Sunday, May 30, 2021

Milky Way Photograph

 Your homework is the post called Super Size Me (posted in the previous post).

This is a picture of Brazil's Iguazu Falls, one of the world's largest waterfalls. The shot is from the Milky Way Photography Competition.






Super Size Me: Monday Class Genre

Go to this website, please, and watch the documentary about fast food. That will be our genre this time. The narrator expresses his opinion on how much fast food influences modern society. He seems to have a negative opinion of fast food:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3edUWzy2lg0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3edUWzy2lg0


PART I: Answer these questions and I will give you a 10/10 grade. Please remember to answer these questions with a complete sentence. We use a sentence to improve our grammar. After you are finished, email your work to pcowsill@gmail.com 

Remember to tell me you who you are (English name). Please tell me the class time. For example, if you study from 1:10 to 3:00, write 1:10 to 3:00 in the subject of the email. Thanks.


1. How many continents does McDonald's operate on?


2. What is the "fattest state in America (1 minute, 50 seconds)?"


3. According to Morgan (the narrator), why are people obese?


4. What are the Golden Arches?


5. How many McDonald's restaurants are there in Taiwan? Why?


6. How many days will Morgan (the narrator of the documentary) only eat McDonald's food?


7. What is the patient embarking on (6 minutes, 40 seconds)?


8. How does McDonald's influence our cholesterol?


9. How much does Morgan originally weigh?


10. What percent of Americans exercise (11 minutes, 5 seconds)?


11. How often do you exercise? What do you do?


12. What did Morgan order for breakfast on the first day (14 minutes, 20 seconds)?


13. Why did Morgan get a cab?


14. Can he eat food from other restaurants?


15. What happened to Morgan after 30 days?





PARTII: Write a few sentences about why the actors seem so anxious. What happens if you are too slow? Do a good job and I will give you 10/10 for a grade. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMIfScB9aY0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMIfScB9aY0


Tuesday, May 25, 2021

May 28: Don't Go Back to Rockville

First of all, I received a lot of interesting papers on cyberbullying. Thanks. Second, when you send me an email, send it to pcowsill@gmail.com

When you send an email, please put your English name (or a Romanization) and the time of your class in the subject of your email. For example, if you study from 8:10 to 10:00, write 8:10 to 10:00. 

You have three assignments this week. If you do all three, I will give you 30/30 for a grade.

First. Go to YouTube. You must find a song you like. But it must be either a Beastie Boys song or a Red Hot Chili Peppers song. Choose one song. Answer these questions with a sentence:

1. What genre of music is the song?

2. Where do the singers come from?

3. What happened in the music video?

4. What is the mood of the song?

5. What musical instruments did you see them play?

6. Why do you like this song?

7. What is the song called?


Second. Answer these questions with a sentence. This is about social media. 

1. What is your favorite website for social media?

2. Do you upload photographs to this social media website?

3. Do you ever cyberbully others at this social media website?

4. Has someone else ever cyberbullied you at this social media website?

5. What attracts you to this social media website?

6. What bothers you about this social media website?

7. How often do you look at this social website every hour?

8. If you were the boss of this social media website, what would you change?

9. Why did you scroll down?

10. Do you think it is good for your psychology to continually check social media?


Third. Do Page 108, parts A, B, C, and D from Top Notch. Take a photograph and attach it to your email.