It’s week 11 for the second year English conversation class. How many black dots are in the picture?
Weekly Plan
- poster presentation
- review class schedule
- textbook reading and listening
What did we do last week?
No classes because of the national holiday and school holiday
What did we do two weeks ago?
- moral dilemma problems – three basic kinds of moral explanations (consequences, action and intent)
- vocabulary and speaking activity – noun crossword puzzle (important for upcoming quiz)
- homework from textbook over the short holiday (also part of quiz)
Hour 1
Attendance and review (5)
Poster presentation – due Thursday May 11 (60)
Students display posters and discuss their topics or issue. It’s a free flow of ideas that helps improve English listening and speaking fluency.
Hour 2
Review Schedule (10)
- Week 12: May 18 and 19
- Week 13: May 25 and 26 – quiz #2
- Week 14: June 1 and June 2 – last week of classes, review week, practice answers to exam questions
- Week 15: June 8 (yes make up class) and June 9 (no Friday class) – reading week
We will schedule final exams (speaking tests) on June 15 and 16.
Textbook homework
Touchstone online listening files
Page 23 #2 Passive sentences (10)
- read and learn the rule
- PASSIVE when the action is more important
- ACTIVE when the person doing he action is more important
- answer questions
Page 23 #23 Silent Syllables (10)
- B – listen for unstressed and silent syllables
- B – listen and cross out silent syllable in sentences
- talk about a city, give hints, partner guesses
Page 24 Manners (10)
- listen and check the answers
- listen again
Page 25 #2 verb + ing and infinitive (10)
- check the answers in A questions
Page 26 #2 verb + ing and infinitive (10)
- listen and read
- underline unknown words
- listen again
- check vocabulary
- check the answers in D
Hour 3
Attendance and review (5)
- Restaurant murder: who did it?
Page 28 proverbs (10)
- check the answers in C questions
- any similar proverbs in other cultures
- any other proverbs?
Page 30 review (10)
- check the answers in 1 and 2 questions
- name a few good and bad manners in other countries
Homework
- page 31 – 32 review chapters 1 – 3
- parts 1, 2, 3 and 4