Monday:
Text: Most stressful jobs
We will review the text, and discuss what makes a job stressful.
We will review the new vocabulary as well.
Tuesday:
Presentation!
Briefly describe your jobs responsibilities
How is your job stressful?
Each student will be given about 2 minutes each.
Thursday:
Friday:
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Thursday, January 2, 2014
Current Events
Thursday:
Topic new years resolutions, and major events from last year.
Introduce the article for Friday.
*I hope you did your homework!
Friday:
Topic: we will have 2 topics.
First: Quality of life
Each student will get time to express what degrades our quality of life.
Secondary topic: Has major world events helped your quality of life or not?
*Please use examples
Word list: TBA
Monday: Headline hand out
*We will discuss the various headlines, while exploring the vocabulary
Tuesday:
Main Topic: Are you connected?
We will read the passage, students should be able to recognize former vocabulary words.
As well as use them properly in a sentence.
Thursday:
Text: handout
Friday: (not related to our theme!)
Main topic: How important is English in order get ahead in Korea Society?
We will review the short passage and students will be given time to express themselves
Topic new years resolutions, and major events from last year.
Introduce the article for Friday.
*I hope you did your homework!
Friday:
Topic: we will have 2 topics.
First: Quality of life
Each student will get time to express what degrades our quality of life.
Secondary topic: Has major world events helped your quality of life or not?
*Please use examples
Word list: TBA
Monday: Headline hand out
*We will discuss the various headlines, while exploring the vocabulary
Tuesday:
Main Topic: Are you connected?
We will read the passage, students should be able to recognize former vocabulary words.
As well as use them properly in a sentence.
Thursday:
Text: handout
Friday: (not related to our theme!)
Main topic: How important is English in order get ahead in Korea Society?
We will review the short passage and students will be given time to express themselves
Sunday, December 22, 2013
Theme: Vacations
Monday: (if you are checking this tonight the vocabulary words will be updated tomorrow morning!)
I will bring in an article about some recent trends about how Americans travel. We will read the article, and go over the key vocabulary.
Each student in the class will get 30 seconds to give his opinion on this question: (total 1 min)
When you where younger did your family have any yearly vacation traditions? 30 seconds
Over the years have you seen a change in how people spend their vacations? 30 seconds
Vocabulary: millennial, digital savvy, high thread count, behemoth, vetting, concierge, hefty, initiation fee
Tuesday:
I will bring in a hand out from our text book on Vacations.
We will go over some common stresses people face when traveling.
Key vocabulary:
Foot the bill, bumper to bumper traffic, scenic route, get away from it all,
Thursday:
Vocabulary Review
This we we will go over our vocabulary list to make sure that we not only remember, but can use new words in proper sentences.
Friday:
Promote your hometown!
Today we will wrap up this week by talking about good travel destinations in our hometowns.
*Try to use vocabulary from our word list or from the handout!
-Next weeks theme: Current Events (this theme will be covered from Jan. 2nd to Jan. 10th
I will bring in an article about some recent trends about how Americans travel. We will read the article, and go over the key vocabulary.
Each student in the class will get 30 seconds to give his opinion on this question: (total 1 min)
When you where younger did your family have any yearly vacation traditions? 30 seconds
Over the years have you seen a change in how people spend their vacations? 30 seconds
Vocabulary: millennial, digital savvy, high thread count, behemoth, vetting, concierge, hefty, initiation fee
Tuesday:
I will bring in a hand out from our text book on Vacations.
We will go over some common stresses people face when traveling.
Key vocabulary:
Foot the bill, bumper to bumper traffic, scenic route, get away from it all,
Thursday:
Vocabulary Review
This we we will go over our vocabulary list to make sure that we not only remember, but can use new words in proper sentences.
Friday:
Promote your hometown!
Today we will wrap up this week by talking about good travel destinations in our hometowns.
*Try to use vocabulary from our word list or from the handout!
-Next weeks theme: Current Events (this theme will be covered from Jan. 2nd to Jan. 10th
Monday, December 16, 2013
Theme for the week: Money
Monday:
Introduction.
This blog will be used to share lesson plans with the class.
You can check here for for word list, articles and even links to videos.
Of course only what we will cover in class will be posted here.
You will need to check this site a few times each week.
I will have another site that will have past vocabulary word lists posted there.
Tuesday:
Topic of discussion:
We live in a world where we strive to be successful. In many cultures that success is measured by how much money we make and how much we have. Studies have shown even though people gain affluence, money and fame, people seem to want to more. It is hard to even put a number on how much money is enough to be successful. We will explore this idea with a few basic rules.
