Portfolio Liza Arana

Key 1 6th Bilingual Secretariat

Learning Process

Listening about Angiogenesis

The Key to a Successful Life is Education Essay

Tenses review

Eating Out Vs. Eating In Essay

Partial

Uniforms at School Essay

Technology Advances

Pictionary

Reflection

Appendix

Index

TOPIC PAGES PERIOD WEEK

(TICs) Ss will be assigned the topic for their English Week Project and provided instructions and criteria. Later, they will be given time to organize their work and start the investigation and creative process

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double

June 9 to 13

We will miss this period due to the visit to USAC for results.

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Single

Grammar review

Pronouns / language strategy tips, vocabulary tips/strategy practice

142-148

double

LISTENING at the TIC´s lab

TED Conference (Can we Starve Cancer Cells?)

http://www.ted.com/talks/william_li

Complete listening comprehension assignment

(double) June 16 to 20

SPEAKING

Top Modern Medical and Technological Advances

Slideshare presentation

suggested link:

http://www.healthline.com/health-news/general-top-innovations-of-2013-120513

(one)

READING COMPREHENSION (we will miss these two periods due to the grade meeting with parents)

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(double)

MID-TERM VACATION … JUNE 23 TO JULY 4

WE WILL MISS THIS PERIOD DUE TO THE MID-TERM VACATION.

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(double) July 7 to July 12

LISTENING

Advertisements, news, weather

80-84

(one)

READING COMPREHENSION

Advertisements, bulletins, formats and tables

152-156

(double)

LISTENING instruction & practice at TIC’s

Warmup: Jeopardy Game

http://www.slideshare.net/Cagey007/toeic-game

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(double) July 14 to 18

Learning Process

TALKS: business announcements, special announcements, recorded announcements (Practice and review quiz)

TENSE REVIEW FEEDBACK

Practice on photocopied booklet

(one)

REVIEW PRACTICE ON VERB TENSES *practice on photocopied booklet and quiz

(double)

LISTENING instruction & practice at TIC`s

Post-test practice

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(double) July 21 to 26

READING PASSAGES

Forms, tables, labels

157-170

(one)

PRESENTATION OF ENGLISH WEEK PROJECT //

(double)

LISTENING ASSESSMENT of TOEIC Partial Test Unit 3 More practice tests

(double) July 28 to August 1

WRITING/SPEAKING ASSESSMENT of TOEIC Partial Test

Unit 2

Speaking:

Respond to Questions Prompt Relies (Fluency)

Class Discussions

(one)

READING ASSESSMENT of TOEIC Partial Test Unit 2 More practice tests

(double)

LISTENING COMPREHENSION *TICs

Listening comprehension review (all further practice tests)

(double) August 4-7

READING COMPREHENSION

Grammar tips

Vocabulary tips

Strategy practice

84-86 (one)

STRUCTURE/reading REVIEW Double passages

176-183 (double)

Application of TOEIC third Unit Test *listening part*

(double) August 11 to 15

SPEAKING & WRITING PART (one)

READING ASSESSMENT of TOEIC Unit Test

(double)

Portfolio preparation and presentation

As of 2012, 31 million school pupils worldwide dropped out of school. In

addition, 32 million repeated a grade. Why do you believe they decided to

drop out of school? I, personally have several reasons of why I should attend

school and thoughts of why other people should attend school. These are

money, expand their knowledge and parents’ pressure. These are just my

reasons, you may have others.

In my opinion, money is the principal reason why we attend school. Most of

us have grown surrounded with economic problems, which is why we have

decided to graduate from school, enter into college and work hard expecting

to earn tons of money. Hopefully, this will happen and we will be able to

provide our family and to avoid future economic problems.

Some decide to attend school because they want to expand their knowledge.

This is the people that are aware of the opportunity that is having a good

quality education and that have decided to make of their knowledge something

useful. Of course, they care about making money, but they also care about

making changes with their intelligence. They have a noble cause.

