ALP - BASIC THREE

Dear Basic Three students:

Your ALP assignment this month is about “ International parties and festivals”. Remember to use relevant vocabulary from the book, the Simple Present and prepositions of time 8 (at-on-in).
Work individually or in pairs. Choose from the following list of parties/festivals:

1. The San Diego Street Scene - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_Scene_(San_Diego_music_festival)
2. Spain’s La Tomatina - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Tomatina
3. The New Orleans Jazz Fest - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Jazz_Festival
4. Glastonbury Music Festival - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glastonbury_Festival
5. Ko Pang Ngan’s Full Moon Party - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_moon_party
6. The San Fransisco Bay to Breakers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_to_breakers
7. Nevada’s Burning Man - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_man
9. Pamplona’s San Fermin Festival - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Ferm%C3%ADn
10. Brazilian Carnival - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_Carnival
12. St Patrick's Festival - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick%27s_Day
13. Munich Oktoberfest - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octoberfest
14. Edinburgh International Festival - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh_International_Festival
17. Italy Venice Carnival - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice_Carnival
18. Belgium Binche Carnival - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binche_Carnival
19.  Mexico's Day of the Dead - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Dead

You should do research about the festival you were assigned. You may consult the internet www.wikipedia.com or books. After learning about your celebration you should put all important information in a well-organized presentation that will follow the INTRODUCTION - BODY - CONCLUSION format. You will use your own words for your presentation. Repeating like a parrot what's on the net won't lead you to getting 3 points. My “orientation page” will help you organize your material. You should also make a poster with pictures to illustrate your speech. Feel free to ask questions about the ALP in class.

Hope this information is useful,

Gaby Grünberg

ALP - INTERMEDIATE NINE

Dear Intermediate Nine students,

I decided to assing you an ALP about movie-related topics. Find hereunder then instructions for your ALP assignment:

DELIVERING AN ORAL PRESENTATION ABOUT A MOVIE-RELATED TOPIC USING SO/SUCH. Remember to include -ed -ing adjectives as well.

The topics to work on are the following:

1) 2013 Best Picture
2) 2013 Best actor in a leading role.
3) 2013 Best actress in a leading role.
4) 2013 Best actor in a supporting role.
5) 2013 Best actress in a supportin role.
6) 2013 Animated feature film.
7) Top three money-making movies in history.
8) Who is the actor who won more Oscars?
9) Who is the actress who won more Oscars?
10) Who is the male director with more award-winning movies?
11) Who is the female director with more award-winning movies?

Choose your favorite topic and start working on it! You may start your research at: oscars.go.com

You should read in order to learn about the topic that was assigned to you. After that you should put all important information in a wel-organized presentation that will follow the INTRODUCTION-BODY-CONCLUSION format. You will use your own words. Don't copy exact words from the web sites that you consult. My orientation page will help you organize your material. Remember that using graphic organizers may be or great help at the ALP preparation stage. Feel free to show me your completed graphic organizers in class so that I can give you feedback. You should also find pictures to illustrate your speech and show them in a PowerPoint presentation that you will upload through the ICPNA web site.Hope this information is helpful.

Gabriela

ALP - BASIC 1

Dear Basic One students:

I am writing to give you instructions and orientation for the preparation of your ALP. You will talk about your favorite place for vacation using the verb BE and ADJECTIVES. Your presentation should follow the INTRODUCTION-BODY-CONCLUSION format.

Presentation sample:


Good afternoon teacher and classmates. Today I am going to talk about my favorite place for vacation: PUNTA DEL ESTE.

Punta del Este is a beach resort. It is in Uruguay. It is beautiful in the summer. Its beaches are wonderful. The nightlife is fantastic and Uruguayans are very friendly. The peak season in Punta del Este is between December and March. There are lots of people from all over South America there, specially Argentines and Brazilians. Steak houses are very common and they serve the best meat in the world. Punta del Este is a great place to visit with friends. Nightclubs are amazing and you can meet lots of people there. During the day, sports like sailing, fishing, surfing, tennis and golf are very popular.

Punta del Este is my favorite place in the world! Visit Punta del Este!


