Lab 1 B

Invitation from the Joaquín V. González

2017-07-07T16:50:00.001-03:00

Dear students,

This invitation has just arrived. Make the best out of it. Warm regards

EXÁMENES FINALES

¿Qué te preocupa? ¿Necesitás ayuda?

Te invitamos al:

TALLER DE ACOMPAÑAMIENTO PARA PRESENTARTE A FINALES.

Lunes 10 de Julio: 9 hs a 10:30 hs.

Jueves 13 de Julio: de 13:30 hs a 15 hs.

Jueves 13 de Julio: de 19 hs a 20:30 hs.

Aula a confirmar

EQUIPO DE TUTORÍA INSTITUCIONAL

tutoria.jvg@gmail.com

Yeah....

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Enjoy!

A Good Laugh

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May 22nd Class

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Hi you all!

Here’s a reminder of the uploads to be ready for May 22^nd:

a) Unit 23, point 4.1: A conversation between two doctors

b) Same unit, point 3.2a – Gillian Timpson

c) Unit 24, point 3.1: Kensington Express readers

In these uploads, your attention should be focused on the specific vowels discussed in each unit and on what you already know of consonants from your theory classes. Mark these points in your texts, in your books, guide yourself to improve your oral production with this visual support. This practice will also help you predict processes where you have to control your sounds in context.

When you listen to the audios, consider the “music” of each text: a great tool, a great “friend” to help you achieve better results.

Last in this post, listen to the dialogue “Hendon Standard” -4a- in unit 24.

See you!

World Voice Day 2017

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http://2017.world-voice-day.org/

http://2017.world-voice-day.org/events-2017/

http://2017.world-voice-day.org/category/events2017/argentina-events2017/

TEACHERS...TAKE CARE OF YOUR VOICE

https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/teachers-take-care-your-voice

SOCIEDAD ARGENTINA DE LA VOZ - SAV

http://sav.org.ar/

http://sav.org.ar/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Cuidados-de-la-Voz-DOCENTES.pdf

INSTITUTO DE LA VOZ

http://www.institutodelavoz.com/

ENJOY!!!

Text to send your audio

2017-03-28T10:38:00.002-03:00

This is the text we discussed in class

A Reflection

The day I decided to come here, I stood in front of my mirror and said to me “Why? Why? Why of all places, here???”

I turned around to check that I was completely alone. A confession was coming; the truth was on its way.

“Where else could I have gone to?” I heard myself uttering loudly with genuine pleasure. A pair of names cropped up in my mind... my thoughts put them away... my feelings collaborated in finding the answer.

“This is the place for me. This is where I want to be.”

Remember to upload a non-edited version, which you have rehearsed before recording your audio.

See you!

Welcome!

2017-03-28T10:34:00.001-03:00

Welcome you all to this year´s Lab!
This is one of our communication means.
See you any time.

On the Way to First Sight Reading

2016-10-16T01:49:00.003-03:00

Hi!

Below you´ll find the extract with which you´ll start getting ready for this practice.

How to proceed with a text you see for the first time?

Read the text quickly and get the gist of it - the main idea. What is it about?

Decide if the vocabulary is formal or informal.

Then scan the text for nouns, verbs, adjectives & adverbs. Rank them according to their linguistic relevance in the text. Do they repeat themselves? Does that serve any purpose?
Are there any modal auxiliaries? How would you use them, in their strong or weak form? Are there any verbs of incomplete predication?

Now have a look at punctuation: does it highlight any word or words? What about commas and full stops - do they help you spot the pauses?

Make sure you use strong and weak forms when you read.
If needed, check the pronunciation of words in your dictionary! VIP - it´s a strong asset in your practice.

Read the text aloud meaningfully, and listen to your own voice.
What have you noticed? Are you respecting the analysis above? Or are you going along your own way?

Enjoy the story!

The evening, after my grandmother had given me my bath, she took me once again into the living-room for another story.

“Tonight,” the old woman said, “I am going to tell you how to recognise a witch when you see one.”

“Can you always be sure?” I asked.

“No,” she said, “you can´t. And that´s the trouble… But you can always guess. In the first place,” she said, " a real witch is nearly always wearing gloves when you meet her.”

“Surely not always,” I said. “What about in the summer when it´s hot?”

