Good morning dear 2A students!
How are you today? Ready for some composition day? Here is a little video by Tom from Eat, Sleep, Learn, giving us some advice about how to turn this negative situation into something positive.
This is what we are going to do:
1) FIRST, watch the video and answer QUESTION #1 and 4 more questions of your choice. This is a listening comprehension/vocabulary exercise to be done TODAY Monday 30th.
The video lasts 11:30 minutes, make sure you can follow the video without being interrupted.
To do that read the questions first and be ready to take notes. You can stop the video or re-play it as often as you need. Do not use subtitles, if you can avoid them.
1.What are the 11 recommendations that he gives?
2. What is the speaker's recommendation to avoid the noise? Summarize your answer.
3. According to research, what effects does the phone has on you it is at sight?
4. What is his recommendation about exercise?
5. What is recommendation #5?
6. Why is number 6 especially advantageous?
7. What is a study buddy?
8. What is the meaning of losing momentum?
9. What two Tv series does he recommend to learn English?
10. What learning platform to learn English does he recommends?
2) SECOND. Write a composition of about 120 words on the following topic.
"HOW TO STUDY AT HOME DURING THE QUARANTINE PERIOD". Use the previous video as inspiration and try to give some advice and /or explain your own situation. Remember to use topic-related vocabulary, a variety of different grammar structures and appropriate linkers. Give your text a structure. Compositions will be sent to arantxaealo@gmail.com. The deadline for the composition is Monday April 6th.
I hope you like the material and make the most of it.
#stayathome
1. What are the 11 recommendations that he gives?
ReplyDelete1- Study in short sustainable amounts
2- Set your background noise/music
3- Put your phone away
4- Get up and move your body regularly
5- Check your posture frequently
6- Use your washing machine as a timer
7- Take notes and learn actively
8- Teach someone the things you learn
9- Organise online study sessions with friends
10- Have a specific goal for your study session
11- There are so many great English resources
9. What two TV series does he recommend to learn English?
The two series is: Fleabag and Friends.
10. ¿Qué plataforma de aprendizaje para aprender inglés recomienda?
Online lenguajes schools and websites
6. Why is number 6 especially advantageous?
Because, if you want start studying, you need have a time for control the session.
1. What are the 11 recommendations that he gives?
ReplyDelete1- Study in short sustainable amounts
2- Set your background noise/music
3- Put your phone away
4- Get up and move your body regularly
5- Check your posture frequently
6- Use your washing machine as a timer
7- Take notes and learn actively
8- Teach someone the things you learn
9- Organise online study sessions with friends
10- Have a specific goal for your study session
11- There are so many great English resources
9. What two TV series does he recommend to learn English?
The two series is: Fleabag and Friends.
10. What learning platform to learn English does he recommends?
Online lenguajes schools and websites
6. Why is number 6 especially advantageous?
Because, if you want start studying, you need have a time for control the session.
1.What are the 11 recommendations that he gives?
ReplyDeleteStudy in short and sustainable quantities. Listening to music while we study. Not having the phone near. Moving regularly or doing sport. The position when studying. Use the time it takes for the washing machine to wash clothes to study. Taking notes while we study. Teach someone the things you learn. Organise online study sessions with friends. Have a specific goal for your study session. There are so many great english resources.
3. According to research, what effects does the phone has on you it is at sight?
The productivity is reduced by 40%
4. What is his recommendation about exercise?
He recommends moving regularly.
9. What two Tv series does he recommend to learn English?
Fleabag and Friends.
10. What learning platform to learn English does he recommends?
Youtube, Instagram, Online language schools and websites
1.What are the 11 recommendations that he gives?
ReplyDeleteStudy in short and sustainable quantities. Listening to music while we study. Not having the phone near. Moving regularly or doing sport. The position when studying. Use the time it takes for the washing machine to wash clothes to study. Taking notes while we study. Teach someone the things you learn. Organise online study sessions with friends. Have a specific goal for your study session. There are so many great english resources.
