4BHK - Homework for Week of March 14

For Monday, March 14

MINIMUM
Task 1 - Page 72, exercise 4  (Matura- bzw. Schularbeitaufgabenstellung)
Task 2 - Write a summary of the text (exercise 4).
Task 3 - Page 73 - Read and do Exercise 1 (you can do this alone, you don't need a partner

FOR EXTRA PRACTICE
Task 4 - Page 74 - Read the text and answer the questions (Ex.2-3)
Task 5 - Page 74 - Write a summary of the text.
Task 6 - Page 75 - Read the text and answer the questions (Ex.4)
Task 7 - Page 75 - Write a summary of the text.

For Tuesday, March 15
Study for a Vocabulary Quiz over pp. 80-81 (pages 68-69, pages 71) + gullible
Be able to use the words in a sentence.

2HAS - Homework for Monday, February 29

Task 1 - We will have a vocabulary quiz over the words and phrases on page 64 and page 72 (Module 6 in your textbook, Just Go For It 2)  

Task 2 - Do the exercises on page 64 (include this in vocabulary)

Task 3 - Be able to describe what you see in the pictures on page 64.

Task 4 - Find a cool picture to share with the class. Bring it to class with you on Monday.

Task 5 - Write a summary of the film we watched https://vimeo.com/119520956

Task 6 - Answer the questions about your photography habits.

2HAS - Homework for Tuesday, February 23

Learn this vocabulary for our activity on Tuesday.

picture, photo, snapshot
to take a picture/photo/snapshot
to print a picture/photo
selfie
camera
flash
to aim a camera
to shoot a camera
lens
to focus
to zoom

And practice describing photos . Here's a nice photo to describe:

What do you see in the picture?

What kind of a building is it?

How big is the building?

What is the weather like?

What are the people doing?

Turm - tower /ˈtaʊər/

Stockwerk - storey

Landschaft - landscape

Berg - mountain

4BHK . Homework for Tuesday, February 23

Watch the Best in Show judging at The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show again:  http://www.westminsterkennelclub.org/videos/Best%20In%20Show/2016/pid:4kfXliS8AoNV

Consider the question;  is this a real spectator sport? Why or why not? 

Some of the aspects you might consider: what is sport? advertising, television coverage, money spent, sponsorship, industries involved (travel, tourism, marketing, television, advertising, animal breeding, animal training, animal transport, what else?), how is this competition any different from the Super Bowl?

5AHK - In Class, Monday, February 22

Choose one of the topics for your article

Write an article about the Super Bowl and Advertising

·         Outline the kinds of advertising you can see during the Super Bowl

·         Consider the reasons why companies advertise during the Super Bowl

·         Discuss whether Super Bowl advertising is worth the money

OR

Or write an article about NGOs

·         Give reasons why NGOs exist

·         Point out some of the work NGOs do

·         State your personal opinion regarding NGOs. Would you consider working for one?  Why or why not?

Write at least 250 words. If you want feedback, send it to Sandrock via email (frauprofessorsandrock@gmail.com)

2C, 3C - Homework for Thursday, February 11

PRESENTATIONS ON ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TOPICS

Each group will present the general information (WHO? WHAT? WHERE? WHEN? WHY? HOW?). See specific questions for each group below.

Good presentation:  free speaking (you may use notecards), good information/information/pronounciation/vocabulary, use of linking words, ability to answer qustions. For more, see this link.