“EVEN in the summer. She has to. Do you want to know why?” my grandmother said. (,,,)

The Witches

A reminder about next class... i.e. tomorrow

2016-09-25T12:02:00.000-03:00

Hi everybody

I refer you to this post so that tomorrow we can work all along the same line.

Here´s the link http://soundsmynewworld.blogspot.com.ar/

And ... here´s the post...jic

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Class 26-IX-2016

Aword first on the outcome of the last follow-up:

After analysing the results of the last follow-up, I conclude that you need to adjust the studying procedure you follow in this course.

A high percentage of you ended up being just above or below the passing mark; only a few passed and many absent students add to this grim picture.

A further conclusion Ana and me perceived is that the amount of time you listen to the audios AND record yourselves AND evaluate your own performances, is far from enough - which is reflected in your oral production.

The elements that lack are precision in the souds we have already worked with, most of which were corrected and you were guided on how to hit right on them; the linking up of words in the connected texts - after all, speaking is made up of words combined together into a swift and carrying way for the ear; the marking of prominent words and the immediate influence on the rhythm of your speech - this is gained in the first step through immitation of the audio, and later on, by your own pre-analysis of the text to work with, with the prediction of these peaks of prominent words which will mark the rhythm of the passages or dialogues.

These are the steps we´ve been transmitting to you from the very beginning of the year. By this time, there should be evidence that they are being incorporated... This is not the situation by far.

Being a fluent English speaker in other situations than Práctica en Laboratorio de Idiomas I, is not enough to master the tasks we expect in this course. This course goes further than simply communicating in English - the aim is more professional than this. You´re training yourselves and studying to become outstanding professionals in the teaching profession, not just speakers of English.

Next class - 26-IX-16

A.- To evaluate how you apply the guidelines detailed above, next class class bring in a pendrive or any digital media that can be connected to a netbook (so, take good car of bringning the necessary wires to connect both devices) the following dialogues of the 2nd part of the term:

7. In the Library (page 3) and
11. A Sore Throat (page 5)

In the same way in which you´ve prepared the text for the follow-ups.

By the way, I´ve checked the links to the audios posted in the 2 previuos post and they work wonderfully.

B.- Bring your headsets since they´ll be used intensively.

See you all next class.

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See you tomorrow!

Enjoy your Sunday!!!

Class 26-IX-2016

2016-09-20T11:59:00.004-03:00

Audios 2nd Term

2016-09-03T01:49:00.002-03:00

Dear all, find below the link to the audios

https://1drv.ms/f/s!ApngGRpHDi0sfpXj8NLbWT-1WyM

Let me know if any problem crops up.

Audios for the 2nd Term

2016-09-01T00:51:00.001-03:00

Hi dear all!
This is the link to the 2nd term audios

https://1drv.ms/f/s!ApngGRpHDi0sfpXj8NLbWT-1WyM

Let me know about any problema.

Regards

Audios for the 1st Term Texts

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Find the audios mentioned above HERE.
Enjoy!

Your first recording

2016-04-03T12:36:00.002-03:00

Hi dear all!

Here´s the link to the text to submit your first recording to audioBoom-

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uYMVvJbSnsesQpQzO9p8aOZIZ2fKHDhDjVBIpYrlPSM/edit?usp=sharing

Remember to record this text and keep the audio as it was done ... without editing it, ok?

Thank You!

Welcome you all!!!

2016-03-28T08:50:00.004-03:00

Dear students,
We're about to start discovering a new path in your professional lives, together, hand in hand.
Let´s go!

And... the audios of the first term

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Here they go!

As requested - texts 1st term

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Find here the link to these texts.

Texts - 2nd Term

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And here go the Texts

Audios - 2nd Term

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Let´s see now... Audios

2nd Term Texts

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These are the TEXTS we´ll be working with during this part of the year.

Have them ready and bring them for our next class.

Let´s see now. Please let me know about any inconvenience.

2nd Term Audios

2015-08-24T01:53:00.001-03:00

Here you´ll find the AUDIOS to work with during this part of the year.
Enjoy!

PS: Let´s see now...

Welcome Back!!!

2015-08-24T01:50:00.002-03:00

Dear students,

Ready to start this second part of the year? Happy to see you all again!!!

Audacity

2015-04-27T00:17:00.001-03:00

Find here the link to Audacity. Please, work with this version. Thanks!

Welcome !

2015-04-27T00:09:00.002-03:00

Dear students,

Welcome to our common working ground!