Parents have always known what is best for their children. They know how

difficult it is to have success in this world and they want us to be prepared.

School is essential and even though some teenagers would prefer to drop out

and pursue their dreams or just be lazy all the time, parents pressure will make

sure they finis, at least, high school.

The Key to a Successful

Life is Education

Lots of people that have dropped out of high school have managed to be

successful in life. It might just have been their luck or natural talent. Either

way, this might not be our case. We better attend school and get prepared for

the real life we are so close to experience.

Can We Eat to

Starve Cancer?

Tenses Review

Eating healthy has recently become a habit for a lot of people, we now finally

understand how important our diet is in our health, in the way we feel or see. I

mean, we always knew the role a good diet had in our life, but it isn’t until now

that we add a good diet into our lives. However, this is not what everybody thinks.

Did you know that Americans eat out 5 times a week? In my opinion, I rather eat

in for several reasons.

The main reason of why I eat in is because in my house, my mother tries to give

all of my siblings and me the best life possible. She knows that health is needed the

most. A good life is the one that is filled with love, health, and family. Eating

healthy reduces the risk of heart diseases, diabetes and certain types of cancer.

Another reason why I would rather it in is that healthy food gives you energy, and

at this final high school stage it is definitely what I need. It also gives you a better

immune system. These two reasons will keep me going through these last few days,

and will make sure I have a great performance at school.

Finally, the most important reason is that there is no food like the one my mom

cooks. Eating out might be delicious, but let me tell you, that food is not made with

love, like the one a mother or a father cooks.

It is okay to eat out every once in a while, a good life is also the one in which you

spoil yourself, so do it but not so often. You will not only save money but you will

invest in your long and healthy life.

Eating Out Vs.

Eating In

Parcial Test

Throughout my life at school, uniforms have always seemed to be an important topic for

all students. I remember always discussing with my classmates if uniforms were supposed

to be worn, some hated them, and some really didn’t care about them; but I must say,

no one loved them. In my opinion uniforms should be worn because they will identify

you with your school by making you feel like you belong there. Additionally, they are the

reason of why a school is filled with kids dressed with equality, and finally and most

importantly, you will not need to look for different clothes every day which means more

time to sleep.

You differentiate where someone is studying by their uniform. For example, everyone

knows that SCJ students are always wearing that kind of yellow sweater and brown skirt,

or maroon pants and jacket. Uniforms are also classy and they make everyone look

good.

Teenagers tend to be mean, and some of them enjoy making fun of people by the

clothes they are wearing or they preferences in clothing. Uniforms are a way to represent

equality, kids will not be judged by their clothes if they are all dressed the same.

Finally and probably the most important fact about uniforms is that you do not need to

look every morning for new and different clothes from the ones you wore the day before.

We wear uniforms at my school and all I need to do is check if I had clean socks for the

next day. On special occasions we are able to wear jeans and I kind of hate those days

because I lose approximately 15 minutes or more time of sleeping making up my mind

on what to wear.

I truly believe that uniforms should be worn in all establishments. You might not see them

right now, but they do bring a lot of benefits, and one day you will realize how empty

your life was without them. Okay, I might be exaggerating, but they are really great. Wear

them!

Uniforms at

School

Pictionary

Endeavor: A strenuous effort; attempt.

Bylaws: A standing rule governing the

regulation of a corporation’s or society’s internal

affair.

Proxy fight: A contest between factions of

stockholders in a company, in which each group

attempts to gain control by soliciting signed proxy

statements for sufficient votes.

Average: A typical amount, rate, degree, etc.

Expertise: Expert skill or knowledge;

expertness.

It is nice how we have presented class work and

homework in a different way every time. This unit

we have put into practice and discovered skills

that we haven’t used in a while or haven’t used at

all. I really like to see the work of my friends, so I

am 100% into presenting all of our work to our

classmates. There isn’t something I would really like

to change, I believe how we handled this unit was

really functional, different and fun.

Reflection

Appendix