GROUNDHOG DAY/VALENTINE'S DAY
Both of these holidays welcome spring.  Research the history of each holiday. What is it all about? Who celebrates it? Where is it celebrated?  How is it celebrated? Why is it celebrated?  Add a connection to the Lupercalia (Roman festival) as well. There's a short video of Groundhog Day 2016 - show that!
2C - Markus, Cvjetko
3C - Sarah, Elma, Daniel

MARDI GRAS
Research the history of the holiday. What is it all about? Who celebrates it? Where is it celebrated?  How is it celebrated? Why is it celebrated?  Talk about the food (King Cake! Mimosas!  Crawfish Boil!), the music, and compare it with Fasching. You may want to include a SAFE FOR SCHOOL video
2C - Coco, Steffi, Christoph
3C - Julian, Julian, Fabian, Pascal

SUPER BOWL - It's Super Bowl 50 this year, y'all!  Why is the Super Bowl such a big deal?  What is it all about? Who celebrates it? Where is it celebrated?  How is it celebrated? Why is it celebrated? Make sure you include some recipes so we can celebrate next year in Austria!
SUPER BOWL History/parties/food
2C - Kevin, Lukas, Fabian
3C - Almir, Eldin, Venci

SUPER BOWL - Super Bowl Commercials are really special.  A lot of commercials premiere at the Super Bowl - why? Make sure you talk about the price of a 30-second commercial, the companies that usually advertise, especially this one. Show us some classic commercials (not all of them, but definitely include Mean Joe Green!).  What types of Super Bowl commercials can we expect to see this year?  This is important because it will lead into our review of 2016 Super Bowl Commercials!
SUPER BOWL Advertisements 
2C - Tobias, Martin, Lukas
3C - Valentin, Dzenis, Mike

1C - Homework for Wednesday, February 3

Task 1 - Study vocabulary on page 65 and prepare for a short vocab quiz.  Add the words acquaintance, percentage, sometimes, to prefer to do something

Task 2 - Read grammar on page 55.  Do exercises #4 on p. 51 and #5 on p. 52.

2HAS - Homework for Friday, January 29

Task 1) Study this vocabulary and prepare for a vocabulary quiz:

to attend (a school, concert, Open House), besuchen
to be attentive (to pay attention) - aufmerksam sein
attention - Aufmerksamkeit
future - Zukunft, zukünftig
further - weiter
(further education - Weiterbildung
to contribute to - zu etwas beitragen
contribution - Beitrag
study - lernen
student - Student, Schüler
to regret - bedauern
to establish - aufbauen
to prepare - vorbereiten
preparation - Vorbereitung

Frau Prof. liest das Wort/die Phrase vor.  Sie schreiben es auf Englisch auf.
 Dann schreiben Sie
1) die deutsche Bedeutung auf
2) einen Satz, in dem dieses Wort/diese Phrase richtig verwendet wird.

Task 2) What ideas do you have to make school (or the school building) more attractive?  Pages 54-55

3C - Homework for Thursday, January 28

Task 1)  Read, read, read so you don't grow up to be ignernt!  Everything you read, be able to give a summary of it (Who? What? Why? When? How?)  Especially important:  Read the article on page 62 in your textbook and do the exercises on p. 63  if you haven't done that already.

Task 2) We are doing a reading test to complement your SA.  It will take 15-20 minutes.

Task 3) Look up the German meanings of the English words on the Linking Words handout.  We will talk about these Verbindungswörter in class after the SA.

2C - Homework for Thursday, January 28

Task 1)  Quiz over linking words (see handout) and parts of a car (p. 14).

Task 2) Read the story on page 11.

Task 3) Write out the answers to exercises 1,2, and 3 on pages 16-17 on a separate piece of paper to hand in.

7C - Homework for Thursday, January 21

Task 1 - Read the article on page 50 of Focus on Modern Technology 3.

Task 2 - Do exercise 5 on page 49.  Write the answers to these questions in FULL SENTENCES in your HÜ Heft or on a piece of LINED paper with KORREKTURRAND.

Task 3 - Read the texts on page 51 and 52.  We will work with these texts in class on Thursday, so make sure you know what they say!

3C - Homework for Thursday, January 21

Task 1 - Finish the exercises on pp. 66-67 (passive voice)

Task 2 - Read the text on page 62.  Do exercises 1, 2, 3.

