Class on 3/26/14

Warm up: go to www.englishlearner.com explore the "beginner" options

Work with a partner. Go to one of these sites:

• cnn.com
• npr.org
• http://www.thetimesinplainenglish.com/wp/
• Choose one story together

Partners have to write one sentence for each prompt below:

• Title: "How Russia's Annexation Of Crimea Could Hurt Its Economy"
• Source: Our story came from NPR.
• Where: The story takes place in Russia
• Who: The Russian people could be impacted by international embargos.
• What: Russia has invaded and taken part of Ukraine. Many countries are upset or angry. The laws they are passing will hurt the Russian economy and Russian people's wallets.

Whole class review of "Volunteering While in School"
and previous homework

Whole class Presentation Graphing to help summarize and pair work

Homework: find a new, news story (in CNN, NPR etc.) Use the example below but with detail from your story: Then practice talking about your news story.

Title: "How Russia's Annexation Of Crimea Could Hurt Its Economy"

Source: Our story came from NPR.

Where: The story takes place in Russia

Who: The Russian people could be impacted by international embargos.

What: Russia has invaded and taken part of Ukraine. Many countries are upset or angry. The laws they are passing will hurt the Russian economy and Russian people's wallets.