Going to the Mountains on Saturday: Things to take!

Guys, hello again!))) We’ll meet at 1pm on the bus stop across the road from hotel Kazakhstan (on Dostyk Avenue and Kurmangazy Street). Then we will take Bus 6 that goes to Medeu, but we will get off earlier. Then we will walk up the road for 20 min and then along the river, in the gorge, for another 15 min before we reach a nice lawn where we can camp:) Things to bring: a rug to sit on, a jacket, some food and drinks, some games we can play there (card games, a volleyball, etc), a hat, a raincoat, an umbrella, a sunblock lotion,

a camera, money (min. 300 tenge).

We will have about 20-30 people!!!!! You can invite a friend or a family member! Don’t miss your chance to make new friends, have fun outdoors and practice your English!

For Monday, September 17:

Aidana, Ukulyay, Malika, Anvar, Yermek, Chan Sub, Almas and Samandar, I’m glad you joined our hiking group on Saturday!

I hope you had a lot of fun!!!

Please bring the photos to share with the class, all right?

• Prepare to present your small group presentations. Please review all documents in the folder called Presentations to develop your topic with its three main points and minimum three supporting examples. Every presenter should read minimum 3 articles on the selected topic and include some interesting and useful information from the articles into the presentation. While reading the articles, circle and translate new words and highlight/underline interesting and useful parts of the article. Submit all articles along with the electronic version of the PowerPoint presentation to the teacher. Use only 7 slides in the PPT (please don’t put too much text on the slides or too many pictures; also use only phrases, not sentences for textual information). You can use small cards with the main points of the presentation for a better delivery, but you cannot read from a sheet of paper. Please practice making your presentation at home or with your friends, make sure you know well what you will be presenting so that you feel comfortable and confident while presenting on Monday or Tuesday.

• Diary: write about one interesting event that happened to you during the weekend. Please describe the event (when, where and what you did, with whom), why you liked it, how you felt during the event and what you’ve learned from it. Conclude your story with a summarizing sentence and your recommendation (Do you recommend other people to have a similar experience?)

A change in the final presentations’ schedule: Guys, I think we should write our final examination (descriptive paragraph) during the second class on Tuesday, September 25^th, so that I have enough time to check them by Thursday. The Tuesday presenters – Ukulyay, Amon and Chan Sub will make their presentations on Thursday, September 28^th, all right?

For Tuesday, September 18:

Aidana, Ukulyay, Malika, Anvar, Yermek, Chan Sub, Almas and Samandar, I’m glad you joined our hiking group on Saturday!