Homework

Review
A. "Mrs. BIxby"
B. Erma Bombeck

Classwork

I. Helen at mass with Pope Benedict

II. Discussed Answering Machine Messages

III. CELT

IV. Finish Chapter 4 "Cheating"
Useful Phrases Josefina
Page 80-81 Lead class in doing "Vocabulary Building" Iwona
Page 81 Lead class in doing "Matching" Beatriz
Page 87 Talking About "Plagiarism" Ronny
Page 89 Cartoons Joanna
Page 90 "The Internet" Helen

V. GH Words
Part I Agata
Part II Yasuko
Part IV Rona
Homophones Sandra

Homework

I. Helen will tell us all about attending mass with Pope Benedict XVI at St. Patrick's Cathedral. We want to hear every single detail.

II. Listen to Answering Machine Messages

III. GH Words
Part I Agata
Part II Yasuko
Part III Romany
Part IV Rona
Part V Nadera
Homophones Sandra
Iwona will lead the crossword puzzle next week.

Classwork

I. Discussed Answering Machine Messages
II. "Amazing Grace" Medea [lyrics]
III. Alessandra's Presentation
V. Presentations Chapter 4 Tapestry
Pages 72-73 Yasuko
Page 74 Guissella
Page 76 Uygar
Page 77
Cheating Mi K
Worries About Cheating Medea
Working with Others Agata
Phrases Used in Academic Settings Rona

Vocabulary

The comment was facetious.
a research paper
a term paper

Homework

I. Answering Machine Message

II. Tapestry Chapter 4 Online Audio Quiz

III. Presentations Chapter 4 Tapestry
Pages 72-73 Yasuko
Page 74 Guissella
Page 75 Sandra
Page 76 [3, 4] Uygar
Page 77 "Words and Phrases You Will Hear"
Cheating Mi K
Worries About Cheating Medea
Working with Others Agata
Phrases Used in Academic Settings Rona
Useful Phrases Josefina
Pages 79-80 Applying the Strategy [blue box] Romany
Page 80-81 Lead class in doing "Vocabulary Building" Iwona
Page 81 Lead class in doing "Matching" Beatriz
Page 87 Talking About "Plagiarism" Ronny
Page 89 Cartoons Joanna
Page 90 "The Internet" Helen

Classwork

I. Everyone recited "Life is Fine"

II. Discussed Answering Machine Messages

III. Presentations

A. Beginning a Speech
1. Handout: "Prepare an Opener" Josefina
2. YouTube "How to Begin a Speech" Medea

B. The Body: Eight Organizational Patterns
1-2: Mi K
3-4: Uygar
5-6: Beatriz
7-8: Joanna

C. Ending a Speech
1. Handout " Conclusion" Guisselle
2. YouTube "Closing a Speech" Ronny

IV. Practice Listening Test [5 questions]

V. Test

Vocabulary

Thank you..and now I open the floor for questions.
And if there are no (more) questions...thank you.

Homework

I. Memorize & recite in front of the class "Life is Fine."

II. Conditional I, II, III Test
A. Write one verse of "Life is Fine" from memory. 20 points
B. Conditional I, II, III sentences [as done in class] 60 points
C. Dear Abby Letter [as done in class]. 20 points

III. Presentations

A. Beginning a Speech
1. Handout: "Prepare an Opener" Josefina
2. YouTube "How to Begin a Speech" Medea

B. The Body: Eight Organizational Patterns
1-2: Mi K
3-4: Uygar
5-6: Beatriz
7-8: Joanna

C. Ending a Speech
1. Handout " Conclusion" Guisselle
2. YouTube "Closing a Speech" Ronny

Classwork

I. Read "Life is Fine"

II. Continue with R

III. Conditional I, II, III Sentences

IV. Readings for Pronunciation
A. Reduction Helen & Joanna
B. Word Final /t, d, Id/
Abraham Lincoln 4 & 5 Sandra

IV. Presentations
A. YouTube Memorization vs. Notes Iwona
B. YouTube Making Mistakes Romany
C. Conditional II
1. "The Three Wishes" Joanna
2. "Why the Elephant is so Popular" Helen

V. Conditional II & II: must, must have
Situation A Mi K
Situation B Uygar
Situation D Yasuko

VI. Fuzzy Wuzzy [was he]

Vocabulary

glance at something
custodian = janitor

Homework

I. Tapestry Chapter 4

Listen to the CD and do exercises.
[only in textbook, don't need to hand it in]
Page 78 #2
Page 78-79 #1 & 2
Page 81 Matching

II. Readings for Pronunciation
A. Reduction Helen & Joanna
[Also, Joanna & Helen, why don't sing this song together in class? You two can lead the class.]
B. Word Final /t, d, Id/
Abraham Lincoln 1 & 2 Luis
Abraham Lincoln 3 Ronny
Abraham Lincoln 4 & 5 Sandra

III. Presentations
A. Watch the youtube video & tell the class the message it gives:
1. youtube #1 Iwona
2. youtube #2 Romany

