Household Appliances

PART I: Vocabulary. Household Appliances and Machines. Answer the questions under the photograph of page 54. Please use a sentence to practice grammar. I will give you 10/10 if you do a good job.

1. What temperature did you set your air conditioner at?

2. What did you cook in the stove?

3. Did you put some strawberries or blueberries in the blender? How about milk?

4. Did you also turn on the fan today?

5. How long did you use the hair dryer to dry your hair?

6. How many cups of coffee did you make in the coffee maker?

7. Where did you put your rice cooker?

8. What color is your rice cooker?

9. What is the difference between a juicer and blender?

10. Does a clothes dryer waste energy?

11. Do you use a vacuum cleaner or broom?

12. How is a food processor useful?

PART II: PART III: I will dictate ten questions. This is listening practice. If you don't understand, ask: "Could you please repeat that?" or "How do you spell __________?" Answer with a sentence.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEoo2SnRcWk 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEoo2SnRcWk

PART III: Complete page 57: Complain when things don't work from your Top Notch Textbook. I will also give a 10/10 score.

PART IV: Listening Practice. I will dictate ten questions. If you don't understand, ask: "Could you please repeat that?" or "How do you spell___________?"

TEST Time

PART I: Personal Care and Appearance. Look at Page 50. Answer the questions I have put under the photograph of page 50. Use a sentence to practice grammar.

1. What is the discount on tablets? 2. How much do headphones cost? 3. What is the regular price for a keyboard? 4. What is cheaper, a smart phone or cell phone? 5. What costs $79.99? 6. How many GB does the cheapest flash drive have? 7. What has an optical zoom? 8. What color is the camera? 9. What prices are hard to believe? 10. Is the GPS portable? Why? 11. What has a low, low price? 12. How much will four Imitek speakers cost you? ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************ PART II: Test time. A.) I will describe ten words. Listen to the description and write down the word. We will study first. B.) Write down what I write and finish the sentence. ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************* PART III: I will dictate ten questions. This is listening practice. If you don't understand, ask: "Could you please repeat that?" or "How do you spell __________?" Answer with a sentence. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEoo2SnRcWk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEoo2SnRcWk

At the Bistro

PART I: Go to Trip Advisor, Yelp, or some other food website for Taiwan. Find restaurants you have never eaten at or visited. For Trip Advisor, just google "Trip Advisor Taipei restaurants." For Yelp, google "Yelp Taipei restaurants." For another food website, do the same. Answer the following questions: 1. What Indian restaurant would you like to try? What are two interesting dishes there? 2. What Mexican restaurant do you want to try next? Give two reasons. 3. What German restaurant looks good? Why? 4. What foreign bakery interests you? What do you want to order there? 5. Is there a foreign restaurant near your house that you have not tried? ****************************** PART II: Write your answers for appetizer, soup, salad, main course, beverage and dessert. I will give you ten minutes.

PART III: I will dictate ten questions. Please write them down. If you don't understand, ask: "Could you please repeat that?" or "How do you spell ______?" Answer with a sentence to practice grammar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7R2SqFN61C0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7R2SqFN61C0 PART III: Page 53, VOCABULARY. Do this and I will give you 10/10 for a grade.

*********************************** PART IV: We should discuss the mid-term exam. I will give you some words to remember. I will describe them and you have to write them down. We should have a fill in the blanks part too. PART V: Technology and You. Page 50. Look at the picture. Answer the questions underneath.Use a sentence to practice grammar.

1. What is the discount on tablets? 2. How much do headphones cost? 3. What is the regular price for a keyboard? 4. What is cheaper, a smart phone or cell phone? 5. What costs $79.99? 6. How many GB does the cheapest flash drive have? 7. What has an optical zoom? 8. What color is the camera? 9. What prices are hard to believe? 10. Is the GPS portable? Why? 11. What has a low, low price? 12. How much will four Imitek speakers cost you?

You Are What You Eat

PART I: We still need to check the questions from last class. Answer with a sentence and I will give you 10/10. 

Answer the questions with a sentence. 

1. What is your favorite restaurant?

2. What do you want on top of your pizza?

3. What beverage do you want to order on a hot day?

4. What did you eat for breakfast?

5. What food do you detest?

6. How often do you eat fast food?

7. Have you ever worked in a restaurant? Which one?

8. What kind of salad dressing do you like?

9. Do you want some lettuce on your burger? Tomatoes? Pickles?

10. What food do you like to get in the night market? 

PART II: The history of fast food is at this link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8q3qwnTLGrc

We will do listening practice first. I will dictate nine questions. If you do not understand, ask: "Could you please repeat that?" or "How do you spell ________?"

PART III: We will read 46 READING, DID YOU KNOW as a class. Then answer the questions below the photograph TRUE or False and I will give you 10/10 for a score. Please answer with a sentence to practice grammar.

Instructions: Answer true or false.

1. A single super-sized meal can have more calories than you ought to eat the whole day?

2. A lot of people eat more food than usual when they go to a restaurant.

3. Sharing food is not cheap.

4. Avoid eating French fries.

5. The breading on fried food makes the food healthier.

6. To relax, it is a good idea to eat in front of the television.

7. Doing two same at the same time helps you pay attention to what you are eating.

8. It is a good idea to eat slowly.

9. The brain needs twenty minutes before it gets the message about food.

10. Stay away from carrot cake for dessert.

11. Just stir a teaspoon of sugar into your drink.

12. Dogs like to drink ale more than lager. 

PART IV: Go to Trip Advisor, Yelp, or some other food website for Taiwan. Find restaurants you have never eaten at or visited. For Trip Advisor, just google "Trip Advisor Taipei restaurants." For Yelp, google "Yelp Taipei restaurants." For another food website, do the same. Answer the following questions:

1. What Indian restaurant would you like to try? What are two interesting dishes there?

2. What Mexican restaurant do you want to try next? Give two reasons.

3. What German restaurant looks good? Why?

4. What foreign bakery interests you? What do you want to order there?

5. Is there a foreign restaurant near your house that you have not tried? 

PART V: Do this for a 10/10 grade. Thanks.

