Wednesday, October 28th, 2015

Good afternoon CLB 7/8,

This afternoon, you will doing some listening to learn about some additional strategies for improving your comprehension and note-taking skills.  Please look up any unfamiliar vocabulary before you listen.  I'd like you to hand in your paper before you leave today.

BBC Academic Listening #6: The Conclusion                                                                                

Following our conversation on Monday about the purpose of self-reflection, please consider this:

Self-reflection helps both you and me to reach your learning goals. 

If you have any extra time, you can the pronunciation website that I showed you on Monday.  Remember if you create a free account, it will track your learning. Here's the link:

English Accent Coach


Enjoy!

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Good afternoon CLB 7/8,

This afternoon, you'll be listening to a lecture and completing questions about the lecture.  Please read the instructions carefully because you will need to move back and forth between the blog and the test.  All of the audio files are located on the blog and the questions are in the questionnaire.

Listening Test

You will listen to the complete lecture two times.  For Part 3, you may also listen two times.

Part 1 (Complete Lecture)

Part 2 (Complete Lecture)

Part 3 (Follow-up A)

Part 3 (Follow-up B)

These are the assessment criteria for the listening test.

When you've completed all four parts, submit your test.  If you have any time left, you can work on the AVL #3. 

AVL #3

Good luck!

Communication Collocation 3.3 Flashcards

Here's the link to the flashcards that I showed you this morning.  If you would like to make your own, you just need to create a free account. 

Flashcards 3.3

Join CRAM and make your own flashcards

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Good afternoon CLB 7/8,

This afternoon, I'm going to give you time to do the pronunciation work that we didn't get to last Wednesday.





Follow this link to see some pictures and videos to show you what your mouth 'should' be doing when you pronounce the vowels in English.  



Sounds of Speech Vowels





Now, try some some exercises where similar sounds are contrasted with one another.  If you have trouble, go back to the Sounds of Speech website to review:

Unit 1

Unit 2

Unit 3

Unit 4

Unit 5



Remember the two TED Talks that we watched last week with Chris Lonsdale and Sid Efromovich. Who are these guys?  Do they really know the secret to language learning?

Please complete the handout I've given you to evaluate the content and speaker in ONE of the videos.  If you need to watch it again, here are the links:

Sid: 5 Techniques to Speak Any Language

Chris: How to Learn Any Language in 6 Months

Complete your handout and submit it before you leave today.

Enjoy!

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Good afternoon CLB 7/8,

This afternoon, you will be working on the AVL #2 list and some pronunciation exercises for vowels.

Here's the link for the AVL #2 spreadsheet.  Please fill in the information for the words you've been assigned. 

AVL #2

Enjoy!

Communication Collocations Activity from October 7, 2015

Here is the link to the list of collocations, definition, and sentences from today's class. I've also added antonyms for each expression.

 Communication Collocations


Happy Thanksgiving and see you next Wednesday!  Don't forget about the AVL #2 quiz on Wednesday, October 14th. ;) 

Kim

Academic Vocabulary List #2

Click on this link to go to the spreadsheet for AVL #2. 

Academic Vocabulary List #2

Language and Culture

Good morning. Please watch this 4 minute video several times, take notes, and be able to comment on the ideas expressed by these Maori students.

http://www.maoritelevision.com/news/regional/youth-answer-what-it-means-be-maori-21st-century