E-English for Teachers

Activities – section 1Activities – section 1

1. Analyzing your learning style(s). (Porfolio)

2. write a brief article about a teacher you admire. (send it to your e-tutors- not optional) (Portoflio – optional)

Tasks – section 2Tasks – section 2

Task 1 PreviewTask 1 PreviewObjectives: To review a range of vocabulary needed to Objectives: To review a range of vocabulary needed to exchange personal and professional information.exchange personal and professional information.

Online time: 15-20 minutesOnline time: 15-20 minutes

Task: You read and evaluate a teacher’s application form Task: You read and evaluate a teacher’s application form for a specific job and then you will fill in your own job for a specific job and then you will fill in your own job application form. The activity asks you to think about the application form. The activity asks you to think about the vocabularyvocabulary you use to ask and answer questions about you use to ask and answer questions about your personal details, education and qualifications and your personal details, education and qualifications and job experience. job experience.

Tasks – section 2Tasks – section 2

Task 2 Communication Skills 1Task 2 Communication Skills 1Objectives: To be able to identify important pieces of Objectives: To be able to identify important pieces of information from an interview with a teacher and to ask information from an interview with a teacher and to ask the kinds of questions typically used to elicit information the kinds of questions typically used to elicit information in a job interview.in a job interview.

Online time: c. 25-30 minutesOnline time: c. 25-30 minutes

Task: This is a listening task. There are 3 related Task: This is a listening task. There are 3 related activities in this task. Activity 1 asks you to listen to a activities in this task. Activity 1 asks you to listen to a conversation between a teachers and an interviewer and conversation between a teachers and an interviewer and to identify key information points about the teacher. The to identify key information points about the teacher. The second asks you to focus on the questions people ask at second asks you to focus on the questions people ask at interviews and the third asks you to think of interviews and the third asks you to think of recommendations for teachers who are going to go to recommendations for teachers who are going to go to job interviews. job interviews. This is related to what you have to post This is related to what you have to post in Forum 1in Forum 1

Tasks – section 2Tasks – section 2

Task 3 Language FocusTask 3 Language FocusObjectives: To review and distinguish possessive forms, Objectives: To review and distinguish possessive forms, some of the verb forms we use to ask and answer some of the verb forms we use to ask and answer questions about present and past activities and ways of questions about present and past activities and ways of describing your family and friends.describing your family and friends.

Online Time: c. 20-25 minutes Online Time: c. 20-25 minutes

This task focuses on the language used to ask and This task focuses on the language used to ask and answer questions about family and friends, including answer questions about family and friends, including family relationships, what people family relationships, what people looklook like and what like and what people people areare like. In the first and second activities, you like. In the first and second activities, you study a family tree and identify details regarding family study a family tree and identify details regarding family relationships and facts about their lives. In the third relationships and facts about their lives. In the third activity you read a short article about someone’s best activity you read a short article about someone’s best friend and identify details about what the friend looks friend and identify details about what the friend looks like and what she is like.like and what she is like.

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Task 4 Communication Skills 2Task 4 Communication Skills 2Objectives: To use the vocabulary, language and skills Objectives: To use the vocabulary, language and skills from the unit to read and understand the biography of a from the unit to read and understand the biography of a great teacher, and then to write a biography of a teacher great teacher, and then to write a biography of a teacher you admire yourself. you admire yourself.

Online Time: c. 50-60 minutesOnline Time: c. 50-60 minutes

This task asks you in to read the biography of Maria This task asks you in to read the biography of Maria Montessori, identify key information about different Montessori, identify key information about different aspects of her life and work and then write a similar aspects of her life and work and then write a similar biography of someone you admirebiography of someone you admire . . This task is related This task is related to this week’s written task.to this week’s written task.

Think of a teacher you particularly admire and make some brief notes under each of these headings:

•Family background•Education and qualifications•Work experience•Important ideas on conditions which assist learning•Participation in important conferences•Nominations for special prizes

Write a 6-paragraph articleWrite a 6-paragraph article

Instructions to write this biography:

Instructions to write this biography:

Please note thatPlease note that

The biography that you The biography that you are going to write, is are going to write, is

going to be sent to your going to be sent to your tutors’ emails.tutors’ emails.

Forums – section 3Forums – section 3

Forum 1Forum 1A Job InterviewA Job Interview

This forum asks you to think of recommendations for teachers who

are going to go to job interviews.  Think on a successful job interview you had in the past. Think especially about the interviewer's questions and

your answers during your interview. On the basis of your notes, write some short suggestions for teachers going

to job interviews in the box below. Post your recommendations for this Forum.

Forums – section 3Forums – section 3

Forum 2 Forum 2 Reflections on Unit 1Reflections on Unit 1

This forum asks you to reflect on the usefulness of This forum asks you to reflect on the usefulness of the topics, language and activities of Unit 1. the topics, language and activities of Unit 1.

You may reflect on what you did, what you learned You may reflect on what you did, what you learned and/or the way you worked.and/or the way you worked.

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Written Task for this weekWritten Task for this week

The teacher you admire the mostThe teacher you admire the most

In this task, In this task, you will have the opportunity to talk to about a teacher you admire. These may be famous educators or people who have taught you or teachers that you work with every day. Try to think about the outstanding qualities of admirable teachers.

Some teachers we have had or met certainly have a strong influence on us. Tell us about the teacher that you admire the most. What qualities did that person have? What kind of impressions did he/she make on you?

Write a 200-words article and send it to your tutor’s Write a 200-words article and send it to your tutor’s email.email.

Tasks – section 1/2/3Tasks – section 1/2/3

E-mail your tutor a brief a brief articlearticle about a teacher you admire. This work must be written as a word document (200 words including title)

•Save a six-paragraph article about a teacher you admire. (Activity 2, Task 4).

•Save your reflections about how an understanding of different learning styles can make you a better teacher, as well as a learner (Study Guide)

PortfolioPortfolio TutorTutor

OptionalOptional

This week is a great opportunity to catch up with tasks and forums in Unit 1 (topics 1, 2, 3, 4)

This week is a great opportunity to catch up with tasks and forums in Unit 1 (topics 1, 2, 3, 4)

Also remember:We need feedback from you in time… so please,

send us your impressions about the week, in your

evaluation forms.

Also remember:We need feedback from you in time… so please,

send us your impressions about the week, in your

evaluation forms.

As a part of this Unit Evaluation,

As a part of this Unit Evaluation,

this week you have to submit

this week you have to submit

your assignments for evaluation.

your assignments for evaluation.

THESE ARE NOT

OPTIONALACTIVITIES

THESE ARE NOT

OPTIONALACTIVITIES

You need to You need to 1. CHOOSE 1 written task to UPLOAD it1. CHOOSE 1 written task to UPLOAD it  for tutor assessment.   for tutor assessment.

2. CHOOSE 3 contributions to the forums to UPLOAD2. CHOOSE 3 contributions to the forums to UPLOAD them in a Word Document, for tutor assessment. them in a Word Document, for tutor assessment.

Remember that you need to upload these activities in your assignment's page.Remember that you need to upload these activities in your assignment's page.

Enjoy your week!Enjoy your week!

Teadira and ElvinaTeadira and Elvina