5/29 Homework

All students:
Write 5 questions on a conversation topic of your choice. You may not do:
obesity
smoking
cosmetic surgery
stereotypes
dating customs

Your handout must be done on a computer an be printed out. You should include relevant photos if possible. You will hand it in on Monday. We will begin conversation groups on Tuesday.

Service Learners make sure that you get your supervisor's evaluation in to Patti Gorman by June 5. You can find this form online http://www.seattlecentral.edu/service-learning/ or in the Agency manual on page 12.

Service Learner will be giving a presentation to their classmates on their Service Learning experience in the 10th week of the quarter. You should include a description of your service learning site, a description of your duties there, an explanation of the best and worst aspects of your service learning, a description of your "normal" interactions and a summary of what you feel you learned through this service learning experience. You will have 5-10 minutes to speak. You can use powerpoint, the overhead projector or handouts to help you give your presentation.

5/22 Hw

Service Learners:

Think about your service learning up to this point. Think of the people you have met. Who have you met that you admired? Why do you admire them? What do they do at your service learning site?

This person could be a supervisor, a fellow service learner, a client at your site or anyone you have encountered during your service learning.

Once you have identified the person, make an mp3 about this topic and submit it to ewhraj@gmail.com.

Also, remember that you must complete your 16 service hours by June 12th in order to get a service learning notation on your transcript. Make sure that you are logging your hours each week and filling in your timesheet so that it can be submitted to me at the end of the quarter with your supervisor's signature. Have a great weekend!


Non- Service Learners-

Your homework is to find a joke you like. Practice it several times in front of the mirror or with a friend. Then you must go out and tell it to a stranger. You will hand in on Tuesday, a summary of the person's reaction to your joke. Did they laugh? Was it a success? What would you change about your pronunciation, timing, delivery the next time you try and tell this joke. I will spot check the class by asking a few of you to tell your joke to the class on Tuesday so be ready!!!

Everyone- have a great long weekend!

Weekend HW

Service Learners-

You are to think about your experience so far at your SL site. What have you noticed about the work? How does it make you feel? Is there something about your SL that is particularly good or particulary bad? What do you wish you could do that you have not gotten to do yet? What about SL do you wish you did not have to do? Write a journal entry on a piece of large notebook paper or on the computer and answer these questions. Hand in your jurnal entry on Monday. Choose a best and worst moment in your SL experience so far and make an Mp3 recording of those experiences. Send your file to ewhraj@gmail.com


Non-Service Learners

Start thinking about the ad you will present on Friday next week.

You want to decise what product you will be selling.

Decide how you will sell the product- what will be your emotional appeal?
Who is your audience?

On Monday you will hand in a piece of paper which has the following info on it:
Group members names
product you are going to sell
type of appeal you will use (guilt, humor, fear)
a general description of the characters in your ad and the situation

Example:
Joh and Cindy are in my group
We are selling deoderant
We will use guilt
Situation will be two people on the bus. One person will faint, the other will tell the stinky guy he needs deoderant. They will sing a song about taking a shower and smelling like a field of daisies when they use this product. The ad will end with a warning.

Weekend Homework 5/8

Service Learners Homework

Read the Mission Statement for your agency. You can find this on their website. Think of 3 questions you have that relate to that mission statement. Then choose one of the questions and make an mp3 recording of your answer to your own question. (You are just guessing the answer. I do not expect you to know it!) Try and make one of your questions general and one specific. Your 3rd question can be anything that wonder about your SL organization. Turn you questions and answers in on Monday and then next week ask two of your questions about the mission statement when you are at SL and write the answers in your SL journal.

Example:
Habitat for Humanity Mission: Habitat for Humanity works in partnership with God and people everywhere, from all walks of life, to develop communities with people in need by building and renovating houses so that there are decent houses in decent communities in which every person can experience God's love and can live and grow into all that God intends.