Hope this information is useful.
Gabriela

ALP - INTERMEDIATE SIX

Dear Intermediate Six students:

Your ALP assignment this month is about “2012 CNN HEROES”.  Remember to include modals and phrasal modals along your presentation.

You will find information to start your research at:

www.cnn.com/heroes

You should do research about the 2012 CNN Hero of your choice. After learning about your hero, you should put all important information in a well-organized presentation that will follow the INTRODUCTION - BODY - CONCLUSION format. You will use your own words for your presentation. Repeating like a parrot what's on the net won't lead you to getting 3 points. My “orientation page” will help you organize your material. You should also show pictures to illustrate your speech. It could be done with pictures sticked to cardboard or you can make a PowerPoint presentation and upload it to our system through the ICPNA web site.  Feel free to ask questions about the ALP in class.

Hope you find this information helpful,
Gabriela

ALP - BASIC 5

Dear Basic 5 students:

Your ALP assignment this month is going to be about celebrities and their lives.

You may choose from the following list:

Hilary Duff
Zac Efron
Miley Cyrus
Corbin Bleu
The Jonas Brothers
Tiger Woods
50 Cent
George Lucas
J. K. Rowling
Johnny Depp
Denzel Washington
Will Smith
Adam Sandler
Jim Carrey
Cameron Diaz
...and many more...

You may consult the following links:

http://www.forbes.com/2006/06/12/06celebrities_money-power-celebrities-list_land.html

http://webcenters.netscape.compuserve.com/celebrity/package.jsp?name=celebrity/content/ce_bsf_teenidols_channel

You should do research about the celebrity you were assigned. You may consult the links that are included in this page or just find your own material. After learning about your celebrity you should put all important information in a well-organized presentation that will follow the INTRODUCTION - BODY - CONCLUSION format.

You will use your own words for your presentation. Repeating like a parrot what's on the net won't lead you to getting 3 points. My “orientation page” will help you organize your material. You should also make a poster with pictures to illustrate your speech. It could be done with pictures sticked to cardboard or you can make a powerpoint presentation and upload it to our system through the ICPNA web site.
Feel free to ask questions about the ALP in class. Remember that you will have to talk about the celebrity’s life and you will also have to show pictures and describe physical appearance features. You will need to use the Simple Present and adjectives.

Hope this information is useful!
Gabriela

ALP - BASIC SEVEN

Dear Basic Seven students:

Your ALP assignment this month is about good cities to visit/live in worldwide. You will have to deliver an oral presentation about the city of your choice using count and non-count nouns with quantity expressions (poster display). 
You should do research about the city of your choice. After learning about it you should put all important information in a well-organized presentation that will follow the INTRODUCTION-BODY-CONCLUSION format. Don't copy exact words from the Internet. Use your own words for your presentation. My "orientation page" will help you organize your material. You should also prepare a poster with pictures to show the day of your presentation.

Hope you find this information useful.
Gabriela

ALP - ADVANCED GRAMMAR TWO

Dear AG2 students,

I decided to assing you an ALP about movie-related topics. Find hereunder then instructions for your ALP assignment:

DELIVERING AN ORAL PRESENTATION ABOUT A MOVIE-RELATED TOPIC USING NOUN MODIFIERS AND ADJECTIVE CLAUSES.

The topics to work on are the following:

1) 2011 Best Picture
2) 2011 Best actor in a leading role.
3) 2011 Best actress in a leading role.
4) 2011 Best actor in a supporting role.
5) 2011 Best actress in a supportin role.
6) 2011 Animated feature film.
7) Top three money-making movies in history.
8) Who is the actor who won more Oscars?
9) Who is the actress who won more Oscars?
10) Who is the male director with more award-winning movies?
11) Who is the female director with more award-winning movies?

Choose your favorite topic and start working on it! You may start your research at: oscars.go.com

You should read in order to learn about the topic that was assigned to you. After that you should put all important information in a wel-organized presentation that will follow the INTRODUCTION-BODY-CONCLUSION format. You will use your own words. Don't copy exact words from the web sites that you consult. My orientation page will help you organize your material. Remember that using graphic organizers may be or great help at the ALP preparation stage. Feel free to show me your completed graphic organizers in class so that I can give you feedback. You should also find pictures to illustrate your speech and show them in a PowerPoint presentation that you will upload through the ICPNA web site.

