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?

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