Get Get Get Page 5.
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "Get".Written exercise.
Audio name on your CD: "GetGetGet.mp3".
Exercise about Context.Explain in your own words this family's journey to get to Germany.
Script.
Find it at http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2010/04/scripts-lesson-19.html .
Rocco's Warehouse page 8.
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "Radio Ad #1 - Big Sale".
Audio name on your CD: "Englishpod39 - RadioAd.mp3".
Questions about context.
1. What’s the big offer?
a) Kitchen cabinets for sale.
b) Sofas at low prices.
c) Dining room sets at very low prices
2. Are there any other types of furniture offered?
3. What’s the lowest price offered? Which items are sold at that price?
4. Can you explain the paying conditions?
5. When’s that monster sale supposed to finish?
6. Where’s Rocco’s Warehouse?
Script.
Find it at http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2010/04/scripts-lesson-19.html .
Time off From Work page 10.
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "TimeOffFromWork".
Audio name on your CD: "TimeOffFromWork.mp3".
Questions about context.
1. What are this guy’s plans for the weekend?
2. What seemed to be the problem?
3. What did he have in mind first to go to Vegas?
4. What did he end up doing to go there?
Script.
Find it at http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2010/04/scripts-lesson-19.html .
Put it in writing page 11.
Written exercise.
Take each fragment below and turn it into a complete sentence.
- At the firehouse.
- Every fighter at the firehouse.
- Three trucks inside the red brick building.
- The mouse pad on the desk.
- The soda in your cup holder.
- This nice bench at the park.
- The crowd at the coffee shop.
At The Coat Check page 13.
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "NYT: Restaurant Update for 03/23/2006".
Audio name on your CD: "V03L19AllEarsCoatCheck.mp3".
Questions about context.
- How much money are you supposed to pay the person who returns your coat in a fancy restaurant?
- What do you have to take into account to tip the guy at the coat check?
- According to this article, how do you think these coat check workers make a living?
Extra work: Tips on tips (in your CD).
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "005 Tips on Tips".
Audio name on your CD: "MrManners05TipsOnTips.mp3".
Questions about Context.
1. What do you have to keep in mind when tipping?
2. What seems to be a good idea when you’re a regular in a restaurant?
3. What is the usual percentage given as a tip in restaurants? Is it any different in large metro areas and high end restaurants?
4. What does Mr Manners suggest doing when tipping in a restaurant? Do yo agree with that?
5. According to Mr. Manners, how much is OK to tip in a restaurant serving a buffet?
6. What does Mr. Manners suggest doing in a bar? How about in a hotel? How about in a taxi? And for the pizza guy?
7. What’s the suggestion in a barber shop or hair salon?
8. And valet attendance?
Extra work: Helicopter Mom (in your CD).
Video name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "Helicopter Mom Monitors Sons' Email".
Video name on your CD: "Helicopter Mom Monitors Sons' Email" MPEG-4 file.
Questions about Context.
- Tell us how Robin Lewis keeps track of her sons's schedules.
- Make a list of Robin's duties and share with us your take on them. For instance, would you check their student e-mails? EHy or why not?
Script.
Find it at http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2010/04/scripts-lesson-19.html .
Extra work: Interrupting a Conversation (in your CD).
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "Rob&Bob Interrupting a conversation".
Audio name on your CD: "Rob&Bob Interrupting a conversation.mp3".
Vocabulary.
Butt in. Verb. To interfere.
Questions about context.
- Write two or three examples in which you interrupt a conversation.
Extra work: Men and Women (in your CD) (explicit).
Video name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "Bill Maher: The Decider - Men and Women".
Video name on your CD: "Bill Maher Men and Women" iTunes music player file.
Questions about Context.
Explain to us what happened to this guy who escape from prison.
Explain what Bill thinks happens on board before a plane takes off.
Extra Work: David Pogue's Take on Twitter.
Video name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "Twitter".
Video name on your CD: "Twitter" Mpeg-4 file.
Your opinion on this issue.
What's so attractive about Twitter for you? What could be if you're not a user now?