Hope this information is helpful.
Gabriela

ALP - INTERMEDIATE ELEVEN

Dear Intermediate Eleven students:

You can choose from the following tasks in order to prepare your ALP:

1) Do research about “newly created jobs in the fashion industry” and present your findings in an oral presentation.

2) Do research and talk about people who made their way in the fashion industry (surgeons, designers, stylists, etc).

3) Find information about cosmetic procedures (risks, cost, popularity, etc) and show pictures of people who had those cosmetic procedures done.

4) Show examples of celebrities how have and don’t have a sense of style. Support your opinion. Pretend you are part of the TV show “Fashion Police”.

5) Find information about “Hypnotism” and give an oral presentation about it in class.
Target structures:

- Active and passive sentences.
- Expressions for expanding on a topic.
- Expressions for comparing and contrasting information.
- Phrasal verbs.

You should do research about the topic of your choice. You may consult the internet or books. After learning about your topic you should put all important information in a well-organized presentation that will follow the INTRODUCTION - BODY - CONCLUSION format. Your speech should be research-based and it should also contain opinion-generated ideas. You will use your own words for your presentation. Repeating like a parrot what's on the net won't lead you to getting 3 points. My “orientation page” will help you organize your material. You should show pictures to illustrate your speech. It could be done with pictures sticked to cardboard or you can make a PowerPoint presentation and upload it to our system through the ICPNA web site. Feel free to ask questions about the ALP in class.

Gabriela

ALP - INTERMEDIATE TWELVE

Dear Intermediate Twelve students:

You can choose from the following tasks in order to prepare your ALP:

1) Do research on-line and give a presentation about the creators of websites such as eBay or MercadoLibre.

2) Do research and talk about innovative gadgets or items that are being developed to be used in the future. What will the benefits of those inventions be?

3) Work on preparing an oral presentation about status symbols of different decades. Do research and ask people of different generations about the topic.

4) Give a presentation in which you show pictures of different works of art that intended to make an impact. Reflect upon the meaning and effectiveness of those samples.

5) Find information about regions that are losing their biodiversity and present your findings in an oral presentation.

Target language:

- Definite and indefinite articles.
- Expressions for comparing and contrasting similarities and differences.
- Fronted structures for emphasis.
- Expressions to give arguments and counterarguments.
- Future tenses.
- Expressions for describing benefits.
- Expressions for supporting main points.

You should do research about the topic of your choice. You may consult the internet or books. After learning about your topic you should put all important information in a well-organized presentation that will follow the INTRODUCTION - BODY - CONCLUSION format. Your speech should be research-based and it should also contain opinion-generated ideas. You will use your own words for your presentation. Repeating like a parrot what's on the net won't lead you to getting 3 points. My “orientation page” will help you organize your material. You should show pictures to illustrate your speech. It could be done with pictures sticked to cardboard or you can make a PowerPoint presentation and upload it to our system through the ICPNA web site. Feel free to ask questions about the ALP in class.

Gabriela

ALP - INTERMEDIATE 7

Dear Intermediate seven students:

Your ALP assignment this month is going to be about "famous heists and robberies of all time". Choose from one of the short descriptions below. Do research on the robbery of your choice and prepare an oral presentation about it to share with your classmates. Compile a powerpoint presentation with pictures to illustrate your speech. Remember to use the Past Perfect and the Simple Past.

After learning about the topic of your choice, you should put all important information in a well-organized presentation that will follow the INTRODUCTION - BODY - CONCLUSION format. You will use your own words for your presentation. Repeating like a parrot what's on the net won't lead you to getting 3 points. My “orientation page” will help you organize your material. Feel free to ask questions about the ALP in class.


The Great Train Robbery

One of the most famed heists in popular culture, The Great Train Robbery was one of the biggest robberies of all time when it was committed in 1963. The heist took place in Buckinghamshire, England, when a mail train transporting millions of pounds was boarded by a team of 15 robbers. The thieves used a fake signal light to stop the train, and after subduing the workers inside the first two carriages, loaded 120 mail bags containing 2.6 million pounds into some cars they had hidden near the tracks. The men all escaped the scene, but 13 of them were quickly captured following an extensive investigation by Scotland Yard. Two of the these men, Ronnie Biggs and Charlie Wilson, would later escape from prison and flee the country. Wilson was caught four years later in Canada, but Biggs famously eluded capture by hiding out in Brazil, and he was only apprehended when he turned himself in to authorities in 2001.

