"Cluttered Lives" Reading Answers

Activity D Answers (answers may vary)

1. You'll feel more in control, you'll waste less time looking for things, and you'll be able to make room for new things. 
2. You can put away, give away or sell, store, or throw away clutter.
3. CD play: You should give it away or junk it. 
A fabulous photo: You should put it in a photo album and display it.
Costume jewelry: Wear it, or give it to your kids to play dress-up.
4. If you don't want something anymore, someone else may want it.

Grammar Review

Hi Students,

Please do a short self-evaluation and decide which grammar points you need to review the most. I do not expect you to do ALL of the exercises below, but would like you to review some of the grammar points that have been the most challenging for you. I hope that some of the web sites below help you. Good luck!

1. Here is a link to a very useful page that gives clear rules for past tense verb forms:

Past Tense Verb Forms

2. Unit 1

Link to Adjective Prefix Download
Adverbs of Manner
General Adverb Information (form, irregular forms, etc.)
Adverb Practice
Adverbs before Adjectives

3. Unit 2
List of irregular verbs (both simple past and past participles)
Simple Past vs. Present Perfect (There are exercises at the bottom of the page.)
Simple Past vs. Present Perfect (You can do the practice tests at the bottom of the page!)
Adverbs of Attitude

4. Unit 3
Superlatives (Form)
Superlatives (Use)
Superlatives Video

5. Unit 4
Used to
"Used To" + Practice Exercises (note that this page also explains "used to" with a different meaning--not past; also, there are practice exercises at the bottom)
"Used to" Quiz
Would Video
Used to vs. Would

6. Unit 5
**There are a lot of activities here because a lot of students had difficulty with the Unit 5 grammar on the quiz. At the very least, you should try the four quizzes below to make sure you understand much/many/too/too much/too many/enough. Also, you can review the grammar boxes on p. 45 and 47 in your book.
Quantity Video
Count vs. Noncount Video
A little vs. A few
Enough + Nouns
Quantifiers and Count/Noncount Nouns
Too Much/Too Many/Enough Review
Too Much/Too Many/Enough Quiz #1
Quiz #2
Quiz #3
Quiz #4 (this one is great!

7. Unit 6
Future Summary
Simple Present for Future Events (scheduled events)
Future Practice with all Forms

Modals of Advisability Video
Had Better + Practice Exercises
Modals of Necessity 

HW for Thursday, Nov. 29th

1. Workbook

• Check Lesson C, Activity 1 (p. 46)

2. Activity 2--Strategy plus (p. 59--student book)

• Read "Strategy plus" Box on "Friendly" good-byes
• Complete the activity (#1-4). 

3. Activity 1--Reading  (p. 60--student book)

• View these photos of "clutter" so that you understand what clutter is.  
• Complete Activities A-C. 

Thursday Review

Hi students,

Please leave me a comment below about any grammar, vocabulary, or conversation strategy topic that you would like to review tomorrow. We will spend approximately 60 minutes or so reviewing, so we don't have time for everything. Your comments will help me plan better for the time we have.

Thanks!

Your teacher,

Josh

HW for Wednesday, Nov. 28th

1. Act. 1, 2 and 3 (p. 62) (Activity 2 is collected)
**Make sure that you write your own (original) sentences for Activity 2!

2. Workbook, Lesson C Activity 1 (p. 46)

Unit 6 (Final) Project Description

Project Description: In Unit 6, we have been discussing ways to manage a busy life, advice on challenges we face in life, and solutions to these challenges. For your final project, you are going to think about a challenge (problem/issue) in your life and what you can do to solve it (solution).  More specifically, you will create a VoiceThread, video podcast, OR podcast to present your problem and solution to your teacher and classmates.

Project Details: 

• Time: No more than two minutes. 
• Information: 
• Short introduction 
• Today I will talk about...
• Description of problem 
• What is the problem?
• How does it affect your everyday life?
• Description of your solution 
• What is your plan? 
• What are you going to do?
• What should you do? 
• What might you want to do? 
• What do you have to do?
• Final Prediction
• What do you think will happen if you follow your solution? 
• Deadline: 
• Your project is due by midnight, Monday Dec. 3rd.  

Final Exam Review

1. Written Test

• Units 1-6
• See Progress Charts in Workbook to review grammar and vocabulary points and conversation strategies. 

2. Oral Test

• Units 1-6
• Questions on Tuesday, Nov 20th in Study Skills class.

HW for Monday, Nov. 26th

1. Workbook

• Lesson A--Check answers to activities 1 and 2. 
• Lesson B (p. 44-45)

2. Podcast Commercial Self-Evaluation

3. Special Dish Paragraph

• Correct errors and post on blog with a picture (or pictures). 

4. Read "Unit 6 Podcast Description" (see blog post above) and bring any questions you might have.

5. Watch classmates' podcast commercials and take notes. Please include the following information in an organized format: 

• Student's name
• Name of food
• Benefits
• details
• Other important information
• Final comment

HW for Monday, Nov. 19th

1. Workbook, Lesson A

2. Student Book, Act. 2 (p. 55)

• Finish
• OR
• check answers if finished.

