Monday, January 14 - In Class

Now This: How the Shutdown affect Washington DC:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-EzEeMiQI4

Government Workers apply for Unemployment:  https://www.npr.org/2019/01/13/684553141/whatever-it-takes-government-workers-apply-for-unemployment-as-shutdown-drags-on

Shutdown in 8 Charts:  https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/1/11/18177101/government-shutdown-longest-workers-agencies-charts

TSA and Air Traffic Controllers:  https://kval.com/news/local/air-traffic-control-and-tsa-feel-affects-of-government-shutdown

National Parks Vandalized:  https://edition.cnn.com/2019/01/11/us/california-joshua-trees-cut-down-during-shutdown-trnd/index.html

FDA stops life saving drug trials:  https://www.facebook.com/NowThisPolitics/videos/391345224973024/

Individuals donate to Trump's Build a Wall fund:  https://www.gofundme.com/TheTrumpWall

People blame Trump for the shutdown:  https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/13/shutdown-americans-blame-trump

Company Presentations

https://mfbc.us/m/v6kwx4

Tuesday, December 18

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/pronunciation

https://www.kaplaninternational.com/blog/8-tongue-twisters-to-improve-english-pronunciation

http://usefulenglish.ru/phonetics/english-tongue-twisters

In class, Monday, December 3

https://www.thedailybeast.com/george-hw-bushs-service-dog-sully-to-accompany-his-casket-to-dc

Wednesday, November 27 in class

VOCABULARY
 to cut positions
executive
to rely on
to brace for the worst
to spin off (spin, spun, spun)
to take a hit
decade
economy
to announce
interest rates
to peak
 to restructure
to adjust
sedan
plug-in
combustion engine
to get rid of
to do a lot for
public relations
overseas

 https://www.npr.org/2018/11/27/671090919/tuesday-november-27th-2018

Friday, November 23 - in Class

https://www.npr.org/2018/11/16/668359548/simone-giertz-what-can-making-useless-robots-teach-us-about-joy

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKgpamMlm872zkGDcBJHYDg/videos

Thanksgiving 2018

THANKSGIVING VOCABULARY

holiday

1621

autumn/fall

pilgrims

Native Americans (Indians)

to celebrate

to travel

successful 

harvest

turkey (baked in the oven, deep-fried in peanut oil, turducken)
to pardon
all the trimmings

stuffing/dressing

mashed potatoes and gravy

green bean casserole

cranberry relish

dinner rolls

pumpkin pie

football

Black Friday

Thanksgiving by the numbers
black Friday 2013
Black Friday 2014
Thanksgiving Foods
Turducken
Fried Turkey Fails
The First Thanksgiving
autumn
dwelling
harvest
rejoice
"the fruit of our labors"
invitation
fluff
century
"trial and suffering"
alliance
abundance
"envisioning a future"
providence
grateful
misery
mourning
grief
relief

3C - In Class, Monda, November 19

GROUP A:  Check your answers for the listening with a partner.

Then do exercise 2 on page 30.

You are developing TALKING POINTS for the article you will write for THURSDAY

If you finish talking about the listening, summarize the text on page 31-32. Write the summary on page 28 of your notebook,

7C - Monday, November 5 - In Class

We are summing up the alcohol/drug/smoking/addiction unit with presentations

Every student should be able to explain in detail
* what categories the drugs belong to
* how the drugs are produced
* why people start using these drugs
* what the short term effects of the drugs are
* what the long term effects of the drugs are
* why is the drug addictive?
* what is the worst case scenario?
* what are the treatment options?

9C - October 15, In Class

3C - Monday, November 5 - In class

Let's finish up Unit 2 today!

1) SPEAKING - With a partner, answer questions 1-3 on page 22, ex. 3.

2) VOCABULARY - With your partner, go through the vocabulary in the Vocab Booster on page 20, ex. 1.

3) READING - read through the article on pp. 20-21 for gist.

4) READING COMPREHENSION - For exercise 2, page 20, insert the sentence parts A-K into the text.  Use each part only once.  Hint:  The sentences must make sense!

5) COMPARE answers with your partner/READ through the article again.

6) SPEAKING - With your partner, discuss question 4 on page 22, ex. 3.

2) If you finish that, check answers to exercises 1 and 2 on page 18, and ex. 1 on page 24.

3)  If you finish early, do the exercises 1-4 on pages 22-23.