Class on 4-24-13

Class performed small presentations on a recent delicious meal


Presentation Rules:




Vocabulary Contributions from the class:

perform
brief
upset
brainstorm:
hurt:
paraphrase


Students choose one of the following topics about the reading from page 92 to 95 and wrote a paragraph:

1. What are the three things you already knew about?
2. What new things did you learn about?
3. What three ideas or parts did you enjoy?

HOMEWORK:
Finish your paragraph from the three questions above
Complete page 97
Read 102 to 105 (build your own vocabulary list).
Write a paragraph with step by step and clear instructions to do one of the following:
scrambled eggs
peanut butter and jelly sandwich
oatmeal
something simple or silly

Class on 4/22/13

Warm up Activity:

Students discussed in pairs their ideas and preferences for the final presentation. Individuals practiced a 30 second explanation in front of the whole class.

Homework Worksheets Review

Vocabulary Building:

• Wrap-up
• agree
• task
• until
• Try it out
• handle

Students read in pairs (volunteers to read in front of class)

Practice quiz on last Wednesday's vocabulary words.

Whole Class Listening Exercise: Frank Sinatra's New York, New York

Homework: Read Pages 92 to 95- Read this section 2 times: Once silently and once out loud 

                    Continue to build your vocabulary list: target 10 words. 

Frank Sinatra's New York, New York

Start spreading the news
I am leaving today 
I want to be a part of it 
New York, New York 

These vagabond shoes 
They are longing to stray 
Right through the very heart of it 
New York, New York 

I want to wake up in that city 
That doesn't sleep 
And find I'm king of the hill 
Top of the heap 

My little town blues 
They are melting away 
I gonna make a brand new start of it 
In old New York 

If I can make it there 
I'll make it anywhere 
It's up to you 
New York, New York 

New York, New York 
I want to wake up in that city 
That never sleeps 
And find I'm king of the hill 
Top of the list 
Head of the heap 
King of the hill 

These are little town blues 
They have all melted away 
I am about to make a brand new start of it 
Right there in old New York 

And you bet [Incomprehensible] baby 
If I can make it there 
You know, I'm gonna make it just about anywhere 
Come on, come through 
New York, New York, New York

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Sinatra

Class on 4/17/13

Warm up:

Common Vocabulary list:

The instructor pulled words from individual's homework and the whole class took notes:
gather
waste
self-starter
efficient
recognize
yet
hire
lack
melt

All student know they must know the definition and spelling of the words above.

Instructor Previewed with whole class the schedule and requirements for the rest of the semester.

Whole class read pages 79 and 80. Students practiced in pairs the dialogue on page 81.

Homework: 1. Answer questions on pages 82 and 83.
                    2. Read pages 85 to 88 and continue to build your vocabulary list in your notebook.
                    3. Practice Outloud: "Let me see if I've got it" and "I think I've got it now."

Class on 4/15/13

Whole class built vocabulary/synonyms for the following common and possibly over used words:

Happy
Mad
Sad

The instructor returned corrected paragraphs and student worked individually to correct Job Paragraphs:

Class practiced in pairs reading out loud page 65.

Whole class worked on pages 68 and 69.

Homework:

Write a draft of your resume. Email it to Garth.

Class On 4-10-13

Student talked in pairs and discussed both the best and worst jobs they have ever had

The whole class shared some experiences and built a list of job related skills and verbs:

Students did one in class paragraph. they choose between the following:

Discribe your best job.
Desccribe you worst job.
Describe the perfect job, a job you wish you had.

The instructor reviewed the homework that was due and "quizzed" students regarding the answers and had them explain vocabulary

Homework: Read pages 65-69
                    Build a vocubulary list. The instructor will collect each list. 

Class on 4/8/13

The professor discussed the beauty and ugliness of Journey's song. The professor love hates it.

Lyrics to Journey's Don't Stop Believing

Just a small town girl, livin' in a lonely world 
She took the midnight train goin' anywhere 
Just a city boy, born and raised in south Detroit 
He took the midnight train goin' anywhere 

A singer in a smokey room 
A smell of wine and cheap perfume 
For a smile they can share the night 
It goes on and on and on and on 

(Chorus) 
Strangers waiting, up and down the boulevard 
Their shadows searching in the night 
Streetlights people, living just to find emotion 
Hiding, somewhere in the night. 

Working hard to get my fill, 
Everybody wants a thrill 
Payin' anything to roll the dice, 
Just one more time 
Some will win, some will lose 
Some were born to sing the blues 
Oh, the movie never ends 
It goes on and on and on and on 

(Chorus) 

Don't stop believin' 
Hold on to the feelin' 
Streetlights people 

Don't stop believin' 
Hold on 
Streetlight people 

Don't stop believin' 
Hold on to the feelin' 
Streetlights people


Homework: Complete Reader pages 59 and 60
Read page 61.