3. Podcast Commercial!

Josh's Podcast Commercial

Not the best!! You can do better! But I think I've included most of the information needed. Enjoy!

HW for Friday, Nov. 15th

1. Missing Dialogue Activity

• Write Brandon's dialogue for the conversation on p. 54. 
• Find examples of all FOUR future tense uses and forms in the conversation. 
• Example: We're going to have dinner together. (she has a plan, so she uses "going to")

HW for Thursday, Nov. 15th

1.  Video Podcast on Future Grammar

• Watch video podcast (on blog). You can watch it more than once. 
• Take notes (collected). 
• Bring questions about information you don't understand. 

HW for Wednesday, November 14th

1. Traditional Dish Description (Act. 3, p. 51) (collected)

• Write about a traditional snack or dish from you country. Make sure you include the following information : 
• name of snack/dish;
• where/when it is popular;
• ingredients;
• what it is good with;
• why you like the dish. 
• Find a picture of the dish that you can post to your blog (you don't need to post it to your blog yet!).

2. Commercial Podcast Evaluation Form

• Write a grading description for your assigned section. 
• 1= information
• 2= grammar
• 3= persuasiveness

HW for Friday, Nov. 9th

1. Workbook

• Check Lesson C, Act. 1, 3 and 4 (p. 38-39)
• Lesson D, Act. 1 (p. 40)
• Check Lesson D, Act 1 answers when finished.

Podcast Instructions and Support

New Deadline: Monday, Nov. 19th
Evaluation: Podcast Commercial Evaluation Form
Instructions for making a video podcast using Garageband
1.  Record your video on Photobooth
2. Drag your movie to the desktop.
3. Open “Garageband.”
4. Click “Podcast.”
5. Click “Create.”
6. Drag movie from desktop to “Podcast Track.”
7. Click “Replace.”
8. Add Music

a. Choose Jingle (sound)

OR

b. Drag music over to tracks.

9. Adjust music/jingle volume
10. Save to disk
a. Click “share”-->export to disk-->full quality-->save to ITUNES!!!!!!
11. Upload podcast to your blog.

Where can you make your podcast?
DAH 306, 004, 009

Free Music Website: flyinghands.com

How to add a music track to your podcast:

HW for Thursday, Nov. 8th

1. Workbook, Lesson C (p. 38-39)

Podcast Project

Podcast Project Description: 
For your Unit 5 project, you will create a one minute podcast (video). Your podcast will be a short commercial promoting a food product that you think is beneficial to people's health. You can create your podcast with a partner or you can work by yourself. If you work with a partner, your partner must be from a different country.You  can and should include music in your podcast.  In Wednesday's class, your instructor will show you how to make podcast.  You will post your podcast on your blog when you are finished. Your podcast will be no more than one minute.

Deadline: 
Your final  podcast must b posted by Wednesday, Nov. 14th.

HW for Wednesday, Nov. 7th

1. Workbook, Lesson B (p. 36-37)

• Check answers (act. 1-2)
• Activities 3-4 

2. What's in your Fridge Paragraph

• Revise and post to your blog. 

3. Food Belief Paragraphs

• Read other students' "Food Belief" paragraphs. 
• Give your opinion in a comment on their blog. 
• Use "soft" opinion expressions that we studied in Unit 4. 

HW for Monday, Nov. 5

1. Workbook

• Check Lesson A Answers (Activities 1-3).
• Lesson B, Act. 1 and 2

2.  Write about a food belief from your culture.

• First, tell us what the food belief is. 
• Then, explain your opinion about this belief (do you think it's true?) 
• Give specific reasons to support your opinion. 
• Finally, post the food belief and your opinion about it on your blog.

3. Listening HW (Collected) 

Favorite Restaurant

• Listen one or two times and TAKE NOTES  on the handout while you listen. 
• Answer the "Reflection" question.
• (Optional) Listen and READ the conversation.

3B's Healthy Food List

Healthy Food

-broccoli

-eggs (not everyday) 

-lamb (organic)

-100% orange juice

-shrimp!

-brown rice

-tomatoes
-pineapple
-potatoes
-green peppers
-carrots
-oranges
-apples
-mangoes
-milk (skim?)

HW for Thursday, Nov. 1

1. Shrimp (1) and White Rice (2) Internet Research

• Is shrimp healthy? Is white rice good for us? 
• **If you are a ONE, you will research shrimp; if you are a TWO, you will research white rice. 
• Answer one of the these two questions by doing a little research on the internet.
• Bring your answer to class on Thursday. 

2. Workbook

• Lesson A (p. 34-35)

3. Writing: What's in your Fridge?

• Write a short paragraph about the food items in your dorm or apartment. Use the grammar from Unit 5, Lesson A in your paragraph (see p. 44-45 to review if necessary). 
• Bring your paragraph to class on Thursday. 

HW for Wednesday, Oct 31 (Halloween!)

1. Memory Paragraph

• Revise (correct errors).
• Post to blog. 
• ***You should first write your paragraph in Word document so that you can check for the following errors: 
• spelling
• spacing
• punctuation 
• Please email me any questions you have about revising your paragraph. 

