Linda P.'s Page

a video on tag questions (for the listening Quiz on Apr 24!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9utjaOaywRQ

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 Looking Ahead to the next 2 weeks:

TODAY we started our Final project:  finding a new use for an old product.  The 'product development' teams are:  Carlos/Myunghee/Shahzad  and LiBo/Hassan.  There will be SOME time in class to work on your project but you will also need to work outside of class to put it all together.   (...you may be making your presentations to the rest of the ALI students...? stay tuned for more details...!)


Please pay attention to the Vocabulary Word Wall in GAC 429 for any future vocab quizzes...go to www.qonlinepractice.com for more practice on these words.

Due Dates and other info:

Tues Apr 24:  Listening Quiz on Chapter 9 (last one!!) 

 Thurs Apr 26:  I will be out of town at a Convention so Humaira has graciously volunteered to be my substitute teacher for that day (you DO have class!).  
You will be :

• finishing up Unit 7 in Q5, 
• doing some online practice activities, 
• completing the post-test of your listening skills (same as the pre-test back in January
• working on your Final Project with your partner(s) 
• working on any TOEFL activities that Humaira may want to address 

 Tues May 1: Final project presentations!

<Wed May 2 field trip/boat ride on the Erie Canal>...see Linda G for more details!

Thurs May 3:   last ALI class!   :(((((  for me!

if you have any questions/concerns about what is upcoming, or if your assignments are up to date (!!) please let me know!

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Our song from today:  "home" by Chris Daughtry:  
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ytod23dBeI 

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 HOMEWORK for Apr 12:  p 150 for group discussion next time
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song links:
Lean on Me  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPoTGyWT0Cg  
He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT57tjz9py8
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vocabulary words
shortage 
container
convert (v)  

reluctant

compound (n)
protocol
anecdotal evidence
periodically
convince
bonus:  "in the home stretch"
check with Linda G. as to which ones will be on the quiz(zes) 
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Websites on contractions:
http://www.eslcafe.com/grammar/conversational_language03.html  and 
http://7712467354097671513-a-1802744773732722657-s-sites.googlegroups.com/site/esleflpages/esl-pdf-accent-reduction-pronunciation-pages/contractionslist.pdf?attachauth=ANoY7cr4iXQp4niknodr_xafAfSs2Gstl0tt_oYKBCn0C1u5F4ISkZyHw9pxGQp0CXIj3WJFWcLLBTBmNrYrshhblX0k8hEI4LZRwpCtrqDtq_jZdhtf1Bj5JVZOebuCsXl4c7AJAsKrvet814-aoVrBXRg-zJF54XlOGELGXEx8KZjzL50mNzieSPi3qlUZNgWhLwUbAyLNpZrOVqowHYwRLOzbuxWeMDznFKU2PKV_TmHBS9sW9OptsojP1o2FmVdB5-LD8xilr6uDTdtR1wEv6hd-ailBCA%3D%3D&attredirects=0 
--> written versions of how contractions are used in conversational speech
http://www.pronunciationtips.com/contractions1.htm --> listen to contractions and how they sound
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OWYisPCDeU --> listen for contractions in a TV excerpt 
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Homework for Tues March  27:

Q5 text read pp 185 and complete exercise A on p 186 on separate piece of paper to be handed in...here is a handy website:
http://www.eslcafe.com/pv/ 


PLAN AHEAD!! Listening Quiz on Chapter 7 contractions...I will add websites for you to help you review if you were absent on the days we discussed this in class.
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Prepare for Project 2 !!
Our next project is due April 5th and it will be based on 'change' as it applies to what we have viewed so far in Rain Man.  It will have two parts:

1.  You all will watch a short video or hear a short audio recording on some aspect of 'change'.  Then I will give you each a question to answer based on what you saw/heard.  You will have 5-7 mins to outline your ideas and then 3-5 mins to answer the question you have been given.  (very similar to how we do speaking blogs)

2. I will give you a question from a number of possible questions about aspects of Charlie & Raymond's experiences in the movie.  (You will be able to 'study' and prepare for the questions ahead of time, although you will not know the exact question you will answer until  the day of the project.)  You will have 5-7 mins to outline your ideas and 3-5 minutes to answer your question.  You CAN bring you notes and chart of information we have discussed about the movie so far...but no other information, prior notes from home etc. 