12/29/2009
12/21/2009
12 days of Christmas
On the first day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
A partridge in a pear tree.
On the second day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.
On the third day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.
On the fourth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.
On the fifth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.
On the sixth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.
On the seventh day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.
On the eighth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.
On the ninth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Nine ladies dancing,
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.
On the tenth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Ten lords a-leaping,
Nine ladies dancing,
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.
On the eleventh day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Eleven pipers piping,
Ten lords a-leaping,
Nine ladies dancing,
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.
On the twelfth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Twelve drummers drumming,
Eleven pipers piping,
Ten lords a-leaping,
Nine ladies dancing,
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree!
my true love sent to me
A partridge in a pear tree.
On the second day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.
On the third day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.
On the fourth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.
On the fifth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.
On the sixth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.
On the seventh day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.
On the eighth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.
On the ninth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Nine ladies dancing,
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.
On the tenth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Ten lords a-leaping,
Nine ladies dancing,
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.
On the eleventh day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Eleven pipers piping,
Ten lords a-leaping,
Nine ladies dancing,
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.
On the twelfth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Twelve drummers drumming,
Eleven pipers piping,
Ten lords a-leaping,
Nine ladies dancing,
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree!
12/14/2009
Extra Work Lesson 12
Shopping for Shoes page 17.
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "ESL Podcast #205 - Shopping for Shoes".
Audio name on your CD: "ESL Podcast #205 - Shopping for Shoes.mp3".
Questions about context.
1. What type of shoes is the customer looking for?
2. What seems to be wrong with the slip-ons?
3. What’s wrong with the six and a half?
4. What’s wrong with the seven?
5. Which ones is she finally taking home?
Extra reading material.
How old id the oldest shoe? Find out at http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/10/science/10shoe.html?src=me&ref=general .
Making Plans page 18.
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "ETJ ShowMakingPlans".
Audio name on your CD: "ETJ ShowMakingPlans.mp3".
Written exercise.
Write some of the plans from the audio. You can also write your plans for the weekend or for the rest of the week.
Pumpernickel page 21.
Video name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "Sesame Street: Pumpernickel with Rachel Ray".
Video name on your CD: "SesameStreetPumpernickel" I-tunes music player file.
Vocabulary.
Home made. Something made at home.
Pour. Verb.
Yeast. Noun. It consists largely of cells of fungus and is used in baking. It causes the bread to get bigger.
Warm. Adjective. Not hot, not cold.
Stir. Verb.
Flour. Noun.
Dough. Noun.
Precise. Adjective.
Measurement. Noun.
Recipe. Noun.
Salt. Noun.
Blob. Noun.
Dump out. Verb.
Clumpy. Adjective. A compact mass.
Knead. Verb.
Light. Adjective. Not intense.
Greased. Adjective. Smeared with grease.
Bread pan. Noun.
Pat. Verb. To flatten, smooth or put into place with light strikes.
Damp. Adjective. Moderately wet.
Towel. Noun.
Rise. Verb.
Oven. Noun.
Exercise.
Watch the capsule from the TV show and write a list of steps to follow to make bread (From 2:43 to 3:48).
Script.
Find the script at http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2010/06/scripts-lesson-12.html .
Extra Work: Travel Skills: Getting Cash.
Video name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "Travel Skills: Getting Cash".
Video name on your CD: "Travel Skills_ Getting Cash" MPEG-4 file.
Questions about Context.
1. What’s the best way to get money in Europe?
2. How can you change from dollars into euros at the best rate?
3. Do you pay a fee when you get cash from an ATM?
4. How can you minimize the fees paid?
5. Is it better to get cash from a credit card? Why or why not?
6. What happens with currency exchange offices? Are they cheaper or not?
Extra Work: ETJ Show: Agreeing on Date and Time".
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "ETJ Show AgreeingOnDateAndTime".
Audio name on your CD: "ETJ Show AgreeingOnDateAndTime.mp3".
Listening Exercise.
Listen and practice with the questions and expressions used to agree on date and time for a movie, party, concert, etc.
Script.
Find the script at http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2010/06/scripts-lesson-12.html .
