TableofContents
1. ClassmatePresentation2. EndofTask13. EndofTask24. EndofTermGoals5. EndofTermReading-Writing6. EndofTheme7. ExposureandUse:Listening-Speaking8. ExposureandUse:Reading-Writing9. GroupOpinions10. ListeningTaskStrategies11. ListeningGeneralStrategies12. Note-TakingStrategies13. Pronunciation14. ReadingGeneralStrategies15. ReadingMaterials16. SpeakingTaskStrategies17. SpeakingGeneralStrategies18. Vocabulary19. WritingGeneralStrategies20. WritingInventory
ClassmatePresentation
Myname:
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Date: Task/TopicofPresentation:
1. Whatisonethingthatyoulikedaboutyourclassmate’spresentation?
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2. Whydidyoulikeit?(support)
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3. Whatisonethingthatyoulearned?
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EndofTaskReflection1
Name: Date: Task:
1. Wasthistaskeasy/justright/toodifficultforme?
2. Whatpartwaseasy?
3. Whatwasdifficult?
4. Isthereanypartofthistaskthatyouwouldliketopracticemoreinclass?
5. Whatcouldyoudooutsidetheclassroomtoimproveyourlistening,especiallytoimprovethepartsyoufounddifficult?
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EndofTaskReflection2
Name: Date: Task:
1. Whatdidyouenjoymostabout___________________________________________?
2. Whatthing(s)didyoudowell?
3. Whatthing(s)doyouneedtoimprove?
4. Isthereanypartofthistask/topicthatyouwouldliketopracticemoreinclass?
5. Wherecanyouusethistask/partsofthistaskoutsidetheclassroom?
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EndofTermGoalsReflection
Name: Date: Task:
Instructions:Pleaselookoveryourshortandlongtermgoalstatementsfromthebeginningoftheterm.Thentakesometimetocompletethequestions.1.Whatgoalshaveyouachievedthisterm?____________________________________________________________________________
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2.Whatgoalshaveyounotachievedthisterm?Whydoyouthinkyouhaven’tachievedthosegoals?____________________________________________________________________________
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3.Whataretwoofyourstrengthsinlistening/speaking/reading/writing?Howwillthesestrengthshelpyouinlife?(circleapplicableskills)____________________________________________________________________________
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4.Whataretwoofyourweaknessesinlistening/speaking/reading/writing?Whatcouldyoudotoimprovethem?(circleapplicableskills)____________________________________________________________________________
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EndofTermReading-WritingReflection
Name: Date: Task:
1.Duringthissession,howmuchdoyoufeelyouhaveimproved?Reading:Bigimprovement____Someimprovement____Littleimprovement____Writing:Bigimprovement____Someimprovement____Littleimprovement____
Explain:__________________________________________________________________
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2.Whatactivitiesorstrategieshelpedyouthemost?3.Whatthingscouldyoudooutsidetheclasstoimproveyourreadingandwritingskills?
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EndofThemeReflection
Name:
Date:
Theme:Task:Reflectonworkatendoftheme
1.Whatcanyoudonowthatyoucouldn’tatthebeginningofthisthemeunit?
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2.Whatisoneactivitythathelpedyoulearnduringthisthemeunit?Whyorhow?
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3.Writeaboutonethingthatyoudidwellduringthisthemeunit?
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4.Writeonethingyouneedtodobetterforfutureclassworkortasksoutsidetheclassroom.
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ExposureandUse:Listening-Speaking
Name: Date:
Instructions: Over the weekend (from Friday 6:00 p.m. – Sunday 11:00 p.m.), write downeverythingthatyoudoinEnglish.Forexample:watchedTV,wenttoamovie,listenedtoanewsreport,spoketoacashierorserver,chattedwithaco-workerorcustomer,talkedonthephonewithafriend,participatedinaconversationclubatthelibrary/recreationcentre,etc.
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Estimatehowmuchtimeinhoursyouspentlisteningand/orspeaking:________hours
1.DoyouthinkthattheamountofEnglishyoupracticedwillcontributetoyourgoals?2.Ifso,whichgoalwouldbenefitmost?3.Whichgoalswouldbenefitfrommorepractice?
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ExposureandUse:Reading-Writing
Name: Date:
Instructions: Over theweekend (fromFriday6:00p.m.–Sunday11:00p.m.),writedowneverythingthatyoudoinEnglish.Forexample:readabooktomychild,readanewspaperormagazinearticle,searchedtheinternet,wrotea“todo”orgrocerylist,wroteanemailtoafriend,tookaphonemessage,helpedmychildwithhomework,filledoutaform,etc.