3. According to research, what effects does the phone has on you it is at sight?
The productivity is reduced by 40%
4. What is his recommendation about exercise?
He recommends moving regularly.
9. What two Tv series does he recommend to learn English?
Fleabag and Friends.
10. What learning platform to learn English does he recommends?
Youtube, Instagram, Online language schools and websites
1.What are the 11 recommendations that he gives?
ReplyDeleteStudy in short amounts of time, set your background noise or music, put your phone away, get up and move regularly, check your posture, use washing machine as a timer, take notes and learn actively, teach someone what you are learning, do an online study session with a partner, have an specific goal and check online resources if you need it.
2. What is the speaker's recommendation to avoid the noise? Summarize your answer.
His recommendation to drown out noise is to play instrumental music with no lyrics so we can work at the beat of the music without getting distracted. Also, if we don’t want music but we don’t want silence either, he recommends a website that provides ambient sounds like, for example, a coffee shop.
3. According to research, what effects does the phone has on you it is at sight?
It reduces activity by 40%.
4. What is his recommendation about exercise?
He recommends setting up a timer on your phone every 45 minutes so you move and do a little bit of exercise to help reset your brain and refocus.
5. What is recommendation #5?
He recommends readjusting your posture every 30 minutes. He recommends to think that there’s an orange in the middle of your shoulder blades and you have to try to squeeze it.
Lola Pedraza 2ºA
Arantxa no me deja subir el comentario al blog con las respuestas dice que será visible después de ser aprobado, ¿te lo enviamos por correo?
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ReplyDelete1.study in short quantities.
2.set your background noise.
3.Put your phone away.
4.get up and move regularly.
5.take care of your posture frequently.
6.Use the washing machine as a timer.
7.take note of the pages.
8.teach someone the things you learn.
9.organize online sessions with friends.
10.have a specific goal for you study session.
2) make a playlist in an app with relaxing music.
3) study productivity is reduced to forty percent.
4) move your body for 45 minutes.
5) have a good posture and put it every 30 minutes.
6) study and have clean clothes at the same time.
7) a person studying with you in video chat.
8) lessen your attention on one thing easily.
9) Fleabag and friends.
10) Lingoda
1.What are the 11 recommendations that he gives? Study in sustainable amounts, set your background music or noise, put your phone away, move your body regularly, check your posture regularly, use your watching machine as a timer, take notes and learn actively, teach someone the things you learn, organise study sessions with friends, have an specific goal for your study session and discover english resources.
ReplyDelete2. What is the speaker's recommendation to avoid the noise? Summarize your answer. Listening to instrumental music or using coffitivity.
3. According to research, what effects does the phone has on you it is at sight? If you have it close to do you get more distracted by a 40%.
4. What is his recommendation about exercise? Set an alarm every 45 minutes to get up and move
5. What is recommendation #5? Having a good posture makes you be more efficient.
6. Why is number 6 especially advantageous? Because you get your clothes cleaned and also you have a study schedule.
7. What is a study buddy? A person that study with you via skype, discord... in different sessions.
8. What is the meaning of losing momentum? Not wasting your time with no objectives.
9. What two Tv series does he recommend to learn English? Fleabag and Friends.
10. What learning platform to learn English does he recommends? Youtube and Instagram
Jose Riego 2ºA
1.What are the 11 recommendations that he gives? Study in sustainable amounts, set your background music or noise, put your phone away, move your body regularly, check your posture regularly, use your watching machine as a timer, take notes and learn actively, teach someone the things you learn, organise study sessions with friends, have an specific goal for your study session and discover english resources.
ReplyDelete2. What is the speaker's recommendation to avoid the noise? Summarize your answer. Listening to instrumental music or using coffitivity.
3. According to research, what effects does the phone has on you it is at sight? If you have it close to do you get more distracted by a 40%.
