Using technology in and beyond the Language Classroom and Whiteboard Softare Activities

Mrs.Maria Nilce Pontes Martinelli, owner of Cultura Inglesa, gave us the fifht worshop. On May 9th our attentions were draw to technology, she showed us about the usage of technology in and beyond the classroom. We talked about blogs, wikis, voice and text chat, e-boards and their effects on our students. She left us questions at the end of her first workshop that we can improve our English.

We had an excellent day!

On April 16th, Mrs.Martinelli show us the Whiteboard. The whiteboard is an interactive board, which works just like a computer, there is a special pen to operate it. We saw a demonstration and I think that in future, all the scholls will have these boards.

I thought Maria Nilce gave us two interesting workshops. I loved her and I liked to know the technologies at her school. I hope on day to use these technology too.

Language and Culture

Maria das Graças Miranda gave us a workshop on April 25th, she is a teacher at Colégio Cenecista Dr. José Ferreira.

She talked to us about of the methodologies for English Language Teaching since English started to be taught in Brazil. I thought interesting to know how it was done, but I prefer the way that we teach nowadays. She took us some exercises from old books so that we could compare them with the exercises used that books today.

Becoming a reflective teacher

Professor Luciana worked with us the Theme: Becoming a reflective teacher. I liked her so much.

There are many details about being a reflective teacher,about our professional development.

Wacthing the Empero's Club movie we can see that teach is one challenge because our students have a lot of ways to be informed.Teachers must have different ways of learning, different ways of aproaching them.

There are some tips to work with students:You have to be pacient, to be not angry and strict teacher.The great teacher is a reflective person and he is always finding different ways to teach.

To teach is to learn twice!!

Are you a perfectionist?

If so, it might be time to take things a little bit easier,for your own good- and everyone else's!

We live in an imperfect world, yet we are constantly given the message that ereything should be perfect: our homes, our gardens, our children and ourselves. "This obsession with perfection", says Pauline Yardley from the Association of Stress Management, is one of the main causes of stress and depression nowadays _ nobody ever thinks they are good enough. But is doing things perfectly a positive thing? Some expercts are not so sure. Consider these example of perfection:

They keep their house in perfect oreder, think about everything their partner might want and make an enormous effort to keep themselves fit and fashionable. They are always busy and areadmired by everyone who knows them. But, according to Pauline Yardley, the reality is that their partner is probably wishing they lived with someone who was more relaxed and would let them put their feet up on the sofa in the evening.

(Adapted)

This activity is suitable for teenagers and/or false begginers.

Structions:

Step 1: Ask the students if they are perfectionist.

Step 2: Discuss it in pairs.

Step 3: Report to your classmates what you have found about your partner.

Step 4:Write down your notes.

Worshop number two

Alessandra Maria Amarante Masson gave us the second workshop. She teaches at Colégio Maria José and Peanuts English School in Poços de Caldas, MG.

We spent the afternoon on Friday(April 11th) and the hole day on Saturday(April 12th) with her and it was fantastic. One Friday we started to have so much fun together!Alessandra teachs with love,and it's very important.

Teaching Vocabulary

When I read about to teach vocabulary and I discuss it with my classmates I could see how can I help my students to build their own vocabulary and I've found it isn't difficult. I can show them objects or flashcards or I can work with them musics or a lot of kinds of games.

Well, we have to encourage our learners to look carefully at the context of words and help them to improve their vocabulary even more.

An overview of the structtures of the English Language

The Simple Present Tense:

We use the Simple present tense when we talk about habitual action and for things that happen all the time or are always time.Eg: I paint how I feel,sometimes I'm happy and sometimes sad.

1-Go to the text and find:

a)two sentences in the simple present.

b)one sentence in the past tense.

c)one adverb of frequency.

d)the name of an artist.

2-What do you think about "The New Picasso"? Who is your favorite artist?

3-Read the text bellow: circle de verbs and underline the false cognates.

The United Kingdom(UK) is a country western Europe. It is formed by England, Scotland, Wales and Nothern Ireland. Its full name is The United Kingdow of Great Britain and Nothern Ireland.

The capital is London and the official language is English.

Great Britain is the name of the island which is made up of: England, Scotland and Wales.