An Authentic Reading relevant to our theme-Crime and Punishment

Hello,

I stumbled upon an interesting reading on "msn-arabia"that is relevant to our lesson and theme "Crime and Punishment". I recommend that you read it yourself, underline the main words(verbs, nouns, adjectives...) related to crime and punishment and notice how they are used in context...There are also some words that might be new and useful. Pen them in your vocab list for future use in TASK 2 writing..

Below is the link:
http://arabia.msn.com/News/General/SPA/2010/december/dubaicourt.aspx?region=uae.


Note: Writing submission due by end of day today...waiting to read what you have posted.

Your teacher,
Ms. Jinan

Final Exams

Hello G11!

LC2 exams are almost here. Exams will start on Sunday January 9th and end on Thursday January 20th, 2011.

Click here to download the schedule.

Good luck,

Ms. Rehab

Dear G11 gentlemen,

We are in the process of learning Speaking and Listening, both skills in much need of practice. I know you can hear, but can you listen?

Take advantage of all the in class online listening and speaking labs offered to you by your teacher, followed by helpful worksheets to assess your knowledge and level of understanding. You have also received a series of links useful for you to practice on your own, at home or anywhere.

One place you go to master the listening skill is http://www.bbc.co.uk/. Follow the steps to the radio section and take a leap of faith by listening to live BBC Radio with the latest news. You can choose from a list of topics which most interest you. If not, browse the site and familiarize yourself with all the activities at BBC.

In addition, we will start to discuss about the LC2 English Project "CV WRITING" Enrichment Program. Along with the provided booklet, your teacher will provide you with a wide variety of material to help you build your CV and learn to vocabulary associate to finding a job.

Wishing you the best of luck this week.

Best regards,

Ms. Sonja :)

Figment-Write yourself in

Hello Grade 11 students,
Since you are in the process of posting a weekly writing on your grade blogs, I suggest that you check the link below.

It is interesting ,since it is a place where you can read, write and get connected with other writers.

I highly recommend that you check it out, sign up and start posting..As I said before, the only method of perfecting your writing is through practice..Reading other writings can be helpful as they will provide you with further insights and extensive ideas.

What is figment?
Figment is a community where you can share your writing, connect with other readers, and discover new stories and authors. Whatever you're into, from sonnets to mysteries, from sci-fi stories to cell phone novels, you can find it all here.

Sign up Today, it's free and easy
http://figment.com/

Your teacher,
Mrs.Jinan Basma

a nice proverb

"Education is not the filling of the pail, but the lighting of a fire"-William Butler Yeats.

Your thoughts on that....??

Mrs.Jinan

IELTS WritingTask 1-table

Good afternoon gentelmen,

"Practice makes perfect".That is how the saying goes.
This applies to writng in general and TASK 1 IN SPECIFIC..DRILL, PRACTICE.
You might think this is so boring..why don't we write something more creative.
"Just do it" as the Nike add says...and I believe you can.

Below are some writing tips that generally apply to Task 1 writing.

1.Write your introduction by writing one or two sentences that summarize what the graph/table/pie chart shows. DO NOT COPY THE SAME EXACT WORDS FROM THE QUESTION.
2.Decide how you will organize your essay
3.Think about overall trends and interesting points.
4.Put your ideas together in logical order
5.Support your ideas with specific statistics-data-percentage-numbers
6.Use linking words to connect your ideas
7.Write a brief conclusion summarizing the major trend of the chart as a whole.

YOU HAVE TO WRITE A MINIMUM OF 150 WORDS.
Good luck,
Mrs.Jinan

Comparing / contrasting

Dear students,

Are apples and oranges the same because they are both a fruit?
What makes them the same? What makes them different?
What is the difference between a comparison and a contrast?
What is a similarity? A difference?
How can we read data from a chart or a table and compare / contrast it?
Writing Task 1 requires us to compare data, therefore, please take note of all the expressions relevant to describing changes in data / numbers.

Best regards,

Ms. Sonja