POST 9: EVALUATION OF YOUR BLOGGING EXPERIENCE

Write about your experience using blogs in the English class.

Say:

> What you think about the experience in general
> How much you feel your writing skills have developed
> What you would like to include in the future
> What else you would like to write about


Wordcount: 200
Make comments on 3 of your classmates' posts.

POST 8: ZOMBIES

Dear weird students,
I don't know what's wrong with you guys, but you have chosen to write about zombies this week. What a weird topic!!!
Here you have some questions to guide your weird writing:

Introduction:
-What are zombies in  a few words.
-When did you first hear about them?
-What is the best or worst thing about them?

Paragraph 1:
-Do you think  zombies exist?
-Why do you think some people believe in zombies?
-Do you know anybody who has joined a zombie cult?

Paragraph 2:
-Are you afraid of zombies or were you as a child?
-Do you know anyone who is afraid of them?

Final paragraph:
Which well known person reminds you of a zombie?

Ahem! More balanced students might want to write about something more down to earth like World War 2. If that's your case, try and answer the following:

-What is the most shocking aspect of this war to you?
-What lesson have you learnt from this war?
-Do you think wars are necessary or can be justified?
-Would you be willing to go to war? If yes, what for?
-Do you think World War 3 will ever take place? Why?/Why not?

Remember the wordcount is 200.
Make comments on 3 of your classmates' posts.

GIVING A PRESENTATION

Please find below the list of expressons for giving a presentation. Remember you are not going to include the expressions in the box this time.

GIVING A PRESENTATION

►Starting the presentation    • Good morning/good afternoon ladies and gentlemen / teacher and classmates

►Introducing yourself •My name’s/ I’m ... •I´m studying ... at the University of ...

►Stating the topic of your presentation
   •The topic of my presentation today is ...
   • What I'm going to talk about today is ...

   •Today I’m going to talk about ...

   •I’d like to talk about ...

   •My presentation is about ...

   • My presentation today deals with…

► Explaining why this topic interests you   •I’m interested in this topic because...    •This topic interests me because...   • I like this topic because...     • The reason I love this topic is that...

    

 ► Explaining the importance/relevance of this topic in your field

• This is important because ... • This (topic) is relevant because ... • We should know about this topic because ...

►Stating the main points    •The main points I will be talking about are: / The
    main points of my presentation are:  first(ly) ...  ,     secondly/next,...,      finally... we're going to look at ...  

►Introducing the first point    • Let's start/begin with ...  

►Showing graphics, transparencies, slides etc.    • I'd like to illustrate this by showing you...  • Please, have a look at this slide that shows... • This slide shows…

►Moving on to the next point    • Now let's move on to  ...  • Let´s continue          with... • My next point is...  •  Let's look now at...     •   Let me turn now to...

►Giving more details    • I'd like to expand on this aspect/problem/point    • Let me elaborate on that    • Would you like me to expand on/elaborate on that?   ►Changing to a different topic    • I'd like to turn to something completely different ►Referring back to an earlier point    • Let me go back to what I said earlier about ... ►Summarizing or repeating the main points    • I'd like to recap the main points of my presentation      - First I covered      - Then we talked about      - Finally we looked at    • I'd  now like to sum up the main points which were: ►Conclusion    • I'm going to conclude by... saying that/inviting you to/ quoting ...    • In conclusion, let me... leave you with this thought/invite you to   ►Questions    • Finally, I'll be happy to answer your questions.      • Now I'd like to invite any questions you may have.    • Do you have any questions?

►Ending the presentation • That brings me to the end of my presentation.
• OK, that ends my talk. Thank you for your attention  • That covers all I wanted to say today. Thank you all for being such an attentive audience.

• So, that's all I have to say. Thank you everybody. • Well, I have told you all about…
     • That’s all I have to say about … Many thanks for your attention.