Lab #7: Update: Climate change: Due Wednesday, Oct. 31

Read at least two recent newspaper or magazine articles (from two different publications) on climate change or global warming. Read them in English only and make a list of 5 new vocabulary words you learned from context or from looking up the definition in an English-English dictionary. Write a summary of each article. Try to find two facts and two opinions in each article and list them on your paper. If possible find articles that talk about climate change in different parts of the world, for example, the Arctic (melting of the ice, loss of wildlife, etc.), the tropics (hurricanes and tsunamis) and your own country, Japan. Suggestions: www.npr.org and National Geographic Magazine have published several articles on these topics. If you use Internet articles, please send me the links on email. This must be handed in by Wednesday, Oct. 31. See also the articles on Keweenaw Now. I sent you the links.

ESL Reading: Updated Calendar of assignments: Oct. 15-Nov. 2

Monday, Oct. 15: Preparation: Be ready to hand in the lab assignment due today. Review the vocabulary of Unit 4, Sports. If you did not finish pp. 30-31, do the Before You Read, Reading, ex. A and B. (I collected this Friday from some of you.)

In class: We will go over p. 31 and do ex. C together. We will also do the Wrap-up, A and B, p. 32.

Wednesday, Oct. 17: Preparation: Review vocabulary and study for the Quiz on Unit 4, Sports. Finish B in the Wrap-up, p. 32.

In class: Short vocabulary review. Quiz on Unit 4.

Friday, Oct. 19: Mid-term break. No class! Happy weekend!

Monday, Oct. 22: Unit 5: Weather. Preparation: Write your answers to the questions on p. 33. Look up words you don’t know in the list of Vocabulary and put the words in the correct list. (on your homework paper). Also do the Before you read, Reading and ex. A, After You Read, pp. 34-35.

In class: We’ll go over your answers and we’ll do ex. B and C, p. 35, in class.

Wednesday, Oct. 24: Unit 5: "Nature's weather forecasters." Preparation: Do the Before you read, p. 37. Then do the Reading to check your answers according to the information on p. 36. Then do After you read, ex. A and B. For B mark T (true) only those sentences that are true according to the reading on p. 36. If it is not clear from the reading whether true or false and you think it might be true, put a question mark [?].

In class: We'll go over your answers and we'll do ex. C, p. 37.

Friday, Oct. 26: Unit 5: "Could you survive a natural disaster?" Preparation: Before you read, p. 39, by writing one piece of advice to go with each heading. Then read the text and see if the author gave the same advice. Do ex. A, filling in the headings where you think they should go in the text. Then do ex. B. Put the number of the picture and the type of disaster on your paper.

In class: We'll go over your answers on p. 39, and we'll do C together.

Monday, Oct. 29: Wrap-up, p. 40: Do A and B. Then add two more questions to the interview. Ask at least one American friend the 5 questions and write down the person's answers on your homework paper. Try to find the "weather words" on the card given out in class Friday. Put as many of these words as you can in your vocabulary notebook with definitions or sentences to show the meaning.

In class: We'll go over your vocabulary answers, and we'll interview one another and compare answers to the questions on weather. Bring any questions you want to ask about the vocabulary of Unit 5.

Wednesday, Oct. 31: Hand in the lab assignment on climate change. Review vocabulary for Unit 5. We will have a short review and the Quiz on Unit 5.

Friday, Nov. 2: Unit 6: Clothes. Preparation: Read page 41 and answer the questions on your homework paper. Do the Vocabulary exercise at the bottom of the page. Write the meaning of each word in italics on your paper. Then answer questions about the people in the picture. Do the Before you read, scanning, reading (p. 42) and ex. A, p. 43.

In class: We'll discuss the questions on p. 41 and go over your answers on p. 43. Then we'll do B and C on p. 43.

Lab Assignment #6: Sports page

Due Monday, Oct. 15: 1. Read at least 2 newspaper or magazine articles about your favorite sport. If you do not like sports, read 2 articles that criticize athletes for cheating, taking drugs, etc. (There was an Olympic track star in the news recently who must give up her medals because of taking drugs. She also lied about it.) If you read the articles on the Internet, please email me the link. You may also read about a sports event in Finlandia’s student paper or the MTU Lode if you wish. Write a summary of each article and give the source and date on your paper. Make a list of at least 6 new vocabulary words you learned from reading both articles (total of 6 or more) with the meanings. Put these on your homework paper and in your vocabulary notebook.

Due Monday, Oct. 22:

2. Use one of your articles as a model if you wish and write a sports article or editorial (opinion column) for a sports page to be published on the class blog. If you write a news article, it can be about a real game or match you watched or it can be imaginary. Type and double space the article.

3. After you have written your article, work with at least one other student to decide what your headlines should be. Email me your story with the suggested headline by Monday, Oct. 22. You may also submit a photo to go with your story and a caption to describe who is in the photo and what they are doing.