HW for Monday, Oct. 29

1. Workbook
*Check answers to Act. 1 and 2A (p. 32-33)

2. Listening HW (Collected) 

Household Chores

• Listen one or two times and TAKE NOTES  on the handout while you listen. 
• Answer the "Reflection" question.
• (Optional) Listen and READ the conversation.
• Take the quiz on the right side of the page. 

HW for Friday, Oct. 26th

1. Workbook

• Check answers for Act. 2 (p. 31)
• Act. 1 (p. 32)
• Act. 2A (p. 33) **Only Act. A! 

2. Writing
**Describe a childhood memory. Write at least ten sentences about the memory. What did you use to do? Who did you do it with? Describe the memory. Use the "help" box on p. 41.  

HW for Thursday, Oct. 25th

1. Workbook, Act. 2-3 (p. 31)

HW for Wednesday, Oct. 24th

1. Student Book
*Act. B (p. 38)

2. Workbook
 *Lesson C (Act.  1, p. 30)

3. VoiceThread Presentations (HW for Friday)

• Listen to your classmates' VoiceThread Presentations
• Leave at least one oral comment (spoken) for each classmate. 

Trivia Quiz Answers

Missoula Group: 

Question1: What's the most famous animal in the Missoula?

　　　　　→　Grizzly Bear

Question2: What's the tallest building at the university of Montana in Missoula?　　　　

　　　　　　　→　Aber Hall

Question3: What's the most popular activity for international students in the Missoula?

　　　　　　　→　Homecoming Parade

Question4: Which place can we see has the clearest Missoula landscape? 

　　　　　　　→　Mountain M

Question5: What's the biggest market in the Missoula? 
　　　　　　→　Walmart 

Question6: What's the most convenient store for buying digital products in the Missoula?

　　　　　　　→　Bestbuy

Question7: What's the most famous restaurant in Missoula?
                 →  Wendy's

 Question8: Which company has the biggest communication system in Missoula?

                  →　Verizon

Question9: What is the most famous place in Missoula?

　　　　　　　→　University of Montana
Question10: Which month is the coldest in Missoula?
　　　　　　　　→　January

Montana Group: 

1: The biggest city is Billings.
2: The smallest city is Ismay.
3: The square of Montana is adout 381.156 kilomieter.
4: The highest temperature is 117F.
5: The lowest temerature is -70F.
6: The highest elevation is Granite. It is 3.904 meters.
7: The largest lake is Flathead L.
8: The highest mountain is Granite.
9: The coldest place is Rogers Pass.
10: The hotest place is Glendive.

U.S. Group: 

1、answer：JPMorgan
2、California
3、Alaska
4、Whitney
5、Mississipi River
6、Sears
7、Havard
8、Theodore Roosevelt
9、George Bell
10、Rhode Island

HW for Monday, Oct. 22nd

****Please don't forget: VoiceThread presentation #2 is due tomorrow (Friday, Oct. 19th).

1. Workbook
*Check answers to Lesson A (Act. 1-2) and Lesson B (Act. 1-2).

2. Family Member Presentations

• Finish Activity 2 (p. 42) (you should probably write this on a separate sheet of paper)
• Practice presenting your memories about each family member. 
• On Monday: 
• You will give a short presentation about your two family members at the beginning of Monday's class! 

VoiceThread Presentation #2

For Week 9, you will create another short presentation on VoiceThread.

Deadline: Friday, Oct. 19th

Directions

1. Create a new Voicethread.

2. Make sure your Voicethread has a title (e.g. The Longest River in the World).

3. Upload your photo(s).

4. Record a description of the natural or human-made wonder in your country that you wrote about last week.  Use superlatives, adverbs/adjectives, AND explanation/examples.

• Make sure to save your recording. 
• Please DO NOT READ your description. Do your best to talk about your special place without reading from your paper.

HW for Wednesday, Oct. 17th

1. Unit 3 Trivia Quizzes

• Grade other group's quizzes. 
• Return scores and answers to other groups on Wednesday. **Bring answer key for Josh! 

2. Workbook

• Lesson A (p. 26-27)

HW for Monday, Oct. 15th

1. Listening and Note-Taking Practice (collected)

• Click on this link:  New Zealand Adventure
• Listen to the conversation (don't read it!) and take notes. 
• Answer the questions on the handout. 
• Listen again (and read if you like). 
• Check your answers. 
• Take the quiz. 

2.  Monday
*Two listening activities.
*Short paragraph (unit 1, 2 or 3 topic)

HW for Friday, Oct.12th

1. Workbook
*Lesson D, Activity 1 (p. 24)
*Check answers when finished.

2. Student Book
*Activity B (p. 29) (collected)
*Please write at least 8 sentences; find a photo for your paragraph (you don't need to give me the photo Friday).

3. Trivia Quizzes!!!
**With your group, take the other two quizzes. You can use the internet when you take the quizzes.
You can find the quizzes on the following student blogs:

Missoula--Tomoyo

Montana--Brian

U.S.--Yang

Good luck!

HW for Wednesday, Oct 10th

1. Workbook

• Check Answers (p. 22)
• Activity 2-4 (p. 23)

2. Reading (p. 28--student book)

• Read article. 
• Write 5 "fact" questions about article. Make sure you know the answers. 

