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?

Review: Ethics and Values

PART I: We will do page 120 in your textbook Top Notch. We will do B, C, and D on that page. If you do it, I will give you 20/20 for a grade. 

PART II: I will dictate some questions. If you don't understand, ask: "Could you please repeat that?" or "How do you spell [blah blah]?"

The Score on YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j15eR-8vTl8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j15eR-8vTl8

1. What are Nick (Robert DeNiro's) two occupations?

2. When Nick looks at the stack of mail at the jazz bar, what do we know about time?

3. What is the disguise of Jack (Edward Norton) who works at the Customs House?

4. What was hidden inside the piano leg?

5. Where is the movie set?

6. How does the architecture influence the mood of the movie?

7. What does "the score" actually mean?

8. How is Nick betrayed by Jack?

9. What is the twist of fate at the end?

10. What is your favorite Robert DeNiro movie?

11. What is your favorite Marlon Brando movie?

Training for the Olympics

PART I: Lots of students have asked me if they should email the textbook answers. Actually, I do not think it is necessary, as I give you a grade in class. So, don't email me this part. Do these two parts from Top Notch, your textbook, and I will give you 20/20. The first is page 114, A:

The second is page 115, B:

PART II: I will dictate some questions. You must write them down. If you don't understand, ask: "Could you please repeat that?" or "How do you spell [blah blah]. Email this part to me and I will give you 10/10. 

https://vimeo.com/353695716

https://vimeo.com/353695716

Waste in the Rivers of Bangladesh: Fashion

PART ONE: Answer these questions from your Top Notch Textbook and I will give you 10/10 for a grade. I will check tomorrow though. If you do not have your textbook, I will provide a picture. If you do have your textbook, it is page 112, part B:

PART TWO: I will do listening practice again. You must write down what I say and watch YouTube. If you do not understand, please ask: "Could you please repeat that?" or "How do you spel [blah blah]?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-64wZkdPRew

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-64wZkdPRew

PART THREE: I like this song. What is it about. Tell me in two or three sentences. If you do that, I will give you another 10/10 for a grade:

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

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

The Man from Earth

PART I: Page 111 from the textbook Top Notch, C and D. Answer the following questions for today's class and I will give you 10/10 for a grade. 

 

PART II: I will dictate questions. Please write them down. Then go to YouTube and answer the questions. Answer with a complete sentence to practice grammar. I will also give you 10/10 for this. If you do not understand, ask "Could you please repeat that?" or "How do you spell [blah blah]?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAX2RuZm-Fk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAX2RuZm-Fk

 

Fifth Demension

PART I: We will go over page 108, C and D. I will give every student who is class 10/10 for a grade.

PART II: I will dictate nine questions tomorrow. Then you need to go to the following link, watch the film clip, and answer the questions with a complete sentence. If you don't understand, ask: "Could you please repeat that?" I will give you 10/10 for a grade.

Here are some words you need to know: Fifth Dimension = 5D, Protagonist, Vault, Twist of Fate, Narrator. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICrXA9E3vLg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICrXA9E3vLg

PART III: Summarize this film clip in five sentences. What is the moral of the story? Moral is the main purpose of a story. I will give another 10/10 for a score.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMda0NL8A-k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMda0NL8A-k

Technology

PART I: We will check the homework in class this week. Page 102, A. GRAMMAR PRACTICE, from the Top Notch textbook. Grade is 10/10.

PART II: I will dictate ten questions in our online class. You have to go YouTube to watch the clip after I dictate the questions. If you do not understand, ask: "Could you please repeat that?" or "How do you spell (blah blah)? Please answer my questions with a sentence. This is due Wednesday, May 11 if you are in the Wednesday class or Friday, May 13 if you are in a Friday class student. Grade is 10/10.

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

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

PART III: Page 108, C and D from Top Notch. This is due Wednesday, May, 11 if you are in the Wednesday class and Friday, May 13 if you are in the Friday class. Grade is 10/10.