Friday, June 24, 2011

HOMEWORK FOR JULY 1, 2011

For next class, I'd like you to listen to another story by Robert Munsch, Alligator Baby.

To listen to the story, click HERE. You can either download the file or listen to the story online.

Listen to the story and answer the following questions:

A. Check all the animals mentioned in the story.

a) alligator
b) fox
c) dog
d) gorilla
e) cat
f) seal

B. Write down the animals whose cages Kristen looked into in the zoo.

1.
2.
3.

C. Match the animals and places.

1. alligator baby                 a. fish tank
2. seal baby                       b. chandelier
3. gorilla baby                    c.bathtub

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

HOMEWORK FOR JUNE 24, 2011

Last week in class we continued to work on the theme of food. In connection with this, we listened to a conversation between Carolina and Jamie during dinner. I would like you to listen to their conversation (you can listen as many times as you need to) and answer the following questions:

1. Tick all the things Carolina and Jamie ask for.
a) fish and chips
b) vegetarian pasta
c) steak
d) red wine

2. Tick all the phrases you think are true.
a) Carolina is going home to Venezuela for the holidays.
b) Jamie is going with her.
c) Carolina pays for the meal.
d) Jamie says he will phone Carolina before she leaves.

To listen to the conversation, please click HERE.  On 'While You Listen" bar below the player, click on number 5 and you will see section 5 "Carolina". The conversation starts at 16:30.

See you in class on Friday! :)

Thursday, June 2, 2011

HOMEWORK FOR JUNE 10, 2011

Today in class we started talking about food. We looked at different kinds of food and what food is popular in different countries. As homework for your next class, I would like you to listen to a podcast ( an audio file on the Internet). In the 4th part of the podcast, 'Your Turn' they ask different people a question, 'Which country's food is your favorite and why?'

To listen to the podcast, do the following steps.

1. Click HERE.
2. Find 'While you listen' and click on number 4. This is the part of the podcast you need to listen to. 

OR

You can download the podcast into your computer and listen to it anytime.

Listen to the podcast two times.

FIRST LISTENING
Listen to 6 people talking about their favorite food. How many people say that their favorite
food is Italian? Write down the answer in your notebook.
a) Four
b) Three
c) Two
d) One

SECOND LISTENING
Listen to the recording for the second time. You can pause the recording if necessary. Write down in your notebook which country's food a person likes and why.

Speaker                 Favorite Food                     Why? What food exactly does a person like?

1. Man                     Vietnamese                      healthy; variety of food

2. Woman

3. Woman

4. Woman

5. Man

6. Woman

WRITING

In your notebook, write about your favorite food. Is your favourite food Italian, Vietnamese, Thai, French, Indian, Chinese, Mexican? Or is it the food from your own country? Why? What is your favorite dish?Look at the example below.

I like Italian food such as pizza or pasta. They are very simple and mild. And I also enjoy eating Vietnamese food especially rice noodles. I like the smell from mung bean sprouts. And I like Indian Nan bread. But my most favourite food is Korean food. It is very delicious, spicy but a bit complicate.d The dish I really like is japchae. It is cooked with various ingredients like meat, noodles, spinach, eggs, mushrooms and salt and soy sauce. It is the food that I would like to cook for my English friends if I go to London.