test schedule

holly would you please post the test schedule for the next week,, i'm kind of lost about the reading test and vocabulary from holes..
thanks

Have a wonderful weekend

We were so busy today in class that I didn't even get the chance to wish you a wonderful weekend and a happy Thanksgiving! If you're traveling out of town, I wish you a safe and memorable trip. If you're staying in town for Black Friday, I wish you a safe and memorable trip ;)

I sent you an evite for the class party at my house, so please check your email (the one you use on the blog), and if you don't see it, check your spam folder.

I want to encourage you to practice in the reading book and on the website because it's fabulous practice for the finals, the Compass, the TOEFL, etc... Also, since we didn't listen to all of the lectures in the listening book, you can listen to the others for more listening practice. And I assure you, the lectures are very interesting.

Extra reading practice

https://www.yahoo.com/parenting/how-you-talk-to-babies-can-affect-their-memories-103568587132.html

Read this and then tell me: Does the same lesson apply to adults?

Videos of your final presentations

Aziz/Nana:

http://youtu.be/GQwUJXUaui4

 

Chamari/Jianzua:

http://youtu.be/ZljxX5HJd88

 

Frank/Natinee:

http://youtu.be/hpiPUBlGonI

 

Zahra/Hawra:

http://youtu.be/trv2Maj61Y8

 

Hoa/Elhadj:

http://youtu.be/tk6OIpEIIZU

 

 

 Valerie/Dohoom:

http://youtu.be/rYH3H1IZUsw

 

Denny/Innousa:

http://youtu.be/r0thcGS-3nc

 

Hussain/Tesia:

http://youtu.be/OZ-hTIKcRRI

 

Justin/Ali:

http://youtu.be/pL0grSf-XtM

 

Vy/Musaed:

http://youtu.be/GiuUTDd7Wys

bike ride pictures

Going to the finals...

Congratulations to Hawra and Kant for defeating Hussain and Doris in today's semi-finals. The final tally was 91 to 83. It was a very good debate with both sides presenting good arguments with good support.

This means that the final match, the match you've all been waiting for, will be Aziz A. and El Hadj representing 5C vs. Hawra and Kant representing 5D.

The time, place, and debate topic will be posted soon. Stay tuned!

Your final presentations (updated)

With your partner, I'd like you to choose 2 or 3 (maximum) of the following topics and compare and contrast them between your cultures. Your presentation should last between 10-12 minutes and you should try to divide the time equally between you.

1. Attitudes toward time
2. Attitudes toward privacy
3. Gender roles/expectations
4. Educational expectations
5. Friendship
6. Love/romance
7. Touch/space/gestures

You do not need to do a powerpoint unless you want to.

Here is the grading rubric so you know what to expect:

Name:________________________        

Presentation #1:  Compare/contrast cultures

                 

DELIVERY	4	3	2	1		POINTS
Comprehensibility (pronunciation)	Voice is clear; has precise pronunciation; can be heard by students in the back	Voice is clear; most words correctly pronounced; most audience members can hear	Voice is low; words incorrectly pronounced; difficult to hear	Student mumbles; incorrectly pronounces terms; students in back cannot hear	____ x 1
Fluency	Speech sustained throughout with few pauses or stumbling	Speech sustained most of the time, some hesitation	Speech choppy and/or slow; frequent pauses and fillers (“ums)	Speech halting and uneven with long pauses and/or frequent fillers	___   x 1
Vocabulary	Rich use of vocabulary with some idiomatic expressions	Adequate use of vocabulary for this level	Somewhat inadequate and/or inaccurate use of vocabulary	Inadequate and/or inaccurate use of vocabulary	____ x 1
Grammar	No grammar errors	Two grammar errors	Three grammar errors	More than 3 grammar errors	____ x 1
Introduction	A great hook and a clearly defined thesis	A good hook and a thesis statement	Thesis statement without a hook	No hook and no stated thesis	____ x 1
Content	At least two points are contrasted in an interesting way.			Content is empty; you didn’t teach us anything.	______x1
Organization	Information presented in logical, interesting sequence	Information presented in generally logical sequence	Difficulty understanding because student jumps around	Can not understand because there is no sequence	____ x 1.5
Conclusion	Ends the presentation in a memorable way			No conclusion; just says “that’s it.”	____x .5
Eye Contact and body language	Maintains eye contact; seldom reads notes	Maintains eye contact most of the time, but frequently returns to notes	Occasionally uses eye contact, but still reads most of the notes	Student reads all of notes, no eye contact.	____ x 1
Time	Met time requirement			Did not meet time requirement	_____x 1
TOTAL POINTS FOR DELIVERY_______ x 2.5=

Take home test (due in class Tuesday)

TS, ch. 9, review test 4

Answers to TS, chapter 9

RT1:
1. C   2. A  3. C  4. B  5. D

RT2:
1. B  2. B  3. D  4.C
5-7.  BDE
8-10. ADF

RT3:
1. C  2. A  3.D  4. D  5.C

How close is too close?

