Week 7 - Speaking Quiz #1

Good afternoon!

Speaking Quiz #1 is today. The prep handout is here.

Quiz order will be decided by the spinner.

Watch the video while Kevin is talking to students one by one.

Write your impression after you have seen the video two times.

After you have taken the quiz and written your impression, you may leave.

Presentation writing is due next week. This is not the slideshow! This is the words you will speak in your presentation. Send it to me by Gmail.

See the Week 5 blog post for more information about the presentation.

Be ready when it's your turn today!

Week 6 - Self-improvement & Quiz #1 Prep

Today's topic is Self-improvement. Here's the form.

Quiz #1 Prep Questions

The speaking quiz is next week; May 31.

Week 5 - Healthy Diet and Body

Don't forget to read 4 books on Xreading!

Learn all of the body parts below.

Parts of the Body:  Arm / Leg / Torso Parts / Internal Body Parts / 

🠊 Vocabulary Quiz 

Optional: more body & health vocabulary

Two discussion questions for class

1) Is there some part of your body you would like to change? What and why?

2) Is there some part of your body that you are proud of? What and why?

Today's topic is Healthy Diet.

Kevin will introduce a healthy foods ranking video. Top 10 Healthy Foods PDF. >> Top 10 Healthy Foods Video <<

Listening Exercise
What's for lunch? PDF  /  audio 🔊  /   backup audio 🔊  /  online exercise

Also ...
Diet habits:  What is your worst diet habit? Tell me 3 things you should do to improve your diet. Say “I should …” (Kevin will ask this question.)

Healthy Diet Game - These questions will be on the quiz on May 31.

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Introduction to Presentations

Choose one:

• Introduce a musician, singer or band
• Introduce a manga artist
• Introduce any designer or artist
• Write what you will say in a Google Doc and email a link to Kevin using the Google Share function
• Make a Google Slides slideshow and email a link to Kevin using the Google Share function
• Send links to Kevin of your writing and slideshow by June 7; presentations are June 21

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To Do List (after class)
1) Take the Parts of the Body Vocabulary Quiz at the top of this page. Study the vocabulary words first!

2) Prepare your artist presentation and get your Google Slides slideshow ready to send to Kevin (an artist or band you want to introduce) by June 7

3) Xreading - 4 books by July 26; you must take the quizzes!

Week 4 - Appearance & Fashion

Good afternoon, everyone! How was your Golden Week?

Today the topic is 'appearance & fashion'.

Slides

Fashion Discussion Questions
The following are discussion questions. Please be prepared to speak your opinion in English in order to answer these questions.

1) Do you need a lot of money to be fashionable? Why or why not?
2) How do you feel about brand-name goods? Please say your opinion in detail.
3) What kind of clothes do you usually wear to school?
[Be specific; start "I usually wear ..."]
4) Where do you usually buy your clothes? Why?
[The answer should be a store or a mall, not a city.]
5) What do you think of nose rings and pierced eyebrows?
['I like __' or 'I don't like __' is not enough.]
6) What do you think of dyed hair and tattoos?
['I like __' or 'I don't like __' is not enough.]

Green Hair (for absent students)
1) Download and print the PDF below OR get a blank piece of paper and write 1-9 on the left side of the paper while keeping the PDF open on your PC or smartphone.
2) Listen to the audio about  two people discussing a job candidate.
3) Fill in the blanks with the words you hear.
4) Do the online exercise and submit it to Kevin.
PDF / audio 🔊 / online exercise

Homework #2 - Fashion; due May 17 at the beginning of the next class period

If you are absent from class on May 10 or if you will be absent on May 17, you can use the form below for your homework. Submit it by May 17 before 16:20.

Homework #2 Form

To Do List

1. Class speaking & listening about Fashion & Appearance
2. Green Hair - in class listening activity
3. Homework #2 Fashion (due May 17)

If you have questions, send me email.