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Приказују се постови за октобар, 2017

CAE WRITING TIPS

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Since I am a teacher with a lot of experience in preparing students for CAE exam , I have encountered numerous questions about writing part. It generally differs from the Serbian essays, so it is a bit difficult for our students to adjust to the English style. _______________________________________________________________ HOW TO START Planning is the most essential part of a successful piece of writing. Think about how many paragraphs you want then get some ideas about the content of each. You should always have a topic sentence followed by specific reasons and examples to support your opinion. Do not forget to include: ·          Linking words, inversion ·          Passive forms and conditional sentences ·          CAE level vocabulary. _______________________________________________________________ TIME MANAGEMENT You have 90 minutes to write 2 texts. Both texts will be about the same length, and are worth the same number of points. Obvious

JEDAN ČAS ENGLESKOG JEZIKA SA PLAYSCHOOL GRUPOM

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   Moje ime je Marina. Profesor sam engleskog jezika i u našoj školi stranih jezika radim između ostalog i sa decom predškolskog uzrasta. Cookie and friends je program koji nam pomaže da časovi engleskog na playschool nivou budu dinamični, zanimljivi i raznoliki.    Prošle nedelje smo na času engleskog obnavljali reči za delove tela. Počeli smo čas plešući i pevajući Hello song i pozdravili glavnog lika programa, Cookie mačka. Potom smo poređali kartice za delove tela na tablu, ponavljajući reči i igrali igru Memory game u kojoj je trebalo da deca pogode koja kartica nedostaje. Uživali smo dok smo slušali Body song i oponašali mačka dok smo pevali glavnu pesmu unit-a. Usledilo je slušanje priče unit-a What’s the matter, Cookie? nakon čega smo vežbali da glumimo, dramatizujući priču.    Na kraju č asa smo predahnuli uz video materijal i omiljene pesmice i uz pesmu The Pinocchio ponovo slu š ali i obnovili re č i za delove tela . Deca su se , kao

TEACHING TEENAGERS – a challenge worth taking

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After having been working as an English teacher for 16 years, I can still remember the first time I stood in front of a group of teenage students. Being a novice teacher it took me some time to understand that teenagers have their own learning styles which differ from those of children and adults. Little learners are so full of energy and they are ready to complete assignments just for your praise and smilies in their notebooks. On the other hand, there are adults who are focused on meeting their language goals. Teens are somewhere in the middle of a scale. I realized long time ago that teachers have to put in a bit more effort in order to increase teenage student motivation. Teenagers can be moody and loud from time to time, but also curious, creative and independent. With this in mind, here are some excellent steps (already tried at our school) that can help capture the attention of our teen students: Build rapport – get to know your students and their interes