Extra Work: ETJ Show: Agreeing on Date and Time Further Practice".
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "ETJ Show AgreeingOnDateAndTime-FurtherPractice".
Audio name on your CD: "ETJ Show AgreeingOnDateAndTime-FurtherPractice.mp3".
Writing exercise.
Write a comprehensive dialogue using any of the 3 situations shown on the audio.
Extra Work: Bob and Rob Show About "Except For".
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "BobandRobShowExceptFor".
Audio name on your CD: "Bob&RobShowExceptFor.mp3".
Writing Exercise.
Write 2 or 3 examples using "except" or "except for".
Ex. "I always buy a magazine on weekends except when I'm on vacation."
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "ESL Podcast #205 - Shopping for Shoes".
Audio name on your CD: "ESL Podcast #205 - Shopping for Shoes.mp3".
Questions about context.
1. What type of shoes is the customer looking for?
2. What seems to be wrong with the slip-ons?
3. What’s wrong with the six and a half?
4. What’s wrong with the seven?
5. Which ones is she finally taking home?
Extra reading material.
How old id the oldest shoe? Find out at http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/10/science/10shoe.html?src=me&ref=general .
Making Plans page 18.
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "ETJ ShowMakingPlans".
Audio name on your CD: "ETJ ShowMakingPlans.mp3".
Written exercise.
Write some of the plans from the audio. You can also write your plans for the weekend or for the rest of the week.
Pumpernickel page 21.
Video name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "Sesame Street: Pumpernickel with Rachel Ray".
Video name on your CD: "SesameStreetPumpernickel" I-tunes music player file.
Vocabulary.
Home made. Something made at home.
Pour. Verb.
Yeast. Noun. It consists largely of cells of fungus and is used in baking. It causes the bread to get bigger.
Warm. Adjective. Not hot, not cold.
Stir. Verb.
Flour. Noun.
Dough. Noun.
Precise. Adjective.
Measurement. Noun.
Recipe. Noun.
Salt. Noun.
Blob. Noun.
Dump out. Verb.
Clumpy. Adjective. A compact mass.
Knead. Verb.
Light. Adjective. Not intense.
Greased. Adjective. Smeared with grease.
Bread pan. Noun.
Pat. Verb. To flatten, smooth or put into place with light strikes.
Damp. Adjective. Moderately wet.
Towel. Noun.
Rise. Verb.
Oven. Noun.
Exercise.
Watch the capsule from the TV show and write a list of steps to follow to make bread (From 2:43 to 3:48).
Script.
Find the script at http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2010/06/scripts-lesson-12.html .
Extra Work: Travel Skills: Getting Cash.
Video name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "Travel Skills: Getting Cash".
Video name on your CD: "Travel Skills_ Getting Cash" MPEG-4 file.
Questions about Context.
1. What’s the best way to get money in Europe?
2. How can you change from dollars into euros at the best rate?
3. Do you pay a fee when you get cash from an ATM?
4. How can you minimize the fees paid?
5. Is it better to get cash from a credit card? Why or why not?
6. What happens with currency exchange offices? Are they cheaper or not?
Extra Work: ETJ Show: Agreeing on Date and Time".
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "ETJ Show AgreeingOnDateAndTime".
Audio name on your CD: "ETJ Show AgreeingOnDateAndTime.mp3".
Listening Exercise.
Listen and practice with the questions and expressions used to agree on date and time for a movie, party, concert, etc.
Script.
Find the script at http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2010/06/scripts-lesson-12.html .
Extra Work: ETJ Show: Agreeing on Date and Time Further Practice".
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "ETJ Show AgreeingOnDateAndTime-FurtherPractice".
Audio name on your CD: "ETJ Show AgreeingOnDateAndTime-FurtherPractice.mp3".
Writing exercise.
Write a comprehensive dialogue using any of the 3 situations shown on the audio.
Extra Work: Bob and Rob Show About "Except For".
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "BobandRobShowExceptFor".
Audio name on your CD: "Bob&RobShowExceptFor.mp3".
Writing Exercise.
Write 2 or 3 examples using "except" or "except for".