Jam

Body Language: Affect Display

This is when the parent pretends to be angry to make a point: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/dad-loses-it-while-trying-to-discipline-sons-covered-in-paint-194850736.html

Bike riding on Sunday morning (updated)

Okay, so here's who is planning to go:
Aziz, Dohoom, Tesia, Na, Natinee, Justin, and Jianzua.
If you're not going to come, let me know, because I know somebody who would like one of my bikes!

We'll meet at the Costco at 3836 Richmond near Weslayan. Let's meet there at 10 a.m. We will wait until 10:15 to start the ride. Since I don't have a phone, please call Aziz if there's a problem. Aziz--is it okay if I post your phone number here?



Dear Students:

I spoke with 5C about taking a bike ride on Sunday. Aziz A. and Jianzua were interested as well as somebody else (Natinee?) if I could provide a bike.

Is anybody else interested in going for a bike ride? We'll ride through River Oaks to downtown along the Allen Parkway bike trail. It's a great ride and the weather on Sunday is supposed to be beautiful.

If you have a bike, or can borrow one, and you'd like to come, let me know. I might have an extra bike or two, so just let me know if you're interested.

Final presentation partners

5C:
Monday:
Dung--Rawan
Hoa--El Hadj
Frank--Natinee

Tuesday:
Na--Aziz B
Jianzua--Chamari
Zhara--Hawra

Gedeon and Aziz A. not presenting (debate exemption)

5D:

Monday:
Dohoom--Valerie
Musaed--Vy
Ali--Justin

Tuesday:
Doris--Sang-A
Kant--Ramatou
Denny--Inoussa
Tesia--Hussain

Extra reading practice: What to do when your personal space is violated

http://www.drjudithorloff.com/Free-Articles/Personal-Space-Intruders.htm

Watch this!

This is a gift for my dear students

http://rare.us/story/stop-looking-at-your-phones-a-lesson-from-the-britishes/

I look forward to your comments!

Violating the body bubble

You might find this useful!

Elevator etiquette

5C: Questions for tomorrow's listening test

Please post two thoughtful questions that you think would be good to ask about the lecture you heard today.

Pronunciation tutoring available tomorrow

Dear Students:

Team Vietnam has told me that they cannot keep their tutoring appointments with Donna Durbin, pronunciation specialist, tomorrow.

If you're interested in meeting with her,  I can schedule you in. There is one appointment at 1:30 and another at 2:30. Let me know ASAP if you're interested. I hate to waste this valuable opportunity with Donna!

Final presentation (next Monday and Tuesday)

With your partner, I'd like you to choose 2 or 3 of the following topics and compare and contrast them between your cultures. Your presentation should last between 8-10 minutes.

1. Attitudes toward time
2. Attitudes toward privacy
3. Gender roles/expectations
4. Educational expectations
5. Friendship
6. Love/romance
7. Touch/space/gestures

I might add some more topics but you can start thinking about these.

Before I assign partners, I need to find out from the debaters who will not be doing these presentations. I know that in 5C Natinee and El Hadj still plan to do presentations and possibly Rawan. I don't know about the debaters in 5D, so please let me know ASAP.

Debate Semifinals

And the question is... are social networking sites (facebook, twitter, etc.) good for society?

Yes (in favor):
5C: El Hadj/Aziz A
5D: Doris/Hussain

No (against):
5C: Rawan/Gedeon/Natinee
5D: Hawra/Kant

It is imperative that each side anticipate the other side's argument!
Also, the judges would like to see some facts and statistics to support your arguments.

Regular classes tomorrow in our regular rooms

No more Call Lab :(

Congratulations to the winners

First I want to thank all of you for some very well-prepared and well-argued debates. This week was the best!