Questions from the mission statement:
I don't believe in God. Can I volunteer for Habitat for Humanity?
Do all Habitat for Humanity volunteers help build houses?
Has Habitat for Humanity every built houses in my country?

Guessed answer to question 1. (I can't post Mp3 files here so I am writing it)
I think you can volunteer even if you don't believe in God. I think that H for H just needs help and anyone who wants can help. I think H for H staff probably think I am volunteering because of my belief in God, but actually I just want to help someone get a better house to live in. I especially want to help the family I met because they have 2 kids and they have been homeless for a long time. They are really good people and I'm glad that H for H is helping them. I don't think anyone should be homeless if they don't want to be and they have children.


Homework for All other Pronunciation and Conversation students.

Find an advertisement in an magazine, newspaper, on the web or somewhere else. Make sure it is an ad that you really like. Think of 5 reasons for why you like the ad. Make sure you have a picture of the ad. Make an Mp3 recording that describes your ad.
Answer these questions:
What is the ad selling?
What does the ad look like?
What are the 5 reasons that you like it?
Now take your advertisement around to 5 people and ask their opinion of the ad. Fill out the opinion survey paper and bring it to class on Monday. Make sure to post you Mp3 file by Monday as well.

Weekend HW 2/24

4/24 Homework
Questions for Americans Assignment (thank you Jacky)Your assignment is to ask each of these questions to a different person. Listen carefully and ask them questions if you do not understand a part of their answer. You will be reporting your answers back on Monday. Your homework for the weekend is to choose the response that was most interesting to you and write a summary of the response as well as 2 questions you would ask if you had a chance to talk with the same person again.

1. How do you feel about the economy? Do you think we are in a 1,5 or 10 year recession? Why?
2. What do you think is the best thing Obama has brought to office? What do you think is the worst thing he has done since he became president?
3. Do you think America is as good a country now as it was in the 1940’s? Why or why not?
4. Seattle is the native place of the West Coast Native Americans, do you feel they are still a part of Seattle’s culture? Why or why not?

Lab 4/22

Today you will be adding to your pronunciation portfolio.

Step one:
Take out your Target Consonant worksheet.
Open Liese Rajesh's teacher web page at the SCCC website and open the pronunciation files.
Go to the file marked "consonants p261 1-10"
Use you worksheet and practice each of these sentences
When you are ready, make a recording of 1-10 and send it to ewhraj@gmail.com
Next do 11-20
Practice and ten record.

Next, check the homework sheet and see if you have made your answering machine recording. If you have not, make a recording of yourself leaving a message on an imaginary phone. Make sure to leave your name, phone number and the purpose of your call.

Next, go to
http://www.idebate.org/debatabase/topic_index.php
http://www.middleschooldebate.com/topics/topicresearch.htm
http://www.youdebate.com/

Find 3 debate topics that interest you and a piece of evidence for each debate that might support your argument. Write them down! You will use your topics and evidence in class on Thursday!!

4/24 Homework

Questions for Americans Assignment (thank you Jacky)

Your assignment is to ask each of these questions to a different person. Listen carefully and ask them questions if you do not understand a part of their answer. You will be reporting your answers back on Monday. Your homework for the weekend is to choose the response that was most interesting to you and write a summary of the response as well as 2 questions you would ask if you had a chance to talk with the same person again.

1. How do you feel about the economy? Do you think we are in a 1,5 or 10 year recession? Why?

2. What do you think is the best thing Obama has brought to office? What do you think is the worst thing he has done since he became president?

3. Do you think America is as good a country now as it was in the 1940’s? Why or why not?

4. Seattle is the native place of the West Coast Native Americans, do you feel they are still a part of Seattle’s culture? Why or why not?