Ex. "I always buy a magazine on weekends except when I'm on vacation."
Extra Work Lesson 11
What not to Wear: Black and White Page 7.
Video name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "What not to wear: Black and White".
Video name on your CD: "What not to wear_Black and White" i-tunes music player video file.
Questions about Context.
1. Write a list of trends for the season.
2. Which patterns were suggested during this clip?
3. Did Clinton and Stacey mention anything about accesories?
4. What seems to be inappropriate for the office?
Watch this video from the TV show "what not to wear" about the trends this season and answer the questions.
Script.
Find it at http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2010/04/scripts-lesson-11.html .
VOA Flip-flops page 8.
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "VOAFlipFlops".
Audio name on your CD: "VOAFlipFlops.mp3".
Questions about Context.
1. Why are they called flip-flops?
2. Who wears flip-flops nowadays?
3. Describe flip-flops in your own words.
4. Why are flip-flops so popular in developing countries?
5. According to this article, why are they so pleasant to wear?
6. Describe what happened at the White House.
7. Is there a medical problem with wearing flip-flops? Why is that?
Script.
Find it at http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2010/04/scripts-lesson-11.html .
Ways to pay page 10.
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "ESL Podcast #185 - Ways to Pay".
Audio name on your CD: "ESL Podcast #185 - Ways to Pay.mp3".
Questions about context.
1. Where was Peter at?
2. What did he pay with?
3. Why couldn’t the store accept his credit card?
4. What did he forget at home?
5. How’s he planning to pay?
6. How long can the clerk at the store hold the items?
Baby Toys page 11.
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "Ello-031BabyToys".
Audio name on your CD: "Ello-031BabyToys.mp3".
Exercise.
Write the list of things mentioned that are involved in a baby's life.
Script.
Find it at http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2010/04/scripts-lesson-11.html .
Extra work: Describing People's personalities.
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "261 - Describing People's Personalities".
Audio name on your CD: "Describing People's Personalities.mp3".
Vocabulary.
Moody.
Timid.
Talkative.
Cheerful.
Bad-tempered.
Patient.
Generous.
Look up to someone.
Even-keeled.
Selfish.
Stubborn.
Questions about context.
1) What's Sergei like?
2) What's Dennis like?
3) According to the guy talking, what's he like?
4) What's the guy talking like according to his family?
5) According to the girl talking, what's she like?
6) According to the guy talking, what's the girl talking like ?
7) What's the girl talking's sister like?
Script.
Find it at http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2010/04/scripts-lesson-11.html
Extra work: Colors.
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "Bob&RobShow Colors".
Audio name on your CD: "Bob&RobShow Colors.mp3".
Exercise.
Make a list of some of the colors mentioned at this podcast.
Script.
Find it at http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2010/04/scripts-lesson-11.html
Extra work: More About Colors.
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "Bob&RobShow MoreAboutColors".
Audio name on your CD: "Bob&RobShow MoreAboutColors.mp3".
Questions about Context.
1. What does Midori mean in Japanese?
2. What's funny about traffic lights in Japan?
3. How about Granny Smith apples? How are they called in Japan?
4. What happens with colors in Russia? Any examples of colors in Russian being said in a very unique way?
Extra work: Winter Clothes
Video name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "What not to wear Winter Dresses".
Video name on your CD: "What not to wear_Winter Dresses" i-tunes music player video file.
Exercise.
Watch this video from the TV show "what not to wear" about the different types of dresses and answer the questions.
Questions about Context.
1.What's a great advantage about the new knit dresses?
2. What's so great about a wrap dress?
3. What can you do to camouflage your tummy if you wanted to?
4. What can you do to take a knit dress from the office to a party?
Song from British Singer Seal.
Find the song at http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2010/11/seal-secret.html .
The Way These People Look.
Exercise.
Look at any of the following 41 pictures and tell us what they look like.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/03/23/fashion/sxsw-slide-show.html?ref=fashion#1
Video name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "What not to wear: Black and White".
Video name on your CD: "What not to wear_Black and White" i-tunes music player video file.