Congratulations to the semi-finalists. In the next round, we'll see the following competitions:

5C:
Aziz A. and El Hadj VS. Gedeon, Rawan, and Natinee

5D:
Doris and Hussain VS. Kant and Hawra

More information will follow regarding the time and the topic!

Reading (due Friday)

http://news.yahoo.com/leaders-china-japan-hold-ice-085529407.html

Read the first 3 paragraphs of the above article. We will discuss it in class.

Take home test

This was on the schedule, but I forgot to mention it, so it will be due on Friday instead of tomorrow:

TS, take home test: pp. 472-481, read “The Bystander Effect,” and answer the questions (turn in Thursday)

I will give you an answer sheet in class tomorrow for you to turn in on Friday.

Debate format

A coin will be flipped to see which side of the debate goes first.

Part I:
1. First constructive argument from Team A. (3 minutes)
2. First constructive argument from Team B. (3 minutes)
3. Second constructive argument from Team A. (3 minutes)
4. Second constructive argument from Team B. (3 minutes)

*If there are 3 people on each team, then there will be three constructive arguments, 2 minutes each.

(2 minutes) for both sides to discuss strategy for rebuttal.

Part II:
Crossfire/Rebuttal:
During this period, participants challenge and rebut the points made by the opposition. They may ask and answer questions during this time. This is an open format but all debaters must be respectful to each other. (15 minutes)

(1 minute) to prepare the closing statement.

Part III:
Closing statement: One person from each team summarizes their position on the debate (2 minutes each side).

Total time:  34 minutes

Debate teams

Topic #1:
Social networking sites are good for society.
Social networking sites are not good for society.

Topic #2:
A. Cell phones and ipads (or similar devices) should be permitted in LCC classes.
B. Cell phones and ipads (or similar devices) should not be permitted in LCC classes.

Topic #3:
Attendance should be taken at the LCC.
Attendance should not be taken at the LCC. If students don't want to attend, that's their business.

Topic #4:
A. Couples should live together before they get married.
B. Couples should not live together before they get married.

Topic #5
English should be the universal language, meaning everybody should be taught English no matter where they are from.
English should not be the universal language.

Topic #6:
A. Girls and boys should learn separately in high school (separate sex education).
B. Girls and boys should learn together in high school (co-education).

5C:
TOPIC #2
Wednesday:
A. Rayan--Jianzua--Hoa     82.2
B. Rawan--Gedeon--Natinee   90

TOPIC #4
Thursday:
A. Aziz A.--El Hadj    90
B. Aziz B.--Zhara       79.5

TOPIC #6
Friday:
A. Nana--Dung   87.22
B. Frank--Chamari  86.11

5D:
TOPIC #2
Wednesday:
A. Musaed--Vy--Justin    69
B. Dohoom--Denny--Tesia   75

TOPIC #4
Thursday:
A. Hawra--Kant--84.5
B. Valerie-Sang A-Innousa--68

TOPIC #6
Friday:
A. Ali--Ramatou--75
B. Doris--Hussain--85

Lecture on gestures

http://youtu.be/wtllG0CtPYQ

Listening Test: Gestures

Download the following document and type your answers on the test:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-rIza1967iVYTBYYkoyenh2MFE/view?usp=sharing

Reading test: I Want a Wife

1.     When considering purpose and tone, we should also consider the audience, meaning the intended reader. Who is the intended audience for this article?

2.     Why did the author write this article? In other words, what is its purpose? To inform, entertain, persuade, or some combination of these choices?

3.     What is the tone of the article? Use examples from the reading to explain.

4.     What does the author really want?

Good morning 5C and 5D!

I might be running a drop late this morning. If I'm not there at 8:30, please get started without me.

Go to townsendpress.net, chapter 8, exercises 1 and 2. If you complete these, move on to the mastery tests.

I will see you shortly,
HC

Holes vocabulary and reading schedule

November 11: Quiz 16-20
November 18: Quiz 21-30
November 25: Quiz 31-40
Final exam week: Quiz 41-50

I Want a Wife

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-rIza1967iVanRIOUd4NW9PNHc/view?usp=sharing

Just in case you misplaced it.

Also, Nana--this is for you.

Please vote on the following debate topics

Here are some topics that I thought would be interesting for your debates. Please vote for your 3 preferences. Post a comment.

Topic #1:
Social networking sites are good for society.
Social networking sites are not good for society.