I will get a scoring rubric and requirements to all of you next class.  For now:  Here are the possible questions for which you can prepare:

1.     Discuss an example of a change in Charlie and an example of a change in Raymond.  What event or situation or event made each one change?  Give examples of personality characteristics that Charlie and Raymond had before and after they changed.

2.    In movies, each central character has a conscious goal which s/he outwardly strives for, but the story's opposition makes this goal nearly impossible to reach.  What goal does Charlie have?  What goal does Raymond have?  What interferes with each of their goals?

3.    There are a few personality traits that Charlie and Raymond share although they may be expressed in different ways. What is one characteristic the brothers have in common? Can you give two examples for each person?

4.    What are some ways in which Susanna’s relationship with Charlie AND Raymond are the same?  In what ways is it different?  Give specific scenes/events from the movie to answer your question.

5.    At this point in the movie, do you feel that Raymond is better off being with Charlie on a road trip, or being back at Wallbrook?  Give 3 examples from the movie to support your answer.

6.    At this point in the movie, do you think it was a good idea for Charlie to take him to Los Angeles? Why or why not? Give 3 specific examples to support your answer.

7.    A German proverb says:” to change and to change for the better are two different things.” Which part of this proverb is true for Charlie?  Which part of this proverb is true for Raymond?  (both parts could be true for each, if you can support your answer.)  Give two specific examples for each character.

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Welcome back everyone!!!  I hope you had an enjoyable and restful break!
(and now it's back to work!)

Here is some info about what we discussed in class today 3-20-12:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8DJFNjZiIM Rachel's English --intonation

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=brother+by+alice+in+chains+lyrics&oq=brother+by+alice+in+chains&aq=1&aqi=g2g-m1&aql=&gs_sm=1&gs_upl=469l5703l0l7422l26l26l0l3l3l0l172l2217l10.12l22l0 Brother by Alice in Chains (song to preview/predict what will happen in the movie on Thursday)

For anyone who was not in school today please read pp 179-180 in the Q:5 book and go  to
www.qonlinepractice.com for audio recordings that accompany the exercises in the text.

Please also scroll down this page for additional websites that can help you with listening/notetaking skills.
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Previous songs we have heard:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmX4X04cVZg  Goodbye to you by Scandal 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DF0zefuJ4Ys How to Save a Life by The Fray 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuoflztUS60  Things I Don't Understand by Coldplay
 

Reminders:

• hmwk from last Thurs...we did not get to it today but we'll review it this Thursday
•  make sure you are saving your movie chart and lyrics for the next project (which will probably be the end of March (on Unit 8's theme: change)
•  Hassan & Carlos:  please plan to stay a little bit after Thursday's class so you can do your speaking blog

Odds-n-Ends

for Tues March 6:  complete Elena's activity on creating a 4 to 6 line rhyming passage using the vocabulary words, which are:
 subsidy
sustain
critical
embrace
contemplate
bond
cope
elite
These will also be on the VOCAB QUIZ on Friday March 9



Plan ahead!!
vocabulary words for quiz March 2...they are from Q5 p42 
in/adequate
in/capable
un/comfortable
un/conscious
dis/connected
im/measurable
im/perfect
im/possible
dis/satisfied
in/tangible
un/usual
in/visible
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Hopefully helpful listening videos and websites:

http://www.teachertube.com/

http://eslus.com/LESSONS/LISTEN/listen1.htm#   Listen to statement or question and choose the correct response

http://eslus.com/LESSONS/LISTEN/listen3.htm --> listen to an entire sentence and write

http://www.elanguages.ac.uk/los/sst/how_to_take_good_notes_while_listening.html --> compare +/- notes

http://www.dartmouth.edu/~acskills/videos/video_ntcap.html --> note-taking video (need Quick Time)

