Wednesday, June 18, 2014

FINAL EXAMS AND FEEDBACK



FINISH UPLOADING!




EXAMS: TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY


FEEDBACK: THURSDAY AND FRIDAY


THANKS.

Monday, June 16, 2014

EXAMS AND FEEDBACK NEXT WEEK



AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, I WILL LET YOU KNOW THE DAYS FOR BOTH EXAMS AND THE DAY FOR THE FEEDBACK.


REMEMBER TO UPLOAD YOUR DOCUMENTS.


THANK YOU!

Monday, June 9, 2014

TOEIC EXAM



THE TOEIC EXAM IS TOMORROW, ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE:


9 AM AND 4 PM CLASSES WILL TAKE THE EXAM AT 3:50 TO 6:30 in classroom 109


11 AM CLASS AT 10:50 TO 13:30


THANKS A LOT. COME ON TIME!

Thursday, June 5, 2014

TOEIC EXAM ON FRIDAY 13th.!



Hello guys, the TOEIC exam will be on Friday 9th. from 9:00 to 12:00 and 4:00 to 7:00


Thank you!

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

TOEIC EXAM NEXT MONDAY, JUNE 9th



TOEIC EXAM PRACTICE: NEXT MONDAY, 9th.  COME ON TIME!


TIMING: 2 HOURS AND 20 MINUTES APPROXIMATELY


SCHEDULE: 9 AM, 11 AM AND 4 PM


THANKS FOR BEING HERE.



Monday, June 2, 2014

THIS WEEK



TODAY'S HW: THINK ABOUT WHAT PROCESS YOU WILL DESCRIBE IN YOUR FINAL PRESENTATION. IT HAS TO BE ACCORDING TO YOUR TOPIC.


TUESDAY 3rd.: READING EXAM.


WEDNESDAY 4.: MY PRESENTATION ON PASSIVE VOICE AND CORRESPONDING EXERCISES.


THURSDAY 5th.: DESCRIPTION OF THE PROCESS THAT YOU'LL INCLUDE IN YOUR FINAL PRESENTATION.


FRIDAY 6th.: TOEIC EXAM


THANKS GUYS!

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

TOEIC EXAM



WE ARE GOING TO BE TAKING THE TOEIC EXAM ON FRIDAY, JUNE 6th., 2014.


THANKS FOR BEING HERE. HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY!


MS. MONICA


PS: SOON I WILL BE GIVING FURTHER DETAILS.

Friday, May 23, 2014


FINAL PRESENTATION

AUDITORIUM  (I will be informing whether it´s going to be Auditorium 1 or 2)

DATES: JUNE 11 AND 12

INDIVIDUAL OR PAIRS

TIMING: 3 minutes per student

TOPIC: A NEW BUSINESS IN TOWN

IT COULD BE A NEW CONCEPT, IDEA, PRODUCT, SERVICE, PROCESS, SYSTEM, LAYOUT, DESIGN, METHODOLOGY, TECHNOLOGY…

MUST WEAR FORMAL OUTFIT AND COME ON TIME

INCLUDE SUPERLATIVE FORMS


CONTENTS:

1.-INTRODUCTION (background)

2.-DESCRIPTION OF A PROCESS BY STAGES, USING A FLOW CHART. WITHIN THIS DESCRIPTION YOU HAVE TO USE THE PASSIVE VOICE    (GRAMMAR TOPIC THAT WE WILL BE STUDYING SOON)

3.-CONCLUSION. (EXPECTATIONS)

ESTIMATING TIME IS IMPORTANT. I´D RECOMMEND TO PRACTISE USING DIFFERENT WORDS. MAKE SURE YOU KNOW THE PRONUNCIATION OF WORDS (www.thefreedictionary.com). IT WOULD BE INADMISSIBLE TO ASK “HOW DO YOU SAY…?” OR NOT TO KNOW THE MEANING OF WORDS YOU INCLUDE. ALSO, CHECK SPELLING, CAPITALIZATION AND PUNCTUATION. You must not read!

THANKS. TRY VERY HARD! IF YOU ARE REALLY PREPARED, YOU JUST HAVE TO ENJOY IT.