I may ask you to revise (rewrite) the article before we publish it. We may also try to print the stories later in the week and put the page together as a team. See “Sports and you,” p. 32 in your textbook.

ESL Reading Assignments: Oct. 8-12

Monday, October 8. Unit 4: Sports

Preparation: Answer the questions on page 25 in complete sentences on your paper. Find the meanings of the vocabulary words at the bottom of p. 25. Write the definitions in your own words if you are able to figure them out from the context. Do this on the homework paper. If the words are new for you, put them in your vocabulary notebook also. Also do the Before you Read, Scanning of the Reading and ex. A on p. 27. (Read the article on p. 26 in order to answer A).

In class: We will discuss the questions on p. 25 and will do B and C on p. 27.

Wednesday, Oct. 10. “Extreme Sports”

Preparation: Do the Before You Read and Scanning of the Reading (pp. 28-29). Read p. 28 and do ex. A. Try to figure out the meaning from the context in the article and write down the hints you found (words that suggested the meaning).

Extra credit: If possible, find a magazine or newspaper article (from library or Internet) on an extreme sport and write a short summary of it to report to the class. If it’s on the Internet, please send me the link on email.

In class: We will go over your answers and will do ex. B and C in class. If there is time we’ll discuss your articles.

Friday, Oct. 12. “Olympic Games”

Preparation: Do the Before You Read and Scanning of the Reading (pp. 30-31). Read the article carefully and do A and B, p. 31.

In class: We’ll go over your answers and discuss ex. C.

Lab Assignment #5

This must be handed in by Monday, Oct. 8:

1. Read this article on the Internet: (click on link)

“GM Ends Strike, Tries Health Plan”

Use the vocabulary helps below to help you get started.

2. Write a paragraph summary of at least 6 sentences in your own words to tell what the article is about. Notice the date of the article. This happened last week.

3. Add at least 5 more words from the article to the vocabulary list with the English meanings you determined from context, if possible, or from the dictionary.

Vocabulary helps: (Put these in your vocabulary notebook)

strike – act of stopping work for a period of time to force the employer to improve salaries, working conditions, etc. Usually this is organized by a group or labor union.

labor union – an association of workers organized to defend their interests. United Auto Workers (UAW) is a union for workers in the auto industry.

pickets – persons posted by a labor union at the place of work where employees are on strike; picket is also the verb describing the action of the pickets: walking or standing, usually with signs (See photo when you click on the link that says: the ostensible reason for the strike.)

ostensible – apparent (what is visible or evident or seems to be)

ratify – to approve officially

rank and file – the members of a group (not including the leaders) In this case the workers who are members of the union

skepticism – doubt or a doubting state of mind

walkout – a labor strike

convened – called, caused to come together for a meeting, etc.

launched – started, began

hailed – praised, said good things about something

bargaining – discussion between two parties with opposing viewpoints or interests (in this case between management and labor) in order to determine give and take (what each side should give up and receive)

Internet assignment for Wednesday, Oct. 3

The Learning Edge: Issue 5

This Web site is from Canada so some words may have British English spelling, but the audio is very clear and may help you with the reading. The text turns to a blue color to show you what sentence you are hearing. You need a computer with the Internet and sound for this, but you can also read the questions and answers without the sound. It’s better to do both. Click on this link:

http://www.thewclc.ca/edge/issue5/index1.html

1. First click on the 10 Top Interview Questions. Copy each question. Write your own answer to the question according to one of the job ads you found for the last lab exercise or make up a new job you are applying for. Adapt your answers to that job. Compare your answers to Frieda’s. Make a list of 6 or more new vocabulary words you learned from the Interview Questions -- with their meanings. Write C if you figured out the meaning from the context or D if you had to look it up in the dictionary. You will need your paper with the questions and answers for Wednesday's in-class activities, so please do this on time and bring it to class. It should be in ink or typed.

2. Extra Credit: Click on Cold-calling at the link above. Go through the scenes and then do the Learning Activities. Do the writing activity on your homework paper to hand in. If you learned any new words add them to the list you made for #1.

Vocabulary: “Workaholics”

A workaholic is a person who is compulsively addicted to work.

An alcoholic is addicted to alcohol.

Alcohol and work can both be addictive.

Compulsive work can keep you from enjoying life.

That executive is compulsive about work. He lives in his office -- even on weekends.

Work, alcohol, smoking and shopping can be addictions for people with compulsive behavior.

Note that adjectives can describe persons or things. Decide whether the word describes persons or things:

addicted = adjective describing _____________________

addictive = adjective describing __________________________

compulsive = adjective describing ________________________

or _____________________________

compulsion, addiction = nouns describing a problem of behavior without self-control.

Drinking too much alcohol is a sign of an addiction. He has a compulsion to work all the time.