4/10 HW

On a separate piece of paper that you can hand in on Monday, answer the following questions:

1. What is service Learning?
2. How might service learning help you?
3. What are some examples of some service learning opportunities?
4. Where did Yan complete her service learning last quarter?
5. What are some of the requirements of service learning?
6. Go to Liese Rajesh's website and listen to 2 of the service learning comments. What did these service learners say they gained? http://sites.google.com/a/seattlecentral.edu/liese-rajesh/Home/service-learning
7. Even if you do not plan to do service learning this quarter, think about and answer the following question: If you could do service learning at any non-profit agency in the US, where would you do it and why?

RWG3 Grammar 2/26

Grammar HW
p45 ex3
p49 ex2 #3
p53 ex2 #11,12
p55 ex3
p57ex2
p63 ex2 #1-3

Service Learning Reflection #2 2/27 HW

Make an Mp3 recoding that answers the following prompt and send it to my ewhraj@gmail.com by Monday.

Describe one person you have met through service learning that you admire? What are the qualities you admire and why?

You do not have to know this person well, but you should have interacted with them in some way. They can be a client, a supervisor, a fellow volunteer or a worker at the agency. If you can, ask their permission and submit a photo with your reflection. You will be able to use this material in your final presentation/discussion.

P & C weekend HW 2/20

All students-

Research your topic. Try http://www.idebate.org/debatabase/topic_index.php to find tons of info on your topic! Come to school on Monday with 7 reasons for your argument and 7 pieces of evidence. Be ready to work with your group to choose the best arguments (you will not have time to use them all in 10 minutes). Practice arguing your point quickly (use a friend or a mirror). Time yourself and choose your 2 favorite reasons and argue them two times. See if you can speak faster and still make your point clearly on the 2nd time!



Also if you have not yet sent me your tongue twister with your hardest sounds, DO IT!!! You can find great tongue twisters at http://www.twisterking.com/

Service Learning Students-
You need to turn in your 1st reflection piece on Monday. Send to ewhraj@gmail.com. This should be an Mp3 file. Please practice before you record!!! Answer the following question:
When you think about your own life, how has your experience in Service Learning made you change the way you look at, understand, or frame your beliefs about some aspect of living.

This is a written example, but yours will be spoken!
Example:
Before service learning I thought that people who begged on the street were lazy or low class. I met a person at the shelter who used to work at Boeing. He son had cancer and died. She spent all the mony she had to keep him alive. She is an engineer. She is not a lazy person. After her son died, she got divorced and her husband kept her money because she had a higher salary. Now she has to take care of her other kids and the economy is bad so she can't find a job. She is confused and sad about her life. She is not lazy or uneducated. She is horribly unlucky.
The shelter is giving her food, bus tickets and clothes, but she cannot stay there. I think if I were in the same situation I would be so ashamed and depressed. She is really strong. Everyday she goes to a job center and tries to get a job. She helps her kids do their homework and tries to keep a positive face. I have never met someone who has to go from living in a good condition to a bad condition like her. I feel when I talk to her how lucky I am and how easily life can change. I changed my ideas about homeless people like her.

P & C tongue twisters

Reine-
Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers
Did Peter Piper Pick a Peck of Pickled Peppers?
If Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers,
Where`s the Peck of Pickled Peppers Peter Piper Picked?

Connie-
They have left the thriftshop, and lost both their theatre tickets and the volume of valuable licenses and coupons for free theatrical frills and thrills.

Tammy-
I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish,
but if you wish the wish the witch wishes,
I won't wish the wish you wish to wish.

Cherry-
I slit the sheet, the sheet I slit, and on the slitted sheet I sit.

Yan-
A tree toad loved a she-toad who lived up in a tree.
He was a two-toed tree toad, but a three-toed toad was she.
The two-toed tree toad tried to win the three-toed she-toads heart,
For the two-toed tree toad loved the ground that the three-toed tree toad trod.
But the two-toed tree toad tried in vain.
He couldnt please her whim.
From her tree toad bower with her three-toed power the she-toad vetoed him

All I want is a proper cup of coffee made in a propercoppercoffee pot, you can believe it or not, but I just want a cupofcoffee in a proper coffee pot. Tin coffee pots or iron coffeepotsare of no use to me. If I cant have a proper cup of coffee inaproper copper coffee pot, Ill have a cup of tea！

Insun-
The sixth sheik's sixth sheep's sick.