A Family Affair

PART I: We need to check the songs about family: What song did you choose? What genre was it? Do you like this song? Etc. 

https://www.timeout.com/music/the-14-best-songs-about-family

PART II: We still need to do this. Then, we will be done with family. Do a good job and I will give you 10/10 for a grade:

PART III: Let's watch 15 minutes of Supersize Me. I will dictate ten questions first. If you don't understand, ask: "Could you please repeat that?"

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

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

PART IV: Do page 47, NOW YOU CAN, from Top Notch and I will give you 10/10 for a grade. 

 

PART V: Answer the questions with a sentence. 

1. What is your favorite restaurant?

2. What do you want on top of your pizza?

3. What beverage do you want to order on a hot day?

4. What did you eat for breakfast?

5. What food do you detest?

6. How often do you eat fast food?

7. Have you ever worked in a restaurant? Which one?

8. What kind of salad dressing do you like?

9. Do you want some lettuce on your burger? Tomatoes? Pickles?

10. What food do you like to get in the night market? 

All in the Family

PART I: Look at the Extended family on page 26. Answer the questions under the photograph and I will give you 10/10 for a grade. Please answer with a sentence to practice grammar.

1. How many cousins do you have?

2. Where does your grandma live?

3. What is your mother's occupation?

4. Do you have a brother-in-law or a sister-in-law?

5. Where does your aunt live?

6. How many siblings do you have?

7. Do you like your siblings?

8. Do you have a relative that is a farmer?

9. What advice did your father give you?

10. Do you have a niece or nephew?

PART II: Listening practice. Write down on a piece of paper what Patrick says. If you do not understand, ask: "Could you please repeat that?" or "How do you spell       ?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRtKAQJUc3g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRtKAQJUc3g

PART III: Let's look at this page from the textbook. Answer E on page 27 and I will give you 10/10 for a grade. Let's do SPEAKING from page 27 too.

PART IV: A work in progress. Not now. Sorry. Today is a textbook day. I think we should do this assignement from Top Notch as well. As well means also. Do page 36, B and C, and I will give you 10/10 for a grade.

Hard Day's Night

PART I: I will ask some questions about a trailer for the Beatles' newest documentary. We are going to watch the trailer this week. You have to listen to my questions and write them down. Then, please answer the questions, like we did before. If you do a good job, I will give you 10/10 for a grade. I will dictate the questions to you tomorrow. Thanks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Auta2lagtw4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Auta2lagtw4

PART II: Grunge music is an alternative genre that became popular in the late 1980s in Seattle, USA. Some great grunge bands include Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, Smashing Pumpkins, Soundgarden, Sonic Youth. Grunge is a combination of punk music and rock, with thoughtful lyrics. Choose a grunge song you like. Answer the questions and I will give you 10/10 for a grade:

1. What is the song and band you chose?

2. Who is the lead singer?

3. What are the lyrics about?

4. Is this an optimistic song?

5. What are few new words you learned from the song?

6. How well did this song do on the Billboard charts?

7. What genre is it?

PART III: We still need to do this page. I will also give you 10/10 for a grade if you come to class. If you do not come to class, you will get 0/10 for this assignment and -3% deducted from your final grade tomorrow. Please come to class. This is Top Notch, page 24.

PART IV: I will give you 10/10 for a grade. This is Top Notch, page 15.

Do You Like this Genre?

PART I: Answer the questions about Victoria Wang and Enrique Cruz. I will give you 10/10 for a grade. For B. Notepadding. We will change this. Do not interview a classmate. Write your own answers; write your own personal information on the notepad. This is page 11 in Top Notch.

PART II: Answer the questions under the photograph with a complete sentence. If you do this, I will give you 10/10 for a grade. This is page 14 in your Top Notch textbook.

Questions:

1. What is a good musical instrument for jazz?

2. What is your favorite genre of music?

3. What is your favorite pop band? Why?

4. Have you watched a music video recently?

5. What is a movie soundtrack you enjoy?

6. Who is a classical musician you appreciate?

7. Have you ever bought a vinyl album? Why?

8. Do you have an account online for music?

9. What English song can you sing in KTV?

10. Who is your favorite singer?

Getting Acquainted

We will use this blog and Google Meet to conduct our classes. I will send you the invite to Google Meet about ten minutes before each class begins.

We will use Top Notch 1: Third Edition. I have photographed the textbook for the students who have not yet purchased it. Please buy it ASAP. I will take attendance. For every hour of class a student misses (is absent from), I will deduct 1% from your final grade. Please attend and participate. 

PART I. We will do this in class. If you do it, I will give you 10/10 for a grade. I will check during our class. The work is on page 5, starting at 3.

PART II: Who uses English, Page 10. Read about the three people and answer the questions with a complete sentence. I will give you another 10/10 for a grade. I will check this during class as well.

1. What is Tanaka's occupation?

2. Where does Tanaka come from?

3. Do all of Tanaka's colleagues speak Japanese?

4. What does Tanaka enjoy doing in his leisure time?

5. Where was Marques born?

6. Is her company Brazilian?

7. How does Marques improve her English?

8. What is Itani's job?

9. Where is Itani's hometown?

10. What is the most common language they use to communicate?

11. How does Itani improve his English?

12. Do you agree with Itani? Why?

PART III: 

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?