Wednesday, October 31, 2012

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. 

Monday, October 29, 2012

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. 

Friday, October 26, 2012

HW for Monday, Oct. 29

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

2. Listening HW (Collected) 

  • 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. 

Thursday, October 25, 2012

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.  

Monday, October 22, 2012

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. 

Friday, October 19, 2012

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

Thursday, October 18, 2012

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! 

Monday, October 15, 2012

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)

Friday, October 12, 2012

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)


Wednesday, October 10, 2012

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!

Monday, October 8, 2012

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

Friday, October 5, 2012

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. 

Thursday, October 4, 2012

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) 

Monday, October 1, 2012

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)