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Wednesday, February 26
Day 30 | Academic III
 Oral Exam Presentation
Requirements:

✓ Talk about anything that interests you. (Current event,

history, science, culture, an influential person, etc.)

✓ Your presentation should be 3-4 minutes.

✓ Bring a visual aid (poster, handout, PowerPoint) with

important vocabulary/ideas.

✓ Be prepared to answer questions about your topic.

Presentations tomorrow
 Oral Exam Presentation
Grading Criteria:

✓ Comprehension (15%): Did you understand the instructions?

✓ Fluency (15%): Did you speak easily and naturally?
✓ Accuracy (15%): Did you use grammar and vocabulary
correctly?
✓ Complexity (15%): Did you use a variety of grammar and
vocabulary?
✓ Intelligibility (15%): Did you speak clearly, with clear
intonation and pronunciation?
✓ Audience Participation (25%): Were you respectful and
attentive when others were presenting?

Presentations tomorrow.
 If you’re using a PowerPoint,
you must email me the presentation
before class begins.

(Do not bring a flash drive.)

 “Must Not” vs. “Don’t Have To”

must not _____ don’t have to

____ is prohibited ____ is not required

✓ You must not drink ✓ You don’t have to like

with this medicine. your teacher to learn.

✓ Students must not ✓ People don’t have to

plagiarize essays. use so much plastic.

✓ Travelers must not ✓ Artists don’t have to

bring liquids on an make realistic art.
airplane.

You must not take a taxi. You don’t have to take a taxi.
 Exam #3

✓ Put away all books, papers, and phones.

✓ You have until _______________ to finish.

✓ Do not look at another person’s paper.

✓ If you cheat, you get a zero.

New CEC rules say that you cannot leave early on exam days.
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Thursday, February 27
Day 31 | Academic III
 Use this time to prepare
for your presentations.

If you did not send me your PPT,

give it to me now.
 Exam #3: Oral Exam
Presentations

✓ Keep your presentation between 3–4 minutes.

✓ Be a good audience member:

■ No talking.
■ No phones.
■ Wait until the end to ask questions.
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Friday, February 28
Day 32 | Academic III
 Journal #21

Imagine that you are the president.

Write about a law you would create.

✓ In your journal, write a detailed paragraph (4+ sentences).

● If you finish early, keep writing.

● If you don’t finish, complete your journal

17–25
entry at home. a l s #
Journ ext Monday
d u en
✓ Be prepared to talk about your answer.
Grammar:
Hope
 Hope

✓ I hope (that) you won’t be late tomorrow.

✓ They hope (that) every student learns a second language.

✓ The student hopes (that) she didn’t fail the exam.

subject hope (that) subject verb

Use “hope” for things that are possible.

subject hope (that) subject verb

“Hope” Practice
Exercise 1 — page 155
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subject hope (that) subject verb

 Hope To

If both subjects are the same, you can use this structure:

subject hope to verb

(base form)

✓ I hope that I visit Baños soon.

I hope to visit Baños soon.

✓ Sarah hopes she takes Academic IV next cycle.

Sarah hopes to take Academic IV next cycle.

subject hope (that) subject verb

subject hope to verb

(base form)

“Hope To” Practice

Exercise 1 — page 156
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verb
subject hope to (base form)
Grammar:
Wish
 Wish (Present)
✓ John wishes that he studied English.

✓ She wishes that her husband were more intelligent.

✓ I wish that I had a dog.

subj. wish (that) subj. verb

(past simple)

Use “wish” for things that are impossible.

 Wish (Past)
✓ Sarah wishes that she had studied literature.

✓ Do you wish we had gone to Papallacta this weekend?

✓ I wish that I could have seen the movie with you yesterday.

past
subj. wish (that) subj. had participle

past
subj. wish (that) subj. could have participle

*to wish about a past possibility*

Use “wish” for things that are impossible.

 Wish (Future)

✓ I wish that I could go to Brazil for Christmas.

✓ She wishes she were taking Superior Speaking next cycle.

base
subj. wish (that) subj. could/would
form

subj. wish (that) subj. were verb-ing

Use “wish” for things that are impossible.

“Wish” Practice
Exercise 1 — page 158
Exercise 3 — page 159
Exercise 2 — page 158
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 Vocabulary:
Weather and Weather Forecasts
page 161
 tornado
a dangerous, rotating column of air
 storm
clouds + wind + rain/snow + lightning
 power
electricity supply
 cloud
mass of water vapor in the atmosphere
 hail
precipitation of pieces of ice
downpour
very heavy rain
 gust
a short, strong wind
 humidity
the amount of water in the air
 flood / flooded
land that is covered in water
 breeze
light, gentle wind
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Grammar:
If Only
 If Only (Present)

✓ If only my cat could talk.

✓ If only I had more money.

If only subj. verb

(past simple)

Use “If only...” like “I wish that...”.

 If Only (Past)

✓ If only you had arrived earlier.

✓ If only I had studied harder in school.

past
If only subj. had participle

Use “If only...” like “I wish that...”.

 PRESENT If only subj. verb
(past simple)

past
PAST

If only subj. had participle

“If Only” Practice

Exercises 1 & 2 — page 170
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PRESENT

verb
If only subj.
(past simple)

past
PAST

If only subj. had

participle
 “Tornado Alley”

Necessary
Tornado
Conditions

● Flat land

● Thunderstorm

● Cold air above

● Warm air below

● Wind shear
 Why are tornadoes so
destructive?

● Strong rotating winds

(up to 310mph/500 kph)

● Upward suction power

lifting trees, roofs, cars,
and bridges

● Hail (up to 4”/10cm)

● Flying debris at high

speeds
 Natural Disasters

natural disaster (noun)

/nætʃəɹəl dɪzæstəɹ/

1. a natural event such as a flood, earthquake, tornado, or

hurricane that causes great damage or loss of life.

✓ What natural disasters happen in Ecuador?

✓ How do you prepare for them as citizens?

✓ How do you prepare for them in schools?