3A RIM / 3B RIM Assignment on 15th March 2021

1) Watch the how-to video below.



2) Imagine you have to create a short how-to video for the website howcast.com.

• What topic would you choose for your how-to video? Why?
• What sort of instructional information would you include?
• Where would you shoot it?

Write down your ideas. Then write a 100-word text in the comment box below. Remember to choose "anonymous" as an identity, but write your name and the initial of your surname before starting to write.

3B RIM Assignment on 5th February 2021

B1 Preliminary Writing Part 2

Take your notes in your English notebook in the section dedicated to B1 Preliminary Writing Part 2.

1) 👀 Watch the video clip and find out what Writing Part 2 consists of.

2) 👀 Watch the video clip below. On your notebook, 🖋 take notes under the following headings as the content is covered:

• Step 1: define your audience
• Step 2: approach the task
• Step 3: define the content of your story
• Step 4: organise your story
• Step 5: make a plan
• Step 6: write
• Step 7: write a title in capital letters
• Step 8: read through your complete story

3) Read a sample answer.

Then, answer the following questions.

1. Does the story start with the correct sentence?
2. Are there around 100 words? 
3. How many paragraphs are there?
4. Is the story interesting to read? Why?
5. Is the story easy to follow? Why?
6. Does the story have a clear ending?
7. Can you find some examples of ambitious language?
8. Are there many errors? Do these make the answer difficult to understand?

3B Homework

 

If you want to watch the series online, click here. Enjoy!

PS You can watch the series with English subtitles. No audio in Italian is available.

3B RIM Assignment on 11th January 2021

1) 👀 Look at the following writing task.

2) 🗯 Brainstorm ideas and plan your story according to the following structure:

- Title

- Paragraph 1: set the scene and give the background of the story. Try to end the paragraph with some form of suspense to keep the reading going.

- Paragraph 2: outline what happens, giving the main events of the story.

- Paragraph 3: end the story. It is good to have a twist or surprise at the end. 

3) 🖋 Write your story in about 100 words in an appropriate style in the comment box below. Remember to choose "anonymous" as an identity, but write your name and the initial of your surname before starting to write.

3B RIM Assignment on 23rd November 2020

Have you heard that a Wellingtonian family went viral with their hilarious "Lockdown Boogie"?

1) Watch the video.

2) Write down the transcript and translate it into Italian.

3) Watch the video in which the Buchanan family from Wellington tells what has happened behind the scenes of the viral video in an interview on Radio New Zealand (RNZ).

4) What about you? How are you and your family coping with the lockdown? Write a 100-word text in the comment box below. Remember to choose "anonymous" as an identity, but write your name and the initial of your surname before starting to write.

3B RIM Assignment on 8th October 2020

Write a 100-word text about a school trip or a place you visited with your family.

Use the following prompts to help:

• when did the trip happened?
• where did you go?
• who went with you?
• how did you travel?
• what did you see and do?
• what was the best thing about the trip?

Leave your post in the comment box below. Remember to choose "anonymous" as an identity, but write your name and the initial of your surname before starting to write.

Main Info English Classes 2020-2021

6 GOLDEN RULES

1) Stand up and say "good morning" when the teacher steps into the class (do not chew gum, have snacks/drinks).

2) Keep your desk tidy.

3) Bring materials to class & complete assignments on time.

4) Speak only English in class.
5) Follow directions & raise your hand if you have a question or a comment to make - it is the only way to ensure that we ALL have an equal voice in the classroom.

6) Work hard & do your best in class and at home.

MATERIALS

• coursebook,
• Google Classroom app,
• ring binder (or notebook),
• pens, pencils and coloured markers.

MARKS

Marks are given in case of tests and assignments both at school and at home. A mark given to a test weighs 100% while a mark given to an assignment weighs 25%.

The marks of all the activities are averaged at the end of the first term and reported in the report card. The first-term average mark weighs in the second-term average mark.