3. Activity 1A (p. 31)

4. Trivia Quizzes

Group Trivia Quiz Description

I. Description
What: Create a trivia quiz with a group of other students.
When: Your trivia quiz is due Wednesday, October 10th.
How: Create a quiz by using Google Drive Forms (it's a survey/questionnaire).
Details: You and your group members will take the ten trivia questions you wrote about Missoula, Montana, or the U.S. and make a short trivia quiz using Google Drive Forms. After you create your quiz, you will post it to one of your group member's blogs. Each group will then take the other two groups' quizzes! This is a great way for us to practice using superlatives (biggest, most beautiful, etc.), learn new information about the city, state, and country we live in, and have fun working with our classmates!

If you need to review how to make a quiz using Google Drive Forms, please watch the tutorial below. You can also ask your instructor Josh for help.

II. Google Forms Tutorial

III. Example Trivia Quiz

HW for Monday, Oct. 8th

1. See HW for Friday, Oct. 5th

2. Country Maps (optional)

*Find pictures for your map and print them.

*Draw pictures for your map and bring them Monday. 

*We will finish our maps on Monday.

3. Trivia Quizzes (Due Wednesday, Oct. 10th by midnight)

*Watch the tutorial in the blog post below if you need to review how to make a Google Drive Forms quiz. 

*Make a practice quiz to make sure you know how to use Google Drive Forms. 

HW for Friday, Oct. 4th

1. Your Country's Map Information

• Do a little research to find out AT LEAST six man-made and natural features in your country. 
• ****You must use at least three superlatives (biggest, largest, coolest, highest, etc.).

2. Workbook

• Check Answers to Act. 1 and 2 (p. 20-21)
• Lesson C (p. 22) 

Homework for Thursday, Oct. 3rd

1. Group Trivia Quiz Questions
*Research and write ten questions about your place (Missoula, MT, or the U.S.).
**Use superlatives in each question.
***Example: What is the longest river in the world?

2. Workbook: Lesson B (p. 20-21)

HW for Monday, Oct. 1st

1. Video Presentation Evaluation
**Evaluate your presentation with your partner.
**Be honest!!!!!

Unit 3 Groups:

A: Aman, Chika, Rway, Sulaiman, Brian (Montana)
B: Ethan, Chad, Tomoyo, Kazusa, Zainab (Missoula)
C: Nick, Yang, Younes, Ayaka (U.S.)

HW for Friday, Sept. 28th

1. Workbook

• Check Answers to Lesson A (Act. 1 and 2)

2. Unit 3 Project Group

• Form a group of three or four students. 
• **There must be at least two different first languages in your group!!!!!
• Example: Chinese and Arabic; Russian and Japanese

Homework for Thursday, Sept 27th

1. Workbook, Lesson A (p. 18-19)

HW for Monday, Sept. 24

Announcement
**Please remember that we will meet at Mansfield lobby at 1 pm on Monday, Sept. 24th.

Homework
1. Study for Quiz
2. Read classmates' adventure stories. Leave a comment on the following:

• The story--What is something like about their story?
• Grammar or unclear language--Is there a grammatical error (adjective/adverb use, simple past tense)? A sentence you don't understand?? 

3. Work on Video Presentations (due Wednesday)

Video Presentation Description and Grading

What: Video Presentation on American Interview Information

When: Video Presentations are due by Wednesday, Sept. 26

Description: 

In your video presentation, you and your partner will answer the following information:

1. What did you want to find out? (questions)

2. What were your predictions? 

3. Who did you interview?

4. How did your interviewee respond? 

5. How accurate were your predictions? 

6. How would you describe this person (using adverbs/adjectives)? 

Grading: 

Your presentation will be graded based on the evaluation form (below) that you create with your classmates:

Video Presentation Grading Rubric 

Good luck and have fun! 

HW for Friday, September 21st

1. Student Book, Activity 3A

• Goal: Describe the most exciting experience you've ever had. 
• Description/directions: Write about your experience on your blog. Be sure to use adverbs of attitude (p. 19) and adverb/adjective combinations (Unit 1). Write at least 10 sentences. 
• **Try to add a photo about your experience.

2. Present Perfect Interviews

• You MUST work with a partner!
• INTERVIEW an American (or two or three) about their past experiences. 
• Use the present perfect questions you wrote and answered from Monday. 
• Make sure to write your interviewee's (person you interview) answers.

HW for Thursday, Sept. 20st

1. Workbook

• Check answers to Activities 1-2 (p. 14-15)
•  Lesson D (p. 16 only!)

2. Student Book--Exercise C (p. 18) (collected)

• Write answers to questions. 
• Choose a place (Galapagos or Greece). Give three reasons why you want to visit this place.

HW for Wednesday, September 19th

1. Workbook, Lesson C (p. 14-15)

2. Student Book
*Finish writing answers for  Freetalk 2 (if you didn't finish in class).

HW for Monday, Sept. 17th

1. Workbook
*Check answers to Activity 1 (p. 12)

2. VoiceThread Presentations
*Watch your classmates' VoiceThread presentations and leave one oral (SPOKEN) comment for each presentation.