The Agricultural Bank of China Robbery

2007’s Agricultural Bank of China Robbery resulted in the theft of 51 million yuan (roughly $7 million U.S.), and it is said to be the biggest robbery in China’s history. The scheme started when the bank’s manager, Ren Xiaofeng, stole 200,000 yuan from the vault. His unlikely plan was to use the money to buy massive amounts of lottery tickets in the hope of winning a cash prize and returning the money before it was reported missing. Amazingly, the plan worked, and Ren made a huge profit off of his gamble even after returning the 200K. After enlisting the help of another manager, Ma Xiangjing, Ren proceeded to steal nearly 33 million yuan a year or so later, and a month after that another 18 million. In both cases, the men spent nearly all the money on lottery tickets, but they were only able to recoup 98,000 yuan, and the missing money was quickly noticed and reported. Ren and Ma were eventually captured, but very little of the stolen money was ever recovered, thanks to the astronomical amounts the duo had spent on lotto tickets.

The Great Brinks Robbery

When it was committed in 1950, the $2.7 million Brinks Robbery in Boston, Mass. was the biggest heist in American history. Dubbed “the crime of the century,” the heist was the work of an 11-man gang who used copied keys to gain entry into the Brinks Building. Once inside, they made their way to a room where employees were counting money, and after subduing the armed guards, collected $1.2 million in cash, along with another $1.5 million in checks and securities. The gang’s plan had been to sit on the money for six years, at which point the statute of limitations for armed robbery would have run out, but a police investigation quickly started turning up suspects. After a few of the men were arrested, the criminals started turning on one another, even going so far as to hire hit men and attempt drive-by shootings on suspected snitches. Eventually, though, all eleven of the original robbers were found out and arrested, and many received life sentences in prison.

The Central Bank Of Iraq Heist

For sheer amount of currency stolen, no robbery compares to the Central Bank Of Iraq heist, which is said to have been perpetrated by none other than Saddam Hussein. The robbery happened just before the U.S. bombing of Iraq in 2003. In the middle of the night, a small group of men led by Hussein’s son, Qusay, went to the Central Bank with tractor-trailers and forcibly withdrew just under 1 billion dollars cash. Nearly $650 million of this was eventually found stashed in the walls of Hussein’s palace by U.S. soldiers. A handwritten note was later discovered linking Saddam and his son to the heist, but just who the other men involved were or what became of the remaining $350 million remains a mystery.

The Baker Street Burglary

The Baker Street burglary took place in London in 1971, when a team of well-equipped thieves tunneled into the Baker Street Bank and stole 3 million pounds worth of cash and valuables from safety deposit boxes. The criminals used a combination of metal cutting tools and explosives to tunnel to the vault from a nearby shop, and even had a lookout positioned on a nearby rooftop. Near the end of the heist, a ham radio operator overheard some of the lookout’s radio transmissions and contacted the police, who frantically searched over seven hundred banks within the area in hopes of honing in on the location of the transmission. They were unable to catch the robbers at the time, but nearly two years later a number of men were charged in connection with the robbery, though police believe the true mastermind behind the crime was never captured.

The Harry Winston Heist

One of the most downright brazen robberies in recent memory, the Harry Winston Heist went down in 2008 when a group of four men stormed into one of Paris’s most exclusive jewelry stores and made off with $108 million in diamonds. The men were disguised as women and armed with a .357 Magnum and a hand grenade. They quickly herded the employees and customers into a corner and started breaking open display cases, and after filling a suitcase with precious stones, made their escape. No one from this robbery has been arrested, but police suspect that the robbers– whom they’ve nicknamed “The Pink Panthers”– are a part of a larger criminal organization of Yugoslavians that may have been responsible for a number of other high profile jewelry heists. In the meantime, a $1 million dollar reward is still up for grabs for any information leading to the arrest of the thieves.