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Estimatehowmuchtimeinhoursyouspentreadingand/orwriting:________hours
1.DoyouthinkthattheamountofEnglishyoupracticedwillcontributetoyourgoals?2.Ifso,whichgoalswouldbenefit?3.Whichgoalswouldbenefitfrommorepractice?
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GroupOpinionsReflection
Name: Date: Task:
• Wereyouabletocommunicateyouropinioneffectively? Yes No
• Didyoufeelotherslistenedtoyou? Yes No
• Didyoufeelotherswantedtohearyouropinion? Yes No
• Waseveryoneable/encouragedtoparticipate? Yes No
• Wasthisdiscussionenjoyable? Yes No
• Ifnot,whatweresomeofthedifficultiesyouobserved/encountered?
□ Ididn’thaveenoughtimetoexpressmyself.
□ Iwasinterruptedseveraltimes.
□ SomelearnerstalkedatthesametimesoIcouldn’thearthings.
□ Somelearnerstalkedtoofast/slow.
□ Ifeltuncomfortablebecause_______________________________________
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□ Somelearnersseemedangryorupset.
□ Otherdifficulties:________________________________________________
Isthereanythingelseyouwouldliketomention?
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ListeningTaskStrategiesReflectionName:
Date: Task:
• Iguessedthemeaningofwordsfromthecontext.Forexample:_______________________________________________
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• IusedwhatIalreadyknoworhaveheardtoguessthemeaning.Forexample:_______________________________________________
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• Ilistenedtotheintonation(tone)tounderstandfeelings.Forexample:______________________________________________
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No
• Iwrotedownorunderlinedsomekeywordstohelpmefocusorremember.Forexample:______________________________________________
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• Iputquestionmarksbesidesitemsthatwereunclear.Forexample:______________________________________________
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No
• Ilistenedtothestructures/grammartofigurethings(i.e.time/when)Forexample:_______________________________________________
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No
• Imadesomeinferencesbyconnectinginformationfromdifferentsentences.Forexample:_______________________________________________
Yes
No
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ListeningGeneralStrategiesReflection
Name: Date: Task:Identifyhowoftenyouusethesewritingstrategies.
WhenIhavetroublelisteninginEnglish,I...
1.Askthepersontherepeatwhattheysaid
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2.WritedownwhatIhear
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3.Trytoguesswhattheysaidfromtheotherwords
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4.Lookathis/hermouthtoguessthewords
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5.Asksomeoneforhelp
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6.Askthepersontoexplainordescribewhathe/shemeans
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7.Avoidcommunicatingtotallyorpartially
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8.Useadictionaryortranslator
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9.Justnodandsmiletobepolite
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10.Replyinmynativelanguage
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11.Askthepersontowritedownwhattheysaid
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12.TellthepersonthatIdonotunderstand
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DiscussionQuestions:1.Whichstrategiesdoyouusethemost?Whyisthat?2.Whichstrategieswillyoutrytousemoreoften?Whyisthat?
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Note-TakingStrategiesReflection
Name: Date: Task:
1.Thistaskwaseasy/justright/toodifficult.Whyisthat?2.Whatstrategieshelpedyoutotakenotesthistime?
□ lookingatpictures□ talkingaboutthetopic□ predicting/guessinganswerstospecificquestions□ learningnewwordsfirst□ usingastructuredformat:chart,numbers,lists,columns,bullets,dashes,etc.
□ lookingatamodelfirst
□ usingsymbolsandabbreviations
□ listeningforsignalwordsandphrases(i.e.Everyday,but,and,which,Imean…)
□ listeningforemphasisonkeywords(pauses,repeat,slowervoice,spelling,tone,etc.)
□ usinggoodspacing□ paraphrasingand/orusingsynonyms
3.Isthereanypartofthistask/topicthatyouwouldliketopracticemoreinclass?4.Wherecanyouusethistask/partsofthistaskoutsidetheclassroom?
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PronunciationReflection
Name:
Date:
Task:
1.Whatsoundsinpronunciationdoyouneedtoworkonthemost?Listsomesamplewordsthatcauseyouproblems.___________________________________________________________________________
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2.Whatisoneaspectofpronunciationyouwouldliketoimprove?(i.e.stress,syllables,intonation,linking,slowingdown,pausingmoreoften,<-ed>or<-s>endings,etc.).Why?___________________________________________________________________________
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ReadingGeneralStrategiesReflection
Name: Date: Task:Identifyhowoftenyouusethesereadingstrategies.
