Illustrated English Idioms

http://www.pleated-jeans.com/2015/06/26/artist-illustrates-common-english-idioms-10-pics/

11 Features You No Longer See on Cars

http://mentalfloss.com/article/55030/11-features-you-no-longer-see-cars

Tailfins!

Hello, Current Events!

Follow Fast Company's Fast Feed (http://www.fastcompany.com/section/fast-feed) and at the end of the week take the Fast Company News Quiz (http://www.fastcompany.com/3047358/fast-feed/take-the-fast-company-news-quiz).  Hello, Current Events!

What people really think about Americans

Watch this guy order pizza in English!

Do you think you could do better?  Here's the Domino's Menu.  Go!

12 Offbeat Holidays You Can Celebrate in June

courtesy of Mental Floss: http://mentalfloss.com/article/64580/12-offbeat-holidays-you-can-celebrate-june

June 5, Donut Day - World's Best Donuts, Grand Marais, Minnesota

Extra Presentation Topics

For extra points, you may give a second presentation (Referat).  Topic ideas are listed below (topics must be cleared with Frau Professor Sandrock – G-rated topics only!).

If you want to give an extra presentation, send an email to frauprofessorsandrock@gmail.com

Presentations should run 3-5 minutes.  Powerpoints/posters are nice!

DATES:         1C – June 15

                     2C – June 11

                      

The most important thing about your presentation is the language: 

You should speak freely using your own words.  You should speak in full sentences that make sense.  You should know how to pronounce the words you use.  Your presentation should also follow the organization you outline in the introduction.

ORGANIZATION

At the beginning of your presentation, welcome your audience (don’t say “Dear...”)

Then give an overview of the sections that make up your presentation.

For example, if you are teaching the class how to make chocolate chip cookies, your outline may look like this:          
                       Ingredients

                       Equipment

                       Making the batter

                       Baking

                       (and, of course, you should bring a sample for the class!)

At the end of your presentation, say “Thank you” and wait for applause and questions. 

No points given for:  reading your presentation off a piece of paper, reading your presentation off slides, nonsense produced by Google Translate.

Points off for speaking in German, asking the teacher for vocabulary during the presentation, laughing more than you speak. memorizing a text.

If you show a video as part of your presentation, you must turn down the sound and tell the class what we are looking at. 

TOPIC IDEAS

Describe how ...      to make pizza, lasagne, a sandwich, brownies, Wiener schnitzel, etc

                                       to play baseball, soccer, Uno, bocce, etc

                                       to escape from a Worst Case Scenario (see Sandrock for cards!)

                                       to fix a flat tyre

                                       artificial snow is made

                                       a cd/mp3 player works

Give a review of...  your favorite movie

                                       your favorite TV show

                                       your favorite book (Black Boy, The Outsiders, Frankenstein, etc)

                                       your favorite video game

                                       your favorite restaurant

                                       (remember, a review includes a summary, then you describe 
                                       what you liked and didn’t like. At the end you say whether 
                                       you would recommend it to friends)

Tell us about...             your hobby in detail

                                       your role model/hero

                                       your favorite car manufacturer

                                       your scariest experience

                                       fashion trends

                                      

                                      

                                      

Another brilliant post from Pleated Jeans

21 Times Tumblr users reported back from the Real World

See the post for more!