3. Native Speaker Interview Preparation

• Work with a partner. 
• Write 10 questions that you’d like to ask an American. YOUR QUESTIONS SHOULD BE IN THE PRESENT PERFECT. 
•  Make a prediction about an American’s response and write the predicted answers. 
• Turn in your questions + Predicted Response on Monday! 
• Example
• Question: Have you ever gone snowboarding? 
• Predicted Answer: Yes, I have gone snowboarding many times. 

HW for Friday, Sept. 14th

1. Workbook

• Check answers for Ex. B and Ex. 2 (p. 10-11)
• Lesson B (p. 12-13)

2. Student book

•  Word Builder (p. 20)
•  Write the past tense & past participle forms for each verb. 

HW for Thursday, Sept. 13th

1. Workbook

• Lesson A (p. 10-11)

2. Student Book

• Activity B (p. 14)
• Read grammar box (p. 14) 
• Activity 2A (p. 14) 

HW for Wednesday, Sept. 12

1. VoiceThread Presentation
**Please post your presentation to your blog.

2. Student Book
**Study grammar box on p. 13

VoiceThread Presentation Description

For Week 4, you will create a short presentation on VoiceThread. To start, make sure that you have set up an account. If you have an account, you are ready to begin!

Deadline: Monday, Wednesday, Sept. 12th

Directions

1. Create a new Voicethread.

2. Make sure your Voicethread has a title (e.g. My Three Best Friends).

3. Upload three photos--one for each of the friends/family members you described in your week 3 HW activity.

4. Record a description of each person using BOTH adverbs/adjective AND explanation/examples.

• Make sure to save your recording each time you record. 
• Please DO NOT READ your description. Do your best to record each description without reading from your paper.

5. Post your final VoiceThread Presentation to your blog on a new blog post.

• To do this, follow these steps:
• click "Menu" (lower right corner of main photo);
• click "Share;"
• click "Get Link;"
• go to your blog;
• open "New Post;"
• click on "Link" on sidebar;
• paste VoiceThread link in "web address" box;
• type your title in the "text to display" box;
• publish your new post!

Please let me know if you have any questions. 

Good luck!

HW for Friday, Sept. 7th

1. Visit your classmates' blogs, read their introductions, and write one comment for each classmate's introduction.

2. Josh's VoiceThread Presentations

• Watch Josh's VoiceThread Presentation
• Leave at least a comment on his VoiceThread Presentation

3. Workbook

*Act. 1 (p. 8)
**Check Answers

4. Student Book

**Check Act. 3 Answers (p. 10)

Answers: 
1. impatient              5. disorganized
2. dishonest              6. unhealthy
3. unfriendly             7. unreliable
4. incompetent          8. inconsiderate
 
5. Study for Quiz (the Unit 1 Quiz is on Monday)

**Bring questions to class on Friday.

HW for Thursday, Sept. 6th

1. Edit/Revise Family/Friend Descriptions (collected)

2. Student Book

• Act. D (p. 9) 

3. Workbook

• Act. 3-4 (p. 7) 
• Act. 1 (A &B) (p. 8) 

For Friday:

1. Visit your classmates' blogs, read their introductions, and write one comment for each classmates' introduction.

2. Josh's VoiceThread Presentations

• Watch Josh's VoiceThread Presentation
• Leave at least a comment on his VoiceThread Presentation

HW for Wednesday, Sept. 5th

1. Student Book

• Act. B (p. 6)
• Act. 3 (p. 10)

2. Workbook

• Lesson C, Activities 1 and 2 (p. 6)

3. Write a short introduction about yourself and post it to your blog. Answer the following questions:

a.      Name, country, purpose for studying in the U.S.

b.      Two things we should know about you.

c.       One thing we don’t know about you.

4. VoiceThread Tutorial & Note-taking (collected--please use handout from class)

Synonym and Antonym Website

Here is a website that can help you find synonyms and antonyms:

Synonym.com

HW for Friday, August 31st

1. Workbook

• Check answers for Activity1A (p. 4) and Activity 3 (p. 5)

2. Student Book

• Family/Friend Personality & Photo Project (On your own, p. 10) (Collected)

**Choose three friends or family members and find a digital photo (on the computer/smartphone) for each person. Write at least 5 sentences about each person's personality using the adjective and adverbs we have studied in Unit 1 (see p. 3 and 5 if you need to review these words and how we use them).

HW for Thursday, August 30th

1. Workbook

• Check Answers: Act. 2 & 3a (p. 3); Act. 1A (p. 4) 
• Do Activities 2-4 (p. 4-5)

HW for Wednesday, August 29th

1. Workbook

• Lesson A #1-3 (p. 2-3)
• Lesson B #1a (p. 4)

2. Try to buy the book!!!!

HW for Monday, August 27th

Homework for Monday
For you first HW assignment, you are going to create a blog. To do so, please watch this Blogger Tutorial. Then, go to BLOGGER.COM and create your blog! Note that to get started, you must click on "Sign up" in the right corner of the screen. When you have set up your blog, please email your blog address to me: joshua.rosenberger@mso.umt.edu.

Here is an example of what your email message should look like:

Hi Josh, 

My blog address is eliis3.blogspot.com.

Thanks. 

Your name. 

Please email me if you have any questions.

