Thursday, October 20, 2011

Thursday, October 20

Classwork

  • Checked the intensive listening homework. Discussed the pattern a parrot named Alex. Named is used for people. Titled is used for movies and books, as in a movie titled Planet of the Apes or a book titled Catch 22. Called is used for most everything.
  • Read the box titled "Language Functions: Agreeing with Negative Questions" on p. 94. Completed Ex. B, Agreeing with Negative Questions, p. 95.
  • Read the box titled "Disagreeing with Negative Questions" on p. 95. Completed Ex. C, Disagreeing with Negative Questions, p. 96.
  • Brainstormed one of these two questions in groups: Is it ethical to hunt animals for sport? or Is it ethical to use animals for scientific research?
  • Completed a fluency drill. Each student spoke for 1 minute 30 seconds on the topic from their group, then for 1 minute, and then for 30 seconds, trying to include the same amount of information all three times. 

Homework

  • Complete your SMILES Logs.


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