Questions about Context.
1. Write a list of trends for the season.
2. Which patterns were suggested during this clip?
3. Did Clinton and Stacey mention anything about accesories?
4. What seems to be inappropriate for the office?
Watch this video from the TV show "what not to wear" about the trends this season and answer the questions.
Script.
Find it at http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2010/04/scripts-lesson-11.html .
VOA Flip-flops page 8.
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "VOAFlipFlops".
Audio name on your CD: "VOAFlipFlops.mp3".
Questions about Context.
1. Why are they called flip-flops?
2. Who wears flip-flops nowadays?
3. Describe flip-flops in your own words.
4. Why are flip-flops so popular in developing countries?
5. According to this article, why are they so pleasant to wear?
6. Describe what happened at the White House.
7. Is there a medical problem with wearing flip-flops? Why is that?
Script.
Find it at http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2010/04/scripts-lesson-11.html .
Ways to pay page 10.
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "ESL Podcast #185 - Ways to Pay".
Audio name on your CD: "ESL Podcast #185 - Ways to Pay.mp3".
Questions about context.
1. Where was Peter at?
2. What did he pay with?
3. Why couldn’t the store accept his credit card?
4. What did he forget at home?
5. How’s he planning to pay?
6. How long can the clerk at the store hold the items?
Baby Toys page 11.
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "Ello-031BabyToys".
Audio name on your CD: "Ello-031BabyToys.mp3".
Exercise.
Write the list of things mentioned that are involved in a baby's life.
Script.
Find it at http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2010/04/scripts-lesson-11.html .
Extra work: Describing People's personalities.
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "261 - Describing People's Personalities".
Audio name on your CD: "Describing People's Personalities.mp3".
Vocabulary.
Moody.
Timid.
Talkative.
Cheerful.
Bad-tempered.
Patient.
Generous.
Look up to someone.
Even-keeled.
Selfish.
Stubborn.
Questions about context.
1) What's Sergei like?
2) What's Dennis like?
3) According to the guy talking, what's he like?
4) What's the guy talking like according to his family?
5) According to the girl talking, what's she like?
6) According to the guy talking, what's the girl talking like ?
7) What's the girl talking's sister like?
Script.
Find it at http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2010/04/scripts-lesson-11.html
Extra work: Colors.
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "Bob&RobShow Colors".
Audio name on your CD: "Bob&RobShow Colors.mp3".
Exercise.
Make a list of some of the colors mentioned at this podcast.
Script.
Find it at http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2010/04/scripts-lesson-11.html
Extra work: More About Colors.
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "Bob&RobShow MoreAboutColors".
Audio name on your CD: "Bob&RobShow MoreAboutColors.mp3".
Questions about Context.
1. What does Midori mean in Japanese?
2. What's funny about traffic lights in Japan?
3. How about Granny Smith apples? How are they called in Japan?
4. What happens with colors in Russia? Any examples of colors in Russian being said in a very unique way?
Extra work: Winter Clothes
Video name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "What not to wear Winter Dresses".
Video name on your CD: "What not to wear_Winter Dresses" i-tunes music player video file.
Exercise.
Watch this video from the TV show "what not to wear" about the different types of dresses and answer the questions.
Questions about Context.
1.What's a great advantage about the new knit dresses?
2. What's so great about a wrap dress?
3. What can you do to camouflage your tummy if you wanted to?
4. What can you do to take a knit dress from the office to a party?
Song from British Singer Seal.
Find the song at http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2010/11/seal-secret.html .
The Way These People Look.
Exercise.
Look at any of the following 41 pictures and tell us what they look like.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/03/23/fashion/sxsw-slide-show.html?ref=fashion#1
12/03/2009
Extra Work Lesson 18
Blogging Around Page 54
Vocabulary.
Scramble. to move or climb hastily on all fours.
Sublimate. to divert the expression of (an instinctual desire or impulse) from its unacceptable form to one that is considered more socially or culturally acceptable.
Plod To proceed slowly.
Exercise.
What was the last adventurous or interesting thing you did? Tell us about it.
Nylon Page 62.