The Knightsbridge Security Deposit Robbery

One of the boldest and most successful robberies of all time, the Knightsbridge Security Deposit heist happened in London in 1987, when career criminal Valerio Viccei and a small group of accomplices armed with guns managed to make off with 60 million pounds in valuables and cash from safe deposit boxes. The thieves got into the vault by pretending to rent a safe deposit box of their own, and once inside they managed to overpower the employees and security guards and start breaking into the boxes. They escaped without incident, but a bit of blood left behind at the scene allowed police to trace the robbery back to Viccei, who was wanted for a huge amount of robberies in his native Italy. Viccei’s accomplices were quickly arrested, but he fled the country and for some time eluded capture. A known playboy and high roller, he was only arrested after he returned to England in an attempt to retrieve his prized Ferrari sports car.

The Banco Central Burglary

Considered to be among the biggest bank heists of all time, the Banco Central burglary took place in 2005 in Fortaleza, Brazil. The robbery was the result of painstaking planning by a small gang of burglars who tunneled over 250 feet to the bank’s vault from a nearby property. The robbers used a landscaping business as a front for their operation, an ingenious cover that allowed them to move massive amounts of dirt and rock out of the tunnel without looking suspicious. The tunnel itself was expertly constructed, and was said to have sophisticated lighting and even an air conditioning system. After three months of digging, the thieves finally broke into the vault and made off with over 165 million in Brazilian reals, or $70 million dollars U.S. Since then, police have made a number of arrests in connection with the burglary, and recovered roughly $9 million dollars of the haul, but the majority of the suspects are still at large.
The Antwerp Diamond Heist

Antwerp, Belgium is one of the diamond capitals of the world, with 80 percent of the world’s diamonds passing through the city before being sold on the market. A number of heists have taken place there, most recently a still-unsolved $28 million robbery in 2007, but the biggest of them all took place in 2003, when a team of master criminals known as the School of Turin managed to walk away with $100 million in uncut diamonds from the Antwerp Diamond Center vault. For sheer scope, ingenuity, and risk, few robberies will ever measure up to this one. The criminals had been planning the heist for years, and using copied keys and faked security camera footage, they managed to bypass the vault’s multi-million dollar security system, which had been thought to be impenetrable. The thieves escaped without incident, but DNA left at the scene allowed them to be tracked to Italy, where most of the gang has since been captured. The $100 million in diamonds, meanwhile, seems to have disappeared for good.

The Mona Lisa, 1911

Lifting a painting from the Louvre is probably easier when you work there, getting to know the schedule and the best hiding places. That’s not to say Vincenzo Perugia’s theft of the world’s most well-known painting wasn’t a gutsy move. It’s said that he longed to bring the painting to Italy, his home country, or, according to Time, he might’ve been trying to drive up the price of counterfeits. Whatever the motives, Perugia was caught trying sell the Mona Lisa to the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. He only served a few months in jail.

Sao Paolo Museum of Art, 2007

In just three minutes, three robbers raided Brazil’s Sao Paolo Museum of Art and walked out with $56 million worth of art. Taking advantage of low security on the upper floors of the museum, the criminals snatched up Pablo Picasso’s Portrait de Suzanne Bloch (1904, worth $50 million, pictured) and Candido Portinari’s O Lavrador De Cafe (1939, worth $6 million). Police found the paintings after arresting two of the culprits. The art works were escorted back to the museum by 100 police officers.

The Collection of Stephane Breitwieser

Money isn’t the only motive for art theft. Traveling through Europe, working as a waiter, Stephane Breitwieser made a habit of stealing paintings and other cultural artifacts from museums, amassing a personal collection worth at least $1.4 billion. In 2001, Breitwieser was caught stealing a bugle in Switzerland, and he ended up confessing to everything. The art was amassed in his bedroom, but not all could be saved; Breitwieser’s mother, either out of love or anger, destroyed some of the incriminating evidence. Go figure, Breitweiser wrote an autobiography in 2006.

