1. CLASS RULES AND ATTENDANCE POLICIES
2. HOW WE LEARN
3. GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER
- LET ME INTRODUCE
- EXCHANGE PHONE NUMBERS FOR ENGLISH PRACTICE
4. YOUR BIOGRAPHY
5. CLASS WEBSITE - www.alc-jefferson3.wikispaces.com
6. LET'S TALK!
7. HOMEWORK
1. CLASS RULES AND ATTENDANCE POLICY
2. HOW DO WE LEARN?
In your groups, please discuss the different ways people learn how to do things. Also, talk about the most effective ways for your to learn English.
Use the attached handout to help you organize your thoughts.
How do people in your group learn? What is most effective for each team member?
Use the following form to INTERVIEW a classmate. You will then INTRODUCE the classmate to the rest of your team.
This is (name of student)
I would like to introduce my classmate and new friend, Penny Chang.
She/he is from (country, city)
Language(s) spoken
How long in the United States?
Where does he/she live now?
Does she/he have children?
Why did he/she come to the United States?
In his/her free time likes to
His/her favorite food is…..
Something interesting about this person
Why he/she wants to study English?
4. YOUR BIOGRAPHY
Write a short BIOGRAPHY of yourself - no more than 10-12 sentences. You can write about your childhood, your family, where you grew up, etc. In fact - anything that you think your classmates will find interesting ABOUT YOU!
5. CLASS WEBSITE
NAVIGATING THE CLASS WEBSITE
6. LET'S TALK
30 minutes of conversation - you will work in four groups - blue, yellow, orange and white.
CLICK HERE
HOMEWORK
1. STUDY GRAMMAR UNIT 1 and 2 Unit 1 - The present continuous tense. Complete the exercises 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, and 1.4.
2. TALK WITH YOUR CLASS MATES - choose 2-3 classmates, exchange phone numbers, and plan to meet or Skype at least once per week.
STUDY BUDDIES
Name -----------------------------------------------
Phone Number / Contact Information -----------------------
3. WRITE A SHORT STORY ABOUT YOUR COUNTRY. Write about 10-12 sentences describing your home country, where you group ip, your family etc.
You will read your story to your classmates next week. You may want to answer the following questions about your country - and prepare a 1-2 minute presentation abut your country and culture
ORAL PRESENTATION: MY COUNTRY Answer the following questions in complete sentences: Official name of your country. Name of your President or political leader. Current population of your country. Religions in your country. How many states, provinces, or regions are there in your country? What is the capital or a major city in your country? What languages are spoken in your country?
4. WATCH AND LISTEN to the following news article from the VOICE OF AMERICA website.
Watch the video, then click on the Audio track and follow the story from the text.
An international group of coffee experts has ratedEthiopia’s coffee as the best in the world. Coffee is atop export for the country. But at home, it is a sourceof national pride. Ethiopians feel good about theircoffee, and enjoying a drink with friends is alongstandingtradition. International coffee experts travel the world to find thebest tasting cup of coffee. They keep returning toEthiopia. Some people say the climate producesquality beans. Morton Wennersgarrd is a coffeeimporter. “You have different ancient varieties referred to asEthiopian heirdom. They are grown in places withperfect soil, perfect altitude, and micro climates that are really suitable for coffee processing, such asdrying and things like that.” Finding the best quality beans is often an issue of taste. The intenseprocess is known as cupping -- tasting and comparing coffee from differentroasted beans, grading and then pricing them. But before international experts come to taste, coffee beans are studied insmall coffee laboratories. Helen Assefa, a lab technician, describes theprocess. “When the coffee comes to the lab, we assess the coffee quality first byrecording the details. Then we weigh the moisture level and we screen thebeans for analysis. After that we grind the coffee beans and taste thesamples. At the end we check for defective beans.” Mubarik Abaoli is a lab worker. He says the testing is a very difficult andlengthy process. “We sort out the defects manually, by hand. And we sort out the defectaccording to the defect types. The types are immature, paste damage, foxy,black -- all has to be sorted out according to the severity of the defects.” Ethiopia is making big profits on its coffeereputationwith exports to morethan 120 countries. The country has an export revenue of more than $840million a year. But not all the best coffee leaves Ethiopia. Forty percent of the coffee grownin the country stays there. It remains an important part of everyday life atwork, at home and at ceremonies just to celebrate that special cup. I’m Marsha James.