4. What is his recommendation about exercise? Set an alarm every 45 minutes to get up and move
5. What is recommendation #5? Having a good posture makes you be more efficient.
6. Why is number 6 especially advantageous? Because you get your clothes cleaned and also you have a study schedule.
7. What is a study buddy? A person that study with you via skype, discord... in different sessions.
8. What is the meaning of losing momentum? Not wasting your time with no objectives.
9. What two Tv series does he recommend to learn English? Fleabag and Friends.
10. What learning platform to learn English does he recommends? Youtube and Instagram
Jose Riego 2ºA
1.What are the 11 recommendations that he gives?
ReplyDeleteThose are: 1study in short sustainable amounts 2set your background music/noise 3put your phone away 4get up and move regularly 5check your posture frequently 6use your washing machine as a timer 7take notes 8teach someone the things you learn 9organise online study sessions with your friends 10have a specific goal for your study session 11online ressourses
7. What is a study buddy?
It is a person as a friend, a housemate or anybody who you can study with.
9. What two Tv series does he recommend to learn English?
He recommends watching Fleabag (a great show that i truly recommend too) and Friends
1.What are the 11 recommendations that he gives?
ReplyDelete-To study in short periods of time to keep you focused at best.
-Avoid noise as possible and if's not, listen to soothing music or ambient sounds.
-To put your phone away to make sure you can't be distracted
-Move your body between study sessions.
-Change your posture frequently.
-Use things around as a timer (washing machine, microwave...)
-Take notes effectively (active studying)
-Teach someone to prove yourself how much you know about what you are studying.
-Organize online with your friends(Discuss stuff that you learnt).
-Set up specific goals for study sessions, like being able to read 20 pages of a book in english
-Exploit resources around you (books, series, films...)
2. What is the speaker's recommendation to avoid the noise? Summarize your answer.
-Using ambients sounds or listening to instrumental music to wrap up the noise
4. What is his recommendation about exercise?
-He recommends to set time up to 45 minutes and then move (walk around your house, stretching...)
7. What is a study buddy?
-It's a partner for studying. He recommends trying to explain your knowledge about what you've been studying to your partner to make sure you learnt what you studied
9. What two Tv series does he recommend to learn English?
-Friends and Fleabag
1.What are the 11 recommendations that he gives?
ReplyDelete1. Studying not so long amounts of time.
2. Setting your own background noise or music -in case you
like it- such as instrumental playslist.
3. Putting your phone away so you don't get distracted.
4. Excercising your body -maybe just by calmly moving at
home- every 45 minutes.
5. Arranging a good posture and changing it or fixing it
every 30 minutes.
6. Taking advantage of day-to-day household items/machines'
timers, for example a washing machine, to set yourself
time limits.
7. Taking notes actively while you're doing something.
8. Making sure you can go teach others what you just
learned.
9. Digitally meeting others so you can learn together.
10. Setting specific goals.
11. Discovering and using resources in case you need it.
2. What is the speaker's recommendation to avoid the noise?Summarize your answer.
Using focus sound playlists and listening to
instrumental music.
7. What is a study buddy?
A partner that studies with you sometimes.
9. What two Tv series does he recommend to learn English?
Friends and Fleabag.
10. What learning platform to learn English does he recommends?
Youtube and Instagram.
Joaquín Gutiérrez Montaño
1.Study in short time, avoid noise or listen to relaxing music, put the phone away to avoid distractions, move the body sometimes, put yourself in good posture,use everyday objects as a timer, take notes while you do something, teach others that you learn, organize online studies, make goals,make use of resources.
ReplyDelete2. listen to soundtracks or music without a singer's voice.
3. Distracts a lot
4. move from time to time
5. have a good posture when you studying
6. Studing while clothes are washing
7. someone who studies with you
8. don't waste time without goals
9. The Good Place and something cartoon like Teen Titans
10. Youtube, series and twitter, sites where you can translate what you are reading/watching
sorry i didn't see the exercise yesterday
By: Paula López
Hi Paula!
DeleteCheck #9, is the question talking about you or him?
Answer the question on a comment, please.
regards