Thursday, May 22, 2014

HW



LOOK FOR THE TWO FOLLOWING LYRICS:


"WHAT IF GOD WAS ONE OF US"


"IF I RULED THE WORLD"


BOTH SONGS COME IN THE MOVIE "TODOPODEROSO"


PRINT THEM  AND UNDERLINE THE CONDITIONAL SENTENCES THAT YOU FIND.


TRY TO LISTEN TO THEM TOO.


THANKS. I HOPE YOU'LL FIND THEM USEFUL AND ENJOY THEM.


HAVE A NICE AFTERNOON.



Monday, May 19, 2014

EBC'S 85th anniversary and coming exam



Hi guys!


I wish you good luck for tomorrow's event.


Remember to come according to the following schedule:


9 AM class, come at 8:30
11 AM class, be there at 10:50
4 PM class, see you downstairs at 3:50


I will appreciate your punctuality. Have everything ready!


EXAM THIS FRIDAY (READING)


Have a nice evening.

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

COMING EXAMS

THURSDAY 15th.: READING TEST (FACILITIES)


FRIDAY 16th.: WRITING TEST (DESCRIPTION OF FACILITIES IN A COMPANY)


REMINDER: EBC'S ANNIVERSARY  EVENT: TUESDAY 20th. GET READY!



Friday, May 9, 2014

QUIZ ON R. SPEECH HAS BEEN POSTPONED



HELLO!


NEXT MONDAY 12TH.: QUIZ ON R. SPEECH.


HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS



EBS' 85th. ANNIVERSARY EVENT:  MAY 20th.


BRING A LAPTOP AND YOUR SUMMARIZED INFORMATION ON THE SIXTIES TOMORROW AS I WILL BE CHECKING YOUR LEAFLETS AND IMAGES. WE´LL ALSO DEFINE WHAT EVERY STUDENT IS GOING TO WEAR THAT DAY.


REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR COOPERATION BECAUSE WE NEED TO GET THE CANVAS ASAP.


SOME STUDENTS HAVEN'T BROUGHT THEIR 15 SHEETS OF HEADED PAPER YET!




ORAL EXAM ON YOUR SIXTIES SPEECH THIS THURSDAY.


QUIZ ON REPORTED SPEECH THIS FRIDAY.


THANKS FOR BEING HERE.


HAVE A NICE AFTERNOON.

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

ORAL EXAM TOMORROW AND HW/ IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS

ROLE PLAYS IN PAIRS: PLACING AND TAKING AN ORDER AND FOLLOW-UP (PROBLEM WITH THE ORDER)




BASED ON PAGE 57: FLOW CHART INCLUDED IN EXERCISE 5. USE THE EXPRESSIONS THAT ARE ON THE BLUE SECTION OF THIS SAME PAGE.


HW:


BRING 15 SHEETS OF HEADED PAPER.


WE DO HAVE CLASSES ON FRIDAY AND NEXT MONDAY


UPLOADING YOUR DOCUMENTS IN TIME IS VERY IMPORTANT. HAVE EVERY DOCUMENT UPLOADED ASAP AND AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THEM. I WILL REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.




HAVE A NICE WEEK.

Saturday, April 19, 2014

MID-TERM EXAMS





THE EXAMS WILL BE NEXT TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.


THANK YOU. HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.



Thursday, April 10, 2014

MID-TERM EXAMS







AFTER HOLIDAYS, YOU'LL TAKE THE MID-TERM EXAMS AND FEEDBACK.




THANKS FOR BEING HERE.















Tuesday, April 8, 2014

HW



HW: PAGE 118: BUSINESS COMM. SKILLS SECTION


WRITING EXAM TOMORROW!


THANK YOU.

Monday, April 7, 2014

HW AND COMING EXAMS



HW: UPLOAD THE 2 EXAMS I GAVE YOU BACK TODAY:


THEY BELONG TO UNIT 6 (WRITING AND READING)


EXAMS:
WEDNESDAY: WRITING
THURSDAY: LISTENING


HAVE A NICE WEEK.













