Wednesday, September 30, 2015

1C - Homework for Wednesday, September 30

On Wednesday, September 30, bring to class:

* your English book (Focus on Modern Technology 1)
* 2 - A4 Hefte (liniert, mit Korrekturrand). One for Schulübungen and Notes, one for Hausübungen.
* 1 Euro for class photocopies
* Your homework

HOMEWORK

You will need:
An A4 Heft, liniert mit Korrekturrand.  Use this Heft for Hausübungen (HÜ)
Tape or glue
Correction Key
A pen or pencil

On Thursday, September 24 I handed back your text about your new English teacher, complete with Correction Key. For Wednesday, September 30, your homework is:

For Wednesday, September 30, you should rewrite this text in your HÜ Heft. Glue or tape the original text to the left side, and rewrite the text with corrections on the right side.

The most common mistakes are listed below:

= - capitalization needed
≠ - not capitalized
SP - spelling
WF - wrong form
WW - wrong word
Prep. - preposition
Art. - article
P - punctuation
VT - verb tense
SV - subject verb agreement
CS - comma splice
SYN - syntax (word order)
awk.  - awkward (means you probably translated from German into English)

9C - Human Rights Resources

United Nations Links:
http://www.un.org/en/index.html
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations

Human Rights Links:
http://www.youthforhumanrights.org/
https://www.amnesty.org/en/

Universal Declaration of Human Rights Links:
http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Declaration_of_Human_Rights
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Declaration_of_Human_Rights
http://f.edgesuite.net/data/www.youthforhumanrights.org/files/YHRI_pre-assessment-questionnaire.pdf

Austria in the News
http://www.thelocal.at/20150814/no-respect-for-human-rights-at-traiskirchen-refugee-camp
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-33940654


TALKING POINTS

What is the United Nations?

What does "human rights" mean to you?

Do you have human rights?

What human rights do you have?

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

2HAS - Homework for Friday, October 2

You will need:
An A4 Heft, liniert mit Korrekturrand.  Use this Heft for Hausübungen (HÜ)
Tape or glue
Correction Key
A pen or pencil

On Monday, September 28, I handed back your text "What I did during my summer holidays" complete with Correction Key.

For Friday, October 2, you should rewrite this text in your HÜ Heft.  Glue or tape the original text to the left side, and rewrite the text with corrections on the right side.

You had 30 minutes to work on this task during the lesson on Monday.  I expect to collect the Hefte at the beginning of class on Friday.

The most common mistakes are listed below:

= - capitalization needed
≠ - not capitalized
SP - spelling
WF - wrong form
WW - wrong word
Prep. - preposition
Art. - article
P - punctuation
VT - verb tense
SV - subject verb agreement
CS - comma splice
SYN - syntax (word order)
awk.  - awkward (means you probably translated from German into English)

5AHK - Homework for Friday, October 2

For Friday, October 2, look over the vocabulary for the Tourism chapter in Focus on Modern Business 4/5 (Chapter 7, p. 99).  Also, review words on page 88 (exercise A1).
1) Look up the pronunciation of any words you don't know (see the Alphabetical Word List on pp. 174-191).

To get the most out of vocabulary:
2) Divide words into groups:  VERBS, NOUNS, ADJECTIVES
3) Make lists of phrasal verbs (to rely on, to take a toll on, to get ripped off)
3) Find synonyms for words: devastate and destroy are basically the same.  Expand your vocabulary range by using both of them!

4BHK - For class, Tuesday, September 29

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EZ Squirt commercial:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYkfcvOIOZc

Homework for Tuesday:
The Apprentice, Episode 3, Season 10:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0T24cjNvrTg

Friday, September 25, 2015

5AHK - Homework for Monday, September 28

For Monday, September 28, Translate the Themenbereiche for English from German and find a website (NOT Wikipedia!) where you can find good information in English.
 Hilmar: Marketing, Persönliches Umfeld
Sebastian: Bankwesen, Gesellschaft und Kultur
Verena: Wirtschaft/Ökologie, Bankwesen
Julian B.: Arbeitswelt, Wirtschaft/Ökologie
Vanessa: Unternehmen, Persönliches Umfeld
Tamara: Tourism, IW
Lisa: Arbeitswelt, IW
Jela: Unternehmen, Berufliches Umfeld
Hubert: Unternehmen, Berfuliches Umfeld
Manuel; IW, Wirtschaft/Ökologie
Christoph: Tourismus, Persönliches Umfeld
Hannah: Marketing, Gesellschaft/Kultur
Andreas: Tourismus, Gesellschaft/Kultur
Julian D.: Bankwesen, Berufliches Umfeld
Alexandra: Marketing, Arbeitswelt

Don't forget to get a SÜ/Maturaheft, so all work and handouts for English are in one place! Also, print off the phonemic chart for English here.

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