Thursday, June 21, 2012

PM1 Jn 21 classwork

1. Standard expressions in introductions and other situations
https://docs.google.com/a/canada-english.com/document/d/1_DH2OGXlAIJc5Sj3Q4FsSuBIvgCvGWpD7dSm2G7pDJw/edit

2. self-introduction by an English teacher in Spain:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFWRNZ9ZbzM


English self-introduction (steps given by Shane, an American teacher in Korea):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=fvwp&v=AGiLUyWvLPI

3. English slang expressions:

List of English slang expressions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-DgFLm5dMw&feature=relmfu


4. lesson on text-messaging slang:

5. short lesson on three English slang terms (Japanese perspective):

6. Beyonce puts on a bit of English accent:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=fvwp&NR=1&v=p4xDeB3IJMA


7. An American actress shows a Texan accent and a Spanish accent:
Hazil-Lee Lopez gives an example of how to introduce yourself:

Thursday, June 14, 2012

PM1 classwork June 14



1. (a) Preposition practice on "since" and  "for":

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/vocabulary/since-for

1.(b) Preposition practice, fill in the blanks in the McDonald's story:

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/prepositions/exercises?16

2. Listening exercise. Do the following:
i)listen to the audio file, while answering the 5 questions immediately below it; if you can\t get an answer to a specific question, pause the file and go back until you are able to answer that question
ii)open the Script and listen to the file again while reading the script
iii) fill in the Text Completion

2.A. Grammar point about the use of "must" and "may":
https://docs.google.com/a/canada-english.com/document/d/1kiPXPNb-2vuxpN-PqqELY4P_qbA1901mz6jFST6RzF4/edit?pli=1

3.Instructions for how to write an explanation of one of the videos below:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FE5D69DzG7DfAJF1Ebf5CkfhFtWHW-gqU3UTXTqOFlk/edit

4.a. A Canadian girl explains why she likes Fukuoka, a smaller city in Japan (with Japanese subtitles):

4. (b)17.Daughter of Vietnamese refugees becomes an Olympic athlete:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cu9Q9__uN-M&feature=relmfu


4.cAthlete who had childhood cancer is now the “coxswain” or leader of a championship Canadian rowing team:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fUr3NjDE50&feature=relmfu

4.dA Canadian girl gives advice about learning Japanese (or any language)has sub-titles in Japanese:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDhmsMjIguU&feature=relmfu

4e.How to get a Japanese boyfriend, as explained by a Canadian girl living in Japan:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7oSbEip_sg&feature=fvwrel

4.fAre there jobs for students in Japan (from the point of view of a Canadian girl living in Japan)?