View this page "Class Outline"
Klortho
files, like the class notes that we just got from Amy.
Click on http://groups.google.com/group/tenglish-S2008/web/class-outline?hl=en
- or copy & paste it into your browser's address bar if that doesn't
work.
Klortho
Group:
Klortho
for tomorrow. I noticed that Nick added the notes from our last class
directly to the group -- thanks, Nick!!
Next time, though, please let us know, otherwise, it's likely that no
one will notice. Just send an email to the group letting everybody
know that you've added a file. Also, I made some corrections to your
notes page -- not very many, you did an excellent job!
You can access all these files through the outline page:
- or copy & paste it into your browser's address bar if that doesn't
work.
Chris
Christopher Maloney
when you take notes, please add the homework assignment at the end. This is important, in case somebody was sick or on travel, and couldn't make it to the class (also, because I sometimes forget what I assigned!)
Thanks
Nick_xmn
Klortho
March 21st class, as well as some other things. (Thanks, snowflower,
whoever you are!) Please have a look. We are still waiting for notes
on some of the other classes: in particular March 19th.
小文
Here is the report for Mar.19, I resend it to our group mail.
Part 1: some strange words phrase.
1.Ventilate vt. 通风，公开讨论-->Ventilation n.通风，排气
2.anecdote n.轶事(short amusing story)
3.crew of the plane(crew:全体船员，乘务员)
4.stewardess女服务人员(female flight attendants)
5.hallucination n.幻觉
6.middle life crisis中年危机
7whim n.幻想，狂想
8.spontaneous adj.自发的-->spontaneity n.自觉性
9.negative adj.否定的, 否认的
10derogate v.贬损-->derogatory n.
11euphemism n.委婉的说法
12.standards of living生活水平
13.well-being 健康，幸福
14.vain adj.徒劳的，空虚的，自负的-->vainglory n.
15inflation n.通货膨胀
16household appliances n.家居用具
17.funny adj.有趣的, 好笑的, 滑稽的, 奇异的, 古怪的n.滑稽人物
18.fun .n.娱乐, 玩笑, 嬉笑, 有趣的人或事物 vi.开玩笑 adj.供娱乐用的
Part 2.some useful sentence
1.That's just sth that popped into my head.
2.She carried a bottle of oil onto the plane.
3.I didn't see it with my own eyes or I didn't see it first-hand.
4.I heard about it second-hand.
5.It's wasn't just a whim.
6.Many of westerners still think China is a third-world country.
7.It's a kind of relaxation. or It's a way of relax( As we always made such mistake that mixed the verb and noun)
Part 3.Homework
Talk about wishes, write one paragraph that you wish to change.
Record by Nancy
用 Windows Live Spaces 展示个性自我，与好友分享生活！ 了解更多信息！
Christopher Maloney
Dear All,
Here is the report for Mar.19, I resend it to our group mail.
Part 1: some strange words phrase.
1.Ventilate vt. 通风，公开讨论-->Ventilation n.通风，排气
2.anecdote n.轶事(short amusing story)
3.crew of the plane(crew:全体船员，乘务员)
4.stewardess女服务人员(female flight attendants)
5.hallucination n.幻觉
6.middle life crisis中年危机
7whim n.幻想，狂想
8.spontaneous adj.自发的-->spontaneity n.自觉性
9.negative adj.否定的, 否认的
10derogate v.贬损-->derogatory n.
11euphemism n.委婉的说法
12.standards of living生活水平
13.well-being 健康，幸福
14.vain adj.徒劳的，空虚的，自负的-->vainglory n.
15inflation n.通货膨胀
16household appliances n.家居用具
17.funny adj.有趣的, 好笑的, 滑稽的, 奇异的, 古怪的n.滑稽人物
18.fun .n.娱乐, 玩笑, 嬉笑, 有趣的人或事物 vi.开玩笑 adj.供娱乐用的
Part 2.some useful sentence
1.That's just sth that popped into my head.
2.She carried a bottle of oil onto the plane.
3.I didn't see it with my own eyes -or- I didn't see it first-hand.
4.I heard about it second-hand.
5.It's wasn't just a whim.
6.Many of westerners still think China is a third-world country.
7.It's a kind of relaxation. or It's a way of relax( As we always made such mistake that mixed the verb and noun)
Part 3.Homework
Talk about wishes, write one paragraph that you wish to change.
Record by Nancy
Record --> Recorded
Klortho
check it out!
cathy
Sorry for lateness.
Part 1: words and phrases.
1.complicated adj.复杂的
2.chase v.追
3.chaotic ady.混乱的
4.intersection n.交叉口
5.distraught = worried = anxious = doesn't know what to do
6.quilty:feeling that you did sth wrong.
7.specific adj.特殊的
general adj.一般的
Part 2.sentences
2.I just got over/overcame a cold.
3.Jerry doesn't take medicine,she just deals with it.
4.You deal with it!
5.We were playing basketball,but unfortunately,it started to/began to rain.
6.Maybe Tim is so good at basketball because while he was in college,he often played while it was raining.
7.friends and friends of friends
8.I took the ferry/boat.
9.How to play it?----WRONG!
How do you play it?
How do you spell that?
10.They have to mark their route.
11.The dogs all chase the rabbits.
12.If any dog catches a rabbit,then the dogs win .
13.Can the rabbits hide somewhere?
14.When the dogs get to an intersection,it can be very chaotic.
15.The rabbits get a 15-minute head-start.
16.Maybe it's so tiring.