P & C Debate Details 2/19

Meet with your group of four.

Decide what topic you will debate (it has to be a new topic)

Check out this website for topic ideas:

http://www.idebate.org/debatabase/topic_index.php



for help with hand gestures and making your points, watch:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAz-grHMhTE&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36CB77t-Z44&feature=PlayList&p=FF4259FA939BAADE&playnext=1&index=11

for help with transition language use:

P & C Valentine's Weekend HW

Your weekend homework is to prepare for our debates.
Here are some resurces that can help you:

Words that mark different speech transitions
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/transitions.html#6

How to use gesture for emphasis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAz-grHMhTE&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36CB77t-Z44&feature=PlayList&p=FF4259FA939BAADE&playnext=1&index=11

Make sure that by Tuesday you have prepared at least 5 pieces of reasoning and evidence for your debate.

RWG3 2/14 Weekend HW

Read Chapters 6 & 7 of Homeless Bird
Pay attention to this week's vocabulary:

• stingy (adj)
• intimidate (verb)
• pity (n)
• wayward (adj)

For Tuesday, make a list of the most important events in Chapters 6 & 7. Then go to the Indian newspaper at http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ and skim for a story that somehow relates to the events in Homeless Bird Chapters 6 & 7.

Print the story out and write a brief paragraph (5 sentences) about how the newspaper article relates to the ideas and events in chapter 6 or 7.

You may use other Indian news sources if you want, but you must bring to class on Tuesday:

1. a list of the main events in Chapters 6 & 7
2. a print out of the article
3. your paragraph explaining the relationship between the newspaper article and chapters 6 & 7

Happy Valentines and Presidents Day! Don't come to school on Monday!!!

websites for P & C

http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/english/frameset.html
mouth moving with each sound

Next step RWG3

Study this page.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_actpass.html
Take this passive voice quiz.
http://a4esl.org/q/f/x/xz89mgu.htm

Try this worksheet on sentence fragments.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/interact/g_fragEX1.html

RWG3 HW 2/11

Oetzi the Iceman
1.Oetzi the Iceman is the modern nickname of a well-preserved natural mummy of a man from about 3300 BC. The mummy was found in 1991 in a glacier of the Otztal Alps, near the border between Austria and Italy. Oetzi was named after the valley of his discovery. He rivals the Egyptian "Ginger" as the oldest known human mummy, and he has offered a unique view of the habits of Copper Age Europeans.
2. Oetzi was found by two German tourists on September 19, 1991. The body was at first thought to be a modern corpse, like several others which had recently been found in the area. It was roughly recovered by the Austrian authorities and taken to Innsbruck, where its true age was finally discovered. It is now being displayed at the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology in Bozen-Bolzano, Italy.
3. The body has been extensively examined, measured, x-rayed, and dated. Tissues and stomach contents were examined microscopically. Scientists believe that at the time of his death, Oetzi was a 30-to-45-year old man, approximately 160 cm (5'3") tall.
4. Analysis of pollen and dust grains on his clothing, and analysis of Oetzi’s teeth enamel show that his childhood was spent near the present village of Feldthurns, north of Bolzano. He later went to live in valleys about 50 km further north.
5. The Iceman had 57 tattoos. Some were located on or near acupuncture points that are used today to treat symptoms of digestive problems and osteoarthritis. Interestingly, scientists have found that Oetzi suffered from digestive problems and osteoarthritis. Some scientists believe that these tattoos indicate an early type of acupuncture.
6. Oetzi’s clothes include a cloak, vest, and shoes. They were quite sophisticated. The cloak was woven from grass, and the vest was made of leather.
7. The shoes were waterproof and wide. They seemed to be designed for walking across the snow; they were constructed of bearskin, deer hide, and tree bark. Soft grass was wrapped around the foot and also placed in the shoe. The grass functioned like warm socks. Recently, the shoes were reproduced by experts. They are of such excellent quality, that there are plans for them to be made commercially.
8. Other items found with the Iceman include a copper axe, flint knife, and a bow and quiver of arrows.
9. Additionally, Oetzi carried two species of mushrooms. One of these mushrooms is known to have antibacterial properties, and was likely used for medical purposes.
10. Researchers believe Oetzi may have been involved in a fight. Injuries from the fight may have killed him. A DNA analysis revealed traces of blood from four other people on his gear: one from his knife, two from the same arrowhead, and a fourth from his coat.
11. A CAT scan revealed that an arrowhead was stuck in Oetzi’s shoulder when he died. The arrow shaft had been removed, but the arrowhead had been left inside his body. He also had bruises and cuts on his hands, wrists, and chest.
12. From such evidence, and an examination of his weapons, molecular biologist Thomas Loy from the University of Queensland believes that Oetzi and his companions were hunters who fought with a rival group. At some point, he may have carried (or been carried by) a companion. He may have been weakened by blood loss. As a result, Oetzi apparently put down his equipment neatly against a rock, lay down, and died.
13. His body was covered by thousands of years of ice and snow until his recent discovery. Pieces of his clothing, his hair, his skin, and his personal possessions were well-preserved because of the cold temperatures.

