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