2C - Homework for Thursday, January 21

Task 1) Be able to describe how a four-stroke engine works

Task 2)  In your NEW textbook (Focus on Modern Technology 2), learn the parts of a car (p. 14) and read about if-sentences on page 16.  Do exercise 2 on page 16-17 (What would you do if...?)  Write out full sentences.

4BHK - Homework for Monday, January 18 (and Tuesday, January 19)

For Monday, January 18

Present your Diplomarbeit project or your Übungsfirma in English. Each student should speak for at least ONE minute.  Free speaking.  Use linking words.

Looking ahead:

For Tuesday, January 19
There will be a short (5-10 min) quiz over linking words and the vocabulary on page 53 (customer service).

2HAS - Homework for Friday, January 15

Task 1) Write a reply with offer to the email on page 19 of Just Go For It 2. Look up on the internet how much custom headbands cost. Suggest a design.

Task 2) Go through the list of Lehrstoff and bring questions to class.

5AHK - Homework for Monday, January 11

On Monday we will go over the Schularbeit in the first lesson.

In the second lesson students will present their Diplomarbeit in English (2-3 minutes per student)
In your presentation you should
1) use linking words
2) speak freely

Also, bring your list of Matura topics to class on Monday.

On Friday, we will have a short (5 min!) quiz over linking words from the handout.

7C - Homework for Thursday, January14

For Thursday, January 14:

 TASK 1:  Learn the linking words (and their uses!) on the handout from class.

TASK 2:  Review the grammar on page 54 and do exercises 5 and 6 (Relative clauses and contact clauses, who/which/that). Extra practice can be found here:
 https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/relative-clauses
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/grammar_list/satz.htm
http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/grammar-videos/relative-clauses

TASK 3:  Learn the vocabulary on page 57.

We will have a short (5 min!) vocabulary quiz over linking words at the beginning of the lesson.

3C - For Thursday, January 14

For Thursday, January 14

Task 1) Look at the vocabulary on page 68 of your textbook, Focus on Modern Technology 2. We will have a short (five minute!) vocabulary quiz at the beginning of class.

Task 2)  Read the grammar explanation on p. 66. It is a review of the passive voice.  The passive voice is important because it expands your English skills, both receptive (reading, listening) and productive (speaking and writing). In this way you are one step closer to Matura level of English.

Do the exercises on pp 66 aqnd 67.  If you need more help, see the exercises/explanation links in this post: http://ennsvalleyenglish.blogspot.co.at/2016/01/2c-passive-voice-exercises.html

2C - Homework for Thursday, January 14

For Thursday, January 14 - We will repeat the Schularbeit in the first  lesson.  All students may take the SA for a better grade.  Schwerpunkt:  PASSIVE VOICE.  You should try to pass with a C or better (Make your English teacher happy... get an A or a B!) Lehrstoff is here:  http://ennsvalleyenglish.blogspot.co.at/2015/11/2c-lehrstoff-schularbeit-thursday.html

You should also be able to describe a four stroke motor in the second lesson.  You can find a description on pages 123-125 of Book 1 of Focus on Modern Technology 1.

Bring Focus on Modern Technology 2 to class.

5AHK - Homework for Monday, December 14

For Monday, December 14, you should start reviewing the Lehrstoff for the Schularbeit on Monday, December 21.

We will do 1 minute talks on the following topics:

Unit 7 - Tourism
 - positive and negative effects of tourism
 - service industries in tourism
 - what is 'responsible' tourism?
 - examples of cultural tourism
 - how to write a brochure
Unit 8 - Globalisation
 - definition of globalisation
 - advantages and disadvantages of globalisation
 - outsourcing
Unit 9 - Work/Life balance
 - What is burnout?
 - Wellness programs
 - Modern stress factors

Unit 6 - Focus on Modern Business Communication
 - How to write reminder letters

EXTRAS
 - Big Rocks

You will draw topics out of a hat.