· Read the story above.
· Write 5 questions in the active voice that can be answered in the passive voice.

Example:
Q-How did the scientists choose Oetzi’s name?
He was named after the valley where he was discovered.

RWG3 Lab 2/11

Go to this page:
http://www.elllo.org/english/STeP.htm
Click on the first reading #6
Click on the TEXT button and read the text.
When you are finished take the quiz on the right.
send your score and 3 vocabulary words that you learned from this reading to me lrajesh@sccd.ctc.edu

If you get an answer wrong click on the question # to find where that answer was covered in the text.
Once you have completed the text, saved your score and your vocabulary and checked your answers; you can go on to reading #5.

RWG3 HW 2/6

Read Chapter 5 in Homeless Bird
There are several things that happen to Koly in this chapter that make Koly angry. Koly also rebels against Sass in this chapter and acts kindly towards Chandra. Write a paragraph comparing yourself to Koly. Describe a time in your life where you have behaved in a way similiar to Koly and describe how in your life you have behaved differently. Make sure to compare yourself to the way Koly behaves in Chapter 5 only!! Write a minimum of 200 words. You will be graded on your paragraph organization, the clarity of your ideas and your grammar. Your paragraph is due in class on Monday.

RWG3 2/4 Lab

If you are finished writing your paragraph, take these verb tests.

http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/past1.html
http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/past2.html

When you finish send your score to me!

http://a4esl.org/q/j/lk/mc-verbs.htmlverb forms (4,6,8,10,14,16,18,20,22,24,26,28,30,72,74,76,100)
http://a4esl.org/q/j/ck/mc-vf02.htmlverb forms (4,6,8,10,14,16,18,20,22,24,26,28,30,72,74,76,100)

P &C Conversation Journal 1/29

The Conversation Journal #2

Goal: Write a goal that is clear and something your REALLY want to practice.
Examples are:

• talking about Seattle's soccer team to a friend who likes sports
• ordering something new in a restaurant
• pronouncing words with "th" clearly

Preparation: Write down what you did to prepare for doing the conversation goal.

• Examples are:
  practice pronouncing words
• looking up vocabulary
• doing role plays with friends
• writing out your script of what you want to say

Analysis: Write about what happened. What worked/what didn't work/what would you do differently if you try this goal again.

RWG3 1/30 Weekend hw

Read Chapters 3 & 4 in Homeless Bird.

Answer the following questions on a separate piece of paper in paragraph form. Your answer should be one double spaced page long.