The Duchess of Devonshire, 1876

Adam Worth, a master criminal with a history of robbing banks and forging documents, stole Thomas Gainsborough’s ” Duchess of Devonshire” to get the bail money needed to release his jailed brother. When the brother got out of prison on his own, Worth initially kept the painting, but later sold it for a ransom. He died a year later with little money to speak of. Fun Fact: Worth was the inspiration for Sherlock Holmes’ arch nemesis, Dr. Moriarty, in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s novels.

Emile Bührle Foundation, 2008

Forget the elaborate heists you see in movies; all it took to steal four masterworks from a private Zurich museum last year was three guys and some ski masks, one brandishing a pistol, in broad daylight to boot. It wasn’t the cleanest operation, but from what we can tell, no one’s been arrested. On the bright side, two of the paintings — Monet’s “Poppies near Vetheuil” (pictured) and van Gogh’s “Blossoming Chestnut Branches” — were later found in an unlocked parked car.

Jacob De Gheyn III

Rembrandt’s masterpiece holds the record for most thefts of a single piece of artwork. In 1981, it disappeared from Britain’s Dulwich Picture Gallery and was recovered months later. Two years after that, a burglar smashed the gallery’s skylight and descended through the roof to steal the painting, and it was found in a British army train station luggage rack in 1986. The painting has also mysteriously vanished twice, to be found in a graveyard and on a bicycle. Jacob just wants to be found, that’s all.

Frankfurt and the Tate Gallery, 1994

This one’s a douzy. To make a long story short, two thieves locked themselves in Frankfurt’s Kunsthalle Schirn and overpowered a security guard to steal three paintings, including J.M.W. Turner’s “Light and Colour” (pictured). The men were quickly found, but the paintings were not. What followed were shady dealings involving the Yugoslavian Mafia, Britain’s Tate Gallery, which owns the Turner paintings, and an insurance company. The gallery paid lots of money and got the paintings back, but insisted that they paid for “information” leading to the discovery of the paintings, and not a ransom.

The Scream and Madonna, 2004

Threatening Oslo’s Munch Museum staff with guns, two men ripped Edvard Munch’s The Scream (pictured) and Madonna from the walls and took off with the help of at least one more accomplice. Two years later, three men were found guilty and three more were acquitted. Fortunately, the paintings never left Norway, and they were recovered with much less damage then expected.

The Gardner Museum Theft, 1990

In the biggest art heist in history, two men dressed as police officers managed to con their way into the Isabella Stewart Gardener Museum in Boston late one night in 1990. Once inside, the men overpowered the few guards on duty, tied them up, and left them in the basement. They then proceeded to steal several pieces of artwork by Rembrandt, Degas, Manet, and Vermeer, along with a few sculptures and historical artifacts. The total haul is now valued at $500 million, but both the thieves and the artwork have yet to be found. A number of possible suspects have been considered, from Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger to the IRA, but no arrests have been made in connection to the case. Enough time has passed that the statute of limitations on the actual heist has passed, leaving the Gardner Museum art heist as one of the most successful and mysterious robberies of all time.

Last Judgment Triptych, 1473

In the earliest-referenced art theft you’ll find — at least without consulting ancient texts — a pious pirate looted a ship transporting Hans Melming’s “Last Judgment.” The painting was then given to the Gdansk cathedral in Poland and remains its property as negotiations to return the work never panned out. Gdansk treats Last Judgment as its own, lending it out on rare occasions but never returning it to Florence’s de’Medici chapel, for which the painting was originally commissioned.

ALP - ADVANCED GRAMMAR ONE

Dear AG1 students,

I decided to assign you an ALP about best places to live in worldwide. Find hereunder then instructions for your ALP assignment:

DELIVERING AN ORAL PRESENTATION ABOUT ONE OF THE BEST PLACES TO LIVE IN WORLDWIDE USING A VARIETY OF PRESENT TENSES.

