then write about it..
Post your review (220 words min.) on your blog with a picture that sums up how you felt when reading the blog:
Say:
Whose blog you are reviewing (IDEALLY not a close friend)
What the blog is called
How many posts there are
Any particular features of the blog you like.
Which is your favourite post and why.
What aspect of English they should focus on more.
suggest one thing your classmate could do to improve their blog.
Remember the comments on your classmates' blogs (3)
Thursday, 17 June 2010
Talk Review
Dear all:
Today's post is a topic we all feel strongly about. Education
This week we are taking a look at the TED website. Please visit:
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html
You have to visit it, watch Sir Ken Robinson's talk "Do Schools Kill Creativity" ,
You can use subtitles in ENGLISH, if you need to.
Then write a 230 words review. What do you think of his talk? How do you feel about it? Develop ideas based on the talk.
I hope you enjoy it.
1 comment on teacher's blog. 3 comments on classmates.
Thursday, 10 June 2010
Today's post
Dear all.
Today, I will not write or publish my favorite picture. Haven't got it nearby, sorry.
Write about a photograph you like.
Say:
Who took it
What it shows
When it was taken
Why you like it
Include any other information you think is important.
Write at least 250 words. OBVIOUSLY YOU SHOULD WRITE 3 COMMENTS ON YOUR CLASSMATES'S BLOGS. THANKS...
Thursday, 3 June 2010
Best!!
Who's your best friend?
How long have you known them?
What do you have in common?
What makes you guys different?
Why do you like them?
What things do you do together?
Have you ever fallen out (Had a big arguement)?
Any experiences with them that you want to share...Remember to write as one whole text and not separate answers.
Time to spill the beans! 250 words min. (3 comments)
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