Year 7 English Language Acquisition : December 2019

Sunday, December 15, 2019

December 16, 17, 18

https://digg.com/2019/most-popular-sandwiches-in-america

December 16, 17
1. Present Perfect Quiz - Criterion D

2. p. 59 What does the food we eat tell us about who we are?
The Humble Sandwich
Read-Think-Write - Write a set of guidelines for how to make a sandwich of your choice. Think about how sandwichs take on different forms depending on where you are in the world. Your sandwich could be an Italian panini, a Cuban sandwich, a Greek gyros or a Mexican Burrito.

3. p. 59 Writing a set of instructions . . .
Here are some tips to help you write:

Guidelines on how to prepare food are usually known as recipes
Use the present simple tense to give instructions. Think of some verbs you might want to use, for example: spread, wash, cut, put.
Make sure your sentences are clear and simple. Use connectives such as: first, next, now, then, finally. Can you think of any others?
Present your guidelines in a logical order. You may want to number them.
If you want some guidance, try looking up a recipe. There are plenty online or maybe someone at home has a recipe book lying around?
Start by giving your reader a list of what they will need to make the sandwich.

   You will need two slices of bread, some butter and . . .

   |Add any other ingredients you want to include to this list.|

First . . .

Why not test out your guidelines by getting a friend or family member to try making your sandwich?

December 17
1. 5 minute warm-up Respond to the following prompt in your journal: Would you rather be a polar bear or a penguin living in the North Pole?

2. p. 60 How does the food we eat, and the way we eat it, reflect our culture?

3. p. 61 ACTIVITY: Food rituals
   Task 1 Go to the British Library website at: http://www.bl.uk/learning/citizenship/foodstories/index.html

December 18
Kahoot!

Friday, December 6, 2019

December 9, 10, 11

December 9
1. 1. 5 minute warm-up Respond to the following prompt in your journal: If I wake up tomorrow and everything has changed, what will have changed?

2. p. 53 Making Notes -
Taking good notes helps you focus on and organize the information you need to study and learn. The most important thing about note taking is that you need to do more than simply listen and write. What strategies do you use to take notes? Do you have a special way to make notes?

To take good notes you need to listen, think, respond, question, summarize, organize label and write.
10 Steps on "How to make notes"
1. Label and date your notes at the beginning of the page.
2. Read or listen to the text carefully and make sure you understand what it is about.
3. Write your notes as neatly as you can.
4. Work out what the important facts are.
5. Select information - you do not want sentences, you want:
   -single words (especially nouns, adjectives, verbs)
   -short phrases
   -use your own words
6. Relate the material to something in your life by writing an example or a reminder.
7. Use colours to highlight important sections or things you do not understand.
8. Use lines and arrows to show the links between things.
9. Use a system or note-taking guide that works for you.
10. Ask questions when you do not understand something and always re-read your notes.

3. p. 53 Watch-Think-Share
What's wrong with our food system? :https://www.ted.com/talks/birke_baehr_what_s_wrong_with_our_food_system?language=en#t-8369

December 10
1. Present Perfect Quiz - Criterion D
2. p 55-57 What effect does the food we eat have on our health?
   What is a healthy Diet?

December 11

Monday, December 2, 2019

December 2, 3, 4

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December 2

1. 5 minute warm-up Respond to the following prompt in your journal: Greta Thunberg is coming to Portugal today (Tuesday, Dec 3). If you speak with her, what would you say?
2. Grammar - Subject/Verb agreement    (ex: he walks, they talk)
https://www.grammarbook.com/grammar_quiz/subject_verb_agreement_1.asp

3. Finish presentations

December 3
1. 5 minute warm-up Respond to the following prompt in your journal: What would happen if there were no cars, buses, trains, boats, or planes? How would this change your life? 2. p 52
How can we ensure that choices we make about food don't have harmful consequences?
Where does our food come from?
   a. Read text
   b. Activity: Where does my food come from?
Task 1 - Take a look at the example package label. Where does the product come from?
        Task 2 - Complete the table on p. 52. What surprised you most about what you found out through your research?

December4
1. 5 minute warm-up Respond to the following prompt in your journal: The house was so quiet, but then I heard…

2. Grammar - Present Perfect
How to form the Present Perfect
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-perfect.html

When should I use the Present Perfect?
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-perfect-use.html

HOMEWORK: due December 9
Try an exercise about the positive form here
Try an exercise about the negative form here

December 9, 10
1. Grammar Quiz - Present Perfect Simple (positive)

2. p. 53 Making Notes -
Taking good notes helps you focus on and organize the information you need to study and learn. The most important thing about note taking is that you need to do more than simply listen and write. What strategies do you use to take notes? Do you have a special way to make notes?

To take good notes you need to listen, thibnk, respond, question, summarize, organize label and write.
10 Steps on "How to make notes"
1. Label and date your notes at the beginning of the page.
2. Read or listen to the text carefully and make sure you understand what it is about.
3. Write your notes as neatly as you can.
4. Work out what the important facts are.
5. Select information - you do not want sentences, you want:
   -single words (especially nouns, adjectives, verbs)
   -short phrases
   -use your own words
6. Relate the material to something in your life by writing an example or a reminder.
7. Use colours to highlight important sections or things you do not understand.
8. Use lines and arrows to show the links between things.
9. Use a system or not-taking guide that works for you.
10. Ask questions when you do not understand something and always re-read your notes.

3. p. 53 Watch-Think-Share
What's wrong with our food system? :https://www.ted.com/talks/birke_baehr_what_s_wrong_with_our_food_system?language=en#t-8369

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