City Mayors: Best cities in the world (Mercer)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia (Free on-line encyclopedia)

The cities to choose from are the following:

Vancouver, Canada
http://www.pointgreynow.com/BestPlaceInCanada.php

Vienna, Austria
http://www.world66.com/europe/austria/vienna

Melbourne, Australia
http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/AboutMelbourne/MelbourneProfile/Pages/MelbourneProfile.aspx

Toronto, Canada
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto

Perth, Australia
http://www.perthtouristcentre.com.au/

Calgary, Canada
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calgary

Helsinki, Finland
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helsinki

Geneva, Switzerland
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geneva

Sydney, Australia
http://www.australia-migration.com/page/Discover_SYDNEY/195

Zurich, Switzerland
http://www.iexplore.com/cityguides/Switzerland/Zurich/Overview

Auckland, New Zealand
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auckland

Munich, Germany
http://www.theworldcupingermany.com/artman/publish/article_333.shtml

Bern, Switzerland
http://www.worldtravelguide.net/city/652/city_guide/Europe/Bern.html

Wellington, New Zealand
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington

Brussels, Belgium
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brussels

These are some of the factors you may talk about in the body of your presentation:

Employment
Cost of living
Access to education
Political stability
Crime
Law enforcement
Economic environment
Socio-cultural environment
Health and sanitation
Pollution
Public services
Waste disposal
Public transport
Traffic congestion
Recreation
Consumer goods
Housing
Scenery

You should read in order to learn about the city that you chose. After that you should put all important information in a well-organized presentation that will follow the INTRODUCTION - BODY - CONCLUSION format. You will use your own words. Don't copy exact words from the web sites that you consult. Repeating like a parrot what's on the net won't lead you to getting 3 points. My orientation page will help you organize your material. You should also make a poster with pictures to illustrate your speech. The poster could be made with pictures sticked to cardboard or you could make a powerpoint presentation and upload it to our system through the ICPNA web site. The ALP is going to be presented on Wednesday, May 25th.

Hope this information is helpful.
See you!
GABRIELA

ALP - INTERMEDIATE EIGHT

Dear Intermediate Eight students:

Your ALP assignment this month is about “tourist spots worldwide”. Remember to use relevant related vocabulary from the book and a variety of tenses. The day of the presentation you should be ready to answer your classmates’ questions (embedded questions).
You will find information to start your research at:

http://www.worldreviewer.com/travel-guides/attractions/page1/

Choose from the following places:

1) Galapagos Islands - Ecuador
2) Great Wall of China - China
3) Taj Mahal - India
4) Eiffel Tower – France
5) Chichen Itzá – Mexico
6) Niagara Falls – Canada
7) Empire State Building – United States
8) Alhambra – Spain
9) The Colosseum – Italy
10) The Sphinx – Egypt
11) The Leshan Giant Buddha – China
12) Leaning Tower of Pisa
13) The White House – United States
14) Bridge of Sighs – Italy
15) Sea World San Diego – United States
16) Disneyland – United States
17) Windsor Castle – United Kingdom
18) Cathedral of St. Basil – Russia

You should do research about the tourist spot you were assigned. You may consult the internet or books. After learning about your tourist attraction you should put all important information in a well-organized presentation that will follow the INTRODUCTION - BODY - CONCLUSION format. You will use your own words for your presentation. Repeating like a parrot what's on the net won't lead you to getting 3 points. My “orientation page” will help you organize your material. You should also make a poster with pictures to illustrate your speech. It could be done with pictures sticked to cardboard or you can make a PowerPoint presentation and upload it to our system through the ICPNA web site. Feel free to ask questions about the ALP in class.

See you!
Gabriela

ALP - INTERMEDIATE ONE

Dear Intermediate One students:

Your ALP assignment this month is about “tourist spots worldwide and rules for visitors there”. Remember to use expressions for prohibition/permission.

You will find information to start your research at:
http://www.worldreviewer.com/travel-guides/attractions/page1/

Choose from the following places:

1) Galapagos Islands - Ecuador
2) Great Wall of China - China
3) Taj Mahal - India
4) Eiffel Tower – France
5) Chichen Itzá – Mexico
6) Niagara Falls – Canada
7) Empire State Building – United States
8) Alhambra – Spain
9) The Colosseum – Italy
10) The Sphinx – Egypt
11) The Leshan Giant Buddha – China
12) Leaning Tower of Pisa
13) The White House – United States
14) Bridge of Sighs – Italy
15) Sea World San Diego – United States
16) Disneyland – United States
17) Windsor Castle – United Kingdom
18) Cathedral of St. Basil – Russia

You should do research about the tourist spot you were assigned. You may consult the internet or books. After learning about your tourist attraction you should put all important information in a well-organized presentation that will follow the INTRODUCTION - BODY - CONCLUSION format. You will use your own words for your presentation. Repeating like a parrot what's on the net won't lead you to getting 3 points. My “orientation page” will help you organize your material. You should also make a poster with pictures to illustrate your speech. It could be done with pictures sticked to cardboard or you can make a PowerPoint presentation and upload it to our system through the ICPNA web site. The project presentations will be on Tuesday, November 23rd. Feel free to ask questions about the ALP in class.