Welcome to ELI Integrated Skills 3 Fall 2012

Hi!

Welcome to IS 3. If you are reading this, you have made it to our class blog. On this blog, you will find all sorts of useful information. For example, you can find daily HW assignments, extra activities, and announcements,  and will be able to visit other student's blogs.

In order to complete the first HW assignment, please find the "post" above titled "HW for Monday, August 27th." Then complete the HW for Monday's class.

Good luck!

I look forward to our semester of learning together.

Your teacher,

Josh

Act. 13 Answers (p. 55)

These are the answers to the the reading activity on p. 55 (Act. 13).

Part A:
1. They dress them up in flowers and ribbons.
2. Koreans celebrate Chusok to give thanks for the harvest.
3. Indian women give bracelets to men in exchange for loyalty.
4. Families in Argentina get together and have a big meal and meet for parties.
5. Japanese families throw dried beans around their homes (shouting, "Good luck in! Evil spirits out!). Then they eat the beans.

Part B: 
1. animals
2. Chusok (or August 15)
3. ancestors'
4. men
5. New Year's Eve (or December 31)
6. beans

HW for Thursday, July 19th

1. Act. 13, A+B (p. 55--Student Book)
2. Act. 10B (p. 54)
3. Workbook, Act. 5, 6, 7 & 9 (p. 46-48)
4. Work on Final Presentations!
5. Study for Final Exam!

HW for Wednesday, July 18th

1. Workbook, Activity 4 (p. 45) + Check answers to Act. 1-3 (p. 43-44).

2. Online "Holiday" Listening Activities

Listening #1: Holiday Listening Game
Listening #2: The Day of the Dead
*Listen 1 or 2 times and then take the comprehension quiz (on the right). Check your answers when finished.

3. Start working on your final presentation.

Final Presentation HW

1. Presentation Information

For your final presentation, you will either redo your old presentation (session 1 students) or create a new presentation (session 1 and 2 students).  To do this project, you will record your presentation using Mac's Photobooth and create a movie podcast of your video. Finally, you will post your video on your blog by Monday, July 23rd. 

2. Session 1 Students

• This is OPTIONAL.
• Redo your "Childhood" presentation
• OR
• Make another presentation on one of the following topics:
• The ELI trip to Bigfork
• Our class dinner (ethnic food dishes)
• Vacation plans you have for a future vacation (using be going to and will)

3. Session 2 Students Possible Topics (Delin and Abdulaziz)

• The ELI trip to Bigfork
• Our class dinner (ethnic food dishes)
• Vacation plans you have for a future vacation (using be going to and will)

HW for Tuesday, July 17th

1. Final Exam Review
**Read review handout and bring questions about what is on the test.

2. Workbook, Act. 1-3 (p. 43-44)

Google Earth Tours

Hi!

Please click on the links below to take each of your classmate's Google Earth tours.
While you take each tour, please complete the handout from class.  Most importantly, have fun while going on these tours!

Your teacher,

Josh

IS 3 Google Earth Tours


Mohammed's Google Earth Tour

Abdulaziz's Google Earth Tour

Rustem's Google Earth Tour

Claire's Google Earth Tour

Jerry's Google Earth Tour

Lenia's Google Earth Tour

Judy's Google Earth Tour

Mofadal's Google Earth Tour

Nawwaf's Google Earth Tour

Faisal's Google Earth Tour

Abdulrahman's Google Earth Tour

HW for Monday, July 16th

1. Workbook
a. Check Act. 5, 7, 8 and 9 (p. 33-35)
b. Act. 10 (p. 36)

2. Google Earth Tours
**Watch your classmates' Google Earth tours and complete the handout.

3. Phrasal Verb Journal
**Go to each of your classmate's blogs, read their phrasal verb post, and complete the handout.

4. "Household Chores" listening HW for today (if you didn't do it)

HW for Thursday, July 12th

1. Phrasal Verb HW

Phrasal Verbs Website #1

Phrasal Verbs Website #2

2. Listening HW (Collected) 

Household Chores

• Listen one or two times and TAKE NOTES  on the handout while you listen. 
• Answer the "Reflection" question.
• (Optional) Listen and READ the conversation.

3. Workbook
* Check answer to act. 4 (p. 32)
*Act. 5-9 (p. 33-35)

HW for Wednesday, July 11th

1. Workbook
a. Check answers (Act. 1-3, p. 32-33).
b. Act. 4 (p. 33)

2. Phrasal Verb HW 

a. Find two new phrasal verbs

b. For each phrasal verb, write the following: 

• the definition
• two example sentences

c. Post your phrasal verb information on your blog.

3. Google Earth Tour (if you have not done it, please record your tour and email it to me!)

HW for Tuesday, July 10th

1. Workbook
a. Act. 9 (A+B) (p. 30)--Edit for grammar errors and write on a separate sheet of paper. (collected) '
b. Activities 1-3 (p. 31-32)

2. Google Earth Tour
*Record tour on Google Earth and save it.
**Email your tour to your teacher (joshua.rosenberger@mso.umt.edu)
***Make sure you include the following grammar points in your tour:

• future grammar (be going to/will)
• modals of necessity/suggestion (have to, must, should, had better, need to, etc.)