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "Comparison between Canada and America". (from 1'59'' to 8'00'').
Audio name on your CD: "CompareCanadaWithUS.mp3". (from 1'59'' to 8'00'')
Activity
Listen to this audio about differences between Americans and Canadians.
Vocabulary
(pronunciation from 0'53'' to 1'57'', describing phrases from 8'00'' to 10'22'')
Pretencious.
Split time.
Canuck.
A border straddler.
Devastated.
Plains
Impartial.
Yanks.
Nosy.
Laid back
Figure out.
Question mark.
Elongate.
I might add.
Sort of.
I couldn't care less.
Twenty something.
Thirty something.
Questions about context.
1. Tell us about Ryan, where he’s from, how he likes the place he was born, and what the place he used to live is like.
2. What are Canucks like? How about Yanks?
3. What’s Canadian’s favorite word?
Polite on the Phone Page 63.
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "The Business Spotlight podcast for Tuesday 20 June 2006".
Audio name on your CD: "BizzSpotlight-AnswerPhonePolitely.mp3".
Exercise.
Write 5 situations for which you have to be polite on the phone.
Interview with André Agassi.
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "NYT: Book Review for 11/20/2009". From 0'00'' to 5'34''.
Audio name on your CD: "NYT_ Book Review for 11_20_2009.mp3" From 0'00'' to 5'34''.
In recent days, there’s been a lot of info about former pro tennis player Andre Agassi and his auto-biography. Whether you like tennis or not, take a look at the interview and share your thoughts about the things he had to live which made him become a renowned tennis player.
Vocabulary.
Come off. To succeed.
Sparkle. To shine.
Straight off. Immediately.
Take a back seat. Something with a low prioriry.
Scholar. Student. Pupil.
Horrifying. Shocking.
Questions about context.
1. What made him become a tennis player? Was he happy about it?
2. What was the role of the academy in his becoming a tennis player?
3. How did he feel about school? How did he like it?
4. What type of conflicts did he face when he was at the tennis academy?
5. What seems to be good for him about becoming a tennis player?
6. According to Andre, what seems to be the matter with kidts at low income neighborhoods?
7. What was the role of the book’s co-writer (J.R. Boehringer) in Andre’s life?
Script.
Find it at http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2010/04/scripts-lesson-18.html
Relationships (extra work).
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "relationshipsNewYorkEnglish". (from 9'43'' to 16'47'')
Audio name on your CD: "relationshipsNewYorkEnglish.mp3" (from 9'43'' to 16'47'').
Vocabulary. (1st list from 0'00'' to 3'00'', 2nd list from 3'15'' to 9'32'')
First date.
First kiss.
Romantically involved.
Go out.
Hang out.
Break up.
Get over.
Get dumped.
Make up.
Jeaulousy.
Romance.
Get laid.
One night stand.
Pick up line.
Questions about context.
1. Tell us about Franky and Tony’s stories on relationships.
2. Share a funny or sad story about being dumped, breaking up with someone or making up with somebody.
Are you resistant to temptation? Find out at http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/10/tracking-the-science-of-commitment/ .
Extra Work: How to Make Pisco Sour.
Video name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "How to Make a Pisco Sour Cocktail".
Video name on your CD: "How to Make a Pisco Sour Cocktail" MPEG-4 file.
Notes from the video.
- A sour is a cocktail(often based on whisky and gin mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar)
- A cheater tin covers a glass so you can shake vigorously
- A Hawthorne strainer has a wire spring on one side to keep ice out of drinks.
- Coupe glasses are bowl-shaped, with a stem.
- “Convex meniscus” is a fancy way of saying “curved crescent shape”.
- Bitters are herbs and fruit dissolved in alcohol or glycerin. Popular brands include Angostura and Peychaud’s
Questions about Context.
1. Where did this drink become famous and when?
2. What do people get scared of about this drink?
3. Why is it a sour drink?
Script.
Find the script at http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2010/04/scripts-lesson-18.html
Extra Work: Movie Trailer from 2010 Movie Called "127 hours".
Exercise.