We will read this passage:
There was a man his name really isn't important, however some would consider him successful. He worked for 35 years advancing in his career. He gained affluence in his line of work, earn hefty amounts of money trading on the stock market. He made some pretty good investments over the years, while living very frugally. He was never broke a day in his life, never used plastic, only used cash. He never really followed any of his dreams, but made many sacrifices for his family. Now his is 68 years old. His children have all moved far away, and he and his wife are now living alone. While he doesn't live paycheck to paycheck, and he has the time he now feels too tired to chase after his dreams. So he spends his time taking it easy, visiting his children twice a year.
Do you feel that the man was successful?
Do you think money can bring success? (please use examples!)
1. You must use 3 words from the list below when framing your opinion.
2. You need to have a notebook to take notes, or write down expressions (using smart phones would simply take too long).
3. At times I will pause the discussion and we practice repeating key phrases.
Word list for this week:
affluent living pay check to pay check
broke dirt poor
hefty poor investment / good investment
frugal destitute
depreciate in value using plastic
Thursday:
Poverty: We will discuss this using the textbook.
We will explore the causes of poverty while using the vocabulary words at the bottom of the page.
You will be given time to express yourself using the "Speak your mind questions"
*this post will be updated!
*sorry My director forgot to tell me that wed. no class is scheduled
Friday:
We will review our vocabulary.
http://www.behance.net/gallery/Millennials-By-The-Numbers/2047515
We will listen to this and discuss it. I think most of us in the class are in the millennial generation.Err well I know I am not..I was born in 1979, and I think Sean was born in 1977 or 1978.
That's ok! We will compare and contrast American Millennials with that of Koreans. Who knows...maybe there are many similarities!
Key expressions:
debt ridden, fun and games, walk the walk, media snackers, skimming the surface, talk money, craft beer, How do I get on that list!, authentic, all or nothing, experiential
*If you are serious about improving your English please read over this post on the weekend, or if you get some free time. What you have learned will stay with you...because..you always have your smart device nearby! Have a great weekend!
Introduction.
This blog will be used to share lesson plans with the class.
You can check here for for word list, articles and even links to videos.
Of course only what we will cover in class will be posted here.
You will need to check this site a few times each week.
I will have another site that will have past vocabulary word lists posted there.
Tuesday:
Topic of discussion:
We live in a world where we strive to be successful. In many cultures that success is measured by how much money we make and how much we have. Studies have shown even though people gain affluence, money and fame, people seem to want to more. It is hard to even put a number on how much money is enough to be successful. We will explore this idea with a few basic rules.
We will read this passage:
There was a man his name really isn't important, however some would consider him successful. He worked for 35 years advancing in his career. He gained affluence in his line of work, earn hefty amounts of money trading on the stock market. He made some pretty good investments over the years, while living very frugally. He was never broke a day in his life, never used plastic, only used cash. He never really followed any of his dreams, but made many sacrifices for his family. Now his is 68 years old. His children have all moved far away, and he and his wife are now living alone. While he doesn't live paycheck to paycheck, and he has the time he now feels too tired to chase after his dreams. So he spends his time taking it easy, visiting his children twice a year.
Do you feel that the man was successful?
Do you think money can bring success? (please use examples!)
1. You must use 3 words from the list below when framing your opinion.
2. You need to have a notebook to take notes, or write down expressions (using smart phones would simply take too long).
3. At times I will pause the discussion and we practice repeating key phrases.
Word list for this week:
affluent living pay check to pay check
broke dirt poor
hefty poor investment / good investment
frugal destitute
depreciate in value using plastic
Thursday:
Poverty: We will discuss this using the textbook.
We will explore the causes of poverty while using the vocabulary words at the bottom of the page.
You will be given time to express yourself using the "Speak your mind questions"
*this post will be updated!
*sorry My director forgot to tell me that wed. no class is scheduled
Friday:
We will review our vocabulary.
http://www.behance.net/gallery/Millennials-By-The-Numbers/2047515
We will listen to this and discuss it. I think most of us in the class are in the millennial generation.Err well I know I am not..I was born in 1979, and I think Sean was born in 1977 or 1978.
That's ok! We will compare and contrast American Millennials with that of Koreans. Who knows...maybe there are many similarities!
Key expressions:
debt ridden, fun and games, walk the walk, media snackers, skimming the surface, talk money, craft beer, How do I get on that list!, authentic, all or nothing, experiential
*If you are serious about improving your English please read over this post on the weekend, or if you get some free time. What you have learned will stay with you...because..you always have your smart device nearby! Have a great weekend!
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