WhenIhaveproblemsreadinginEnglish,I...
1.Lookatthepictures
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2.ThinkaboutandusewhatIalreadyknow
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3.Predicttheoverallcontentormeaning
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4.Guessthemeaningofwordsfromtherestofthesentence.
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5.SkipwordsthatIdon’tknow
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6.Breakwordsintosmallerparts
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7.Lookatpunctuation(commas,parenthesis,dashes)tofinddefinitionsorexplanations.
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8.Useadictionary
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9.Lookathowtheinformationisorganized
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10.ScantofindonlytheinformationIneed
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11.Readthetextseveraltimes
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12.Askforhelp
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DiscussionQuestions:1.Whichstrategiesdoyouusethemost?Whyisthat?2.Whichstrategieswillyoutrytousemoreoften?Whyisthat?
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ReadingMaterialsReflection
Name: Date: Task:
1.Onascaleof1–10(1beingthe“easiesttoread”and10beingthe“mostdifficulttoread”),howwouldyouratethefollowing:
□ magazinearticles
□ forms
□ newspapers□ schedulesorcoursecalendars□ directories□ brochuresornotices□ instructions□ emails
□ charts,tables,graphs
2.Whydoyouthinkitisdifficulttoreadsometypesofmaterials?______________________________________________________________________________
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3.Howmuchextrareadingdoyoudooutsideoftheclassroom?Andwhattypeofmaterialsdoyouusuallyread?______________________________________________________________________________
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SpeakingTaskStrategiesReflection
Name: Date: Task:
1.Thisspeakingtaskwastooeasy/attherightlevel/toohardforme.2.Whatwaseasy?3.Whatwasdifficult?4.Whatthingsinclasshelpedyouspeakbetterthistime?
□ lookingatpictures□ learningnewwords□ talkingaboutthetopic□ reviewinggrammar/structures
□ practicingfirst□ understanding/practicingpronunciation□ listeningtoamodel
□ askingmyselfquestions
□ workingwithapartner
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SpeakingGeneralStrategiesReflection
Name: Date: Task:Identifyhowoftenyouusethesespeakingstrategies.
WhenIhaveproblemsspeakinginEnglish,I...
1.Correctmyself
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2.RephrasewhatIsaid
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3.Changethetopic
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4.Usemynativelanguage
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5.Askforhelp
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6.Usegesturesorfacialexpressions
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7.Avoidcommunicationtotallyorpartially
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8.Useasynonym
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9.SimplifywhatIwanttosay
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10.Useadescription
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11.Usepausesorutterances(Umm,uh)whilethinking
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DiscussionQuestions:1.Whichstrategiesdoyouusethemost?Whyisthat?2.Whichstrategieswillyoutrytousemoreoften?Whyisthat?
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VocabularyReflection
Name: Date: Task:
1.Didyoulearnanynewvocabulary/expressionstoday?Yes/No2.Whatweresomeofthesenewwords/expressionsthatyoulearned?1._____________________________5._______________________________2._____________________________6._______________________________3._____________________________7._______________________________4._____________________________8._______________________________4.Whenorwherecanyouusethesewordsorexpressions?5.Whatcanyoudotohelpyouremembertousethesenewwords?
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WritingGeneralStrategiesReflection
Name: Date: Task:Identifyhowoftenyouusethesewritingstrategies.
WhenIhavetroublewritinginEnglish,I…
1.TrytoplanoutmyideasbeforeIwrite
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2.Talkitthroughfirstandthenmakepoints
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3.ReviewwhatIhavewrittenbeforewritingmore
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4.Lookatothertextsandtrytoanalyzethem
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5.Askforhelp
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6.Readmyworkoutloudtolistenformistakes
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7.Avoidcommunicatingtotallyorpartially
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8.Useadictionary
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9.SimplifywhatIwanttosay
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10.Writeinmynativelanguage
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11.Pauseandthinkbeforecontinuingtowrite
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12.LookatanEnglishgrammarbookforhelp
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DiscussionQuestions:1.Whichstrategiesdoyouusethemost?Whyisthat?2.Whichstrategieswillyoutrytousemoreoften?Whyisthat
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WritingInventoryReflection
Name: Date:
1.LookatyourWritingInventoryand/orsamplesofyourwriting.Whichtask(s)hadthemosterrors?________________________________________________________________________
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2.Chooseoneofyourerrors.Whatistheerror?Howcanyouimprovethiserror?
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3.Inthelast______weeksinwriting,Ilearnedto...
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4.Inwriting,Iwouldliketodomore...
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