WEEK 1 SATURDAY JANUARY 31 2015
1. CLASS RULES AND ATTENDANCE POLICIES
2. HOW WE LEARN
3. GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER
- LET ME INTRODUCE
- EXCHANGE PHONE NUMBERS FOR ENGLISH PRACTICE
4. YOUR BIOGRAPHY
5. CLASS WEBSITE - www.alc-jefferson3.wikispaces.com
6. LET'S TALK!
7. HOMEWORK
1. CLASS RULES AND ATTENDANCE POLICY
2. HOW DO WE LEARN?
In your groups, please discuss the different ways people learn how to do things. Also, talk about the most effective ways for your to learn English.
Use the attached handout to help you organize your thoughts.
How do people in your group learn? What is most effective for each team member?
3. LET ME INTRODUCE!!!!
Use the following form to INTERVIEW a classmate. You will then INTRODUCE the classmate to the rest of your team.4. YOUR BIOGRAPHY
Write a short BIOGRAPHY of yourself - no more than 10-12 sentences. You can write about your childhood, your family, where you grew up, etc. In fact - anything that you think your classmates will find interesting ABOUT YOU!
5. CLASS WEBSITE
NAVIGATING THE CLASS WEBSITE
6. LET'S TALK
30 minutes of conversation - you will work in four groups - blue, yellow, orange and white.
CLICK HERE
HOMEWORK
1. STUDY GRAMMAR UNIT 1 and 2
Unit 1 - The present continuous tense. Complete the exercises 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, and 1.4.
Unit 2 - The Simple Present tense
The answers are here for your convenience ( includes answers for Units 1 through 9)
2. TALK WITH YOUR CLASS MATES - choose 2-3 classmates, exchange phone numbers, and plan to meet or Skype at least once per week.
STUDY BUDDIES
3. WRITE A SHORT STORY ABOUT YOUR COUNTRY. Write about 10-12 sentences describing your home country, where you group ip, your family etc.
You will read your story to your classmates next week. You may want to answer the following questions about your country - and prepare a 1-2 minute presentation abut your country and culture
ORAL PRESENTATION: MY COUNTRY
Answer the following questions in complete sentences:
Official name of your country.
Name of your President or political leader.
Current population of your country.
Religions in your country.
How many states, provinces, or regions are there in your country?
What is the capital or a major city in your country?
What languages are spoken in your country?
4. WATCH AND LISTEN to the following news article from the VOICE OF AMERICA website.
Watch the video, then click on the Audio track and follow the story from the text.
CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINK
Experts Decide Ethiopia Has the Best Coffee
An international group of coffee experts has ratedEthiopia’s coffee as the best in the world. Coffee is atop export for the country. But at home, it is a sourceof national pride. Ethiopians feel good about theircoffee, and enjoying a drink with friends is alongstanding tradition.
International coffee experts travel the world to find thebest tasting cup of coffee. They keep returning toEthiopia. Some people say the climate producesquality beans. Morton Wennersgarrd is a coffeeimporter.
“You have different ancient varieties referred to asEthiopian heirdom. They are grown in places withperfect soil, perfect altitude, and micro climates that are really suitable for coffee processing, such asdrying and things like that.”
Finding the best quality beans is often an issue of taste. The intenseprocess is known as cupping -- tasting and comparing coffee from differentroasted beans, grading and then pricing them.
But before international experts come to taste, coffee beans are studied insmall coffee laboratories. Helen Assefa, a lab technician, describes theprocess.
“When the coffee comes to the lab, we assess the coffee quality first byrecording the details. Then we weigh the moisture level and we screen thebeans for analysis. After that we grind the coffee beans and taste thesamples. At the end we check for defective beans.”
Mubarik Abaoli is a lab worker. He says the testing is a very difficult andlengthy process.
“We sort out the defects manually, by hand. And we sort out the defectaccording to the defect types. The types are immature, paste damage, foxy,black -- all has to be sorted out according to the severity of the defects.”
Ethiopia is making big profits on its coffee reputation with exports to morethan 120 countries. The country has an export revenue of more than $840million a year.
But not all the best coffee leaves Ethiopia. Forty percent of the coffee grownin the country stays there. It remains an important part of everyday life atwork, at home and at ceremonies just to celebrate that special cup.
I’m Marsha James.