I'm tired.
This is tiring.
18.Some / 2 or 3 people act as rabbits and the rest / the others act as dogs.
19.How long does one game take/last?
20.How big of an area do you need to play?
21.be on one's own = independent = be able to take care of oneself.
e.g. He is 30,and he is still not on his own.
22.You should kick him out of the house.
23.You should ....... / I would ......
24.Be specific!
25.We're too soft-hearted.
He's really hard-hearted.
26.Parents are legally required to take care of their children until they are 18.
27.They're also expected to take care of them long after that.
Part 3.Homework
Prepare to talk about a personal problem.(like the "Dear Alice" letters.)
Next time,we'll also talk about role-play & give advice.
Christopher Maloney
Note "talk about role-play". "role-play" means that each person acts in a role and pretends that they are in a situation. So, you could say "Next time, we'll do some role-playing about giving advice."
These are great notes -- only one mistake that I could find!!
Klortho
I updated the "class outline" page with the latest notes and lesson
plans.
Enjoy!
jane...@topocean.com.cn
Klortho
one for next week's lesson on April 16th.
Also, I put the list of leaders right on the class outline page -- one-
stop shopping, so to speak.
Klortho
Klortho
Klortho
Klortho
Klortho
the lesson plan for 4/29
Cathy's notes from 4/22 (thanks, Cathy!)
rescheduled Nancy's and Jane's days to lead topics
Klortho
- I will ask you to give a recipe (this was the homework). Remember,
try to use as much of the vocabulary that we studied before as you can
- We will discuss chivalry and manners between men and women, and if
we have time, a related topic, Sexual harrassment -- I have two
handouts to give you.
See you tomorrow!
5/7/2008 Lesson Plan
Assign a secretary.
HW for this time: Prepare to talk about how to make a dish (give a
recipe). Use as much of the vocabulary from above as you can.
Topic: Between Men and Women
Handout with two readings.
Klortho
jane...@topocean.com.cn
I have updated the notes for May 7 class.Pls check.
点击 http://groups.google.com/group/tenglish-S2008/web/class-outline - 如果
链接不起作用，请复制该链接并将其粘贴到您浏览器的地址栏中。
Christopher Maloney
Everyone: I know this message is coming out a little bit late, but if you have time and haven't already done so, please review the reading on "sexual harassment" and prepare to talk about it.
Also, I have a note that Nick is on the hook to lead a topic tonight.
Chris
Klortho
- Jane's notes from May 7th (Jane: I made a few corrections)
- The lesson plan for tonight
Nick_xmn
My topic tonight is "Earthquake".
Sincerely
Nick
----- Original Message -----
Klortho
lesson plans.
Jane, don't forget that you are on the hook to lead a topic next week,
for half the class.
JANE...@topocean.com.cn
----- Original Message -----
From: "Klortho" <Vold...@gmail.com>
To: "Topocean English Class, Spring 2008" <tenglis...@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 11:27 PM
Subject: View this page "Class Outline"
>
Klortho
Don't forget next week we will have a debate about ghosts. Please see
the lesson plan for next week -- there are a lot of discussion
questions and links in there to resources you can look at. I think
the more you prepare, the more you will get more from the class.
Klortho
Notes from 5/21
Notes from 5/28
Lesson plan for tomorrow
Klortho
Klortho
Click on http://groups.google.com/group/tenglish-S2008/web/class-outline?hl=en
- or copy & paste it into your browser's address bar if that doesn't
work.
Assign a secretary.
Talk about:
- The 60s
Review last class' topics, and talk about pros and cons of each.
- the Moon Landings
- Cognitive biases - many people take it for granted that people
from
different cultures will have different opinions. As an example,
in my
Chinese class once, we discussed the U.S. dropping the atomic bomb
on
Japan. The teacher asked me why the U.S. did that, and I started
talking about what I'd learned in school, that the main reason
was
that it was estimated that it would end the war sooner, and, in
the
long run, save lives. A Japanese classmate got very agitated and
began describing his own opinion, that the main reason was, in
fact,
to beat the USSR to Japan, and to deter them from trying to get
more
influence in the area than they did.
But, a correlary of this is: if I grew up in another culture and
under the influence of another education system, I would believe
different things from what I now do. That's hard to accept. So,
how
do we find the truth?
- Occam's Razor
- Compare the 60s in America with the Cultural Revolution
- Compare it with the pro-democracy protests in 1989
- Alternative topics: personal finance, family budgeting,
investments,
real-estate, insurance.
Klortho
See you tomorrow!
6/25/2008 Lesson Plan
Assign a secretary.
Topics:
- Cognitive biases - The homework was for each person to describe
two of the biases listed on this page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cognitive_biases
- Occam's Razor
- Smoking - see handout
Klortho
I put three files up on the web site, you can get to all three by
following the link below and going through the class outline page.
Please have a look:
- the lesson plan
- a smoking-information brosure (same as the handout I gave you last
time)
- a sheet with tips on how to quit smoking.
Klortho
see more
students attend, though! Just a reminder, next week (the 9th) we will
not
have class.
Homework for next time:
1, Prepare to talk about the discussion questions in the lesson
plan (about
addiction):
https://groups.google.com/group/tenglish-S2008/web/20080716-LessonPlan.txt
2, Come up with at least one discussion question of your own
3, Pressure your peers to come to the next class
Also, check out the lesson plan for the next class (link above) for
the other
topic: personal finances.
See you on the 16th!
Chris
Klortho
Klortho
as a separate email.