http://english.forum7.biz/feed/? Latest topics Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:10:50 GMT 10 http://illiweb.com/fa/prosilver/site_logo.gif http://english.forum7.biz/feed/? http://english.forum7.biz/the-board-f1/the-last-online-composition-t22.htm Mitzi100 Hi Everyone, This is it! The last online assignment! - one more chance to practice writing a composition! Here's the assignment: There are cities in the world where it is illegal to use a cell-phone in a public place like a restaurant, in a library, on a bus or train, or in a store. In Israel, people speak on cell-phones whenever and wherever they want. What is your opinion? Should there be any restrictions about using cell-phones? Give examples and reasons to back up your opinion. This ... The Board! Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:10:50 GMT http://english.forum7.biz/the-board-f1/the-last-online-composition-t22.htm#244 http://english.forum7.biz/the-board-f1/the-last-online-composition-t22.htm http://english.forum7.biz/the-board-f1/3rd-composition-for-g-t21.htm Mitzi100 Hi Everyone! It was very nice to see you all today! We're nearly finished now. We have time for a bit more practice before you all take the G exam and amaze the authorities by getting 100! Now that that's settled, here's the next assignment: Next week, Israel will be holding elections for the Knesset. It will be a national holiday, and most people will not have to go to work. Some people think that having this holiday is a huge waste of money for the country. They think that there is no ... The Board! Tue, 03 Feb 2009 20:50:20 GMT http://english.forum7.biz/the-board-f1/3rd-composition-for-g-t21.htm#220 http://english.forum7.biz/the-board-f1/3rd-composition-for-g-t21.htm http://english.forum7.biz/the-board-f1/second-assignment-preparing-for-module-g-t20.htm Mitzi100 Hi Everyone, I have now finished grading the first compositions for G, and I have sent each of you a message with your grade for the composition. The second topic was given in class on Tuesday. It is: "Should literature be part of the English Bagrut Exam program?" A few of you handed in the composition at the end of the lesson, but if you didn't, you must post it to the forum by Sunday. After the compositions are posted, find at least 2 grammar or word usage mistakes in the compositions ... The Board! Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:28:41 GMT http://english.forum7.biz/the-board-f1/second-assignment-preparing-for-module-g-t20.htm#203 http://english.forum7.biz/the-board-f1/second-assignment-preparing-for-module-g-t20.htm http://english.forum7.biz/the-board-f1/preparing-for-g-t18.htm Mitzi100 Hi Everybody, Only Yulia gave me her log today. The rest of you should have it ready for next Sunday. After that it will be considered late, and you will lose points! You may send questions about a phrase or a sentence, but I will not check whole tasks any more. Look at the corrections you have, and check your grammar carefully before deciding that the task is ready for the log. Now we'll start getting ready for the G module. We'll start out by working on compositions. We'll ... The Board! Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:53:28 GMT http://english.forum7.biz/the-board-f1/preparing-for-g-t18.htm#183 http://english.forum7.biz/the-board-f1/preparing-for-g-t18.htm http://english.forum7.biz/the-board-f1/general-comments-on-your-compositions-common-mistakes-t19.htm Mitzi100 Hi Everyone, Before I realte to each individual composition, I am posting some very common mistakes that I have seen in most of the compositions posted so far. Please check your own composition, and fix the mistakes you see after reading this message. If you haven't posted a composition yet, read this first. I will relate to individual compositions this evening. Please read through the entire forum so you can learn from your friends' mistakes. Common mistakes in your compositions Check ... The Board! Sun, 18 Jan 2009 10:40:45 GMT http://english.forum7.biz/the-board-f1/general-comments-on-your-compositions-common-mistakes-t19.htm#195 http://english.forum7.biz/the-board-f1/general-comments-on-your-compositions-common-mistakes-t19.htm http://english.forum7.biz/the-board-f1/this-week-s-assignment-t17.htm Mitzi100 Hi Everyone, I made a mistake and sent the assignment in a mail message! In case you didn't get it, here it is again! By now you should have finished 3 assignments for the story "The Ransom of Red Chief". These assignments should be done in order. If you have any questions, just send me a message and I'll explain. Now it's time to know about the author of this story - O'Henry. You have an article in your booklet, but you may choose to find a different ... The Board! Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:35:32 GMT http://english.forum7.biz/the-board-f1/this-week-s-assignment-t17.htm#166 http://english.forum7.biz/the-board-f1/this-week-s-assignment-t17.htm http://english.forum7.biz/the-board-f1/second-on-line-assignment-for-the-open-window-t3.htm Mitzi100 Hi Everyone, This assignment is due no later than 22:00 on Saturday night. Remember: Not doing this assignment on time is the same as missing a lesson. Here is an article which gives you some background about Saki, the author of The Open Window, and about the time period in which the story was written. Please read the article ( using your dictionary to help you understand words which are new for you) : http://www.storybites.com/sakiwindow2.htm and answer the following questions ... The Board! Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:55:51 GMT http://english.forum7.biz/the-board-f1/second-on-line-assignment-for-the-open-window-t3.htm#11 http://english.forum7.biz/the-board-f1/second-on-line-assignment-for-the-open-window-t3.htm http://english.forum7.biz/the-board-f1/the-open-window-assignment-t1.htm Mitzi100 Hi Everyone, For this assignment, you will follow one of the links below and finish reading the story, "The Open Window". Assuming that in class you managed to fill in the first two lines of the prediction worksheet, just read the story to the end and fill in the third line of each section of the worksheet. 1. http://btflatt.tripod.com/stories/saki2.htm 2. http://www.readbookonline.net/readOnLine/366/ 3. http://42opus.com/v7n1/theopenwindow If you didn't ... The Board! Wed, 17 Sep 2008 04:26:04 GMT http://english.forum7.biz/the-board-f1/the-open-window-assignment-t1.htm#1 http://english.forum7.biz/the-board-f1/the-open-window-assignment-t1.htm http://english.forum7.biz/the-board-f1/assignments-for-this-week-the-poem-if-t16.htm Mitzi100 Hi everyone, The first thing to do is to complete the task we began in class on Tuesday. For those of you who didn't come to the lesson , here is the assignment: In this poem, Rudyard Kipling describes the qualities of his idea of "a Man". We can understand sometimes by the words in the poem and sometimes by inference, the qualities of someone the poet would consider "a Man." Make a chart with 2 columns of 6 behaviors or qualities in each column. The heading of one column ... The Board! Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:21:34 GMT http://english.forum7.biz/the-board-f1/assignments-for-this-week-the-poem-if-t16.htm#150 http://english.forum7.biz/the-board-f1/assignments-for-this-week-the-poem-if-t16.htm http://english.forum7.biz/the-board-f1/twelve-angry-men-assignment-for-tuesday-t12.htm Mitzi100 Hi Everyone, This is it! We are finally getting to the end of the play. Of course, as we all found out today, pages 70 and 71 are missing in your booklets. Your assignment for Tuesday is to read the play to the end, and write to the forum saying what you think is on pages 71 and 72. Be detailed in your post. (at least 4 or 5 sentences) After you write to the forum, comment on someone else's post. Remember to write before looking at anyone else's post. This assignment is instead ... The Board! Sun, 09 Nov 2008 20:07:06 GMT http://english.forum7.biz/the-board-f1/twelve-angry-men-assignment-for-tuesday-t12.htm#95 http://english.forum7.biz/the-board-f1/twelve-angry-men-assignment-for-tuesday-t12.htm http://english.forum7.biz/the-board-f1/reflection-for-twelve-angry-men-t14.htm Mitzi100 Hi Everyone, I hope that you enjoyed reading the play and the various activities and tasks we've done connected to the play. Now it's time to reflect. This should be a bit longer than your usual post to the forum. ( 2 paragraphs) Your reflection should relate to 2 aspects of this unit: 1. What did you learn? Please relate to the "thinking skills" and also to English - vocabulary, grammar, reading, writing, anything from the article, etc. 2. What ... The Board! Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:15:51 GMT http://english.forum7.biz/the-board-f1/reflection-for-twelve-angry-men-t14.htm#133 http://english.forum7.biz/the-board-f1/reflection-for-twelve-angry-men-t14.htm http://english.forum7.biz/calendar-f2/reflection-for-twelve-angry-men-t15.htm Mitzi100 This assignment is due by 22:00 on Saturday night, November 22. Calendar Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:23:52 GMT http://english.forum7.biz/calendar-f2/reflection-for-twelve-angry-men-t15.htm#134 http://english.forum7.biz/calendar-f2/reflection-for-twelve-angry-men-t15.htm http://english.forum7.biz/the-board-f1/thinking-about-motives-t13.htm Mitzi100 Hi Everyone, A number of times in this play, the word "motive" was mentioned. One of the thinking skills on our list is called "uncovering motives". This online task is aimed at getting you to think about uncovering motives , in general, and in literature, in particular. First, when it is ever useful to think about someone's motives for doing something? Write two examples and tell why it is useful or helpful. Second, ... The Board! Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:17:05 GMT http://english.forum7.biz/the-board-f1/thinking-about-motives-t13.htm#108 http://english.forum7.biz/the-board-f1/thinking-about-motives-t13.htm http://english.forum7.biz/the-board-f1/twelve-angry-men-3rd-assignment-t11.htm Mitzi100 Hi Everyone, First, remember to prepare your version of the re-enactment of the crime for Sunday's lesson. If you are not yet in a team, because you missed Tuesday's lesson , join one of the teams of 3 students. Each person in the team must speak during the (short!) presentation. Second, please continue reading the play until the line on page 50. Write notes that will help you predict the next vote. Stop at the line and predict how the voting will go on your prediction worksheet. ... The Board! Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:22:50 GMT http://english.forum7.biz/the-board-f1/twelve-angry-men-3rd-assignment-t11.htm#77 http://english.forum7.biz/the-board-f1/twelve-angry-men-3rd-assignment-t11.htm http://english.forum7.biz/the-board-f1/twelve-angry-men-2nd-online-assignment-t10.htm Mitzi100 Hi Everyone, We have now read about half of the play, and it's time to go to the movies! This week's assignment is to watch 2 different clips of the same original movie of Twelve Angry Men and answer the following questions: 1. Which clip do you like better and why? 2. Listen to the background music of each clip. Why do you think the editor of each clip chose that music? How do you think the music affects how you react to the clip? 3. Do the people and the room look ... The Board! Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:55:35 GMT http://english.forum7.biz/the-board-f1/twelve-angry-men-2nd-online-assignment-t10.htm#62 http://english.forum7.biz/the-board-f1/twelve-angry-men-2nd-online-assignment-t10.htm http://english.forum7.biz/the-board-f1/getting-ready-to-read-the-play-on-line-assignment-3-t5.htm Mitzi100 Hi Everyone, This assignment is meant to give you some information which will help you understand, and ,hopefully, enjoy the play we are going to read. Here is the assignment: 1. Download the article (if you can't manage to download ask slava) and read the article. 2. Please use your dictionary to look up the words you don't understand. Make a chart for your log, sorting these words in some logical way. You may choose to sort them by parts of speech, or by groups of ... The Board! Sun, 28 Sep 2008 21:37:30 GMT http://english.forum7.biz/the-board-f1/getting-ready-to-read-the-play-on-line-assignment-3-t5.htm#37 http://english.forum7.biz/the-board-f1/getting-ready-to-read-the-play-on-line-assignment-3-t5.htm http://english.forum7.biz/calendar-f2/check-for-new-online-assignment-t9.htm Mitzi100 New assignment must be completed by 22:00 on Saturday night to be on time. Calendar Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:05:51 GMT http://english.forum7.biz/calendar-f2/check-for-new-online-assignment-t9.htm#56 http://english.forum7.biz/calendar-f2/check-for-new-online-assignment-t9.htm http://english.forum7.biz/calendar-f2/lesson-1645-t8.htm Mitzi100 Attendance required!! Calendar Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:04:20 GMT http://english.forum7.biz/calendar-f2/lesson-1645-t8.htm#55 http://english.forum7.biz/calendar-f2/lesson-1645-t8.htm http://english.forum7.biz/calendar-f2/prepare-for-lesson-read-until-page-22-t7.htm Mitzi100 ]]> Calendar Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:03:20 GMT http://english.forum7.biz/calendar-f2/prepare-for-lesson-read-until-page-22-t7.htm#54 http://english.forum7.biz/calendar-f2/prepare-for-lesson-read-until-page-22-t7.htm http://english.forum7.biz/calendar-f2/assignments-12and-3-due-t6.htm Mitzi100 Last day for completing assignments 1,2,and 3 Calendar Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:57:37 GMT http://english.forum7.biz/calendar-f2/assignments-12and-3-due-t6.htm#53 http://english.forum7.biz/calendar-f2/assignments-12and-3-due-t6.htm http://english.forum7.biz/the-board-f1/the-open-window-assignment-t4.htm jenia buzilo 1) Yes it does, because i can focus more attentively on details of the story and it's easier to listen than to read.
2)it causes me to enjoy the story more because it more intresting and easy to understand the story like this.
3) I liked the dramatical way the reader read the story , but his accent make it difficult to understand.]]> The Board! Sat, 27 Sep 2008 19:54:18 GMT http://english.forum7.biz/the-board-f1/the-open-window-assignment-t4.htm#33 http://english.forum7.biz/the-board-f1/the-open-window-assignment-t4.htm