HW for Monday, July 9th

1. Workbook
a. Check answers for Act. 5-6 & 8 (p. 28-29)
b. Act. 9 (p. 30)

2. Correct errors in email to  Josh and resend it to him (send it again).

3. ELI Activity Email
**Send an email to Josh about your experience during the ELI activity. Please write a minimum of 10 sentences. You must answer the following questions:
a. What did you do? Describe the activities you participated in.
b. What did you like? What didn't you like? Why?
c. Compare this trip to other trips you have taken. Use as........as,  not....enough, as.....many/much, too much, etc. 


4. Google Earth Place
**Find three places you can visit in the city you chose. You can use the internet to research these places. Try to go to these places on Google Earth and set "placemarks" at each one.

HW for Tuesday, July 3rd

1. Workbook
a. Check answers (activities 2 and 4)
b. Activities 5-8 (p. 28-30)

2. Act. 10, p. 34 (email Josh--same email)
**Email Josh
**Please tell me your Google Earth place/country.

3. Correct Quiz #2 answers (activities C-F)

HW for Monday, July 2nd

1. Workbook

• Activity 1B-C (check answers without looking at answer key; then check answers w/answer key)
• Activities 2-4 (p. 25-27)

2. Listening HW (Collected) 

New Zealand Adventure

• Listen one or two times and TAKE NOTES  on the handout while you listen. 
• Answer the "Reflection" question.
• (Optional) Listen and READ the conversation.

3. Google Earth Tasks

• Watch GOOGLE EARTH Tutorial 
• Choose a destination on Google Earth and go there. If you like, you can explore other places on Google Earth. 
• Be ready to tell the class about your place (what city, country, etc.)

HW for Thursday, June 28th

1. Blog Recipe Project
**Create a blog post on your blog for your ethnic dish description, ingredients, and directions.
**Please include a photo of your dish!

2. Workbook, Activity 1 (p. 25)

HW for Tuesday, June 26th

1. Check Act. 14 Answers (p. 27--student book)
 
1. We often eat when we feel stressed or depressed.
2. You shouldn't drink coffee to relieve stress.
3. Foods like chicken and seafood are high in selenium.
4. Carbohydrates cause the brain to release serotonin.
5. Serotonin makes you feel better.
6. People usually eat comfort foods when they're feeling low.
7. You should eat one Brazil nut a day.
8. Chocolate will make you feel better at first, but later you may feel worse.

HW for Monday, June 25th

1. Workbook, Act. 8 (p. 27)

2. Act. 14A (p. 27--student book)

3. Send Josh an email Thursday night! (6/21)

• What are you going to do this weekend? 
• What do you wish you could do this weekend? 

HW for Thursday, June 21st

1. Check Answers for Activity (Act. 12, p. 21)
A. 1--The article starts with a description and then gives advice.
B. a. 6 b. 4 c. 1 d. 5 e. 2 f. 3

2. Check WB HW (Act. 1-3, p. 19-21)

3. WB Act. 4-7 (p. 22-24)

4. Writing: A special dish from your country (collected)

• Define and describe the dish
• List the ingredients (see example in Activity 9, p. 25)
• Write the recipe (steps) to make the dish (see examples in Act. 9 and 10, p. 25)

Time words used with the "present perfect"

Here are some notes and examples from class on time words used with the present perfect.

Present Perfect “time” Words: (from 6/19)

Ever (questions or negatives)

• Have you ever been to California? 
• No,  I haven’t ever been there.

Never (more common that "ever" in negative responses)

• I’ve never been to CA.

Yet (questions and negatives)

• Have you eaten lunch yet?
• No, I haven’t eaten lunch yet?

Already (questions and “yes” answers)

• Have you already eaten lunch?
• Yes, I have already eaten lunch. 

HW for Wednesday, June 20th

1. Workbook, Act. 1-3 (p. 19-21)

2. Listening HW (Collected) 

Favorite Restaurant

• Listen one or two times and TAKE NOTES  on the handout while you listen. 
• Answer the "Reflection" question.
• (Optional) Listen and READ the conversation.

3. Act. 6 (book--p. 24)

**Write four questions using the present perfect (see activity for example questions).

HW for Tuesday, June 19th

1. Check WB answers (Act. 5-7) (p. 16-18)
2. Act. 12, A-B (p. 21)
3. Choose a dish (special food) from your country; define and describe the dish. (collected)

HW for Monday, June 18th

1. Correct grammar errors in "New apartment" email
**I will send you your letter today (Thursday).

2. Make grammar corrections to Quiz #1 (sections B, D, E, & F)

3. Watch your classmates' "childhood place" presentations; complete handout (note-taking) from class.

4. Workbook, Activities 5-7 (p. 16-18)

HW for Thursday, June 14th

1. Workbook, Activities 2, 3, and 4A (p. 14-15)
*please check your answers when finished.

2. Activity 6A (p. 18--book)
**email me please!!!!

HW for Wednesday, June 13th

1. Workbook, Activity 1 (A and B) (p. 13)

2.  Listening HW (Collected)
1. "Messy Room" Listening 
2. "Messy Room" Reading

• Listen one or two times and TAKE NOTES while you listen. 
• Answer the questions. 
• Listen and READ the conversation. 
• Go back and check your answers; change answers if necessary.

