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Our English Chat is a class space for us to improve our spoken English. Meetings will be held once a week during our classes.
We all are welcome to participate in our English Conversation Club, regardless of our level of proficiency in English!!!
April 7
In this English chat we are going to read, write, listen and speak about one of the most worrying local issues we have in Medellín: homeless population. I invite you to read an article about this population and be ready to speak about this topic in our English chat
And take a look at the following stories:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dDnIJz0ZQc
Song: Another day in paradise
Song: Another day in paradise
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt2mbGP6vFI
According to your opinion, what are the main problems these people can have and what can the solutions be. Write your comments here!
March 11
Video: Gender Differences
Topic: Gender Roles
Questions:
Description Qs:
- According to the video, what does a man do?
- What does a woman do?
Narration Qs:
- What happened when the man went shopping?
- What happened when the woman went shopping?
- Have you ever lived a similar situation? What happened that day?
Opinion Qs:
- Do parents in our country treat their baby boys and girls differently?
- What behaviors are deemed as appropriate for men but inappropriate for women?
- Are men and women equal in skills and intelligence?
Activity prepared by Alejandra Jiménez
March 4
The International Women's Day
Do you know why The International Women's Day is celebrated on March 8 every year?
International Women's Day isn't just about giving a flower to a woman you appreciate and telling her she's great. This day, March 8, is a symbol of the struggles that women around the world have undergone to gain equality and rights and a reminder of how far there is still to go. Fortunately, there are some things that you can do to help celebrate this important day.
Take a look at the following page and do something interesting this day:
Outstanding women:
Let's watch a video about what brilliant women have done in history:
Song:
Many people have been inspired by women and one of these people is john Lennon. Go to the following page, enjoy and complete the song he wrote for his lovely woman:
February 26
Short Film: The Butterfly Circus
Today we are going to watch a beautiful movie about how people can overcome their own limitations and weaknesses . They could look disable people, but they can do things.
1. Look up some key words in a monolingual dictionary:
limb:
limbless:
circus:
carnival:
acrobat:
contortionist: sideshow:
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able:
disability:
disable:
caterpillar:
cocoon:
butterfly:
hope:
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Characters:
What do they look like?
Describe Will’s appearance and his personality.
Watch the film:
http://www.amara.org/es/videos/4HIJwP6KiRVl/info/the-butterfly-circus-hd/
Go to the following page and do the proposed activities. Write down in comments the scores you got in each activity
3. Choose one of these scenes and narrate what happened.
a. At the sideshow…
b. In the river...
c. At the circus...
Activity prepared by Alejandra Jiménez and adapted by Deisa Gómez
February 12
Every February 14, across the United States and in other countries around the world, candies, flowers and gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine. But who is this mysterious saint? Let's listen to the story of this brave man:
Activity to do:
Go to the following page and do the proposed activities. Write down in comments the scores you got in each activity
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