Follow the link to make this exercise: http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2011/03/danny-boyless-127-hours.html .
Vocabulary.
Scramble. to move or climb hastily on all fours.
Sublimate. to divert the expression of (an instinctual desire or impulse) from its unacceptable form to one that is considered more socially or culturally acceptable.
Plod To proceed slowly.
Exercise.
What was the last adventurous or interesting thing you did? Tell us about it.
Nylon Page 62.
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "Comparison between Canada and America". (from 1'59'' to 8'00'').
Audio name on your CD: "CompareCanadaWithUS.mp3". (from 1'59'' to 8'00'')
Activity
Listen to this audio about differences between Americans and Canadians.
Vocabulary
(pronunciation from 0'53'' to 1'57'', describing phrases from 8'00'' to 10'22'')
Pretencious.
Split time.
Canuck.
A border straddler.
Devastated.
Plains
Impartial.
Yanks.
Nosy.
Laid back
Figure out.
Question mark.
Elongate.
I might add.
Sort of.
I couldn't care less.
Twenty something.
Thirty something.
Questions about context.
1. Tell us about Ryan, where he’s from, how he likes the place he was born, and what the place he used to live is like.
2. What are Canucks like? How about Yanks?
3. What’s Canadian’s favorite word?
Polite on the Phone Page 63.
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "The Business Spotlight podcast for Tuesday 20 June 2006".
Audio name on your CD: "BizzSpotlight-AnswerPhonePolitely.mp3".
Exercise.
Write 5 situations for which you have to be polite on the phone.
Interview with André Agassi.
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "NYT: Book Review for 11/20/2009". From 0'00'' to 5'34''.
Audio name on your CD: "NYT_ Book Review for 11_20_2009.mp3" From 0'00'' to 5'34''.
In recent days, there’s been a lot of info about former pro tennis player Andre Agassi and his auto-biography. Whether you like tennis or not, take a look at the interview and share your thoughts about the things he had to live which made him become a renowned tennis player.
Vocabulary.
Come off. To succeed.
Sparkle. To shine.
Straight off. Immediately.
Take a back seat. Something with a low prioriry.
Scholar. Student. Pupil.
Horrifying. Shocking.
Questions about context.
1. What made him become a tennis player? Was he happy about it?
2. What was the role of the academy in his becoming a tennis player?
3. How did he feel about school? How did he like it?
4. What type of conflicts did he face when he was at the tennis academy?
5. What seems to be good for him about becoming a tennis player?
6. According to Andre, what seems to be the matter with kidts at low income neighborhoods?
7. What was the role of the book’s co-writer (J.R. Boehringer) in Andre’s life?
Script.
Find it at http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2010/04/scripts-lesson-18.html
Relationships (extra work).
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "relationshipsNewYorkEnglish". (from 9'43'' to 16'47'')
Audio name on your CD: "relationshipsNewYorkEnglish.mp3" (from 9'43'' to 16'47'').
Vocabulary. (1st list from 0'00'' to 3'00'', 2nd list from 3'15'' to 9'32'')
First date.
First kiss.
Romantically involved.
Go out.
Hang out.
Break up.
Get over.
Get dumped.
Make up.
Jeaulousy.
Romance.
Get laid.
One night stand.
Pick up line.
Questions about context.
1. Tell us about Franky and Tony’s stories on relationships.
2. Share a funny or sad story about being dumped, breaking up with someone or making up with somebody.
Are you resistant to temptation? Find out at http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/10/tracking-the-science-of-commitment/ .
Extra Work: How to Make Pisco Sour.
Video name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "How to Make a Pisco Sour Cocktail".
Video name on your CD: "How to Make a Pisco Sour Cocktail" MPEG-4 file.
Notes from the video.
- A sour is a cocktail(often based on whisky and gin mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar)
- A cheater tin covers a glass so you can shake vigorously
- A Hawthorne strainer has a wire spring on one side to keep ice out of drinks.
- Coupe glasses are bowl-shaped, with a stem.
- “Convex meniscus” is a fancy way of saying “curved crescent shape”.