Josh's "Special Childhood Place" Presentation

Questions (collected)
1. What is Josh's special place and where is it located?

2. Describe Josh's special place. What was it like?

3.  What did Josh use to do at this place?

4. Why was this place special for  Josh?

5. Does Josh's special place sound like a place you would like to visit? Why or why not?

HW for Monday, June 11

1. Study for Unit 1-2 Written and Oral Quizzes

2. Practice your "Special Childhood Place" Presentation.

3.  Check Answers for Ex. 13, p. 13
A. a newsmagazine
B. 1. Wheelman, Jetboard, OutRider, and PowerSki 2. in the wheels 3. you use your body weight  4. it has three wheels 5. by turning back and forth  6. it's attached to a ski  7. surfing and waterskiing 8. a former pro surfer

4. Watch Josh's "Special  Childhood Place" Presentation (see post above)

**Answer questions about presentation (collected) 

HW for Thursday, June 7th

1. Act. 11 (p. 12--book)
*Write questions in the chart.

2. Workbook, Activities 5-6 (p. 10-11) (Check answers when finished please)

3. Act. 13 (p. 13) (A + B)

4. "Childhood Place Paragraph"
**Add more details about activities you "used to" do there.

HW for Wednesday, June 6th

1. Act. B (p. 9--Book) (Collected)

2. Workbook
a. Activity 3 (A + B) (p.9)
b. Activity 4 (p.10)
c. Check Answers (Tuesday and Wednesday Workbook HW)

3. Listening HW "Traffic Woes" (Collected)

• Listen one or two times and TAKE NOTES while you listen. 
• Answer the questions. 
• Listen and READ the conversation. 
• Go back and check your answers; change answers if necessary.

 4 . Read Quiz #1 handout; bring questions about quiz if you don't understand something.

HW for Tuesday, June 4th

1. Workbook, Activities 1-2 (p. 7-8)

2. Act. 13 (p. 7)  CHECK ANSWERS
a. Activity A Answers:
1. advance
2. fear and disgust
3. quickly
4. worked very hard
5. short

b. Activity B Answers:
a. 9
b. 3
c. 10
d. 2
e. 6
f. 5
g. 8
h. 1
i. 4
j. 7

HW for June 4th

1. Workbook

• Check answers for Activity 4 (p. 3)
• Do Activities 5-8 (p. 4-5)

2. Book

• Activity 13 (A and B; don't do C!) (p. 13)

3. "Special Place" Paragraph

• Edit previous draft (look at my comments and grammar corrections and make changes). 
• Add more description of the place. 
• Describe what activities you did/used to do at this place. Please write at least 4-5 sentences about your activities. ***Make sure that you use the correct forms of the simple past and used to. 

HW for Thursday, May 31st

1. Workbook, Act. 4 (p. 3)

2. Listening Activity (collected)

• Step 1: Listen to the following story: The Shack. Please DO NOT READ the conversation the first time you listen to the story.  If you want to, you can listen to the story two or three times. After you have listened to the story 2 or 3 times, you can read it. 
• Step 2: Answer the questions below on a separate sheet of paper. Don't forget to write your name on the paper!
• Questions:
• 1. What did Shirley's parents buy when she was 7 or 8 years old? 
• 2. Describe "The Shack." Where was it? What was it like? Did it sound like a good place to go? Why or why not? 
• 3. What activities did Shirley and her family do at the Shack? 
• 4. Did you ever go to a place similar to "The Shack" when you were young? If yes, how was it similar? How was it different? If no, would you like to go to a place like this for a summer vacation? Why or why not? 

HW for Wednesday, May 30th

1. Workbook

• Activities 1-3 (p. 1-2)

2. Simple Past Review 

• Practice 1
• Practice 2
• Practice 3
• Practice 4
• Practice 5
• Practice 6

HW for Tuesday, May 29th

1. Syllabus Reading and Questions

• Read the syllabus and answer the questions on the handout given to you in class. 

2. Childhood Place Response (collected)

• Write about a place that you remember from your childhood. This should be a place that you have good memories of.  Describe the place. Where was it?  What was it like? Why did you like this place? 

• Try to write 4-6 sentences describing the place. 
• Write your response on a separate sheet of paper and make sure to write your name on your paper. 
• I will collect your response in Tuesday's class. 

Where to buy our book!

Hi students,

Unfortunately, the complete edition with both book and workbook together are not available, so we have to buy both books separately.  However, you can buy the text and the workbook for about $20-25. Here are the websites where you can buy our class books.  Just click on the links below:

Interchange Student Book 2A (3rd Edition)

Interchange Student Workbook 2A

Sorry about the inconvenience!

Let me know if you need any help.

Josh

ELI Integrated Skills Level 3 Summer 2012

Hi!

Welcome to the ELI IS 3 Summer 2012 class blog! On this blog, you will find announcements, daily homework, links to extra activities (grammar, vocabulary, listening, reading), and various student projects. It is a good idea to check this blog daily.

 I look forward to our summer semester together, and I hope this blog helps you be successful in more ways than one!

Your teacher,

Josh