1C - 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)

8C - Homework for Thursday, March 5

1) Be prepared to give a monologue about social networks (see handout) 

2) Watch this video which would be a good monologue at the Matura (except it is a little short)

3) Find more videos about Ocean Clean Up and Boyan Slat's new project, Interceptor. 

6C - Homework for Tuesday, March 3

1) Finish the worksheet for Dozens of Polar Bears Invade Russian Town (vocabulary, phrases, spelling, true/false, summary)

2) Watch this video about polar bears:

3) Follow current events - do one or more of the following!

 - set your news.google.com to English (read the headlines twice a day, and read an article or two that interest you!)
- bookmark (or "Like" on social media) NPR.org.  Listen to the podcast "Up First" (ca. 13 minutes a day with the top three stories) or the national news broadcast (4 minutes) twice a day.  BONUS:  Listen to the podcast "Short Wave" - about 10-13 minutes about science!
- bookmark (or "Like" on social media) BBC News.
- bookmark ("Like" on social media) "Now This" (nowthisnews.com) or subscribe to their newsletter go.nowth.is/KnowThis
- bookmark (or "Like" on social media) thelocal.at (Austrian news in English)
- just for fun:  check out viennawurstelstand.com

We will begin each lesson with a current event discussion for 10 minutes.

4C - Homework for Monday, March 2

Watch this clip from Twin Peaks, and be able summarize it (Who? What? Where? When? Why? How?)

Then read this article and be able to talk about it. https://ew.com/tv/2020/02/24/kyle-maclachlan-twin-peaks-day-tiktok/

8C - Homework for Friday, February 28

Whole speech:

U2 - "Pride (in the Name of Love):

5C - Tic Tac Video Challenge

Be prepared to talk about this video on Tuesday, February 11.

1ZBMI - For Tuesday, February 11

1) Don't forget to follow current events!

2) Look at at least FIVE Super Bowl Commercials at this website:  https://superbowl-ads.com/ Be able to describe one commercial IN DETAIL so that a person who hasn't seen it could imagine what it looks like.  Then explain what makes it a successful commercial (see list from class)

3) Finish the reading "Extreme Ironing" . We'll go over the answers.  Make sure you have FOUR words or fewer in your answers.

4) Bring any questions you have about English, English expectations, English grammar,

February 4 - In Class

Group A - Write a text
Group B - Talk for at least three minutes

* Explain what the Super Bowl is and why it is so popular for advertisements
* Give examples of products that are advertised during the Super Bowl
* Analyse what makes a memorable commercial
* Describe your favorite Super Bowl commercial using the AIDA formula

February 3 - In Class

9C - Give a monologue about Super Bowl advertising.  In your monologue you should:

* give an overview of the Super Bowl and why it is ideal for advertisers
* give examples of the products that are advertised and the features that make their ads effective
* analyse one ad using the AIDA formula

3C - Talk for at least two minutes about your favorite Super Bowl commercial

* Describe your favorite commercial from this year's Super Bowl
* Explain why you like it (what features made it memorable?)
* Bonus points if you can analyse it using the AIDA formula!

All Classes - Week of February 3 - Super Bowl LIV

In all classes, we will talk about the Super Bowl, especially the commercials.  You can be prepared by reading or watching the following!

Super Bowl Advertising, 2020:  https://www.thestreet.com/lifestyle/sports/how-much-do-super-bowl-commercials-cost

See all the Super Bowl ads, past and present! https://superbowl-ads.com/

54 Fun Facts about Super Bowl LIV: https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/super-bowl-2020-54-things-you-need-to-know-about-super-bowl-54-fun-facts-for-chiefs-vs-49ers-and-more/

Stats and Predictions:  https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2873571-super-bowl-2020-49ers-vs-chiefs-box-score-and-stats-predictions

How to stream the Super Bowl for free: https://www.businessinsider.de/international/how-to-stream-super-bowl/?r=US&IR=T

Super Bowl Party recipes: https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/food-recipes/g1305/super-bowl-recipe-ideas/

7C - Homework for Friday, January 24

Make sure you pick a civil rights topic to be expert in!  https://ennsvalleyenglish.blogspot.com/2020/01/7c-list-of-experts-slaverycivil-rights.html

Watch the rest of the Crash Course Slavery video and finish filling out the worksheet you got in the lesson (remember, you can play back at 75% speed if John Green talks too fast!)