Topic #2:
Cell phones and ipads (or similar devices) should be permitted in LCC classes.
Cell phones and ipads (or similar devices) should not be permitted in LCC classes.

Topic #3:
Attendance should be taken at the LCC.
Attendance should not be taken at the LCC. If students don't want to attend, that's their business.

Topic #4:
Couples should live together before they get married.
Couples should not live together before they get married.

Topic #5
English should be the universal language, meaning everybody should be taught English no matter where they are from.
English should not be the universal language.

Topic #6:
Girls and boys should learn separately in high school (separate sex education).
Girls and boys should learn together (co-education).

When your body language "gives you away!"

Ironic situations

http://www.boredpanda.com/irony-funny-pictures/

For Vy (and everybody else)

I mentioned this in 5D today. Please read and comment.

San Francisco Train Passengers Too Distracted By Phones To Notice Shooter's Gun In Plain Sight

The Huffington Post  | By Lydia O'Connor

While smartphones have been used as a civilian tool for reporting crime, recent footage from a San Francisco murder scene has safety officials more concerned that handheld technology is making people oblivious to their surroundings.

The San Francisco Police Department says that security footage reveals the alleged killer of a young man on a San Francisco light-rail train had his weapon out in plain sight, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. But what investigators found more alarming is that none of the other passengers noticed because they were staring at their phones.

Recently released footage from a Muni security camera allegedly shows that on Sept. 23, Nikhom Thephakayson pulled out a .45-caliber pistol, raised it, pointed it across the aisle, put it down and continued to pull it out multiple times, even wiping his nose with the handgun. Absorbed in their phones, not one of the dozens of passengers reacted until he fired a bullet into the back of Justin Valdez, 20, a sophomore at San Francisco State University.

The shooting is believed to be a random, unprovoked encounter. Investigators later found a large cache of weapons at Thephakayson's home.
"These people are in very close proximity with him, and nobody sees this,” District Attorney George Gascón the Chronicle. “They're just so engrossed, texting and reading and whatnot. They're completely oblivious of their surroundings," he said, adding that the the gunman’s movements with the weapon were not at all concealed.

While no one can say whether more passenger vigilance would have made a difference in Thephakayson’s actions or Valdez’s fate, the footage is troubling for experts.

While most cell phone users are well-acquainted with being sucked into their devices, Western Washington University psychologist Ira Hyman published a study in 2009 to demonstrate the phenomenon. He found that when he employed a clown to ride across campus on a unicycle, only a quarter of the people the clown passed talking on cell phones even noticed him.

Answers to TS ch. 7 exercises

RT1:
1. suggested
2. useful
3. useful
4. T
5. tell, show

RT2:
A: 1, 3, 5, 7
B: 2, 4, 6, 7
C: 1, 2

RT3:
A: 1, 3, 5, 6
B: AABAAC

MT1:
A: 1, 4, 6
B: 2, 3, 4
C1: 2, 5
C2: 1, 5

MT2:
A: 1, 4, 5
B: 1, 3, 6
C. CBAC

MT3:
A: 3, 4, 6
B: 4, 5, 6
C: ABCA

MT4:
A: CCCBA
B: AACBB

MT5:
A: 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10
B: 1, 3, 5, 8

MT6:
A: 2, 3, 5, 6, 9
B: BACAA

Listening #5: Eye Contact in Tokyo (due 11/7)

She says that nobody looks at each other in Japan. One reason is to respect privacy. I think about our society today--how people don't look at each other, not out of respect but out of pure distraction--people looking at their screens instead of at faces! So sad!

Listening #4: Decoding Body Language (due Friday 11/7)

Who are some of the people that are interested in this expert's knowledge and why? Give at least 2 examples.

Talk of the Nation

http://youtu.be/ZxXCBLlh5FU

http://youtu.be/odkcXJrzcFY

Listening #3: The Hidden Power of Smiling (due Friday, 11/7)

What are three benefits to smiling mentioned in the lecture?

I have posted the vocabulary lists for Holes (for the rest of the book) as well as the vocabulary slides. I will give you hard copies of the vocab list tomorrow.

Please be prepared to discuss Holes until chapter 28 on Thursday, not tomorrow.

You were supposed to complete exercise 2, chapter 7 (inference) on the townsendpress.net website. I see that only about 20% of the class has completed this.

Metaphors for love