Class #2 Materials

Here are the things we will be using for our second class. Please download what you need, and we'll see you on Saturday!
#1 British Council Magazine article
Download here

British Council Article- Halloween - Upload a Document to Scribd

Download the mp3 here

#2 Accent Training
Download here

American Accent Training - Upload a Document to Scribd

Download the mp3s here.

#3 Grammar practice- TOEIC practice (grammar based questions)
Download here

TOEIC Practice Questions - Upload a Document to Scribd

#4 Scrabble Game
If you get stuck, you can use this online scrabble dictionary!

RE: homework

Dear all,
I hope you have had a good week so far. As you can see, the videos of our classmates who recorded last time are up on the website. Watch a few, and leave comments for them if you have anything to say. Also, on the right hand side of this blog are links to everyone else's blog. You just click and can then visit their blog.
Now, about the writing homework. If possible, I'd like everyone to post their homework to their blog by Thursday night, so I have some time to look at it before Saturday morning. So far, only Mega has posted, so I encourage all of you to start your writing as soon as possible.
I will post the material for this Saturday's class by Thursday night as well.
Adam

Show me your video, part 1 (UPDATED NOV. 10)

Updated with new classmates videos!
Mandy (New Classmate)


Vivian (New Classmate)


Cherry (New Classmate)


Edith


Fanny


Hope


Jingya


Maggie


Phillip


Viola (our class leader)


Sean


Sam


Mega


Leon


Jillian


Elvis


David


Chien Fong


Anne


Amanda

1st Class!!

10/25 1st class
-Introduction to course (Dead Poet's Society, Novels, Blogs, Journal Writing, Final Test)
-Student Introductions
-Grammar review
-Outline Writing
-1st recording

Introduction
1. Who is Adam?

 

 

2. Carpe Diem! Seize the Day! (Video clips from Dead Poets Society)


Look at Things in a Different Way

3. Class Goals- To improve reading, writing, listening and speaking in an interactive way
How?

• Reading- Novels (Each group will present on the date noted)
  
• Writing- In-class and weekly journals (to be posted on blogs) and peer review
• Listening- In-class listening excercises
• Speaking- 4 recordings and presentations

4. Novel groups (Divide and decide)

• Matilda by Roald Dahl (11/15)
• A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket (11/22)
• The Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King (11/29)
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rolling (12/6)
  

5. Blog setup

1. Set up Gmail account
   
2. Set up Blogger account
   

Extras:

1. Embed pictures with Picasa
   
2. Embed movies at Youtube or Viddler
   
3. Embed audio/music
   
4. Embed documents/pdf files
   
5. File hosting
   

6. Journal writing
Pick one topic from this page and write about it every week on your blog. This should be 250-500 words.

7. Final Test- There are only two grades- Pass and Fail. To pass you must write five journal articles, record three videos, and participate in your group's novel presentation. Everyone should pass! Don't Worry!

Now, for something completely different!
Student Introductions- Please introduce yourself, mentioning things like:

• Where are you from?
• What is your job at CPT?
• What are your hobbies?
• What sports do you like?
• Where do you like to go on vacation?
• Why are you taking this class?

Grammar Review
First, take the pretest, then we'll discuss grammar.

When bad grammar happens to good people pretest - Upload a Document to Scribd

Outline Writing
Why? How?

I. Introduction
A. Attention Getter
B. Thesis Statement
II. Main Point 1
A. Detail 1
B. Detail 2
III. Main Point 2
A. Detail 1
B. Detail 2
IV. Main Point 3
A. Detail 1
B. Detail 2
V. Conclusion
A. Restate Thesis
B. Final Opinion


And last, but not least, time to make our first recording!
You may give a simple introduction of yourself, or you may write something on a different topic, but you should follow the outline form first.

CPT Saturday Morning English Class Schedule

10/25 1st class
-Introduction to course (Dead Poet's Society, Novels, Blogs, Journal Writing, Final Test)
-Student Introductions
-Grammar review
-Outline Writing
-1st recording

11/1 2nd class
-Listening Practice: British Council Magazine
-Writing response, editing, reading aloud
-Accent training
-TOEIC type grammar practice
-Scrabble game

11/8 3rd class
-Listening Practice: National Public Radio
-Writing response, editing, reading aloud
-Character, setting, plot identification activity
-2nd recording

11/15 4th class
-Listening practice: BBC Radio
-Writing response, editing, reading aloud
-Matilda group book report
-Pit game

11/22 5th class
-Listening practice: A Prairie Home Companion
-Writing response, editing, reading aloud
-Lemony Snicket group book report
-3rd recording

11/29 6th class
-Listening practice: Tech News podcast
-Writing response, editing, reading aloud
-Shawshank Redemption group book report
-Risk game

12/6 Final class
-Listening practice: Fashion News
-Writing response, editing, reading aloud
-Harry Potter group book report
-4th recording