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Activity 1 – Last Summer

These are the guidelines for the first assessed activity in the course. Go to Aula >

Recursos > Materials / Materiales > Unit 2 Pirates > web in order to prepare for the

activity.

Timetable (recommended)

Work on Section 1:

10 - 12 March

Exercise 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8

Work on Section 2 and

Consolidation:

12 – 14 March

Exercise 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7 and 2.8

Consolidation exercises 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 and 3.4

Compulsory task:

14 – 16 March

Part 1: Write about what you did last summer

Part 2: Read the messages from the other

students. Comment on one or two of these.

Objectives

Practise past tense verbs (regular and irregular verbs)

Vocabulary: changing money

Talking about past experiences

Describing a trip

Pronunciation of -ed ending

Numbers and dates

Check the following sections of the Grammar web:

6.5 (Interrogative pronouns)

10.11 (Dates)

11.1 (Irregular verbs)

11.5 (Past Simple and Past Participle)

1.6.2 (Past Simple)

What to study

You should do all the exercises in the unit but here are some suggestions:

Section 1

Grammar exercises 1.1 and 1.5 and pronunciation exercises 1.6 and 1.7 are the most

important. The grammar casino (1.5) is good fun!

If you find the listening exercises 1.3 and 1.4 too difficult, leave them and do the

listening exercises in Section 2.

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Section 2

Listening exercises 2.1, 2.3 and 2.4 and grammar exercises 2.5 and 2.6 are the most

useful.

Consolidation exercises:

Exercises 3.1 and 3.4 are the most useful.

All the exercises are self-correcting, so you do NOT have to post them to the

Forum.

Compulsory tasks: describing what you did last summer

There are two parts for this activity:

Part 1: Write about last summer

1. Tell your classmates how you spent last summer. Write between 80 and 100

words.

2. Send your text to the folder Act1_lastsummer in your classroom Forum. Do not

send attachments and do not upload your text to your Continuous Assessment

Register.

Part 2: Comment on what your classmates say

1. After sending your contribution, read your classmates’ texts.

2. Choose one or two and leave a comment or ask a question. If somebody asks you

a question, don't forget to answer!

The deadline for these tasks is Sunday 16th March. You can still post them after that

date, but you are recommended not to leave your work to the last day.

And remember, if you send in your work late, you may have to wait a while

before you see your mark on the RAC.

Assessment

Your teacher will assess your contributions using the following rubric:

Text: completion of the task, length, effective communication 0 - 4

Respond to classmates’ texts: completion of the task, effective communication 0 - 3

Good use of grammar, vocabulary and expressions from the unit 0 - 3

Total mark _ /10