Monday, March 31, 2014

COMING EXAMS/HW



HW: READ ARTICLES ON MY FACEBOOK ACCOUNT (WALL)
STUDY THE LIST OF VERBS


EXAMS:
THURSDAY: READING
FRIDAY: WRITING
MONDAY: QUIZ 2 ON PAST SIMPLE AND PRESENT PERFECT


THANKS A LOT.


MONICA LOPEZ QUIROGA

Thursday, March 20, 2014

ROLE-PLAY AS EXAM FOR NEXT MONDAY, MARCH 24th.





GROUPS OF 3 PEOPLE


TOPIC:  WELCOMING A VISITOR AND EXCHANGING TRIP PLANS AND IMPRESSIONS.


USE THE EXPRESSIONS WE STUDIED TODAY (BUSINESS COMM. SKILLS FOR UNIT 6)


TIMING: 6 MINUTES (2 MINUTES PER STUDENT MINIMUM).


HW: UPLOAD THE READING AND LISTENING EXAMS I GAVE BACK TODAY (BOTH ARE FOR UNIT 4)


THANK YOU!



Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Friday, March 14, 2014

UPLOAD EXAMS ON MOODLE PLATFORM ASAP/COMING EXAMS





DO NOT FORGET TO UPLOAD ALL YOUR EXAMS.


COMING EXAMS: HAVE ENOUGH HEADED SHEETS OF PAPER WITH YOU.


TUESDAY 18: READING COMPREHENSION
WEDNESDAY 19: LISTENING COMPREHENSION
THURSDAY 20: QUIZ ON PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSES


THANK YOU. HAVE A GREAT LONG WEEKEND! ENJOY IT.





Wednesday, March 12, 2014

ORAL PRESENTATION (EXAM) TOMORROW: HOW STH. WORKS



I REMIND YOU TO BE PUNCTUAL SO WE CAN START AND FINISH ON TIME.


YOU HAVE TO WEAR FORMAL OUTFIT, DON'T FORGET.


REMEMBER TO USE EXPRESSIONS FOUND ON PAGE 27.


HW: PAGE 110, BUSINESS COMM. SKILLS.


HAVE A NICE EVENING. THANK YOU!

Monday, March 10, 2014

ORAL PRESENTATION/ HW

TIMING: 4 MINUTES (2 MINUTES EACH STUDENT)


PAIR WORK


TOPIC: EXPLAINING HOW SOMETHING WORKS


TO BE PRESENTED THIS THURSDAY, MARCH 13TH.  I WISH YOU SUCCESS!







HW: THE WORKING WITH WORDS SECTION ON PAGE 110 (BOTH EXERCISES)


THANKS.

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

HW



PAGE 108 (UNIT 4, BUSINESS COMM. SKILLS-PRACTICE FILE-)


Thanks a lot.

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

HW AND READING EXAM

HW: PAGE 106


BRING LAPTOP THIS THURSDAY 6TH. BECAUSE YOU'LL TAKE A READING EXAM.


THANKS.

Friday, February 28, 2014

HW AND ORAL EXAM NEXT MONDAY



HW: P 104, BUSINESS COMM SKILLS




ROLE PLAY TO BE PERFORMED NEXT MONDAY 3


TEAMS OF 3, PREFERABLY


INTRODUCING SOMEONE (THE FIRST TIME:  HOW DO YOU DO?)


TELLING ABOUT YOUR JOB, PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL PROJECTS


TELLING ABOUT YOUR LIKES (USE I'M FOND OF...
USE I'M KEEN ON...)


EXCHANGING CONTACT DETAILS (EMAIL, PHONE...)


THANK YOU. HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.



Monday, February 24, 2014

IMPORTANT



PLEASE BRING YOUR LAPTOP AND PAPER WITH HEADING (ENGLISH FORMAT) TOMORROW.


LISTENING EXAM TOMORROW.


MAKE SURE YOU ARE ON THE MOODLE PLATFORM. LOG IN AND CHECK AGAIN AFTER 3 HOURS OR CHECK WITH RAFA (SISTEMAS)


THANKS A LOT.







Friday, February 21, 2014

IMPORTANT!



