All Speaking is Storytelling

 

Tell a story about your Project week.  Talk for at least two minutes.  Don’t go over three.  Add your own details. Do not simply repeat what everyone else has said.

HERE ARE SOME IDEAS YOU CAN INCLUDE

Describe the day you traveled to Aigen
Describe check-in, the accommodations (Unterkunft) and your room
Describe the facilities (Einrichtungen)
Who did you room with (NOT sleep with)?
Describe the meals (breakfast/lunch/dinner) and the food
Describe the weather
Describe the activities
Describe what you did during the evenings
Describe the funniest thing that happened during the week
Describe the worst part of the week for you
Describe the highlight of your week
Describe the trip home


Here's an outline in case you get stuck:
1.  The trip there (Hinreise)
2.  Accommodations (Unterkunft)
3.  Food
4.  Activities
5.  Free time
6.  The trip home
7.  What was your favorite part & why?

In-Class, March 12, 2020

1C - Questions about coronavirus
Work on sports terminology and texts
Talk about online exercises
TAKE YOUR TEXTBOOKS HOME
DOWNLOAD CONTEXT HTL 1 ON DIGI4SCHOOL

8C - Questions about coronavirus
Short Sprachverwendung quiz
Talk about online exercises
TAKE YOUR TEXTBOOKS HOME
DOWNLOAD TRAUNER ON DIGI4SCHOOL?

6C - Talk about coronavirus myths
Talk about online exercises
TAKE YOUR TEXTBOOKS HOME
DOWNLOAD BEST SHOTS ON DIGI4SCHOOL

CORONAVIRUS RESOURCES
Coronavirus Myths Fact-Checked - The Guardian
COVID-19 Live Ticker
Snopes Coronavirus Fact-Checking Collection
Wikipedia Coronavirus Misinformation Page
Coronavirus Infopoint - Austria
https://www.sciencealert.com/the-new-coronavirus-isn-t-like-the-flu-but-they-have-one-big-thing-in-common

2ZBMI - Homework for Tuesday, March 17

We are going to start the "What's Cooking" unit. 

First of all, work through the vocabulary on pages 57-58

Then read about National cuisines (page 58) and do the Individual Work exercise on page 59.

After that, look up a recipe in English for one of the dishes on page 59.  Maybe you can find a video that shows you how to make it!  (put the link in the comments).  Be able to tell the class how to make this dish (what ingredients you need, what equipment you need, how much time it takes to make). 



LOOKING AHEAD (in case you are stuck at home because of Covid-19)

Do Individual Work on page 60.  Include the words beer, pork, chicken, veal.

On page 61, learn the cooking verbs (boil, grill, fry, deep-fry, bake, chop, slice, season)

On page 61, write a recipe for your favorite Austrian dish in English.

Read about Vegetarianism (page 62-63)

Read about Junk Food (page 63-64).

If you can find "Supersize Me" online, watch it!

IN YOUR WORKBOOK

Review the formation and use of the PRESENT PERFECT TENSE (page 86)

Do exercises pp. 51-52

If you want a real challenge, do CHALLENGE 4 on page 54)

6C - Homework for Thursday, March 12

Take a look at this interactive site about fake news: https://money.cnn.com/interactive/media/the-macedonia-story/ and be able to answer these questions:

What is the purpose of fake news?  

What is clickbait?

How is fake news spread?  

What are some examples of fake news stories?

What are the most dangerous fake news stories?

How can you tell if a news story is fake?

What is fact-checking?

What are some websites that can help you fact check?

4C -Homework for Friday, March 13

Using the text on pages 126-127, do the following exercises to get the most of out of the topic.

1) p. 126-127, ex. 2 (done in class)
2) p. 128, ex. 3, ex. 4a, ex. 5a (vocabulary!!)
3) p. 129, ex. 5b (Sprachverwendung!)

If you have not watched the Fake News video (https://ennsvalleyenglish.blogspot.com/2020/03/4c-homework-for-friday-march-6.html), do it NOW!!