B. Conditional II
1. "The Three Wishes" Joanna
2. "Why the Elephant is so Popular" Helen

IV. Conditional II & III: Class Discussion
Students will tell the class the situation.
The teacher will lead the discussion after that.
Situation A Mi K
Situation B Uygar
Situation C Nadera
Situation D Yasuko

Classwork

I. Continue with R

II. Reading for Reduction Helen & Yasuko

III. Dear Abby Letters Iwona, Agata, Rona

IV. Conditional III

V. Test #2

Homework

Video just for a laugh

I. Test #2

II. Reading for Reduction Helen & Yasuko

III. Dear Abby Letters: Conditional Two [audio link]
Write two-three sentences of recommendations & suggestions to each letter writer.
Class Discussion Leaders: Tell the story & ask classmates for their suggestions.
Letter 1 Iwona
Letter 2 Agata
Letter 3 Rona

Classwork

I. Introduced Consonant Sound R

II. Gettysburg Address

II. Presentations
Choosing Your Topic Josefina
Narrowing Your Topic Helen

III. Presentations for Pronunciation: Tell the story

A. Word Final /t, d, Id/
Lincoln 1 Rona
Lincoln 2 Beatriz
Lincoln 4 Ronny
Lincoln 5 Uygar
Lincoln Alba
Wisdom of Solomon Guissella
Fox & the Grapes Sandra
North Wind & the Sun Roman
Story of Tantalus Medea

B. "Emperor's New Clothes" Iwona

IV. Readings for Pronunciation

A. Essay with Reduction Helen

B. She sells seashells by the seashore Mi K, Yasuko

C. "Whether the weather" Agata
"Thirty Thousand Boys" Joanna

V. Conditional Two [audio link]
A. Tense vs. Time / Form vs. Function
B. If I were a rich man
C. Function: Recommendations

Homework

I. Listening

A. Tapestry Chap. 1 Online Quiz [link & directions above]
Do the online quiz & e-mail it to the teacher.

B. What is considered one of the best presidential speeches in American history? Who gave it and what was the topic? [text of speech]
Why do you think it is considered a great speech?

II. Presentations
Analyzing Your Audience Nadera
Choosing Your Topic Josefina
Narrowing Your Topic Helen

III. Presentations for Pronunciation: Tell the story

A. Word Final /t, d, Id/ [all with audio links]
Ant & the Grasshopper Luis
Lincoln 1 Rona
Lincoln 2 Beatriz
Lincoln 3 Luis
Lincoln 4 Ronny
Lincoln 5 Uygar
Wisdom of Solomon Guissella
Fox & the Grapes Sandra
North Wind & the Sun Roman
Story of Tantalus Medea
Tower of Babel Johnny

B. TH: Tell the story of the "Emperor's New Clothes" Iwona
For practice, there are sound pairs at the bottom of this page.

IV. Readings for Pronunciation

A. Pick one of the essays on this site; read it with reduced forms Helen

B. Listen to the minimal pairs S-SH:
Say the following tongue twister in front of the class:
She sells seashells by the seashore Mi K, Yasuko

C. Say the tongue twister "Whether the weather" Agata
Say the tongue twister "Thirty Thousand Boys" Joanna
For practice, there are sound pairs at the bottom of this page.

Classwork

I. Differences in Steven Jobs' speeches Helen

II. Presentations for Pronunciation
Ecclesiates Ronny
Pronunciation of Written CH Sandra

III. Word Final /t, d, Id/[audio] & [handout]

II. Presentations: Textbook Chapter One "Small Talk"
Page 6 Vocabulary Guissella
Page 13 Taboo Subjects [blue box at bottom of page]: Rona
"How to be a good conversationalist"
Page 20 [1-3]: Iwona
Page 20 [4-7]: Yasuko
Page 249 Part I: Beatriz & Medea

Vocabulary

gossip

Homework

I. Listening for Details: "Steve Jobs Commencement Speech"
Steve Jobs divides his speech into three stories.
Write a minimum of one paragraph telling the first story. Cite details of the story: who, what, when, where, why, how. [if you're curious -- no need to write about it -- compare Steve Jobs' presentation style at a speech at the Macworld conference]

II. Presentations: Textbook Chapter One "Small Talk"
Everyone listen to the CD for chapter one.
Pages 4-5 Profile of the Speaker: Sandra
Page 6 Vocabulary Nadera & Guissella
Page 13 Taboo Subjects [blue box at bottom of page]: Rona
"How to be a good conversationalist"
Page 20 [1-3]: Iwona
Page 20 [4-7]: Yasuko
Page 249 Part I: Beatriz & Medea
Page 249 Part II: Joanna, Josefina, Mi K
Page 250 Part III page 6: Romany

III. Presentations for Pronunciation
Ant & the Grasshopper [audio here] Luis, Uygar
Ecclesiates [audio here] Ronny, Johnny
Teach Pronunciation of Written CH to the class [audio here] Sandra