What are the most important events in Chapters 3 & 4 and why? How do these events impact Koly and the story? Make sure to use your own words. Do not copy from the book or from websites. This is NOT a summary. This is a very brief description of the event and then an explaination in your own words about why you think the event is important.

Vocabulary from Chapters 3 &4:
dignified
recite
mosquito
thresh

RWG3 Varnasi answers from Lab

Answers to the Varnasi article
Many of you just cut and pasted your answers from the article. You MUST use your own words!!!

Why is the man in the wheelchair in Varanasi? He wants to go there to die.
What are some names for Varanasi? Kashi and Banares
What famous people have been to Varanasi? Budda
What do Hindus believe about the Ganges? It can wash away your sins and allow you to break away from the cycle of reincarnation. You can then go to heaven and rest.
What is a ghat? steps that lead to the river
What are some of the things people do on the ghats? bathe and wash their clothes
What is a product that is made in Varanasi? silk
What are some of the problems facing the Ganges? dumping of raw sewage and overuse
Would you like to go to Varanasi? Why or why not. Up to you

P & C 1/28 Lab

Go to your email account and find the two emails from LRajesh@sccd.ctc.edu

One is the reading of page 261 and the IPA pronunciation chart
The second is a copy of your recording.

Open the copy I made of p261 and your copy. Play the two while you listen to one and then the other. Follow the comments I made and try and hear the differences between the two recordings.

Rerecord when you feel ready and save your recording. Compare it to my recording of 1-10.


IF YOU FINISH.....TRY THIS SITE FOR RHYTHM AND INTONATION PRACTICE.

After you are finished go to http://www.e-pron.com/esl/link/link.htmlread the rules for linking at the top of the webpage.Do the practice exercises at the bottom of the page.Practice saying the two phrases before you try and answer.After you are finished go to http://www.e-pron.com/esl/red/red.htmlread the rules for reduction at the top of the webpage.Do the practice exercises at the bottom of the page.Practice saying the two phrases before you try and answer.

RWG3 1/28 Lab

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/varanasi.html
http://www.flickr.com/photos/phil_marion/2558771878/in/pool-indians

pilgrimage- a trip to a holy place to pray
reincarnation- to be born again
cremation- the act of burning a body after death


Why is the man in the wheelchair in Varanasi?
What are some names for Varanasi?
What famous people have been to Varanasi?
What do Hindus believe about the Ganges?
What is a ghat?
What are some of the things people do on the ghats?
What is a product that is made in Varanasi?
What are some of the problems facing the Ganges?
Would you like to go to Varanasi? Why or why not.

P & C 1/23 assignment

Conversation Goal
In this class you will have to write and achieve conversation goals.

What is a conversation goal? It is a specific subject, style of speaking, pronunciation target, set of information etc. that you set for yourself prior to a conversation.

Our first conversation goal will these have parts:

• Identify the goal.
  
• Write out and then visualize your goal’s execution.
• Try your goal out! Have your planned conversation!!
  
• Write a short journal summary (10 sentence minimum) of what worked well, what didn’t work, what you will do differently next time.
  
• Post your journal, send it by email or hand it in on Tuesday.

RWG3 1/23 HW

Read Chapter 2 of Homeless Bird.Think about the following questions:

• What are the main events in the chapter?
• What is Hari's personality like?
• What can you say about Koly's personality from the chapter?

On a separate piece of paper choose any one part of the story and write your own story about what happens. You can choose any part of the story that has not already been described. Write at least at least 1 page double spaced. Use the time order signal words on p. 25 of your writing book to tell the story. Try and include a FANBOYS.