Looking ahead:  Monday, March 23, there will be a Sprachverwendung quiz using vocabulary, grammar, idioms/phrasal verbs/collocations over topics we have covered THIS semester (polar bears, coronavirus, fake news

10C - In Class, Monday, March 9

If you're not actively talking to Dr. Sandrock about a text, you should work up talking points for the following monologue/dialogue.

THEMENBEREICH:  Sport and Health

You are working abroad for an NGO in the inner city of Harlem, New York City. You are giving a talk to young adults and their guardians about living a healthy lifestyle.  These kids are often poor, live with their grandparents or a foster family (Pflegefamilie) and they don't have a lot of support at home. 

INDIVIDUAL LONG TURN (4-5 Minutes)
In your monologue you should:
* describe what a healthy lifestyle consists of
* analyse the benefits of daily exercise for general health
* suggest bad habits that young people should avoid in order to live a long, healthy life

INTERACTION (5-6 minutes)
After your presentation, one of the grandparents comes up to you and wants to know more about the topic.

In your dialogue you should:
* find out more about the foods her grandchild eats
* give information about cooking meals at home
* advise proper hygiene for avoiding viruses like COVID-19

10C - Lernstoff for the Schularbeit, Monday, March 16

FORMAT:
Two hours (Mini-Matura)
Listening
Reading
Writing (definitely a leaflet!)

LIKELY TOPICS SINCE THE LAST SA
Internet of Things
Advertising
How to succeed at Matura
Sound of Music
Diplomarbeit
Coronavirus

TEXT TYPES
Leaflet (definitely)
Article
Blog Comment
Blog Entry
E-Mail/Letter
Report

8C - Homework for Thursday, March 12

1) Look over your notes/textbook about human rights, social media, Ocean Cleanup and any other topics we've discussed THIS semester.  You could see vocabulary, grammar, phrases on the quiz (Sprachverwendung)

2) Prepare remarks to do a social media monologue.

3) Use the following Aufgabenstellung to work up a monologue for Human Rights

You are spending a year as an exchange student in Australia.  In class you are doing a presentation on human rights.

Individual Long Turn (4-5 minutes)

In your presentation you should
- outline facts about the Declaration of Human Rights and its basic ideas
- interpret the pictures in connection with the topic
- exemplify violations of human rights throughout history
- illustrate the situation of minorities in our world

Interaction (5-6 minutes)

After the presentation your English form teacher discusses the issue of immigrations and refugees. Be prepared
- to find out more about the history of immigration in Australia
- illustrate the prejudices and discrimination against immigrants in everyday life
- refer to the issue of refugees in Europe
- state your opinion about the situation of refugees and asylum seekers
- suggest measures to improve their situation

1C - Homework for Thursday, March 12/Friday, March 13

1) finish the worksheet you got in class

2) pages 54-56 - Fitness Myths - Busted! (do the pre-reading, exercise on page 56, and make sure you know the vocabulary for the quiz on Friday, March 13!)

3) do the vocabulary exercise on page 58 (1b).  We will do the listening in class on Thursday.  You may need this vocabulary for the quiz on Friday, March 13!).

LOOKING FORWARD:  There will be a quiz over Sprachverwendung (vocabulary, grammar, short dictation) on Friday, March 13.

6C - Homework for Thursday, March 5

1) Talk about Super Tuesday/Current events (10 minutes)
2) Prepare a monologue/summary about polar bears
3) Look at vocabular on page 92, 94 of your textbook (Best Shots 3)
4) Fill out the survey on page 88 for yourself (we'll do interviews in class

HEADS UP! There will be a quiz on Tuesday, March 10 (Sprachverwendung - Vocabulary, grammar, phrasal verbs)

1C - Homework for Friday, March 6

Do the homework for Thursday, March 5
1) learn the vocabulary (see handout).  Do about 20 words a day (not all at once!)

2) Watch this video about the present perfect tense:

3) Find something you love (hobby, celebrity, etc) to do in English (Lernen ohne Lernen)

 HOMEWORK FOR FRIDAY, MARCH 6
Find examples of sports that can be categorized as:
 summer sports
winter sports
team sports
individual sports
indoor sports
outdoor sports
ball sports
water sports
motor sports
 extreme sports