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Don't forget!
Tues Feb 28 -- visit to academic classroom (film and history) GAC 432 925-1040am sharp!!
Tues Feb 28 -- Listening Quiz on Chapter 6:  function words  (after our classroom visit and break)
Thurs March 1:  Project 1 due


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 Homework and due dates:


Fr 2/17:  vocab quiz--words from our discussion are: invariably, intense,reveal, persist, sentiment

Fr 2/17 (only Hassan & Shazad) spkg blog question due by 5pm:  Do you think it would be harder if you lost your sight OR your hearing?  How would this affect your ability to communicate? 

Tu 2/21: HOMEWORK:  p 42 in Q5:  choose 4 words from the word box and apply a 'not' prefix to them and write a sentence with each one.

Tu 2/28:  visit to an academic classroom 925-1040am sharp!!  (I will find out the exact room number; I know it is on the 4th floor of GAC in the hallway opposite that of the Language Lab)

Th March 1:  Project 1 due (based on Unit 2 in our text):  5-7 minute presentation on someone who has (had) difficulty communicating and how s/he has overcome or compensated for this.  (more details are on the handout from class).  Some suggested people are provided if you scroll down on this page

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youtube videos from class:

http://www.youtube.com/user/EnglishwithStacy#p/u/6/tpPCBWsVUp0  --> unstressed (function) words in conversational speech

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zz9lq-drlck --> "talk to me" by Jill Scott

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 youtube videos from class:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ch_H8pt9M8 ...THE Hellen Keller in a short film clip which shows how she communicates with others

1.       http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIQBpkaasrY     

  ... scene from the movie The Miracle Worker:  how Hellen learns about words

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0-5qyG7RyM&feature=related --> a short lesson on reductions (ellipsis)


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update:
Tues Feb 14  Listening Quiz on 'silent 'h'
Tues Feb 27th Speaking projects due based  on Q5 pp 49-50:  think about a person (famous or familiar) that has had to overcome a language difficulty.  You are going to present a (short) timeline of his/her life before and after he/she acquired this difficulty and how they learned to overcome or compensate for it.

Here are some suggested people you may want to find out about:

King George VI of England (as featured in the movie The King's Speech)

Thomas Edison (inventor of the light bulb, among other inventions) 

Julie Andrews

Stephen Hawking

Ludwig vonBeethoven

Temple Grandin

Michael J. Fox

Juliette Gordon Low

Linda Bove

If you have ever known or worked with someone who has had a speech/language difficulty you can talk about that person.

more specifics on the project for the next class...

Linda P.

 

lots of goodies! (and news)


Tues Feb 14th :  Listening Quiz on Chapter 4 'silent  h'


links we have visited:

·         http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xt13t2JECEU&feature=BFa&list=SPE9E6A69FA9D7FD86&lf=list_related à silent ‘h’ pt 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDx-sUt_7Fo  --> silent 'h' pt 2


http://www.cdc.gov/NCBDDD/autism/videos/whatisautism.html --> short video from the Centers for Disease control on autism spectrum disorders


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLk3Quh99hk --> video contrasting communication/social skills between a normally-developing child and a child with autism


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OqwKfgLaeA --> video lyrics of 'cat's in the cradle'


Be sure to visit www.qonlinepractice


Thank you for your kind attention today in class!.....Mrs. P.


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website for  2 halves of brain http://tasneemsayeed.hubpages.com/hub/Left_Right_Brain 

bring your movie handouts to every class!

HOMEWORK! for Tuesday Feb. 7th:

buy the Q5 listening book !  so you can complete pp 35 A from the online site ...   also p 36 B and C  (<--remember, be indirect)

 HOMEWORK! for Thursday Feb 9th
read through the idioms handout for scenes 1,2,3 and 4,5,6

VOCABULARY!  for Quiz Friday Feb 10th:  (be sure to write them in your vocabulary journals)

fascinating
insight
structure
perceptions
function
consciousness
external
boundary
tranquil
recovery
regain
overall
"short fuse"