IV. Extra Pronunciation Practice, but no Presentations this week

A. Minimal Pair "lake-rake" & Row, row, row your boat Yasuko, Mi K

B. Vowel Sounds /a, ^, ae/ & The Ant & the Grasshopper Medea, Rona, Nadera, Romany

C. Reduction: 1. "Select Lesson" on the left; 2. Exercises; 3. Quiz Helen

D. Vowel Sound /I, iy/ & Minimal Pair "it - eat" Josefina, Guisella, Beatriz

E. Consonant Sound th: & Exercise & Quiz Iwona, Joanna, Agata

Classwork

I. She grew tired of working graveyard shift. This place is growing on me.

II. Said-Told

III. Pop Quiz: Listening Log & Leg of Lamb

IV. Presentation: Write for the Ear Mi K

V. Vowel Sounds /a, ^, ae/

VI. Began "Leg of Lamb"

VII. Risk-Taker Test

VIII. Grade reports

Homework for Feb. 23

I. Listening Log: Youtube
A. Fear of Public Speaking & B. Public Speaking Advice
Write it in the form of a newspaper paragraph, with the details of "who, what, when, where, why, how."  By answering those questions, we write with more details and not just in generalities.  And more details means a person uses more new vocabulary.

II. Read "Leg of Lamb" in preparation for pronunciation practice

III. Presentations
A. Discard Apologies Romany
B. Write for the Ear Mi K

Classwork

I. /^/ but, hut, dumb, thumb, crumb, numb /^/
Accent on IBM, BCC...

II. Report on myelt.heinle.com Helen

III. Finish Silent Consonants:

What is a garden gnome? Take a look
Silent k-g page

Silent B Mi K
Silent K-T Agata
SIlent T-D Ronny
SIlent CH, H Josefina
Silent L, M, N Rona
Silent S, TH Nadera
Silent W Medea volunteered

IV. Silent Consonants Crossword Puzzle

V. Test #1

Vocabulary

a church hymn, a national anthem

Homework

I. Finish Silent Consonants
Silent B Mi K
Silent K-T Agata
SIlent T-D Ronny
SIlent CH, H Josefina
Silent L, M, N Rona
Silent S, TH Nadera
Silent W Johnny
[Audio site for Silent Consonants]

II. Test #1

Body Language & Eye Contact & Movement

Extra Credit: "Presentations Skills" on youtube
youtube vocabulary: eulogy, in a box, on the same wavelength,
"journeys of self-discovery," veracity, pause, Johnny Carson, charisma

Classwork

I. Vowel Sound /a/: stop, not, hot, got, bomb, mom, Bob

II. Quiz

III. She takes after her mother in personality and physically.

IV. Finish Textbook
Questions 7-12 Helen
Scoring & Interpretation Joanna
Visual Learning Style Luis
Kinesthetic Learning Style Guissella

V. Presentations
A. Dr. Ben Carson Iwona
B. Tower of Babel Luis
C. Look them in the Eye Agata
D. Movement Romany
E. Textbook: Listening Log [pgs. 237-238, 1, 2, 3, 8] Yasuko

VI. Pronunciation of Words with Silent Consonants: Mi K [only silent p]

Vocabulary

hear, listen to; house, home; throw a fit, whine

Homework

I. Presentation "Identify Your Fears": Medea

II. Textbook Chapter One
A. Everyone read & do "Learning Styles Survey" [pages 247-248]
B. Classmates will lead discussion:
Questions 1-6: Agata
Questions 7-12: Helen
Scoring & Interpretation: Joanna
Classmates will explain styles:
Auditory Learning Style: Diana
Visual Learning Style: Luis
Kinesthetic Learning Style: Guissella
Mixed-Modality Learning Style: Sandra

II. Write two paragraphs describing a person:
A. What does your friend/family member(really) like?
B. What is your friend (really) like?
...exactly like...isn't a bit like...

Dr. Ben Carson Listening Log: Iwona, Beatriz, Sandra

Classwork

I. 3 things you can't stand & 3 thing you're fond of:

II. Reduction:
A. Review Greetings:
How do you do? What do you do? How are you doing? What are you doing?
B. "Drunken Sailor"
C. Chapter Five "donno"

IV. Body Language: Iwona & Beatriz

V. Education Vocabulary & Crossword Puzzle/Chart

Recommended online audio sites:

Randall's ESL Lab
English Language Listening Lab
Charles Kelly Pronunciation

We will not use myelt.heinle for classwork because students
who bought the textbook online didn't get an access code for the site.
Students who do have an access code can use the site for practice.

Homework

I. Buy textbook. Do not buy pronunciation book.

II. Send the teacher an e-mail: eva@evaeaston.com
Write "SPE-003-Sat" & your name on the subject line.

III. Written: My Educational Background:
Write one page describing your education in elementary, school, high school, college. E-mail it to the teacher before next Saturday's class or put it in the class envelope at the beginning of class.
Sample Sentences

IV. Presentation:
Beatriz & Iwona will tell the class about Body Language,
based on the information on the handout.

Classwork
I. Introductions
II. Course Outline
III. Greetings [audio]:
How do you do? What do you do?
How are you doing? What are you doing?
IV. Listening Test

Vocabulary

How do you spell your name?