1. Review Grammar (act. D, p. 31)
2. Activity E (p. 31)
3. Workbook (act. 8+9, p. 24)
Enjoy the weekend!
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
HW for Thursday, June 30th
1. NPR Listening Activity: Click on "Financial Lessons" to listen (and read) the story. Note: the listening is slightly different from the article.
2. Activity 6 and 7 (Workbook)(7 is collected)
3.Activity F (Summit) (p. 29) (collected)
2. Activity 6 and 7 (Workbook)(7 is collected)
3.Activity F (Summit) (p. 29) (collected)
Monday, June 27, 2011
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Homework for Wednesday, June 22nd
1. Add details to presentation outline.
2. Workbook, Activities 18-20 (p. 16-17), activity B (p. 18)
2. Summit 1, activities B and C (p. 25)
2. Workbook, Activities 18-20 (p. 16-17), activity B (p. 18)
2. Summit 1, activities B and C (p. 25)
Monday, June 20, 2011
Homework for Tuesday, June 21st
1. Workbook, Activity 14 (collected)
2. "Beethoven" Article (p. 20--Summit) + Reading Questions (Handout)
3. Student Song Response
-->Listen to the songs that other students have posted on our blog. Choose two songs that you like and post a response to the following questions about those 2 songs:
a.Which two songs did you really like? Whose songs were they?
b.What did you like about these songs? (use vocabulary from class)
c.Do you think these songs in any way reflect (relate to) your classmate's personality? Please explain.
2. "Beethoven" Article (p. 20--Summit) + Reading Questions (Handout)
3. Student Song Response
-->Listen to the songs that other students have posted on our blog. Choose two songs that you like and post a response to the following questions about those 2 songs:
a.Which two songs did you really like? Whose songs were they?
b.What did you like about these songs? (use vocabulary from class)
c.Do you think these songs in any way reflect (relate to) your classmate's personality? Please explain.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Homework for Monday, June 20th
Summit HW:
1. Activity E (p. 19) (collected)
2. Read G4 (second half of page); Do Activity D (p. G4) (collected)
Other HW:
1. Choose a favorite song of yours. Describe the song to your classmates; explain why you enjoy this song so much. At the end of your comments, post the url link to your song. You can read my example below.
2. Complete the presentation outline from class (handout). Make sure that you answer the questions thoroughly (with details!).
Have a good weekend!
The song that I'd like to talk about is called "Concrete Jungle." It's a reggae song by the famous Jamaican band The Wailers. Bob Marley was the lead singer of the band, and he is probably the most famous Jamaican musician ever. I love this song. The song describes living in the ghetto (poor neighborhood) in Kingston, Jamaica. The beat is very rhythmic and steady (constant). I also love Bob Marley's voice. In it, you can hear the pain and struggle of the ghetto inhabitants (people living there). The lyrics are also great because they are so real; that is, they perfectly describe the challenging, unpredictable environment in which the people live where there are no trees but only concrete. For example, when Bob Marley sings "no chains around my feet, but I'm not free," he expresses the frustration of having few opportunities to work, be happy, and have good life because of the difficulty of living in the ghetto. This is a very powerful song! Go ahead and give it a listen!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDMxLbMcjxY
1. Activity E (p. 19) (collected)
2. Read G4 (second half of page); Do Activity D (p. G4) (collected)
Other HW:
1. Choose a favorite song of yours. Describe the song to your classmates; explain why you enjoy this song so much. At the end of your comments, post the url link to your song. You can read my example below.
2. Complete the presentation outline from class (handout). Make sure that you answer the questions thoroughly (with details!).
Have a good weekend!
The song that I'd like to talk about is called "Concrete Jungle." It's a reggae song by the famous Jamaican band The Wailers. Bob Marley was the lead singer of the band, and he is probably the most famous Jamaican musician ever. I love this song. The song describes living in the ghetto (poor neighborhood) in Kingston, Jamaica. The beat is very rhythmic and steady (constant). I also love Bob Marley's voice. In it, you can hear the pain and struggle of the ghetto inhabitants (people living there). The lyrics are also great because they are so real; that is, they perfectly describe the challenging, unpredictable environment in which the people live where there are no trees but only concrete. For example, when Bob Marley sings "no chains around my feet, but I'm not free," he expresses the frustration of having few opportunities to work, be happy, and have good life because of the difficulty of living in the ghetto. This is a very powerful song! Go ahead and give it a listen!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDMxLbMcjxY
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Homework for Thursday, June 16th
1. Activity F (p. 17)
2. Workbook, Activities 9-11 (p. 13)
3. Workbook, Activity 12 (p. 14) (collected)
2. Workbook, Activities 9-11 (p. 13)
3. Workbook, Activity 12 (p. 14) (collected)
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