- Bitters are herbs and fruit dissolved in alcohol or glycerin. Popular brands include Angostura and Peychaud’s
Questions about Context.
1. Where did this drink become famous and when?
2. What do people get scared of about this drink?
3. Why is it a sour drink?
Script.
Find the script at http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2010/04/scripts-lesson-18.html
Extra Work: Movie Trailer from 2010 Movie Called "127 hours".
Exercise.
Follow the link to make this exercise: http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2011/03/danny-boyless-127-hours.html .
12/01/2009
Extra Work Lesson 09
ESPN Commercial Page 40 (In your CD).
Video name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "ESPN Mobile (MOV)".
Video name on your CD: "ESPN Mobile (MOV)" Quick Time Movie file.
Exercise.
Write examples about the things people are doing.
Extra Work: Actors Acting.
Exercise.
See the videos at http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2011/03/actors-acting.html and describe what they're doing, how they feel, etc.
Extra Work: Sesame Street Newspaper with Matt Lauer.
Video name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "Sesame Street: Newspaper with Matt Lauer".
Video name on your CD: "Sesame Street: Newspaper with Matt Lauer" i-tunes music player file.
Questions about context.
1. Mention some of the sections from the newspaper.
2. According to the video, tell us what you can do with a newspaper besides reading it (from 2'26'' to 3'02'').
3. What did Grover find out about newspapers when selling them? (from 3'02'' to 4'59'')
Script:
Find the script at http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2010/05/scripts-lesson-09.html .
Extra Work: Making Fiends.
Video name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "Episode 1".
Video name on your CD: "Vendetta Episode 1" i-tunes music player file.
Vocabulary.
Cardboard. Noun.
Coupons. Noun.
Hideous. Morally offensive. Shocking.
Misterious. Adjective.
Rope. Noun.
Watch out. Verb.
Exercise.
Describe the characters from this cartoon (Vendetta, Charlotte, Mr. Milk, the hamster, the cat).
1. Where's Vendetta from?
2. What room is she in?
3. What happened at the playground?
Script.
Find the script at http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2010/05/scripts-lesson-09.html .
Extra Work: Nesspresso Commercial.
Exercise.
Questions about context.
1. Why is George in heaven?
2. Mention the things you don't need if you were in heaven.
3. What should heaven be like for you?.
Script.
Find the script at http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2010/05/scripts-lesson-09.html .
Video name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "ESPN Mobile (MOV)".
Video name on your CD: "ESPN Mobile (MOV)" Quick Time Movie file.
Exercise.
Write examples about the things people are doing.
Extra Work: Actors Acting.
See the videos at http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2011/03/actors-acting.html and describe what they're doing, how they feel, etc.
Extra Work: Sesame Street Newspaper with Matt Lauer.
Video name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "Sesame Street: Newspaper with Matt Lauer".
Video name on your CD: "Sesame Street: Newspaper with Matt Lauer" i-tunes music player file.
Questions about context.
1. Mention some of the sections from the newspaper.
2. According to the video, tell us what you can do with a newspaper besides reading it (from 2'26'' to 3'02'').
3. What did Grover find out about newspapers when selling them? (from 3'02'' to 4'59'')
Script:
Find the script at http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2010/05/scripts-lesson-09.html .
Extra Work: Making Fiends.
Video name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "Episode 1".
Video name on your CD: "Vendetta Episode 1" i-tunes music player file.
Vocabulary.
Cardboard. Noun.
Coupons. Noun.
Hideous. Morally offensive. Shocking.
Misterious. Adjective.
Rope. Noun.
Watch out. Verb.
Exercise.
Describe the characters from this cartoon (Vendetta, Charlotte, Mr. Milk, the hamster, the cat).
1. Where's Vendetta from?
2. What room is she in?
3. What happened at the playground?
Script.
Find the script at http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2010/05/scripts-lesson-09.html .
Extra Work: Nesspresso Commercial.
Exercise.
Questions about context.
1. Why is George in heaven?
2. Mention the things you don't need if you were in heaven.
3. What should heaven be like for you?.
Script.
Find the script at http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2010/05/scripts-lesson-09.html .
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