Look for this week's vocabulary words as you read:

• shocking (adj)
• sacred (adj)
• subject (v)
• solemn (adj)

RWG3 Seattle Times Answers

What are the different news sections of the Seattle Times Online? (there are 9)
headlines
local news
nation/world
sports
entertainment
business
editorials/opinions
travel/outdoors
living
Watch out for the difference between news and other types of information.
What are some of the other kinds of information you can get on the Seattle Times website?
seattle times store
blogs
weather and traffic
photography
video
blogs
highlights

How many presidents of the United States have there been?
There have been 44.
A lot of you got this one wrong. You need to be careful of the verb tense. This tense starts in the past and goes all the way up to the present!
What is one of the first orders that Obama will make in office?
He will halt military proceedings at Guantanamo Bay

What animals are being hurt by “sprawl”?
frogs and other amphibians
In which section of the newspaper can you an article about an Issaquah girl who was abducted?
Local news

Who is Hank Reverman?
The man who opened the Blue Moon Tavern in 1934

Which place is perfect for a family vacation according to the Seattle Times?
Costa Rica

According to the Seattle Times, which company is doing well financially despite bad economic times?
IBM

In which section of the Seattle Times can I get the best information for where to eat dinner?
Entertainment, restaurant reviews
Who won the Kentwood vs. Auburn Riverside girls basketball game?
Kentwood

P &C Lab 1/21

Go to p. 261 in your book.
Practice reading the first 10 sentences 2x.
Read the first 10 sentences and record them on audacity.
Save the file and send it to my email account. lrajesh@sccd.ctc.edu
Make sure to put your name on the heading of the email.

After you are finished go to http://www.e-pron.com/esl/link/link.html
read the rules for linking at the top of the webpage.
Do the practice exercises at the bottom of the page.
Practice saying the two phrases before you try and answer.

After you are finished go to http://www.e-pron.com/esl/red/red.html
read the rules for reduction at the top of the webpage.
Do the practice exercises at the bottom of the page.
Practice saying the two phrases before you try and answer.

RWG3 Lab 1-21

Seattle Times – scanning exercise
Go to: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/home/index.html
Try and answer the questions below.

What are the different news sections of the Seattle Times Online? (there are 9)


What are some of the other kinds of information you can get on the Seattle Times


How many presidents of the United States have there been?


What animals are being hurt by “sprawl”?


In which section of the newspaper can you an article about an Issaquah girl who was abducted?


Who is Hank Reverman?


Which place is perfect for a family vacation according to the Seattle Times?


According to the Seattle Times, which company is doing well financially despite bad economic times?


In which section of the Seattle Times can I get the best information for where to eat dinner?


Who won the Kentwood vs. Auburn Riverside girls basketball game?

RWG3 Chap 1 themes & vocab

embroider- (v)-(pg 5/¶2)
auspicious- (adj) (pg 8/¶5)(pg 14/¶3)
dowry- (n) (pg 7/¶1)
long (v) (pg 20/¶5)


coconut cake
silver earrings
Chandra
fireflies
astrologer
jewelry
embroidery

RWG3 1/16 HW

Read Chapter 1 of Homeless Bird.
Think about the following questions:
Who are the main characters in this story?
Where does the story take place?
What event is described at the end of the first chapter?

On a separate piece of paper choose any paragraph or page in the chapter. Make sure to note the page number and paragraph number you are responding to.

Give a response to your chosen section in the form of your opinion, your feelings or your thoughts about the section. Write at least at least 10 sentences.

RWG3 Lab 1/14

1. Go to: http://voanews.com/english/Science/index.cfm
2. Choose one of the articles with a speaker symbol next to it.
3. Put on your headphones and listen to the article as you read along.
4. Write down any vocabulary you don't know.
5. Guess the meaning of the vocabulary from the words around it in the article.
6. Now use http://dictionary.reference.com/ to find the meaning of the word.
7. Close the webpage and write a 5-10 sentence summary of the article.
8. Try to answer who? what? when? where? why?
9. Give your opinion of what you feel about the article in 2-3 sentences.

sounds website with mouth and video

http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/english/frameset.html

IPA chart &link

http://esl.about.com/library/listening/blIPAvowels.htm
http://esl.about.com/library/listening/blIPAconsonants.htm