ALP - Basic Six

Dear Basic 6 students:

Your ALP assignment this month is going to be about:”CITIES TO LIVE IN PERU”.

Instructions: You will deliver an oral presentation about a city in Peru using:
There is/are
Count/Noncount nouns
Quantity expressions

The cities to work on are the following:

1) Arequipa
2) Ayacucho
3) Cajamarca
4) Chiclayo
5) Cusco
6) Huancayo
7) Huaraz
8) Ica
9) Juliaca
10) Pisco
11) Piura
12) Pucalpa
13) Puerto Maldonado
14) Sullana
15) Tacna
16) Tarapoto
17) Trujillo
18) Tumbes

You can find information in English about the cities at the following link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Peru

You should do research about the city you were assigned. You may consult the internet or books. After learning about your city you should put all important information in a well-organized presentation that will follow the INTRODUCTION - BODY - CONCLUSION format. You will use your own words for your presentation. Repeating like a parrot what's on the net won't lead you to getting 3 points. My “orientation page” will help you organize your material. You should also make a poster with pictures to illustrate your speech. It could be done with pictures sticked to cardboard or you can make a powerpoint presentation and upload it to our system through the ICPNA web site. The project presentations will be on Thursday May 27th. Feel free to ask questions about the ALP in class.

On Friday 14th we will have an ALP preparation session. You will need to write graphic organizer number one with information about the city you were assigned. In class, we will work in groups and share information. I will collect graphic organizers after group work. On Friday 21th we will have a second ALP preparation session. This time you will need to submit a first draft of your presentation. You will use graphic organizer two and your own words to explain why the city you were assigned is or isn't a good place to live in. Remember that you have to include count and noncount nouns with appropriate quantity expressions. Adjectives will be very useful too when describing your city.

These are some of the factors you may talk about in the body of your presentation:

Employment
Cost of living
Access to education
Crime
Law enforcement
Economic environment
Socio-cultural environment
Health and sanitation
Pollution
Public services
Waste disposal
Public transport
Traffic congestion
Recreation
Consumer goods
Housing
Scenery

Hope this information is useful!
See you,
Gabriela

ALP - Advanced Grammar Two

Dear AG2 students,

I decided to assign you an ALP about unsolved mysteries. Find hereunder then instructions for your ALP assignment:

DELIVERING AN ORAL PRESENTATION ABOUT AN UNSOLVED MYSTERY USING ACTIVE AND PASSIVE SENTENCES.

The topics to work on are the following:

1) Alcatraz Escape
2) Bermuda Triangle
3) Bigfoot
4) Billy the Kid
5) Agatha Christie
6) Kurt Cobain
7) D.B. Cooper
8) Elvis Presley
9) Yeti
10) Roswell
11) Martin Luther King Jr.

All the mysteries that I selected are explained in this page: www.unsolved.com You may want to search for additional data, though.

You should read in order to learn about the topic that was assigned to you. After that you should put all important information in a well-organized presentation that will follow the INTRODUCTION - BODY - CONCLUSION format. You will use your own words. Don't copy exact words from the web sites that you consult. Repeating like a parrot what's on the net won't lead you to getting 3 points. My orientation page will help you organize your material. You should also make a poster with pictures to illustrate your speech. The poster could be made with pictures sticked to cardboard or you could make a powerpoint presentation and upload it to our system through the ICPNA web site. The ALP is going to be presented on May 26th.

Prior to the oral presentation you will submit graphic organizers one and two to show me your progress. The orientation sessions will be on Friday 14th and Friday 21st.

Hope this information is helpful.
See you!
GABRIELA