PLEASE GET YOUR BOOKS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.


THEY WILL SELL THEM NEXT TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.


THE PRICE IS $530.00


THANKS. HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

Thursday, February 20, 2014

HW



PAGE 108: BUSINESS COMM. SKILLS.


HAVE A NICE EVENING.


REMINDER: TRY TO WATCH THE YOUTUBE VIDEO "5 SOURCES OF MOTIVATION"



Wednesday, February 19, 2014

HW



PRACTICE FILE 1 ON PAGE 102 (ONLY THE "WORKING WITH WORDS" SECTION).


HAVE A BEAUTIFUL DAY AND THANKS FOR BEING HERE.


TILL TOMORROW.


MS. MĂ“NICA LĂ“PEZ QUIROGA

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

WELCOME AND SOME MORE

Hello my dear students!


I wish you all a very successful course.


Welcome and enjoy it!


Let me know whatever you need any time, please.


PLEASE BRING PAPERS WITH LOGO AND BOOK'S COPIES FOR UNITS 1 TO 3 AND THEIR CORRESPONDING PRACTICE FILES. DO  NOT FORGET TO SEND ME AN EMAIL SO THAT I HAVE YOU AS A CONTACT AND IN ORDER TO SEND YOU THE GLOSSARY AND THE EBC ENGLISH FORMAT.


THANKS A LOT. HAVE A NICE EVENING.

Friday, January 31, 2014

EXAMS, ARRIVE ON TIME!



WEDNESDAY 5: WRITING, READING AND USE OF LANGUAGE (VOCABULARY, COMMUNICATIVE EXPRESSIONS AND GRAMMAR).


THURSDAY 6: LISTENING AND SPEAKING.


FRIDAY 7: RESULTS.


IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO COME ON TIME!


THANKS.

Monday, January 27, 2014

WEEK'S HW & QUIZ ON WEDNESDAY 29



MONDAY: PAGES 90, 91


TUESDAY: PAGE 92, 93
        
                                 QUIZ TOMORROW: PRESENT CONTINUOUS


WEDNESDAY: PAGES 94, 95


THURSDAY: PAGES 96, 97


Thanks a lot. Have a good day.



Friday, January 24, 2014

QUIZ ON PAST SIMPLE TEST NEXT MONDAY, JANUARY 27th.





PLEASE STUDY THE PAST SIMPLE TENSE AS YOU WILL TAKE A QUIZ ON IT NEXT MONDAY, JANUARY 27th.


STUDY THE LIST OF IRREGULAR VERBS.


HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!



Tuesday, January 21, 2014

HOMEWORK

STUDY THE LIST OF VERBS ON PAGE 102.




WEDNESDAY'S HW: PAGES 88 AND 89 (PRACTICE FILE 6). STUDY THE LIST OF VERBS.




THURSDAY'S HW: PAGES 90 AND 91 (PRACTICE FILE 7).






THANK YOU, HAVE A NICE EVENING.

Monday, January 20, 2014

Homework



Practice files for Unit 5 on pages 86 and 87.


Have a nice week.

Friday, January 17, 2014

QUIZ NEXT MONDAY



QUIZ ON PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE AND FREQUENCY ADVERBS NEXT MONDAY,
JAN,. 20th.


HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.

Thursday, January 16, 2014

HOMEWORK



PRACTICE FILE FOR UNIT 3 ON PAGES 82 & 83.


REMEMBER YOUR ORAL PRESENTATION TOMORROW (Speaking exam: one minute approximately).


Thanks for being here.



Wednesday, January 15, 2014

HOMEWORK





STUDY THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE.


THERÉ GOING TO BE A QUIZ SOON.




THANK YOU!



Tuesday, January 14, 2014

HOMEWORK



PAGES: 78 TO 81 (PRACTICE FILES FOR UNITS 1 AND 2).


THANKS A LOT.

WELCOME AND HOMEWORK



WELCOME TO WINTER BUSINESS ENGLISH COURSE!




PLEASE DO NOT FORGET TO BRING THE SET OF PHOTOCOPIES.




HAVE A BEAUTIFUL DAY.